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A27178 Fifty comedies and tragedies written by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, Gentlemen ; all in one volume, published by the authors original copies, the songs to each play being added.; Plays. Selections Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616.; Fletcher, John, 1579-1625. 1679 (1679) Wing B1582; ESTC R13766 2,374,878 1,160

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well son John I see ye are a wood man and can chuse Your dear though it be i' th' dark all your discretion Is not yet lost this was well clapt aboard Here I am with you now when as they say Your pleasure comes with profit when ye must needs do Do where ye may be done to 't is a wisedom Becomes a young man well be sure of one thing Lose not your labour and your time together It seasons of a fool son time is pretious Work wary whilst ye have it since ye must traffick Sometimes this slippery way take sure hold Signior Trade with no broken Merchants make your lading As you would make your rest adventurously But with advantage ever John All this time Mother The child wants lookng to wants meat and Nurses Lan. Now blessing o' thy care it shall have all And instantly I 'le seek a Nurse my self son 'T is a sweet child ah my young Spaniard Take you no further care Sir John Yes of these Jewels I must by your leave Mother these are yours To make your care the stronger for the rest I 'le find a Master the gold for bringing up on 't I freely render to your charge Lan. No more words Nor no more children good son as you love me This may do well John I shall observe your Morals But where 's Don Frederick Mother Lan. Ten to one About the like adventure he told me He was to find you out Exit John Why should he stay thus There may be some ill chance in 't sleep I will not Before I have found him now this woman 's pleas'd I 'le seek my friend out and my care is eas'd Exit SCENE X. Enter Duke and Gentlemen 1 Gent. Believe Sir 't is as possible to do it As to remove the City the main faction Swarm though the streets like hornets arm'd with angers Able to ruine States no safety left us Nor means to dye like men if instantly You draw not back again Duke May he be drawn And quarter'd too that turns now were I surer Of death than thou art of thy fears and with death More than those fears are too 1 Gent. Sir I fear not Du. I would not crack my vow start from my honour Because I may find danger wound my soul To keep my body safe 1 Gent. I speak not Sir Out of a baseness to you Du. No nor do not Out of a baseness leave me what is danger More than the weakness of our apprehensions A poor cold part o' th' bloud who takes it hold of Cowards and wicked livers valiant minds Were made the Masters of it and as hearty Sea-men In desperate storms stem with a little Rudder The tumbling ruines of the Ocean So with their cause and swords do they do dangers Say we were sure to dye all in this venture As I am confident against it is there any Amongst us of so fat a sense so pamper'd Would chuse luxuriously to lye a bed And purge away his spirit send his soul out In Sugar-sops and Syrups Give me dying As dying ought to be upon mine enemy Parting with man-kind by a man that 's manly Let 'em be all the world and bring along Cain's envy with 'em I will on 2 Gent. You may Sir But with what safety 1 Gent. Since 't is come to dying You shall perceive Sir here be those amongst us Can dye as decently as other men And with as little cermony on brave Sir Duke That 's spoken heartily 1 Gent. And he that flinches May he dye lowzie in a ditch Duke No more dying There 's no such danger in it What 's a clock 3 Gent. Somewhat above your hour Duke Away then quickly Make no noise and no truble will attend us Exeunt SCENE XI Enter Frederick and Peter with a candle Fred. Give me the candle so go you out that way Peter What have we now to do Fred. And o' your life Sirrah Let none come near the door without my knowledge No not my Landlady nor my friend Peter 'T is done Sir Fred. Nor any serious business that concerns me Peter Is the wind there again Fred. Be gone Peter I am Sir Exit Enter Constantia Fre. Now enter without fear And noble Lady That safety and civility ye wish'd for Shall truly here attend you no rude tongue Nor rough behaviour knows this place no wishes Beyond the moderation of a man Dare enter here your own desires and Innocence Joyn'd to my vow'd obedience shall protect you Were dangers more than doubts Const Ye are truly noble And worth a womans trust let it become me I do beseech you Sir for all your kindness To render with my thanks this worthless trifle I may be longer troublesome Fred. Fair offices Are still their own rewards Heav'n bless me Lady From selling civil courtesies may it please ye If ye will force a favour to oblige me Draw but that cloud aside to satisfie me For what good Angel I am engag'd Const It shall be For I am truly confident ye are honest The Piece is scarce worth looking on Fred. Trust me The abstract of all beauty soul of sweetness Defend me honest thoughts I shall grow wild else What eyes are there rather what little heavens To stir mens contemplations what a Paradise Runs through each part she has good bloud be temperate I must look off too excellent an object Confounds the sense that sees it Noble Lady If there be any further service to cast on me Let it be worth my life so much I honour ye Or the engagement of whole Families Const Your service is too liberal worthy Sir Thus far I shall entreat Fred. Command me Lady You make your power too poor Const That presently With all convenient haste you would retire Unto the street you found me in Fred. 'T is done Const There if you find a Gentleman opprest With force and violence do a mans office And draw your sword to rescue him Fred. He 's safe Be what he will and let his foes be Devils Arm'd with your pity I shall conjure ' em Retire this key will guide ye all things necessary Are there before ye Const All my prayers go with ye Ex●● Fred. Ye clap on proof upon me men say gold Does all engages all works through all dangers Now I say beauty can do more The Kings Exchequer Not all his wealthy Indies could not draw me Through half those miseries this piece of pleasure Might make me leap into we are all like sea-Cards All our endeavours and our motions As they do to the North still point at beauty Still at the fairest for a handsom woman Setting my soul aside it should go hard But I would strain my body yet to her Unless it be her own free gratitude Hopes ye shall dye and thou tongue rot within me E're I infringe my faith now to my rescue Exit Actus Secundus Scena Prima Enter Duke pursued by Petruccio Antonio and that Faction Duke YOu will not
