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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57763	The birth of Merlin, or, The childe hath found his father as it hath been several times acted with great applause / written by William Shakespear and William Rowley.	Rowley, William, 1585?-1642?; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Birmingham Shakespeare Library.	1662 (1662)	Wing R2096; ESTC R7261	41,256	56

Kings desires if thou thy self wilt write thine Epitaph dispatch it quickly there 's not a minutes time 'twixt thee and thy death A stone falls and kills Proximus Prox. Ha ha ha Mer. I so thou mayest die laughing Vorti. Ha! This is above admiration look is he dead Clown Yes sir here 's brains to make morter on if you 'l use them Cousin Merlin there 's no more of this stone fruit ready to fall is there I pray give your Uncle a little fair warning Mer. Remove that shape of death and now my Lord for clear satisfaction of your doubts Merlin will show the fatal cause that keeps your fatal Castle down and hinders your proceedings Stand there and by an apparition see the labor and end of all your destiny Mother and Uncle you must be absent Clown Is your father coming Cousin Mer. Nay you must be gone Ioan Come you 'l offend him brother Clown I would fain see my Brother i'law if you were married I might lawfully call him so Merlin strikes his wand Thunder and Lightning two Dragons appear a White and a Red they fight a while and pause Vor. What means this stay Mer. Be not amaz'd my Lord for on the victory Of loss or gain as these two Champions ends Your fate your life and kingdom all depends therefore observe it well Vor. I shall heaven be auspicious to us Thunder The two Dragons fight agen and the White Dragon drives off the Red. Vor. The conquest is on the white Dragons part now Merlin faithfully expound the meaning Mer. Your Grace must then not be offended with me Vor. It is the weakest part I found in thee to doubt of me so slightly shall I blame my prophet that foretells me of my dangers thy cunning I approve most excellent Mer. Then know my Lord there is a dampish Cave the nightly habitation of these Dragons vaulted beneath where you would build your Castle whose enmity and nightly combats there maintain a constant ruine of your labors To make it more plain the Dragons then your self betoken and the Saxon King the vanquisht Red is sir your dreadful Emblem Vort. Oh my fate Mer. Nay you must hear with patience Royal sir you slew the lawful King Constantius 't was a red deed your Crown his blood did cement the English Saxon first brought in by you for aid against Constantius brethren is the white horror who now knit together have driven and shut you up in these wilde mountains and though they now seek to unite with friendship it is to wound your bosom not embrace it and with an utter extirpation to rout the Brittains out and plant the English Seek for your safety Sir and spend no time to build the airy Castles for Prince Vter armed with vengeance for his brothers blood is hard upon you if you mistrust me and to my words craves witness sir then know here comes a messenger to tell you so Exit Mer. Enter Messenger Messen. My Lord Prince Uter Vort. And who else sir Messen. Edol the great General Vort. The great Devil they are coming to meet us Messen. With a full power my Lord Vort. With a full vengeance they mean to meet us so we are ready to their confront as full march double footing we 'l loose no ground nor shall their numbers fright us If it be Fate it cannot be withstood We got our Crown so be it lost in blood Exeunt Enter Prince Vter Edol Cador Edwin Toclio with Drum and Soldiers Prince Stay and advice hold drum Edol. Beat slave why do you pause why make a stand where are our enemies or do you mean we fight amongst our selves Prince Nay noble Edol let us here take counsel it cannot hurt it is the surest Garison to safety Edol. Fie on such slow delays so fearful men that are to pass over a flowing river stand on the bank to parly of the danger till the tide rise and then be swallowed is not the King in field Cador. Proud Vortiger the Trator is in field Edwin The Murderer and Usurper Edol. Let him be the devil so I may fight with him for heavens love sir march on oh my patience will you delay untill the Saxons come to aid his party A Tucket Prince There 's no such fear prithee be calm a while hark it seems by this he comes or sends to us Edol. If it be for parly I will drown the summons if all our drums and hoarseness choke me me not Enter Captain Prince Nay prithee hear from whence art thou Cap. From the King Vortiger Edol. Traitor there 's none such Alarum drum strike slave or by mine honor I will break thy head and beat thy drums heads both about thine ears Prince Hold noble Edol let 's hear what Articles he can inforce Edol. What articles or what conditions can you expect to value half your wrong unless he kill himself