THE THRACIAN WONDER A COMICAL HISTORY As it hath been several times Acted with great Applause Written by JOHN VVEBSTER and VVILLIAM ROWLEY Placere Cupio LONDON Printed by Tho. Johnson and are to be sold by Francis Kirkman at his Shop at the Sign of John Fletchers Head over against the Angel-Inn on the Back-side of St. Clements without Temple-Bar 1661 The Stationer to the Reader Gentlemen IT is now the second time of my appearing in Print in this nature I should not have troubled you but that I believe you will be as well pleased as my self I am sure that when I applied my self to buying and reading of Books I was very well satisfied when I could purchase a new Play I have promised you three this Tearm A Cure for a Cuckold was the first this the second and the third viz. Gamer Gurtons Needle is ready for you I have several others that I intend for you suddenly I shall not as some others of my profession have done promise more then I will perform in a year or two or it may be never but I will assure you that I shall never leave printing so long as you shall continue buying I have several Manuscripts of this nature written by worthy Authors and I account it much pity they should now lye dormant and buried in oblivion since ingenuity is so likely to be encouraged by reason of the happy Restauration of our Liberties We have had the private Stage for some years clouded and under a tyrannical command though the publick Stage of England has produc'd many monstrous villains some of which have deservedly made their exit I believe future Ages will not credit the transactions of our late Times to be other than a Play or a Romance I am sure in most Romantick Plays there hath been more probability then in our true though sad Stories Gentlemen I will not further trouble you at this time onely I shall tell you that if you please to repair to my Shop I shall furnish you with all the Plays that were ever yet printed I have 700 several Plays and most of them several times over and I intend to increase my Store as I sell And I hope you will by your frequent buying encourage Your Servant Francis Kirkman Dramatis Personae PHeander King of Thrace Father to Ariadne King of Scicillia Father to Radagon Alcade King of Affrica Father to Lillia Guida Sophos Brother to Pheander Radagon Son to the King of Scicillia and Husband to Ariadne Eusanius Son to Radagon and Ariadne Leonardo a Thracian Lord Two Thracian Lords Two Scicillian Lords Two Affrican Lords Antimon an old shepherd father to Serena the Clown Titterus a merry shepherd Pallemon a shepherd in love with Serena The Clown son to Antimon Two Shepherds Two Shepherdesses A Fisher-man A Priest Pithia a Goddess Ariadne Daughter to Pheander and Wife to Radagon Lillia Guida Daughter to Alcade Serena a Shepherdess Daughter to Antimon Chorus and Time THE THRACIAN VVONDER ACT. 1. SCENE 1. Enter Pheander King of Thrace with his Sword drawn two Noble-men holding him Ariadne flying before him with a Childe in her arms 1 Lord GOod my Liege 2 Lord Dear Soveraign Phean. Why do you keep the Sword of Justice back From cutting off so foul a blasted branch 2 Lord Oh let your milder sence censure this Fate And cast her not away in hate of spleen 1 Lord Consider Sir she is your onely Childe your Kingdoms Heir your Countries future Hope and she may live Phe. To be a Strumpet sir Do not vex my soul with extollation of a thing so vile Is 't possible a Lady of her Birth should stain her Royal Race with beastly lust and mix the blood of Kings with a base issue Was it for this you were so long mew'd up within your private Chamber Was it for this we gave so strict a charge to have your tedious Sickness lookt unto But our examples shal be such on thee as all the world shal take a warning by What man or devil in the shape of man was he that durst presume for to pollute thee Either confess him or by all our gods I le plague thy body with continual tortures that being done I will devise a death that time to come shall never pattern it Enter Radagon with his Sword drawn Rad. There 's not the smallest torture while I live That shall afflict or touch her tender body Phe. What Traitor-slave dares interrupt the passage of our will Cut him in pieces Ariad. Oh hold your hands for mercy let him live And twenty pieces within my bosom give Phe. Death Now 't is probable He lay my life this Groom is Father to the Strumpets Brat Enter a Guard A Guard there seize him make the Slave confess And if he will not kill him instantly Rad. Villains unhand me I le reveal