is true Lady Const Was it a Boy too Land A brave Boy deliberation And judgment shew'd in 's getting as I 'll say for him He 's as well paced for that sport Const May I see it For there is a neighbour of mine a Gentlewoman Has had a late mischance which willingly I would know further of now if you please To be so courteous to me Land Ye shall see it But what do ye think of these men now ye know 'em And of the cause I told ye of Be wise Ye may repent too late else I but tell you For your own good and as you will find it Lady Const I am advis'd Land No more words then do that And instantly I told ye of be ready Don John I 'll fit you for your frumps Const I shall be But shall I see this Child Land Within this half hour Let 's in and there think better she that 's wise Leaps at occasion first the rest pay for it Exeunt SCENE IV. Enter Petrucchio Don John and Frederick John Sir he is worth your knowledg and a Gentleman If I that so much love him may commend him Of free and vertuous parts and one if foul play Should fall upon us for which fear I brought him Will not flye back for phillips Pet. Ye much honour me And once more I pronounce ye both mine Fred. Stay what Troop Is that below i' th' Valley there John Hawking I take it Pet. They are so 't is the Duke 't is even he Gentlemen Sirrah draw back the Horses till we call ye I know him by his Company Fred. I think too He bends up this way Pet. So he does John Stand you still Within that Covert till I call you Frederick By no means be not seen unless they offer To bring on odds upon us he comes forward Here will I wait him fairly to your Cabins Pet. I need no more instruct ye John Fear me not I 'le give it him and boldly Ex. Pet. and Fred. Enter Duke and his faction Duke Feed the Hawks up We 'll flie no more to day O my blest fortune Have I so fairly met the man John Ye have Sir And him you know by this Duke Sir all the honour And love John I do beseech your Grace stay there for I know you too now that love and honour I come not to receive nor can you give it Till ye appear fair to the world I must beseech ye Dismiss your train a little Duke Walk aside And out of hearing I command ye Now Sir John Last time we met I was a friend Duke And Nobly You did a friends office let your business Be what it may you must be still John Your pardon Never a friend to him cannot be friend To his own honour Duke In what have I transgress'd it Ye make a bold breach at the first Sir John Bolder You made that breach that let in infamy And ruine to surprise a noble stock Duke Be plain Sir John I will and short Ye have wrong'd a Gentleman Little behind your self beyond all justice Beyond mediation of all friends Duke The man and manner of wrong John Petrucchio The wrong ye have Whor'd his Sister Duke What 's his will in 't John His will is to oppose you like a Gentleman And single to decide all Duke Now stay you Sir And hear me with the like belief this Gentleman His Sister that you nam'd 't is true I have long lov'd Nor was that love lascivious as he makes it As true I have enjoy'd her no less truth I have a Child by her but that she or he Or any of that family are tainted Suffer disgrace or ruin by my pleasures I wear a Sword to satisfie the world no And him in this cause when he please for know Sir She is my Wife contracted before Heaven Witness I owe more tye to than her Brother Nor will I flye from that name which long since Had had the Churches approbation But for his jealous danger John Sir your pardon And all that was my anger now my service Duk. Fair Sir I knew I should convert ye had we But that rough man here now too John And ye shall Sir Whoa hoa hoo Duke I hope ye have laid no Ambush Enter Petrucchio John Only friends Duke My noble Brother welcome Come put your anger off we 'll no fighting Unless you will maintain I am unworthy To bear that name Pet. Do you speak this heartily Duke Upon my soul and truly the first Priest Shall put you out of these doubts Pet. Now I love ye And I beseech you pardon my suspicions You are now more than a Brother a brave friend too John The good man 's over-joy'd Enter Frederick Fred. How how how goes it John Why the man has his Mare again and all 's well Frederick The Duke professes freely he 's her Husband Fred. 'T is a good hearing John Yes for modest Gentlemen I must present ye may it please your Grace To number this brave Gentleman my friend And noble kinsman amongst those your servants Duke O my brave friend you shower your bounties on me Amongst my best thoughts Signior in which number You being worthily dispos'd already May place your friend to honour me Fred. My love Sir And where your Grace dares trust me all my service Pet. Why this is wondrous happy But now Brother Now comes the bitter to our sweet Constantia Duke Why what of her Pet. Nor what nor where do I know Wing'd with her fears last night beyond my knowledge She quit my house but whither Fred. Let not that Duke No more good Sir I have heard too much Pet. Nay sink not She cannot be so lost John Nor shall not Gentlemen Be free again the Lady 's found that smile Sir Shews ye distrust your Servant Duke I do beseech ye John Ye shall believe me by my soul she is safe Duke Heaven knows I would believe Sir Fred. Ye may safely John And under noble usage this fair Gentleman Met her in all her doubts last night and to his Guard Her fears being strong upon her she gave her person Who waited on her to our lodging where all respect Civil and honest service now attend her Pet. Ye may believe now Duke Yes I do and strongly Well my good friends or rather my good Angels For ye have both preserv'd me when these vertues Dye in your friends remembrance John Good your Grace Lose no more time in complement 't is too precious I know it by my self there can be no Hell To his that hangs upon his hopes especially In way of lustly pleasures Pet. He has hit it Fred. To horse again then for this night I 'le crown With all the joyes ye wish for Pet. Happy Gentlemen Exeunt Enter Francisco Fran. This is the maddest mischief never fool Was so sob'd off as I am made ridiculous And to my self mine own Ass trust a Woman I 'le trust the Devil first for he dare be Better than
But hark ye Sirrah no imagination Of where they should be Ser. None Sir yet we have search'd All places we suspected I believe Sir They have taken towards the Ports Ant. Get me a conjurer One that can raise a water Devil I 'le port 'em Play at duck and drake with my mony take heed Fidler I 'le dance ye by this hand your Fidle stick I 'le grease of a new fashion for presuming To meddle with my degamboys get me a Conjurer Enquire me out a man that lets out Devils None but my C. Cliffe serve your turn Ser. I know not Ant. In every street Tom fool any blear-ey'd people With red heads and flat noses can perform it Thou shalt know 'em by their half Gowns and no Breeches Mount my Mare Fidler ha boy up at first dash Sit sure I 'le clap a nettle and a smart one Shall make your Filly firk I will fine Fidler I 'le put you to your plunge Boy Sirrah meet me Some two hours hence at home in the mean time Find out a conjurer and know his price How he will let his Devils by the day out I 'le have 'em and they be above ground Ex. Ant. Ser. Now bless me What a mad man is this I must do something To please his humour such a man I 'le ask for And tell him where he is but to come near him Or have any thing to do with his don Devils I thank my fear I dare not nor I will not Exit SCENE III. Enter Duke Petrucchio Frederick John Peter and Servant with Bottles Fred. Whither wilt thou lead us Petr. 