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 Exâ—â— 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
Northern wind Evad. You dare not strike him Amint. Do not wrong me so Yes if his body were a poysonous plant That it were death to touch I have a soul Will throw me on him Evad. Why 't is the King Amint. The King Evad. What will you do now Amint. 'T is not the King Evad. What did he make this match for dull Amintor Amint. Oh! thou hast nam'd a word that wipes away All thoughts revengeful in that sacred name The King there lies a terror what frail man Dares lift his hand against it let the Gods Speak to him when they please Till when let us suffer and wait Evad. Why should you fill your self so full of heat And haste so to my bed I am no Virgin Amint. What Devil put it in thy fancy then To marry me Evad. Alas I must have one To Father Children and to bear the name Of Husband to me that my sin may be more honourable Amint. What a strange thing am I Evad. A miserable one one that my self am sorry for Amint. Why shew it then in this If thou hast pity though thy love be none Kill me and all true Lovers that shall live In after ages crost in their desires Shall bless thy memory and call thee good Because such mercy in thy heart was found To rid a lingring Wretch Evad. I must have one To fill thy room again if thou wert dead Else by this night I would I pity thee Amint. These strange and sudden injuries have saln So thick upon me that I lose all sense Of what they are methinks I am not wrong'd Nor is it ought if from the censuring World I can but hide it Reputation Thou art a word no more but thou hast shown An impudence so high that to the World I fear thou wilt betray or shame thy self Evad. To cover shame I took thee never fear That I would blaze my self Amint. Nor let the King Know I conceive he wrongs me then mine honour Will thrust me into action that my flesh Could bear with patience and it is some ease To me in these extreams that I knew this Before I toucht thee else had all the sins Of mankind stood betwixt me and the King I had gone through 'em to his heart and thine I have lost one desire 't is not his crown Shall buy me to thy bed now I resolve He has dishonour'd thee give me thy hand Be careful of thy credit and sin close 'T is all I wish upon thy Chamber-floore Plâ—â—â—â—st to night that morning visiters May think we did as married people use And prethee smile upon me when they come And seem to toy as if thou hadst been pleas'd With what we did Evad. Fear not I will do this Amint. Come let us practise and as wantonly As ever loving Bride and Bridegroom met Le ts laugh and enter here Evad. I am content Amint. Down all the swellings of my troubled heart When we walk thus intwin'd let all eyes see If ever Lovers better did agree Exit Enter Aspatia Antiphila and Olympias Asp Away you are not sad force it no further Good Gods how well you look such a full colour Young bashful Brides put on sure you are new married Ant. Yes Madam to your grief Asp Alas poor Wenches Go learn to love first learn to lose your selves Learn to be flattered and believe and bless The double tongue that did it Make a Faith out of the miracles of Ancient Lovers Did you ne're love yet Wenches speak Olympias Such as speak truth and dy'd in 't And like me believe all faithful and be miserable Thou hast an easie temper fit for stamp Olymp. Never Asp Nor you Antiphila Ant. Nor I. Asp Then my good Girles be more than Women wise 〈◊〉 least be more than I was and be sure you credit any thing the light gives light to before a man rather believe the Sea weeps for the ruin'd Merchant when he roars rather the wind courts but the pregnant sails when the strong cordage cracks rather the Sun comes but to kiss the Fruit in wealthy Autumn when all falls blasted if you needs must love forc'd by ill fate take to your maiden bosoms two dead cold aspicks and of them make Lovers they cannot flatter nor forswear one kiss makes a long peace for all but man Oh that beast man Come le ts be sad my Girles That down cast of thine eye Olympias Shews a fine sorrow mark Antiphila Just such another was the Nymph Oenone When Laris brought home Helen now a tear And then thou art a piece expressing fully The Carthage Queen when from a cold Sea Rock Full with her sorrow she tyed fast her eyes To the fair Trojan ships and having lost them Just as thine eyes do down stole a tear Antiphila What would this Wench do if she were Aspatia Here she would stand till some more pitying God Turn'd her to Marble 't is enough my Wench Shew me the piece of Needle work you wrought Ant. Of Ariadne Madam Asp Yes that piece This should be Theseus h 'as a cousening face You meant him for a man Ant. He was so Madam Asp Why then 't is well enough never look back You have a full wind and a false heart Theseus Does not the story say his Keel was split Or his Masts spent or some kind rock or other Met with his Vessel Ant. Not as I remember Asp It should ha' been so could the Gods know this And not of all their number raise a storm But they are all as ill This false smile was well exprest Just such another caught me you shall not go so Antiphila In this place work a quick sand And over it a shallow smiling Water And his ship ploughing it and then a fear Do that fear to the life Wench Ant. 'T will wrong the story Asp 'T will make the story wrong'd by wanton Poets Live long and be believ'd but where 's the Lady Ant. There Madam Asp Fie you have mist it here Antiphila You are much mistaken Wench These colours are not dull and pale enough To shew a soul so full of misery As this sad Ladies was do it by me Do it again by me the lost Aspatia And you shall find all true but the wild Island I stand upon the Sea breach now and think Mine arms thus and mine hair blown with the wind Wild as that desart and let all about me Tell that I am forsaken do my face If thou hadst ever feeling of a sorrow Thus thus Antiphila strive to make me look Like sorrows monument and the trees about me Let them be dry and leaveless let the Rocks Groan with continual surges and behind me Make all a desolation look look Wenches A miserable life of this poor Picture Olym. Dear Madam Asp I have done sit down and let us Upon that point fix all our eyes that point there Make a dull silence till you feel a sudden sadness Give us new souls Enter Calianax Cal. The King
Have I no rule yet as I live he dyes That does not execute my will and suddenly Bal. All that thou canst do takes but one short hour from me Rol. Hew off her hands Ham. Lady hold off Ed. Nay hew 'em Hew off my innocent hands as he commands you Exeunt Guard Count Baldwin They 'll hang the faster on for Deaths convulsion Thou seed of Rocks will nothing move thee then Are all my tears lost all my righteous Prayers Drown'd in thy drunken wrath I stand thus then Thus boldly bloody Tyrant And to thy face in Heavens high Name defie thee And may sweet mercy when thy soul sighs for it When under thy black mischiefs thy flesh trembles When neither strength nor youth nor friends nor gold Can stay one hour when thy most wretched Conscience Wak'd from her dream of death like fire shall melt thee When all thy Mothers tears thy Brothers wounds Thy Peoples fears and curses and my loss My aged fathers loss shall stand before thee Rol. Save him I say run save him save her Father Fly and redeem his head Exit Latorch Ed. May then that pity That comfort thou expect'st from Heaven that mercy Be lockt up from thee fly thee howling find thee Despair Oh my sweet father storms of terrours Blood till thou burst again Rol. Oh fair sweet anger Enter Latorch and Hamond with a Head Lat. I am too late Sir 't was dispatch'd before And his Head is here Rol And my Heart there go bury him Give him fair Rites of Funeral decent Honours Ed. Wilt thou not take me Monster highest Heaven Give him a punishment fit for his mischief Lat. I fear thy Prayer is heard and he rewarded Lady have patience 't was unhappy speed Blame not the Duke 't was not his fault but Fates He sent you know to stay it and commanded In care of you the heavy object hence Soon as it came have better thoughts of him Enter Citizens 1 Cit. Where 's this young Traytor Lat. Noble Citizens here And here the wounds he gave your soveraign Lord. 1 Cit. This Prince of force must be Belov'd of Heaven whom Heaven hath thus preserv'd 2 Cit. And if he be belov'd of Heaven you know He must be just and all his actions so Rol. Concluded like an Oracle Oh how great A grace of Heaven is a wise Citizen For Heaven 't is makes 'em wise as 't makes me just As it preserves me as I now survive By his strong hand to keep you all alive Your Wives your Children Goods and Lands kept yours That had been else preys to his tyrannous Power That would have prey'd on me in Bed assaulted me In sacred time of Peace my Mother here My Sister this just Lord and all had felt The certain Gulph of this Conspiracy Of which my Tutor and my Chancellour Two of the gravest and most counted honest In all my Dukedom were the monstrous Heads Oh trust no honest men for their sakes ever My politick Citizens but those that breathe The Names of Cut-throats Usurers and Tyrants Oh those believe in for the foul-mouth'd World Can give no better terms to simple goodness â—ven me it dares blaspheme and thinks me tyrannous For saving my own life sought by my Brother Yet those that sought his life before by poyson Though mine own servants hoping to please me I 'll lead to death for 't which your Eyes shall see 1 Cit. Why what a Prince is here 2 Cit. How just 3 Cit. How gentle Rol. Well now my dearest Subjects or much rather My Nerves my Spirits or my vital Blood Turn to your needful rests and setled peace Fix'd in this root of steel from whence it sprung In Heavens great help and Blessing but ere sleep Bind in his sweet oblivion your dull senses The Name and Vertue of Heavens King advance For yours in chief for my deliverance Cit. Heaven and his King save our most pious Soveraign Exeunt Citizen Rol. Thanks my good people Mother and kind Sister And you my noble Kinsmen things born thus Shall make ye all command whatever I Enjoy in this my absolute Empire Take in the Body of my Princely Brother For whose Death since his Fate no other way Would give my eldest birth his supream Right We 'll mourn the cruel influence it bears And wash his Sepulchre with kindly tears Aub. If this game end thus Heavens will rule the set What we have yielded to we could not let Exeunt omnes praeter Latorch and Edith Lat. Good Lady rise and raise your Spirits withal More high than they are humbled you have cause As much as ever honour'd happiest Lady And when your Ears are freer to take in Your most amendful and unmatched fortunes I 'll make you drown a hundred helpless deaths In Sea of one life pour'd into your Bosome With which shall flow into your arms the Riches The Pleasures Honours and the rules of Princes Which though death stop your ears methinks should open 'em Assay to forget death Ed. Oh slaughter'd Father Lat. Taste of what cannot be redress'd and bless The Fate that yet you curse so since for that You spake so movingly and your sweet eyes With so much Grace fill'd that you set on fire The Dukes affection whom you now may rule As he rules all his Dukedome is' t not sweet Does it not shine away your sorrows Clouds Sweet Lady take wise heart and hear and tell me Ed. I hear no word you speak Lat. Prepare to hear then And be not barr'd up from your self nor add To your ill fortune with your far worse judgment Make me your servant to attend with all joys Your sad estate till they both bless and speak it See how they 'll bow to you make me wait command me To watch out every minute for the stay Your modest sorrow fancies raise your graces And do my hopes the honour of your motion To all the offered heights that now attend you Oh how your touches ravish how the Duke Is slain already with your flames embrac'd I will both serve and visit you and often Ed. I am not fit Sir Lat. Time will make you Lady Exeunt SCENE II. Enter the Guard 3 or 4 Boys then the Sheriff Cook Yeoman of the Cellar Butler Pantler to execution 1 Guard Come bring in these fellows on away with ' em 2 Guard Make room before there room for the Prisoners 1 Boy Let 's run before Boys we shall have no places else 2 Boy Are these the youths Cook These are the youths you look for And pray my honest friends be not so hasty There will be nothing done till we come I assure you 3 Boy Here 's a wise hanging are there no more Butl. Do you hear Sir you may come in for your share if you please Cook My friend if you be unprovided of a hanging You look like a good fellow I can afford you A reasonable penny-worth 2 Boy Afore afore Boys here 's enough to make us sport Yeom
seek Go boldly home and let thy mind no distrustful crosses find All shall happen for the best souls walk through sorrows that are blest Sil. Then I go confident Bel. But first my Son a thankful service must be done The good old woman for her pain when every thing stands fair again Must ask a poor Boon and that granting there 's nothing to thy journey wanting Sil. Except the trial of my soul to mischief And as I am a Knight and love mine honor I grant it whatsoever Bel. Thy pure soul Shall never sink for me nor howl Sil. Then any thing Bel. When I shall ask remember Sil. If I forget heavens goodness forget me Bel. On thy journey then awhile to the next cross way and stile I 'll conduct thee keep thee true to thy Mistriss and thy vow And let all their envies fall I 'll be with thee and quench all Exeunt Actus Quintus Scaena Prima Enter Dutchess Syenna and Lords Sy. LAdy the stubborn war's more mild than you are That allows Ransom and the Prisoner taken Dutch We must not be too hasty Remember Sir The wrong and violence you have offer'd us Burnt up our frontier Towns made prey before ye Both of our Beasts and Corn slain our dear subjects Open'd the fountain eyes of thousand widows That daily fling their curses on your fury What ordinary satisfaction can salve this What hasty thought-on Ransome give a remedy You must excuse us yet we 'll take more counsel In the mean time not as a prisoner But as a noble Prince we entertain ye Sy. I am at your mercy Lady 't is my fortune My stubborn fate the day is yours you have me The valour of one single man has cross'd me Crost me and all my hope for when the Battel 's Were at the hottest game of all their furies And conquest ready then to crown me Victor One single man broke in one sword one vertue And by his great example thousands followed Oh how I shame to think on 't how it shakes me Nor could our strongest head then stop his fury But like a tempest bore the field before him Till he arriv'd at me with me he buck'lled A while I held him play at length his violence Beat me from my saddle then on foot pursu'd me There triumph'd once again then took me prisoner When I was gone a fear possest my people Dutch One single arm in a just cause heaven prospers Is not this stranger Knight as yet discover'd That we may give his virtue a due honor Lord. Not yet that we hear Madam but to that purpose Two daies ago we publish'd Proclamations Enter Soto with a Trumpet and Silvio Soto Oh dainty Dutchess here I bring that Knight Before thy fragrant face that warlike wight He that Syenna's Duke and all his Louts Beat as the Proverb seemly saies to clouts He that unhors'd the man o' fame to boot And bootless taught his Grace to walk afoot He that your writings pack'd to every pillar Promis'd promotion to and store of siller That very man I set before thy Grace And once again pronounce this man it was Dutch A pretty foolish Squire what must the Knight be Sy. Some Jugler or some Mad man Sil. I was not so When thy faint Troops in flocks I beat before me When through the thickest of thy warlike horse I shot my self even to thy Standard Duke And there found thee there singled thee there shew'd thee The temper of my Sword 'T is true thou stoodst me And like a noble soldier bidst me welcome And this I 'll say More honor in that arme I found and tryed than all thy Army carried What follows thy imprisonment can tell thee Sy. His fair relation carries truth and virtue And by those Arms I see for such were his So old so rusty this may be he that forc'd me Sil. Do you know this Jewel from your Cask I rent it Even as I clos'd and forced ye from your saddle Do you now remember me Sy. This is the valour Madam for certain he it must be he That day I wore this Jewel you remember it Dutch Yes very well not long before I sent it Sy. That day I lost this Jewel in fight I lost it I felt his strokes and felt him take it from me I wore it in my Cask take it again Sir You won it nobly 't is the prize of honor Soto My Father and my self are made for ever Dutch Kneel down brave Sir thus my Knight first I raise ye Gird on a Sword next General of my Army Discovers himself Give him a staff last one in Counsel near me Now make us happy with your sight how Silvio Have I on thee bestow'd this love this honor The Treasons thou hast wrought set off with favours Unarm him presently Oh thou foul Traitor Traitor to me mine honor and my Countrey Thou kindler of these Wars Sil. Mistake not Madam Dutch Away with him to prison See him safe kept the Law shall shortly sirrah Find fitter Titles for ye than I gave ye Soto This is the youth that kill'd me I 'll be quit with him What a blind rogue was I I could never know him And 't please your Grace I claim the benefit Of the Proclamation that proclaim'd him Traitor I brought him in Dutch Thou shalt have thy reward for 't Soto Let him be hang'd or drown'd then Dutch Away with him Sil. Madam I crave your promise first you are tyed to it You have past your Princely word Dutch Prove it and take it Sil. This is the day appointed Appointed by your Grace for my appearance To answer to the Question Dutch I remember it Sil. I claim it then Dutch If you perform it not The penalty you claim too Sil. I not repent it If I absolve the words Dutch Your life is free then You have drawn a speedy course above my wishes To my revenge be sure ye hit it right Or I 'll be sure you shall not scape the danger Sil. My rest is up now Madam Dutch Then play it cunningly Sil. Now where 's the Hag where now are all her promises She would be with me strengthen me inform me My death will now be double death ridiculous She was wont still to be near to feel my miseries And with her Art I see her no where now What have I undertaken now she fails me No comfort now I find how my soul staggers Till this hour never fear nor doubt possest me She cannot come she will not come she has fool'd me Sure she is the Devil has drawn me on to ruine And now to death bequeaths me in my danger Sy. He stands distracted and his colour changes Dutch I have given him that will make his blood forsake him Shortly his life Sy His hands and contemplation Have motion still the rest is earth already Duc. Come will ye speak or pray your time grows out Sir How every where he looks he 's at last cast Enter
no understanding â—â— I should miss the right Chest Lu. The happy Chest Boy That which I saw and markt too Lu. Well passion wo'not help us Had I twenty falls for this Boy 'T was my fault sir And twenty thousand fears for this oth'devil Now could I curse well we have her now And must dispose her Enter Mistress Mi. Hang both for two blind buzzards here 's a Spade Quickly or I 'll call the neighbors There 's no remedy Would the poor hungry prisoners had this pastie Exeunt Enter Justice and a Servant with a light Ser. 'T was a strange mischance Sir Ju Mischance sayst No 't was happiness to me There 's so much charge sav'd I have her portion I 'll marry twenty more on such conditions Ser. Did it not trouble you Sir To see her dead Ju. Not much I thank my conscience I was tormented till that happen'd furies Were in my brain to think my self a Cuckold At that time of the night When I come home I charge you shut my doors Locks bolts and bars are little enough to secure me Ser. Why and please you Ju. Fool to ask that question To keep out women I expect her Mother Will visit me with her clamors oh I hate Their noise and do abhor the whole sex heartily They are all walking Devils Harpyes I will study A week together how to rail sufficiently Upon 'em all and that I may be furnish'd Thou shalt buy all the railing Books and Ballads That Malice hath invented against women I will read nothing else and practise 'em Till I grow fat with curses Ser. If you 'll go To th' charge let me alone to find you Books Ju. They come neer us Ser. What 's that Ju. Where hold up the Torch Knave Ser. Did you hear nothing 't is a Ju. Why dost make a stand Ser. What 's that Ju. Where where dost see any thing We are hard by the Church-yard and I was never Valiant at midnight in such irksome places They say Ghosts walk sometimes hark de' e hear nothing Enter Lurcher Boy and Mistress Mi. No farther dig here and lay her in quickly Lur. What light is that Boy we shall be discover'd Set the Coffin up an end and get behind me There 's no avoiding Boy Oh! Ju. Where 's that groan I begin to be afraid Ser. What shall we do Sir Ju. We are almost at home now thou must go forward Perhaps 't was my imagination Lur. 'T is he Boy I know him too let me alone Ser. Oh Sir a Ghost the very Ghost of Mistress Bride I have no power to run away Ju. Cursed Ghost bless me preserve me I do command thee what so ore thou art I do conjure thee leave me do not fright me If thou beest a devil vex me not so soon If thou beest The spirit of my wife Boy Thy Wife Ju. I shall be tormented Boy Thy abus'd wife that cannot peaceably Enjoy her death thou hast an evil conscience Ju. I know it Boy Among thy other sins which black thy soul Call to thy mind thy vow made to another Whom thou hast wrong'd and make her satisfaction Now I am dead thou perjur'd man or else A thousand black tormentors shall pursue thee Untill thou leap into eternal flames Where gold which thou ador'st here on earth Melted the fiends shall powre into thy throat For this time pass go home and think upon me Lur. Away Ser. There are more spirits Ju. Thank you dear wife I 'll bestow twenty nobles of a Tomb for thee Thou shalt not walk and catch cold after death They go Backward in Lu. So so they 'r gone 't was my ingenious rascal But how dost thou know he made vows to another Boy I over-heard the woman talk to night on 't But now let 's lose no time Sir pray le ts bury This Gentlewoman where 's my Mistress Enter Mistress Mi. Here I durst not tarry Lu. We ha so cosen'd the old forty i' th hundred And the devil hinder him not he 'll go a pilgrimage But come about our business set her down again Mar. Oh! Lur. She groans ha Mar. Oh! Lur. Again she stirs Mi. Le ts fly or else we shall be torn in pieces Lur. And you be good at that bury your self Or let the Sexton take ye for his fee Away boy Exit Mar. I am very cold dead cold Where am I What 's this a Coffin where have I been Mercy defend me Ha I do remember I was betray'd and swounded my heart akes I am wondrous hungry too dead bodies eat not Sure I was meant for burial I am frozen Death ' like a cake of Ice dwells round about me Darkness spreads o're the world too where what path Best providence direct me Exit Actus Tertius Enter Lady Wildbraine Women Toby La. Thou art the most unfortunate fellow Wil. Why Aunt what have I done La. The most malicious varlet Thy wicked head never at rest but hammering And haching hellish things and to no purpose So thou mayst have thy base will Wi. Why do you rail thus Cannot a scurvy accident fall out But I must be at one end on 't La. Thou art at both ends Wi. Cannot young sullen wenches play the fools And marry and dye but I must be the agent All that I did and if that be an injury Let the world judge it was but to perswade her And as I take it I was bound to it too To make the reverend coxcombe her husband Cuckold What else could I advise her was there harm i'th is You are of years and have run through experience Would you be content if you were young again To have a continual cough grow to your pillow A rottenness that vaults are perfumes to Hang in your roof and like a fog infect you Anointed hammes to keep his hinges turning Reek ever in your nose and twenty night caps With twenty several sweats To. Some Jew some Justice A thousand heathen smels to say truth Madam And would you mellow my young pretty Mistriss In such a mis-ken La. Sirra Where 's the body of my Girl Wi. I know not I am no Conjurer you may look the body I was like to be stol'n away my self the Spirit Had like to ha surpris'd me in the shape of a woman Of a young woman and you know those are dangerous To. So had I Madam simply though I stand here I had been ravish'd too I had twenty Spirits In every corner of the house a Fiend met me La. You lye like Raskals Was Mistriss Newlove such a spirit Sir To fright your worship Well I discharge you Sir y' are now at liberty Live where you please and do what pranks you fancy You know your substance though you are my Nephew I am no way bound Sir to protect your mischief So fare you well Wi. Farewell good Aunt I thank you Adiew honest Nick the devil if he have power Will persecute your old bones for this Marriage Farewell Mistress Win. To. And
it must be granted Sop. If you have Cancell'd your kind opinion of me Deny me not to know who hath succeeded Sophia in your heart I beg the name Of your new Mistriss Lis You shall know her Madam If but these tumults cease and fate allow us To see the Court agen I hope you 'll bring No mutiny against her but this is No time to talk of Love let me attend you Sop. I must expect till you are pleas'd to satisfie My poor request conduct me at your pleasure Exeunt Enter Leonatus Eubulus Bishop Lisander and Philocles Leo. They are too slow dispatch new messengers To intreat 'em fairly hither I am extasi'd Were you witness for me too is it possible I am what this affirms true Leonatus And were you not my Father was I given In trust to you an Infant Eub. 'T is a truth Our soul 's bound to acknowledge you supply'd The absence and opinion of my Son Who died but to make you my greater care I know not of Demetrius but suppos'd Him dead indeed as Epire thought you were Your Fathers character doth want no testimony Which but compar'd with what concerns Demetrius Will prove it self King Theodosius act Your Royal Father Bish I am subscrib'd to both his Legacies By oath oblig'd to secresie until Thus fairly summon'd to reveal the trust Eub. Cassander had no thought you would prove thus To whose policie I gave this aim although He wrought you up to serve but as his Engine To batter young Demetrius for it was Your Fathers prudent jealousie that made him Give out your early deaths as if his soul Prophecy'd his own first and fear'd to leave Either of you to the unsafe protection Of one whose study would be to supplant Your right and make himself the King of Epire. Bish Your Sister fair Sophia in your Fathers Life was design'd to marry with Lisimachus That guarded her although she us'd some Art To quit her pupillage and being absolute Declar'd love to Demetrius which enforc'd Macarius to discover first your brother Leo. No more lest you destroy agen Leonatus With wonder of his fate are they not come yet Something it was I felt within my envy Of young Demetrius's fortune there were seeds Scattered upon my heart that made it swell With thought of Empire Princes I see cannot Be totally eclips'd but wherefore stays Demetrius and Sophia at whose names A gentle spirit walk'd upon my blood Enter Demetrius Polidora Sophia Macarius Cassander Lisima Eub. They are here Leo. Then thus I flie into their bosoms Nature has rectifi'd in me Demetrius The wandrings of ambition our dear Sister You are amaz'd I did expect it read Assurance there the day is big with wonder Mac. What means all this Leo. Lisimachus be dear to us Cassander you are welcome too Cas Not I I do not look for 't all this sha'not bribe My conscience to your faction and make Me false agen Seleucus is no son Of Theodosius my dear Countrey-men Correct your erring duties and to that Your lawful King prostrate your selves Demetrius Doth challenge all your knees Dem. All Love and Duty Flow from me to my Royal King and Brother I am confirm'd Cas You are two credulous What can betray your faith so much Leo. Sophia you appear sad as if your Will Gave no consent to this days happiness Sop. No joy exceeds Sophia's for your self Lis With your pardon Sir I apprehend A cause that makes her troubled she desires To know what other Mistriss since her late Unkindness I have chosen to direct My faith and service Leo. Another Mistriss Lis Yes Sir Leo. And does our Sister love Lisimachus Sop. Here 's something would confess Leo. He must not dare To affront Sophia Cas How my shame confounds me I beg your justice without pity on My age Leo. Your pennance shall be to be faithful To our state hereafter Omnes May you live long and happy Leonatus King of Epire. Leo. But where 's your other Mistriss Lis Even here Sir Leo. Our Sister is this another Mistriss Sir Sis It holds To prove my thoughts were so when she began Her sorrow for neglecting me that sweetness Deserv'd I should esteem her another Mistriss Then when she cruelly forsook Lisimachus Your pardon Madam and receive a heart Proud with my first devotions to serve you Sop. In this I am crown'd agen now mine for ever Leo. You have deceiv'd her happily Joy to you both Dem. We are ripe for the same wishes Polidora's part of me Pol. He all my blessing Leo. Heaven pour full joys upon you Mac. We are all blest There wants but one to fill your arms Leo. My Mistriss And Wife shall be my Countrey to which I Was in my birth contracted your love since Hath plaid the Priest to perfect what was ceremony Though Kingdoms by just Titles prove our own The subjects hearts do best secure a Crown Exeunt Omnes EPILOGUE THere is no Coronation to day Vnless your gentle votes do crown our Play If smiles appear within each Ladies eye Which are the leading Stars in this fair skie Our solemn day sets glorious for then We hope by their sad influence the men Will grace what they first shin'd on make 't appear Both how we please and bless our covetous ear With your applause more welcome than the Bells Vpon a triumph Bonfires or what else Can speak a Coronation And though I Were late depos'd and spoil'd of Majesty By the kind aid of your hands Gentlemen I quickly may be Crown'd a Queen agen THE COXCOMB A Comedy The Persons represented in the Play Ricardo a young Gentleman in love with Viola Antonio the Coxcomb Gentleman Mercurie fellow-traveller with Antonio three merry Gentlemen friends to Ricardo Uberto Pedro Silvio Valerio a Countrey Gentleman Curio Kinsman to Antonio Justice a shallow one Andrugio Father to Viola Alexander servant to Mercurie's Mother Marke the Justice's Clerk Rowland servant to Andrugio Tinker Constable Watch Drawer Musicians Women Viola Daughter to Andrugio Maria Wife to Antonio A Countrey-woman Mother to Mercurie Milk-maids Nan and Madge Dorothie the Tinkers Trull The Scene England France The Principal Actors were Nathan Field Giles Gary Rich. Allen Robert Benfeild Joseph Taylor Emanuel Read Hugh Atawell Will. Barcksted PROLOGUE THis Comedy long forgot by some thought dead By us preserv'd once more doth raise her head And to your noble censures does present Her outward form and inward ornament Nor let this smell of arrogance since 't is known The makers that confest it for their own Were this way skilful and without the crime Of flatteries I may say did please the time The work it self too when it first came forth In the opinion of men of worth Was well receiv'd and favour'd though some rude And harsh among th' ignorant multitude That relish gross food better than a dish That 's cook'd with care and serv'd into the wish Of curious pallats wanting wit and strength Truly to judge condemn'd it for
not salen so below my constancy To virtue nor the care which I once tend'red For thy behoof that I prefer a sentence Of cruelty before my honor Ces Honor Maria. Hear me thou seest this girl now the comfort Of my last days She is the onely pledge Of a bed truely noble shee had a father I â—eed not speak him more than thou remembrest Whom to dishonor by a meaner choice Were injury and infamy Claris To goodnes To time and virtuous mention Mar. I have vow'd Observe me now Cesario that how ere I may be forc'd to marry yet no tyranny Persuasions flattery guifts intreats or tortures Shall draw me to a second bed Clar. T is just too Maria. Yes and 't is just Clarissa I allow The Duke's late sentence am resolv'd young man To be thy wife but when the ceremony Of marriage is perform'd in life I will be Though not in name a widdow Ces Pray a word t' ee Shall I in earnest never be your bedfellow Maria. Never O never and 't is for your good too Ces Prove that Mar. Alas too many years are numbred In my account to entertain the benefit Which youth in thee Cesario and ability Might hope for and require it were Injustice To rob a gentleman deserving memory Of Issue to preserve it Ces No more herein You are an excellent pattern of true piety Let me now turn your advocate Pray look into The order of the Duke Injoyn'd admit I satisfie the sentence without mariage With you how then Mar. Cesario Ces If I know How to acquit your fears yet keep th' injunction In every clause whole and entire your charity Will call me still your servant Mar. Still my son Ces Right Madam now you have it still your son The Genius of your blessings hath instructed Your tongue oraculously we will forget How once I and Clarissa enterchang'd The tyes of brother and of sister henceforth New stile us man and wife Cla. By what authority Ces Heavens great appointment yet in all my dotage On thy perfections when I thought Clarissa We had been pledges of one womb no lose No wanton heat of youth desir'd to claime Priority in thy affections other Than nature might commend Chastly I tend'red Thy welfare as a brother ought but since Our bloods are strangers let our hearts contract A long life-lasting unity for this way The sentence is to be observ'd or no way Mar. Then no way Ces I expected other answer Madam from you Mar. No every age shall curse me The monster and the prodigie of nature Horrors beyond extremity Cla. Pray mother confine the violence of greif Ces Yes mother pray do Mar. Thus some catch at a matrons honor By flying lust to plot Incestuous witchcrafts More terrible than whoredomes cruell mercy When to preserve the body from a death The soul is strangled Ces This is more than passion It comes near to distraction Mar. I am quieted Cesario thou mayest tell the Duke securely Alberto's titles honors and revenues The Duke may give away enjoy them thou Clarissas birthright Marianas dower Thou shalt be Lord of turn us to the world Vnpittied and unfriended yet my bed Thou never sleep'st in as for her she hears me If she as much as in a thought consent That thou may'st call her wife a Mothers curse Shall never leave her Clar As a brother once I lov'd you as a noble friend yet honor ye But for a husband sir I dare not own you My faith is given already Ces To a Villain I 'll cut his throat Mar. Why this is more than passion It comes near a distraction Clar. Call to mind Sir How much you have abated of that goodness Which once reign'd in ye they appear'd so lovely That such as friendship led to observation Enter Baptista and Mentivole Courted the great example Ces Left and flatter'd into a broad derision Mar. Why d' ee think so My Lord Baptista is your Son grown cold In hasting on the marriage which his vows Have seal'd to my wrong'd daughter Bap. We come Lady to consummate the contraâ—t Ces With Mentivole is he the man Ment. Clarissas troth and mine Cesario are recorded in a character So plain and certain that except the hand Of heaven which writ it first would bloâ— it out again No humane power can raze it Ces But say you so too young Lady Cla. I should else betray My heart to falshood and my tongue to perjury Ces Madam you know the sentence Bap. From the Duke I have particular comforts which require A private care Mar. I shall approve it gladly We are resolv'd Cesario Bap. Be not insolent upon a Princes favor Cla. Loose no glory Your younger years have purchast Ment. And deserved too y' have many worthy freinds Bap. Preserve and use them Exeunt Manâ—t Câ—sar Ces Good very good why here 's a complement Of mirth in desperation I could curse My fate O with what speed men tumble down From hopes that soar too high Biancha now May scorn me justly too Clarissa married Albertos widdow resolute Biancha Refus'd and I forsaken let me study I can but die a Batchelor that 's the worst on 't Exit Enter Host Taylor Muliter Dancer Pedant Coxcombe Host Come Gentlemen This is the day that our great artist hath Promis'd to give all your severall suits saisfaction Dancer Is he stirring Host He hath been at his book these to hours Pedant He 's a rare Physitian Host Why I 'll tell you Were Paracelsus the German now Living he 'd take up his single rapier against his Terrible long sword he makes it a matter of nothing To cure the gout fore eyes he takes out as familiarly Washes them and puts them in again As you 'd blanch almonds Tay. They say he can make gold Host I I he learnt it of Kelly in Germanny There 's not a Chymist In christendome can goe beyond him for multiplying Pedant Take heed then He get not up your daughters belly my Host Host You are a merry Gentleman And the man of art will love you the better Dancer Does he love mirth and crotchets Host O he 's the most courteous â—hysitian You may drink or drab in 's company freely The better he knows how yoâ—r disease grows The better he knows how to cure it Danc. But I wonder my Host He has no more resort of Ladyes to him Host Why Sir Dan. O divers of them have great beleif in conjurers Lechery is a great help to the quality Host He 's scarce known to be in town yet Ere long we shall have 'em come Hurrying hither in Fetherbeds Dan. How bâ—dridden Host No sir in fetherbeds that move upon 4 wheels in Spanish carocheâ— Ped. Pray accquaint him we give attendance Host I shall â—enâ—lemen I would fain be rid Of these rascalls but that they raâ—se profit To my wine â—eâ—ar When I have made use of them sufficiâ—ntly I will intreat the conjurer to tye crackers to their tails And send them packing
that defect a torture In marking her to death for whom alone I felt that weakness as a want requires More than the making the head bald or falling Thus flat upon the earth or cursing that way Or praying this oh such a Scene of grief And so set down the world the stage to act on May challenge a Tragedian better practis'd Than I am to express it for my cause Of passion is so strong and my performance So weak that though the part be good I fear Th' ill acting of it will defraud it of The poor reward it may deserve mens pity Brun. I have given you way thus long a King and what Is more my Son and yet a slave to that Which only triumphs over cowards sorrow For shame look up Thier. Is' t you look down on me And if that you are capable to receive it Let that return to you that have brought forth One mark'd out only for it what are these Come they upon your privilege to tread on The Tomb of my afflictions Prot. No not we Sir Thier. How dare you then omit the ceremony Due to the funeral of all my hopes Or come unto the marriage of my sorrows But in such colours as may sort with them Prot. Alas we will wear any thing Brun. This is madness Take but my counsel Thier. Yours dare you again Though arm'd with th' authority of a mother Attempt the danger that will fall on you If such another syllable awake it Goe and with yours be safe I have such cause Of grief nay more to love it that I will not Have such as these be sharers in it Lecu. Madam Prot. Another time were better Brun. Do not stirr For I must be resolv'd and will be statues Enter Martel Thier. I thou art welcome and upon my soul Thou art an honest man do you see he has tears To lend to him whom prodigal expence Of sorrow has made bankrupt of such treasure Nay thou dost well Mart. I would it might excuse The ill I bring along Thier. Thou mak'st me smile I the heighth of my calamities as if There could be the addition of an Atome To the gyant-gyant-body of my miseries But try for I will hear thee all sit down 't is death To any that shall dare to interrupt him In look gesture or word Mart. And such attention As is due to the last and the best story That ever was deliver'd will become you The griev'd Ordella for all other titles But take away from that having from me Prompted by your last parting groan enquir'd What drew it from you and the cause soon learn'd For she whom barbarism could deny nothing With such prevailing earnestness desir'd it 'T was not in me though it had been my death To hide it from her she I say in whom All was that Athens Rome or warlike Sparta Have registred for good in their best Women But nothing of their ill knowing her self Mark'd out I know not by what power but sure A cruel one to dye to give you children Having first with a setled countenance Look'd up to Heaven and then upon her self It being the next best object and then smil'd As if her joy in death to do you service Would break forth in despight of the much sorrow She shew'd she had to leave you and then taking Me by the hand this hand which I must ever Love better than I have done since she touch'd it Go said she to my Lord and to goe to him Is such a happiness I must not hope for And tell him that he too much priz'd a trifle Made only worthy in his love and her Thankful acceptance for her sake to rob The Orphan Kingdom of such guardians as Must of necessity descend from from him And therefore in some part of recompence Of his much love and to shew to the world That 't was not her fault only but her fate That did deny to let her be the mother Of such most certain blessings yet for proof She did not envy her that happy her That is appointed to them her guick end Should make way for her which no sooner spoke But in a moment this too ready engine Made such a battery in the choisest Castle That ever nature made to defend life That strait it shook and sunk Thier. Stay dares any Presume to shed a tear before me or Ascribe that worth unto themselves to merit To do so for her I have done now on Mart. Fall'n thus once more she smil'd as if that death For her had studied a new way to sever The soul and body without sense of pain And then tell him quoth she what you have seen And with what willingness 't was done for which My last request unto him is that he Would instantly make choice of one most happy In being so chosen to supply my place By whom if heaven bless him with a daughter In my remembrance let it bear my name Which said she dy'd Thier. I hear this and yet live Heart art thou thunder proof will nothing break thee She 's dead and what her entertainment may be In th' other world without me is uncertain And dare I stay here unresolv'd Mart. Oh Sir Brun. Dear son Prot. Great King Thier. Unhand me am I fall'n So low that I have lost the power to be Disposer of my own life Mart. Be but pleas'd To borrow so much time of sorrow as To call to mind her last request for whom I must confess a loss beyond expression You turn your hand upon your self 't was hers And dying hers that you should live and happy In seeing little models of your self By matching with another and will you Leave any thing that she desir'd ungranted And suffer such a life that was laid down For your sake only to be fruitless Thier. Oh thou dost throw charms upon me against which I cannot stop my ears bear witness heaven That not desire of life nor love of pleasure Nor any future comforts but to give Peace to her blessed spirit in satisfying Her last demand makes me defer our meeting Which in my choice and suddain choice shall be To all apparent Brun. How doe I remove one mischief To draw upon my head a greater Thier. Go thou only good man to whom for her self Goodness is dear and prepare to interr it In her that was oh my heart my Ordella A monument worthy to be the casket Of such a jewel Mart. Your command that makes way Unto my absence is a welcome one For but your self there 's nothing here Martel Can take delight to look on yet some comfort Goes back with me to her who though she want it Deserves all blessings Exit Brun. So soon to forget The loss of such a wife believe it will Be censur'd in the world Thier. Pray you no more There is no argment you can use to cross it But does increase in me such a suspition I would not cherish who 's that Enter Memberge Memb. One no