the truth I will not die in base obscurity Pheander know I am not what I seem an abject Groom but Royal as thy self My name is Radagon son to thy Enemy Cicillia's King this thirteen moneths I have continued here in hope for to obtain what now I have my Ariadnes love 'T is I am Father to this Princely Boy and I le maintain 't even with the utmost hazard of my life Phe. Thy life base Letcher that is the smallest satisfaction that thou canst render for thy foul Transgression And wer 't not 'gainst the Law of Arms and Nature these hands should sacrifice your guilty souls and with your bloods wash the foul stain from off our Royal House As for the Brat his brains shall be dasht out no base remembrance shall be left of him I le have my will effected instantly 1 Lord Dear Soveraign let Pity plead this Case and Natural Love reclaim your high displeasure The Babe is guiltless of the Fact committed and She is all the children that you have then for your Countries cause and Kingdoms good be pleased to take her to your grace agen 2 Lord Besides my Liege 't is known that Radagon Is by his Noble Birth a worthy Lord Princely descended of a Royal Stock Although not Heir apparent to a Crown Then since their hearts have sympathiz'd in one Confirm with love this happy Union Phe This hand shall be his Priest that dares agen presume to speak for her What worse disgrace did ever King sustain than I by this luxurious couple have But you shall see our Clemency is such that we will mildlier sentence their vilde Fact than they themselves can look for or deserve Take them asunder and attend our Doom Rad. Before you speak vouchsafe to hear me Sir It is not for my self I bend my knee Nor will I crave the least forgiveness But for your Daughter Do but set her free And let me feel the worst of Tyranny Ariad. The like Submission do I make for him Phe. Stop her mouth we never more intend to hear her speak I would not have a Token of Remembrance that ever I did bear the
that he is loyal let not false surmize suspect and jealousie beget belief to wrong your Princely thoughts In killing him you make me guilty and a murderer for I first brought him hither to my hands he did commit his life being a childe when on the Plain of Thrace I took him up let him not loose it at a holy Altar and Princes Courts are such and should maintain as divine Priviledge as Sanctuary For Kings that circle in themselves with death Poison the Air in which themselves draw breath Lil. Blest be that Orator Gracious Father Alcad. Let her not speak her words confirm suspect bear her away unto her private chamber there let her be confin'd a prisoner till we determine further 1 Moor It shall be done Exit Guard with Lillia Alcad. Sophost his life is thine but not his freedom Eus. Durance Worse then death Alcade No banishment save Affrica make all the world thine own Soph. The Kings all mercy Eus. I le Proclaim as much 1 Moor I but my Lord what safety for my life which he so much hath threatned Eus. I scorn to touch thy life thou timerous slave But Traitors are all Cowards Fare thee well And my deer Foster-father wanting whom I loose my better part Thus they thrive That cannot flatter Kings feel death alive Exit Eusanius Alcade Nay Sophos be not sad 't is thy pretended good that we pursue the Girl was wanton and the Boy was young and Love is kindled by desire as soon in one poor minute as an age of time we banisht him that she might fancy thee whom we intend shall have her 't is true as we are royal if you please for to accept of her Sophos 'T is an honor that I shall never merit to spouse a Princes of her exellency For I have nothing worthy her affection She cannot give consent to love a man That 's bannisht from his Land and native soyl I have no titles for to honor her And that 's a thing that women most affect Alcade Sir you inherit vertue that 's a thing no mortal can restore all other State we will invest you with the crown of Thrace shall be your own or cost ten thousand lives our sable Ensigns never yet before displayed beyond the Mediterean Sea shall now be seen to fly men have livers there pale as their faces and when we appear will frighted run from such a Golden soyl our home-bred fear have end foreign foes must be our conquest now Come my best Sophos e're the next moon spring My childe shall call thee husband Thrace her King Tromp Flor. Exeunt Omnes Finis Actus Tertii ACT. 4. SCENE 1. Enter Pheander in a Pilgrims habit alone reading the Oracle Phe COntent shall keep in town and field c. I know not