'T is hard by Sir And ten to one this wine goes thither Duke Forward Petr. Are they grown so merry Duke 'T is most most likely She has heard of this good fortune and determines To wash her sorrows off Petr. 'T is so that house Sir Is it out of that window certainly I saw my old Mistresses face Petr. They are merry indeed Musick Hark I hear Musick too Duke Excellent Musick John Would I were ev'n among 'em and alone now A pallat for the purpose in a corner And good rich Wine within me what gay sport Could I make in an hour now SONG Welcome sweet liberty and care farewel I am mine own She is twice damn'd that lives in Hell When Heaven is shown Budding beauty blooming years Were made for pleasure farewel fears For now I am my self mine own command My fortune alwayes in my hand Fred. Hark a voice too Let 's not stir yet by any means John Was this her own voice Duke Yes sure Fred. 'T is a rare one Enter Bawd above Du. The Song confirms her here too for if ye mark it It spake of liberty and free enjoying The happy end of pleasure Petr. Look ye there Sir Do ye know that head Fred. 'T is my good Landlady I find fear has done all this John She I swear And now do I know by the hanging of her Hood She is parcel drunk shall we go in Duke Not yet Sir Petr. No let 'em take their pleasure Duke When it is highest Musick We 'll step in and amaze 'em peace more Musick John This Musick murders me what bloud have I now Fred. I should know that face Enter Fran. and Exit John By this light 't is he Frederick That bred our first suspicions the same fellow Fred. He that we overtook and overheard too Discoursing of Constantia John Still the same Now he slips in Duke What 's that Fred. She must be here Sir This is the very fellow I told your Grace Enter Francisco We found upon the way and what his talk was Petr. Why sure I know this fellow yes 't is he Francisco Antonio's Boy a rare Musician He taught my Sister on the Lute and is ever She loves his voice so well about her certain Without all doubt she is here it must be so John Here that 's no question what should our hen o' th' game else Do here without her if she be not here I am so confident let your grace believe We two are arrant Rascals and have abus'd ye Fred. I say so too John Why there 's the hood again now The guard that guides us I know the fabrick of it And know the old tree of that saddle yet 't was made of A hunting hood observe it Duke Who shall enter Petr. I 'le make one John I another Duke But so carry it That all her joyes flow not together John If we told her Your grace would none of her Duke By no means Signior 'T would turn her wild stark frantick John Or assur'd her Duke Nothing of that stern nature this ye may Sir That the conditions of our fear yet stand On nice and dangerous knittings or that a little I seem to doubt the child John Would I could draw her To hate your grace with these things Petr. Come let 's enter Ex. Petr. and John And now he sees me not I 'le search her soundly Duke Now luck of all sides Musick Fred. Doubt it not more Musick Sure she has heard some comfort Duke Yes stand still Sir Fred. This is the maddest song Duke Applyed for certain To some strange melancholy she is loaden with Fred. Now all the sport begins hark Duke They are amongst 'em The fears now and the shakings Trampling above Fred. Our old Lady Hark how they run is even now at this instant Ready to lose her head-piece by Don John Or creeping through a Cat hole Petr. and John within Petr. Bring 'em down And you Sir follow me Duke He 's angry with 'em I must not suffer this John within Bowl down the Bawd there Old Erra mater you Lady leachery For the good will I bear to th' game most tenderly Shall be lead out and lash'd Enter Petrucchio John Whore and Bawd with Francisco Duke Is this Constantia Why Gentlemen what do you mean is this she Whore I am Constantia Sir Duke A whore ye are Sir Whore 'T is very true I am a whore indeed Sir Petr. She will not lye yet though she steal Whore A plain whore If you please to imploy me Duke And an impudent Whore Plain dealing now is impudence One if you will Sir can shew ye as much sport In one half hour and with as much variety As a far wiser woman can in half a year For there my way lies Duke Is she not drunk too Whore A little guilded o're Sir Old sack old sack boys Petr. This is saliant John A brave bold quean Duke Is this your certainty Do ye know the man ye wrong thus Gentlemen Is this the woman meant Fred. No. Duke That your Land lady John I know not what to say Duke Am I a person To be your sport Gentlemen John I do believe now certain I am a knave but how or when Duke What are you Petr. Bawd to this piece of pye meat Bawd A poor Gentlewoman That lyes in Town about Law business And 't like your worships Petr.
You shall have Law believe it Bawd I 'le shew your Mastership my case Petr. By no means I had rather see a Custard Bawd My dead Husband Left it even thus Sir John Bless mine eyes from blasting I was never so frighted with a case Bawd And so Sir Petr. Enough put up good velvet head Duke What are you two now By your own free confessions Fred. What you shall think us Though to my self I am certain and my life Shall make that good and perfect or fall with it John We are sure of nothing Fred. that 's the truth on 't I do not think my name's Don John nor dare not Believe any thing that concerns me but my debts Nor those in way of payment things are so carried What to entreat your grace or how to tell ye We are or we are not is past my cunning But I would fain imagine we are honest And o' my conscience I should fight in 't Duke Thus then For we may be all abus'd Petr. 'T is possible For how should this concern them Duke Here let 's part Until to morrow this time we to our way To make this doubt out and you to your way Pawning our honours then to meet again When if she be not found Fred. We stand engaged To answer any worthy way we are call'd to Duke We ask no more Whore Ye have done with us then Petr. No Dame Duke But is her name Constantia Petr. Yes a moveable Belonging to a friend of mine come out Fidler What say you to this Lady be not fearfull Fra. Saving the reverence of my Masters pleasure I say she is a whore and that she has robb'd him Hoping his hurts would kill him Whore Who provok't me Nay Sirrah squeak I 'le see your treble strings Ty'd up too if I hang I 'le spoil your piping Your sweet face shall not save ye Petr. Thou damn'd impudence And thou dry'd Devil where 's the officer Petr. He 's here Sir Enter Officer Petr. Lodge these safe till I send for 'em Let none come to 'em nor no noise be heard Of where they are or why away John By this hand A handsom whore Now will I be arrested And brought home to this officers a stout whore I love such stirring ware pox o' this business A man must hunt out morsels for another And starve himself a quick-ey'd whore that 's wild-fire And makes the bloud dance through the veins like billows I will reprieve this whore