by thousand tortures and send his carcase to appease your vengeance for the foul murder of Constantius and that 's not a tenth part neither Prince 'T is true my brothers blood is crying to me now I do applaud thy counsel hence be gone Exit Capt. We 'l hear no parly now but by our swords Edol. And those shall speak home in death killing words Alarum to the fight sound sound the Alarum Exeunt Alarum Enter Edol driving all Vortigers Force before him then Enter Prince Vter pursuing Vortiger Exit Vort. Dost follow me Prince Yes to thy death I will Vort. Stay be advis'd I would not be the onely fall of Princes I slew thy brother Prince Thou didst black Traitor and in that vengeance I pursue thee Vort. Take mercy for thy self and flie my sword save thine own life as satisfaction which here I give thee for thy brothers death Prince Give what 's thine own a Traitors heart and head that 's all thou art right Lord of the Kingdom which thou usurp'st thou most unhappy Tyrant is leaving thee the Saxons which thou broughtst to back thy usurpations are grown great and where they seat themselves do hourly seek to blot the Records of old Brute and Brittains from memory of men calling themselves Hingest-men and Hingest-land that no more the Brittain name be known all this by thee thou base destroyer of thy Native Countrey Enter Edol. Edol. What stand you talking Fight Prince Hold Edol Ed. Hold out my sword and listen not to King or Princes word There 's work enough abroad this task is mine Alarum Prince Prosper thy Valour as thy Vertues shine Exeunt Enter Cador and Edwin Cador. Bright Victory her self fights on our part and buckled in a golden Beaver rides triumphantly before us Edw. Justice is with her who ever takes the true and rightful cause let us not lag behinde them Enter Prince Cador. Here comes the Prince how goes our fortunes Sir Prince Hopeful and fair brave Cador proud Vortiger beat down by Edols sword was rescu'd by the following multitudes and now for safety 's fled unto a

seen this face before Ioan. It is enough though your ne're see me more sinks down Toclio. 'Sfoot she 's faln this place is inchanted sure look to the woman fellow Exit Clown Oh she 's dead she 's dead as you are a man stay and help sir Ioan Ioan sister Ioan why Ioan Go too 't I say will you cast away your self and your childe and me too what do you mean sister Ioan. Oh give me pardon sir 't was too much joy opprest my loving thoughts I know you were too noble to deny me ha Where is he Clown Who the Gentleman he 's gone sister Ioan. Oh! I am und one then run tell him I did but faint for joy dear brother haste why dost thou stay oh never cease till he give answer to thee Clown He which he what do you call him tro Ioan. Unnatural brother shew me the path he took why dost thou dally speak oh which way went he Clown This way that way through the bushes there Ioan. Were it through fire the Journey 's easie winged with sweet desire Exit Clown Hey day there 's some hope of this yet I le follow her for kindreds sake if she miss of her purpose now she 'l challenge all she findes I see for if ever we meet with a two leg'd creature in the whole Kingdom the Childe shall have a Father that 's certain Exit Loud Musick Enter two with the Sword and Mace Cador Edwin two Bishops Aurelius Ostorius leading Artesia Crown'd Constancia Modestia Octa Proximus a Magician Donobert Gloster Oswold Toclio all pass over the Stage Manet Donobert Gloster Edwin Cador Dono. Come Gloster I do not like this hasty Marriage Gloster She was quickly wooed and won not six days since arrived an enemy to sue for Peace and now crown'd Queen of Brittain this is strange Dono. Her brother too made as quick speed in coming leaving his Saxons and his starved Troops to take the advantage whilst 't was offer'd fore heaven I fear the King 's too credulous our Army is discharg'd too Gloster Yes and our General commanded home Son Edwin have you seen him since Edwin He 's come to Court but will not view the presence nor speak unto the King he 's so discontent at this so strange aliance with the Saxon as nothing can perswade his patience Cador. You know his humor will indure no check no if the King oppose it all crosses feeds both his spleen and his impatience those affections are in him like powder apt to inflame with every little spark and blow up all his reason Gloster Edol of Chester is a noble Soldier Dono. So is he by the Rood ever most faithful to the King and Kingdom how e're his passions guide him Enter Edoll with Captaine Cador. See where he comes my Lord Omnes Welcome to Court brave Earl Edol. Do not deceive me by your flatteries Is not the Saxon here the League confirm'd the Marriage ratifi'd the Court divided with Pagan Infidels the least part Christians at least in their Commands Oh the gods it is a thought that takes away my sleep and dulls my senses so I scarcely know you Prepare my horses I le away to Chester Capt. What