in what sence to apprehend it So intricate this matter seems to me Yet in these latter lines I read a comfort Read Then shall a shepherd from the plains Restore your Health and Crown agen There is a sign of truth already past for when Apollo did pronounce this doom I was a king and did enjoy my Crown and I must be deposed before restored But then the man I there 's the doubt of all for ever since I took this Pilgrims habit I have wandered up and down to finde this shepherd wandered indeed for in the search of him I have lost my self siting upon the plain I saw a face of such surpassing beauty that Jove and Nature should they both contend to make a shape of their mixt purity could not invent a sky-born form so beautiful as she be she a mortall and a shepherdess her beauty may become a Princes Court Why may not I wedding this shepherds Queen beget an heir that may restore my Crown I le lay my life the Oracle meant so the stars from earthly humors gain their light our humors from their lights possess their powers but now the means for to obtain this prize I le send a private messenger to Court to bid Pallatio with a well Armed-troop at such a certain hour-to meet me here and lie in secret ambush 'bout the house I will conceal my self and watch a time To bear away this Wonder of our Clime Stands aside Enter Ariadna and Titterus after her singing c. Titter. Oh stay oh turn oh pitty me that sighs that sues for love of thee Oh lack I never loved before if you deny I le nere love more No hope no help then wretched I must loose must lack must pine and die Since you neglect when I implore Dance Farewel hard I le nere love more Enter Pallemon frantickly habited dancing over the Stage old Antimon antick-like Clown-like maid Marian Tit. Here 's a sight gives a fresh wound unto my love-sick heart to think a man that was reputed wise should loose himself in a Dedalion maze and run mad for a woman woman that 's the cause it is indeed happy remembrance in searching out his wound I have cured my self shall I see my brother wits caught in a purse-net and run my head into the same noose then count me for a Woodcock no I am now the man I was and will stil say There is not any wise man that fancy can a woman Then never turn your eyes on a thing that is so common For be they foul or fair They tempting devils are since they first fell They that love do live in Hell and therefore men beware Exit Ariad. What a distraction 's this was ever seen so strange a dotage not in him alone but 't is in general that did not grief usurp too much upon a heart supprest 't were mirth would move to laughter Enter Eusanius like a Shepherd This is no Louse sure I know him not Yet I mistrust the hanging of his head I le note him further 't is a handsom fellow Eus. This habit is most frequent in this place I le wear 't for fashion sake 't may be a means to gain a sight of the fair Shepherdess whose beauty fills the Clime with wonderment Ariad. Alas poor man he 's troubled too in minde Would I could over-hear him how he stands Eus. I know not where to lye and it grows late I have not since I enter'd on these Plains seen any creature that has humane sence A woman first good luck and be thy will Ariad. Why kneel you sir Eus. Not to ask blessing Sweet That were a foul disgrace unto a Virgin Ariad. For ought you know I am a Mother sit Eus. Would you were mine Please you I le make you one Ariad. I thank your love sir but I am one already Eus. Then my suit 's at an end yet one word more Ariad. What is 't sit I 'm in haste Enter Radagon Eus. No more but this nay in your ears lest you mis-construe me Rad. So close and privately then I perceive I have been too neglectful shallow fool that having had such opportunity so long continuance place and privacy durst
what danger may ensue what priviledge you loose in Thrace if we be dispossest the time of Truce expired and he 's returned to take possession For without his son our Crown and Kingdom both are forfeited into his hands which yet we may prevent if you 'l agree to joyn your Force with ours and back expulse him We 'l not onely grant your Queen her liberty but we 'l enlarge your former Priviledge give you choice of State Honor and Dignity make you Lords and Knights and in remembrance of the Shepherds Wars adde a new Festival which at your charge shall yearly be performed Consider on 't Rad. Happy Position thanks great Justicer Occasion puts revenge into my hand To think that I should be so fortunate To be Commander of a Band of men To war against