or Lust After the worlds foul dotage he ne'er courted The body but the beauty of the mind A thing which common courtship never thinks on All his affections were so sweet and fair There is no hope for fame if he despair Exit Lady and Serâ— Enter the Clown He kicks Lapet Lap. Good morrow to you agen most heartily Sir Cry you mercy I heard you not I was somewhat busie Clow. He takes it as familiarly as an Ave Or precious salutation I was sick till I had one Because I am so us'd to 't Lap. However you deserve your friends and mine here Give you large commendations i'th is Letter They say you will endure well Clow. I 'de be loath To prove 'em liers I 've endur'd as much As mortal pen and ink can set me down for Lap. Say you me so Clow. I know and feel it so Sir I have it under Black and White already I need no Pen to paint me out Lap. He fits me And hits my wishes pat pat I was ne'er In possibility to be better mann'd For he 's half lame already I see 't plain But take no notice on 't for fear I make The rascal proud and dear to advance his wages First let me grow into particulars with you What have you endur'd of worth let me hear Clow. Marry Sir I 'm almost beaten blind Lap. That 's pretty well for a beginning But many a Mill-horse has endur'd as much Clow. Shame o' th' Millers heart for his unkindness then Lap. Well Sir what then Clow. I 've been twice thrown down stairs just before supper Lap. Puh so have I that 's nothing Clow. I but Sir Was yours pray before supper Lap. There thou posest me Clow. I marry that 's it 't had been less grief to me Had I but fill'd my belly and then tumbled But to be flung down fasting there 's the dolour Lap. It would have griev'd me that indeed proceed Sir Clo. I have been pluck'd and tugg'd by th' hair o' th' head About a Gallery half an Acre long Lap. Yes that 's a good one I must needs confess A principal good one that an absolute good one I have been trode upon and spurn'd about But never tugg'd by th' hair I thank my fates Clow. Oh 't is a spiteful pain Lap. Peace never speak on 't For putting men in mind on 't Clow. To conclude I 'm bursten Sir my belly will hold no meat Lap. No that makes amends for all Clow. Unless 't be puddings Or such fast food any loose thing beguiles me I 'm ne'er the better for 't Lap. Sheeps-heads will stay with thee Clo. Yes Sir or Chaldrons Lap. Very well sir Your bursten fellows must take heed of surfets Strange things it seems you have endur'd Clo. Too true Sir Lap. But now the question is what you will endure Hereafter in my service Clo. Any thing That shall be reason Sir for I 'm but froth Much like a thing new calv'd or come more nearer Sir Y 'ave seen a cluster of Frog-spawns in April E'en such a starch am I as weak and tender As a green woman yet Lap. Now I know this I will be very gently angry with thee And kick thee carefully Clow. Oh I sweet Sir Lap. Peace when thou art offer'd well left I begin now Your friends and mine have writ here for your truth They 'll pass their words themselves and I must meet ' em Clow. Then have you all Exit As for my honesty there is no fear of that For I have ne'er a whole bone about me Exit Musick Enter the passionate Cosin rudely and carelesly apparrell'd unbrac'd and untruss'd The Cupid following Cup. Think upon love which makes all creatures handsome Seemly for eye-sight goe not so diffusedly There are great Ladies purpose Sir to visit you Pas Grand plagues shut in my easements that the breaths Of their Coach-mares reek not into my nostrils Those beasts are but a kind of bawdy fore-runners Cup. It is not well with you When you speak ill of fair Ladies Pas Fair mischiefs give me a nest of Owls and take 'em Happy is he say I whose window opens To a brown Bakers chimney he shall be sure there To hear the Bird sometimes after twilight What a fine thing 't is methinks to have our garments Sit loose upon us thus thus carelesly It is more manly and more mortifying For we 're so much the readier for our shrouds For how ridiculous wer 't to have death come And take a fellow pinn'd up like a Mistriss About his neck a Ruff like a pinch'd Lanthorn Which School-boys make in winter and his doublet So close and pent as if he fear'd one prison Would not be strong enough to keep his soul in But 's Tailor makes another And trust me for I know 't when I lov'd Cupid He does endure much pain for the poor praise Of a neat sitting suit Cup. One may be handsome Sir And yet not pain'd nor proud Pas There you lie Cupid As bad as Mercury there is no handsomness But has a wash of Pride and Luxury And you go there too Cupid Away dissembler Thou tak'st the deeds part which befools us all Thy Arrow heads shoot out sinners hence away And after thee I 'll send a powerful charm Shall banish thee for ever Cup. Never never I am too sure thine own Exit Pas Sings HEnce all you vain Delights As short as are the nights Wherein you spend your folly There 's nought in this life sweet If man wâ—re wise to see 't But only melâ—ncholly Oh sweetest melancholly Welcome folded Arms and fixed Eyes A sigh that piercing mortifies A look that 's fast ' need to the ground A tongue chain'd up without a sound Fountain heads and pâ—t bless Groves Places which pale passion loves Moon-light walks when all the Fowl Are warmly hous'd save Bats and Owls A mid-night Bell a parting groan These are the sounds we feed upon Then stretch our bones in a still gloomy valley Nothing 's so dainty sweet as lovely melanchâ—lly Exit Enter at another door Lapet the Cupid 's Brothers watching his coming 1 Bro. So so the Woodcock 's ginn'd Keep this door fast brother 2 Bro. I 'll warrant this 1 Bro. I 'll got incense him instantly I know the way to 't 2 Bro. Will 't not be too soon think you And make two sits break into one 1 Bro. Pah no no the tail of his melancholy Is always the head of his anger and follows as close As the Report follows the powder Lap. This is the appointed place and the hour struck If I can get security for 's truth I 'll never mind his honesty poor worm I durst lay him by my wife which is a benefit Which many Masters ha' not I shall ha' no Maid Now got with child but what I get my self And that 's no small felicity in most places Th' are got by th' Men and put upon the Masters Nor shall I be resisted when I strike
kiss me being a child And say he lov'd me give me all his toys Bracelets Rings Sweet-meats all his Rosie-smiles â— then would stand and stare upon his eyes 〈◊〉 with his locks and swear I lov'd him too For sure methought he was a little Love 〈◊〉 woo'd so prettily in innocence 〈◊〉 then he warm'd my fancy for I felt 〈◊〉 â—â—mmering beam of Love kindle my bloud 〈◊〉 which time since hath made a flame and floud 〈◊〉 Oh gentle innocent methinks it talks 〈◊〉 a child still whose white simplicity Never arriv'd at sin Forgive me Lady I have destroy'd Gerrard and thee rebell'd Against Heavens Ordinance dis-pair'd two Doves Made 'em sit mourning slaughter'd Love and cleft The heart of all integrity This breast Was trusted with the secret of your vow By Gerrard and reveal'd it to your Father Viol. Hah Ferd. Read and curse me Viol. Neither I will never Nor Write nor Read again Ferd. My pennance be it Reads Your Labyrinth is found your Lust proclaim'd Viol. Lust Humh My Mother sure felt none when I was got Fer. I and the Law implacably offended Gerrard's imprison'd and to dye Viol. Oh Heaven Ferd. And you to suff ewith reproach and scoffs A publick execution I have sent you 〈◊〉 Antidote ' gainst shame poison by him You have most wrong'd give him your penitent tears Viol. Humh 't is not truth Ferd. Drink and farewel for ever And though thy whoredom blemish thy whole line Prevent the Hangmans stroke and die like mine Viol. Oh woe is me for Gerrard I have brought Confusion on the noblest Gentleman That ever truly lov'd But we shall meet Where our condemners shall not and enjoy A more refin'd affection than here No Law nor Father hinders marriage there Twixt souls Divinely assi'd as sure ours were There we will multiply and generate joyes Like fruitful Parents Luckless Ferdinand Where 's the good old Gentlewoman my Husbands Aunt Ferd. Thrust from youâ— Uncle to all poverty Viol. Alas the piry reach me Sir the cup I 'll say my prayers and take my Fathers Physick Ferd. Oh villain that I was I had forgot To spill the rest and am unable now To stir to hinder her Viol. What ail you Sir Ferd. Your Father is a monster I a villain This tongue has kill'd you pardon Violanto Oh pardon Gerrard and for sacrifice Accept my life to expiate my fault I have drunk up the poison Viol. Thou art not so Uncharitable a better fellow far Thou 'st left me halfe Sure death is now a-dry And calls for more bloud still to quench his thirst I pledge thee Ferdinand to Gerrards health Dear Gerrard poor Aunt and unfortunate friend Ay me that Love should breed true Lovers end Fer. Stay Madam stay help hoa for Heavens sake help Improvident man that good I did intend For satisfaction saving of her life My equal cruel Stars made me forget Enter Angelina with two Servants Ang. What spectacle of death assaults me oh Viol. M dearest Mother I am dead I leave Father and friends and life to follow Love Good Mother love my Child that did no ill Fie how men lie that say death is a pain Or has he chang'd his nature like soft sleep He seizes me Your blessing Last I crave That I may rest by Gerrard in his grave Ferd. There lay me too oh noble Mistriss I Have caus'd all this and therefore justly dye That key will open all Ang. Oh viperous Father For Heavens sake bear 'em in run for Physitians And Medicines quickly Heaven thou shalt not have Yet 't is too soon Alas I have no more And taking her away thou rob'st the poor Exeâ— Flourish Enter Duke States Randulpho Benvoglio Gerrard Executioner Guard Duke The Law as greedy as your red desire Benvoglio hath cast this man 'T is pity So many excellent parts are swallow'd up In one foul wave Is Violanta sent for Our Justice must not lop a branch and let The body grow still Ben. Sir she will be here Alive or dead I am sure Ger. How chearfully my countenance comments death That which makes men seem horrid I will wear Like to an Ornament Oh Violanta Might my life only satisfie the Law How jocundly my soul would enter Heaven Why shouldst thou dye thou wither'st in thy bud As I have seen a Rose e'er it was blown I do beseech your Grace the Statute may In this case made be read not that I hope T' extenuate my offence or penalty But to see whether it lay hold on her And since my death is more exemplary Than just this publick Reading will advise Caution to others Duke Read it Ran. Brother does not Your soul groan under this severity Statute read A Statute provided in case of unequal Matches Marriages against Parents consent stealing of Heirs Rapes Prostitutions and such like That if any person meanly descended or ignorant of his own Parentage which implies as much shall with a foul intent unlawfully sollicite the Daughter of any Peer of the Dukedom he shall for the same of fence forfeit his right hand but if he further prâ—stitute her to his Lust he shall first have his rigâ—â— hand cut off and then suffer death by the comâ—â—â— Executioner After whom the Lady so offendinâ— shall likewise the next day in the same manneâ— dye for tke Fact Ger. This Statute has more cruelty than sense I see no ray of Mercy Must the Lady Suffer death too suppose she were inforc'd By some confederates born away and ravish'd Is she not guiltless Duke Yes if it be prov'd Ger. This case is so I ravish'd Violanta State Who ever knew a Rape produce a child Ben. Pish these are idle Will your grace command The Executioner proceed Duke Your Office Ger. Farewell to thy inticing vanity Thou round gilt box that dost deceive man's eye The wise man knows when open thou art broke The treasure thou includ'st is dust and smoke Even thus I cast thee by My Lords the Law Is but the great mans mule he rides on it And tramples poorer men under his feet Yet when they come to knock at yon bright Gate Ones Rags shall enter 'fore the others State Peace to ye all here sirrah strike this hand Hath Violanta kiss'd a thousand times It smells sweet ever since this was the hand Plighted my faith to her do not think thou canst Cut that in sunder with my hand My Lord As free from speek as this arm is my heart Is of foul Lust and every vein glides here As full of truth Why does thy hand shake so 'T is mine must be cut off and that is firm For it was ever constant Enter Cornelia Cor. Hold your Sentence Unjustly is pronounced my Lord this blow Cuts your hand off for his is none of yours But Violanta's given in Holy marriage Before she was delivered consummated With the free Will of her Mother by her Confessor In Lord Benvoglio's house Ger. Alas good Aunt That helps us nothing else I had reveal'd
is a quaint one Come my dear and kiss me I 'le be thy Mars to bed my Queen of Love Let us be caught together that the Gods may see And envy our embraces Evad. Stay Sir stay You are too hot and I have brought you Physick To temper your high veins King Prethee to bed then let me take it warm There you shall know the state of my body better Evad. I know you have a surfeited soul body And you must bleed King Bleed Evad. I you shall bleed lie still and if the Devil Your lust will give you leave repent this steel Comes to redeem the honour that you stole King my fair name which nothing but thy death Can answer to the world King How 's this Evadne Evad. I am not she nor bear I in this breast So much cold Spirit to be call'd a Woman I am a Tyger I am any thing That knows not pity stir not if thou dost I 'le take thee unprepar'd thy fears upon thee That make thy sins look double and so send thee By my revenge I will to look those torments Prepar'd for such black souls King Thou dost not mean this 't is impossible Thou art too sweet and gentle Evad. No I am not I am as foul as thou art and can number As many such hells here I was once fair Once I was lovely not a blowing Rose More chastly sweet till thou thou thou soul Canker Stir not didst poyson me I was a world of vertue Till your curst Court and you hell bless you sor't With your temptations on temptations Made me give up mine honour for which King I am come to kill thee King No. Evad. I am King Thou art not I prethee speak not these things thou art gentle And wert not meant thus rugged Evad. Peace and hear me Stir nothing but your tongue and that for mercy To those above us by whose lights I vow Those blessed fires that shot to see our sin If thy hot soul had substance with thy blood I would kill that too which being past my steel My tongue shall â—each Thou art a shameless Villain A thing out of the overchange of Nature Sent like a thick cloud to disperse a plague Upon weak catching women such a tyrant That for his Lust would sell away his Subjects I all his heaven hereafter King Hear Evadne Thou soul of sweetness hear I am thy King Evad. Thou art my shame lie still there 's none about you Within your cries all promises of safety Are but deluding dreams thus thus thou soul man Thus I begin my vengeance Stabs him King Hold Evadne I do command thee hold Evad. I do not mean Sir To part so fairly with you we must change More of these love-tricks yet King What bloody villain Provok't thee to this murther Evad. Thou thou monster King Oh! Evad. Thou kept'st me brave at Court and Whor'd me Then married me to a young noble Gentleman And Whor'd me still King Evadne pity me Evad. Hell take me then this for my Lord Amintor This for my noble brother and this stroke For the most wrong'd of women Kills him King Oh! I die Evad. Die all our faults together I forgive thee Exit Enter two of the Bed-Chamber 1. Come now she 's gone let 's enter the King expects it and will be angry 2. 'T is a fine wench we 'l have a snap at her one of these nights as she goes from him 1. Content how quickly he had done with her I see Kings can do no more that way than other mortal people 2. How fast he is I cannot hear him breathe 1. Either the Tapers give a feeble light or he looks very pale 2. And so he does pray Heaven he be well Let 's look Alas he 's stiffe wounded and dead Treason Treason 1. Run forth and call Exit Gent. 2. Treason Treason 1. This will be laid on us who can believe A Woman could do this Enter Cleon and Lisippus Cleon. How now where 's the Traytor 1. Fled fled away but there her woful act lies still Cle. Her act a Woman Lis Where 's the body 1. There Lis Farewel thou worthy man there were two bonds That tyed our loves a Brother and a King The least of which might fetch a stood of tears But such the misery of greatness is They have no time to mourn then pardon me Sirs which way went she 〈…〉 Strat. Never follow her For she alas was but the instrument News is now brought in that Melantius Has got the Fort and stands upon the wall And with a loud voice calls those few that pass At this dead time of night delivering The innocent of this act Lis Gentlemen I am your King Strat. We do acknowledge it Lis I would I were not follow all for this must have a sudden stop Exeunt Enter Melant. Diph. and Cal. on the wall Mel. If the dull people can believe I am arm'd Be constant Diphilus now we have time Either to bring our banisht honours home Or create new ones in our ends Diph. I fear not My spirit lies not that way Courage Calianax Cal. Would I had any you should quickly know it Mel. Speak to the people thou art eloquent Cal. 'T is a sinâ— eloquence to come to the gallows You were born to be my end the Devil take you Now must I hang for company 't is strange I should be old and neither wise nor valiant Enter Lisip Diag Cleon Strat. Guard Lisip See where he stands as boldly confident As if he had his full command about him Strat. He looks as if he had the beter cause Sir â—â—der your gracious pardon let me speak it â—hough he be mighty-spirited and forward To all great things to all things of that danger Worse men shake at the telling of yet certainly I do believe him noble and this action Rather pull'd on than sought his mind was ever As worthy as his hand Lis 'T is my fear too Heaven forgive all summon him Lord Cleon. Cleon. Ho from the walls there Mel. Worthy Cleon welcome We could have wisht you here Lord you are honest Cal. Well thou art as flattering a knave though I dare not tell you so Aside Lis Melantius Mel. Sir Lis I am sorry that we meet thus our old love Never requir'd such distance pray Heaven You have not left your self and sought this safety More out of fear than honour you have lost A noble Master which your faith Melantius Some think might have preserv'd yet you know best Cal. When time was I was mad some that dares Fight I hope will pay this Rascal Mel. Royal young man whose tears look lovely on thee Had they been shed for a deserving one They had been lasting monuments Thy Brother Whil'st he was good I call'd him King and serv'd him With that strong faith that most unwearied valour Pul'd people from the farthest Sun to seek him And by his friendship I was then his souldier But since his hot pride drew him
of news that I am staid Evad. Noble Amintor put off thy amaze Let thine eyes loose and speak am I not fair Looks not Evadne beauteous with these rites now Were those hours half so lovely in thine eyes When our hands met before the holy man I was too foul within to look fair then Since I knew ill I was not free till now Amint. There is presage of some important thing About thee which it seems thy tongue hath lost Thy hands are bloody and thou hast a knife Evad. In this consists thy happiness and mine Joy to Amintor for the King is dead Amint. Those have most power to hurt us that we love We lay our sleeping lives within their arms Why thou hast rais'd up mischief to this height And found out one to out-name thy other faults Thou hast no intermission of thy sins But all thy life is a continuall ill Black is thy colour now disease thy nature Joy to Amintor thou hast touch't a life The very name of which had power to chain Up all my rage and calm my wildest wrongs Evad. 'T is done and since I could not find a way To meet thy love so clear as through his life I cannot now repent it Amint. Could'st thou procure the Gods to speak to me To bid me love this woman and forgive I think I should fall out with them behold Here lies a youth whose wounds bleed in my brest Sent by his violent Fate to fetch his death From my slow hand and to augment my woe You now are present stain'd with a Kings blood Violently shed this keeps night here And throws an unknown wilderness about me Asp. Oh oh oh Amint. No more pursue me not Evad. Forgive me then and take me to thy bed We may not part Amint. Forbear be wise and let my rage go this way Evad. 'T is you that I would stay not it Amint. Take heed it will return with me Evad. If it must be I shall not fear to meet it take me home Amint. Thou monster of cruelty forbear Evad. For heavens sake look more calm Thine eyes are sharper than thou canst mâ—â—â— thy sword Amin. Away away thy knees are more to me than violence I am worse than sick to see knees follow me For that I must not grant for heavens sake stand Evad. Receive me then Amint. I dare not stay thy language In midst of all my anger and my grief Thou dost awake something that troubles me And sayes I lov'd thee once I dare not stay There is no end of womens reasoning Leaves her Evad. Amintor thou shalt love me once again Go I am calm farewell and peace for ever Evadne whom thou hat'st will die for thee Kills her self Amint. I have a little humane nature yet That 's lest for thee that bids me stay thy hand Returns Evad. Thy hand was welcome but came too late Oh I am lost the heavy sleep makes haste She dies Asp. Oh oh oh Amint. This earth of mine doth tremble and I feel A stark affrighted motion in my blood My soul grows weary of her house and I All over am a trouble to my self There is some hidden power in these dead things That calls my flesh into'em I am cold Be resolute and bear 'em company There 's something yet which I am loth to leave There 's man enough in me to meet the fears That death can bring and yet would it were done I can find nothing in the whole discourse Of death I durst not meet the boldest way Yet still betwixt the reason and the act The wrong I to Aspatia did stands up I have not such a fault to answer Though she may justly arm with scorn And hate of me my soul will part less troubled When I have paid to her in tears my sorrow I will not leave this act unsatisfied If all that 's left in me can answer it Asp. Was it a dream there stands Amintor still Or I dream still Amint. How dost thou speak receive my love and help Thy blood climbs up to his old place again There 's hope of thy recovery Asp. Did you not name Aspatia Amint. I did Asp. And talkt of tears and sorrow unto her Amint. 'T is true and till these happy signs in thee Did stay my course 't was thither I was going Asp. Th' art there already and these wounds are hers Those threats I brought with me sought not revenge But came to fetch this blessing from thy hand I am Aspatia yet Amint. Dare my soul ever look abroad agen Asp. I shall live Amintor I am well A kind of healthful joy wanders within me Amint. The world wants lines to excuse thy loss Come let me bear thee to some place of help Asp. Amintor thou must stay I must rest here My strength begins to disobey my will How dost thou my best soul I would fain live Now if I could would'st thou have loved me then Amint. Alas all that I am's not worth a hair from thee Asp Give me thy hand mine hands grope up and down And cannot find thee I am wondrous sick Have I thy hand Amintor Amint. Thou greatest blessing of the world thou hast Asp. I do believe thee better than my sense Oh! I must go farewell Amint. She swounds Aspatia help for Heavens sake water Such as may chain life for ever to this frame Aspatia speak what no help yet I fool I 'le chase her temples yet there 's nothing stirs Some hidden Power tell her that Amintor calls Aâ—â— let her answer me Aspatia speak I haâ—e heard if there be life but bow The body thus and it will shew it self Oh she is gone I will not leave her yet Since out of justice we must challenge nothing I 'le call it mercy if you 'l pity me You heavenly powers and lend for some few years The blessed soul to this fair seat agen No comfort comes the gods deny me too I 'le bow the body once agen Aspatia The soul is fled for ever and I wrong My self so long to lose her company Must I talk now Here 's to be with thee love Kills himself Enter Servant Ser. This is a great grace to my Lord to have the new King come to him I must tell him he is entring O Heaven help help Enter Lysip Melant. Cal. Cleon. Diph. Strato Lys Where 's Amintor Sirat O there there Lys How strange is this Cal. What should we do here Mel. These deaths are such acquainted things with me That yet my heart dissolves not May I stand Stiff here for ever eyes call up your tears This is Amintor heart he was my friend Melt now it flows Amintor give a word To call me to thee Amint. Oh! Mel. Melantius calls his friend Amintor Oh thy arms Are kinder to me than thy tongue Speak speak Amint. What Mel. That little word was worth all the sounds That ever I shall hear agen Diph. O brother here lies your Sister slain You lose your self in sorrow there
Mel. Why Diphilus it is A thing to laugh at in respect of this Here was my Sister Father Brother Son All that I had speak once again What youth lies slain there by thee Amint. 'T is Aspatia My senses fade let me give up my soul Into thy bosom Cal. What 's that what 's that Aspatia Mel. I never did repent the greatness of my heart till now It will not burst at need Cal. My daughter dead here too and you have all fine new tricks to grieve but I ne're knew any but direct crying Mel. I am a pratler but no more Diph. Hold Brother Lysip Stop him Diph. Fie how unmanly was this offer in you Does this become our strain Cal. I know not what the mater is but I am Grown very kind and am friends with you You have given me that among you will kill me Quickly but I 'le go home and live as long as I can Mel. His spirit is but poor that can be kept From death for want of weapons Is not my hand a weapon good enough To stop my breath or if you tie down those I vow Amintor I will never eat Or drink or sleep or have to do with that That may preserve life this I swear to keep Lysip Look to him tho' and bear those bodies in May this a fair example be to me To rule with temper for on lustful Kings Unlookt for sudden deaths from heaven are sent But curst is he that is their instrument PHILASTER OR Love lies a Bleeding The Scene being in Cicilie Persons Represented in the Play The King Philaster Heir to the Crown Pharamond Prince of Spain Dion a Lord. Noble Gentlemen his Associates Cleremont Thrasiline Arethusa the Kings Daughter Galatea a wise modest Lady attending the Princess Megra a lascivious Lady An old wanton Lady or Croan Another Lady attending the Princess Eufrasia Daughter of Dion but disguised like a Page and called Bellario An old Captain Five Citizens A Countrey fellow Two Woodmen The Kings Guard and Train Actus primus Scena prima Enter Dion Cleremont and Thrasiline Cler. HEre 's not Lords nor Ladies Dion Credit me Gentlemen I wonder at it They receiv'd strict charge from the King to attend here Besides it was boldly published that no Officer should forbid any Gentlemen that desire to attend and hear Cle. Can you ghess the cause Di. Sir it is plain about the Spanish Prince that 's come to marry our Kingdoms Heir and be our Soveraign Thra. Many that will seem to know much say she looks not on him like a Maid in Love Di. O Sir the multitude that seldom know any thing but their own opinions speak that they would have but the Prince before his own approach receiv'd so many confident messages from the State that I think she 's resolv'd to be rul'd Cle. Sir it is thought with her he shall enjoy both these Kingdoms of Cicilie and Calabria Di. Sir it is without controversie so meant But 't will be a troublesome labour for him to enjoy both these Kingdoms with safetie the right Heir to one of them living and living so vertuously especially the people admiring the bravery of his mind and lamenting his injuries Cle. Who Philaster Di. Yes whose Father we all know was by our late King of Calabria unrighteously deposed from his fruitful Cicilie My self drew some blood in those Wars which I would give my hand to be washed from Cle. Sir my ignorance in State-policy will not let me know why Philaster being Heir to one of these Kingdoms the King should suffer him to walk abroad with such free liberty Di. Sir it seems your nature is more constant than to enquire after State news But the King of late made a hazard of both the Kingdoms of Cicilie and his own with offering but to imprison Philaster At which the City was in arms not to be charm'd down by any State order or Proclamation till they saw Philaster ride through the streets pleas'd and without a guard at which they threw their Hats and their arms from them some to make bonefires some to drink all for his deliverance Which wise men say is the cause the King labours to bring in the power of a Foreign Nation to aw his own with Enter Galatea Megra and a Lady Thra. See the Ladies what 's the first Di. A wife and modest Gentlwoman that attends the Princess Cle. The second Di. She is one that may stand still discreetly enough and ill savour'dly Dance her Measure simper when she is Courted by her Friend and slight her Husband Cle. The last Di. Marry I think she is one whom the State keeps for the Agents of our confederate Princes she 'll cog and lie with a whole Army before the League shall break her name is common through the Kingdom and the Trophies of her dishonour advanced beyond Hercules-pillars She loves to try the several constitutions of mens bodies and indeed has destroyed the worth of her own body by making experiment upon it for the good of the Common-wealth Cle. She 's a profitable member La. Peace if you love me you shall see these Gentlemen stand their ground and not Court us Gal. What if they should Meg. What if they should La. Nay let her alone what if they should why if they should I say they were never abroad what Foreigner would do so it writes them directly untravel'd Gal. Why what if they be Meg. What if they be La. Good Madam let her go on what if they be Why if they be I will justifie they cannot maintain discourse with a judicious Lady nor make a Leg nor say Excuse me Gal. Ha ha ha La. Do you laugh Madam Di. Your desires upon you Ladies La. Then you must sit beside us Di. I shall sit near you then Lady La. Near me perhaps But there 's a Lady indures no stranger and to me you appear a very strange fellow Meg. Me thinks he 's not so strange he would quickly be acquainted Thra. Peace the King Enter King Pharamond Arethusa and Train King To give a stranger testimony of love Than fickly promises which commonly In Princes find both birth and burial In one breath we have drawn you worthy Sir To make your lair indearments to your daughter And worthy services known to our subjects Now lov'd and wondered at Next our intent To plant you deeply our immediate Heir Both to our Blood and Kingdoms For this Lady The best part of your life as you confirm me And I believe though her few years and sex Yet teach her nothing but her fears and blushes Desires without desire discourse and knowledge Only of what her sell is to her sell Make her feel moderate health and when she sleeps In making no ill day knows no ill dreams Think not dear Sir these undivided parts That must mould up a Virgin are put on To shew her so as borrowed ornaments To speak her perfect love to you or add An Artificial shadow to her
talk bear him to prison Are. Sir they did plot together to take hence This harmless life should it pass unreveng'd I should to earth go weeping grant me then By all the love a Father bears his Child Their custodies and that I may appoint Their tortures and their death Di. Death soft our Law will not reach that for this fault King 'T is granted take 'em to you with a Guard Come Princely Pharamond this business past We may with more security go on to your intended match Cle. I pray that this action lose not Philaster the hearts of the people Di. Fear it not their overwise heads will think it but a trick Exeunt Omnes Actus Quintus Scena Prima Enter Dion Cleremont and Thrasiline Thra. HAS the King sent for him to death Di. Yes but the King must know 't is not in his power to war with Heaven Cle. We linger time the King sent for Philaster and the Headsman an hour ago Thra. Are all his wounds well Di. All they were but scratches but the loss of bloud made him faint Cle. We dally Gentlemâ—n Thra. Away Di. We 'l scuffle hard before he perish Exeunt Enter Philaster Arethusa and Bellario Are. Nay dear Philaster grieve not we are well Bell. Nay good my Lord forbear we are wondrous well Phi. Oh Arethusa O Bellario leave to be kind I shall be shot from Heaven as now from Earth If you continue so I am a man False to a pair of the most trusly ones That ever earth bore can it bear us all Forgive and leave me but the King hath sent To call me to my death Oh shew it me And then forget me And for thee my boy I shall deliver words will mollifie The hearts of beasts to spare thy innocence Bell. Alas my Lord my life is not a thing Worthy your noble thoughts 't is not a life 'T is but a piece of child-hood thrown away Should I out-live I shall then out live Vertuâ— and honour And when that day comes If â—vâ—â— I should close these eyes but once May I live spotted for my perjury And wasâ—â— my limbs to nothing Are. And I the woful'st maid as ever was Fo 〈◊〉 with my hands to bring my Lord to death Do bâ—th honour of a Virgin swear To tâ—ll no hours beyond it Phi. Make me not hated so Are. Come from this prison all joyful to our deaths Phi. People will tear me when they find you true To such a wretch as I I shall die loath'd 〈◊〉 our Kingdoms peaceably whil'st I Fo◠〈◊〉 â—lâ—p so gotten with my faults I verâ— put 〈◊〉 every maid in love Will have a piece of me if you be true Are. My dear Lord say not so Bell. A piece of you He was not born of women that can out it and look on Phi. Take me in tears betwixt you For my heart will break with shame and sorrow Are. Why 't is well Bell. Lament no more Phi. What would you have done If you had wrong'd me basely and had found My life no price compar'd to yours For love Sirs Deal with me truly Bell. 'T was mistaken Sir Phi. Why if it were Bell. Then Sir we would have ask'd you pardon Phi. And have hope to enjoy it Are. Injoy it I. Phi. Would you indeed be plain Bell. We would my Lord. Phi. Forgive me then Are. So so Bell. 'T is as it should be now Phi. Lead to my death Exeunt Enter King Dion Cleremont and Thrasiline King Gentlemen who saw the Prince Cle. So plâ—â—â— you Sir he 's gone to see the City And tâ—â— new Platform with some Gentlemen Attenâ—ing on him King Is the Princess ready To bring her prisoner out Thra. She waits your Grace King Tell her we stay Di. King you may be deceiv'd yet The head you a mâ—â— cost more setting on Than to be lost so slightly If it must off Like a wild overflow that soops before him A golden Stack and with it shakes down Bridges Cracks the strong hearts of Pines whose Cable roots Hâ—ld out a thousand Storms a thousand Thunders And so made mightier takes whole Villages Upon his back and in that heat of pride Charges strong Towns Towers Castles Palaces And layes them desolate so shall thy head Thy noble head bury the lives of thousands That must bleed with thee like a sacrifice In thy red ruines Enter Phil. Are. and Bell. in a Robe and Garland King How now what Mask is this Bell. Right Royal Sir I should Sing you an Epithalamium of these lovers But having lost my best ayres with my fortunes And wanting a celestial Harp to strike This blessed union on thus in glad story I give you all These two fair Cedar-branches The noblest of the Mountain where they grew Straightest and tallest under whose still shades The worthieâ— beasts have made their layers and slept Free from the â—yâ—â—aâ— Staâ— and the fell Thunder-stroke Free from the Clouds when they were big with humour And delivered in thousand spouts their issues to the earth O there was none but silent quiet there Till never pleas'd fortune shot up shrubs Base under brambles to divorce these branches And for a while they did so and did raign Over the Mountain and choakt up his beauty With Brakes rude Thornes and Thistles till thy Sun Scorcht them even to the roots and dried them there And now a gentle gale hath blown again That made these branches meet and twine together Never to be divided The god that sings His holy numbers over marriage beds Hath knit their noble hearts and here they stand Your Children mighty King and I have done King How how Are. Sir if you love it in plain truth For there is no Masking in 't This Gentleman The prisoner that you gave me is become My keeper and through all the bitter throws Your jealousies and his ill fate have wrought him Thus nobly hath he strangled and at length Arriv'd here my dear Husband King Your dear Husband call in The Captain of the Cittadel There you shall keep Your Wedding I 'le provide a Mask shall make Your Hymen turn his Saffron into a sullen Coat And sing sad Requiems to your departing souls Bloud shall put out your Torches and instead Of gaudy flowers about your wanton necks An Ax shall hang like a prodigious Meteor Ready to crop your loves sweets Hear you gods From this time do I shake all title off Of Father to this woman this base woman And what there is of vengeance in a Lion Cast amongst Dogs or rob'd of his dear young The same inforc't more terrible more mighty Expect from me Are. Sir By that little life I have left to swear by There 's nothing that can stir me from my self What I have done I have done without repentance For death can be no Bug-bear unto me So long as Pharamond is not my headsman Di. Sweet peace upon thy soul thou worthy maid When ere thou dyest for this time I 'le excuse thee Or