Duke Well good luck with ye Fred. As much attend your grace Petr. To morrow certain John If we out live this night Sir Fred. Come Don John We have something now to do John I am sure I would have Fred. If she be not found we must fight John I am glad on 't I have not fought a great while Fred. If we dye Jo. There 's so much mony sav'd in lecherie Exeunt Actus Quintus Scena Prima Enter Duke Petrucchio below and Vecchio above Duke IT should be hereabouts Petr. Your grace is right This is the house I know it Vec. Grace Duke 'T is further By the description we received Petr. Good my Lord the Duke Believe me for I know it certainly This is the very house Vec. My Lord the Duke Duke Pray Heaven this man prove right now Petr. Believe it he 's a most sufficient Scholar And can do rare tricks this way for a figure Or raising an appearance whole Christendom Has not a better I have heard strange wonders of him Duke But can he shew us where she is Petr. Most certain And for what cause too she departed Duke Knock then For I am great with expectation Till this man satisfie me I fear the Spaniards Yet they appear brave fellows can he tell us Petr. With a wet finger whether they be false Duke Away then Petr. Who 's within here Enter Vecchio Vec. Your grace may enter Duke How can he know me Petr. He knows all Vec. And you Sir Exeunt SCENE II. Enter Don John and Frederick John What do you call his name Fred. Why Peter Vecchio John They say he can raise Devils Can he make 'em Tell truth too when he has rais'd ' em for believe it These Devils are the lyingst Rascals Fred. He can compel ' em John With what can he I'ye squibs in their tails and fire the truth out Or make 'em eat a bawling Puritan VVhose sanctified zeal shall rumble like an Earth-quake Fred. VVith Spells man John I with spoons as soon dost thou think The Devil such an Asse as people make him Such a poor coxcomb such a penny foot-post Compel'd with cross and pile to run of errands VVith Asteroth and Behemoth and Belfagor VVhy should he shake at sounds at lives in a smiths forge Or if he do Fred. VVithout all doubt he do's John John VVhy should not Bilbo raise him or a pair of bullyons They go as big as any or an unshod Car VVhen he goes tumble tumble o're the stones Like Anacreons drunken verses These make as fell a noise me thinks the colick VVell handled and fed with small beer Fred. 'T is the vertue John The vertue nay and goodness fetch him up once H 'as lost a friend of me the wise old Gentleman Knows when and how I 'le lay this hand to two pence Let all the Conjurers in Christendom VVith all their spells and vertues call upon him And I but think upon a wench and follow it He shall be sooner mine than theirs where 's vertue Fred. Thou art the most sufficient I 'le say for thee Not to believe a thing John O Sir slow credit Is the best child of knowldge I 'le go with ye And if he can do any thing I 'le think As you would have me Fred. Let 's enquire along For certain we are not far off John Nor much nearer Exeunt SCENE III. Enter Duke Petrucchio and Vecchio Vec. You lost her yester-night Pet. How think you Sir Duke Is your name Vecchio Vec. Yes Sir Du. And you can shew me These things you promise Vec. Your graces word bound to me No hand of Law shall seize me Duke As I live Sir Petr. And as I live that can do something too Sir Vec. I take your promises stay here a little Till I prepare some Ceremonies and I 'le satisfie ye The Ladies name 's Constantia Petr. Yes Vec. I come straight Exit Vec. Duke Sure he 's a learned man Petr. The most now living Did your grace mark when we told all these circumstances How ever and anon he bolted from us To use his studies help Duke Now I think rather To talk with some familiar Petr. Not unlikely For sure he has 'em subject Duke How could he else Tell when she went and who went with her Petr. True Du. Or hit upon mine honour or assure me The Lady lov'd me dearly Enter Vecchio in his habiliments Petr. 'T was so Vec. Now I do beseech your grace sit down and you Sir Nay pray sit close
come again as clear as truth And open as belief can lay it to me That I am basely wrong'd wrong'd above recompence Maliciously abus'd blasted for ever In name and honour lost to all remembrance But what is smear'd and shameful I must kill him Necessity compells me 1 Gent. But think better Pet. There is no other cure left yet witness with me All that is fair in man all that is noble I am not greedy of this life I seek for Nor thirst to shed mans blood and would 't were possible I wish it with my soul so much I tremble To offend the sacred Image of my Maker My sword could only kill his Crimes no 't is Honour Honour my noble friends that Idol Honour That all the world now worships not Petruchio Must do this Justice Ant. Let it once be done And 't is no matter whether you or honour Or both be accessary 2 Gent. Do you weigh Petruchio The value of the person power and greatness And what this spark may kindle Pet. To perform it So much I am ty'd to Reputation And Credit of my house let it raise wild-fires That all this Dukedom smoak and storms that toss me Into the waves of everlasting ruine Yet I must through if ye dare side me Ant. Dare Pet. Y' are friends indeed if not 2 Gent. Here 's none flyes from you Do it in what design ye please we 'll back ye 1 Gent. But then be sure ye kill him 2 Gent. Is the cause So mortal nothing but his life Pet. Believe me A less offence has been the desolation Of a whole name 2 Gent. No other way to purge it Pet. There is but never to be hoped for 2 Gent. Think an hour more And if then ye find no safer Road to guide ye We 'll set up our Rests Too Ant. Mine's up already And hang him for my part Goes less than life 2 Gent. If we see noble cause 't is like our Swords May be as free and forward as your words Exeunt SCENE III. Enter Don John John The civil order of this Town Bologna Makes it belov'd and honour'd of all Travellers As a most safe retirement in all troubles Beside the wholsome seat and noble temper Of those minds that inhabit it safely wise And to all strangers vertuous But I see My admiration has drawn night upon me And longer to expect my friend may pull me Into suspicion of too late a stirrer Which all good Governments are jealous of I 'll home and think at liberty yet certain 'T is not so far night as I thought for see A fair house yet stands open yet all about it Are close and no lights stirring there may be foul play I 'le venture to look in if there be knaves I may do a good office woman within Within Signieur John What how is this Within Signieur Fabritio John I 'le go nearer Within Fabritio Joh. This is a womans tongue here may be good done Within Who 's there Fabritio John I. Within Where are ye Joh. Here. Within O come for Heavens sake Joh. I must see what this means Enter Woman with a Child Within I have stay'd this long hour for you make no noise For things are in strange trouble here be secret 'T is worth your care begon now more eyes watch us Than may be for our safeties Joh. Hark ye Within Peace good night Joh. She is gone and I am loaden fortune for me It weighs well and it feels well it may chance To be some pack of worth by th' mass 't is heavie If it be Coyn or Jewels 't is w●●th w●lcom I 'le ne're refuse a fortune I am co●●●● 'T is of no common price now to my lodg●●g If it hit right I 'le bl●ss this night Exit SCENE IV. Enter Frederick Fred. 