of In private if you please Lord 'T is well remembred You shall take your own way Madam Exeunt Lord and S. John Lacie What strange lecture Will she read unto us Lady Such as wisedom warrants From the Superiour bodies Is Stargaze ready With his several Schemes Millis. Yes Madam and attends Your pleasure Exit Milliscent Lacie Stargaze Ladie What is he Lady Call him in You shall first know him then admire him For a man of many parts and those parts rare ones Hee 's every thing indeed parcel Physician And as such prescribes my diet and foretells My dreams when I eat Potato's parcel Poet And sings Encomiums to my virtues sweetly My Antecedent or my Gentleman Usher And as the starrs move with that due proportion He walks before me but an absolute Master In the Calculation of Nativities Guided by that ne're-erring science call'd Judicial Astrologie Plentie Stargaze sure I have a penny Almanack about me Inscrib'd to you as to his Patroness In his name publish'd Lady Keep it as a jewel Some States men that I will not name are wholly Governed by his predictions for they serve For any latitude in Christendome Aswell as our own climate Enter Milliscent and Stargaze with two Schemes Lady I believe so Plentie Must we couple by the Almanack Lady Be silent And e're we do articulate much more Grow to a full conclusion instruct us Whether this day and hour by the planets promise Happie success in marriage Stargaze In omni Parte toto Plentie Good learn'd Sir in English And since it is resolved we must be Coxcombs Make us so in our own language Stargaze You are pleasant Thus in our vulgar tongue then Ladie Pray you observe him Stargaze Venus in the West-angle the house of marriage the 7th house in Trine of Mars in Conjunction of Luna and Mars Almuthen or Lord of the Horoscope Plentie Hoy day Ladie The Angels language I am ravish'd forward Stargaze Mars as I said Lord of the Horoscope or geniture in mutual reception of each other shee in her Exaltation and he in his Triplicitie trine and face assure a fortunate combination to Hymen excellent prosperous and happie Ladie Kneel and give thanks The Women kneel Lacie For what we understand not Plenty And have as little faith in 't Lady Be credulous To me 't is Oracle Stargaze Now for the sovereigntie of my future Ladies your daughters after they are married Plenty Wearing the breeches you mean Lady Touch that point home It is a principal one and with London Ladies Of main consideration Stargaze This is infallible Saturn out of all dignities in his detriment and fall combust and Venus in the South-angle elevated above him Ladie of both their Nativities in her essential and accidental dignities occidental from the Sun oriental from the Angle of the East in Cazini of the Sun in her joy and free from the malevolent beams of infortunes in a sign commanding and Mars in a constellation obeying she fortunate and he dejected the disposers of marriage in the Radix of the native in feminine figures argue foretel and declare preheminence rule preheminence ce and absolute soveraignity in women Lacie Is 't possible Stargaze 'T is drawn I assure you from the Aphorismes of the old Chaldeans Zoroastes the first and greatest Magician Mercurius Trismegistius the later Ptolomy and the everlasting Prognosticator old Erra Pater Lady Are you yet satisfi'd Plentie In what Lady That you Are bound to obey your Wives it being so Determin'd by the starrs against whose influence There is no opposition Plenty Since I must Be married by the Almanack as I may be 'T were requisite the services and duties Which as you say I must pay to my wife Were set down in the Calender Lacie With the date Of my Apprenticeship Lady Make your demands I 'le sit as Moderatrix if they presse you With over hard conditions Lacie Mine hath the Van I stand your charge sweet Stargaze Silence Anne I require first And that since 't is in fashion with kind husbands In civil manners you must grant my will In all things whatsoever and that will To be obey'd not argu'd Lady And good reason Plenty A gentle Imprimis Lacie This in grosse contains all But your special Items Lady Anne When I am one And you are honour'd to be styl'd my husband To urge my having my Page my Gentleman-Usher My Woman sworn to my secrets my Caroch Drawn by six Flanders Mares my Coachman Grooms Postilian and Footmen Lacie Is there ought else To be demanded Anne Yes Sir mine own Doctor French and Italian Cooks Musicians Songsters And a Chaplain that must preach to please my fancie A friend at Court to place me at a Mask The private Box took up at a new Play For me and my retinue a fresh habit Of a fashion never seen before to draw The Gallants eies that sit on the Stage upon me Some decay'd Ladie for my Parasite To flatter me and rail at other Madams And there ends my ambition Lacie Your desires Are modest I confess Anne These toies subscrib'd to And you continuing an obedient Husband Upon