love you have bestowed on me all your expences to maintain my war is but a little word you will imagine 't is slender paiment yet 't is such a word as is not to be bought but with your bloods 't is Peace All. God preserve your Majesty Arb. Now you may live securely i' your Towns Your Children round about you may sit Under your Vines and make the miseries Of other Kingdoms a discourse for you And lend them sorrows for your selves you may Safely forget there are such things as tears And you may all whose good thoughts I have gain'd Hold me unworthy where I think my life A sacrifice too great to keep you thus In such a calm estate All. God bless your Majesty Arb. See all good people I have brought the man whose very name you fear'd a captive home behold him 't is Tigranes in your heart sing songs of gladness and deliverance 1 Cit. Out upon him 2 Cit. How he looks 3 Wom. Hang him hang him Mar. These are sweet people Tigr. Sir you do me wrong to render me a scorned spectacle to common people Arb. It was so far from me to mean it so if I have ought deserv'd my loving Subjects let me beg of you not to revile this Prince in whom there dwells all worth of which the name of a man is capable valour beyond compare the terrour of his name has stretcht it self where ever there is sun and yet for you I fought with him single and won him too I made his valour stoop and brought that name soar'd to so unbeliev'd a height to fall beneath mine this inspir'd with all your loves I did perform and will for your content be ever ready for a greater work All. The Lord bless your Majesty Tigr. So he has made me amends now with a speech in commendation of himself I would not be so vain-glorious Arb. If there be any thing in which I may Do good to any creature here speak out For I must leave you and it troubles me That my occasions for the good of you Are such as call me from you else my joy Would be to spend my days among you all You shew your loves in these large multitudes That come to meet me I will pray for you Heaven prosper you that you may know old years And live to see your childrens children sit At your boards with plenty when there is A want of any thing let it be known To me and I will be a Father to you God keep you all Flourish Exeunt Kings and their Train All. God bless your Majesty God bless your Majesty 1 Come shall we go all 's done Wom. I for God sake I have not made a fire yet 2 Away away all 's done 3 Content farewel Philip. 1 Cit. Away you halter-sack you 2 Philip will not fight he 's afraid on 's face Phil. I marry am I afraid of my face 3 Thou wouldst be Philip if thou sawst it in a glass it looks so like a Visour Exeunt 2 3 and Woman 1 Cit. you 'l be hang'd sirra Come Philip walk before us homewards did not his Majesty say he had brought us home Pease for all our money 2 Cit. Yes marry did he 1 Cit. They 're the first I heard of this year by my troth I longed for some of 'em did he not say we should have some 2 Cit. Yes and so we shall anon I warrant you have every one a peck brought home to our houses Actus Tertius Enter Arbaces and Gobrias Arb. MY Sister take it ill Gob. Not very ill Something unkindly she does take it Sir to have Her Husband chosen to her hands Arb. Why Gobrias let her I must have her know my will and not her own must govern her what will she marry with some slave at home Gob. O she is far from any stubbornness you much mistake her and no doubt will like where you would have her but when you behold her you will be loth to part with such a jewel Arb. To part with her why Gobrias art thou mad she is my Sister Gob. Sir I know she is but it were pity to make poor our Land with such a beauty to enrich another Arb. Pish will she have him Gob. I do hope she will not I think she will Sir Arb. Were she my Father and my Mother too and all the names for which we think folks friends she should be forc't to have him when I know 't is sit I will not hear her say she 's loth Gob. Heaven bring my purpose luckily to pass you know 't is just she will not need constraint she loves you so Arb. How does she love me speak Gob. She loves you more than people love their health that live by labour more than I could love a man that died for me if he could live again Arb. She is not like her mother then Gob. O no when you were in Armenia I durst not let her know when you were hurt For at the first on every little scratch She kept heâ— Chamber wept and could not eat Till you were well and many times the news Was so long coming that before we heard She was as near her death as you your health Arb. Alas poor soul but yet she must be rul'd I know not how I shall requite her well I long to see her have you sent for her To tell her I am ready Gob. Sir I have Enter 1 Gent. and Tigranes 1 Gent. Sir here is the Armenian King Arb. He 's welcome 1 Gent. And the Queen mother and the Princess wait without Arb. Good Gobrias bring 'em in Tigranes you will think you are arriv'd In a strange Land where Mothers cast to poyson Their only Sons think you you shall be safe Tigr. Too safe I am Sir Enter Gobrias Arane Panthea Spaconia Bacurius Mardonius and Bessus and two Gentlemen Ara. As low as this I bow to you and would As low as is my grave to shew a mind Thankful for all your mercies Arb. O stand up And let me kneel the light will be asham'd To see observance done to me by you Ara. You are my King Arb. You are my Mother rise As far be all your faults from your own soul As from my memory then you shall be As white as innocence her self Ara. I came Only to shew my duty and acknowledge My sorrows for my sins longer to stay Were but to draw eyes more attentively Upon my shame that power that kept you safe From me preserve you still Arb. Your own desires shall be your guide Exit Arane Pan. Now let me die since I have seen my Lord the King Return in safetie I have seen all good that life Can shew me I have ne're another wish For Heaven to grant nor were it sit I should For I am bound to spend my age to come In giving thanks that this was granted me Gob. Why does not your Majesty speak Arb. To whom Gob. To the Princess Pan. Alas Sir I am
we 'l take our leaves Zen. We are determined Dye before yield Arn. Honour and a fair grave Zen. Before a lustful Bed so for our fortunes Rut. Du cat awhee good Count cry prethee cry O what a wench hast thou lost cry you great booby Exe. Enter Charino Clod. And is she gone then am I dishonoured thus Cozened and baffl'd my Guard there no man answer My Guard I say sirrah you knew of this plot Where are my Guard I 'le have your life you villain You politick old Thief Char. Heaven send her far enough Enter Guard And let me pay the ransom Guard Did your honour call us Clod. Post every way and presently recover The two strange Gentlemen and the fair Lady Guard This day was Married Sir Clod. The same Guard We saw 'em Making with all main speed to th'Port Cod. Away villains Exit Guard Recover her or I shall dye deal truly Didst not thou know Char. By all that 's good I did not If your honour mean their slight to say I grieve for that Will be to lye you may handle me as you please Clod. Be sure with all the cruelty with all the rigor For thou hast rob'd me villain of a treasure Enter Guard How now Guard They 're all aboard a Bark rode ready for 'em And now are under Sail and past recovery Clod. Rig me a Ship with all the speed that may be I will not lose her thou her most false Father Shalt go along and if I miss her hear me A whole day will I study to destroy thee Char. I shall be joyful of it and so you 'l find me Exeunt omnes Actus Secundus Scena Prima Enter Manuel du sosa and Guiomar Man I Hear and see too much of him and that Compels me Madam though unwillingly To wish I had no Uncles part in him And much I fear the comfort of a Son You will not long enjoy Gui. 'T is not my fault And therefore from his guilt my innocence Cannot be tainted since his Fathers death Peace to his soul a Mothers prayers and care Were never wanting in his education His Child-hood I pass o're as being brought up Under my wing and growing ripe for study I overcame the tenderness and joy I had to look upon him and provided The choicest Masters and of greatest name Of Salamanca in all liberal Arts. Man To train his youth up I must witness that Gui. How there he prospered to the admiration Of all that knew him for a general Scholar Being one of note before he was a man Is still remembred in that Academy From thence I sent him to the Emperours Court Attended like his Fathers Son and there Maintain'd him in such bravery and height As did become a Courtier Man 'T was that spoil'd him my Nephew had been happy The Court 's a School indeed in which some few Learn vertuous principles but most forget What ever they brought thither good and honest Trifling is there in practice serious actions Are obsolete and out of use my Nephew Had been a happy man had he ne're known What 's there in grace and fashion Gui. I have heard yet That while he liv'd in Court the Emperour Took notice of his carriage and good parts The Grandees did not scorn his company And of the greatest Ladies he was held A compleat Gentleman Man He indeed Daunc'd well A turn o'th'Toe with a lofty trick or two To argue nimbleness and a strong back Will go far with a Madam 't is most true That he 's an excellent Scholar and he knows it An exact Courtier and he knows that too He has fought thrice and come off still with honour Which he forgets not Gui. Nor have I much reason To grieve his fortune that way Man You are mistaken Prosperity does search a Gentlemans temper More than his adverse fortune I have known Many and of rare parts from their success In private Duels rais'd up to such a pride And so transform'd from what they were that all That lov'd them truly wish'd they had fallen in them I need not write examples in your Son 'T is too apparent for e're Don Duarte Made tryal of his valour he indeed was Admired for civil courtesie but now He 's swoln so high out of his own assurance Of what he dares do that he seeks occasions Unjust occasions grounded on blind passion Ever to be in quarrels and this makes him Shunn'd of all fair Societies Gui. Would it were In my weak power to help it I will use With my entreaties th' Authority of a Mother As you may of an Uncle and enlarge it With your command as being a Governour To the great King in Lasbon Enter Duarte and his Page Man Here he comes We are unseen observe him Dua. Boy Page My Lord. Dua. What saith the Spanish Captain that I struck To my bold challenge Page He refus'd to read it Dua. Why didst not leave it there Page I did my Lord But to no purpose for he seems more willing To sit down with the wrongs than to repair His honour by the sword he knows too well That from your Lordship nothing can be got But more blows and disgraces Dua. He 's a wretch A miserable wretch and all my fury Is lost upon him holds the Mask appointed I' th' honour of Hippolyta Page 'T is broke off Dua. The reason Page This was one they heard your Lordship Was by the Ladies choice to lead the Dance And therefore they too well assur'd how far You would out shine 'em gave it o're and said They would not serve for foiles to set you off Dua. They at their best are such and ever shall be Where I appear Man Do you note his modesty Dua. But was there nothing else pretended Page Yes Young Don Alonzo the great Captains Nephew Stood on comparisons Dua. With whom Page With you And openly profess'd that all precedence His birth and state consider'd was due to him Not were your Lordship to contend with one So far above you Dua. I look down upon him With such contempt and scorn as on my slave He 's a name only and all good in him He must derive from his great grandsires Ashes For had not their victorious acts bequeath'd His titles to him and wrote on his forehead This is a Lord he had liv'd unobserv'd By any man of mark and died as one Amongst the common route Compare with me 'T is Gyant-like ambition I know him And know my self that man is truly noble And he may justly call that worth his own Which his deserts have purchas'd I could wish My hath were more obserue my friends and kinsmen Of lesser power or that my provident Father Had been like to that riotous Emperour That chose his belly for his only heir For being of no family then and poor My vertues wheresoe'r I liv'd should make That kingdom my inheritance Gui. Strange self Love Dua. For if I studied the Countries Laws I should so
gladly I would hear thee But that 's impossible Dua. Please you but read this You shall know better there why I am sent Than if I should deliver it Gui. From whom comes it Dua. That will instruct you I suspect this stranger Yet she spake something that holds such alliance With his reports I know not what to think on 't What a frown was there she looks me through through Now reads again now pauses and now smiles And yet there 's more of anger in 't than mirth These are strange changes oh I understand it She 's full of serious thoughts Gui. You are just you Heavens And never do forget to hear their prayers That truly pay their vows the defer'd vengeance For you and my words sake so long defer'd Under which as a mountain my heart groans yet When 't was despair'd of now is offer'd to me And if I lose it I am both wayes guilty The womans mask dissimulation help me Come hither friend I am sure you know the Gentleman That sent these charms Dua. Charms Lady Gui. These charms I well may call them so they 've won upon me More than ere letter did thou art his friend The confidence he has in thee confirms it And therefore I 'le be open breasted to thee To hear of him though yet I never saw him Was most desir'd of all men let me blush And then I 'le say I love him Dua. All men see In this a womans vertue Gui. I expected For the courtesie I did long since to have seen him And though I then forbad it you men know Between our hearts and tongues there 's a large distance But I 'le excuse him may be hitherto He has forborn it in respect my Son Fell by his hand Dua. And reason Lady Gui. No he did me a pleasure in 't a riotous fellow And with that insolent not worth the owning I have indeed kept a long solemn sorrow For my friends sake partly but especially For his long absence Dua. O the Devil Guio. Therefore Bid him be speedy a Priest shall be ready To tye the holy knot this kiss I send him Deliver that and bring him Dua. I am dumb A good cause I have now and a good sword And something I shall do I wait upon you Exeunt Enter Manuel Charino Arnoldo Zenocia born in a chair 2 Doctors Clodio Doct. Give her more air she dyes else Arn. O thou dread power That mad'st this all and of thy workmanship This virgin wife the Master piece look down on her Let her minds virtues cloth'd in this fair garment That worthily deserves a better name Than flesh and bloud now sue and prevail for her Or if those are denyed let innocence To which all passages in Heaven stand open Appear in her white robe before thy throne And mediate for her or if this age of sin Be worthy of a miracle the Sun In his diurnal progress never saw So sweet a subject to imploy it on Man Wonders are ceas'd Sir we must work by means Arno. 'T is true and such reverend Physicians are To you thus low I fall then so may you ever Be stil'd the hands of Heaven natures restorers Get wealth and honours and by your success In all your undertakings propagate Your great opinion in the world as now You use your saving art for know good Gentlemen Besides the fame and all that I possess For a reward posterity shall stand Indebted to you for as Heaven forbid it Should my Zenocia dye robbing this age Of all that 's good or gracefull times succeeding The story of her pure life not yet perfect Will suffer in the want of her example Doct. Were all the world to perish with her we Can do no more than what art and experience Give us assurance of we have us'd all means To find the cause of her disease yet cannot How should we then promise the cure Arn. Away I did bely you when I charg'd you with The power of doing ye are meer names only And even your best perfection accidental What ever malady thou art or Spirit As some hold all diseases that afflict us As love already makes me sensible Of half her sufferings ease her of her part And let me stand the butt of thy fell malice And I will swear th' art mercifull Doct. Your hand Lady What a strange heat is here bring some warm water Arn. She shall use nothing that is yours my sorrow Provides her of a better bath my tears Shall do that office Zeno. O my best Arnoldo The truest of all lovers I would live Were heaven so pleas'd but to reward your sorrow With my true service but since that 's denied me May you live long and happy do not suffer By your affection to me I conjure you My sickness to infect you though much love Makes you too subject to it Arn. In this only Zenocia wrongs her servant can the body Subsist the Soul departed 't is as easie As I to live without you I am your husband And long have been so though our adverse fortune â—â—ndying us from one hazard to another Would never grant me so much happiness As to pay a husbands debt despite of fortune In death I 'le follow you and guard mine own And there enjoy what here my fate forbids me Clod. So true a sorrow and so feelingly Exprest I never read of Man I am struck With wonder to behold it as with pity Char. If you that are a stranger suffer for them Being tied no further than humanity Leads you to soft compassion think great Sir What of necessity I must endure That am a Father Hippolyta Zabulon and Sulpitia at the door Zab. Wait me there I hold it Unfit to have you seen as I find cause You shall proceed Man You are welcom Lady Hip. Sir I come to do a charitable office How does the patient Clod. You may enquire Of more than one for two are sick and deadly He languishes in her her health 's despair'd of And in hers his Hip. 'T is a strange spectacle With what a patience they sit unmov'd Are they not dead already Doct. By her pulse She cannot last a day Arn. Oh by that summons I know my time too Hip. Look to the man Clod. Apply Your Art to save the Lady preserve her A town is your reward Hip. I 'le treble it In ready gold if you restore Arnoldo For in his death I dye too Clod. Without her I am no more Arn. Are you there Madam now You may feast on my miseries my coldness In answering your affections or hardness Give it what name you please you are reveng'd of For now you may perceive our thred of life Was spun together and the poor Arnoldo Made only to enjoy the best Zenocia And not to serve the use of any other And in that she may equal my Lord Clodio Had long since else enjoyed her nor could I Have been so blind as not to see your great And many
ye were my Husband a thousand times I cannot do it At least a dozen posts are gone this morning For several parts of the Kingdom I can do no more But pay 'em and instruct ' em Men. Prithee good sweet heart I come not to disturb thee nor discourage thee I know thou labour'st truly hark in thine ear Leu. Ha! What do you make so dainty on 't look there I am an Ass I can do nothing Men. Celia I this is she a stranger born Leu. What would you give for more now Men. Prithee my best Leucippe there 's much hangs on 't Lodg'd at the end of Mars's street that 's true too At the sack of such a Town by such a Souldier Preserv'd a Prisoner and by Prince Demetrius Bought from that man again maintain'd and favour'd How came you by this knowledg Leu. Poor weak man I have a thousand eyes when thou art sleeping Abroad and full of business Men. You never try'd her Leu. No she is beyond my level so hedg'd in By the Princes infinite Love and Favour to her Men. She is a handsome Wench Leu. A delicate and knows it And out of that proof arms her self Men. Come in then I have a great design from the King to you And you must work like wax now Leu. On this Lady Men. On this and all your wits call home Leu. I have done Toys in my time of some note old as I am I think my brains will work without barm Take up the Books Men. As we go in I 'll tell ye Exeunt SCENE IV. Enter Antigonus Timon Lords and a Souldier Ant. No face of sorrow for this loss 't will choak him Nor no man miss a friend I know his nature So deep imprest with grief for what he has suffer'd That the least adding to it adds to his ruine His loss is not so infinite I hope Souldier Soul Faith neither great nor out of indiscretion The young men out of heat Enter Demetrius Leontius and Lieutenant Ant. I guess the manner Lord. The Prince and 't like your Grace s. Ant. You are welcome home Sir Come no more sorrow I have heard your fortune And I my self have try'd the like clear up man I will not have ye take it thus if I doubted Your fear had lost and that you had turn'd your back to 'em Basely besought their mercies Leo. No no by this hand Sir We fought like honest and tall men Antig. I know 't Leontius or if I thought Nâ—glâ—ct of rule having his counsel with ye Or too vain glorious appetite of Fame Your men forgot and scatter'd Leo None of these Sir He shâ—w'd himself a noble Gentleman Every way apt to rule Ant. These being granted Why should you think you have done an act so hainous That â—ought but discontent dwells round about ye I have lost a battel Leo. I and fought it hard too Aâ—t With as much means as man Leo Or Dâ—vil could â—uge it Aâ—t Twenty to one of our side now Lâ—â— Tuâ—n Tables Beaten like Dogs again like Owls you take it To heart for flying out a mile before 'em And to say the truth 't was no flight neither Sir 'T was but a walk a handsome walk I have tumbl'd with this old Body beaten like a Stock-fish And stuck with Arrows like an arming Quiver Blouded and bang'd almost a day before 'em And glad I have got off then Here 's a mad Shaver He fights his share I am sure when e'r he comes to 't Yet I have seen him trip it tithly too And cry the Devil take the hindmost ever Lieu. I learnt it of my Betters Leo. Boudge at this Ant. Has Fortune but one Face Lieu. In her best Vizard Methinks she looks but lowzily Ant. Chance though she faint now And sink below our expectations Is there no hope left strong enough to buoy her Dem. 'T is not this day I fled before the Enemy And lost my People left mine Honour murder'd My maiden Honour never to be ransom'd Which to a noble Soul is too too sensible Afflicts me with this sadness most of these Time may turn straight again experience perfect And new Swords cut new ways to nobler Fortunes O I have lost Ant. As you are mine forget it I do not think it loss Dem O Sir forgive me I have lost my friends those worthy Souls bred with me I have lost my self they were the pieces of me I have lost all Arts my Schools are taken from me Honour and Arms no emulation left me I liv'd to see these men lost look'd upon it These men that twin'd their loves to mine their vertues O shame of shames I saw and could not save 'em This carries Sulphur in 't this burns and boils me And like a fatal Tomb bestrides my memory Ant. This was hard fortune but if alive and taken They shall be ransom'd let it be at Millions Dem. They are dead they are dead Lieu. When wou'd he weep for me thus I may be dead and powder'd Leo. Good Prince grieve not We are not certain of their deaths the Enemy Though he be hot and keen Yet holds good Quarter What Noise is this Great Shout within Enter Gentlemen Lieu. He does not follow us Give me a Steeple top Leo. They live they live Sir Ant. Hold up your manly fate They live they are here Son Dem. These are the men 1 Gent. They are and live to honour ye Dem. How ' scap'd ye noble friends me thought I saâ—â—â— Even in the Jaws of Death 2 Gent. Thanks to our folly That spur'd us on we were indeed hedg'd round in 't And ev'n beyond the hand of succour beaten Unhors'd disarm'd and what we lookt for then Sir Let such poor weary Souls that hear the Bell knoll And see the Grave a digging tell Dem. For Heavens sake Delude mine Eyes no longer how came ye off 1 Gent. Against all expectation the brave Selenâ—as I think this day enamour'd on your Vertue When through the Troops he saw ye shoot like lightning And at your manly courage all took fire And after that the misery we fell to The never certain Fate of War considering As we stood all before him Fortunes ruines Nothing but Death expecting a short time He made a stand upon our Youths and Fortunes Then with an eye of mercy inform'd his Judgment How yet unripe we were unblown unharden'd Unfitted for such fatal ends he cryed out to us Go Gentlemen commend me to your Master To the most High and Hopeful Prince Demetrius Tell him the Valour that he showed against me This day the Virgin Valour and true fire Deserves even from an Enemy this courtesie Your Lives and Arms freely I 'll give 'em thank him And thus we are return'd Sir Leo. Faith 't was well done 'T was bravely done was 't not a noble part Sir Laeu Had I been there up had I gone I am sure on 't These noble tricks I never durst trust 'em yet Leo. Let me not live and 't
that a pace too I saw it this morning in him When he poor man I dare swear Lieu. No believ 't Sir I never felt it Dem. Here lies the pain now how he is swel'd 1 Phy. The Impostume Fed with a new malignant humour now Will grow to such a bigness 't is incredible The compass of a Bushel will not hold it And with such a Hell of torture it will rise too Dem. Can you endure me touch it Lieu. Oh I beseech you Sir I feel you sensibly ere you come near me Dem. He 's finely wrought he must be cut no Cure else And suddenly you see how fast he blows out Lieu. Good Master Doctors let me be beholding to you I feel I cannot last 2 Phy. For what Lieutenant Lieu. But ev'n for half a dozen Cans of good Wine That I may drink my will out I faint hideously Dem. Fetch him some Wine and since he must go Gentlemen Why let him take his journey merrily Enter Servant with Wine Lieu. That 's ev'n the nearest way Leo. I could laugh dead now Dem. Here off with that Lieu. These two I give your Grace A poor remembrance of a dying man Sir And I beseech you wear 'em out Dem. I will Souldier These are fine Legacies Lieu. Among the Gentlemen Even all I have left I am a poor man naked Yet something for remembrace four a piece Gentlemen And so my body where you please Leo. It will work Lieu. I make your Grace my Executor and I beseech ye See my poor Will fulfill'd sure I shall walk else Dem. As full as they can be fill'd here 's my hand Souldier 1 Gent. The Wine will tickle him Lieu. I would hear a Drum beat But to see how I could endure it Dem. Beat a Drum there Drum within Lieu. Oh Heavenly Musick I would hear one sing to 't I am very full of pain Dem. Sing 't is impossible Lieu. Why then I would drink a Drum full Where lies the Enemy 2 Gent. Why here close by Leo. Now he begins to muster Lieu. And dare he fight Dare he fight Gentlemen 1 Phy. You must not cut him He 's gone then in a moment all the hope left is To work his weakness into suddain anger And make him raise his passion above his pain And so dispose him on the Enemy His body then being stir'd with violence Will purge it self and break the sore Dem. 'T is true Sir 1 Phy. And then my life for his Lieu. I will not dye thus Dem. But he is too weak to do Lieu. Dye like a Dog 2 Phy. I he 's weak but yet he 's heart whole Lieu. Hem. Dem. An excellent sign Lieu. Hem. Dem. Stronger still and better Lieu. Hem hem ran tan tan tan tan Exit 1 Phy. Now he 's i' th' way on 't Dem. Well go thy waies thou wilt do something certain Leo. And some brave thing or let mine ears be cut off He 's finely wrought Dem. Let 's after him Leo. I pray Sir But how this Rogue when this cloud 's melted in him And all discover'd Dem. That 's for an after mirth away away away Ex. SCENE VI. Enter Seleucus Lysimachus Ptolomie Souldiers Sel. Let no man â—â—at to dye we love to sleep all And death is but the sounder sleep all ages And all hours call us 't is so common easie That little Children tread those paths before us We are not 〈◊〉 nor our souls prest with sorrows Not go we out like tedious tales forgotten High high we come and hearty to our Funerals And as the Sun that sets in bloud let 's fall Lysi 'T is true they have us fast we cannot scape 'em Not keeps the brow of fortune one smile for us Dishonourable ends we can scape though And worse than those Captivities we can die And dying nobly though we leave behind us These clods of flesh that are too massie burthens Out living souls she crown'd with living conquests Ptol. They have begun sight bravely and fall bravely And may that man that seeks to save his life now By price or promise or by fear falls from us Never again be blest with name of Souldier Enter a Souldier Sel. How now who charged first I seek a brave hand To set me off in death Soul We are not charg'd Sir The Prince hes still Sel. How comes this Larum up then Soul There is one desperate fellow with the Devil in him He never durst do this else has broke into us And here he bangs ye two or three before him There five or six ventures upon whole Companies Ptol. And is not seconded Soul Not a man follows Sel. Not cut i' pieces Soul Their wonder yet has staid ' em Sel. Let 's in and see this miracle Ptol. I admire it Ex. Enter Leontius and Gentlemen Leon. Fetch him off fetch him off I am sure he 's clouted Did I not tell you how 't would take 1 Gent. 'T is admirable Enter Lieutenant with Colours in his hand pursuing 3 or 4 Souldiers Lâ—e Follow that blow my friend there 's at your coxcombs I fight to save me from the Surgions miseries Leo. How the Knave curries ' em Lieu. You cannot Rogues Till you have my Diseases flie my fury Ye Bread and Butter Rogues do ye run from me And my side would give me leave I would so hunt ye Ye Potridg gutted Slaves ye Veal broth Boobies Enter Demetrius and Physicians and Gentlemen Leo. Enough enough Lieutenant thou hast done bravely Dem. Mirâ—our of man Lieu. There 's a Flag for ye Sir I took it out o' th' shop and never paid for 't I 'le to 'em again I am not come to th' text yet De. No more my Souldier beshrew my heart he is hurt sore Leo. Hang him he 'l lick all those whole 1 Phy. Now will we take him And Cure him in a trice Dem. Be careful of him Lieu. Let me live but two years And do what ye will with me I never had but two hours yet of happiness Pray ye give me nothing to provoke my valour For I am ev'n as weary of this fighting 2 Phy. Ye shall have nothing come to the Princes Teâ—â— And there the Surgions presently shall search ye Then to your rest Lieu. A little handsome Litter To lay me in and I shall sleep Leo. Look to him Dem. I do believe a Horse begot this fellow He never knew his strength yet they are our own Leo. I think so I am cozen'd else I would but see now A way to fetch these off and save their honours Dem. Only their lives Leo. Pray ye take no way of peace now Unless it be with infinite advantage Dem. I shall be rul'd Let the Battels now move forward Our self will give the signal Enter Trumpet and Herald Now Herald what 's your message Her From my Masters This honourable courtesie a Parley For half an hour no more Sir Dem. Let 'em come on They have my Princely word Enter Seleticus Lysimacus Ptolomie Attendants Souldiers
Doth only to her worthy self abide Thou blessed staâ— I thank thee for thy light Thou by whosâ— power the darkness of sad night Is banisht from the Earth in whose dull place Thy câ—aster bâ—ams play on the heavy face Of all the world making the blue Sea smile To see how cunningly thou dost beguile Thy Brother of his brightness giving day Again from Câ—â—â—â— Whiter than that way That leads to soâ—es high Court and chaster far Than chastity it self yon blessed star That nightly shines Thou all the constancie That in all women was or e're shall be From whose fair eye-balls flyes that holy fire That Poâ—ts stile the Mother of desire Infusing into every gentle brest A soul of greater price and far more blest Than that quick power which gives a difference 'Twixt man and creatures of a lower sense Clor. Shepherd how cam'st thou hither to this place No way is troden all the verdant grass The spring shot up stands yet unbruised here Of any foot only the dapled Deer Far from the feared sound of crooked horn Dwels in this fastness Th. Chaster than the morn I have not wandred or by strong illusion Into this vertuous place have made intrusion But hither am I come believe me fair To seek you out of whose great good the air Is full and strongly labours whilst the sound Breaks against Heaven and drives into a stound The amazed Shepherd that such vertue can Be resident in lesser than a man Clor. If any art I have or hidden skill May cure thee of disease or festred ill Whose grief or greenness to anothers eye May seem impossible of remedy I dare yet undertake it The. 'T is no pain I suffer through disease no beating vein Conveyes infection dangerous to the heart No part impostum'd to be cur'd by Art This body holds and yet a feller grief Than ever skilfull hand did give relief Dwells on my soul and may be heal'd by you Fair beauteous Virgin Clor. Then Shepherd let me sue To know thy grief that man yet never knew The way to health that durst not shew his sore Then Then fairest know I love you Chor. Swain no more Thou hast abus'd the strictness of this place And offred Sacrilegious foul disgrace To the sweet rest of these interred bones For fear of whose ascending sly at once Thou and thy idle passions that the sight Of death and speedy vengeance may not fright Thy very soul with horror Then Let me not Thou all perfection merit such a blot For my true zealous faith Clor. Dar'st thou abide To see this holy Earth at once divide And give her body up for sure it will If thou pursu'st with wanton flames to fill This hallowed place therefore repent and goe Whilst I with praise appease his Ghost below That else would tell thee what it were to be A rival in that vertuous love that he Imbraces yet Then 'T is not the white or red Inhabits in your cheek that thus can wed My mind to adoration nor your eye Though it be full and fair your forehead high And smooth as Pelops shoulder not the smile Lies watching in those dimples to beguile The easie soul your hands and fingers long With veins inamel'd richly nor your tongue Though it spoke sweeter than Arions Harp Your hair wove into many a curious warp Able in endless errour to infold The wandring soul nor the true perfect mould Of all your body which as pure doth show In Maiden whiteness as the Alpsian snow All these were but your constancie away Would please me less than a black stormy day The wretched Seaman toyling through the deep But whilst this honour'd strictness you dare keep Though all the plagues that e're begotten were In the great womb of air were setled here In opposition I would like the tree Shake off those drops of weakness and be free Even in the arm of danger Clor. Wouldst thou have Me raise again fond man from silent grave Those sparks that long agoe were buried here With my dead friends cold ashes Then Dearest dear I dare not ask it nor you must not grant Stand strongly to your vow and do not faint Remember how he lov'd ye and be still The same Opinion speaks ye let not will And that great god of women appetite Set up your blood again do not invite Desire and fancie from their long exile To set them once more in a pleasing smile Be like a rock made firmly up ' gainst all The power of angry Heaven or the strong fall Of Neptunes battery if ye yield I die To all affection 't is that loyaltie Ye tie unto this grave I so admire And yet there 's something else I would desire If you would hear me but withall deny O Pan what an uncertain destiny Hangs over all my hopes I will retire For if I longer stay this double fire Will lick my life up Clor. Doe let time wear out What Art and Nature cannot bring about Then Farewel thou soul of vertue and be blest For ever whilst that here I wretched rest Thus to my self yet grant me leave to dwell In kenning of this Arbor yon same dell O'retopt with morning Cypress and sad Yew Shall be my Cabin where I 'le early rew Before the Sun hath kist this dew away The hard uncertain chance which Fate doth lay Upon this head Clor. The gods give quick release And happy cure unto thy hard disease Exeunt Enter Sullen Shepherd Sullen I do not love this wench that I should meet For ne'r did my unconstant eye yet greet That beauty were it sweeter or more fair Than the new blossoms when the morning air Blows gently on theâ— or the breaking light When many maiden blushes to our sight Shoot from his early face were all these set In some neat form before me 't would not get The least love from me some desire it might Or present burning all to me in sight Are equal be they fair or black or brown Virgin or careless wanton I can crown My appetite with any swear as oft And weep as any melt my words as soft â—nto a maiden ears and tell how long My heart has been her servant and how strong My passions are call her unkind and cruel Offer her all I have to gain the Jewel Maidens so highly prize then loath and sly This do I hold a blessed destiny Enter Amaryllis Amar. Hail Shepherd Pan bless both thy flock and thee For being mindful of thy word to me Sul. Welcom fair Shepherdess thy loving swain Gives thee the self same wishes back again Who till this present hour ne're knew that eye Could make me cross mine arms â—â—er daily dye With fresh consumings boldly tell me then How shall we part their faithful loves and when Sâ—â—ll I bely him to her shall I swear Hâ—s faith is false and he loves every where 〈◊〉 say he mockt her th' other day to you Which will by your confirming shew as true For he
Western winds kindling desires And then our Poets Ca. Then our pay Mem. For Chilax when the triumph comes the Princess Then for I will have a Heaven made Chi. Bless your Lordship Stand still Sir Mem. So I do and in it Chi. Death Sir You talk you know not what Mem. Such rare devices Make me I say a Heaven Chi. I say so too Sir Mem. For here shall run a Constellation Chi. And there a pissing Conduit Mem. Ha! Chi. With wine Sir Mem. A Sun there in his height there such a Planet Chi. But where 's our money where runs that Mem. Ha Chi. Money Money an 't like your Lordship Mem. Why all the carriage shall come behind the stuff Rich hangings treasure Or say we have none Câ—â— I may say so truly For hang me if I have a Groat I have serv'd well And like an honest man I see no reason Mem. Thou must needs die good Chilax Chi. Very well Sir Mem. I will have honest valiant souls about me I cannot miss thee Chi. Dye Mem. Yes die and Pelius Eumenes and Polybius I shall think Of more within these two hours Chi. Dye Sir Mem. I Sir And ye shall dye Chi. When I beseech your Lordship Mem. To morrow see ye do dye Chi. A short warning Troth Sir I am â—ll prepar'd Mem. I dye my self then Beside there 's reason Chi. Oh! Mem. I pray thee tell me For thou art a great Dreamer Chi. I can dream Sir If I eat well and sleep well Mem. Was it never By Dream or Apparition open'd to thee Chi. He 's mad Mem. What the other world was or Elyzium Didst never travel in thy sleep Chi. To Taverns When I was drunk o're night or to a Wench There 's an Elyzium for ye a young Lady Wrapt round about ye like a Snake is that it Or if that strange Elyzium that you talk of Be where the Devil is I have dream't of him And that I have had him by the horns and rid him He trots the Dagger out o' th' sheath Mem. Elyzium The blessed fields man Chi. I know no fields blessed but those I have gain'd by I have dream't I have been in Heaven too Mem. There handle that place that 's Elyzium Chi. Brave singing and brave dancing And rare things Mem. All full of flowers Chi. And Pot-herbs Mem. Bowers for lovers And everlasting ages of delight Chi. I slept not so far Mem. Meet me on those banks Some two days hence Chi. In Dream Sir Mem. No in death Sir And there I Muster all and pay the Souldier Away no more no more Chi. God keep your Lordship This is fine dancing for us Enter Siphax Si. Where 's the General Chi. There 's the old sign of Memnon where the soul is You may go look as I have Si. What 's the matter Chi. Why question him and see he talks of Devils Hells Heavens Princes Powers and Potentates You must to th' pot too Si. How Chi. Do you know Elyzium a tale he talks the Wild-goose chase of Si. Elyzium I have read of such a place Chi. Then get ye to him Ye are as fine company as can be sitted Exit Chilax Your Worships fairly met Si. Mercy upon us What ails this Gentleman Mem. Provision Si. How his head works Mem. Between two Ribbs If he cut short or mangle me I 'le take him And twirle his neck about Si. Now Gods defend us Mem. In a pure Cup transparent with a writing To signifie Si. I never knew him thus Sure he 's bewitch'd or poyson'd Mem. Who 's there Si. I Sir Mem. Come hither Siphax Si. Yes how does your Lordship Mem. Well God a mercy Souldier very well But prithee tell me Si. Any thing I can Sir Mem. What durst thou do to gain the rarest Beauty The World has Si. That the World has 't is worth doing Mem. Is it so but what doing bears it Si. Why any thing all danger it appears to Mem. Name some of those things do Si. I would undertake Sir A Voyage round about the World Mem. Short Siphax A Merchant does it to spice pots of Ale Si. I wou'd swim in Armour Mem. Short still a poor Jade Loaden will take a stream and stem it strongly To leap a Mare Si. The plague I durst Mem. Still shorter I 'll cure it with an Onion Si. Surfeits Mem. Short still They are often Physicks for our healths and help us Si. I wou'd stand a breach Mem. Thine honour bids thee Souldier 'T is shame to find a second cause Si. I durst Sir Light with the sellest Monster Mem. That 's the poorest Man was ordain'd their Master durst ye dye Sir Si. How dye my Lord Mem. Dye Siphax take thy Sword And come by that door to her there 's a price To buy a lusty love at Si. I am content Sir To prove no Purchaser Mem. Away thou World-worm Thou win a matchless Beauty Si. 'T is to lose 't Sir For being dead where 's the reward I reach at The love I labour for Mem. There it begins Fool Thou art meerly cozen'd for the loves we now know Are but the heats of half an hour and hated Desires stir'd up by nature to encrease her Licking of one another to a lust Course and base appetites earths meer inheritours And Heirs of Idleness and blood Pure Love That that the soul affects and cannot purchase While she is loaden with our flesh that Love Sir Which is the price of honour dwells not here Your Ladies eyes are lampless to that Vertue That beauty smiles not on a cheek washt over Nor scents the sweet of Ambers below Siphax Below us in the other World Flyzium Where 's no more dying no despairing mourning Where all desires are full defarts down loaden There Siphax there where loves are ever living Si. Why do we love in this World then Mem. To preserve it The maker lost his work else but mark Siphax What issues that love bears Si. Why Children Sir I never heard him talk thus thus divinely And sensible before Mem It does so Siphax Things like our selves as sensual vain unvented Bubbles and breaths of air got with an itching As blisters are and bred as much corruption Flows from their lives sorrow conceives and shapes 'em And oftentimes the death of those we love most The bleeders bring them to the World to curse 'em Crying they creep amongst us like young Cats Cares and continual Crosses keeping with 'em They make Time old to tend them and experience An ass they alter so they grow and goodly Ere we can turn our thoughts like drops of water They fall into the main are known no more This is the love of this World I must tell thee For thou art understanding Si. What you please Sir Mem. And as a faithful man Nay I dare trust thee I love the Princess Si. There 't is that has fired him I knew he had some inspiration But does she know it Sir Mem. Yes marry does she I have given