'T is strange I cannot meet him sure he has encountred Some light o' love or other and there means To play at in and in for this night Well Don John If you do spring a leak or get an itch Till ye claw off your curl'd pate thank your night-walks You must be still a bootchalling one round more Though it be late I 'le venture to discover ye I do not like your out-leaps Exit SCENE V. Enter Duke and 3 Gentlemen Duke Welcom to Town are ye all fit 1 Gent. To point Sir Duke Where are the horses 2 Gent. Where they were appointed Duke Be private and whatsoever fortune Offer it self let 's stand sure 3 Gent. Fear not us E're ye shall be endangered or deluded We 'll make a black night on 't Duke No more I know it You know your Quarters 1 Gent. Will you go alone Sir Du. Ye shall not be far from me the least noise Shall bring ye to my rescue 2 Gent. We are counsell'd Exeunt SCENE VI. Enter Don John John Was ever man so paid for being curious Ever so bob'd for searching out adventures As I am did the Devil lead me must I needs be peeping Into mens houses where I had no business And make my self a mischief 'T is well carried I must take other mens occasions on me And be I know not whom most finely handled What have I got by this now what 's the purchase A piece of evening Arras work a child Indeed an Infidel this comes of peeping A lump got out of laziness good white bread Let 's have no bawling with ye ' sdeath have I Known wenches thus long all the ways of wenches Their snares and subtilties have I read over All their School learnings div'd into their quiddits And am I now bum-fidled with a Bastard Fetch'd over with a Card of five and in mine old days After the dire massacre of a million Of Maiden heads caught the common way i' th' night too Under anothers name to make the matter Carry more weight about it well Don John You will be wiser one day when ye have purchas'd A beavy of these Butter-prints together With searching out conceal'd iniquities Without commission why it would never grieve me If I had got this Ginger-bread never stirr'd me So I had had a stroak for 't 't had been Justice Then to have kept it but to raise a dayrie For other mens adulteries consume my self in candles And scowring works in Nurses Bells and Babies Only for charity for meer I thank you A little troubles me the least touch for it Had but my breeches got it had contented me Whose e're it is sure 't had a wealthy Mother For 't is well cloathed and if I be not cozen'd Well lin'd within to leave it here were barbarous And ten to one would kill it a more sin Then his that got it well I will dispose on 't And keep it as they keep deaths heads in rings To cry memento to me no more peeping Now all the danger is to qualifie The good old gentlewoman at whose house we live For she will fall upon me with a Catechism Of four hours long I must endure all For I
all oppress me Ant. Kill him i' th' wanton eye let me come to him Duke Then ye shall buy me dearly Petr. Say you so Sir Ant. I say cut his Wezand spoil his piping Have at your love-sick heart Sir Enter Don John John Sure 't is fighting My friend may be engag'd fie Gentlemen This is unmanly odds Ant. I 'le stop your mouth Sir John Nay then have at thee freely Du. fals down Don John bestrides him There 's a plumb Sir to satisfie your longing Petr. Away I hope I have sped him here comes rescue We shall be endangered where 's Antonio Ant. I must have one thrust more Sir John Come up to me Ant. A mischief confound your fingers Petr. How is' t Ant. Well Ha's given me my quietus est I felt him In my small guts I 'me sure has feez'd me This comes of siding with ye 2 Gent. Can you go Sir Ant. I should go man and my head were off Never talk of going Petr. Come all shall be well then I hear more rescue coming Enter the Dukes Faction Ant. Let 's turn back then My skull 's uncloven yet let me but kill Petr. Away for Heaven sake with him John How is' t Duke Well Sir Only a little stagger'd Faction Duke Let 's pursue ' em Du. No not a man I charge ye thanks good coat Thou hast sav'd me a shrewd welcom 't was put home too With a good mind I 'me sure on 't John Are ye safe then Duke My thanks to you brave Sir whose timely valour And manly courtesie came to my rescue John Ye ' had foul play offer'd ye and shame befal him That can pass by oppression Duke May I crave Sir But thus much honour more to know your name And him I am so bound to John For the Bond Sir 'T is every good mans tye to know me further Will little profit ye I am a stranger My Country Spain my name Don John a Gentleman That lye here for my study Duke I have heard Sir Much worthy mention of ye yet I find Fame short of what ye are John You are pleas'd Sir To express your courtesie may I demand As freely what you are and what mischance Cast you into this danger Duke For this present I must desire your pardon you shall know me E're it be long Sir and a nobler thanks Than now my will can render John Your will 's your own Sir Duke What is' t you look for sir have you lost any thing John Only my hat i' th' scuffle sure these fellows Were night-snaps Duke No believe Sir pray ye use mine For 't will be hard to find your own now John No Sir Du. Indeed ye shall I can command another I do beseech ye honour me John I will Sir And so I 'le take my leave Duke Within these few days I hope I shall be happy in your knowledge Till when I love your memory Exit Duke c. John I yours This is some noble fellow Enter Frederick Fred. 'T is is tongue sure Don John John Don Frederick Fred. Ye ' re fairly met Sir I thought ye had been a Bat-fowling prethee tell me What Revelations hast thou had to night That home was never thought of John Revelations I 'le tell thee Frederick but before I tell thee Settle thy understanding Fred. 'T is prepar'd Sir John Why then mark what shall follow This night Frederick This bawdy night Fred. I thought no less John This blind night What dost think I have got Fred. The Pox it may be John Would 't were no worse ye talk of Revelations I have got a Revelation will reveal me An arrant Coxcomb while I live Fred. What is' t Thou hast lost nothing John No I have got I tell thee Fred. What hast thou got John One of the Infantry a child Fred. How John A chopping child man Fred. ' Give ye joy Sir John A lump of lewdness Frederick that 's the truth on 't This Town 's abominable Fred. I still told ye John Your whoring must come home I counsell'd ye But where no grace is John 'T is none ' o mine man Fred. Answer the Parish so John Cheated introth Peeping into a house by whom I know not Nor where to find the place again no Frederick Had I but kiss the ring for 't 't is no poor one That 's my best comfort for 't has brought about it Enough to make it man Fred. Where is' t John At home Fred. A saving voyage But what will you say Signior To him that searching out your serious worship Has met a stranger fortune John How good Frederick A militant gi●le now to this boy would hit it Fred. No mine 's a nobler venture What do you think Sir Of a distressed Lady one whose beauty Would oversell all Italy John Where is she Fred. A woman of that rare behaviour So qualified as admiration Dwells round about her of that perfect spirit John I marry Sir Fred. That admirable carriage That sweetness in discourse young as the morning Her blushes staining his John But where 's this creature Shew me but that Fred. That 's all one she 's forth-coming I have her sure Boy John Hark ye Frederick What truck betwixt my Infant Fred. 