this strange effect and that my selfe Am borne to find it out and be your cure In any wound it forceth whatsoeuer But if you wil not tell me at your perill EVRY Brother VAND. Did you call EVRY: No 't is no matter VAND So then EVRY Doe you heare Assur'd you are my kind and honor'd Brother I le tell you all VAND O will you doe so then EVRY. you will be secret VAND Secret i st a secret EVRY No t is a triffle that torments one thus Did euer man aske such a question When he had brought a woman to this passe VAND What t is no Treason is it EVRY Treason quoth he VAND Well if it be I will engage my quarters With a faire Ladies ouen tell the secret EVRY Attending oftentimes the Duke Dutchesse To visit the most passionate Earle your Brother That Noble Gentleman VAND Well said put in that EVRY Put it in why y faith y' are such a man I le tell no further you are changed indeede A trauaile quoth you VAND Why what meanes this Come Lady fourth I would not loose the thankes The credit and the honor I shall haue For that most happy Good I know in Fate I am to furnish thy desires withall For all this house in Gold EVRY Thanke you good Brother Attending as I say the Duke and Dutchesse To the sad Earle VAND That noble gentleman EVRY Why I he not VAND Be shrew my hart else The Earle quoth you he cast not of his Wife EVRY Nay looke you now VAND Why does he pray EVRY Why no VAN. Foorth then I pray you louers are so captious EVRY: When I obseru'd his constance in Loue His honor of his deere wiues memory His woe for her his life with her in death I grew in loue euen with his very mind VAND O with his mind EVR: I by my soule no more VAND A good mind certainly is a good thing And a good thing you know EVR. That is the chiefe The body without that Ahlas is nothing And this his mind cast such a fier into me That it hath halfe consum'd me since it lov'd His Wife so dearely that was deere to me And euer I am saying to my selfe {non-Roman} {non-Roman} then happy should that woman be That had her honord place in his true loue But as for me I know I haue no reason To hope for such a honor at his hands VAND What at the Earles hands I thinke so indeede Heauen I beseech thee was your loue so simple T' nflame itselfe with him why hee 's a husband For any Princesse any Queene or Empresse The Ladies of this land would teare him peece-meale As did the drunken Froes the THRATIAN HARPER To mary but a lymbe a looke of him Heauens my sweet comfort Set your thoughts on him EVR. O cruell man dissembling trauailer Euen now you took vpon you to be sure It was in you to satisfie my longings And whatsoeuer t' were you would procure it O you were borne to doe me good you know You would not loose the credit and the honor You should haue by my satistaction For all this house in Gold the very Fates And you were all one in your power to help me And now to come and wonder at my folly Mocke me and make my Loue impossible Wretch that I was I did not keepe it in VAN. Alas poore sister when a greefe is growne Full home and to the deepest then it breakes And ioy Sunn like out of a black cloude shineth But couldst thou thinke yfaith I was in earnest To esteeme any man without the reach Of thy far-shooting beauties any name Too Good to subscribe to EVRIONE Here is my hand if euer I were thought A gentleman or would be still esteemd so I will so vertuously solicite for thee And with such cunning wind into his heart That I sustaine no doubt I shall dissolue His setled Melancholy be it nere so grounded On rationall loue and graue Philosophy I know my sight will cheere him at the heart In whom a quick forme of my deare deade Sister Will fire his heauy spirrits And all this May worke that change in him that nothing else Hath hope to ioy in and so farewel Sister Some few dayes hence I le tell thee how I speed EVR, Thankes honord Brother but you shall not goe before you dine with your best loued Mistris Come in sweet Brother VAND In to dinner now Midnight would blush at that farewell farewell EVR: Deere Brother doe but drinke or tast a Banquet y-faith I haue most excellent conserues You shall come in in earnest stay a little Or will you drinke some Cordial stilld waters After your trauel pray thee worthy brother Vpon my loue you shall stay sweet now enter VAND Not for the world commend my humble seruice And vse all meanes to bring abroad my Mistris EVR: I will in sadnes farewell happy brother Exeunt ¶ ENTER PHILLIP GVEAQ IERONNIME MVGERON GVEAQ IERO sit down to worke PHIL. Come MVGERON where is this worthy states man That you and Rhoderique would perswade To be our worthy Agent into France The couller we shal lay on it t' inter The body of the long deceased Countesse The French Kings neece whom her kind husband keepes With such great cost and care from buriall Will shew as probable as can be thought Thinke you he can be gotten to performe it MVG Feare not my Lo The wizzard is as forward To vsurpe greatnes as all greatnes is To abuse vertue or as riches honor You cannot loade the Asse with too much honor He shall be yours my Lord Rhoderique and I Will giue him to your highnes for your foote-cloth PHIL: How happens it he liud conceald so long MVG: It is his humor sir for he sayes still His iocund mind loues pleasure aboue honor His swindge of liberty aboue his life It is not safe sayes he to build his nest So neere the Eagle his mind is his Kingdome His chamber is a Court of all good witts And many