shall we do with our Companies my Lord Edol. Keep them at home to increase Cuckolds and get some Cases for your Captainships smooth up your brows the wars has spoil'd your faces and few will now regard you Dono. Preserve your patience Sir Edol. Preserve your Honors Lords your Countries Safety your Lives and Lands from strangers what black devil could so bewitch the King so to discharge a Royal Army in the height of conquest nay even already made victorious to give such credit to an enemy a starved foe a stragling fugitive beaten beneath our feet so love dejected so servile and so base as hope of life had won them all to leave the Land for ever Dono. It was the Kings will Edol. It was your want of wisdom that should have laid before his tender youth the dangers of a State where forain Powers bandy for Soveraignty with Lawful Kings who being setled once to assure themselves will never fail to seek the blood and life of all competitors Dono. Your words sound well my Lord and point at safety both for the Realm and us but why did you within whose power it lay as General with full Commission to dispose the war lend ear to parly with the weakned foe Edol. Oh the good Gods Cador. And on that parly came this Embassie Edol. You will hear me Edwin Your letters did declare it to the King both of the Peace and all Conditions brought by this Saxon Lady whose fond love has thus be witched him Edol. I will curse you all as black as hell unless you hear me your gross mistake would make wisdom her self run madding through the streets and quarrel with her shadow death why kill'd ye not that woman Dono. Glost. Oh my Lord Edol. The great devil take me quick had I been by and all the women of the world were barren she should have died e're he had married her on these conditions Cador. It is not reason that directs you thus Edol. Then have I none for all I have directs me never was man so palpably abus'd so basely marred bought and sold to scorn my Honor Fame and hopeful Victories the loss of Time Expences Blood and Fortunes all vanisht into nothing Edwin This rage is vain my Lord what the King does nor they nor you can help Edol. My Sword must fail me then Cador 'Gainst whom will you expose it Edol. What 's that to you 'gainst all the devils in hell to guard my country Edwin These are airy words Edol. Sir you tread too hard upon my patience Edwin I speak the duty of a Subjects faith and say agen had your been here in presence What the King did you had not dar'd to cross it Edol. I will trample on his Life and Soul that says it Cador. My Lord Edwin Come come Edol. Now before heaven Cador. Dear sir Edol. Not dare thou liest beneath thy lungs Gloster No more son Edwin Edwin I have done sir I take my leave Edol. But thou shall not you shall take no leave of me Sir Dono. For wisdoms sake my Lord Edol. Sir I 'le leave him and you and all of you the Court and King and let my Sword and friends shuffle for Edols safety stay you here and hug the Saxons till they cut your throats or bring the Land to servile slavery such yokes of baseness Chester must not suffer Go and repent betimes these foul misdeeds For in this League all our whole Kingdom bleeds which I le prevent or perish Glost. See how his rage transports him Exit Edol. Capt. Cador. These passions set apart a braver soldier breathes not i' th' world this day Dono. I wish his own worth do not court his ruine The King must Rule and we must learn to obay True vertue shall direct the noble way

headlong from her Poor mortal thou and I are much uneven Thou must not speak of goodness nor of heaven if I confer with thee but be of comfort whilst men do breath and Britiains name be known The fatal fruit thou bear'st within thy womb Shall here be famous till the day of doom Clown 'Slid who 's that talks so I can see no body Ioan. Then art thou blind or mad see where he goes and beckons me to come oh lead me forth I 'le follow thee in spight of fear or death Exit Clown Oh brave she 'l run to the devil for a husband she 's stark mad sure and talks to a shaddow for I could see no substance well I 'le after her the childe was got by chance and the father must be found at all adventure Exit Enter Hermit Modesta and Edwin Modesta. Oh reverent sir by you my heart hath reacht at the large hopes of holy Piety and for this I craved your company Here in your sight religiouslly to vow My chaste thoughts up to heaven and make you now the witness of my faith Her Angels assist thy hopes Edwin What meanes my Love thou art my promis'd wife Modest. To part with willingly what friends and life Can make no good assurance of Edwin Oh finde remorse fair soul to love and merit and yet recant thy vow Modest. Never this world and I are parted now for ever Her To finde the way to bliss oh happy woman Th' ast learn'd the hardest Lesson well I see Now show thy fortitude and constancy Let these thy friends thy sad departure weep Thou shalt but loose the wealth