my heart unto her Si. If ye love her Mem. Nay understand me my heart taken from me Out of my Body man and so brought to her How lik'st thou that brave offer there 's the love I told thee of and after death the living She must in justice come Boy ha Si. Your heart Sir Mem. I so by all means Siphax Si. He loves roast well That cats the Spit Mem. And since thou art come thus fitly I 'll do it presently and thou shalt carry it For thou canst tell a story and describe it And I conjure thee Siphax by thy gentry Next by the glorious Battels we have fought in By all the dangers wounds heats colds distresses Thy love next and obedience nay thy life Si. But one thing first Sir if she pleas'd to grant it Could ye not love her here and live consider Mem. Ha Yes I think I could Si. 'T would be far nearer Besides the sweets here would induce the last love And link it in Mem. Thou sayest right but our ranks here And bloods are bars between us she must stand off too As I perceive she does Si. Desert and Duty Makes even all Sir Mem. Then the King though I Have merited as much as man can must not let her So many Princes covetous of her beauty I wou'd with all my heart but 't is impossible Si. Why say she many after Mem. No she dares not The gods dare not do ill come Si. Do you mean it Mem. Lend me thy knife and help me off Si. For heaven sake Be not so stupid mad dear General Mem. Dispatch I say Si. As ye love that ye look for Heaven and the blessed life Mem. Hell take thee Coxcomb Why dost thou keep me from it thy knife I say Si. Do but this one thing on my knees I beg it Stay but two hours till I return again For I will to her tell her all your merits Your most unvalu'd love and last your danger If she relent then live still and live loving Happy and high in savour if she frown Mem. Shall I be sure to know it Si. As I live Sir My quick return shall either bring ye fortune Or leave you to your own fate Mem. Two hours Si. Yes Sir Mem. Let it be kept away I will expect it Ex. Mem. Si. Enter Chilax Fool and Boy Chi. You dainty wits two of ye to a Cater To cheat him of a dinner Boy Ten at Court Sir Are few enough they are as wise as we are Chi. Hang ye I 'le eat at any time and any where I never make that part of want preach to me What ye can do and when ye list Fool. Your patience 'T is a hard day at Court a fish day Chi. So it seems Sir The fins grow out of thy face Fool. And to purchase This day the company of one dear Custard Or a mess of Rice ap Thomas needs a main wit Beef we can bear before us lined with Brewes And tubs of Pork vociferating Veals And Tongues that ne're told lye yet Chi. Line thy mouth with ' em Fool. Thou hast need and great need For these sinny fish-dayes The Officers understandings are so flegmatick They cannot apprehend us Chi. That 's great pity For you deserve it and being apprehended The whip to boot Boy what do you so near me I dare not trust your touch Boy Enter Stremon and his Boy Boy As I am vertuous What thieves amongst our selves Chi. Stremon Stre. Lieutenant Chi. Welcome a shore a shore Fool. What Mounsieur Musick Stre. My fine Fool. Boy Fellow Crack why what a consort Are we now blest withal Fool. Fooling and sidling Nay and we live not now boys what new songs Sirra Stre. A thousand man a thousand Fool. Itching Airs Alluding to the old sport Stre. Of all sizes Fool. And how does small Tym Treble here the heart on 't 2 Boy To do you service Fool. O Tym the times the times Tym. Stre. How does the General And next what money 's stirring Chi. For the General He 's here but such a General The time 's chang'd Stremon He was the liberal General and the loving The feeder of a Souldier and the Father But now become the stupid'st Stre. Why what ails he Chi. Nay if a Horse knew and his head 's big enough I 'le hang for 't did'st thou ever see a Dog Run mad o' th' tooth-ache such another toy Is he now so he glotes and grins and bites Fool. Why hang him quickly And then he cannot hurt folks Chi. One hour raving Another smiling not a word the third hour I tell thee Stremon h'as a stirring soul What ever it attempts or labours at Would wear out twenty bodies in another Fool. I 'le keep it out of me for mine 's but Buckram He would bownce that out in two hours Chi. Then he talks The strangest and the maddest stuff from reason Or any thing ye offer stand thou there I 'le show thee how he is for I 'le play Memnon The strangest General that ere thou hearest of Stremon Stre. My Lord. Chi. Go presently and find me A black Horse with a blew tail bid the blank Cornet Charge through the Sea and sink the Navy softly Our souls are things not to be waken'd in us With larums and loud bawlings for in Elyzium Stilness and quietness and â—â—â—â—ness Sirra I will have for it much concerns mine honour Such a strong reputation for my welcome As all the world shall say for in the forefront So many on white Unicorns next them My Gentlemen my Cavaliers and Captains Ten deep and trapt with Tenter-hooks to take hold Of all occasions for Friday cannot fish out The end I aim at tell me of Diocles And what he dares do dare he meet me naked Thunder in this hand in his left Fool Fool. Yes Sir Chi. Fool I would have thee fly i' th' Air fly swiftly To that place where the Sun sets there deliver Fool. Deliver what Sir Chi. This Sir this ye slave Sir All laugh Death ye rude Rogues ye Scarabe's Fool. Hold for Heav'ns sake Lieutenant sweet Lieutenant Chi. I have done Sir Boy You have wrung his neck off Chi. No Boy 't is the nature Of this strange passion when 't hits to hale people Along by th' hair to kick 'em break their heads Fool. Do ye call this Acting was your part to beat me Chi. Yes I must act all that he does Fool. Plague act ye I 'le act no more Stre. 'T is but to shew man Fool. Then man He should have shew'd it only and not done it I am sure he beat me beyond Action Gouts o' your heavy fist Chi. I 'le have thee to him Thou hast a fine wit fine fool and canst play rarely He 'l hug thee Boy and stroke thee Fool. I 'le to the stocks first E're I be strok't thus Strem. But how came he Chilax Chi. I know not that Strem. I 'le to him Chi. He loves thee well And much delights to hear
too The â—atest way to find the truth out hark ye Ye shall be rul'd by me Mem. It will be but Pol. I reach it If the worst fall have at the worst we 'll both go But two days and 't is thus ha Mem. 'T will do well so Pol. Then is' t not excellent do ye conceive it Mem. 'T will work for certain Pol. O 't will tickle her And you shall know then by a line Mem I like it But let me not be fool'd again Pol. Doubt nothing You do me wrong then get ye in there private As I have taught ye Busta Mem. Work Exit Memnon Pol. I will do Eum. Have ye found the cause Pol. Yes and the strangest Gentlemen That e'r I heard of anon I 'll tell ye Stremon Be you still near him to affect his fancy And keep his thoughts off let the Fool and Boy Stay him they may do some pleasure too Eumenes What if he had a Wench a handsome Whore brought Rarely drest up and taught to state it Eum. Well Sir Pol. His cause is meerly heat and made believe It were the Princess mad for him Eum. I think 'T were not amiss 1 Cap. And let him kiss her Pol. What else 2 Cap. I 'll be his Bawd an 't please you young and wholesome I can assure ye he shall have Eum. Faith let him Pol. He shall I hope 't will help him walk a little I 'll tell you how his case stands and my project In which you may be mourners but by all means Stir not you from him Stremon Strem. On our lives Sir Exeunt Enter Priestess and Chilax Pri. O y' are a precious man two days in town And never see your old Friend Chi. Prithee pardon me Pri. And in my Conscience if I had not sent Chi. No more I would ha' come I must Pri. I find ye God a mercy want ye never care for me But when your Slops are empty Chi. Ne'r fear that Wench Shall find good currant Coin still Is this the old House Pri. Have ye forgot it Chi. And the door still standing That goes into the Temple Pri. Still Chi. The Robes too That I was wont to shift in here Pri. All here still Chi. O ye tuff Rogue what troubles have I trotted through What fears and frights every poor Mouse a Monster That I heard stir and every stick I trod on A sharp sting to my Conscience Pri. 'Las poor Conscience Chi. And all to liquor thy old Boots Wench Pri. Out Beast How you talk Chi. I am old Wench And talking to an old man is like a stomacher It keeps his blood warm Pri. But pray tell me Chi. Any thing Pri. Where did the Boy meet with ye at a Wench sure At one end of a Wench a Cup of Wine sure Chi. Thou know'st I am too honest Pri. That 's your fault And that the Surgeon knows Chi. Then farewel I will not fail ye soon Pri. Ye shall stay Supper I have sworn ye shall by this ye shall Chi. I will Wench But after Supper for an hour my business Pri. And but an hour Chi. No by this kiss that ended I will return and all night in thine Arms wench Pr. No more I 'le take your meaning come 't is Supper time Exeunt Enter Calis Cleanthe Lucippe Calis Thou art not well Clean. Your grace sees more a great deal Than I feel yet I lye O Brother Cal. Mark her Is not the quickness of her eye consumed wench The lively red and white Lucip. Nay she is much alter'd That on my understanding all her sleeps Lady Which were as found and sweet Cle. Pray do not force me Good Madam where I am not to be ill Conceit 's double sickness on my faith your highness Is meer mistaken in me A Dead March within of Drum and Sagbutts Cal. I am glad on 't Yet this I have ever noted when thou wast thus It still forerun some strange event my Sister Dâ—ed when thou wast thus last hark hark ho What mournfull noise is this comes creeping forward Still it grows nearer nearer do ye hear it Enter Polydor and Captains Eumenes mourning Lucip. It seems some Souldiers funeral see it enters Cal. What may it mean Pol. The Gods keep ye fair Calis Cal. This man can speak and well he stands and views us Wou'd I were ne'r worse look't upon how humbly His eyes are cast now to the Earth pray mark him And mark how rarely he has rankt his troubles See now he weeps they all weep a sweeter sorrow I never look't upon nor one that braver Becâ—me his grief your will with us Pol. Great Lady Plucks out the Cup. Excellent beauty Cal. He speaks handsomely What a rare rhetorician his grief plaies That stop was admirable Pol. See see thou Princess Tâ—â— great commander of all hearts Cal. I have found it On how my soul shakes Pol. See see the noble heart Of him that was the noblest see and glory Like the proud God himself in what thou hast purchas'd Behold the heart of Memnon does it start ye Cal. Good gods what has his wildness done Pol. Look boldlie You boldlie said you durst look wretched woman Nay flie not back fair follie 't is too late now Vertue and blooming honour bleed to death here Take it the Legacie of Love bequeath'd ye Of cruel Love a cruel Legacie What was the will that wrought it then can ye weep â—â—balm it in your truest tears If women can weep a truth or ever sorrow sunk yet Into the soul of your sex for 't is a Jewel The worlds worth cannot weigh down Take it Lady And with it all I dare not curse my sorrows And may they turn to Serpents Eumen. How she looks Still upon him see now a tear steals from her 2 Capt. But still she keeps her eye firm Pol. Next read this But since I see your spirit somewhat troubled I 'le doe it for ye 2 Capt. Still she eyes him mainlie Got happy heart for thou shalt lye Intomb'd in her for whom I dye Example of her cruelty Tell her if she chance to chide Me for slowness in her pride That it was for her I died If a tear escape her eye 'T is not for my memory But thy rights of obsequy The Altar was my loving breast My heart the sacrificed beast And I was my self the Priest Your body was the sacred shrine Your cruel mind the power divine Pâ—â—as'd wâ—th hearts of men not â—inâ— Fumen Now it pours down Pol. I like it rarelie Ladie Eumen. How greedily she swallows up his language 2 Capt. Her eye inhabits on him Pol. Cruel Ladie Great as your beautie scornfull had your power But equal poâ—se on all hearts all hearts perish't But Cupid has more shafts than one more flames too And now he must be open ey'd 't is Justice Live to injoy your longing live and laugh at The losses and the miseries we suffer Live to be spoken when your crueltie Has cut off all the
And not the weakness look with your vertuous eyes And then clad royaltie in all his conquests His matchless love hung with a thousand merits Eternal youth attending Fame and Fortune Time and Oblivion vexing at his vertues He shall appear a miracle look on our dangers Look on the publick ruin Calis O dear Brother King Fie let us not like proud and greedy waters Gain to give off again this is our Sea And you his Cynthia govern him take heed His flouds have been as high and full as any And gloriously now is got up to the girdle The Kingdomes he hath purchas'd noble Sister Take not your vertue from him O take heed We ebbe not now to nothing take heed Calis Calis The will of Heaven not mine which must not alter And my eternal doom for ought I know Is fixt upon me alas I must love nothing Nothing that loves again must I be blest with The gentle Vine climbs up the Oke and clips him And when the stroke comes yet they fall together Death death must I enjoy and live to love him O noble Sir Mem. Those tears are some reward yet Pray let me wed your sorrows Calis Take 'em Souldier They are fruitfull ones lay but a sigh upon 'em And straight they will conceive to infinites I told ye what ye would find ' em Enter Funeral Captains following and Eumenes King How now what 's this more drops to th' Ocean Whose body 's this Eum. The noble Polydor 〈◊〉 speaks his death Mem. My Brother dead Calis O Goddess O cruel cruel Venus here 's my fortune King Read Captain Mem. Read aloud farewel my follies Eumen. reads to the Excellent Princess Calis Eum. Be wise as you are beauteous love with judgement And look with clear eyes on my noble Brother Value desert and vertue they are Jewels Fit for your worth and wearing take heed Lady The Gods reward ingratitude most grievous Remember me no more or if you must Seek me in noble Memnons love I dwell there I durst nor live because I durst not wrong him I can no more make me eternal happy With looking down upon your loves Farewel Mem. And did'st thou die for me King Excellent vertue What will ye now doe Calis Dwell for ever here Sir Mem. For me dear Polydor O worthy young man O love love love love above recompence Infinite love infinite honesty Good Lady leave you must have no share here Take home your sorrows here 's enough to store me Brave glorious griefs was ever such a Brother Turn all the stories over in the world yet And search through all the memories of mankind And find me such a friend h 'as out-done all Outstript 'em sheerly all all thou hast Polydor To die for me why as I hope for happiness 'T was one of the rarest thought on things The bravest and carried beyond compass of our actions I wonder how he hit it a young man too In all the blossomes of his youth and beautie In all the fulness of his veins and wishes Woo'd by that Paradise that would catch Heaven It starts me extreamly thou blest Ashes Thou faithfull monument where love and friendship Shall while the world is work new miracles Calis O! let me speak too Mem. No not yet thou man For we are but mans shadows only man I have not words to utter him speak Lady I 'le think a while Calis The Goddess grants me this yet I shall enjoy the dead no tomb shall hold thee But these two arms no Trickments but my tears Over thy Hearse my sorrows like sad arms Shall hang for ever on the tuffest Marble Mine eyes shall weep thee out an Epitaph Love at thy feet shall kneel his smart bow broken Faith at thy head youth and the Graces mourners O sweet young man King Now I begin to melt too Mem. Have ye enough yet Lady room for a gamester To my fond Love and all those idle fancies A long farewel thou diedst for me dear Polydor To give me peace thou hast eternal glory I stay and talk here I will kiss thee first And now I 'le follow thee Polydor rises Pol. Hold for Heavens sake Mem. Ha! Does he live Dost thou deceive me Pol. Thus far Yet for your good and honour King Now dear Sister Calis The Oracle is ended noble Sir Dispose me now as you please Pol. You are mine then Calis With all the joyes that may be Pol. Your consent Sir King Ye have it freely Pol. Walk along with me then And as you love me love my will Calis I will so Pol. Here worthy Brother take this vertuous Princess Ye have deserv'd her nobly she will love ye And when my life shall bring ye peace as she does Command it ye shall have it Mem. Sir I thank ye King I never found such goodness in such years Mem. Thou shalt not over doe me though I die for 't O how I love thy goodness my best Brother You have given me here a treasure to enrich me Would make the worthiest King alive a begger What may I give you back again Pol. Your love Sir Mem. And you shall have it even my dearest love My first my noblest love take her again Sir She is yours your honesty has over-run me She â—oves ye lose her not excellent Princess Injoy thy wish and now get Generals Pol. As ye love heaven love him she is only yours Sir Mem. As ye love heaven love him she is only yours Sir My Lord the King Pol. He will undoe himself Sir And must without her perish who shall fight then Who shall protect your Kingdom Mem. Give me hearing And after that belief were she my soul As I do love her equal all my victories And all the living names I have gain'd by war And loving him that good that vertuous good man That only worthy of the name of Brother I would resign all freely 't is all love To me all marriage rites the joy of issues To know him fruitfull that has been so faithfull King This is the noblest difference take your choice Sister Calis I see they are so brave and noble both I know not which to look on Pol. Chuse discreetly And vertue guide ye there all the world in one man Stands at the mark Mem. There all mans honestie The sweetness of all youth Cal. O God's Mem. My Armour By all the God's she 's yours my Arms I say And I beseech your Grace give me imployment That shall be now my Mistress there my Courtship King Ye shall have any thing Mem. Vertuous Lady Remember me your Servant now Young man You cannot over-reach me in your goodness O love how sweet thou look'st now and how gentle I should have slubber'd thee and stain'd thy beauty Your hand your hand Sir King Take her and Heaven bless her Mem. So. Pol. 'T is your will Sir nothing of my merit And as your royal gift I take this blessing Cal. And I from heaven this gentleman thanks Goddess Mem.
snatch'd 'em up again again ye wore 'em Again you stain'd 'em stain'd your vow the Church too And rob'd it of that right was none of yours Sir For which the Law requires your head ye know it Ar. Those arms I fought in last Bor. The same Ar. God a mercy Thou hast hunted out a notable cause to kill me A subtle one I dye for saving all you Good Sir remember if you can the necessity The suddenness of time the state all stood in I was entreaâ—ed to kneel'd to and pray'd to The Duke himself the Princes all the Nobles The cries of Infants Bed-rid Fathers Virgins Prethee find out a better cause a hand somer This will undo thee too people will spit at thee The Devil himself would be asham'd of this cause Because my haste made me forget the ceremony The present danger every where must my life satisfie Bor. It must and shall Ar. O base ungrateful people Have ye no other Swords to cut my throat with But mine own nobleness I confess I took 'em The vow not yet absolv'd I hung 'em up with Wore 'em sought in 'em gilded 'em again In the sierce Tartars blouds for you I took 'em For your peculiar safety Lord for all I wore 'em for my Countries health that groan'd then Took from the Temple to preserve the Temple That holy place and all the sacred monuments The reverent shrines of Saints ador'd and honour'd Had been consum'd to ashes their own sacrifice Had I been stack or staid that absolution No Priest had liv'd to give it my own honour Cure of my Country murder me Bor. No no Sir I shall force that from ye will make this cause light too Away with him I shall pluck down that heart Sir Ar. Break it thou mayest but if it bend for pity Doggs and Kites eat it come I am honours Martyr Ex. SCENE VI. Enter Duke and Burris Du. Exceed my Warrant Bur. You know he loves him not Du. He daies as well eat death as do it eat wild-fire Through a few seats I mean to try his goodness That I may find him sit to wear here Burris I know Boroskie hates him to death hates him I know he 's a Serpent too a swoln one Noise within But I have pull'd his sting out what noise is that The. within Down with 'em down with 'em down with the gates Sâ—â—d within Stand stand stand Puts within Fire the Palace before ye Bur Upon my life the Souldier Sir the Souldier A miserable time is come Enter Gentleman Gent. Oh save him Upon my knees my hearts knees save Lord Archas We are undone else Du. Dates he touch his Body Gent He tacks him fearfully most fearfully Du. Away Burris Take men and take him from him clap him up And if I live I 'll find a strange death for him Ex. Bur. Are the Souldiers broke in Gent. By this time sure they are Sir They beat the Gates extreamly beat the people Du Got me a guard about me make sure the lodgings And speak the Souldiers fair Gent. Pray Heaven that take Sir Exeunt Enter Putskie Ancient Souldiers with Torches Puts Give us the General we 'll fire the Court else Render him safe and well Anc. Do not fire the Cellar There 's excellent Wine in 't Captain and though it be cold weather I do not love it mull'd bring out the General We 'll light ye such a Bone fire else where are ye Speak or we 'll toss your Turrets peep out of your Hives We 'll smoak ye else Is not that a Nose there â—ut out that Nose again and if thou dar'st But blow it before us now he creeps out on 's Burrough Enter Gentleman Puts Give us the General Gent. Yes Gentlemen Of any thing ye can desire Anc. You musk cat Cordevant-skin we will not take your answer Puts Where is the Duke speak suddenly and send him hither Anc. Of we 'll so sâ—ye your Buttocks Gent. Good sweet Gentlemen Anc. We are neither good nor sweet we are Souldiers And you miscreants that abuse the General Give fire my Boys 't is a dark Evening Let 's light 'em to their lodgings Enter Olympia Honora Viola Theodore Women Hon. Good Brother be not fierce The. I will not hurt her Fear not sweet Lady Olym. Nav do what you please Sir I have a sorrow that exceeds all yours And more contemns all danger Enter Duke above The. Where is the Duke Du. He 's here what would ye Souldiers wherefore troop ye Like mutinous mad men thus The. Give me my Father Puts Anc. Give us out General The. Set him here before us Ye see the pledge we have got ye see the Torches All shall to ashes as I live immediately A thousand lives for one Du. But hear me Puts No we come not to dispute Enter Archas and Burris The. By Heaven I swear he 's rackt and whipt Hon. Oh my poor Father Puts Burn kill and burn Arc. Hold hold I say hold Souldiers On your allegiance hold The. We must not Arc. Hold I swear by Heaven he is a barbarous Traitor stirs first A Villain and a stranger to Obedience Never my Souldier more nor Friend to Honour Why did you use your old Man thus thus cruelly Torture his poor weak Body I ever lov'd ye Du. Forget me in these wrongs most noble Archas. Arc. I have balm enough for all my hurts weep no more Sir A satisfaction for a thousand sorrows I do believe you innocent a good man And Heaven forgive that naughty thing that wrong'd me Why look ye wild my friends why stare ye on me I charge ye as ye are men my men my lovers As ye are honest faithful men fair Souldiers Let down your anger Is not this our Soveraign The head of mercy and of Law who dares then But Rebels scorning Law appear thus violent Is this a place for Swords for threatning fires The Reverence of this House dares any touch But with obedient knees and pious duties Are we not all his Subjects all sworn to him Has not he power to punish our offences And do we not daily fall into ' em assure your selves I did offend and highly grievously This good sweet Prince I offended my life forfeited Which yet his mercy and his old love met with And only let me feel his light rod this way Ye are to thank him for your General Pray for his life and fortune swear your bloods for him Ye are offenders too daily offenders Proud insolencies dwell in your hearts and ye do 'em Do 'em against his Peace his Law his Person Ye see he only sorrows for your sins And where his power might persecute forgives ye For shame put up your Swords for honesty For orders sake and whose ye are my Souldiers Be not so rude The. They have drawn blood from you Sir Arc. That was the blood rebell'd the naughty blood The proud provoking blood 't is well 't is out Boy Give you example first draw out and
all their names Who fought for Candy here present before you The mightiest man in Arms Antinous Speak fellow Souldiers Sold. Antinous Antinous Gas Stand by all save the two Competitors Poss My Lords how much your Countrey owes you both The due reward of your desertful glories Must to Posterity remain but yet Since by our Law one only can make claim To the proposed honours which you both It seems have truly merited take leave Freely to plead your rights we shall attend ye Por. Wherein priority of voice is granted Lord Cassilanes to you for that your rare And long experience in the Course of War As well doth challenge it as the best priviledge Of Order and Civility for that You are your brave Opponents worthy Father Say Country-men are you content Sold. I I. Cass Right grave right gracious Fathers how unfit It is for me that all my life time have Been practis'd in the School of Bloud and Slaughter To bandy words now in my lifes last farewel Your Wisedomes will consider were there pitcht Another and another field like that Which not yet three days since this Arm hath scatter'd Defeated and made nothing then the man That had a heart to think he could but follow For equal me he should not through the lanes Of danger and amazement might in that That only of but following me be happy Reputed worthy to be made my Rival For 't is not Lords unknown to those about me My fellow Souldiers first with what a confidence I led them on to sight went on still and As if I could have been a second Nature As well in heartening them by my example As by my exhortation I gave life To quicken courage to inflame revenge To heighten resolution in a word To out-doe action It boots not to discover How that young man who was not fledg'd nor skill'd In Martial play was even as ignorant As childish But I list not to disparage His non ability The signal given Of Battel when our enemies came on Directed more by sury than by warrant Of Policy and Stratagem I met them I in the sore front of the Armies met them And as if this old weather-beaten body Had been compos'd of cannon proof I stood The volleys of their shot I I my self Was he that first dis-rankt their woods of Pikes But when we came to handy-stroaks as often As I lent blows so often I gave wounds And every wound a death I may be bold To justifie a truth this very sword Of mine slew more than any twain besides And which is not the least of all my glorie When he this young man hand to hand in fight Was by the General of the Venetians And such as were his retinue unhors'd I stept between and rescu'd him my self Or horses hooâ—s had trampled him to dirt And whilst he was re-mounting I maintain'd The combate with the gallant General Till having taken breath he throng'd before me Renew'd the sight and with a fatal blow Stole both that honour from me and his life From him whom I before my self alone Had more than full three quarters kill'd a man Well worthy only by this hand to have dy'd Not by a Boys weak push I talk too much But 't is a fault of age If to bring home Long peace long victorie even to your Capitol If to secure your Kingdom wives and children Your lives and liberties if to renown Your honours through the world to six your names Like Blazing stars admir'd and fear'd by all That have but heard of Candy or a Cretan Be to deserve the approvement of my man hood Then thus much have I done what more examine The annals of my life and then consider What I have been and am Lords I have said Gonz. With reverence to the Senate is it lawfull Without your Customes breach to say a word Pos Say on my Lord Gonzalo Gonz. I have heard And with no little wonder such high deeds Of Chivalâ—ie discours'd that I confess I do not think the Worthies while they liv'd All nine deserv'd as much applause or memorie As this one But who can do ought to gain The crown of honour from him must be somewhat More than a man you tread a dangerous path Yet I shall hear you gladly for believe me Thus much let me profess in honours cause I would not to my Father nor my King My Countries Father yield if you transcend What we have heard I can but only say That Miracles are yet in use I fear I have offended Porp. You have spoken nobly Antinous use your priviledge Ant. Princely Fathers E're I begin one suit I have to make 'T is just and honourable Porp. Poss Speak and have it Ant. That you would please the souldiers might all stand Together by their General Poss 'T is granted All fall to yonder side Go on Antinous Ant. I shall be brief and plain all what my Father This Countries Patron hath discours'd is true Fellows in Arms speak you is' t true Sol. True true Ant. It follows that the blaze of my performance Took light from what I saw him do and thus A City though the flame be much more dreadfull May from a little spark be set on fire Of all what I have done I shall give instance Only in three main proofs of my desert First I sought out but through how many dangers My Lords judge ye the chief the great Commander The head of that huge body whose proud weight Our Land shrunk under him I found and fought with Fought with and slew Fellows in Arms speak you Is' t true or not Sold. True true Ant. When he was faln The hearts of all our adversaries Began to quail till young Fernando son To the last Duke of Venice gather'd head And soon renew'd the field by whose example The bold Venetians doubling strength and courage Had got the better of the day our men Supposing that their adversaries grew Like Hydra's head recoyle and 'gan to flye I follow'd them and what I said they know The summe on 't is I call'd them back new rankt them Led on they follow'd shrunk not tell the end Fellows in Arms is' t true or no Sold. True true Ant. Lastly to finish all there was but one The only great exploit which was to take Fernando prisoner and that hand to hand In single sight I did my self without The help of any arm save the arm of Heaven Speak Souldiers is it true or no Sold. Antinous Antinous Ant. Behold my prisoner Fathers Fern. This one man Ruin'd our Army and hath glorifi'd Crete in her robes of mightiness and conquest Pos We need not use long circumstance of words Antinous thou art conquerer the Senate The souldiers and thy valour have pronounc'd it All. Antinous Antinous Porp. Make thy demand Cas Please ye my Lords give leave That I may part Pos No Cassilane the Court Should therein be dishonour'd do not imagin We prize your presence at so slight a rate
against me Aecius Gods defend Sir And for their censures they are such shrew'd Judgers A donative of ten Sestertias I 'll undertake shall make 'em ring your praises More than they sang your pleasures Emp. I believe thee Art thou in love Aecius yet Aecius O no Sir I am too course for Ladies my embraces That only am acquainted with Alarms Would break their tender Bodies Emp. Never fear it They are stronger than ye think they 'll hold the Hammer My Empress swears thou art a lusty Souldier A good one I believe thee Aecius All that goodness Is but your Graces Creature Emp Tell me truly Foâ—â—ou dar'st tell me Aecâ—uâ— Any thing concerns ye Thaâ—'s fit for me to speak and you to pardon Emp What say the Souldiers of me and the same words Minâ—â—â—m not good Aecius but deliver The very forms and tongues they talk withal Aecius I 'll tell your Grace but with this caution You be not stir'd for should the gods live with us Even those we certainly believe are righteous Give 'em but drink they would censure them too Emp. Forward Aecius Then to begin they say you sleep too much By which they judge your Majesty too sensual Apt to decline your strength to ease and pleasures And when you do not sleep you drink too much From which they fear suspicions first then ruines And when ye neither drink nor sleep ye wench much Which they affirm first breaks your understanding Then takes the edge of Honour makes us seem That are the ribs and rampires of the Empire Fencers and beaten Fools and so regarded But I believe 'em not for were these truths Your vertue can correct them Emp They speak plainly Aâ—c They say moreover since your Grace will have it For they will talk their freedoms though the Sword Were in their throat that of late time like Nero And with the same forgetfulness of glory You have got a vein of fidling so they term it Emp. Some drunken dreams Aecius Aecius So I hope Sir And that you rather study cruelty And to be fear'd for blood than lov'd for bounty Which makes the Nations as they say despise ye Telling your years and actions by their deaths Whose truth and strength of duty made you Caesar They say besides you nourish strange devourers â—ed with the fat o' th' Empire they call Bawds Lazie and lustful Creatures that abuse ye A â—eople as they term 'em made of paper In which the secret sins of each man's monies Are seal'd and sent a working â—mp What sin 's next For I perceive they have no mind to spare me Aecius Nor hurt you o' my soul Sir but such People Nor can the power of man restrain it When they are full of meat and ease must prattle Emp. Forward Aecius I have spoken too much Sir Emp. I 'll have all Aecius It fits not Your ears should hear their Vanities no profit Can justly rise to you from their behaviour Unless ye were guilty of those crimes Emp. It may be I am so therefore forward Aecius I have ever Learn'd to obey nor shall my life resist it Emp No more Apologies Aecius They grieve besides Sir To see the Nations whom our ancient Vertue With many a weary march and hunger conquer'd With loss of many a daring life subdu'd Fall from their fair obedience and even murmur To see the warlike Eagles mew their honours In obscure Towns that wont to prey on Princes They cry for Enemies and tell the Captains The fruits of Italy are luscious give us Egypt Or sandy Africk to display our valours There where our Swords may make us meat and danger Digest our well got Vyands here our weapons And bodies that were made for shining brass Are both unedg'd and old with ease and women And then they cry again where are the Germans Lin'd with hot Spain oâ— Gallia bring 'em on And let the Son of War steel'd Mithridates Lead up his winged Parthians like a storm Hiding the face of Heaven with showrs of Arrows Yet we dare fight like Romans then as Souldiers Tir'd with a weary march they tell their wounds Even weeping ripe they were no more nor deeper And glory in those scars that make them lovely And sitting where a Camp was like sad Pilgrims They reckon up the times and living labours Of Julius or Germanicus and wonder That Rome whose Turrets once were topt with Honours Can now forget the Custom of her Conquests And then they blame your Grace and say Who leads us Shall we stand here like Statues were our Fathers The Sons of lazie Moors our Princes Persians Nothing but silks and softness Curses on 'em That first taught Nero wantonness and blood Tiberius doubts Caligula all vices For from the spring of these succeeding Princes Thus they talk Sir Emp. Well Wâ—y do you hear these things Aecius Why do you do ' em I take the gods to witness with more sorrow And more vexation do I hear these tainters Than were my life dropt from me through an hour glass Emp. Belike then you believe 'em or at least Are glad they should be so take heed you were better Build your own Tomb and run into it living Than dare a Princes anger Aecius I am old Sir And ten years more addition is but nothing Now if my life be pleasing to ye take it Upon my knees if ever any service As let 〈◊〉 â—ag some have been worthy notice If evâ— anâ— woâ—th oâ— trust ye gave me Deserv d a word â—pect if all my actions The haâ— of my youth colds burnings wants For you and â—or the Empire be not vices By that stilâ— ye havâ— stampt upon me Souldier Let me not faâ—l into the hands of Wretches Emp. I understand you not Aecius Let not this body That has look'd bravely in his blood for Caesar And covâ—tous of wounds and for your safety After thâ—â—â—eape of Swords Spears Slings and Arrows ' Gainst which my beaten body was mine armour The Seas and thirsty Desarts now be purchase For Slavâ—s and base Informers I see anger And death look through your Eyes I am markt for slaughter And know the telling of this truth has made me A man clean lost to thiâ— World I embrace it Only my last Pâ—tition sacred Caesar Is I may dye a Roman Emp. Rise my friend still And worthy of my love reclaim the Souldier I 'll study to do so upon my self too Go keep your Command and prosper Aecius Lifâ— to Caesar Exit Aecius Enter Chilax Chi. Lord Maximus attends your Grace Emp. Go tell him I 'll meet him in the Gallery The honesty of this Aecius Who is indeed the Bull-wark of the Empire Has div'd so deep into me that of all The sins I covet but this Womans beauty With much repentance now I could be quit of But she is sucâ— a pleasure being good That though I were a god she 'd fire my blood Exeunt Actus Secundus Scena Prima Enter the Emperour Maximus Licinius Proculus Chilax
with grief already Aeci. To draw from that wild man a sweet repentance And goodness in his days to come Max. They are so And will be ever coming my Aecius Aecius For who knows but the sight of you presenting His swoln sins at the full and your fair vertues May like a fearful Vision fright his follies And once more bend him â—ight again which blessing If your dark wrongs would give you leave to read Is more than death and the reward more glorious Death only â—asâ— you this the whole Empire Besides compell'd and forc'd with violence To what ye have done the deed is none of yours No noâ— the justice neither ye may live And still a worthier Woman still more honoured For are those trees the worse we tear the fruits from Or should the eternal gods desire to perish Because we daily violate their truths Which is the Chastity of Heaven No Lady If ye dare live ye may and as our sins Make them more full of equity and justice So this compulsive wrong makes you more perfect The Empire too will bless you Max. Noble Sir If she were any thing to me but honour And that that 's wedded 〈◊〉 too laid in Not to be worn away without my being Or could the wrongs be hers alone or mine Or both our wrongs not ty'd to after issues Not boâ—â— anew in all our names and kindreds I would desire her live nay more compel her But since it was not Youth but Malice did it And not her own nor mine but both our losses Nor stays it there but that our names must find it Even those to come and when they read she liv'd Must they not ask how often she was ravish'd And make a doubt she lov'd that more than Wedlock Therefore she must not live Aecius Therefore she must live To teach the world such deaths are superstitious Luc. The tongues of Angels cannot alter me For could the World again restore my Credit As fair and absolute as first I bred it That world I should not trust again The Empire By my life can get nothing but my story Which whilst I breath must be but his abuses And where ye counsel me to live that Caesar May see his errours and repent I 'll tell ye His penitence is but encrease of pleasures His prayers never said but to deceive us And when he weeps as you think for his Vices 'T is but as killing drops from baleful Yew-Trees That rot their honest Neighbour If he can grieve As one that yet desires his free Conversion And almost glories in his penitence I 'll leave him Robes to mourn in my sad ashes Aecius The farewels then of happy souls be with thee And to thy memory be ever sung The praises of a just and constant Lady This sad day whilst I live a Souldiers tears I 'll offer on thy Monument and bring Full of thy noble self with tears untold yet Many a worthy Wife to weep thy ruine Max. All that is chaste upon thy Tomb shall flourish All living Epitaphs be thine Time Story And what is left behind to piece our lives Shall be no more abus'd with tales and trifles But full of thee stand to eternity Aeci. Once more farewel go find Elyzium There where the happy Souls are crown'd with Blessings There where 't is ever Spring and ever Summer Max. There where no bedrid justice comes truth honour Are keepers of that blessed Place go thither For here thou liv'st chaste Fire in rotten Timber Aecius And so our last farewels Max. Gods give thee Justice Exit Lucina Aecius His thoughts begin to work I fear him yet He ever was a noble Roman but I know not what to think on 't he hath suffered Beyond a man if he stand this Max. Aecius Am I alive or has a dead sleep seiz'd me It was my Wife the Emperour abus'd thus And I must say I am glad I had her for him Must I not my Aecius Aecius I am stricken With such a stiff amazement that no answer Can readily come from me nor no comfort Will ye go home or go to my house Max. Neither I have no home and you are mad Aecius To keep me company I am a fellow My own Sword would forsake not tyed unto me A Pander is a Prince to what I am faln I dare do nothing Aecius Ye do better Max. I am made a branded Slave Aecius And yet I bless the Maker Death o' my Soul must I endure this tamely Must Maximus be mention'd for his tales I am a Child too what should I do railing I cannot mend my self 't is Caesar did it And what am I to him Aecius 'T is well consider'd However you are tainted be no Traitor Time may outwear the first the last lives ever Max. O that thou wert not living and my friend Aecius I 'll bear a wary Eye upon your actions I fear ye Maximus nor can I blame thee If thou break'st out for by the gods thy wrong Deserves a general ruine do ye love me Max. That 's all I have to live on Aecius Then go with me Ye shall not to your own house Max. Nor to any My griefs are greater far than Walls can compass And yet I wonder how it happens with me I am not dangerous and o' my Conscience Should I now see the Emperour i' th heat on 't I should not chide him for 't an awe runs through me I feel it sensibly that binds me to it 'T is at my heart now there it sits and rules And methinks 't is a pleasure to obey it Aecius ' This is a mask to cozen me I know ye And how far ye dare do no Roman farther Nor with more fearless Valour and I 'll watch ye Keep that obedience still Max. Is a Wifes loss For her abuse much good may do his Grace I 'll make as bold with his Wife if I can More than the fading of a few fresh colours More than a lusty spring lost Aecius No more Maximus To one that truly lives Max. Why then I care not I can live well enough Aecius For look you friend for vertue and those trifles They may be bought they say Aecius He 's craz'd a little His grief has made him talk things from his Nature Max. But Chastity is not a thing I take it To get in Rome unless it be bespoken A hundred years before Is it Aecius By 't Lady and well handled too i' th' breeding Aecius Will ye go any way Max. I 'll tell thee friend If my Wife for all this should be a Whore now A kind of Kicker out of sheets 't would vex me For I am not angry yet the Emperour Is young and handsome and the Woman Flesh And may not these two couple without scratching Aecius Alas my noble friend Max. Alas not me I am not wretched for there 's no man miserable But he that makes himself so Aecius Will ye walk yet Max. Come come she dare not dye friend that