my father blest Event Phe. What 's your reply Clown Good General consent I have a foolish desire to be a Lord Phe. And what shall I be Clown You shall be a Lord too and if you 'l be quiet There are a great many mad Lords Phe. What answer do you give Rad. Were it in me To give an answer you should soon prevail But 't is a General voice for my own part My service and my self I offer to you Eus. And so do I Tit. And I Omnes So do we all Phe. A King that 's thus held up can never fall Draw all your force within the Castle Walls 'T is large and spacious and will well contain 'um This night we 'l feast to morrow shall be seen Your loves to us Rad. Ours to the shepherds Queen Exeunt omnes Finis Actus quartii ACT. 5. SCENE 1. Drum and Colours Enter Scicillia Lords and Soldiers Scicil. IS all our Army in a readiness prepared for battel if occasion serve 2 Lord They are my Lord Scicil. This day our truce takes end the king returned And we expect our Sons delivery 1 Lord Pray heaven it be so happy but I fear A worse intent for all the way he comes The Commons rise shepherds and silly Swains That never were inur'd to carry swords Take Arms and follow him Scicil. What 's that to us Did he not make a vow ne're to return Until he found my Son may be he comes For to invest us King and offer sacrifice Unto the Gods and so conclude this weary Pilgrimage 1 Lord You speak my Liege as you your self would do But he that dar'd to banish 'em Think you he fears to violate an oath 'T is ill to trust a reconciled foe Be still in readiness you do not know How soon he may assault us Scicil. Thou speakest but well 't is good to doubt the worst We may in our belief be too secure As King's forbidden to condemn the just So Kings for safety must not blame mistrust Enter 2 Lord Why is this haste To bid you haste to Arms The foe comes on the Centinels fall off The Scouts are posting up and down the Plain To fetch in all the straglers Thraces King Has break his vow and seeks by force of Arms For to expulse you 1 Lord Will ye yet give credit To a Tyrants oath Scicil. By you bright Sphere I vow and if there be A greater punishment for perjury Raigning on earth then is the conscience sting I will inflict it on this perjured man You spirits resolute 'gainst fear and death You that have hither to maintained your being In equal power like Rivals to the Gods Now show your Valor let us not debate Our wrongs like women for the wrath of Kings Is like an angry Cloud swoln big with fire Soft charge that speaks revenge in thunder hark they charge Beat a defiance See the signal 's given Who dies in this just cause shall live in heaven Allarum The shepherds give the first assault and beat off some of the Scicillian Lords Enter Eusanius driving over Scicilla Enter Radagon Rad. The fury of this Boy will overthrow All my Designs twice since the Fight begun In spight of my best Art he has unhors'd My Royal Father and the last Career Drew blood from his shrunk veins yet the good old man Like to an aged Oak that long hath stood Endangers all that seeks to cut him down He does not bear that fearful Policy That many use to fight in base disguise But has a White Flag carried before him Which does signifie the justice of his Cause is innocence Or as a mark as if a man should say I am the Butt you aim at shoot at me The greatest Conquest I have won this day Hath been the preservation of his Life With hazard of mine own In my pursuit Thinking to place him in his Court of Guard I followed him so far that I was forced To make retire for to recover breath Enter Eusanius with Scicillia prisoner Eus. Why do you sound a Retreat the Day is ours See here 's their King I knew him by his Ensign Which I seized in spight of all opposed Here General to your hands I do commit him Carry Thraces King this as a ransom for the Shepherds Queen Soft Allarum Hark the fight renews one hour more makes a full Conquest and I le ne're give o're till it be finisht Exit Rad. But that no fame or credit can be got to conquer Age I 'd scorn for to present anothers prisoner Scicil. Aged as I am had I a sword I 'd scorn as much to be subdued by thee Rad. That shall be tried Here take your Arms agen Scicil. Art thou in earnest then Come on ifaith How now What means this wilt thou not fight with me Rad. Yes sir that I will with you I le fight But never fight against you See the man That thrice this day preserved you from your foe And the last time I bore you off from death I that man am now your Champion do not question why But rest assur'd