thou could'st not keep My contemplation calls me I must leave ye Edwin O reverent Sir perswade not her to leave me Her My Lord I do not nor to cease to love ye I onely pray her faith may fixed stand Marriage was blest I know with heavens own hand Exit Edwin You hear him Lady 't is not a virgins state but sanctity of life must make you happy Modest. Good sir you say you love me gentle Edwin even by that love I do beseech you leave me Edwin Think of your fathers tears your weeping friends whom cruel grief makes pale and bloodless for you Modest. Would I were dead to all Edwin Why do you weep Modest. Oh who would live to see How men with care and cost seek misery Edwin Why do you seek it then What joy what pleasure can give you comfort in a single life Modest. The contemplation of a happy death which is to me so pleasing that I think no torture could divert me What 's this world wherein you 'd have me walk but a sad passage to a dread Judgement-Seat from whence even now we are but bail'd upon our good abearing till that great Sessions come when Death the Cryer will surely summon us and all to appear to plead us guilty or our bail to clear what musick 's this Soft Musick Enter two Bishops Edwin Donobert Gloster Cador Constancia Oswold Toclio. Edwin Oh now resolve and think upon my love this sounds the Marriage of your beauteous sister vertuous Constancia with the noble Cador look and behold this pleasure Modest. Cover me with night It is a vanity not worth the sight Dono. See see she 's yonder pass on son Cador. Daughter Constancia I beseech you all unless she first move speech salute her not Edwin what good success Edwin Nothing as yet unless this object take her Dono. See see her eye is fixt upon her sister seem careless all and take no notice of her on afore there come my Constancia Modest. Not speak to me nor dain to cast an eye To look on my despised poverty I must be more charitable pray stay Lady are not you she whom I did once call sister Constan. I did acknowledge such a name to one whilst she was worthy of it in whose folly Since you neglect your fame and friends together In you I drown'd a sisters name for ever Modest. Your looks did speak no less Glost. It now begins to work this sight has moved her Dono. I know this trick would take or nothing Modest. Though you disdain in me a sisters name yet charity me thinks should be so strong to instruct e're you reject I am a wretch even follies instance who perhaps have er'd not having known the goodness bears so high and fair a show in you which being exprest I may recant this low despised life And please those friends whom I mov'd to grief Cador. She is coming yfaith be merry Edwin Consta. Since you desire instruction you shall have it what i st should make you thus desire to live vow'd to a single life Modest. Because I know I cannot flie from death oh my good sister I beseech you hear me This world is but a Masque catching weak eyes With what is not our selves but our disguise A Vizard that falls off the Dance being done And leaves Deaths Glass for all to look upon Our best happiness here lasts but a night Whose burning Tapers makes false Ware seem right Who knows not this and will not now provide Some better shift before his shame be spy'd And knowing this vain world at last will leave him Shake off these robes that help but to deceive him Const. Her words are powerful I am amaz'd to hear her Dono. Her soul 's inchanted with infected Spells Leave her best Girl for now in thee I le seek the fruits of Age Posterity Out o' my sight sure I was half asleep or drunk when I begot thee Const. Good sir forbear What say you to that sister The joy of children a blest Mothers Name Oh who without much grief can loose such Fame Modest. Who can enjoy it without sorrow rather And that most certain where the joy 's unsure Seeing the fruit that we beget endure So many miseries that oft we pray The Heavens to shut up their afflicted day At best we do but bring forth Heirs to die And fill the Coffins of our enemy Const. Oh my soul Dono. Hear her no more Constantia she 's sure bewitcht with Error leave her Girl Const. Then must I leave all goodness sir away stand-off I say Dono. How 's this Const. I have no father friend no husband now all are but borrowed robes in which we masque to waste and spend the time when all our Life is but one good betwixt two Ague-days which from the first e're we have time to praise a second Fever takes us Oh my best sister my souls eternal friend forgive the rashness of my distemper'd tongue for how could she knew not her self know thy felicity from which worlds cannot now remove me Dono. Art thou mad too fond woman what 's thy meaning Const. To seek eternal happiness in heaven which all this world affords not Cador. Think of thy Vow thou art my promis'd Wife Const. Pray trouble me no further Omnes Strange alteration Cador. Why do you stand at gaze you sacred Priests you holy men