friend in this pray leave me And as ye love me do not over love me I am commanded none shall come at supper I 'le meet ye and wee l drink a cup or two Ye need good Wine ye have been sad Farewel Max. Farewel my noble friend let me embrace ye E're ye depart it may be one of us Shall never do the like again Aeci. Yes often Max. Farewel good dear Aecius Aeci. Farewel Maximus Till night indeed you doubt too much Exit Max. I do not Goe worthy innocent and make the number Of Caesars sins so great Heaven may want mercy I 'le hover hereabout to know what passes And if he be so devilish to destroy thee In thy bloud shall begin his Tragedy Exit SCENA III. Enter Proculus and Pontius Pro. Besides this if you do it you enjoy The noble name Patrician more than that too The friend of Caesar ye are stil'd there 's nothing Within the hopes of Rome or present being But you may safely say is yours Pon. Pray stay Sir What has Aecius done to be destroy'd At least I would have a colour Pro. Ye have more Nay all that may be given he is a Traitor One any man would strike that were a subject Pon. Is he so foul Pro. Yes a most fearfull Traytor Pon. A fearfull plague upon thee for thou lyest I ever thought the Souldier would undoe him With his too much affection Pro. Ye have hit it They have brought him to ambition Pon. Then he is gone Pro. The Emperour out of a foolish pitie Would save him yet Pon. Is he so mad Pro. He 's madder Would goe to 'th Army to him Pon. Would he so Pro. Yes Pontius but we consider Pon. Wisely Pro. How else man that the state lies in it Pon. And your lives too Pro. And every mans Pon. He did me All the disgrace he could Pro. And scurvily Pon. Out of a mischief meerly did you mark it Pro. Yes well enough Now ye have means to quit it The deed done take his place Pon. Pray let me think on 't 'T is ten to one I do it Pro. Do and be happy Exit Pro. Pon. This Emperour is made of nought but mischief Sure Murther was his Mother none to lop But the main link he had upon my conscience The man is truly honest and that kills him For to live here and study to be true Is all one to be Traitors why should he die Have they not Slaves and Rascals for their Offrings In full abundance Bawds more than beasts for slaughter Have they not singing whores enough and knaves too And millions of such Martyrs to sink Charon But the best sons of Rome must sail too I will shew him since he must dye a way to do it truly And though he bears me hard yet shall he know I am born to make him bless me for a blow Exit SCENA II. Enter Phidias Aretus and Aecius Phi. Yet ye may ' scape to th' Camp we 'l hazard with ye Aret. Lose not your life so basely Sir ye are arm'd And many when they see your sword out and know why Must follow your adventure Aeci. Get ye from me Is not the doom of Caesar on this body Do not I bear my last hour here now sent me Am I not old Aecius ever dying You think this tenderness and love you bring me 'T is treason and the strength of disobedience And if ye tempt me further ye shall feel it I seek the Camp for safety when my death Ten times more glorious than my life and lasting Bids me be happy Let the fool fear dying Or he that weds a woman for his honour Dreaming no other life to come but kisses Aecius is not now to learn to suffer If ye dare shew a just affection kill me I stay but those that must why do ye weep Am I so wretched to deserve mens pities Goe give your tears to those that lose their worths Bewail their miseries for me wear Garlands Drink wine and much sing Peans to my praise I am to triumph friends and more than Caesar For Caesar fears to die I love to die Phi. O my dear Lord Aeci. No more goe goe I say Shew me not signs of sorrow I deserve none Dare any man lament I should die nobly Am I grown old to have such enemies When I am dead speak honourably of me That is preserve my memory from dying There if you needs must weep your ruin'd Master A tear or two will seem well this I charge ye because ye say you yet love old Aecius See my poor body burnt and some to sing About my Pile and what I have done and suffer'd If Caesar kill not that too at your banquets When I am gone if any chance to number The times that have been sad and dangerous Say how I fell and 't is sufficient No more I say he that laments my end By all the gods dishonours me be gone And suddainly and wisely from my dangers My death is catching else Phi. We fear not dying Aec. Yet fear a wilfull death the just Gods hate it I need no company to that that Children Dare do alone and Slaves are proud to purchase Live till your honesties as mine has done Make this corrupted age sick of your vertues Then dye a sacrifice and then ye know The noble use of dying well and Roman Are. And must we leave ye Sir Aeci. We must all die All leave our selves it matters not where when Nor how so we die well and can that man that does so Need lamentation for him Children weep Because they have offended or for fear Women for want of will and anger is there In noble man that truly feels both poyses Of life and death so much of this wet weakness To drown a glorious death in child and woman I am asham'd to see ye yet ye move me And were it not my manhood would accuse me For covetous to live I should weep with ye Phi. O we shall never see you more Aeci. 'T is true Nor I the miseries that Rome shall suffer Which is a benefit life cannot reckon But what I have been which is just and faithfull One that grew old for Rome when Rome forgot him And for he was an honest man durst die Ye shall have daily with ye could that dye too And I return no traffick of my travels No pay to have been Souldier but this Silver No Annals of Aecius but he liv'd My friends ye had cause to weep and bitterly The common overflows of tender women And children new born crying were too little To shew me then most wretched if tears must be I should in justice weep 'em and for you You are to live and yet behold those slaughters The drie and wither'd bones of death would bleed at But sooner than I have time to think what must be I fear you 'l find what shall be If ye love me Let that word serve for all be gone and leave me I have
some little practice with my soul And then the sharpest sword is welcom'st goe Pray be gone ye have obey'd me living Be not for shame now stubborn so I thank ye And fare ye well a better fortune guide ye Exeunt Phi. and Aretus I am a little thirstie not for fear And yet it is a kind of fear I say so Is it to be a just man now again And leave my flesh unthought of 't is departed I hear 'em come who strikes first I stay for ye Enter Balbus Chilax Licinius Yet I will dye a Souldier my sword drawn But against none Why do ye fear come forward Bal. You were a Souldier Chilax Chil. Yes I muster'd But never saw the Enemy Lici He 's drawn By heaven I dare not do it Aeci. Why do ye tremble I am to die come ye not now from Caesar To that end speak Bal. We do and we must kill ye 'T is Caesars will Chil. I charge you put your sword up That we may do it handsomly Aeci. Ha ha ha My sword up handsomly where were ye bred Ye are the merriest murderers my masters I ever met withal Come forward fools Why do ye stare upon mine honour Bawds I will not strike ye Lici I 'le not be first Bal. Nor I. Chil. You had best die quietly the Emperour Sees how you bear your self Aeci. I would die Rascals If you would kill me quietly Bal. of Proculus He promis'd us to bring a Captain hither That has been used to kill Aeci. I 'le call the Guard Unless you will kill me quickly and proclaim What beastly base and cowardly companions The Emperour has trusted with his safetie Nay I 'le give out ye fell of my side villains Strike home ye bawdy slaves Chil. He will kill us I mark'd his hand he waits but time to reach us Now do you offer Aeci. If ye do mangle me And kill me not at two blows or at three Or not so stagger me my senses fail me Look to your selves Chil. I told ye Aeci. Strike me manly And take a thousand strokes Enter Pontius Bal. Here 's Pontius Pon. Not kill'd him yet Is this the love ye bear the Emperour Lici runs away Nay then I see ye are Traitors all have at ye Chi. Oh I am hurt Bal. And I am kill'd Exeunt Chil. and Bal. Pon. Dye Bawds As ye have liv'd and flourish'd Aeci. Wretched fellow What hast thou done Pon. Kill'd them that durst not kill And you are next Aeci. Art thou not Pontius Pon. I am the same you cast Aecius And in the face of all the Camp disgrac'd Aec. Then so much nobler as thou wert a Souldier Shall my death be is it revenge provok'd thee Or art thou hir'd to kill me Pon. Both. Aeci. Then do it Pon. Is that all Aeci. Yes Pon. Would you not live Aeci. Why should I To thank thee for my life Pon. Yes if I spare it Aeci. Be not deceiv'd I was not made to thank For any courtesie but killing me A fellow of thy fortune do thy duty Pon. Do not you fear me Aeci. No. Pon. Nor love me for it Aeci. That 's as thou dost thy business Pon. When you are dead Your place is mine Aecius Aeci. Now I fear thee And not alone thee Pontius but the Empire Pon. Why I can govern Sir Aeci. I would thou couldst And first thy self Thou canst fight well and bravely Thou canst endure all dangers heats colds hungers Heavens angry flashes are not suddainer Than I have seen thee execute nor more mortal The winged feet of flying enemies I have stood and view'd thee mow away like rushes And still kill the killer were thy minde But half so sweet in peace as rough in dangers I died to leave a happy heir behind me Come strike and be a General Pon. Prepare then And for I see your honour cannot lessen And 't were a shame for me to strike a dead man Fight your short span out Aeci. No thou knowst I must not I dare not give thee so much vantage of me As disobedience Pon. Dare ye not defend ye Against your enemy Aeci. Not sent from Caesar I have no power to make such enemies For as I am condemn'd my naked sword Stands but a hatchment by me only held To shew I was a Souldier had not Caesar Chain'd all defence in this doom let him die Old as I am and quench'd with scarrs and sorrows Yet would I make this wither'd Arm do wonders And open in an enemy such wounds Mercy would weep to look on Pon. Then have at ye And look upon me and be sure ye fear not Remember who you are and why you live And what I have been to you cry not hold Nor think it base injustice I should kill ye Aeci. I am prepar'd for all Pon. For now Aecius Thou shalt behold and find I was no traitor Pontius kills himself And as I do it bless me die as I do Aeci. Thou hast deceiv'd me Pontius and I thank thee By all my hopes in Heaven thou art a Roman Pon. To shew you what you ought to do this is not For slanders self would shame to find you coward Or willing to out-live your honestie But noble Sir ye have been jealous of me And held me in the rank of dangerous persons And I must dying say it was but justice Ye cast me from my credit yet believe me For there is nothing now but truth to save me And your foâ—giveness though ye held me hainous And of a troubled spirit that like fire Turns all to flames it meets with ye mistook me If I were foe to any thing 't was ease Want of the Souldiers due the Enemy The nakedness we â—ound at home and scorn Children of peace and pleasures no regard Nor comfort for our seats but how we got 'em To rusty time that eat our bodies up And even began to prey upon our honours To wants at home and more than wants abuses To them that when the Enemy invaded Made us their Saints but now the sores of Rome To silken flattery and pride plain'd over Forgetting with what wind their feathers sail And under whose protection their soft pleasures Grow full and numberless to this I am foe Not to the state or any point of duty And let me speak but what a Souldier may Truly I ought to be so yet I err'd Because a far more noble sufferer Shew'd me the way to patience and I lost it This is the end I die Sir to live basely And not the follower of him that bred me In full account and vertue Pontius dare not Much less to out live what is good and flatter Aeci. I want a name to give thy vertue Souldier For only good is far below thee Pontius The gods shall find thee one thou hast fashion'd death In such an excellent and beauteous manner I wonder men can live Canst thou speak once more For thy words are such harmony a soul Would choose to flye to
dress me You arm me bravely Queen Make him know his cruelty Begins with him first he must suffer for it And that thy sentence is so welcome to thee And to thy noble Lord you long to meet it Stamp such a deep impression of thy Beauty Into his soul and of thy worthiness That when Valerio and Evanthe sleep In one rich earth hung round about with blessings He may run mad and curse his act be lusty I 'll teach thee how to dye too if thou fear'st it Ev. I thank your Grace you have prepar'd me strongly And my weak mind Queen Death is unwelcome never Unless is it be to tortur'd minds and sick souls That make their own Hells 't is such a benefit When it comes crown'd with honour shews so sweet too Though they paint it ugly that 's but to restrain us For every living thing would love it else Fly boldly to their peace ere Nature call'd 'em The Rest we have from labour and from trouble Is some Incitement every thing alike The poor Slave that lies private has his liberty As amply as his Master in that Tomb The Earth as light upon him and the flowers That grow about him smell as sweet and flourish But when we love with honour to our ends When Memory and Vertue are our Mourners What pleasure 's there they are infinite Evanthe Only my vertuous Wench we want our senses That benefit we are barr'd 't would make us proud else And lazy to look up to happier life The Blessings of the people would so swell us Evan. Good Madam dress me you have drest my soul The merriest Bride I 'll be for all this misery The proudest to some Eyes too Queen 'T will do better come shrink no more Evan. I am too confident Exeunt Enter Frederick and Sorano Sor. You are too remiss and wanton in your angers You mold things handsomely and then neglect 'em A powerful Prince should be constant to his power still And hold up what he builds then People fear him When he lets loose his hand it shews a weakness And men examine or contemn his greatness A scorn of this high kind should have call'd up A revenge equal not a pity in you Fred. She is thy Sister Sor. And she were my Mother Whilst I conceive 't is you she has wrong'd I hate her And shake her nearness off I study Sir To satisfie your angers that are just Before your pleasures Fred. I have done that already I fear has pull'd too many curses on me Sor. Curses or envies on Valerio's head Would you take my counsel Sir they should all light And with the weight not only crack his scull But his fair credit the exquisite vexation I have devis'd so please you give way in 't And let it work shall more afflict his soul And trench upon that honour that he brags of Than fear of Death in all the frights he carries If you sit down here they will both abuse ye Laugh at your poor relenting power and scorn ye What satisfaction can their deaths bring to you That are prepar'd and proud to dye and willingly And at their ends will thank you for that honour How are you nearer the desire you aim at Or if it be revenge your anger covets How can their single deaths give you content Sir Petty revenges end in blood sleight angers A Princes rage should find out new diseases Death were a pleasure too to pay proud fools with Fred. What should I do Sor. Add but your power unto me Make me but strong by your protection And you shall see what joy and what delight What infinite pleasure this poor Month shall yield him I 'll make him wish he were dead on his Marriage-day Or bed-rid with old age I 'll make him curse And cry and curse give me but power Fred. You have it Here take my Ring I am content he pay for 't Sor. It shall be now revenge as I will handle it He shall live after this to beg his life too Twenty to one by this thread as I 'll weave it Evanthe shall be yours Fred. Take all authority and be most happy Sor. Good Sir no more pity Exeunt Enter Tony three Citizens and three Wives 1 Wife Good Master Tony put me in Tony. Where do you dwell 1 Wife Forsooth at the sign of the great Shoulder of Mutton Ton. A hungry man would hunt your house out instantly Keep the Dogs from your door Is this Lettice Ruff your Husband a fine sharp sallet to your sign 2 Wife Will you put me in too 3 Wife And me good Master Tony. Tony. Put ye all in you had best come twenty more you Think 't is easie a trick of legerdemain to put ye all in 'T would pose a fellow that had twice my body Though it were all matle into chines and fillets 2 Wi. Put 's into th' wedding Sir we would fain see that 1 Wife And the brave Masque too To. You two are pretty women are you their husbands 2 Citiz. Yes for want of better Tony. I think so too you would not be so mad else To turn 'em loose to a company of young Courtiers That swarm like Bees in May when they see young wenches You must not squeak 3 Wife No Sir we are better tutor'd Tony. Nor if a young Lord offer you the courtesie 2 Wife We know what 't is Sir Tony. Nor you must not grumble If you be thrust up hard we thrust most furiously 1 Wife We know the worst Tony. Get you two in then quietly And shift for your selves we must have no old women They are out of use unless they have petitions Besides they cough so loud they drown the Musick You would go in too but there is no place for ye I am sorry for 't go and forget your wives Or pray they may be able to suffer patiently You may have Heirs may prove wise Aldermen Go or I 'le call the Guard 3 Citi. We will get in we 'l venture broken pates else Ex. Citiz. and Women Tony. 'T is impossible You are too securely arm'd how they flock hither And with what joy the women run by heaps To see this Marriage they tickle to think of it They hope for every month a husband too Still how they run and how the wittals follow 'em The weak things that are worn between the leggs That brushing dressing nor new naps can mend How they post to see their own confusion This is a merry world Enter Frederick Fred. Look to the door Sirrah Thou art a fool and may'st do mischief lawfully Tony. Give me your hand you are my Brother fool You may both make the Law and marr it presently Do you love a wench Fred. Who does not fool Tony. Not I unless you will give me a longer lease to marry her Fre. what are all these that come what business have they Tony. Some come to gape those are my fellow fools Some to get home their wives those be their
Lisander Lis I. Clar. Ye are welcome follow me and make no noise Lis Go to your horse and keep your watch with care And be sure ye sleep not Exeunt Lisander Clarinda Sirrah Lan. Send me out the Dairy-maid To play at trump with me and keep me waking My fellow horse and I must now discourse Like two learned Almanack-Makers of the Stars And tell what a plentiful year 't will prove of Drunkards If I had but a pottle of Sack like a sharp prickle To knock my Nose against when I am nodding I should sing like a Nightingale but I must Keep watch without it I am apt to dance Good fortune guide me from the Faries Circles Exit Enter Clarinda with a Taper and Lisander with a Pistol two Chairs set out Clar. Come near Calista sitting behind a Curtain I 'll leave ye now draw but that Curtain And have your wish now Leon I am for thee We that are servants must make use of stoln hours And be glad of snatch'd occasions Exit Lis She is asleep Fierce Love hath clos'd his lights I may look on her Within her eyes ' has loâ—kt the graces up I may behold and live how sweet she breaths The orient morning breaking out in odours Is not so full of perfumes as her breath is She is the abstract of all Excellence and scorns a Parallel Cal. Who 's there Lis Your servant your most obedient slave adored Lady That comes but to behold those eyes again And pay some Vows I have to sacred Beauty And so pass by I am blind as ignorance And know not where I wander how I live Till I receive from their bright influence Light to direct me for Devotions sake You are the Saint I tread these holy steps to And holy Saints are all relenting sweetness Be not enrag'd nor be not angry with me The greatest attribute of Heaven is mercy And 't is the Crown of Justice and the glory Where it may kill with right to save with pity Cal. Why do you kneel I know you come to mock me T' upbraid me with the benefits you have giv'n me Which are too many and too mighty Sir For my return and I confess 't is justice That for my cruelty you should despise me And I expect however you are calm now A foyl you strive to set your cause upon It will break out Calista is unworthy Coy proud disdainful I acknowledge all Colder of Comfort than the frozen North is And more a stranger to Lisanders worth His youth and faith than it becomes her gratitude I blush to grant it yet take this along A soveraign medicine to allay displeasure May be an argument to bring me off too She is married and she is chaste how sweet that sounds How it perfumes all air 't is spoken in O dear Lisander would you break this union Lis No I adore it let me kiss your hand And seal the fair faith of a Gentleman on it Cal. You are truly valiant would it not afflict ye To have the horrid name of Coward touch you Sâ—ch is the Whore to me Lis I nobly thank ye And may I be the same when I dishonour ye This I may do again Kissing her hand Cal. Ye may and worthily Such comforts Maids may grant with modesty And neither make her poor nor wrong her bounty Noble Lisander how fond now am I of ye I heard you were hurt Lis You dare not heal me Lady I am hurt here how sweetly now she blushes Excellent Objects kill our sight she blinds me The Roses in the pride of May shew pale to her O Tyrant Custom and O Coward Honour How ye compel me to put on mine own Chains May I not kiss ye now in superstition For you appear a thing that I would kneel to Let me err that way Kisses her Cal. Ye shall err for once I have a kind of noble pity on you Among your manly sufferings make this most To err no farther in desire for then Sir You add unto the gratitudes I owe you And after death your dear friends soul shall bless you Lis I am wondrous honest Cal. I dare try Kisses Lis I have tasted a blessedness too great for dull mortality Once more and let me dye Cal. I dare not murther How will maids curse me if I kill with kisses And young men flye th' embraces of fair Virgins Come pray sit down but let 's talk temperately Lis Is my dear friend abed Cal. Yes and asleep Secure asleep 't is midnight too Lisander Speak not so loud Lis You see I am a Statue I could not stand else as I had eaten Ice Or took into my bloud a drowzie Poyson And Natures noblest brightest flame burns in me Midnight and I stand quietly to behold it so The Alarm rung and I sleep like a Coward I am worn away my faith my dull obedience Like Crutches carry my decayed Body Down to the Grave I have no youth within me Yet happily you love too Cal. Love with honour Lis Honour what 's that 't is but a specious title We should not prize too high Cal. Dearer than life Lis The value of it is as time hath made it And time and custome have too far insulted We are no gods to be always tyed to strictness 'T is a presumption to shew too like 'em March but an hour or two under Loves Ensigns We have Examples of great memories Cal. But soul ones too that greatness cannot cover That Wise that by Example sins sins double And pulls the Curtain open to her shame too Methinks to enjoy you thus Lis 'T is no joy Lady A longing Bride if she stop here would cry The Bridegroom too and with just cause curse Hymen But yield a little be one hour a Woman I do not speak this to compel you Lady And give your Will but motion let it stir But in the taste of that weak fears call evil Try it to understand it we 'll do nothing You 'll ne'r come to know pure good else Cal. Fie Sir Lis I have found a way let 's slip into this errour As Innocents that know not what we did As we were dreaming both let us embrace The sin is none of ours then but our fancies What have I said what blasphemy to honour O my base thoughts pray ye take this and shoot me My Villain thoughts Noise within Cal. I weep your miseries and would to heaven what noise Lis It comes on louder Kill me and save your self save your fair honour And lay the fault on me let my life perish My base lascivious life shoot quickly Lady Cal. Not for the World retire behind the hangings And there stand close my husband close Lisander Enter Cleander with a Taper Clean. Dearest are you well Cal. O my sad heart my head my head Clean. Alas poor soul what do you do out of your bed You take cold my Calista how do ye Cal. Not so well Sir to lie by ye my Brothers fright Clean. I had
Guard Qu. What e'r it be I 'll meet it I was not born to fear Who 's that Beliza Euph. My worthiest noblest Mistriss Exit Qu. Stay her ha All of you look as you were rooted here And wanted motion what new Gorgons head Have you beheld that you are all turn'd Statues This is prodigious has none a tongue To speak the cause Leo. Could every hair great Queen Upon my head yield an articulate sound And altogether speak they could not yet Express the villany we have discoverd And yet when with a few unwilling words I have deliver'd what must needs be known You 'll say I am too eloquent and wish I had been born without a tongue Qu. Speak boldly For I unmov'd with any loss will hear Leo. Then know we have found out the Ravisher Of my poor Sister and the place and means By which th' unfortunate though fair Beliza Hath met a second violence Euph. This confirms what but before I doubted to my ruine My Lady ravish'd Qu. Point me out the villain That guilty wretched monster that hath done this I hat I may look on him and in mine eye He reads his Sentence Leo. That I truly could Name any other but the Prince that heard You have it all Qu. Wonder not that I shake The miracle is greater that I live Having endur'd the thunder that thy words Have thrown upon me dar'st thou kneel with hope Of any favor but a speedy death And that too in the dreadful'st shape that can Appear to a dispairng leprous soul If thou hast any no libidinous beast Thy lust hath alter'd so thy former Being By Heaven I know thee not The. Although unworthy Yet still I am your Son Qu. Thou lyest lyest falsly My whole life never knew but one chaste bed Nor e'r desir'd warmth but from lawful fires Can I be then the Mother to a Goat Whose lust is more insatiate than the grave And like infectious air ingenders plagues To murder all that 's chaste or good in Woman The gods I from my youth have serv'd and fear'd Whose holy Temples thou hast made thy Brothels Could a Religious Mother then bring forth So damn'd an Atheist read but o'r my life My actions manners and made perfect in them But look into the story of thy self As thou art now not as thou wert Theanor And reason will compel thee to confess Thou art a stranger to me Ag. Note but now heavy The weight of guilt is it so low hath sunk him That he wants power to rise up in defence Of this bad cause Qu. Perswade me not Euphanes This is no Prince nor can claim part in me My Son was born a Free-man this a Slave To beastly passions a Fugitive And run away from virtue bring bonds for him By all the honour that I owe to Justice He loses me for ever that seeks to save him â—ind him I say and 'ts like a wretch that knows He stands condemn'd before he hears the Sentence With his base Agents from my sight remove him And lodge them in the Dungeon As a Queen And Patroness to Justice I command it Thy tears are like unseasonable showrs And in my heart now steel'd can make no entrance Thou art cruel to thy self Fool 't is not want In me of soft compassion when thou left'st To be a Son I ceas'd to be a Mother Away with them The children I will leave To keep my name to all posterities Shall be the great examples of my Justice The government of my Countrey which shall witness How well I rul'd my self bid the wrong'd Ladies Appear in Court to morrow we will hear them And by one Act of our severity For fear of punishment or love to virtue Teach others to be honest all will shun To tempt her Laws that would not spare her Son Ex. Scaena Tertia Enter Onos Uncle and Tutor Vnc. Nay Nephew Tut. Pupill hear but reason On. No I have none and will hear none oh my honor My honor blasted in the bud my youth My hopeful youth and all my expectation Ever to be a man are lost for ever Vnc. Why Nephew we as well as you are dub'd Knights of the Pantofle Tut. And are shouted at Kick'd scorn'd and laugh'd at by each Page and Groom Yet with erected heads we bear it Onos Alas You have years and strength to do it but were you As I a tender gristle apt to bow You would like me with Cloaks envelloped Walk thus then stamp then stare Vnc. He will run mad I hope and then all 's mine Tut. Why look you Pupil There are for the recovery of your honor Degrees of Medicines for a tweak by the Nose A man 's to travel but six months then blow it And all is well again the Bastinado Requires a longer time a year or two And then 't is buried I grant you have been baffl'd 'T is but a journey of some thirty years And it will be forgotten Onos Think you so Tut. Assuredly Vnc. He may make a shorter cut But hang or drown himself and on my life 'T will no more trouble him Onos I could ne'r endure Or Hemp or Water they are dangerous tools For youth to deal with I will rather follow My Tutors counsel Tut. Do so Onos And put in For my security that I 'll not return In thirty years my whole ' state to my Uncle Vnc. That I like well of On. Still provided Uncle That at my coming home you will allow me To be of age that I may call to account This Page that hath abus'd me Vnc. 'T is a match On. Then Corinth thus the bashful Lamprias Takes leave of thee and for this little time Of thirty years will labour all he can Though he goes young forth to come home a man Ex. Scaena Quarta Enter Euphanes and Marshal Euph. Are your Prisoners ready Mar. When it shall please the Queen To call them forth my Lord. Euph. Pray you do me the favour To tell me how they have born themselves this night Of their imprisonment Mar. Gladly Sir your Brother With the other Courtiers willingly receiv'd All courtesies I could offer eat and drank And were exceeding merry so dissembling Their guilt or confident in their innocence That I much wondred at it But the Prince That as born highest should have grac'd his fall With greatest courage is so sunk with sorrow That to a common judgement he would seem To suffer like a Woman but to me That from the experience I have had of many Look further in him I do find the deep Consideration of what 's past more frights him Than any other punishment Euph. That is indeed True magnanimity the other but A desperate bastard valour Mar. I pressed to him And notwithstanding the Queens strict command Having your Lordships promise to secure me Offer'd to free him from his bonds which he Refus'd with such a sorrow mixt with scorn That it amaz'd me yet I urg'd his Highness To give one Reson for
They will not change this figure we must charge 'em And charge 'em home at both ends Van and Rere Drums in another place afar off They never totter else I hear our Musick And must attend it Hold good sword but this day And bite hard where I hound thee and hereafter I 'll make a relique of thee for young Souldiers To come like Pilgrimes to and kiss for Conquests Exit Scaena quarta Enter Junius Curius and Decius Jun. Now is the time the fellow stays Dec. What think ye Cur. I think 't is true Jun. Alass if 't were a question If any doubt or hazzard fell into 't Do ye think mine own discretion so self-blind My care of you so naked to run headlong Dec. Let 's take Petillius with us Jun. By no means He 's never wise but to himself nor courteous But where the end ' his own we are strong enough If not to many Behind yonder hill The follow tells me she attends weak guarded Her Mother and her Sister Car. I would venture Jun. We shall not strike five blows for 't weigh the good The general good may come Dec. Away I 'll with ye But with what doubt Jun. Fear not my soul for all Exeunt Alarms Drums and Trumpets in several places afar off as at a main Battell Scaena Quinta Enter Drusus and Penyus above Dru. Here ye may see 'em all Sir from this hill The Country shews off levell Pen. Gods defend me What multitudes they are what infinites The Roman power shews like a little Star Hedg'd with a double hollo Now the knell rings Loud shouts Heark how they shout to th'battel how the air Totters and reels and rends apieces Drusus With the huge vollied clamours Dru. Now they charge Oh gods of all sides fearfully Pen. Little Rome Stand but this growing Hydra one short hour And thou hast out-done Hercules Dru. The dust hides 'em We cannot see what follows Pen. They are gone Gone swallow'd Drusus this eternal Sun Shall never see 'em march more Dru. O turn this way And see a modell of the field some forty Against four hundred Pen. Well fought bravely follow'd O nobly charg'd again charg'd home too Drusus They seem to carry it now they charge all Loud Close close I say they follow it ye gods Can there be more in men more daring spirits Still they make good their fortunes Now they are gone too For ever gone see Drusus at their backs A fearful Ambush rises Farewell valours Excellent valours O Rome where 's thy wisdome Dru. They are gone indeed Sir Pen. Look out toward the Army I am heavy with these slaughters Dru. 'T is the same still Covered with dust and fury Enter the two Daughters with Junius Curius Decius and Souldiers 2. Daugh. Bring 'em in Tie 'em and then unarm ' em 1. Daugh. Valiant Romans Ye are welcome to your Loves 2. Daugh. Your death fools Dec. We deserve 'em And women do your worst 1. Daugh. Ye need not beg it 2. Daugh. Which is kind Junius Serv. This. 2. Daugh. Are you my sweet heart It looks ill on 't how long is' t pretty soul Since you and I first lov'd Had we not reason To doat extreamly upon one another How does my Love this is not he my chicken Could prate finely sing a love-song Jun. Monster 2. Daugh. Oh now it courts Jun. Arm'd with more malice Then he that got thee has the divell 2. Daugh. Good Proceed sweet chick Jun. I hate thee that 's my last 2. Daug. Nay and ye love me forward No Come sister Let 's prick our answers on our arrows points And make 'em laugh a little Ye damn'd Leachers Ye proud improvident fools have we now caught ye Are ye i' th noose Since ye are such loving creatures We'ell be your Cupids Do ye see these arrows We 'll send them to your wanton livers goats 1. Dau. O how I 'll trample on your hearts ye villains Ambitious salt-itch slaves Romes master sins The mountain Rams topt your hot mothers 2. Daugh. Dogs To whose brave founders a salt whore gave suck Theeves honors hangmen do ye grin perdition Take me for ever if in my self anger Enter Caratach I do not out-do all example Car. Where Where are these Ladies ye keep noble quarter Your Mother thinks ye dead or taken upon which She will not move her Battel Sure these faces I have beheld and known they are Roman Leaders How came they here 2. Daugh. A trick Sir that we us'd A certain policy conducted 'em Unto our snare we have done ye no small service These us'd as we intend we are for th'battel Car. As you intend taken by treachery 1. Daugh. Is' t not allow'd Car. Those that should gild our Conquest Make up a Battel worthy of our winning Catch'd up by craft 2. Daugh. By any means that 's lawful Car. A womans wisdom in our triumphs out Out ye sluts ye follies from our swords Filth our revenges basely arm again Gentlemen Soldiers I charge ye help ' em 2. Daugh. By Uncle We will have vengeance for our rapes Car By You should have kept your legs close then dispatch there 1. Daug. I will not off thus Car. He that stirs to execute Or she though it be your selves by him that got me Shall quickly feel mine anger one great day given us Not to be snatch'd out of our hands but basely And we must shame the gods from whence we have it With setting snares for Soldiers I 'll run away first Be hooted at and children call me coward Before I set up scales for Victories Give 'em their swords 2. Daugh. O gods Car. Bear off the women Unto their Mother 2. Dau. One shot gentle Uncle Car. One cut her fiddle-string Bear 'em off I say 1. Dau. The take this fortune Car. Learn to spin And curse your knotted hemp go Gentlemen Exeunt Daughters Safely go off up to your Troops be wiser There thank me like tall Soldiers I shall seek ye Exit Caratach Cur. A noble worth Dec. Well Junius Jun. Pray ye no more Cur. He blushes do not load him Dec. Where 's your love now Drums loud again Jun. Puffe there it flies Come let 's redeem our follies Exeunt Junius Curius Decius Dru. Awake Sir yet the Roman Bodie 's whole I see 'em clear again Pen. Whole 't is not possible Drusus they must be lost Dru. By they are whole Sir And in brave doing see they wheel about To gain more ground Pen. But see there Drusus see See that huge Battel moving from the mountains Their gilt coats shine like Dragons scales their march Like a rough tumbling storm see them and view 'em And then see Rome no more say they fail look Look where the armed carts stand a new Army Look how they hang like falling rocks as murdring Death rides in triumph Drusus fell destruction Lashes his fiery horse and round about him His many thousand ways to let out souls Move me again when they charge when
your knowledge to inform me What noble Body that is which you bear With such a sad and ceremonious grief As if ye meant to wooe the World and Nature To be in love with death Most honorable Excellent Romans by your antient valours As ye love Fame resolve me Sold. 'T is the Body Of the great Captain Penyus by himself Made cold and spiritless Car. O stay ye Romans By the Religion which you owe those gods That lead ye on to Victories by those glories Which made even pride a virtue in ye Dru. Stay What 's thy Will Caratach Car. Set down the body The body of the noblest of all Romans As ye expect an offering at your Graves From your friends sorrows set it down awhile That with your griefs an enemy may mingle A noble enemy that loves a Soldier And lend a tear to virtue even your foes Your wild foes as you call'd us are yet stor'd With fair affections our hearts fresh our spirits Though sometime stubborn yet when virtue dies Soft and relenting as a Virgins prayers Oh set it down Dru. Set down the body soidiers Car. Thou hallowed relique thou rich Diamond Cut with thine own dust thou for whose wide fame The world appears too narrow mans all thoughts Had they all tongues too silent thus I bow To thy most honour'd ashes though an enemy Yet friend to all thy worths sleep peaceably Happiness crown thy soul and in thy earth Some Lawrel fix his seat there grow and flourish And make thy grave an everlasting triumph Farewell all glorious Wars now thou art gone And honest Arms adieu all noble battels Maintain'd in thirst of honour not of bloud Farewell for ever Heng. Was this Roman Uncle So good a man Car. Thou never knew'st thy Father Heng. He dy'd before I was born Car. This worthy Roman Was such another piece of endless honor Such a brave soul dwelt in him their proportions And faces were not much unlik boy excellent nature See how it works into his eyes mine own boy Heng. The multitudes of these men and their fortunes Could never make me fear yet one mans goodness Car. O now thou pleasest me weep still my child As if thou saw'st me dead with such a flux Or flood of sorrow still thou pleasest me And worthy soldiers pray receive these pledges These hatchments of our griefs and grace us so much To place 'em on his Hearse Now if ye please Bear off the noble burden raise his pile High as Olympus make heaven to wonder To see a star upon earth out-shining theirs And ever loved ever living be Thy honoured and most sacred memory Dru. Thou hast done honestly good Caratach And when thou diest a thousand virtuous Romans Shall sing thy soul to heaven Now march on soldiers Exeunt A dead march Car. Now dry thine eyes my boy Heng. Are they all gone I could have wept this hour yet Car. Come take cheer And raise thy spirit child if but this day Thou canst bear out thy faintness the night coming I 'll fashion our escape Heng. Pray fear not me Indeed I am very hearty Car. Be so still His mischiefs lessen that controuls his ill Exeunt Scaena Secunda Enter Petillius Pet. What do I ail i' th' name of heaven I did but see her And see her die she stinks by this time strongly Abominably stinks she was a woman A thing I never car'd for but to die so So confidently bravely strongly Oh the devil I have the bots by she scorn'd us strangely All we could do or durst do threatned us With such a noble anger and so governed With such a fiery spirit the plain bots A upon the bots the love-bots hang me Hang me even out o' th' way directly hang me Oh penny pipers and most painful penners Of bountiful new Ballads what a subject What a sweet subject for your silver founds Is crept upon ye Enter Junius Jun. Here he is have at him Sings She set the sword unto her Breast great pity it was to see That three drops of her Life-warm bloud run trickling down her knee Art thou there bonny boy and i'faith how dost thou Petil. Well gramercie how dost thou h 'as found me Sented me out the shame the devil ow'd me H 'as kept his day with And what news Junius Jun. It was an old tale ten thousand times told Of a young Lady was turn'd into mold Her life it was lovely her death it was bold Pet. A cruel rogue now h 'as drawn pursue it on me He hunts me like a devil No more singing Thou hast got a cold come let 's go drink some Sack boy Jun. Ha ha ha ha ha ha Pet. Why dost thou laugh What Mares nest hast thou found Jun. Ha ha ha I cannot laugh alone Decius Demetrius Curius oh my sides Ha ha ha The strangest jest Petil. Prethee no more Jun. The admirablest fooling Pet Thou art the prettiest fellow Jun. Sirs Pet. Why Junius Prethee away sweet Junius Jun. Let me sing then Pet. Whoa here 's a stir now sing a song o' six pence By if prethee on 't Junius Jun. I must either sing or laugh Pet. And what 's your reason Jun. What 's that to you Pet. And I must whistle Jun. Do so Oh I hear 'em coming Pet. I have a little business Jun. Thou shalt not go believe it what a Gentleman Of thy sweet conversation Pet. Captain Junius Sweet Captain let me go with all celerity Things are not always one and do not question Nor jeer nor gybe none of your doleful Ditties Nor your sweet conversation you will find then I may be anger'd Jun. By no means Petillius Anger a man that never knew passion 'T is most impossible a noble Captain A wise and and generous Gentleman Pet. Tom Puppie Leave this way to abuse me I have found ye But for your mothers sake I will foâ—give ye Your subtil understanding may discover As you think some trim toy to make you merry Some straw to tickle ye but do not trust to 't Y' are a young man and may do well be sober Carry your self discreetly Enter Decius Demetrius Curius Jun Yes forsooth Dem. How does the brave Petillius Jun. Monstrous merry We two were talking what a kind of thing I was when I was in love what a strange monster For little Boys and Girls to wonder at How like a fool I lookt Dec. So they do all Like great dull slavering fools Jun. Petillius saw too Pet. No more of this 't is scurvie peace Jun. How nastily Indeed how beastly all I did became me How I forgot to blow my nose there he stands An honest and a wise man if himself I dare avouch it boldly for I know it Should find himself in love Petill. I am angry Jun Surely his wise self would hang his beastly self His understanding-self so mawl his ass-self Dec. He 's bound to do it for he knows the follies The poverties and baseness that belongs to 't Ha's read upon