for you I le live and die Exeunt Allarum and the Shepherds within crying flie flie c. Enter Eusanius and all the Shepherds Eus. What Coward 's that began this fearful cry Is not the day likely to be our own Have I not taken their King Prisoner seized his white Flag and by our Generals hand sent him unto Pheander Tit. But he 's revolted and has set him free And we have ne're a General to lead us Eus. Oh Villain Traitor Coward were he my father I should call him so flie from his Colours Courage fellow Swains let us not blot the Honor we have won Want of a General I le supply that place rather than loose so fair a Victory Pall. No I le be General Clown I I and so you shall and I le be Commander over you We should be led like Wilde-geese then ifaith Wilde-geese nay Woodcocks rather for your Wilde-geese keep their Wings their Front their Rear and have a Leader too Tit. I I you are the man Eus. Follow then come Exeunt A great Allarum Enter Radagon Rad. Sound a Retreat it is
'm sure 1 Th. Lord What 's he 1 Lord Some stranger 3 Th. Lord How came he in the Guard 1 Sc. Lord They speak I le try if they can hear 1 Th. Lord Keep back who are you The cause of your approach so near the King 1 Sc. Lord Your out-sides speak you noble Know my Lords the Cause of my arrival in this Land is in the search of Princely Radagon now Son and Heir to the Scicilian King if ever you did hear of such a Prince let not fore-passed hate extinguish him but glad an aged Father with a Son who now is all the children he hath left They shake their heads and weep Good Gods I fear they have ta'ne away his life by tyranny Enter Pheander ready Phe. What stranger 's that what makes him in our Court What are you dumb Why do you not resolve us 1 Lord He is a Subject to Cicillias King and comes in search of banisht Radagon 1 Sc. Lord How banisht Phe. I sir banisht And 't was too milde a satisfaction for the base wrongs that I sustained by him in a small Boat hopeless of help or life he was put forth to sea by our Command This you may tell your King and so be gone 1 Sc. Lord You could not be so unmerciful to use a vertuous Prince so cruelly you durst not so transgress the Law of Kings to murther him although your Enemy I know no cause of his did merit it but the stern hate of ancient Enmity Phe. How dare you sir capitulate the Cause Go bid your Master come himself to know and then perchance we may resolve it him 1 Sc. Lord Be sure he will thou cruel Homicide and ask the Cause in such a thundring Language will make both thee and all that hear it tremble Exit Scil. Lord Phe. We 'l answer him as loud sir fear it not But to our first Affairs what is your Censure is Life or Death the Sentence we must give 1 Lord Mine is his Life my Liege 2 Lord And so is mine 3 Lord Mine is his life but not his liberty Phe. Why not his death as well His fact is Treason 1 Lord Suspected but not proved therefore 't is fit he should be kept close Prisoner till we hear how the rude multitude do stand affected for he was deeply seated in their hearts Phe. We are resolved let him be streight brought forth We 'l use him with what clemency we may I know the Gods whom Kings should imitate Have plac'd us here to rule not overthrow Enter Sophos Justice shall hand in hand with mercy go We speak before a King but now a brother If you will yet confess your Guilt and Cause That moved you first unto this Forgery We may perhaps forgive you otherwise There is no other favor but to die Soph. Ha ha ha to die I do not think I shall be made so happy for death 's the honest mans felicity there is no favor that I crave but death in living here I shall more torments finde but being dead there ends my misery Phe. If you will yet confess we will have mercy Soph. Mercy on whom for what You are deceiv'd It is a thing not in thy power to give Mercy 's immortal and to humane eyes Is never seen till fleshly passion dies Phe. It seems then sir you do desire to die Soph. With full consent for life 's a loathsom vale of misery Phe. In which thou still shalt live thy life we give but doom thee to perpetual banishment we limit you no time therefore dispatch See that he instantly depart the Court Soph. Dost think I le stay by all our gods thy Crown and Kingdom shal not hire me to 't Tyrant fare vel if e're I do return cities that now stand shall be heaps of stone Exit Sophos Phe. This foggy Cloud disperst I hold it fit some poste to the Delphos to the Oracle to know what shall ensue these Thunderclaps that threaten such destraction we our self