'T is too light Sir Stick to your charges good Don John I am well John But is there such a wench Fred First tell me this Did ye not lately as ye walk'd along Discov●● people that were arm'd and likely To do offence John Yes marry and they urg'd it As far as they had spirit Fred. Pray go forward Joh. A Gentleman I found ingag'd amongst 'em It seems of noble breeding I 'm sure brave metal As I return'd to look you I set in to him And without hurt I thank heaven rescued him And came my self off safe too Fred. My work 's done then And now to satisfie you there is a woman Oh John there is a woman John Oh where is she Fred. And one of no less worth than I assure ye And which is more faln under my protection John I 'am glad of that forward sweet Frederick Fred. And which is more than that by this nights wandring And which is most of all she is at home too Sir John Come let 's be gone then Fred. Yes but 't is most certain You cannot see her John John Why Fred. She has sworn me That none else shall come near her not my Mother Till some f●w doubts are clear'd John Not look upon her What chamber is she in Fred. In ours John Let 's go I say A womans oaths are wafers break with making They must for modestie a little we all know it Fred. No I 'le assure you Sir John Not see her I smell an old dog trick of yours well Frederick Ye talkt to me of whoring let 's have fair play Square dealing I would wish ye Fred. When 't is come Which I know never will be to that issue Your spoon shall be as deep as mine Sir John Tell
like Brothers Petr. A rare fellow Vec. And what ye see stir not at nor use a word Until I ask ye for what shall appear Is but weak apparition and thin air Not to be held nor spoken to Knocking within John Frederick and a Servant within Duke We are counsell'd Vec. What noise is that without there Fred. within We must speak with him Serv. within He 's busie Gentlemen John within That 's all one friend We must and will speak with him Duke Let 'em in Sir We know their tongues and business 't is our own And in this very cause that we now come for They also come to be instructed Vec. Let 'em in then Sit down I know your meaning Enter Frederick John and Servant Fred. The Duke before us Now we shall sure know something Vec. Not a question But make your Eyes your Tongues John This is a strange Jugler Neither indent before-hand for his payment Nor know the Breadth of the business sure his Devil Comes out of Lapland where they sell men Winds For dead drink and old Doublets Fred. Peace he conjures John Let him he cannot raise my Devil Fred. Prithee Peace Vec. Appear appear And you soft Winds so clear That dance upon the leaves and make them sing Gentle Love-lay to the Spring Gilding all the Vaies below With your Verdure as ye blow Raise these forms from under ground With a soft and happy sound Soft Musick John This is an honest Conjurer and a pretty Poet I like his words well there 's no bumbast in 'em But do you think now he can cudgel up the Devil With this short Staff of Verses Fred. Peace the Spirits 2 shapes of women passing by John Nay and they be no worse Vec. Do ye know these faces Duke No. Vec. Sit still upon your lives then and mark what follows Away away John These Devils do not paint sure Have they no sweeter shapes in Hell Fred. Hark now John Constantia passes by John I marry this moves something like this Devil Carries some metal in her gate Vec. I find ye You would see her face unvail'd Duke Yes Vec. Be uncovered Duke O Heaven Vec. Peace Pet. See how she blushes John Frederick This Devil for my mony this is she Boy Why dost thou shake I burn Vec. Sit still and silent Duke She looks back at me now she smiles Sir Vec. Silence Duke I must rise or I burst Exit Constantia Vec. Ye see what follows Duke O gentle Sir this shape agen Vec. I cannot 'T is all dissolv'd again this was the Figure Duke The very same Sir No hope once more to see it Vec. You might have kept it longer had ye 〈◊〉 Now 't is impossible Du. No means to find it Vec. Yes that there is sit still a while ther● 〈◊〉 To thaw the wonder from your hearts 〈◊〉 wel● Exit V●● John This Conjurer is a right good fellow too A Lad of mettle two such Devils more Would make me a Conjurer what wine is it Fred. Hollock John The Devil 's in it then look how it dances Well if I be Pet. We are all before ye That 's your best comfort Sir John By th' Mass brave Wine Nay and the Devils live in this Hell I dare venture Within these two months yet to be delivered Of a large Legion of ' em Enter Vecchio Du. Here he comes Silence of all sides Gentlemen Vec. Good your Grace Observe a stricter temper and you too Gallants You 'll be deluded all else This merry D v l That next appears for such a one you 'll find it Must be call'd up by a strange incantation A Song and I must sing it 'pray bear with me And pardon my rude Pipe for yet ere pa●ting Twenty to one I please ye Du. We are arm'd Sir Pet. Nor shall you see us more trangress Fred. What think'st thou Now John John Why now do I think Frederick And if I think amiss Heaven pardon me This honest Conjurer with some four or five Of his good fellow Devils and my self Shall be yet drunk ere midnight SONG COme away thou Lady gay Hoist how she stumbles Hark how she mumbles Dame Gillian Answer 〈…〉 By old Claret I enlarge thee By Canary thus I char●e thee By Britain Mat●●wghn and ●e●ter Appear and answer me in meeter Answer You 'll tarry 〈…〉 Once again I conjure thee By the Pose in thy Nose And the Gout in thy Toes By thine old dryed Skin And the Mummie within By thy little little Ruff And thy Hood that 's made of Stuff By thy Bottle at thy Breech And thine old salt Itch By the Stakes and the Stones That have worn out thy Bones Appear Appear Appear Answer Oh I am here Fred. Peace he conjures John Why this is the Song Frederick twenty pound now To see but our Don Gillian Enter Land lady and the Child Fred. Peace it appears John I cannot peace Devils in French hoods Frederick Satans old Syringes Duke What 's this Vec. Peace John She Boy Fred. What dost thou mean John She Boy I say Fred. Ha John She Boy The very Child too Frederick Fred. She laughs on us Aloud John has the Devil these affections I do believe 't is she indeed Vec. Stand still John I will not Who calls Jeronimo from his naked Bed Sweet Lady was it you if thou beest the Devil First having crost my self to keep out wildfire Then said some special Prayers to defend me Against thy most unhallowed Hood have at thee Land Hold Sir I am no Devil John That 's all one Land I am your very Landlady John I defie thee Thus as St. Dunstan blew the Devil's Nose With a pair of tongs even so Right Worshipful Land Sweet Son I am old Gillian Duke This is no Spirit John Art thou old Gillian flesh and bone Land I am Son Vec. Sit still Sir now I 'll shew you all Ex. Vec. John Where 's thy Bottle Land Here I beseech ye Son John For I know the Devil Cannot assume that shape Fred. 