all fit occasions you shall find me A most indulgent Wife Lady You have said give place And hear your younger Sister Plenty If shee speak Her language may the great Friend booted spurr'd With a Sithe at his girdle as the Scotchman saies Ride headlong down her throat Lacie Curse not the Judg Before you hear the sentence Mary In some part My Sister hath spoke well for the Citie pleasures But I am for the Countries and must say Under correction in her demands She was too modest Lacie How like you this Exordium Plenty Too modest with a mischief I Mary Yes too modest I know my value and prize it to the worth My youth my beauty Plenty How your glasse deceives you Mary The greatnesse of the portion I bring with me And the Sea of happinesse that from me flows to you Lacie She bears up close Mary And can you in your wisedom Or rusticall simplicity imagine You have met some innocent Country girle that never Look'd further then her fathers farm nor knew more Then the price of corn in the Market or at what rate Beef went a stone that would surveigh your dayrie And bring in mutton out of Cheese and butter That could give directions at what time of the Moon To cut her Cocks for apons against Christmas Or when to raise up Goslings Plenty These are arts Would not mis-become you though you should put in Obedience and duty Mary Yes and patience To sit like a fool at home and eye your thrashers Then make provition for your slavering Round When you come drunk from an Ale-house after hunting With your Clowns and Comrades as if all were yours You the Lord Paramount and I the drudge The case Sir must be otherwise Plentie How I beseech you Mary Marry thus I will not like my Sister challenge What 's usefull or superfluous
Gettal and Dingem. Goldwire ALl that is mine is theirs Those were his words Dingem. I am authenticall Tradewell And that I should not Sit long on pennilesse bench Gettall. But suddainly start up A gamster at the height and cry at all Shavem. And did he seem to have an inclination To toy with me Dingem. He wish'd you would put on Your best habiliments for he resolv'd To make a joviall day on 't Goldwire Hug him close wench And thou may'it eat gold and amber I wel know him For a most insatiate drabber He hath given Before he spent his own estate which was Nothing to the huge masse hee 's now possess'd of A hundred pound a leap Shavem. Hell take my Doctor He should have brought me some fresh oyl of Talk These Ceruses are common Secret Troth sweet Lady The colours are well laid on Goldwire And thick enough find that on my lips Shavem. Do you so Jack sauce I 'le keep 'em further of Goldwire But be assur'd first Of a new mainteiner e're you cashire the old one But bind him fast by thy sorceries and thou shalt Be my revenue the whole colledge study The reparation of thy ruin'd face Thou shalt have thy proper and bald-headed Coach-man Thy Tailor and Embroiderer shall kneel To thee their Idoll Cheap-side and the Exchange shall court thy custome and thou shalt forget There ever was a Saint Martins Thy procurer Shall be sheath'd in Velvet and a reverend Vail Passe her for a grave Marton Have an eie to the door And let lowd musick when this Monarch enters Proclaim his entertainment Dinge'm. That 's my office The Consort 's ready Cornets flor Enter Luke Tradewell And the god of pleasure Mr. Luke our Comus enters Goldwire Set your face in order I will prepare him Live I to see this day And to acknowledge you my royal master Tradewell Let the iron Chests flie open and the gold Rusty for want of use appear again Gettall. Make my ordinary flourish Shave'm Welcom Sir To your own Palace Musick Goldwire Kisse your Cleopatra And shew your self in your magnificent bounties A second Anthony Dinge'm. All the Nine Worthies Secret Variety of pleasures wait on you And a strong back Luke Give me leave to breath I pray you I am astonish'd all this preparation For me and this choice modest beauty wrought To feed my appetite All We are all your creatures Luke A house well furnish'd Goldwire At your own cost Sir Glad I the Instrument I prophecied You should possesse what now you do and therefore Prepar'd it for your pleasure There 's no ragg This Venus wears but on my knowledge was Deriv'd from your brothers Cash The Lease of the house And Furniture cost near a thousand Sir Shave'm But now you are master both of it and me I hope you 'l build elswhere Luke And see you plac'd Fair one to your desert As I live friend Tradewell I hardly knew you your cloaths so wel become you What is your losse speak truth Tradewell 300 Sir Gettall. But on a new supply he shall recover The summe told twenty times o're Shav'm. There is a banket And after that a soft Couch that attends you Luke I couple not in the day-light Expectation Heightens the pleasure of the night my sweet one Your musick 's harsh discharge it I have provided A better Confort and you shall frollick it In another