will see you furnisht for the Offering Whom shall we send Cleanthes No you two prepare for your departure presently What though he was our Brother 't is not fit mistrustful men should live within our Court what is 't to be a King and stand in aw Cor. and Flor. Those that intreat and may command with fear Are fitter to climb up than tarry here Exeunt omnes Enter Titterus and Radagon severally Tit. Stirring so early Partner then I see you 'l prove a wealthy shepherd watchfulness is the chief star within our Kalendar 't were vain to ask you how you affect this life your forwardness expresses that you like it Rad. Who can dislike a peaceful happiness Methinks I never proved a sweeter happiness in every corner here Content sits smiling the Mountain tops I make my Morning-walks the evening-shades my recreation and when Nights Queen puts on her gorgeous Robe I take delight to gaze upon the stars in which methinks I read Philosophy and by the Astronomical Aspects I search out Natures secrets the chief means for the preventing my Lambs prejudice I tell-you sir I finde in being a shepherd what many Kings want in their Royalties Tit. I joy in your content yet wonder sir you do frequent such melancholly Walks I have observ'd your passions many times and seen you sit sole companied with thought as if your passions were your Comforters I fear some foolish female has entrapt you Rad. Not any sir believe it that 's a thing I thank my stars I ne're did estimate Love that imparadizeth some to me Is hell it self if hell on earth there be Tit. Blest be the hour that e're I met with thee Not love a woman have I a second self Oh happy happy man not love a woman Rad. I do not yet assure you Tit. Nor ever do if you do love your self of all things in the world take heed of 'em I have a brother mad forsooth for Love But that I had a mother I could wish that there were no such things as women are We shall have such a hoyting here anon you 'l wonder at it 'T is Pan's Holiday the chiefest Festival the shepherds keep 't is held upon this Green Rad. I thought as much belike then that 's the cause Musick This place is so bedeckt and strowed with flowers Tit. The very same they come observe the custom Enter old Antimon and another old Shepherd after them two Shepherds to dance then the Clown with Garlands upon his Hook himself drest with Ribbons and Scarfs then Ariadne the Princess like a Shepherdess with Serena and two other Shepherdesses to dance Cease Musick Ant. Titterus well met you are the welcomest man I see to day the wenches were afraid you 'd not have come and then our Roundelays had all bin spoiled Tit. Sir you may thank this man pray bid him welcome he 's a stranger here Ant. What Countrey-man Rad. Scicillia gave me life on whose fair Promontories I have lived this many yeares
Name of Father For you lascivious Sir on pain of death we charge you leave our Kingdom instantly two days we limit you for your departure which time expired 't is death to tread upon our Thracian Bounds But Huswife as for you You with your Brat wee 'l send afloat the Main There to be left never to Land again And that your Copes-mate may be sure to loose The chief content of his desired Bliss You shall be guarded from our Kingdoms Confines And put to Sea with several Windes and Tides That ye may never more enjoy each other She in a small Boat without Man or Oar Shall to the mercy of the Waves be left He in a Pinnace without Sayl or Pilate Shall be dragg'd forth some five leagues from the shore And there be drencht in the vast Ocean You hear your Doom which shall for ever stand irrevocable Make no reply Go strumpet get thee hence No sin so vile as Disobedience Exit Phe. the rest stay Ariad. A heavy bitter Sentence when for Love we must be banisht from our Native right Had his high Rage but suffered me to speak I could have my Chastity as clear as is the unspotted Lamb of Innocence 1 Lord Alas good Lady Now on my faith I do believe as much I le back return unto his Majesty and urge him to recal his heavy Doom Ariad. Oh no I would not for the world believe me sir Endanger you in such an Embassy Let him persist the Heavens hath ever sent A Tower of strength to guard the innocent Oh Radagon we two shall never meet Until we tread upon the higher Frame Farewel Dear Love Poor Babe thy wretched Birth Makes us to part eternally on earth Exit Ariad. Guard Rad. My life my soul all my falicity Is in a trice divided from my sight No matter now what ere become of me All earthly joys are lost in loosing thee