me ask me not why I would be killed and by you Jun. Mercy on me What ails this man Petillius Petill. Pray ye dispatch me Ye are not safe whilst I live I am dangerous Troubled extreamly even to mischief Junius An enemy to all good men fear not 't is justice I shall kill you else Jun. Tell me but the cause And I will do it Petill. I am disgrac'd my service Slighted and unrewarded by the General My hopes left wild and naked besides these I am grown ridiculous an ass a folly I dare not trust my self with prethee kill me Jun. All these may be redeem'd as easily As you would heal your finger Petill. Nay Jun. Stay I 'll do it You shall not need your anger But first Petillius You shall unarm your self I dare not trust A man so bent to mischief Petill. There 's my sword And do it handsomely Jun. Yes I will kill ye Believe that certain but first I 'll lay before ye The most extreme fool ye have plaid in this The honor purpos'd for ye the great honor The General intended ye Petill. How Jun. And then I 'll kill ye Because ye shall die miserable Know Sir The Regiment was given me but till time Call'd ye to do some worthy deed might stop The peoples ill thoughts of ye for Lord Penyus I mean his death How soon this time 's come to ye And hasted by Swetonius Go says he Junius and Decius and go thou Petillius Distinctly thou Petillius and draw up To take stout Caratach there 's the deed purpos'd A deed to take off all faults of all natures And thou Petillius Mark it there 's the honor And that done all made even Petill. Stay Jun. No I 'll kill ye He knew thee absolute and full in soldier Daring beyond all dangers found thee out According to the boldness of thy spirit A Subject such a Subject Petill. Harke ye Junius I will live now Jun. By no means Wooed thy worth Held thee by the chin up as thou sunk'st and shew'd thee How Honor held her arms out Come make ready Since ye will die an ass Petill. Thou wilt not kill me Jun. By but I will Sir I 'll have no man dangerous Live to destroy me afterward Besides you have gotten Honor enough let young men rise now Nay I do perceive too by the General which is One main cause ye shall die how e'r he carry it Such a strong doting on ye that I fear You shall command in chief how are we paid then Come if you will pray dispatch it Petill. Is there no way Jun. Not any way to live Petill. I will do any thing Redeem my self at any price good Junius Let me but die upon the Rock but offer My life up like a Soldier Jun. You will seek then To out-doe every man Petill. Believe it Junius You shall goe stroke by stroke with me Jun. You 'l leave off too As you are noble and a soldier For ever these mad fancies Petill. Dare ye trust me By all that 's good and honest Jun There 's your sword then And now come on a new man Virtue guide thee Exeunt Enter Caratach and Hengo on the Rock Car. Courage my Boy I have found meat look Hengo Look where some blessed Britain to preserve thee Has hung a little food and drink cheer up Boy Do not forsake me now Hengo Oh Uncle Uncle I feel I cannot stay long yet I 'll fetch it To keep your noble life Uncle I am heart-whole And would live Car. Thou shalt long I hope Hen. But my head Uncle Methinks the Rock goes round Enter Macer and Judas Ma. Mark 'em well Judas Jud. Peace as you love your life Hen. Do not you hear The noise of Bels Car. Of Bels Boy 't is thy fancie Alas thy bodies full of wind Hen. Methinks Sir They ring a strange sad knell a preparation To some near funeral of State nay weep not Mine own sweet Uncle you will kill me sooner Car. Oh my poor chicken Hen. Fie faint-hearted Uncle Come tie me in your Belt and let me down Car. I 'll go my self Boy Hengo No as ye love me Uncle I will not eat it if I do not fetch it The danger only I desire pray tie me Car. I will and all my care hang o'r thee come child My valiant child Hen. Let me down apace Uncle And ye shall see how like a Daw I 'll whip it From all their policies for 't is most certain A Roman train and ye must hold me sure too You 'll spoil all else When I have brought it Uncle We 'll be as merry Car. Go i' th' name of heaven Boy Hen. Quick quick Uncle I have it Oh. Judas shoots Hengo Car. What ail'st thou Hen. O my best Uncle I am slain Car. I see ye and heaven direct my hand destruction Caratach kills Judas with a stone from the rock Go with thy coward soul How dost thou Boy Oh villain pocky villain Hen. Oh Uncle Uncle Oh how it pricks me am I preserv'd for this Extremely pricks me Car. Coward rascal Coward Dogs eat thy flesh Hen. Oh I bleed hard I faint too out upon 't How sick I am the lean Rogue Uncle Car. Look Boy I have laid him sure enough Hen. Have ye knockt his brains out Car. I warrant thee for stirring more cheer up child Hen. Hold my sides hard stop stop oh wretched fortune Must we part thus Still I grow sicker Uncle Car. Heaven look upon this noble child Hen. I once hop'd I should have liv'd to have met these bloody Romans At my swords point to have reveng'd my Father To have beaten 'em oh hold me hard But Uncle Car. Thou shalt live still I hope Boy Shall I draw it Hen. Ye draw away my soul then I would live A little longer spare me heavens but only To thank you for your tender love Good Uncle Good noble Uncle weep not Car. Oh my chicken My dear Boy what shall I lose Hen. Why a child That must have died however had this scap'd me Feaver or famine I was born to die Sir Car. But thus unblown my boy Hen. I go the straighter My journey to the gods Sure I shall know ye When ye come Uncle Car. Yes Boy Hen. And I hope We shall enjoy together that great blessedness You told me of Car. Most certain child Hen. I grow cold Mine eyes are going Car. Lift 'em up Hen. Pray for me And noble Uncle when my bones are ashes Think of your little Nephew Mercy Car. Mercy You blessed Angels take him Hen. Kiss me so Farewel farewel Dies Car. Farewel the hopes of Britain Thou Royal graft Farewel for ever Time and Death Ye have done your worst Fortune now see now proudly Pluck off thy vail and view thy triumph Look Look what thou hast brought this Land to Oh fair flower How lovely yet thy ruines show how sweetly Even death embraces thee The peace of heaven The fellowship of all great souls
in the behalf of this child Mer. Are you not wise to Merri-thought Mist mer. Yes truly would I had nere seen his eyes he has undone me and himself and his children and there he lives at home and sings and hoyts and revels among his drunken companions but I warrant you where to get a penny to put bread in his mouth he knows not And therefore if it like your Worship I would intreat your Letter to the honest Host of the Bell in Waltham that I may place my child under the protection of his Tapster in some setled course of life Mer I 'm glad the heavens have heard my prayers thy Husband When I was ripe in sorrows laught at me Thy son like an unthankful wretch I having Redeem'd him from his fall and made him mine To shew his love again first stole my daughter Then wrong'd this Gentleman and last of all Gave me that grief had almost brought me down Unto my grave had not a stronger hand Reliev'd my sorrows go and weep as I did And be unpittied for here I profess An everlasting hate to all thy name Mist mer. Will you so Sir how say you by that come Micke let him keep his wind to cool his Pottage we 'll go to thy Nurses Micke she knits silk stockings boy and we 'll knit too boy and be beholding to none of them all Exeunt Michael and Mother Enter a Boy with a Letter Boy Sir I take it you are the Master of this house Mer. How then boy Boy Then to your self Sir comes this Letter Mer. From whom my pretty boy Boy From him that was your servant but no more Shall that name ever be for he is dead Grief of your purchas'd anger broke his heart 〈◊〉 saw him dye and from his hand receiv'd This paper with a charge to bring it hither Read it and satisfie your self in all Merch. LETTER SIR that I have wronged your love I must confess in which I have purchast to my self besides mine own undoing the ill opinion of my friends let not your anger good Sir outlive me but suffer me to rest in peace with your forgiveness let my body if a dying man may so much prevail with you be brought to your daughter that she may know my hot flames are now buried and withall receive a testimony of the zeal I bore her vertue farewell for ever and be ever happy Jasper Gods hand is great in this I do forgive him Yet am I glad he 's quiet where I hope He will not bite again boy bring the body And let him have his will if that be all Boy 'T is here without Sir Mer. So Sir if you please You may conduct it in I do not fear it Hum. I 'll be your Usher boy for though I say it He ow'd me something once and well did pay it Exeunt Enter Luce alone Luce. If there be any punishment inflicted Upon the miserable more than yet I feell Let it together seize me and at once Press down my soul I cannot bear the pain Of these delaying tortures thou that art The end of all and the sweet rest of all Come come oh death bring me to thy peace And blot out all the memory I nourish Both of father and my cruel friend O wretch'd maid still living to be wretched To be a say to fortune in her changes And grow to number times and woes together How happy had I been if being born My grave had been my cradle Enter servant Ser. By your leave Young Mistris here 's a boy hath brought a Coffin What a would say I know not but your father Charg'd me to give you notice here they come Enter two bearing a Coffin Jasper in it Luce. For me I hope 't is come and 't is most welcome Boy Fair Mistriss let me not add greater grief To that great store you have already Jasper That whilst he liv'd was yours now dead And here inclos'd commanded me to bring His body hither and to crave a tear From those fair eyes though he deserve not pitty To deck his Funeral for so he bid me Tell her for whom he di'd Luce. He shall have many Exeunt Coffin-carrier and Boy Good friends depart a little whilst I take My leave of this dead man that once I lov'd Hold yet a little life and then I give thee To thy first heavenly being O my friend Hast thou deceiv'd me thus and got before me I shall not long be after but believe me Thou wert too cruel Jasper ' gainst thy self In punishing the fault I could have pardoned With so untimely death thou didst not wrong me But ever wer 't most kind most true most loving And I the most unkind most false most cruell Didst thou but ask a tear I 'll give thee all Even all my eyes can pour down all my sigh's And all my self before thou goest from me There are but sparing Rites But if thy soul Be yet about this place and can behold And see what I prepare to deck thee with It shall go up born on the wings of peace And satisfied first will I sing thy Dirge Then kiss thy pale lips and then dye my self And fill one Coffin and one grave together SONG Come you whose loves are dead And whilst I sing Weep and wring Every hand and every head Bind with Cipress and sad Ewe Ribbands black and Candles blue For him that was of men most true Come with heavy mourning And on his grave Let him have Sacrifice of sighs and groaning Let him have fair flowers enow White and purple green and yellow For him that was of men most true Thou fable cloth sad cover of my joys I lift thee up and thus I meet with death Jasp And thus you meet the living Luce. Save me Heaven Jasp Nay do not flye me fair I am no spirit Look better on me do you know me yet Luce. O thou dear shadow of my friend Jasp Dear substance I swear I am no shadow feel my hand It is the same it was I am your Jasper Your Jasper that 's yet living and yet loving Pardon my rash attempt my foolish proof I put in practice of your constancy For sooner should my sword have drunk my blood And set my soul at liberty than drawn The least drop from that body for which boldness Doom me to any thing if death I take it And willingly Luce. This death I 'll give you for it So now I am satisfied you are no spirit But my own truest truest truest friend Why do you come thus to me Jasp First to see you Then to convey you hence Luce. It cannot be For I am lockt up here and watcht at all hours That 't is impossible for me to scape Jasp Nothing more possible within this Coffin Do you convey your self let me alone I have the wits of twenty men about me Only I crave the shelter of your Closet A little and then fear me not creep in That they may
sitting I espi'd a lovely Dame Whose Master wrought with Lingell and with All And underground he vampied many a Boot Straight did her love prick forth me tender sprig To follow feats of Arms in warlike wise Through Waltham Desart where I did perform Many atchievements and did lay on ground Huge Barbaroso that insulting Giant And all his Captives soon set at liberty Then honor prickt me from my native soil Into Moldavia where I gain'd the love Of Pompiana his beloved Daughter But yet prov'd constant to the black thumm'd Maid Susan and scorn'd Pompianaes love Yet liberal I was and gave her pins And money for her Fathers Officers I then returned home and thrust my self In action and by all means chosen was The Lord of May where I did flourish it With Scarfs and Rings and Poesie in my hand Afrer this action I preferred was And chosen City-Captain at Mile-end With Hat and Feather and with leading staff And train'd my men and brought them all off clear Save one man that beraid him with the noise But all these things I Ralph did undertake Only for my beloved Susans sake Then coming home and sitting in my shop With Apron blew Death came unto my stall To cheapen Aquavitae but e'r I Could take the bottle down and fill a taste Death come and caught a pound of Pepper in his hand And sprinkled all my Face and Body o'r And in an instant vanished away Cit. 'T is a pretty fiction i'faith Ralph Then took I up my Bow and Shaft in hand And walkt in Moor-fields to cool my self But there grim cruel death met me again And shot this forked Arrow through my head And now I faint therefore be warn'd by me My fellows every one of forked heads Farewel all you good boys in merry London Ne'r shall we more upon Shrove-Tuesday meet And pluck down houses of iniquity My pain increaseth I shall never more Hold open whilst another pumps both legs Nor daub a Sattin Gown with rotten Eggs Set up a stake Oh never more I shall I die flie flie my soul to Grocers Hall oh oh oh c. Wife Well said Ralph do your obeysance to the Gentlemen and go your ways well said Ralph Exit Ralph Old Mer. Methinks all we thus kindly and unexpectedly reconciled should not part without a Song Merch. A good motion Old Mer. Strike up then SONG Better Musick ne'r was known Than a Quire of hearts in one Let each other that hath been Troubled with the gall or spleen Learn of us to keep his brow Smooth and plain as ours are now Sing though before the hour of dying He shall rise and then be crying Hey ho 'T is nought but mirth That keeps the bodie from the earth Exeunt omnes Epilogus Cit. Come Nell shall we go the Play 's done Wife Nay by my saith George I have more manners than so I 'll speak to these Gentlemen first I thank you all Gentlemen for your patience and countenance to Ralph a poor fatherless child and if I may see you at my house it should go hard but I would have a pottle of Wine and a Pipe of Tobacco for you for truly I hope you like the youth but I would be glad to know the truth I refer it to your own discretions whether you will applaud him or no for I will wink and whilst you shall do what you will I thank you with all my heart God give you good night come George Loves Pilgramage a Comedy The Persons Represented in the Play Governor of Barcellona Leonardo a noble Genoese Father to Mark Antonio Don Zanchio an old lame angry Soldier Father to Leocadia Alphonso a cholerick Don Father to Theodosia Philippo Son to Alphonso Lover of Leocadia Marc-Antonio Son to Leonardo Pedro a Gentleman and friend to Leonardo Rodorigo General of the Spanish Gallies Incubo Bailiff of Castel Bianco Diego Host of Ossuna Lazaro Hostler to Diego Host of Borcellona Bailiff of Barcellona Chirurgeons Soldiers Attendants Townsmen Attendants WOMEN Love-sick Ladies in pursuit of M. Anton. Theodosia Daugh. to Alphonso Leocadia Daugh. to Don Zanchio Eugenia Wife to the Governor of Barcellona Hostess Wife to Diego Hostess Wife to the Host of Barcellona The Scene Barcellona and the Road. Actus Primus Scaena Prima Enter Incubo the Bailiff Diego the Host Inc. SIgnior Don Diego and mine Host save thee Die I thank you Mr. Baily Inc. O the block Die Why how should I have answer'd Inc. Not with that Negligent rudeness But I kiss your hands Signior Don Incubo de Hambre and then My Titles Master Baily of Castle-blanco Thou ne'r wilt have the elegancy of an Host I sorrow for thee as my friend and Gossip No smoak nor steam out-breathing from the kitchen There 's little life i' th Hearth then Die I there there That is his friendship harkening for the spit And sorrow that he cannot smell the pot boil Inc. Strange An Inn should be so curst and not the sign Blasted nor withered very strange three days now And not an Egg eat in it nor an Onion Die I think they ha' strew'd the high-ways with caltraps I No horse dares pass 'em I did never know A week of so sad doings since I first Stood to my Sign-post Inc. Gossip I have found The root of all kneel it is thy self Art cause thereof each person is the Founder Of his own fortune good or bad but mend it Call for thy Cloak and Rapier Die How Inc. Do call And put 'em on in haste Alter thy fortune By appearing worthy of her Dost thou think Her good face e'r will know a man in cuerpo In single body thus in Hose and Doublet The horse-boys garb base blank and halfe blank cuerpo Did I or Mr Dean of Sivil our neighbor E'r reach our dignities in cuerpo think'st thou In squirting Hose and Doublet Signior no There went more to 't there were Cloaks Gowns Cassocks And other paramentos Call I say His Cloak and Rapier here Enter Hostess Host What means your Worship Inc. Bring forth thy Husbands Sword so hang it on And now his cloak here cast it up I mean Gossip to change your luck and brink you guests Host Why is there charm in this Inc. Expect now walk But not the pace of one that runs on errands For want of gravity in an Host is odious You may remember Gossip if you please Your Wife being then th' Infanta of the Gipsies And your self governing a great mans Mules then Me a poor Squire at Madrid attending A Master of Ceremonies But a man believe it That knew his place to the gold weight and such Have I heard him ought say ought every Host Within the Catholique Kings Dominions Be in his own house Die How Inc. A Master of Ceremonies At least Vice-Master and to do nought in cuerpo That was his Maxim I will tell thee of him He would not speak with an Ambassadors Cook See a cold bake-meat from a forreign part In cuerpo had
hold thee up Theo. You help me To life but I would see Antonio That 's dead Phil. Thou shalt see any thing how dost thou Theo. Better I thank you Phil. Why that 's well call up Thy senses and uncloud thy cover'd spirits How now Theo. Recover'd but Antonio Where is he Phil. We will find him art thou well Theo. Perfectly well saving the miss of him And I do charge you here by our allyance And by the love which would have been betwixt us Knew we no kindred by that killing fear Mingled with twenty thousand hopes and doubts Which you may think plac'd in a Lovers heart And in a Virgins too when she wants help To grant me your assistance to find out This man alive or dead and I will pay you In service tears or prayers a world of wealth But other treasure I have none alas You men have strong hearts but we feeble maids Have tender eyes which only given be To blind themselves crying for what they see Phil. Why do'st thou charge me thus have I been found Slow to perform what I could but imagine Thy wishes were have I at any time Tender'd a business of mine own beyond A vanity of thine have I not been As if I were a sensless creature made To serve thee without pow'r of questioning If so why fear'st thou Theo. I am satisfied Phil. Come then let 's go where 's Leocadia Theo. I know not Sir Phil. Where 's Leocadia Theo. I do not know Phil. Leocadia This Tumult made the streets as dead as night A man may talk as freely what 's become Of Leocadia Theo. She 's run away Phil. Begone and let us never more behold Each others face till we may both together Fasten our eyes on her accursed be Those tender cozening names of charity And natural affection they have lost Me only by observing them what cost Travel and fruitless wishes may in vain Search through the world but never find again Theo. Good Sir be patient I have done no fault Worthy this banishment Phil. Yes Leocadia The Lady so distress'd who was content To lay her story and to lay her heart As open as her story to your self Who was content that I should know her Sex Before dissembl'd and to put her self Into my conduct whom I undertook Safely to guard is in this Tumult lost Theo. And can I help it Sir Phil No would thou couldst You might have done but for that zeald religion You women bear to swownings you do pick Your times to faint when some body is by bound or by nature or by love or service To raise you from that well dissembled death Inform me but of one that has been found Dead in her private chamber by her self Where sickness would no more forbear than here And I will quit the rest for her Theo. I know not What they may do and how they may dissemble But by my troth I did not Phil. By my troth Would I had try'd would I had let thee layn And followed her Theo. I would you had done so Rather than been so angry where 's Antonio Phil. Why do'st thou vex me with these questions I 'll tell thee where he 's carried to the Galleys There to be chain'd and row and beat and row With knotted ropes and pizzels if he swound He has a dose of bisket Theo. I am glad He is alive Phil. Was ever man thus troubled Tell me where Leocadia is Theo. Good brother be not so hasty and I think I can You found no error in me when I first Told you she was a woman and believe me Something I have found out which makes me think Nay almost know so well that I durst swear She follow'd hurt Antonio Phil. What do we Enter the Governor two Attendants and the Townsmen Then lingring here we will aboard the Galleys And find her Gov. Made he a shot into the Town 1. Attend. He did Sir Gov. Call back those Gentlemen 1. Attend. The Governor commands you back Phil. We will obey him Sir Gov. You gave him cause to shoot I know he is So far from rash offence and holds with me Such curious friendship could not one of you Have call'd me while 't was doing such an uproar Before my dore too 1. Towns By my troth Sir we were so busy in the publick cause of our own Private falling out that we forgot it at home we see now You were not but as soon as the shot made us fly we ran Away as fast as we could to seek your honor Gov. 'T was gravely done but no man tells the cause Or chance or what it was that made you differ 1. Towns For my part Sir if there were any that I knew Of the shot drove it out of my head do you know any neighbours all Not we not we Gov. Not we nor can you tell 1. Attend. No other cause But the old quarrel betwixt the Town and the Galleys Gov. Come nearer Gentlemen what are your names Phil. My name Philippo Theo. And mine Theodoro Gov. Strangers you are it seems Phil. Newly arriv'd Gov. Then you are they begun this Tumult Phil. No Sir Cov. Speak one of you 1. Attend. They are not I can quit ' em Theo. Yet we saw part and an unhappy part Of this debate a long sought friend of ours Strook down for dead and born unto the Galleys His name is Markantonio Phil. And another Of our company a Gentleman Of noble birth besides accompanyed With all the gifts of nature ravish'd hence We know not how in this dissention Gov. Get you home all and work and when I hear You meddle with a weapon any more But those belonging to your Trades I 'll lay you Where your best Customers shall hardly find you Exit Townsmen I am sorry gentlemen I troubled you Being both strangers by your tongues and looks Of worth To make ye some part of amends If there be any thing in this poor Town Of Barcelona that you would command Command me Theo. Sir this wounded Gentleman If it might please you if your pow'r and love Extend so far I would be glad to wish Might be remov'd into the Town for cure The Galleys stay not and his wound I know Cannot endure a voyage Gov. Sir he shall I warrant you Go call me hither Sirrah One of my other Servants Exit 1. attendane Phil. And besides The Gentleman we lost Signior Francisco Shall be render'd too Enter a Servant Gover. And he Sir too Go sirrah bear this ring To Roderigo my most noble friend The General of the Galleys Tell him this Exit servant Whispers to his Servant Theo. Now we shall have 'em both Phil. Blest be thy thoughts For apprehending this blest be thy breath For uttering it Gov. Come Gentlemen you shall Enter my roof and I will send for Surgeons And you shall see your friends here presently Theo. His name was Markantonio Gover. I know it And have sent word so Phil. Did you not forget Francisco's
me And let but holy Hymen once more guide me Under the Ax upon the Rack again Even in the bed of all afflictions Where nothing sings our Nuptials but dire sorrows With all my youth and pleasure I 'll imbrace you Make Tyranny and death stand still affrighted And at our meeting souls amaze our mischiefs Till when high heaven defend you and peace guide you Be wise and manly make your fate your own By being master of a providence That may controle it Vir. Stay a little with me My thoughts have chid themselves may I not kiss you Upon my truth I am honest Jul. I believe ye But yet what that may raise in both our fancies What issues such warm parents breed Vir. I obey you And take my leave as from the Saint that keeps me I will be right again and once more happy In thy unimitable love Jul. I 'll pray for ye And when you fall I have not long to follow Exeunt Enter Sesse Master Boteswain and Gunner at one door Martia and Ronvere at another Ses Now we have got free credit with the Captain Mast Soft soft he 's here again Is not that Lady Or have I lost mine eyes a salt rhume seizes 'em But I should know that face Bots Make him not madder Let him forget the woman steer a lar-board Mast He will not kill her Bots Any thing he meets He 's like a Hornet now he hums and buzzes Nothing but blood and horror Mast I would save the Lady For such another Lady Bots There 's the point And you know there want women of her mettle Mast 'T is true they bring such children now Such demilancies Their fathers socks will make them Christning clothes Gun No more they view us Ses You shall play a while And sun your self in this felicity You shall you glorious whore I know you still But I shall pick an hour when most securely I say no more Ron. Do you see those those are they Shall act your will come hither my good fellows You are now the Kings Are they not goodly fellows Mart. They have bone enough if they have stout heart to it Mast Still the old wench Sess Pray Captain let me ask you What Noble Lady 's that 't is a rude question But I desire to know Ron. She is for the King Sir Let that suffice for answer Sess Is she so Sir In good time may she curse it Must I breed hackneys for his grace Ron. What wouldst thou do To merit such a Ladies favor Sess Any thing Ron. That can supply thy wants and raise thy fortunes Ses Let her command and see what I dare execute I keep my conscience here if any man Oppose her will and she would have him humbled Whole families between her and her wishes Mast We have seen bleeding throats sir Cities sackt And infants stuck upon their pikes Botes Houses a fire and handsome mothers weeping Ses Which we have heaped upon the pile like sacrifices Churches and Altars Priests and all devotions Tumbled together into one rude Chaos Gun We know no fear Sir but want of imployment Sess Nor other faith but what our purses preach To gain our ends we can do any thing And turn our souls into a thousand figures But when we come to do Mart. I like these fellows Ron. Be ready and wait here within this hour I 'll shew you to the King and he shall like ye And if you can devise some entertainment To fill his mirth such as your Countrey uses Present it and I 'll see it grac'd After this Comicke Scene we shall imploy you For one must dye Sess What is he sir speak boldly For we dare boldly do Ron. This Ladies husband His name is Virolet. Sess We shall dispatch it Exit Martia Ronvere O damned damned thing a base whore first And then a murtherer I 'll look to you Bots Can she be grown so strange Ses She has an itch I 'll scratch you my dear daughter I 'll so claw you I 'll curry your hot hide married and honour'd And turn those holy blessings into brothels Your beauty into blood I 'll hunt your hotness I 'll hunt you like a train Mast We did all pitty her Ses Hang her she is not worth mans memory She 's false and base and let her fright all stories Well though thou beest mine enemy I 'll right thee And right thee Nobly Bots Faith sir since she must go Let 's spare as few as may be Ses We 'll take all And like a torrent sweep the slaves before us You dare endure the worst Mast You know our hearts sir And they shall bleed the last ere we start from ye Gun We can but dye and ere we come to that We shall pick out some few examples for us Ses Then wait the first occasion and like Curtius I 'll leap the gulph before you fearless leap it Then follow me like men and if our virtues May buoy our Countrey up and set her shining In her first state our fair revenges taken We have our noble ends or else our ashes Exeunt Actus V. Scaena Prima Enter Ascanio and Martia above Mart. As you are noble keep me from discovery And let me only run a strangers fortune For when the King shall find I am his daughter He ever holds most ominous and hates most With what eyes can he look how entertain me But with his fears and cruelties Asc I have found you Suspect not I am bound to what you like best What you intend I dare not be so curious To question now and what you are lies hid here Enter Ferrand and Ronvere above The King comes make your fortune I shall joy in 't Ron. All things are ready sir to make you merry And such a King you shall behold him now Fer. I long for 't For I have need of mirth Ron. The Lady sir Fer. Now as I am a King a sprightly beauty A goodly sweet aspect my thanks Ronvere My best thanks on your lips I seal your wishes Be what you can imagine mine and happy And now sit down and smile come my Ascanio And let this Monarch enter Enter Sess and Mr. Bortsw Gunner and Saylors Ronv These are the Switzers I told your grace of Fer. Goodly promising fellows With faces to keep fools in awe I like 'em Go guard the presence well and do your duties To morrow I shall take a farther view Sess You shall Sir Or I shall loose my will how the whore 's mounted How she sits thron'd thou blasing muddy meteor That frightest the under world with lustful flashes How I shall dash thy flames away no word more Ex. Sess and his company Florish Cor. Enter Villio Castruchio Doctor and a Guard Fer. Now here he comes in glory be merry Masters A Banquet too meat conveyed away Ron. O he must sit in State Sir Asca How rarely he is usher'd can he think now He is a King indeed Ron. Mark but his countenance Cast
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
Cosin Bel. Is this the Garden Rod. Yes Madam Sil. Oh my blessed Mistriss Saint of my soul Bel. Speak softly take me to ye Oh Silvio I am thine thine ever Silvio Rod. Is this your promise Sir Lady your honor I am undone if this be seen disgrac'd Fallen under all discredit Bell. Do you love still Dear do you keep your old faith Sil. Ever Lady And when that fails me all that 's good forsake me Rod. Do not you shame Madam I must not suffer this I will not suffer it men call you virtuous What do you mean to lose your self thus Silvio I charge thee get away I charge you retire ye I 'll call the Watch else Sil. Call all the world to see us We live in one anothers happiness And so will die Bel. Here will I hang for ever Rod. As ye respect me as hereafter Madam You would enjoy his love nothing prevail with ye I 'll try my strength then get thee gone thou villain Thou Promise-breaker Sil. I am tide I cannot Rod. I 'll ring the Bell then Sil. Ring it to death I am fixt here Enter Bartello two Soldiers with lights Bart. I saw a Light over the Garden walk Hard by the Ladies Chamber here 's some knavery As I live I saw it twice Rod. The Guard the Guard there I must not suffer this it is too mischievous Bart. Light up the Torch I fear'd this ha young Silvio How got he in 1 Sold. The Devil brought him in sure He came not by us Bart. My wife between 'em busling Guard pull him off Rod. Now now ye feel the misery Bart. You Madam at an hour so far undecent Death O my soul this is a soul fault in ye Your mothers care abus'd too Light 's to her Chamber I am sorry to see this Bell. Farewel my Silvio And let no danger sink thee Sil. Nor death Lady Exeunt Bell. Rod. Birt Are ye so hot I shall prepare ye Physick Will purge ye finely neatly you are too fiery Think of your prayers Sir an you have not forgot 'em Can ye flie i' th' air or creep ye in at key-holes I have a Gin will catch ye though you conjur'd Take him to Guard to night to strong and sure Guard I 'll back to th' Dutchess presently no less sport serve ye Than the Heir to a Dukedom play at push-pin there Sir It was well aim'd but plague upon 't you shot short And that will lose your game Sil. I know the loss then Exeunt Scaena Quarta Enter Claudio like a Merchant Clau. Now in this habit may I safely see How my incensed friend carries my murther Who little I imagin'd had been wrought To such a height of rage and much I grieve now Mine own blind passion had so master'd me I could not see his love for sure he loves her And on a nobler ground than I pretended Enter Penurio It must be so it is so what Penurio My shotten friend what wind blew you Pen. Faith 't is true Any strong wind will blow me like a Feather I am all Air nothing of earth within me Nor have not had this month but that good Dinner Your Worship gave me yesterday that staies by me And gives me ballast else the Sun would draw me Cla. But does my Mistriss speak still of me Pen. Yes Sir And in her sleep that makes my Master mad too And turn and fart for anger Cla. Art sure she saw me Pen. She saw ye at a window Cla. 'T is most true In such a place I saw a Gentlewoman A young sweet handsome woman Pen. That 's she that 's she Sir Cla. And well she view'd me I view'd her Pen. Still she Sir Cla. At last she blush'd and then look'd off Pen. That blush Sir If you can read it truly Cla. But didst thou tell her Or didst thou fool me thou knew'st such a one Pen. I told her and I told her such a sweet tale Cla. But did she hear thee Pen. With a thousand ears Sir And swallow'd what I said as greedily As great-belly'd women do Cherries stones and all Sir Cla. Methinks she should not love thy Master Pen. Hang him Pilcher There 's nothing loves him his own Cat cannot endure him She had better lye with a Bear for he is so hairy That a tame Warren of Fleas frisk round about him Cla. And wilt thou work still Pen. Like a Miner for ye Cla. And get access Pen. Or conjure you together 'T is her desire to meet she is poyson'd with him And till she take a sweet fresh air that 's you Sir Cla. There 's money for thee thou art a precious Varlet Be fat be fat and blow thy Master backward Pen. Blow you my Mistriss Sir as flat as a Flounder Then blow her up again as Butchers blow their Veals If she dye upon the same â—â—ry her bury her in Gods name Cla. Thou art a merry knave by this hand I 'll feed thee Till thou crack'st at both ends if thou dar'st do this Thou shalt eat no fantastical Porridge Nor lick the dish where oil was yesterday Dust and dead Flies to day Capons fat Capons Pen. Oh hearty sound Cla. Cramb'd full of itching Oysters Pen. Will ye have the Dutchess Cla. And Lobsters big as Gauntlets Thou shalt despise base Beef Pen. I do despise it And now methinks I feel a Tart come sliding Cla. Leaping into thy mouth but first deal faithfully Pen. When will ye come Cla. To morrow Pen. I 'll attend ye For then my Master will be out in business Cla. What news abroad Pen. ' Mas as I was coming to you I heard that Signior Silvio a good Gentleman Many a good meal I have eaten wit him Cla. What of him Pen. Was this day to be arraigned before the Dutchess â—â—t why I could not hear Cla. Silvio arraign'd Go get ye gone and think of me Pen. I flie Sir Exit Pen. Cla. Arraign'd for what for my supposed death no That cannot be sure there 's no rumor of it â—e it what it will I will be there and see it â—â—d if my help will bring him off he has it Exit Scaena Quinta Enter Dutchess Lords Silvio prisoner Belvidere Bartello Rodope Clark Counsellors Attendants Du. Read the Edict last made Keep silence there Clerk If any man of what condition soever and a subject after the publishing of this Edict shall without special Licence from the great Dutchess attempt or buy offer or make an attempt to solicite the love of the Princess Belvidere the person so offending shall forfeit his life Couns The reason why my Royal Mistriss here In her last Treaty with Sien as Duke â—romis'd her beauteous daughter there in marriage The Duke of Milan rival in this fortune Un-nobly sought by practice to betray her Which found and cross'd the Cittadel receiv'd her There to secure her Mothers word the last cause So many Gentlemen of late enamour'd On this most beauteous Princess and not brooking One more
than other to deserve a favour Bloud has been spilt many brave spirits lost And more unless she had been kept close from their violence Had like to have followed therefore for due prevention Of all such hazards and unnoble actions This last Edict was publish'd which thou Silvio Like a false man a bad man and a Traitor Hast rent a-peeces and contemn'd for which cause Thou standest a guilty man here now Enter Claudio Clark Speak Silvio What canst thou say to avoid the hand of Justice Sil. Nothing but I confess submit and lay my head to it Bel. Have ye no eyes my Lords no understandings The Gentleman will cast himsel away Cast himself wilfully are you or you guilty No more is he no more taint sticks upon him I drew him thither 't was my way betrai'd him I got the entrance kept I entertain'd him I hid the danger from him forced him to me Poor gentle soul he 's in no part transgressing I wrote unto him Sil. Do not wrong that honor Cast not upon that pureness these aspersions It was my love my violence My life must answer it I broke in to her Tempted the Law solicited unjustly Bel. As there is truth in Heaven I was the first cause How could this man have come to me left naked Without my counsel and provision What hour could he find out to pass the Watches But I must make it sure first Reverend Judges Be not abus'd nor let an innocent life lie Upon your shaking Conscience I did it My love the main wheel that set him a going His motion but compell'd Sil. Can ye believe this And know with what a modesty and whiteness Her life was ever ranck'd Can you believe this And see me here before ye young and wilful Apt to what danger Love dares thrust me on And where Law stops my way apt to contemn it If I were bashful old or dull and sleepy In Loves allarms a woman might awake me Direct and clew me out the way to happiness But I like fire kindled with that bright beauty Catch hold of all occasions and run through ' em Bel. I charge ye as your honest souls will answer it Sil. I charge ye as you are the friends to virtue That has no pattern living but this Lady Bel. Let not his blood Sil. Let not her wilfulness For then you act a Scene Hell will rejoyce at Bel. He is clear Sil. She is as white in this as Infants Cla. The god of Love protect your cause and help ye Two nobler pieces of affection These eyes ne'er look'd on if such goodness perish Let never true hearts meet again but break Exit 1 Lord. A strange exemple of strong love a rare one 2 Lord. Madam we know not what to say to think on Duch. I must confess it strikes me tender too Searches my Mothers heart you found 'em there Bar. Yes certain Madam Dutch And so linked together Bar. As they had been one piece of Alablaster Dutch Nothing dishonourable Sil. So let my soul have happiness As that thought yet durst never seek this bosom Dutch What shall I do ' has broke my Law abus'd me Fain would I know the truth either confess it And let me understand the main offender Or both shall feel the torture Sil. Are ye a Mother The Mother of so sweet a Rose as this is So pure a Flower and dare ye lose that nature Dare ye take to your self so great a wickedness Oh holy Heaven of thinking what may ruine This goodly building this Temple where the gods dwell Give me a thousand tortures I deserve 'em And shew me death in all the shapes imagin'd Bel. No death but I will answer it meet it seek it No torture but I 'll laugh upon 't and kiss it 1 Lord. This is no way 2 Lord. They say no more for certain Than their strong hearts will suffer Dutch I have bethought me No Lords although I have a Child offending Nature dares not forget she is a Child still Till now I never look'd on love imperious I have bethought me of a way to break ye To separate though not your loves your bodies Silvio attend I 'll be your Judge my self now The sentence of your death because my Daughter Will bear an equal part in your afflictions I take away and pardon this remains then An easie and a gentle punishment And this shall be fulfill'd because unnobly You have sought the love and marriage of a Princess The absolute and sole Heir of this Dukedom By that means as we must imagine strongly To plant your self into this rule hereafter We here pronounce ye a man banish'd from us Sil. For ever banish'd Lady Dutch Yet more mercy But for a year and then again in this place To make your full appearance yet more pitty If in that time you can absolve a question Writ down within this scrowl absolve it rightly This Lady is your wife and shall live with ye If not you loose your head Sil. I take this honor And humbly kiss those Royal hands Dutch Receive it Bartello to your old guard take the Princess And so the Court break up Sil. Farewel to all And to that spotless heart my endless service Exit 1 Lord. What will this prove 2 Lord. I 'll tell you a year hence Sir Exeunt Scaena Sexta Enter Penurio Isabella Claudio Pen. Are you pleas'd now have not I wrought this wonder Non eben fatto Signieur Cla. Rarely Penurio Pen. Close close then and work wax Cla. I am studying for thee A dinner that shall victual thee for ten year Pen. Do you hear Mistriss You know what a dundir whelp my Master is I need not preach to ye how unfit and wanting To give a woman satisfaction How he stinks and snores a Bull 's a better bed-fellow And for his love never let that deceive ye Isab Nay sure he loves me not Pen. If he could coyn ye Or turn ye into mettal much might be then He loves not any thing but what is traffique I have heard him swear he would sell ye to the Grand Signior Isab The Turk Pen. The very Turke and how they would use ye Isab I 'll fit him for 't the Turk Pen. I know the price too Now ye have time to pay him pay him home Mistriss Pay him o' th' pate clout him for all his courtesies Here 's one that dances in your eyes young delicate To work this vengeance if ye let it slip now There is no pittying of ye od's precious Mistriss Were I his wife I would so mall his Mazard 'T is charity meer charity pure charity Are you the first has it not been from Eves time Women would have their safe revenges this way And good and gracious women excellent women Is' t not a handsome Gentleman a sweet Gentleman View him from head to foot a compleat Gentleman When can ye hope the like again I leave ye And my revenge too with ye I know my office I