place Cease musick Goldw. But have you brought gold and store Sir Tradew. I long to wear the Caster Goldw. I to appear In a fresh habit Shave'm My Mercer and my Silkman Waited me two hours since Luke I am no Porter To carrie so much gold as will supply Your vaste desires but I have ta'ne order for you Enter Sheriffe Marshall and Officers You shall have what is fitting and they come here will see it perform'd Do your offices You have My Lord Chief Justices Warrant for 't Sheriff Seize em all Shave'm The Citie-Marshal Goldwire And the Sheriff I know him Secret We are betray'd Dinge'm. Undone Gettall. Dear M. Luke Goldwire You cannot be so cruel your perswasion Chid us into these courses oft repeating Shew your selvs City-sparks and hang up mony Luke True when it was my brothers I contemn'd it But now it is mine own the case is alter'd Tradewel. Will you prove your self a divel tempt us to mischief And then discover it Luke Argue that hereafter In the mean time M. Goldwire you that made Your ten pound suppers kep't your puncks at livery In Brainford Stanes and Barnet and this in London Held correspondence with your fellow-cashers Ka me ka thee And knew in your accompis To cheat my brother if you can evade me If there be law in London your fathers Bonds Shall answer for what you are out Goldwire You often told us It was a bug-bear Luke Such a one as shall fright 'em Out of their estates to make me satisfaction To the utmost scruple And for you Madam My Cleopatra by your own confession Your house and all your movables are mine Nor shall you nor your Matron need to trouble Your Mercer or your Silkman a blew gown And a whip to boot as I will handle it Will serve the turn in Bridewell and these soft hands When they are inut'd to beating hemp be scour'd In your penitent tears and quite forget Powders and bitter almonds Shavem Secret Dingem. Will you shew no mercy Luke I am inexorable Gettall. I 'le make bold To take my leave the gamsters stay my comming Luke We must not part so gentle M. Gettal Your box your certain in-com must pay back Three hundred as I take it or you lie by it There 's half a million stirring in your house This a poor trifle Mr. Shriefe and M. Marshall On your perills do your offices Goldwire Dost thou crie now Like a maudlin gamster after loss I 'le suffer Like a Roman and now in my miserie In scorn of all thy wealth to thy teeth tell thee Thou wer 't my pander Luke Shall I hear this from My prentice Marshall Stop his mouth Sheriffe Away with 'em Exeunt Sheriffe Marshal and the rest Luke A prosperous omen in my entrance to My alter'd nature These house-thievs remov'd And what was lost beyond my hopes recover'd Will add unto my heap Increase of wealth Is the rich mans ambition and mine Shall know no bounds The valiant Macedon Having in his conceit subdu'd one world Lamented that there were no more to conquer in my way he shall be my great example And when my private house in cram'd abundance Shall prove the chamber of the City poor And Genoways banquers shall look pale with envy When I am mention'd I shall grieve there is No more to be exhausted in one Kingdome Religion conscience charity farewell To me you are words onely and no more All humane happinesse consists in store Exit Actus quartus Scena tertia Enter Serjeants Fortune Hoyst Penurie Fortune A T M. Lukes suite the action
Virginia and commanded With many stripes for that 's his cruel custome I should provide on pain of his fierce wrath Against the next great sacrifice at which We groveling on our faces fall before him Two Christian Virgins that with their pure blood Might dy his horrid Altars and a third In his hate to such embraces as are lawful Married and with your cerimonious rites As an oblation unto Hecate And wanton Lust her favorite Luke A divellish custom And yet why should it startle me there are Enough of the Sex fit for t his use but Virgins And such a Matron as you speak of hardly to be wrought to it Plenty A Mine of Gold for a fee Waits him that undertakes it and performs it Lacie Know you no distressed Widow or poor Maids whose want of dower though well born Makes 'em weary of their own Country Sir John Such as had rather be Miserable in another world then where They have surfeited in felicity Luke Give me leave I would not loose this purchase A grave Matron And two pure virgins Umph I think my Sister Though proud was ever honest and my Neeces Untainted yet Why should not they be shipp'd For this employment they are burden some to me And eat too much And if they stay in London They will find friends that to my losse will force me To composition 'T were a Master-piece If this could be effected They were ever Ambitious of title Should I urge Matching with these they shall live Indian Queens It may do much But what shall I feel here Knowing to what they are design'd They absent The thought of them will leave me It shall be so I 'le furnish you