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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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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
few words Exit Fall Well I perceive that you have vow'd to make Hermenia's Lord your vassall Is he gone Now I could breake with laughter What his hare-brain'd sonne I le send to meet him oh t will doe me good To see the villains tap each others bloud Exit ACT 3. SCAE 3. Enter Ambiguity and Ignoratio Elenchi Amb. Now will I blow up this fellow like a soap bubble It is necessary for great men to keep some fools as well as many knavs They will never dispute their businesse And must I frame inditements Ign. Yes t is that I should have told thee sooner Amb. T is well I must play the Scrich-owle and proclaime misfortunes whilst you become the Mercury of more pleasing messages imploy'd in tuning the strings of love Ign. Sir you must doe it like it as you thinke fit Amb. I le thinke upon it if it be but to sharpen my wits And prethee noble Ignoratio Sirnam'd Elenchi wilt thou prove Pander and procurer to any man thy person promiseth more grace stayne not thy worthinesse with so base imployments Ign. I never meant it Amb. So I thinke verily and therefore thou didst undertake it Thy brave spirits scorne such service Ign. Yes I doe scorne it Amb. Thou dost know thy selfe Ign. I thinke I doe and admire my selfe as much as another Amb. Methinks thine owne Idaea should be thy only Mistris Ign. I must confesse I know not that shape that I could ever affect so well Amb. Why then should not these parts raise thee Nature and Fortune have conspir'd about thee Take but this opportunity and triumph over the world Ign. I doubt not that but I have a farther reach t is heere t is heere will doe it Amb. I warrant t is some admirable plot Ign. I le to the cunning man for some inchantments Amb. Out upon it worke by witchcraft 't will never prosper Ign. Then I will use some other meanes Amb. What 's that Ign. Why any thou wilt councell me Amb. Then be ruled by me Thou know'st our master now is call'd the great Sophisme Ign. Yes Amb. And thou art Ignoratio Elenchi Ign. I am so Amb. Now thou art employd upon an honourable message Ign. Well Amb. Proclaim thy self Ambassadour Ign. You say true turne Ambassadour but I am no good speaker Amb. We will help that too Thou hast his letters open them learn to pronounce them take his person frame his posture speak as if thou wert the man thou seemest she will not chuse but answere expectation Be sure thou act this before good company a contract is nothing worth without witnesse Ign. Wouldst thou be there I should speed much the better Amb. I will not faile thee goe and make thy selfe most richly fine Ign. I warrant you you seldome see a man of my wits want good cloaths I le about it straight Exit Amb. I care not if I crosse my master in this project we Creatures of the lower region never doe worse then when the higher bodies grow in conjunction If the master once fry in a husbandish affection the man may freeze and starve in expectation Exeunt ACT 3. SCAE 3. Enter Fallacy and Contradiction Fall Deare Contradiction use all secrecy And for my credit get thee some disguise Nor speake to him by any meanes thy voyce May shame us Cont. If he understand my blows so t is He gets no word of me Fal. Here take with thee this powder rub therewith The instruments of thy revengefull wrath And as most vertuous be victorious Exeunt Act. 4. Scae. Prim. Enter Conversion Aequipollency Conv. Can Aequipolency endure all this Can all this be endured by Aequipolency Aequip. Who I Conversion I can suffer any thing 'faith ther 's nothing that I cannot suffer Prethee be rul'd by me stand to the present Conv. I am no Stoick Aequip. So it seems thou art rather a Pythagorian Peripatetick thy very essence is mutability Thy soul could walk through more Sects then some honest bodies have chang'd suits methinks thou mightst do well at home by temporizing Conv. Oh these Climats are too cunning I must seeke further Aequip. Read Lipsius Constancy let that confirme thee Conv. Faith he will lead the next way from Leyden to Doway That it may be I may make use of him Did not these troubles banish me I would go voluntary Your finest wits are thought insipu'd till They have past the salt water Our home-spun learning 's of a courser threed It 's staind and smoakt in dressing The Germans vates drencht in a deeper grain Venice and Padua will returne them richer And I begin to pity thy wilfulnesse What course intendest thou 'T were thy best being skill'd in tempering Confections to proclaim some Paracelsian Oyl or Angelicall pills Aequi. Nay I 'le rather professe the making of Aurum potabile and credit it with some two leavs of reasons and ten of authority for all diseases griefs and maladies But which way art thou bent Conv. I will to Flushing Midleborough Amsterdam peradventure thence to Antwerp and so to see Rheams and Roome Aequip. Take heed you come not back by Quinborow there is a groome with a curry-comb will rub your sides But if you may be perswaded it is as easie to lay downe your stomacke at home as feed your selfe abroad by making buttons you may sooner be prefer'd to the Inquisition then to the Conclave Conv. Well except the morrow Sunne display more comfort I am gone beleeve it Equip. You hope at your returne to get a Doctership the cheaper or a benefice with lesse adoe but you may be deceived I will expect your reconversion adiew Exit Conv. This fellow thinkes himselfe as cunning as a tumbler that walks upon ropes and with his levell keeps himselfe upright but his steps are dangerous I had rather walk on the Alps though sleeper where I may have sure footing Exit ACT 4. SCAE 2. Enter Invention I who my restles wits have dayly tied In searching choicest objects of delight Though none more gratefull none more tedious Then that most blest content which they enjoy Who underneath the courteous Lawrell shade In muses laps doe rest their weary heads But now alas what proud ambition What jealous envy greedy avarice Hath cast infection on those purer springs They whose kind steele was sometimes only proud In giving waxen tablets some cur'd wounds In their owne irefull and all hardned brests Imprint the tragicke characters of death Hot in pursuite of lost lord Intellect I am inform'd by Definition My best esteemed loving Topicus Lies desperate hurt by Demonstration So twixt my deare affection to him And bounden duty to my absent Lord My hearts divided with convulsions But pardon me great Amina thy sonne Commands my service this one duty done Enter Description Desc. Well met Invention what have you found young Lord Intellect Inv. No and which adds to my misery I heare I am like to loose my selfe my deare friend Topicus Desc. Indeed