shall see him Attempting your brave Sister privately Mark but his high behaviour then King I will Father Gov. And with scorn I fear contempt too King I hope not Gov. I will not name a lust It may be that also A little force must be applyed upon him Now now applyed a little force to humble him These sweet intreaties do but make him wanton King Take heed ye wrong him not Gov. Take heed to your safety I but forewarn ye King if you mistrust me Or think I come un-sent King No I 'll go with you Exeunt Enter Armusia Quisara Arm. Madam you see there 's nothing I can reach at Either in my obedience or my service That may deserve your love or win a liking But a poor thought but I pursue it seriously Take pleasure in your Will even in your anger Which other men would grudge at and grow stormy I study new humility to please ye And take a kind of joy in my afflictions Because they come from ye I love my sorrows Pray Madam but consider Quisar Yes I do Sir And to that honest end I drew ye hither I know ye have deserv'd as much as man can And know it is a justice to requite you I know ye love Arm. If ever love was mortal And dwelt in man and for that love command me So strong I find it and so true here Lady Something of such a greatness to allow me Those things I have done already may seem foyls too 'T is equity that man aspires to heaven Should win it by his worth and not sleep to it Enter Governor and King Gov. Now stand close King and hear and as you find him Believe me right or let Religion suffer Quisar I dare believe your worth without additions But since you are so liberal of your love Sir And wou'd be farther tried I do intend it Because you shall not or you wou'd not win me At such an easie rate Arm. I am prepared still And if I shrink Quisar I know ye are no coward This is the utmost trial of your constancy And if you stand fast now I am yours your wife Sir You hold there 's nothing dear that may atchieve me Doubted or dangerous Arm. There 's nothing nothing Let me but know that I may straight flie to it Quisar I 'll tell you then change your Religion And be of one belief with me Arm. How Quisar Mark Worship our Gods renounce that faith ye are bred in 'T is easily done I 'll teach ye suddenly And humbly on your knees Arm. Ha I 'll be hang'd first Quisar Offer as we do Arm. To the devil Lady Offer to him I hate I know the devil To dogs and cats you make offer to them To every bird that flies and every worm How terribly I shake Is this the venture The trial that you talk'd of where have I been And how forgot my self how lost my memory When did I pray or look up stedfastly Had any goodness in my heart to guide me That I should give this vantage to mine enemy The enemy to my peace forsake my faith Quisar Come come I know ye love me Arm. Love ye this way This most destroying way sure you but jest Lady Quisar My Love and Life are one way Arm. Love alone then and mine another way I 'll love diseases first Doat on a villain that would cut my throat Wooe all afflictions of all sorts kiss cruelty Have mercy heaven how have I been wand'ring Wand'ring the way of Lust and left my Maker How have I slept like Cork upon a water And had no feeling of the storm that tost me Trode the blind paths of death forsook assurance Eternity of blessedness for a woman For a young handsome face hazard my Being Quisar Are not our powers eternal so their comforts As great and full of hopes as yours Arm. They are puppets Gov. Now mark him Sir and but observe him nearly Ar. Their comforts like themselves cold sensless outsides You make 'em sick as we are peevish mad Subject to age and how can they cure us That are not able to refine themselves Quis The Sun and Moon we worship those are heavenly And their bright influences we believe Arm. Away fool I adore the Maker of that Sun and Moon That gives those bodies light and influence That pointed out their paths and taught their motions They are not so great as we they are our servants Plac'd there to teach us time to give us knowledge Of when and how the swellings of the main are And their returns agen they are but our Stewards To make the earth fat with their influence That she may bring forth her increase and feed us â—â—l I fall from this faith to please a woman For her embraces bring my soul to ruin I look'd you should have said make me a Christian Work that great cure for 't is a great one woman That labor truly to perform that venture The crown of all great trial and the fairest I look'd ye should have wept and kneel'd to beg it Washt off your mist of ignorance with waters Pure and repentant from those eyes I look'd You should have brought me your chief god ye worship He that you offer humane bloud and life to And make a sacrifice of him to memory Beat down his Altars ruin'd his false Temples Gov. Now you may see Quisar Take heed you goe too far Sir And yet I love to hear him I must have ye And to that end I let you storm a little I know there must be some strife in your bosom To cool and quiet ye e'r you can come back I know old friends cannot part suddainly There will be some lett still yet I must have ye Have ye of my faith too and so enjoy ye Arm. Now I contemn ye and I hate my self For looking on that face lasciviously And it looks ugly now me thinks Quisar How Portugal Arm. It looks like death it self to which 't wou'd lead me Your eyes resemble pale dispair they fright me And in their rounds a thousand horrid ruins Methinks I see and in your tongue hear fearfully The hideous murmurs of weak souls have suffer'd Get from me I despise ye and know woman That for all this trap you have laid to catch my life in To catch my immortal life I hate and curse ye Contemn your Deities spurn at their powers And where I meet your Mahumet gods I 'll swing 'em Thus o'r my head and kick 'em into puddles Nay I will out of vengeance search your Temples And with those hearts that serve my God demolish Your shambles of wild worships Gov. Now now you hear Sir Arm. I will have my faith since you are so crafty The glorious cross although I love your brother Let him frown too I will have my devotion And let your whole State storm King Enter and take him I am sorry friend that I am forc'd to do this Gov. Be sure you bind him fast Quisar But
find by this assur'd intelligence The preparation of the Turks against us We have met him oft and beat him now to fear him Would argue want of courage and I hold it A safer policie for us and our signiories To charge him in his passage o'er the Sea Than to expect him here Alb. May it please your Highness Since you vouchsafe to think me worthy of This great imployment if I may deliver My judgement freely 't is not flattery Though I say my opinion waits on you Nor would I give my suffrage and consent To what you have propos'd but that I know it Worth the great speaker though that the denial Call'd on your heavy anger For my self I do profess thus much if a blunt Soldier May borrow so much from the oyl'd tongu'd Courtier That ecchoes whatsoe'er the Prince allows of All that my long experience hath taught me That have spent three parts of my life at Sea Let it not taste of arrogance that I say it Could not have added reasons of more weight To fortifie your affections ' than such As your grace out of observation meerly Already have propounded Bap. With the honor to give the daring enemy an affront In being the first opposer it will teach Your Soldiers boldness and strike fear in them That durst attempt you 1 Magi. Victuals and Ammunition And Money too the sinews of the War are stor'd up in the Magazine 2 Magi. And the Gallies new rig'd and train'd up And at two dayes warning fit for the service Duke We commend your care Nor will we e'er be wanting in Our counsels As we doubt not your action you Baptista Shall stay with us that Merchant is not wise That ventures his whole fortunes in one bottom Albertâ— Be our Admiral spare your thanks 'T is Merit in you that invites this honor Preserve it such ere long you shall hear more Things rashly undertaken end as ill But great acts thrive when reason guides the will Exeunt Enter 3 Gentlemen 1. No question 't was not well done in Caesario To cross the horse of young Mentivole â—n the midst of this course 2. That was not all the switching him dull'd him 3. Would that both the jades Had broke their necks when they first started 'Slight We stand here prating give them leave to whisper And when they have cut one anothers throats Enter Mentivole and Caesario Make in to part ' em 2. There is no such hazard Their Fathers friendship and their love forbid it â—ee where they come 1. With fury in their looks Ment. You have the wager with what foul play got â—ll not dispute Caesar Foul play Ment. I cannot speak it â—n a fairer language and if some respects â—amiliar to my self chain'd not my tongue â— should say no more I should but I 'll sit down With this disgrace how e'er press me no farther â—or if once more provok'd you 'll understand â— dare no more suffer an Injury Than I dare do one Caesar Why Sir are you injur'd â—n that I take my right which I would force Should you detain it Ment. Put it to judgment Caesar No my will in this shall carry it Ment. Your will nay farewell softness then They suddenly draw 3. This I foresaw 2. Hold hold Caesar I am hurt 2. Shift for your self 't is death Men. As you respect me bear him off with care â—f he miscarry since he did the wrong â—'ll stand the shock of 't 2. Gently he will faint else Exeunt Gent. with Caesario Ment. And speedily I beseech you my rage over That pour'd upon my reason clouds of error â— see my folly and at what dear loss â— have exchang'd a real innocence To gain a meer fantastical report Transported only by vain popular wind To be a daring nay fool-hardy Man Enter Baptista But could I satisfie my self within here How should I bear my fathers frown They meet me My guilt conjures him hither Bap. Sirrah Mentiv. Sir Bap. I have met the trophies of your russian sword Was there no other Anvile to make triall How far thou durst be wicked but the bosome Of him which under the adulterate name Of friendship thou hast murder'd Ment. Murder'd Sir My dreams abhor so base a fact true valour Imploy'd to keep my reputation fair From the austerest Judge can never merit To be branded with that title you begot me A man no coward and but call your youth To memory when injur'd you could never Boast of the Asses fortitude slave-like patience And you might justly doubt I were your son If I should entertain it if Caesario Recover as I hope his wound 's not mortal A second tryal of what I dare doe In a just cause shall give strong witness for me I am the true heir to Baptista's courage As to his other fortunes Baptist Boy to neither But on this strict condition which intreaties From Saints nay Angels shall not make me alter A friendship so began and so continu'd Between me and Alberto my best friend Your brawls shall not dissolve it is my will And as I am thy Father I command thee That instantly on any termes how poor So e'er it skills not thou desire his pardon And bring assurance to me he has sign'd it Or by my Fathers soul I 'll never know thee But as a stranger to my blood perform it And suddenly without reply I have said it Ment. And in it given a heavier sentence on me Than the most cruel death you are my father And your will to be serv'd and not disputed By me that am your Son But I 'll obey And though my heart-strings crack for 't make it known When you command my faculties are your own Exeunt Actus Secundus Scaena Prima Enter Alberto Physitian and a Chirurgion Phys HAve patience Noble Sir your son Caesario Will recover without question Surgeon A slight wound Though it pierc't his body it hath miss'd the vitals Phys My life for 't he shall take the air again within these ten dayes Alber. O but from a friend To receive this bloody measure from a friend If that a man should meet a violent death In a place where he had taken sanctuary Would it not grieve him such all Florence held Their friendship and 't is that which multiplies The injury Physi Have patience worthy Signior Alber. I do protest as I am Man and Soldier If I had buried him in a wave at Sea Lost in some honorable action I would not to the saltness of his grave Have added the least tear but these quarrels Enter Mariana and Clarissa Bred out of game and wine I had as live He should have died of a Surfet Maria. Oh what comfort How is it with our Son Sir Alber. His Work-masters Bear me in hand here as my Lawyer does When I have a crackt Title or bad Sute in Law All shall go well Maria. I pray you Gentlemen what think you of his wound Physi 'T is but a scratch nothing to danger
loves me And has the truest Title in 't let him Take off my wheaten Garland or else grant The file and quality I hold I may Continue in thy Band. Here the Hind vanishes under the Altar and in the place ascends a Rose-Tree having one Rose upon it See what our General of Ebbs and Flows Out from the bowels of her holy Altar With sacred Act advances But one Rose If well inspir'd this Battel shall confound Both these brave Knights and I a Virgin Flower Must grow alone unpluck'd Here is heard a sodain twang of Instruments and the Rose falls from the Tree The Flower is fall'n the Tree descends oh Mistriss Thou here dischargest me I shall be gather'd I think so but I know not thine own Will Unclaspe the Mistery I hope she 's pleas'd Her Signs were gracious They curt'sey and Exeunt Scaena Secunda Enter Doctor Jaylor and Wooer in habit of Palamon Doct. Has this advice I told you done any good upon her Woo. Oh very much the Maids that kept her company Have half perswaded her that I am Palamon within this Half hour she came smiling to me and ask'd me what I Would eat and when I would kiss her I told her Presently and kist her twice Doct. 'T was well done twenty times had been far better For there the cure lies mainly Woo. Then she told me She would watch with me to night for well she knew What hour my sit would take me Doct. Let her do so And when your sit comes sit her home And presently Wooer She would have me sing Doct. You did so Woo. No. Doct. 'T was very ill done then You should observe her ev'ry way Woo. Alas I have no voice Sir to confirm her that way Doct. That 's all one if ye make a noise If she intreat again do any thing Lie with her if she ask you Jail Hoa there Doctor Doct. Yes in the way of cure Jail But first by your leave I' th' way of honesty Doct. That 's but a niceness Nev'r cast your child away for honesty Cure her first this way then if she will be honest She has the path before her Jail Thank ye Doctor Doct. Pray bring her in And let 's see how she is Jail I will and tell her Her Palamon staies for her but Doctor Methinks you are i' th' wrong still Exit Jaylor Doct. Goe goe you Fathers are fine fools her honesty And we should give her physick till we find that Woo. Why do you think she is not honest Sir Doct. How old is she Woo. She 's eighteen Doct. She may be But that 's all one 't is nothing to our purpose What ev'r her Father saies if you perceive Her Mood inclining that way that I spoke of Videlicet The way of flesh you have me Woo. Yes very well Sir Doct. Please her appetite And do it home it cures her ipso facto The melancholly humor that infects her Woo. I am of your mind Doctor Enter Jailor Daughter Maid Doct. You 'll find it so she comes pray honor her Jail Come your Love Palamon stays for you child And has done this long hour to visit you Daugh. I thank him for his gentle patience He 's a kind Gentleman and I am much bound to him Did you never see the horse he gave me Jail Yes Daugh. How do you like him Jail He 's a very fair one Daugh. You never saw him dance Jail No. Daugh. I have often He dances very finely very comely And for a Jigg come cut and long tail to him He turns ye like a Top. Jail That 's line indeed Daugh. He 'll dance the Morris twenty mile an hour And that will sounder the best hobby-horse If I have any skill in all the parish And gallops to the turn of Light a'love What think you of this horse Jail Having these virtues I think he might be brought to play at Tennis Daugh. Alas that 's nothing Jail Can he write and read too Daugh. A very fair hand and casts himself th' accounts Of all his Hay and Provender that Hostler Must rise betime that cozens him you know The Chesnut Mare the Duke has Jail Very well Daugh. She is horribly in love with him poor beast But he is like his Master coy and scornful Jail What Dowry has she Daugh. Some two hundred Bottles And twenty strike of Oats but he 'll ne'er have her He lisps in 's neighing able to entice A Millers Mare He 'll be the death of her Doct. What stuff she utters Jail Make curt'sie here your love comes Woo. Pretty soul How doe ye that 's a fine Maid there 's a curt'sie Daugh. Yours to command i' th' way of honesty How far is' t now to th' end o' th' world my Masters Doct. Why a days journey wench Daugh. Will you go with me Woo. What shall we do there wench Daugh. Why play at Stool-ball What is there else to do Woo. I am content If we shall keep our wedding there Daugh. 'T is true For there I will assure you we shall find Some blind Priest for the purpose that will venture To marry us for here they are nice and foolish Besides my Father must be hang'd to morrow And that would be a blot i' th' business Are not you Palamon Woo. Do not you know me Daugh. Yes but you care not for me I have nothing But this poor Petticoat and two course Smocks Woo. That 's all one I will have you Daugh. Will you surely Woo. Yes by this fair hand will I. Daugh. We 'll to bed then Woo. Ev'n when you will Daugh. Oh Sir you would sain he nibling Woo. Why do you rub my kiss off Daugh. 'T is a sweet one And will perfume me finely against the wedding Is not this your Cosin Arcite Doct. Yes Sweet heart And I am glad my Cosin Palamon Has made so fair a choice Daugh. Do you think he 'll have me Doct. Yes without doubt Daugh. Do you think so too Jail Yes Daugh. We shall have many children Lord how y' are My Palamon I hope will grow too finely Now he 's at liberty alas poor Chicken He was kept down with hard Meat and ill Lodging But I 'll kiss him up again Enter a Messenger Mess What do you here you 'll lose the noblest sight That e'er was see Jail Are they i' th' field Mess They are You bear a charge there too Jail I 'll away straight I must ev'n leave you here Doct. Nay we 'll goe with you I will not loose the Fight Jail How did you like her Doct. I 'll warrant you within these three or four days I 'll make her right again You must not from her But still preserve her in this way Woo. I will Doct. Let 's get her in Woo. Come Sweet we 'll go to dinner And then we 'll play at Cards Daugh. And shall we kiss too Woo. A hundred times Daugh. And twenty Woo. I and twenty Daugh. And then we 'll sleep
up let but mine eye discourse Or let my voyce set to some pleasing cord found out The sullen strains of my neglected love Gond. Sing till thou crack thy treble-string in peeces And when thou hast done put up thy pipes and walk Doe any thing sit still and tempt me not Oria. I had rather sing at doors for bread than sing to this fellow but for hate if this should be told in the Court that I begin to woe Lords what a troop of the untrust nobilitie should I have at my lodging to morrow morning SONG Come sleep and with the sweet deceiving Look me in delight a while Let some pleasing Dreams beguile All my fancies That from thence I may feel an influence All my powers of care bereaving Though but a shadow but a sliding Let me know some little Ioy We that suffer long anoy Are contented with a thought Through an idle fancie wrought O let my joyes have some abiding Gond. Have you done your wassayl 't is a handsome drowsie dittie I 'll assure ye now I had as leave hear a Cat cry when her tail is cut off as hear these lamentations these lowsie love-layes these bewailements you think you have caught me Lady you think I melt now like a dish of May butter and run all into brine and passion yes yes I 'm taken look how I cross my arms look pale and dwyndle and wo'd cry but for spoyling my face we must part nay we 'll avoyd all Ceremony no kissing Lady I desire to know your Ladiship no more death of my soul the Duke Oria. God keep your Lordship Gond From thee and all thy sex Oria. I 'll be the Clark and crie Amen Your Lordships ever assured enemie Oriana Exit Oriana Manet Gondarino Actus Tertius Scaena Secunda Enter Duke Arrigo Lucio Gond. ALL the days good attend your Lordship Duk. We thank you Gondarino is it possible Can belief lay hold on such a miracle To see thee one that hath cloyst'red up all passion Turn'd wilfull votary and forsworn converse with women in company and fair discourse with the best beauty of Millain Gon. 'T is true and if your Grace that hath the sway Of the whole State will suffer this lude sex These women to pursue us to our homes Not to be prayd not to be rail'd away But they will woe and dance and sing And in a manner looser than they are By nature which should seem impossible To throw their armes on our unwilling necks Duk. No more I can see through your vislore dissemble it no more Doe not I know thou hast us'd all Art To work upon the poor simplicitie Of this yong Maid that yet hath known none ill Thinkest that damnation will fright those that woâ—e From oaths and lies But yet I think her chast And will from thee before thou shalt apply Stronger temptations bear her hence with me Gond. My Lord I speak not this to gain new grace But howsoever you esteeme my words My love and dutie will not suffer me To see you favour such a prostitute And I stand by dumb Without Rack Torture Or Strappado I unrip my self I doe confess I was in company with that pleasing peece of frailtie that we call woman I doe confess after along and tedious seige I yielded Duke Forward Gond. Faith my Lord to come quickly to the point the woman you saw with me is a whore An arrant whore Duke Was she not Count Valores Sister Gond. Yes that Count Valores Sister is naught Duk. Thou dar'st not say so Gond. Not if it be distasting to your Lordship but give me freedome and I dare maintain she ha's imbrac'd this body and grown to it as close as the hot youthfull vine to the elme Duk. Twice have I seen her with thee twice my thoughts were prompted by mine eye to hold thy strictness false and imposterous Is this your mewing up your strict retirement your bitterness and gaul against that sex Have I not heard thee say thou wouldst sooner meet the Basilisks dead doing eye than meet a woman for an object Look it be true you tell me or by our countries Saint your head goes off if thou prove a whore no womans face shall ever move me more Exeunt Manet Gondarino Gond. So so 't is as 't should be are women grown so mankind Must they be wooing I have a plot shall blow her up she flyes she mounts I 'll teach her Ladyship to dare my fury I will be known and fear'd and more truely nated of women than an Eunuch Enter Oriana She 's here again good gaul be patient for I must dissemble Orian. Now my cold frosty Lord my woman-Hater you that have sworn an everlasting hate to all our sex by my troth good Lord and as I 'm yet a maid my thought 't was excellent sport to hear your honor swear out an Alphabet chafe nobly like a Generall kick like a resty Jade and make ill faces Did your good Honor think I was in love where did I first begin to take that heat From those two radiant eyes that piercing sight oh they were lovely if the balls stood right and there 's a leg made out of a dainty staff Where the Gods be thanked there is calf enough Gond. Pardon him Lady that is now a convert Your beauty like a Saint hath wrought this wonder Oriana Alass ha's it been prick'd at the heart is the stomach come down will it rail no more at women and tall 'em Divells she Cats and Goblins Gond. He that shall marry thee had better spend the poor remainder of his days in a dung-barge for two pence a week and find him self Down again Spleen I prethee down again shall I find favour Lady shall at length my true unfeigned penitence get pardon for my harsh unseasoned follies I 'm no more an Atheist no I doe acknowledge that dread powerfull Deity and his all quic'kning heats burn in my breast oh be not as I was hard unrelenting but as I'm be partner of my fires Oria. Sure we have store of Larks the Skies will not hold up long I should have look'd as soon for Frost in the dog days or another Inundation as hop'd this strange conversion above miracle let me look upon your Lordship is your name Gondarino are you Millains Generall that great Bug-bear bloody-bones at whose name all women from the Lady to the Landress shake like a cold fit Gond. Good patience help me this Fever will inrage my blood again Madam I'm that man I 'm even he that once did owe unreconcil'd hate to you and all that bear the name of woman I 'm the man that wrong'd your Honor to the Duke I 'm the man that said you were unchast and prostitute yet I'm he that dare deny all this Orian. Your big Nobility is very merry Gond. Lady 't is true that I have wrong'd you thus And my contrition is as true as that Yet have I found a means to make all
many a sigh and tears Whilst he pursu'd his wench and hath observ'd The smiles and frowns not daring to displease When at last hath with his service won Her yielding heart that she begins to dote Upon him and can hold no longer out But hangs about his neck and wooes him more Than ever he desir'd her love before Then begins to flatter his desert And growing wanton needs will cast her off Try her pick quarrels to breed fresh delight And to increase his pleasing appetite Jul. Come Mouse will you walk Laz. I pray thee let me be deliver'd of the joy I am so big with I do feel that high heat within me that I begin to doubt whether I be mortal How I contemn my fellows in the Court With whom I did but yesterday converse And in a lower and an humbler key Did walk and meditate on grosser meats There are they still poor rogues shaking their chops And sneaking after Cheeses and do run Headlong in chace of every Jack of Beer That crosseth them in hope of some repast That it will bring them to whilst I am here The happiest wight that ever set his tooth To a dear novelty approach my love Come let 's go to knit the True Loves knot That never can be broken Boy That is to marry a whore Laz. When that is done then will we taste the gift Which Fates have sent my Fortunes up to lift Boy When that is done you 'll begin to repent upon a full stomach but I see 't is but a form in destiny not to be alter'd Exeunt Enter Arrigo and Oriana Oria. Sir what may be the current of your business that thus you single out your time and place Arri. Madam the business now impos'd upon me concerns you nearly I wish some worser man might finish it Ori. Why are ye chang'd so are ye not well Sir Arr. Yes Madam I am well wo'd you were so Oria. Why Sir I feel my self in perfect health Arri. And yet ye cannot live long Madam Oria. Why good Arrigo Arr. Why ye must dye Oria. I know I must but yet my fate calls not upon me Arr. It does this hand the Duke commands shall give you death Oria. Heaven and the powers Divine guard well the innocent Arr. Lady your Prayers may do your soul some good That sure your body cannot merit by 'em You must prepare to die Orian. What 's my offence what have these years committed That may be dangerous to the Duke or State Have I conspir'd by poison have I giv'n up My honor to some loose unsetl'd bloud That may give action to my plots Dear Sir let me not dye ignorant of my faults Arr. Ye shall not Then Lady you must know you 're held unhonest The Duke your Brother and your friends in Court With too much grief condemn ye though to me The fault deserves not to be paid with death Orian. Who 's my accuser Arri. Lord Gondarino Orian. Arrigo take these words and bear them to the Duke It is the last petition I shall ask thee Tell him the child this present hour brought forth To see the world has not a soul more pure more white More Virgin than I have Tell him Lord Gondarino's Plot I suffer for and willingly tell him it had been a greater honor to have sav'd than kill'd but I have done strike I am arm'd for heaven Why stay you is there any hope Arri. I would not strike Orian. Have you the power to save Arri. With hazard of my life if it should be known Orian. You will not venture that Arri. I will Lady there is that means yet to escape your death if you can wisely apprehend Orian. Ye dare not be so kind Arri. I dare and will if you dare but deserve 't Ori. If I should slight my life I were too blame Arri. Then Madam this is the means or else you die I love you Orian. I shall believe it if you save my life Arri. And you must lie with me Orian. I dare not buy my life so Arri. Come ye must resolve say yea or no. Orian. Then no nay look not ruggedly upon me I am made up too strong to fear such looks Come do your Butchers part before I would wish life with the dear loss of honour I dare find means to free my self Arr. Speak will ye yield Orian. Villain I will not Murtherer do thy worst thy base unnoble thoughts dare prompt thee to I am above thee slave Arri. Wilt thou not be drawn to yield by fair perswasions Orian. No nor by Arri. Peace know your doom then your Ladyship must remember you are not now at home where you dare feast all that come about you but you are fallen under my mercy which shall be but small if thou refuse to yield hear what I have sworn unto my self I will enjoy thee though it be between the parting of thy soul and body yield yet and live Orian. I 'll guard the one let Heaven guard the other Arri. Are you so resolute then Duke from above Hold hold I say Orian. What I yet more terror to my tragedy Arri. Lady the Scene of bloud is done ye are now as free from scandal as from death Enter Duke Count and Gondarino Duke Thou Woman which wert born to teach men virtue Fair sweet and modest Maid forgive my thoughts My trespass was my love Seize Gondarino let him wait our dooms Gond. I do begin a little to love this woman I could endure her already twelve miles off Count. Sister I am glad you have brought your honor off so fairly without loss you have done a work above your sex the Duke admires it give him fair encounter Duke Best of all comforts may I take this hand and call it mine Ori. I am your Graces handmaid Duke Would ye had sed my self might it not be so Lady Count. Sister say I I know you can afford it Ori. My Lord I am your subject you may command me provided still your thoughts be fair and good Duke Here I am yours and when I cease to be so Let heaven forget me thus I make it good Ori. My Lord I am no more mine own Count. So this bargain was well driven Gond. Duke thou hast sold away thy self to all perdition thou art this present hour becomming Cuckold methinks I see thy gaul grate through thy veins and jealousie seize thee with her talons I know that womans nose must be cut off she cannot scape it Duke Sir we have punishment for you Orian. I do beseech your Lordship for the wrongs this man hath done me let me pronounce his punishment Duke Lady I give 't to you he is your own Gond. I do beseech your Grace let me be banisht with all the speed that may be Count. Stay still you shall attend her sentence Orian. Lord Gondarino you have wrong'd me highly yet since it sprung from no peculiar hate to me but from a general dislike unto all women you shall
be plain with you he is a pyrate that hath wrote to me to work his fredom and by this Gentlemans means whose acquaintance is not small at Court we have the word of a worthy man for it only there is some money to be suddainly disburst and if your happiness be such to make it up you shall receive treble gain by it and good assurance for it Mont. Gentlemen out of the weakness of my estate you seem to have some knowledge of my brest that wou'd if it were possible advance my declined fortunes to satisfie all men of whom I have had credit and I know no way better than these which you propose I have some money ready under my command some part of it is already promis'd but the remainder is yours to such uses as are propounded Lav. Appoint some certain place of meeting for these affaires require expedition Mount I will make it my present business at twelve I am to meet Mallicorne the Marchant at the Pallace you know him Sir about some negotiation of the same nature there I will be ready to tender you that money upon such conditions as we shall conclude of Lav. The care of it be yours so much as the affair concerns you Mont. Your caution is effectuall and till then I take my leave Lav. Good Mr Montague Exit Whithin a clamor down with their weapons Enter Longavile and Dubois their swords drawn servants and others between them Ser. Nay Gentlemen what mean you pray be quiet have some respect unto the house Long. A treacherous slave Du. Thou dost revile thy self base Longavile Long. I say thou art a villain and a corrupt one that hast some seven years sed on thy masters trencher yet never bredst good blood towards him for if thou hadst thou 'dst have a sounder heart Du. So Sir you can use your tongue something nimbler than your sword Long. Wou'd you cou'd use your tongue well of your Master friend you might have better imployment for your sword Du. I say again and I will speak it loud and often that Orleans is a noble Gentleman with whom Amiens is too light to poyse the scale Long. He is the weaker for taking of a prayse out of thy mouth Du. This hand shall seal his merit at thy heart Lav. Part them my masters part them Ser. Part them Sir why do you not part them you stand by with your sword in your hand and cry part ' em Lav. Why you must know my friend my cloaths are better than yours and in a good suit I do never use to part any body La-p. And it is discretion Lav. I marry is it Captain Long. Dubois though this place priviledge thee know where next we meet the blood which at thy heart flows drops at thy feet Enter Amience in haste his sword drawn Du. I would not spend it better than in this quarrell and on such a hazard Ami. What uprore 's this must my name here be question'd in Tavern brawls and by affected Ruffins Lav. Not we indeed Sir Du. Fear cannot make me shrink out of your fury though you were greater than your name doth make you I am one and the opposer if your swoln rage have ought in malice to inforce express it Ami. I seek thee not nor shalt thou ever gain That credit which a blow from me wou'd give thee By my I more detest that fellow Which took my part than thee that he durst offer To take my honor in his feeble armes And spend it in a drinking room which way went he Lav. That way Sir I wou'd you wou'd after for I do fear we shall have some more scuffling Ami. I 'll follow him and if my speed o'er take him I shall ill thank him for his forwardness Exit Lav. I am glad he 's gone for I doe not love to see a sword drawn in the hand of a man that lookes so furious there 's no jesting with edge tooles how say you Captain Cap. I say 't is better jesting than to be in earnest with them Enter Orleance Orl. How now what 's the difference they say there have bin swords drawn and in my quarrell let me know that man whose love is so sincere to spend his blood for my sake I will bounteously requite him Lav. We were all of your side but there he stands begun it Orl. What 's thy name Dub. Duboyes Orl. Give me thy hand hast received no hurt Dub. Not any nor were this body stuck full of wounds I should not count them hurts being taken in so honorable a cause as the defence of my most worthy Lord. Orl. The dedication of thy love to me requires my ample bounty thou art mine for I do find thee made unto my purposes Mounsieur Laverdine pardon my neglect I not observed you and how runs rumour Lav. Why it runs my Lord like a foot-man without a cloak to show that what 's once rumour'd it cannot be hid Orl. And what say the rable am not I the subject of their talk Lav. Troth my Lord the common mouth speaks foul words Orl. Of me for turning away my wife do they not Lav. Faith the men do a little murmure at it and say 't is an ill president in so great a man marry the women they rayl out right Orl. Out upon them rampallions I 'll keep my self safe enough out of their fingers but what say my pritty jolly composed gallants that censure every thing more desperate than it is dangerous what say they Lav. Marry they are laying wagers what death you shall die one offers to lay five hundred pounds And yet he had but a groat about him that was in two two-pences too to any man that wou'd make it up a shilling that you were kil'd with a Pistoll charg'd with white Powder another offerd to pawn his soul for five shillings and yet no body wou'd take him that you were stab'd to death and shou'd die with more wounds than Cesar Orl. And who shou'd be the Butchers that shou'd do it Montague and his associates Lav. So 't is conjectured La-p. And believe it sweet Prince it is to be feared and therefore prevented Orl. By turning his purpose on himself were not that the way Lav. The most direct path for your safety For where doth danger sit more furious than in a desperate man La-p. And being you have declined his means you have increast his malice Lav. Besides the generall report that steems in every mans breath and stains you all over with infamy that Time the devourer of all things cannot eat out La-p. I for that former familiarity which he had with your Lady Lav. Men speak it as boldly as words of compliment good morrow good even or save you Sir are not more usuall if the word cuckold had been written upon your forehead in great Capitall Letters it could not have been dilated with more confidence Orl. He shall not sleep another night I will have his blood though it be