and to indear the service In mine own family and my blood too Sir John Make this good and your house shall not Contain the gold wee 'l send you Luke You have seen my Sister and my two Neeces Sir John Yes Sir Luke These perswaded How happily they shall live and in what pomp When they are in your kingdoms for you must Work 'em a beliefe that you are Kings Plenty We are so Luke I 'le put it in practice instantly Study you For moving language Sister Neeces How Enter Lady Ann Mary Stil mourning dry your eyes and clear these clouds That do obscure your beauties Did you believe My personated reprehension though It shew'd like a rough anger could be serious Forget the fright I put you in My ends In humbling you was to set off the height Of honour principle honor which my studies When you least expect it shall confer upon you Still you seem doubtfull be not wanting to Your selvs nor let the strangenesse of the means With the shadow of some danger render you Incredulous Lady Our usage hath been such As we can faintly hope that your intents And language are the same Luke I 'le change those hopes To certainties Sir John With what art he winds about them Luke What wil you say or what thanks shall I look for If now I raise you to such eminence as The wife and daughters of a Citizen Never arriv'd at Many for their wealth I grant Have written Ladies of honor and some few Have higher titles and that 's the farthest rise You can in England hope for What think you If I should mark you out a way to live Queens in another climate The Banquet ready One Chair and Wine Ann. Wee desire A competence Mary And prefer our Countries smoke Before outlandish fire Lady But should we listen To such impossibilities 't is not in The power of man to make it good Luke I 'le doo 't Nor is this seat of majesty far remov'd It is but to Virginia Lady How Virginia High Heaven forbid Remember Sir I beseech you What creatures are shipp'd thither Ann. Condemn'd wretches Forfeited to the law Mary Strumpets and Bauds For the abomination of their life Spew'd out of their own Country Luke Your false fears Abuse my noble purposes Such indeed Are sent as slaves to labour there but you To absolute soveraignty Observe these men With reverence observe them They are Kings Kings of such spacious territories and dominions As our great Britain measur'd will appear A garden too 't Lacie You shall be ador'd there As Goddesses Sir John Your litters made of gold Supported by your vassalls proud to bear The burthen on their shoulders Plenty Pomp and ease With delicates that Europe never knew Like Pages shall wait on you Luke If you have minds To entertain the greatnesse offer'd to you With outstretched arms and willing hands embrace it But this refus'd imagine what can make you Most miserable here and rest assur'd In storms it falls upon you take em in And use your best perswasion If that fail I 'le send em aboard in a dry fat Sir John Be not mov'd Sir Wee 'l work 'em to your will yet e're we part Your worldly cares defer'd a little mirth Would not misbecome us Exeunt Lacie Plenty Lady Ann Mary Luke You say well And now It coms into my memory this is my birth-day Which with solemity I would observe But that it would ask cost Sir John That shall not grieve you By my art I will prepare you such a feast As Persia in her height of pomp and riot Did never equall and ravishing Musick As the Italian Princes seldome heard At their greatest entertainments Name your guests Luke I must have none Sir John Not the City Senate Luke No Nor yet poor neighbours The first would argue me Of foolish ostentation The latter Of too much hospitality and a virtue Grown obsolete and uselesse I will sit Alone and surfet in my store while others With envy pine at it My Genius pamper'd With the thought of what I am and what they suffer I have mark'd out to miserie Sir John You shall And something I will add you yet conceive not Nor will I be slow-pac'd Luke I have one businesse And that dispatch'd I am free Sir John About it Sir Leave the rest to me Luke Till now I ne're lov'd magick Exeunt Actus quintus Scena secunda Enter Lord Old Goldwire and Old Tradewell Lord BElieve me gentlemen I never was So cozen'd in a fellow He disguis'd Hypocrisie in such a cunning shape Of reall goodnesse that I would have sworn This divell a Saint M. Goldwire and M. Tradewell What do you mean to do put on Old Goldwire With your Lordships favour Lord I 'le have it so Old Tradew. Your will my Lord excuses The rudenesse of our manners Lord You have receiv'd Penitent letters from your sons I doubt not Old Tradew. They are our onely sons Old Goldw. And as we are fathers Remembring the errous of our youth We would pardon slips in them Old Tradewell and pay for 'em In a moderate way Old Goldw. In which we hope your Lordship Will be our mediator Lord All my power Enter Luke You freely shall command 'T is he you are wel met And to my wish And