'T is she John certain John A hogs pox o' your mouldy chaps what makes you Tumbling and juggling here Land I am quit now Seignior For all the pranks you plaid and railings at me For to tell true out of a trick I put Upon your high behaviours which was a lie But then it serv'd my turn I drew the Lady Unto my Kinsman 's here only to torture Your Don-ships for a day or two and secure her Out of all thoughts of danger here she comes now Enter Vecchio and Constantia Duke May I yet speak Vec. Yes and embrace her too For one that loves you dearer Duke O my Sweetest Pet. Blush not I will not chide ye Const To add more Unto the joy I know I bring ye see Sir The happy fruit of all our Vows Duke Heavens Blessing Be round about thee ever John Pray bless me too For if your Grace be well instructed this way You 'll find the keeping half the getting Duke How
passages That will be look'd for you may hear this day Some Scenes that will confirm it is a play He being ambitious that it should be known What 's good was Fletchers and what ill his own Epilogue STill doubtfull and perplex'd too whether he Hath done Fletcher right in this Historie The Poet sits within since he must know it He with respect desires that you would shew it By some accustomed sign if from our action Or his indeavours you meet satisfaction With ours he hath his ends we hope the best To make that certainty in you doth rest THE PILGRIM A COMEDY Persons Represented in the Play Governour of Segovia Verdugo a Captain under him Alphonso an old angry Gentleman two Gentlemen friends to Alphonso Curio Seberto Pedro the Pilgrim a noble Gentleman Servant to Alinda An old Pilgrim two Out laws under Roderigo Lopes Jaques Roderigo rival to Pedro Captain of the Out-laws A Gentleman of the Country Courtiers Porter of the Mad folks Master Keepers 3 Gentlemen 4 Peasants Madmen A Scholar A Parson An Englishman Jenkin Fool. WOMEN Alinda Daughter to Alphonso Pedro's Lady Juletta Alinda's Maid a witty Lass Ladies The Scene Spain The principal Actors were Joseph Taylor Nicholas Toolie Robert Benfield John Thompson John Lowin John Vnderwood George Birch James Horn. Actus Primus Scena Prima Enter Alphonso Curio and Seberto Curio SIgnior Alphonso ye are too rugged to her Believe too full of harshness Alph. Yes it seems so Seb. A Father of so sweet a child so happy Fye Sir so excellent in all endowments In blessedness of beauty such a mirror Alph. She is a fool away Seb. Can ye be angry Can any wind blow rough upon a blossom So fair and tender Can a Fathers nature A noble Fathers too Alp. All this is but prating Let her be rul'd let her observe my humour With my eyes let her see with my ears listen I am her Father I begot her bred her And I will make her Cur. No doubt ye may compel her But what a mischievous unhappy fortune May wait upon this will of yours as commonly Such forcings ever end in hates and ruines Alph. Is' t not a man I wish her to a strong man What can she have what could she have a Gentleman A young man and an able man a rich man A handsome man a valiant man do you mark me None of your pieced-companions your pin'd-Gallants That flie to fitters with every flaw of weather None of your impt bravadoes what can she ask more Is not a metal'd man fit for a woman A strong chin'd man I 'le not be fool'd nor flurted Seb. I grant ye Roderigo is all these And a brave Gentleman must it therefore follow Upon necessity she must doat upon him Will ye allow no liberty in choosing Cur. Alas she is tender yet Alp. Enough enough enough Sir She is malleable she 'll endure the hammer And why not that strong workman that strikes deepest Let me know that she is fifteen with the vantage And if she be not ready now for mannage Seb. You know he is a banish'd man an Out-law And how he lives his nature rough and bloody By customary Rapines now her sweet humour That is as easie as a calm and peaceful All her affections like the dews on Roses Fair as the flowers themselves as sweet and gentle How would you have these meet Alp. A bed a bed Sir Let her be the fairest Rose and the sweetest Yet I know this fair Rose must have her prickles I grant ye Roderigo is an out Law An easie composition calls him in again He is a valiant man and he is a rich man And loves the fool a little rough by custom She 'l like him ten times better She 'l doat upon him If ere they come to grapling run mad for him But there is another in the wind some Castrel That hovers over her and dares her daily Some flickring slave Cur. I dare not think so poorly A p. Something there is and must be but I shall seent it And hunt it narrowly Seb. I never saw her yet Make offer at the least glance of affection But still so modest wise Alp. They are wise to gull us There was a fellow old Ferando's son I must confess handsome but my enemy And the whole family I hate young Pearo That fellow I have seen her gaze upon And turn and gaze again and make such offers As if she would shoot her eyes like Meteors at him But that cause stands removed Cur. You need not doubt him For long since as 't was thought on a griev'd Conscience He left his Father and his Friends more pity For truth reports he was a noble Gentleman Alp. Let him be what he will he was a beggar And there I 'le leave him Seb. The more the Court must answer But certainly I think though she might favour him And love his goodness as he was an honest man She never with loose eyes stuck on his person Alp. She is so full of Conscience too and charity And outward holiness she will undo me Relieves more Beggars than an Hospital Enter Alinda and Juletta And all poor Rogues that can but say their prayers And tune their pipes to Lamentations She thinks she is bound to dance to good morrow to you And that 's as ye deserve too you know my mind And study to observe it do it cheerfully And readily and home Alin. I shall obey ye But noble Sir Alp. Come come away with your flatteries And your fine phrases Cur. Pray ye be gentle to her Alp. I know 'em and know your feats if you will find me Noble and loving seek me in your duty You know I am too indulgent Seb. Alas poor Lady Alp. To your devotions I take no good thing from you Come Gentlemen leave pitying and moaning of her And praising of her vertues and her whim-whams It makes her proud and sturdy Seb. Cur. Good hours wait on ye Exeunt Alin. I thank ye Gentlemen I want such comforts I would thank you too Father but your cruelty Hath almost made me senseless of my duty Yet still I must know would I had known nothing What Poor attend my charity to day wench Jul. Of all sorts Madam your open handed bounty Make 's 'em flock every hour some worth your pity But others that have made a trade of begging Alin. Wench if they ask it truly I must give it It takes away the holy use of charity To examine wants Jul. I would you would be merry A cheerful giving hand as I think Madam Requires a heart as chearful Alin. Alas Juletta What is there to be merry at what joy now Unless we fool our own afflictions And make them shew ridiculous Jul. Sure Madam You could not seem thus serious if you were married Thus sad and full of thoughts Alin. Married to whom wench Thou thinkst if there be a young handsome fellow As those are plentiful our cares are quenched then Jul. Madam