no wild beast Shall hurt or trouble you and thus we 'll breed a story To make every hearer weep When they discourse our fortunes and our loves Mont. Oh what a scoff might men of women make If they did know this boy but my desire Is that thou wouldest not as thou usest still When like a servant I'mong servants sit Wait on my Trencher fill my cups with Wine Why should'st thou do this boy prethee consider I am not what I was Ver. Curst be the day when I forget that Montague was Thy Lord or not remember him my Master still Mont. Rather curse me with whom thy youth hath spent So many hours and yet untaught to live By any worldly quality Ver. Indeed you never taught me how to handle Cards To cheat and cozen men with oaths and lies Those are the worldly qualities to live Some of our scarlet Gallants teach their boys These worldly qualities Since stumbling fortune then leaves virtue thus Let me leave fortune e'r be vicious Mon. Oh lad thy love will kill me Ver. In truth I think in conscience I shall dye for you Good Master weep not do you want aught Sir Will you have any money here 's some Silver And here 's a little Gold 't will serve to play And put more troublesome thoughts out of your mind I pray Sir take it I 'll get more with singing And then I 'll bring it you my Lady ga't me And it was not covetousness But I forgot to tell you sooner on 't Mont. Alas boy thou art not bound to tell it me And less to give it buy thee Scarfs and Garters And when I have money I will give thee a sword Nature made thee a beauteous Cabinet To lock up all all the goodness of the earth Enter Charloâ—e Ver. I have lost my voice with the very sight of this Gentlewoman good Sir steal away you were wont to be a curious avoider of womens company Mont. Why boy thou dar'st trust me any where dar'st thou not Ver. I had rather trust you by a roaring Lion than a ravening woman Mont. Why boy Ver. Why truly she devours more mans flesh Mont. I but she roars not boy Ver. No Sir why she is never silent but when her mouth is full Charl. Monsieur Montague Mont. My sweet fellow since you please to call me so Ver. Ah my conscience she wou'd be pleas'd well enough to call you bed-fellow oh Master do not hold her by the hand so a woman is a Lime-bush that catcheth all she toucheth Charl. I do most dangerously suspect this boy to be a wench art thou not one come hither let me feel thee Ver. With all my heart Charl. Why dost thou pull off thy Glove Ver. Why to feel whether you be a boy or no. Charl. Fie boy go too I 'll not look your head nor comb your locks any more if you talk thus Ver. Why I 'll sing to you no more then Charl. Fie upon 't how sad you are a young Gentleman that was the very Sun of France Mont. But I am in the eclipse now Chal. Suffer himself to be over-run with a Lethargy of melancholy and discontent rouze up thy spirit man and shake it off A Noble Soul is like a Ship at Sea That sleeps at Anchor when the Ocean 's calm But when she rages and the wind blows high He cuts his way with skill and Majesty I would turn a Fool or Poet or any thing or marry to make you merry prethee let 's walk good Veramour leave thy Master and me I have earnest business with him Ver. Pray do you leave my Master and me we were very merry before you came he does not covet womens company What have you to do with him come Sir will you go And I 'll sing to you again I'faith his mind is stronger than to credit Womens vows and too pure to be capable of their loves Charl. The boy is jealous sweet lad leave us my Lady call'd for you I swear that 's a good child there 's a piece of Gold for thee go buy a Feather Ver. There 's two pieces for you do you go and buy one or what you will or nothing so you go Nay then I see you would have me go Sir why i'faith I will now I perceive you love her better than you do me but Heaven bless you whatever you do or intend I know you are a very honest man Exit Charl. Still will I wooe thee whilst thy ears reply I cannot or I will not marry thee Why hast thou drawn the bloud out of my cheeks And given a quicker motion to my heart Oh thou hast bred a Feaver in my veins Call'd love which no Physitian can cure Have mercy on a Maid whose simple youth Mont. How your example fairest teacheth me A ceremonious Idolatry Kneels By all the joy of love I love thee better Than I or any man can tell another And will express the mercy which thou crav'st I will forbear to marry thee consider Thou art Natures heir in feature and thy parents In fair Inheritances rise with these thoughts And look on me but with a womans eye A decaid fellow void of means and spirit Charl. Of spirit Mont. Yes could I tamely live Forget my Fathers bloud wait and make legs Stain my best breeches with the servile drops That fall from others draughts Charl. This vizard wherewith thou wouldst hide thy spirit Is perspective to shew it plainlier This undervalue of thy life is but Because I should not buy thee what more speaks Greatness of man than valiant patience That shrinks not under his fates strongest strokes These Roman deaths as falling on a sword Opening of veins with poison quenching thirst Which we erroneously do stile the deeds Of the heroick and magnanimous man Was dead-ey'd cowardize and white-cheek'd fear Who doubting tyranny and fainting under Fortunes false Lottery desperately run To death for dread of death that soul 's most stout That bearing all mischance dares last it out Will you perform your word and marry me When I shall call you to 't Enter Longueville with a riding-rod Mont. I'faith I will Charl. Who 's this alights here Long. With leave fair creature are you the Lady Mistriss of the house Charl. Her servant Sir Long. I pray then favour me to inform your Lady and Duke Orleans wife A business of import awaits 'em here And craves for speedy answer Charl. Are you in post Sir Long. No I am in Satin Lady I would you would be in post Charl. I will return Sweet Exit Long. Honest friend do you belong to the house I pray be covered Mont. Yes Sir I do Long. Ha dream'st thou Longaville sure 't is not he Sir I should know you Mont. So should I you but that I am asham'd But though thou know'st me prethee Longaville Mock not my poverty pray remember your self Shows it not strangely for thy cloaths to stand Without a Hat to mine mock me no more Long. The
thy Makers good What canst thou fear when breath'd into thy bloud His spirit is that built thee what dull sence Makes thee suspect in need that Providence Who made the morning and who plac'd the light Guide to thy labours who call'd up the night And bid her fall upon thee like sweet showers In hollow murmurs to lock up thy powers Who gave thee knowledge who so trusted thee To let thee grow so near himself the Tree Must he then be distrusted shall his frame Discourse with him why thus and thus I am He made the Angels thine thy fellows all Nay even thy servants when Devotions call Oh! canst thou be so stupid then so dim To seek a saving influence and loose him Can Stars protect thee or can poverty Which is the light to Heaven put out his eye He is my Star in him all truth I find All influence all fate and when my mind Is furnish'd with his fullness my poor story Shall out-live all their age and all their glory The hand of danger cannot fall amiss When I know what and in whose power it is For want the cause of man shall make me groan A Holy Hermit is a mind alone Doth not experience teach us all we can To work our selves into a glorious man Love 's but an exhalation to best eyes The matter spent and then the fools fire dies Were I in loue and could that bright Star bring Increase to Wealth Honor and every thing Were she as perfect good as we can aim The first was so and yet she lost the Game My Mistriss then be knowledge and fair truth So I enjoy all beauty and all youth And though to time her Lights and Laws she lends She knows no Age that to corruption bends Friends promises may lead me to believe But he that knows his own friend knows to live Affliction when I know it is but this A deep allay whereby man tougher is To bear the hammer and the deeper still We still arise more image of his Will Sickness an humorous cloud 'twixt us and light And death at longest but another night Man is his own Star and that soul that can Be honest is the only perfect man FINIS THE MASQUE of the Gentlemen OF GRAYS-INNE and the INNER-TEMPLE Performed before the KING in the Banqueting-House in White-Hall at the Marriage of the Illustrious Frederick and Elizabeth Prince and Princess Palatine of the Rhine Written by FRANCIS BEAMONT Gent. Enter Iris running Mercury following and catching hold of her Mercury STay Light loot Iris for thou striv'st in vain My wings are nimbler than thy feet Iris. Away Dissembling Mercury my messages Ask honest haste not like those want on ones Your thundering Father sends Mer. Stay foolish Maid Or I will take my rise upon a hill When I perceive thee seated in a cloud In all the painted glory that thou hast And never cease to clap my willing wing Till I catch hold on thy discolour'd Bow And shiver it beyond the angry power Of your mad Mistriss to make up again Iris Hermes forbear Juno will chide and strike Is great Jove jealous that that I am imploy'd On her Love-errands she did never yet Claspe weak mortality in her white arms As he has often done I only come To celebrate the long wish'd Nuptials Here in Olympia which are now perform'd Betwixt two goodly Rivers that have mixt Their gentle winding waves and are to grow Into a thousand streams great as themselves I need not name them for the sound is loud In Heaven and Earth and I am sent from her The Queen of marriage that was present here And smil'd to see them joyn and hath not chid Since it was done Good Hermes let me goe Merc. Nay you must stay Jove's message is the same Whose eyes are lightning and whose voice is thunder Whose breath is airy wind he will who knows How to be first in Earth as well as Heaven Iris. But what hath he to do with Nuptial rites Let him sit pleas'd upon his Starry throne And fright poor mortals with his Thunder-bolts Leaving to us the mutual darts of eyes Merc. Alas when ever offer'd he t' abridge Your Ladies power but only now in these Whose match concerns the general government Hath not each God a part in these high joyes And shall not he the King of gods presume Without proud Juno's licence let her know That when enamour'd Jove 〈◊〉 gave her power To link soft hearts in undissolving bands He then foresaw and to himself reserv'd The honor of this marriage thou shalt stand Still as a Rock while I to bless this Feast Will summon up with mine all-charming rod The Nymphs of Fountains from whose watry locks Hung with the dew of blessing and increase The greedy Rivers take their nourishment Yea Nymphs who bathing in your loved Springs Beheld these Rivers in their infancy And joy'd to see them when their circled heads Refresh'd the Air and spread the ground with Flowers Rise from your Wells and with your nimble feet Perform that office to this happy pair Which in these Plains you to Alpheus did When passing hence through many Seas unmixt He gain'd the favour of his Arethuse The Nymphs rise and dance a little and then make a stand Iris. Is Hermes grown a Lover by what power Unknown to us calls he the Maids Merc. Presumptuous Iris I could make thee dance Till thou forgetst thy Ladies messages And rann'st back crying to her thou shalt know My power is more only my breath and this Shall move fix'd Stars and force the Firmament To yield the Hyades who govern showers And dewy clouds in whose dispersed drops Thou form'st the shape of thy deceitful Bow Year Maids who yearly at appointed times Advance with kindly tears the gentle floods Discend and pour your blessing on these streams Which rolling down from Heaven-aspiring hills And now united in the fruitful vales Bear all before them ravish'd with their joy And swell in glory till they know no bounds The Cloud discends with the Hyades at which the Maids seem to be rejoyced they all dance a while together then make another stand as if they wanted something Iris. Great Wit and Power hath Hermes to contrive A lively dance which of one sex consists Mâ—rc Alas poor Iris Venus hath in store A secret ambush of her winged boys Who lurking long within these pleasant groves First stuck these Lovers with their equal darts Those Cupids shall come forth and joyn with these To honor that which they themselves began The Cupids come forth and dance they are weary with their blind pursuing the Nymphs and the Nymphs weary with flying them 〈◊〉 Behold the Statues which wild Vulcan plac'd Under the Altar of Olympian Jove And gave to them an artificial life See how they move drawn by this Heavenly joy Like the wild Trees which followed Orpheus Harp The Statues come down and they all dance till the Nymphs out-run them and lose them then
are observ'd Mar. This admirable Duke Valerius With his disdain of Fortune and of Death Captiv'd himself hath captivated me And though my arm hath ta'ne his body here His soul hath subjugated Martius soul By Romulus he is all soul I think He hath no flesh and spirit cannot by gyv'd Then we have vanquish'd nothing he is free And Martius walks now in captivitie Soph. How fares the noble Roman Mar. Why Dor. Your blood Is sunk down to your heart and your bright eyes Have lost their splendor Mar. Baser fires go out When the Sun shines on 'em I am not well An Apoplectick sit I use to have After my heats in war carelesly coold Soph. Martius shall rest in Athens with his friends Till this distemper leave him O! great Roman See Sophocles doe that for thee he could not Do for himself weep Martius by the It grieves me that so brave a soul should suffer Under the bodies weak infirmitie Sweet Lady take him to thy loving charge And let thy care be tender Dor. Kingly Sir I am your Nurse and servant Mar. Oh deer Lady My Mistris nay my Deity guide me heaven Ten wreathes triumphant Martius will give To change a Martius for a Sophocles Can't not be done Valerius with this boot Inseparable affection ever thus Colleague with Athens Rome Dor. Beat warlike tunes Whilest Dorigen thus honors Martius brow With one victorious wreath more Soph. And Sophocles Thus girds his Sword of conquest to his thigh Which ne'r be drawn but cut out Victorie Lords For ever be it thus Exeunt Corn. Corporall Nichodemus a word with you Nic. My worthie Sutler Cornelius it befits not Nichodemus the Roman Officer to parley with a fellow of thy rank the affairs of the Empire are to be occupied Corn. Let the affaires of the Empire lie a while unoccupied sweet Nichodemus I doe require the money at thy hands which thou doest owe me and if faire means cannot attain force of Armes shall accomplish Nic. Put up and live Corn. I have put up too much already thou Corporall of Concupiscence for I suspect thou hast dishonored my flock-bed and with thy foolish Eloquence and that bewitching face of thine drawn my Wife the young harlotrie baggage to prostitute her self unto thee Draw therefore for thou shalt find thy self a mortall Corporall Nichod. Stay thy dead-doing hand and heare I will rather descend from my honor and argue these contumelies with thee then clutch thee poor flye in these eaglet of mine or draw my sword of Fate on a Pesant a Besognio a Cocoloch as thou art Thou shalt first understand this foolish eloquence and intolerable beauty of mine both which I protest are meerly naturall are the gifts of the gods with which I have neither sent baudy Sonnet nor amorous glance or as the vulgar call it sheeps eye to thy betrothed Florence Corin. Thou lyest Nich. O gods of Rome was Nichodemus born To bear these braveries from a poor provant Yet when dogs bark or when the asses bray The lion laughs not roars but goes his way Cornel. A o' your poeticall veine This versifying my wife has hornisied me Sweet Corporall cod-shead no more standing on your punctilio's and punketto's of honor they are not worth a lowse the truth is thou art the Generals Bygamie that is his fool and his knave thou art miscreant and recreant not an horse-boy in the Legions but has beaten thee thy beginning was knap-sack and thy ending will be halter-sack Nich. Me thinks I am now Sophocles the wise and thou art Martius the mad Cornel. No more of your tricks good Corporall Letherchops I say thou hast dishonour'd me and since honor now adaies is only repaired by money pay me and I am satisfied Even reckoning keeps long friends Nic. Let us continue friends then for I have been even with thee a long time and though I have not paid thee I have paid thy wife Corn. Flow forth my tears thou hast destowred her Tarquin the Garden of my delight hedg'd about in which there was but one bowling Alley for mine owne private procreation thou hast like a thief in the night leap'd the hedge entred my Alley and without my privitie plaid thine owne râ—bbers Nic. How long shall patience thus securely sâ—ore Is it my fault if these attractive eyes This budding chin or rosie-colour'd cheek This comâ—ly body and this waxen leg Have drawn â—er into a fools paradise By Cupids I do swear no other She 's chaster far then Lucrece her grand-mother Pure as glass-window ere the rider dash iâ— Whiter then I adyes smock when she did wash it For well thou woâ—st though now my hearts Commandress I once was free and she but the Camps Landress Corn. I she then came sweet to me no part about her but smelt of Soap-suds like a Dryad out of a wash-bowl Pray or pay Nich. Hold. Corn. Was thy cheese mouldy or thy peny-worths small Was not thy Ale the mightiest of the earth in Malt And thy stope fill'd like a tide was not thy bed soft and Thy Bacon fatter then a dropsie Come Sir Nich. Mars then inspire me with the fencing skill Of our Tragedion Actors Honor pricks And Sutler now I come with thwacks and thwicks Grant us one crush one pass and now a high Cavalto fall Then up again now down again yet do no harm at all Enter Wife Wife O that ever I was born why Gent Corn. Messaline of Rome away disloyal Concubine I will be deafer to thee then thou art to others I will have my hundred drachma's he owes me thou arrant whore Wife I know he is an hundred drachmaes o' the score but what o' that no bloodshed sweet Cornelius O my heart o' my conscience 't is faln thorow the bottom of my bellie O my sweet Didimus if either of ye miskil one another what will become of yoor Florence Pacifie your selves I pray Corn. Go to my heart is not stone I am not marble drie your eyes Florence the scurvie apes-face knows my blinde side well enough leave your puling will this content ye let him tast thy nether lip which in signe of amitie I thus take off again go thy ways and provide the Cows udder Nich. Lilie of Concord And now honest Sutler since I have had proof as well of thy good nature as of thy wives before I will acquaint thee with a project shall fully satisfie thee for thy debt Thou shalt understand I am shortly to be knighted Corn. The devil thou art Nich. Renounce me else for the sustenance of which Worship which Worship many times wants sustenance I have here the Generals grant to have the leading of two hundred men Corn. You jest you jest Nich. Refuse me else to the pit Corn. Mercie on us ha you not forgot your self by you swearing you should be knighted already Nich. Damn me Sir here 's his hand read it Corn. Alas I cannot Nich. I know that It has pleas'd the General to look upon my
transgress'd ' gainst men and gods But am repentant now and in best case To uncase my soul of this oppressing flesh Which though Gods witness nev'r was actually Injurious to thy wife and thee yet 't was Her goodness that restrain'd and held me now But take my life dear friend for my intent Or else forgive it Val. By the gods of Athens These words are true and all direct again Soph. Pardon me Dorigen Mar. Forgive me Sophocles And Dorigen too and every one that 's good Dor. Rise noble Roman belov'd Sophocles Take to thy brest thy friend Mar. And to thy heart Thy matchless wife Heaven has not stuff enough To make another such for if it could Martius would marry too For thy blest sake O thou infinitie of excellence Henceforth in mens discourse Rome shall not take The wall of Athens as ' tofore But when In their fair honors we to speak do come We 'll say 'T was so in Athens and in Rome Exeunt in pomp Diana descends Diana Honor set ope thy gates and with thee bring My servant and thy friend fair Dorigen Let her triumph with her her Lord and friend Who though misled still honor was their end Flourish Enter the Shew of Honors Triumph a great flourish of Trumpets and Drums within Then enter a noise of Trumpets sounding cheerfully Then follows an armed Knight bearing a Crimson Banneret in hand with the inscription Valour by his side a Lady bearing a Watchet Banneret the inscription Clemencie next Martius and Sophocles with Coronets Next two Ladyes one bearing a white Banneret the inscription Chastity the other a black the inscription Constancie Then Dorigen crown'd Last a Chariot drawn by two Moors in it a Person crown'd with a Scepteron the top in an antick Scutcheon is written Honor. As they pass over Diana ascends Rinald. How like you it Frig. Rarely so well I would they would do it again How many of our wives now adays would deserve to triumph in such a Chariot Rinald. That 's all one you see they triumph in Caroches Frig. That they do by the mass but not all neither many of them are content with Carts But Seignior I have now found out a great absurditie i'faith Rinald. What was ' t Frig. The Prologue presenting four Triumphs made but three legs to the King a three-legged Prologue 't was monstrous Rinald. 'T had been more monstrous to have had a four-legg'd one Peace the King speaks Em Here was a woman Isabel Isa I my Lord But that she told a lye to vex her husband Therein shs fail'd Em. She serv'd him well enough He that was so much man yet would be cast To jealousie for her integrity This teacheth us the passion of love Can fight with Soldiers and with Scholars too Isa In Martius clemencie and valour shown In the other courage and humanitie And therefore in the Triumph they were usher'd By clemencie and valour Em. Rightly observ'd As she by chastitie and constancie What hurt 's now in a Play against which some rail So vehemently thou and I my love Make excellent use methinks I learn to be A lawful lover void of jealousie And thou a constant wife Sweet Poetry 's A flower where men like Bees and Spiders may Bear poison or else sweets and Wax away Be venom-drawing Spiders they that will I 'll be the Bee and suck the honey still Flourish Cupid descends Cupid Stay clouds ye rack too fast bright Phoebus see Honor has triumph'd with fair Chastity Give Love now leave in purity to shew Vnchaste affeions flie not from his bowe Produce the sweet example of your youth Whilst I provide a Triumph for your Truth Flourish Enter Violanta with childe and Gerrard Viol. Why does my Garrerd grieve Ger. O my sweet Mistris 'T is not life which by our Milain law My fact hath forfeited makes me thus pensive That I would lose to save the little finger Of this your noble burthen from least hurt Because your blood is in 't But since your love Made poor incompatible me the parent Being we are not married your dear blood Falls under the same cruel penalty And can Heaven think fit ye die for me For Heavens sake say I ravisht you I 'll swear it To keep your life and repute unstain'd Viol. O Gerrard th' art my life and faculties And if I lose thee I 'll not keep mine own The thought of whom sweetens all miseries Wouldst have me murder thee beyond thy death Unjustly scandal thee with ravishment It was so far from rape that Heaven doth know If ever the first Lovers ere they fell Knew simply in the state of innocence Such was this act this that doth ask no blush Ger. O! but my rarest Violanta when My Lord Randulpho brother to yout father Shall understand this how will he exclaim That my poor Aunt and me which his free alms Hath nurs'd since Millain by the Duke of Mantua Who now usurps it was surpriz'd that time My father and my mother were both slain With my Aunts husband as she says their states Despoil'd and seiz'd 't is past my memory But thus she told me onely thus I know Since I could understand your honor'd Uncle Hath given me all the liberal education That his own son might look for had he one Now will he say Dost thou requite me thus O! the thought kills me Viol. Gentle gentle Gerrard Be cheer'd and hope the best My mother father And uncle love me most indulgently Being the onely branch of all their stocks But neither they nor he thou wouldst not grieve With this unwelcom news shall ever hear Violanta's tongue reveal much less accuse Gerrard to be the father of his own I 'll rather silent die that thou maist live To see thy little of-spring grow and thrive Enter Dorothea Dor. Mistris away your Lord and father seeks you I 'll convey Gerrard out at the back door He has found a husband for you and insults In his invention little thinking you Have made your own choice and possest him too Viol. A husband 't mus be Gerrard or my death Fare well be onely true unto thy self And know Heavens goodness shall prevented be Ere worthiest Gerrard suffer harm for me Ger. Fare well my life and soul Aunt to your counsel I flee for aid O unexpressible love thou art An undigested heap of mixt extremes Whose pangs are wakings and whose pleasures dreams Exeunt Enter Benvoglio Angelina Ferdinand Ben. My Angelina never didst thou yet So please me as in this consent and yet Thou hast pleas'd me well I swear old wench ha ha Ferdinand she 's thine own thou 'st have her boy Ask thy good Lady else Ferd. Whom shall I have Sir Ben. Whom d' ye think ifaith Angel Ghess Ferd. Noble Madam I may hope prompted by shallow merit Through your profound grace for your chamber-maid Ben. How 's that how 's that 〈◊〉 Her chamber-pot my Lord. You modest ass Thou never shew'dst thy self an ass till
now 'Fore Heaven I am angrie with thee Sirha sirha This whitmeat spirit 's not yours legitimate Advance your hope and 't please you ghess again Ang. And let your thoughts flee higher aim them right Sir you may hit you have the fairest white Ferd. If I may be so bold then my good Lord Your favour doth encourage me to aspire To catch my Ladyes Gentlewoman Ben. Where Where would you catch her Do you know my daughter Violanta Sir Ang. Well said no more about the bush Ferd. My good Lord I have gaz'd on Violanta and the stars Whose Heavenly influence I admir'd not knew Nor ever was so sinful to believe I might attain 't Ben. Now you are an aâ—â— again For if thou ne'er attain'st 't is onely long Of that faint heart of thine which never did it She is your Lords heir mine Benvoglio 's heir My brothers too Randulpho s her descent Not behinde any of the Millanois And Ferdinand although thy parentage Be unknown thou know'st that I have bred thee up From five yeers old and do not blush to hear it Have found thy wisdom trust and fair success So full in all my affaris that I am fitter To call thee Master then thou me thy Lord. Thou canst not be but sprung of gentlest blood Thy minde shines thorow thee like the radiant sun Although thy body be a beauteous cloud Come seriously this is no flatterie And well thou know'st it though thy modest blood Rise like the morning in thy cheek to hear 't Sir I can speak in earnest Vertuous service So meritorious Ferdinand as yours Yet bashful still and silent should extract A fuller price then impudence exact And this is now the wages it must have My daughter is thy wife my wealth thy slave Ferd. Good Madam pinch I sleep does my Lord mock And you assist Custom 's inverted quite For old men now adays do flout the young Ben. Fetch Violanta As I intend this Religiously let my soul finde joy or pain Exit Angelina Ferd. My honor'd Lord and Master if I hold That worth could merit such felicitie You bred it in me and first purchas'd it It is your own and what productions In all my faculties my soul begets Your very mark is on you need not add Rewards to him that is in bebt to you You sav'd my life Sir in the Massacre There you begot me new since foster'd me O! can I serve to much or pray for you Alas 't is slender paiment to your bountie Your daughter is a paradice and I Unworthie to be set there you may chuse The royalst seeds of Milain Ben. Prethee peace Thy goodness makes me weep I am resolv'd â—â—m no Lord o' th' time to tie my blood To sordid muck I have enough my name My estate and honors I will store in thee Whose wisdom will rule well keep and increase A knave or fool that could confer the like Would bate each hour diminish every day Thou art her price-lot than drawn out by fate An honest wise man is a Princes mate Ferd. Sir Heaven and you have over-charg'd my brest With grace beyond my continence I shall burst The blessing you have given me witness Saints I would not change for Millain But my Lord Is she prepar'd Ben. What needs Preparative Where such a Cordial is prescrib'd as thou Thy person and thy virtues in one scale Shall poize hers with her beautie and her wealth If not I add my will unto thy weight Thy mother 's with her now Son take my keys And let this prepartion for this Marriage This welcome Marriage long determin'd here Be quick and gorgeous Gerrard Enter Gerrard Ger. My good Lord My Lord your brother craves your conference Instantly on affairs of high import Ben. Why what news Ger. The Tyrant my good Lord Is sick to death of his old Apoplexie Whereon the States advise that Letters-missive Be straight dispatcht to all the neighbour-Countreys And Schedules too divulg'd on every post To enquire the lost Duke forth their purpose is To re-instate him Ben. 'T is a pious deed Ferdinand to my daughter this delay Though to so good a purpose angers me But I 'll recover it Be secret son Go woo with truth and expedition Exit Ferd. O my unsounded joy how fares my Gerrard My noble twin-friend fie thy loook is heavie Sullen and sowre blanch it didst thou know My cause of joy thou ' Idst never sorrow more I know thou lov'st me so How dost thou Ger. Well Too well my fraught of health my sickness is In life I am dead by living dying still Ferd. What sublunary mischief can predominate A wise man thus or doth thy friendship play In this antipathous extreme with mine Lest gladness suffocate me I I I do feel My spirit 's turn'd to fire my blood to air And I am like a purifi'd essence Tri'd from all drossie parts Ger. Were 't but my life The loss were sacrifie'd but virtue Must for me be slain and innocence made dust Ferd. Fare well good Gerrard Ger. Dearest friend stay Ferd. Sad thoughts are no companions for me now Much less sad words thy bosom bindes some secret Which do not trust me with for mine retains Another which I must conceal from thee Ger. I would reveal it 't is a heavie tale Canst thou be true and secret still Ferd Why friend If you continue true unto your self I have no means of falshood Lock this door Come yet your prisoner 's sure Ger. Stay Ferdinand Ferd. What is this trouble Love Why thou art capable of any woman Doth want oppress thee I will lighten thee Hast thou offended law My Lord and thine And I will save thy life Does servitude Upbraid thy freedom that she suffers it Have patience but three days and I will make thee Thy Lords companion Can a friend do more Ger. Lend me the means How can this be Ferd. First let this Cabinet keep your pawn and I will trust Yet for the form of satisfaction Take this my Oath to boot By my presum'd Gentrie and sacred known Christianitie I 'll die ere I reveal thy trust Ger. Then hear it Your Lords fair daughter Violanta is My betrothed wife goes great with childe by me And by this deed both made a pray to Law How may I save her life advise me friend Ferd. What did he say Gerrard whose voice was that O death unto my heart bane to my soul My wealth is vanish'd like the rich mans store In one poor minute all my daintie fare But jugling dishes my fat hope despair Ger. Is this so odious where 's your mirth Ferd. Why thou Hast robb'd me of it Gerrard draw thy sword And if thou lov'st my Mistris chastitie Defend it else I 'll cut it from thy heart Thy theevish heart that stole it and restore 't Do miracles to gain her Ger. Was she thine Ferd Never but in my wish and her fathers vow Which now he left with me on such sure terms He call'd
most beauteous and divine fair Casta The star of sweetness Gab. Fear him not I 'll die first And who shall pledge ye Lav. Thou shalt thou tann'd Gipsey And worship to that brightness give cold Tartar By ye shall not stir ye are my Mistris The glory of my love the great adventure The Mistris of my heart and she my whore Gab. Thou ly'st base beastly Lord drunker then anger Thou sowsed Lord got by a surseit thou lyest basely Nay stir not I dare tell thee so Sit you still If I be whore it is in marrying thee That art so absolute and full a villain No Sacrament can save that piece tied to thee How often hast thou woo'd in those flatteries Aâ—â—st those very words my constancie What goddess have I not been or what goodness What star that is of any name in Heaven Or brightness which of all the virtues But drunkenness and drabbing thy two morals Have not I reach'd to what Spring was ever sweeter What Scythian snow so white what crystal chaster Is not thy new wife now the same too Hang thee Base Bigamist thou honor of ill women Casta How 's this O! Heaven defend me Gab. Thou salt-itch For whom no cure but ever burning brimstone Can be imagin'd Lav. Ha ha ha Gab. Dost thou laugh thou breaker Of all law all religion of all faith Thou Soule contemner Lav. Peace thou paltry woman And 〈◊〉 by me Sweet Gab. By the Devil Lav. Come And â—â—ll me with delights Gab. It works amain now Lav. Give me such kisses as the Queen of shadows â—â—â—e to the sleeping boy she stole on Latmus Loâ—k round about iâ— snakie wreathes close folded Those rosie arms about my neck O! Venus Gab. Fear not I say Lav. Thou admirable sweetness Distill thy blessings like those silver drops That falling on sair grounds rise all in roses Shoot me a thousand darts from those fair eyes And through my heart â—â—ansfix 'em all I 'll stand ' em â—end me a thousand smiles and presently I 'll catch 'em in mine eyes and by Love's power Turn 'em to Cupids all and fling 'em on thee How high she looks and heavenly More wine for me Ga. Give him more wine and good friend be not fearful Lav. Here on my knee thou Goddess of delights This lustie grape I offer to thy Beauties See how it leaps to view that perfect redness That dwels upon thy lips now how it blushes To be outblush'd Oh! let me feed my fancie And as I hold the purple god in one hand Dancing about the brimâ— and proudly swelling Deck'd in the pride of nature young and blowing So let me take fair Semele in the other And sing the loves of gods then drink their Nectar 's Not yet desir'd Casta Oh! Lav. Then like lustie Tarquin Turn'd into flames with Lucrece coy denyals His blood and spirit equally ambitious I force thee for my own Casta O help me Justice Help me my Chastitie Lav. Now I am bravely quarried Perolot above Per. 'T is my Sister Gab. No bawdy slave no Treacher she is not carried Per. She 's loose again and gone I 'll keep my place still Mar. Now it works bravely stand he cannot hurt ye Lav. O my sweet Love my life He falls downe and sleeps Mar. He sinks Lav. My blessing Mar. So now he is safe a while Gab. Lock all the doors wench Then for my wrongs Per. Now I 'll appear to know all Gab. Be quick quick good Marie sure and sudden Per. Stay I must in first Gab. O' my conscience It is young Perolâ—t Oh my stung conscience It is my first and noblest Love Mar. Leave wondring And recollect your self the man is living Equally wrong'd as you and by that Devil Per. 'T is most true Lady your unhappy fortune I grieve for as mine own your fault forgive too If it be one This is no time for kisses I have heard all and known all which mine ears Are crack'd a pieces with and my heart perish'd I saw him in your chamber saw his fury And am a fire till I have found his heart out What do you mean to do for I 'll make one Gab. To make his death more horrid for he shall dye Per. He must he must Gab. We 'll watch him till he wakes Then bind him and then torture him Per. 'T is nothing No take him dead drunk now without repentance His leachery inseam'd upon him Gab. Excellent Per. I 'll do it my self and when 't is done provide ye For we 'll away for Italy this night Gab. We 'll follow thorow all hazards Per. Oh false Lord Unmanly mischievous how I could curse thee But that but blasts thy same have at thy heart fool Loop-holes I 'll make enough to let thy life out Lav. Oh! does the devil ride me Per. Nay then Lav. Murder Nay then take my share too Per. Help oh he has slain me Bloudy intentions must have bloud Lav. Hah Per. Heaven Gab. He sinks he sinks for ever sinks oh fortune Oh sorrow how like seas thou flowest upon me Here will I dwell for ever Weep Maria Weep this young man's misfortune oh thou truest Enter Spirit Lav. What have I done Spir. That that has mark'd thy soul man Lav. And art thou come again thou dismal spirit Spir. Yes to devour thy last Lav. Mercy upon thee Spir. Thy hour is come succession honor pleasure And all the lustre thou so long hast look'd for Must here have end Summon thy sins before thee Lav. Oh my affrighted soul Spir. There lies a black one Thy own best servant by thy own hand slain Thy drunkenness procur'd it There 's another Think of fair Gabriella there she weeps And such tears are not lost Lav. Oh miserable Spir. Thy foul intention to the virtuous Casta Lav. No more no more thou wild-fire Spir. Last thy last wife Think on the wrong she suffers Lav. O my miserie Oh! whither shall I flie Spir. Thou hast no faith fool Heark to thy knell Sings and vanishes Lav. Millions of sins muster about mine eyes now Murders ambitions lust false faiths O horror In what a stormie form of death thou rid'st now Me thinks I see all tortures fires and frosts Deep sinking caves where nothing but despair dwels The balefull birds of night hovering about 'em A grave me thinks now opens and a herse Hung with my Arms tumbles into it oh Oh! my afflicted soul I cannot pray And the least child that has but goodness in him May strike my head off so stupid are my powers I 'll lift mine eyes up though Mar. Cease these laments They are too poor for vengeaance Lavall lives yet Gab. Then thus I drie all sorrows from these eyes Fury and rage possess 'em now damn'd divell Lav. Hah Gab. This for young Perolot Lav. O mercy mercy Gab. This for my wrongs Lav. But one short hour to cure me Knock within Oh be not cruell Oh! oh Mar. Heark they knock Make hast for Heavens sake Mistris Gab. This
Amintor and will swear again If you will wish to hear me Amin. To whom have you Sworn this Evad. If I should name him the matter were not great Amin. Come this is but the coyness of a Bride Evad. The coyness of a Bride Amin. How prettily that srown becomes thee Evad. Do you like it so Amin. Thou canst not dress thy face in such a look But I shall like it Evad. What look likes you best Amin. Why do you ask Evad. That I may shew you one less pleasing to you Amin. How 's that Evad. That I may shew you one less pleasing to you Amint. I prethee put thy jests in milder looks It shews as thou wert angry Evad. So perhaps I am indeed Amint. Why who has done thee wrong Name me the man and by thy self I swear Thy yet unconquer'd self I will revenge thee Evad. Now I shall try thy truth if thou dost love me Thou weigh'st not any thing compar'd with me Life Honour joyes Eternal all Delights This world can yield or hopeful people seign Or in the life to come are light as Air To a true Lover when his Lady frowns And bids him do this wilt thou kill this man Swear my Amintor and I 'le kiss the sin off from thy lips Amin. I will not swear sweet Love Till I do know the cause Evad. I would thou wouldst Why it is thou that wrongest me I hate thee Thou shouldst have kill'd thy self Amint. If I should know that I should quickly kill The man you hated Evad. Know it then and do 't Amint. Oh no what look soe're thou shalt put on To try my saith I shall not think thee false I cannot find one blemish in thy face Where falshood should abide leave and to bed If you have sworn to any of the Virgins That were your old companions to preserve Your Maidenhead a night it may be done without this means Evad. A Maidenhead Amintor at my years Amint. Sure she raves this cannot be Thy natural temper shall I call thy maids Either thy healthful sleep hath left thee long Or else some Fever rages in thy blood Evad. Neither Amintor think you I am mad Because I speak the truth Amint. Will you not lie with me to night Evad. To night you talk as if I would hereafter Amint. Hereafter yes I do Evad. You are deceiv'd put off amazement and with patience mark What I shall utter for the Oracle Knows nothing truer 't is not for a night Or two that I forbear thy bed but for ever Amint. I dream awake Amintor Evad. You hear right I sooner will find out the bees â—f Snakes And with my youthful blood waâ—m their cold flesh Let 〈◊〉 câ—â—â—â— themselves about my Limbs 〈◊〉 â—eep one night with thee this is not feign'd Nor founds it like the covness of a Bride Amint. Is flesh so earthly to endure all this A chiefe the joyes of Marriage Hymen keep This sâ—â—â— that will make succeeding youth Neglect thy Ceremonies from all ears Let it not rise up for thy shame and mine To after ages we will scorn thy Laws If thou no better bless them touch the heart Of her that thou hast sent me or the world Shall know there 's not an Altar that will smoak In praise of thee we will adopt us Sons Then vertue shall inherit and not blood If we do lust we 'l take the next we meet Serving our selves as other Creatures do And nover take note of the Female more Nor of her issue I do â—age in vain She can but jest Oh! pardon me my Love So dear the thoughts are that I hold of thee That I must break forth satisfie my fear It is a pain beyond the hand of death To be in doubt confirm it with an Oath if this be true Evad. Do you invent the form Let there be in it all the binding words Devils and Conjurers can put together And I will take it I have sworn before And here by all things holy do again Never to be acquainted with thy bed Is your doubt over now Amint. I know too much would I had doubted still Was â—ver such a marriage night as this You powers above if you did ever mean Man should be us'd thus you have thought a way How he may bear himself and save his honour Instruct me in it for to my dull eyes There is no mean no moderate course to run I must live scorn'd or be a murderer Is there a third why is this night so calm Why does not Heaven speak in Thunder to us And drown her voice â—â—â—d This rage will do no good Amint. Evadne hear me thou hast ta'ne an Oath But such a rash one that to keep it were Worse than to swear it call it back to thee Such vows as those never ascend the Heaven A teaâ— or two will wash it quite away Have mercy on my youth my hopeful youth If thou be pitiful for without boast This Land was proud of me what Lady was there That men call'd fair and vertuous in this Isle That would have shun'd my love It is in thee To make me hold this worth Oh! we vain men That trust out all our reputation To rest upon the weak and yielding hand Of feeble Women but thou art not stone Thy flesh is soft and in thine eyes doth dwell The spirit of Love thy heart cannot be hard Come lead me from the bottom of despair To all the joyes thou hast I know thou wilt And make me careful lest the sudden change O're come my spirits Evad. When I call back this Oath the pains of hell inviron me Amin. I sleep and am too temperate come to bed or by Those hairs which if thou hast a soul like to thy locks Were threads for Kings to wear about their arms Evad. Why so perhaps they are Amint. I 'le drag thee to my bed and make thy tongue Undo this wicked Oath or on thy flesh I 'le print a thousand wounds to let out life Evad. I fear thee not do what thou dar'st to me Every ill-sounding word or threatning look Thou shew'st to me will be reveng'd at full Amint. It will not sure Evadne Evad. Do not you hazard that Amint. Ha' ye your Champions Evad. Alas Amintor thinkst thou I forbear To sleep with thee because I have put on A maidens strictness look upon these cheeks And thou shalt find the hot and rising blood Unapt for such a vow no in this heart There dwels as much desire and as much will To put that wisht act in practice as ever yet Was known to woman and they have been shown Both but it was the folly of thy youth To think this beauty to what Land soe're It shall be call'd shall stoop to any second I do enjoy the best and in that height Have sworn to stand or die you guess the man Amint. No let me know the man that wrongs me so That I may cut his body into motes And scatter it before the