Exeunt Enter Titterus and Pallemon Tit. Come I must know your cause of Discontent Pal. I know it is your love to urge thus far and 't is my love thus to conceal it from you should I relate my cause of Sorrow to you and you seeking my remedy should wound your self think what a Corsive it would prove to me And yet I wonder you conceive it not if you consider truly your own state you 'l finde our cause of grief to be alike Tit. You have found a pretty way to silence me but 't will not serve indeed it will not sir because I know you do dissemble with me The strongest Allegation that ye have is that you sorrow for a Fathers death and that I know is feigned for since that time my self have heard you in your Roundelays more frolick far than any of the Swains and in your pastimes on the Holidays strive to surpass the activest of us all therefore that cannot serve you for Excuse And for your flocks I 'm sure they thrive as well as any shepherds do upon the plain that makes me wonder and importunate to know the cause that might procure this sadness Pal. Since nothing but the Truth will satisfie Take 't in a word brother I am in Love Tit. Ha ha what 's that Pal. A god which many thousands do adore Tit. A Fable that fond fools gives credit too I that have bin a Shepherd all my life and ne're train'd up to School as thou hast bin would scorn to be deluded by a Fiction a thing that 's nothing but inconstancy Didst never hear the Invective that I made Pal. No nor desire it now Tit. Yes prithee mark it I le tell thee my opinion now of Love Love is a Law a Discord of such force That 'twixt our Sense and Reason makes divorce Love 's a Desire that to obtain betime We loose an Age of Years pluckt from our prime Love is a thing to which we soon consent As soon refuse but sooner far repent Then what must women be that are the cause Enter old Antimon Clown That Love hath life that Lovers feel such laws They 're like the Windes upon Lapanthaes shore That still are changing Oh then love no more A womans Love is like that Syrian Flow'r That buds and spreads and withers in an hour Pal. See Orpheus you have drawn Listners Tit. What dost make beasts of 'em Ant. Come son let 's make haste to fold up our flocks I fear we shall have a foul Evening Clown I think so too Father for there 's a strong winde risen in the back door S'nails yonder 's Mr. Titterus the merry Shepherd and the old fool my father would pass by wee 'l have a Fit of Mirth before we part Tit. Hoyse a Gods-name cannot the Puppy see Clown Hardly sir for he has been troubled with sore eyes this nine days Tit. Muscod come hither what shall I give thee to put my brother Pallemon from his dumps Clown I do not know what you 'l give me but promise what you will I 'm sure to be paid if I meddle with him he 's the strangest humor'd man now of late that e're I met withal he was ready to lay his Hook o're my pate t'other morning for giving him the time of the day But upon one condition I le venter a knock this once Tit. What 's your condition Clown Marry that you would give me a delicate Song to court my Wench withal but it must be a good one for women are grown so musical now adays they care not a pin for a Song unless it be well prickt Tit. Oh I have one a purpose hark shalt hear it Seren. Nothing shall serve but what I have prefixt Pal. I le pluck the Moon from forth the Starry Throne And place thee there to light the lower Orb And if stern Pluto offer to embrace thee I le pitch him head-long into Phlegeton Stren. Phebus defend me Oh I fear he 's mad Pal. Or if thou 'lt live and be the Shepherds Queen I le fetch Senessa frown the Doun of Swans to be thy handmaid the Phrygian Boy that Jove so doted on shall be thy Page and serve thee on his knee Thou shalt be guarded round with Jolly Swains such-as was Luno's Love on Latma's hill Thy Musick shall surpass the Argo's tamer If this content thee not I le dive into the bottom of the Deep and fetch thee Bracelets of the Orient Pearl the Treasure of the Sea shall all be thine Ser. He 's stark mad some power withhold him here Until I finde some place to shelter me Exit Pal. Art thou gone in haste I le not forsake thee Runn'st thou ne're so fast I le o'retake thee Or the Dales or the Downs through the green Meadows From the fields through the towns to the dim shadows All along the Plain to the low Fountains Up and down agen from the high Mountains Eccho then shall agen tell her I follow And the Floods to the Woods carry my holla holla ce la ho ho hu Exit A dumb-show Thunder