Flatter not thy self With these deluding hopes thou cruel beast Thou art ith'toyle and the glad Huntsman prouder By whom thou art taken of his prey than if Like thee he should command and spoil his Forrest Fer. What art thou Sess To thy horror Duke of Sesse Fer. The Divel Sess Reserv'd for thy damnation Fer. Why shakes my love Mart. O I am lost for ever Mountains divide me from him some kind hand Prevent our fearful meeting Or lead me To the steep rock whose rugged brows are bent Upon the swelling main there let me hide me And as our bodies then shall be divided May our souls never meet Fer. Whence grows this Sweetest Mar. There are a thousand furies in his looks And in his deadly silence more loud horror Than when in hell the tortur'd and tormentors Contend whose shreeks are greater Wretched me It is my father Sess Yes and I will own her Sir Till my revenge It is my daughter Ferrand My daughter thou hast whor'd Fer. I triumph in it To know she 's thine affords me more true pleasure Than the act gave me when even at the height I crack'd her Virgin zone Her shame dwell on thee And all thy family may they never know A female issue but a whore Ascanio Ronvere look cheerfull be thou a man too And learn of me to dye That we might fall And in our ruines swallow up this Kingdom Nay the whole world and make a second Chaos And if from thence a new beginning rise Be it recorded this did end with us And from our dust hath embryon Ron. I liv'd with you And will dye with you your example makes me Equally bold Asc And I resolv'd to bear What ere my fate appoints me Sess They are ours Now to the spoyl Boats Pitty the Lady to all else be deaf Exeunt Within Kill kill kill Alarum Flo. Trumpets Retreat Enter Sesse with Ferrands head the Citizens Master Boteswaine Gunner Souldiers bringing in Ascanio and Martia Sess Cruel beginnings meet with cruel ends And the best sacrifice to Heaven for peace Is tyrants blood and those that stuck fast to him Flesh'd instruments in his commands to mischief With him dispatch'd Boats They are cut off Sess 'T is well All. Thanks to the Duke of Sesse Sess Pay that to Heaven And for a general joy give general thanks For blessings nere descend from Heaven but when A grateful Sacrifice ascends from men To your devotion leave me there 's a Scene Which I would act alone yet you may stay For wanting just spectators 't will be nothing The rest forbear me Cit. Liberty liberty liberty Mar. I would I were as far beneath the Centre As now I stand above it how I tremble Thrice happy they that dyed I dying live To stand the whirlwind of a fathers fury Now it moves toward me Sess Thou I want a name By which to stile thee All articulate sounds That do express the mischief of vile woman That are or have been or shall be are weak To speak thee to the height Witch Parricide For thou in taking leave of modesty Hast kild thy father and his honor lost He 's but a walking shadow to torment thee To leave and rob thy father then set free His foes whose slavery he did prefer Above all treasure was a strong defeazance To cut off even the surest bonds of mercy After all this having given up thy self Like to a sensual beast a slave to lust To play the whore and then high Heaven it racks me To find out none to quench thy appetite But the most cruel King whom next to Hell Thy father hated and whose black imbraces Thou shouldst have fled from as the whips of furies What canst thou look for Enter Pandulph and bodies born on the Herse Mart. Death and 't is not in you To hurt me farther my old resolution Take now the place of fear in this I liv'd In this I 'll dye your daughter Pand. Look but here You had I know a guilty hand in this Repent it Lady Mart. Juliana dead And Virolet Pand. By her unwilling hand Mart. Fates you are equal What can now fall on me That I will shrink at now unmov'd I dare Look on your anger and not bend a knee To ask your pardon let your rage run higher Than billows rais'd up by a violent Tempest And be as that is deaf to all intreaties They are dead and I prepar'd for in their fall All my desires are summ'd up Sess Impudent too Die in it wretch Boats Stay Sir Boats kills her Sess How dar'st thou villain Snatch from my sword the honor of my justice Boats I never did you better service Sir Yet have been ever faithful I confess That she deserv'd to dye but by whose hand Not by a fathers Double all her guilt It could not make you innocent had you done it In me 't is murder in you 't were a crime Heaven could not pardon Witness that I love you And in that love I did it Sess Thou art Noble I thank thee for 't the thought of her dye with her Asc My turn is next since she could find no mercy What am I to expect Cit. With one voyce Sir The Citizens salute you with the stile Of King of Naples Sess I must be excus'd The burden is too heavy for my shoulder Bestow it where 't is due Stand forth Ascanio It does belong to you live long and wear it And warn'd by the example of your Unkle Learn that you are to govern men not beasts And that it is a most improvident head That strives to hurt the limbs that do support it Give burial to the dead for me and mine We will again to Sea and never know The place which in my birth first gave me woe Exeunt Flor. Trumpets FINIS THE Maid in the Mill. A COMEDY The Persons Represented in the Play Don Philippo King of Spain Otrante a Spanish Count in love with Florimel Julio A Noble Man Vncle to Antonio Bellides Father to Ismenia Enemy to Julio Lisauro Brother to Ismenia Bellides Son Terzo Kinsman to Lisauro and friend to Bellides Antonio In love with Ismenia an enemy to Bellides Martino Friend to Antonio and his secret Rival Gerasto Friend to Otrante Two Courtiers Pedro. Moncado Gostanzo Three Gentlemen Friends to Julio Giraldo Philippo Vertigo A French Taylor Lords attending the King in progress Franio A Miller supposed Father to Florimell Bustopha Franio his Son a Clown Constable Officers Pedro A Songster Servants WOMEN Ismenia Daughter to Bellides Mistriss of Antonio Aminta Cousen to Ismenia and her private competrix in Antonio's love Florimell Supposed Daughter to Franio Daughter to Julio stolen from him a child Gillian Franio the Millers Wife Countrey Maids The Scene Spaine The principal Actors were Joseph Tailor John Lowin John Vnderwood William Rowly John Thomson Robert Benfield Tho. Polard Actus Primus Scaena Prima Enter Lisauro Terzo Ismenia and Aminta Lis LEt the Coach go round we 'll walk along