such rare sparkes of Resolution He blesseth his most loued selfe withall As presently your excellence shall heare But this is one thing I had halfe forgotten With which your highnes needs must be prepar'd I haue discourst with him about the office Of an Ambassador and he stands on this That when he once hath kist your Highnes hand And taken his dispatch he then presents Your Highnes parson hath your place and power Must put his hat on vse you as you him That you may see before he goes how well He can assume your presence and your greatnes PHIL. And will he practise his new state before vs MVG: I and vpon you too and kisse your Dutchesse As you vse at your parting PHIL: Out vpon him she will not let him kisse her MVG: He will kisse her to doe your parson right PHIL: It will be excellent She shall not know this till he offer it MVG: See see he comes Enter Rhod
support a State this face to looke bigg this bodie to beare a presence these feete were borne to be reuellers and these Calues were borne to be Courtiers In a word I was borne Noble and I will die Noblie neither shall my Nobilitie perish with death after ages shall resounde the memorie thereof while the Sunne sets in the East or the Moone in the West Pac. Or the Seuen Starres in the North D'ol. The Siege of Bullaine shall be no more a landmarke for Times Agencourt Battaile S. Iames his Fielde the losse of Calice the winning of Cales shal grow out of vse Men shal reckon their yeares Women their mariages from the day of our Ambassage As I was borne or married two three or foure yeares before the great Ambassage Farmers shall count their Leases from this day Gentlemen their Morgages from this day Saint Dennis shall be rac't out of the Kallender and the day of our Enstalment enterd in redd letters And as St. Ualentines day is fortunate to choose Louers St. Lukes to choose Husbandes So shall this day be to the choosing of Lordes It shall be a Critticall day a day of Note In that day it shall be good to quarrell but not to sight They that Marrie on that day shall not repent marie the morrow after perhappes they may It shall be holsome to beat a Sergeant on that day Hee that eates Garlicke on that morning shall be a rancke Knaue till night Diq. What a day will this be if it hold D'ol. Hold S'foote it shall hold and shall be helde sacred to immortalitie let all the Chroniclers Ballet makers and Almanackmungers do what they dare Enter Rhoderique Rhod. S'foote my Lord al 's dasht your voyage is ouerthrowne D'ol. What ayles the franticke Tro Rhod. The Lady is entoombde that was the Subiect of your Ambassage and your Ambassage is beraid Pac. Dido is dead and wrapt in lead Di. O heauy herse Pac. Your Lordships honor must waite vpon her Dig. O scuruy verse Your Lordship 's welcome home pray let 's walke your horse my Lord D'ol. A prettie gullery Why my little wits doe you beleeue this to be true Pac. For my part my Lord I am of opinion you are guld Dig. And I am of opinion that I am partly guiltie of the same Enter Muge. Muge. Where 's this Lord foole here S'light you haue made a prettie peece of seruice an 't raised vp all the countrey in gold lace and feathers and now with your long stay there 's no employment for them D'ol. Good still Mug. S'light I euer tooke thee to be a hammer of the right feather but I durst haue layed my life no man could euer haue cramd such a Gudgeon as this downe the throate of thee To create thee a Christmas Lord and make thee laughter for the whole Court I am ashamde of my selfe that euer I chusde such a Grosseblocke to whet my wits on D'ol. Good wit yfaith I know all this is but a gullery now But since you haue presumde to go thus farre with me come what can come to the State sincke or swimme I le be no more a father to it nor the Duke nor for the world wade one halfe steppe further in the action Pac. But now your Lordship is gone what shall become of your followers D'ol. Followers let them follow the Court as I haue done there let them raise their fortunes if not they know the way to the pettie Brokers there let them shift and hang Exit cum suit Rhod. Here we may strike the Plaudite to our Play my Lord foole 's gone all our audience will forsake vs Mug. Page after and call him againe Rho. Let him go I le take vp some other foole for the Duke to employ euery Ordinary affoords fooles enow and didst not see a paire of Gallants sit not far hence like a couple of Bough-pots to make the roome smell Mug. Yes they are gone But what of them Rhod. I le presse them to the Court or if neede be our Muse is not so barren but she is able to deuise one tricke or other to retire D'oliue to Court againe Mug. Indeed thou toldst me how gloriously he apprehended the fauour of a great Lady i th Presence whose hart he said stood a tipto in her eye to looke at him Rhod. T is well remembred Mug. O a Loue-letter from that Ladie would retriue him as sure as death Rhod. It would of mine honor Wee le faine one from her instantly Page fetch pen and inke here Exit Pag. Mug. Now do you your Muse engender my barren skonce shall prompt something Rhod. Soft then The Lady Ieronime who I said viewed him so in the Presence is the Venus that must enamour him Wee le go no further for that But in what likenesse must he come to the Court to her now As a Lord he may not in any other shape he will not Mug. Then let him come in his owne shape like a gull Rhod. Well disguisde he shall be That shall be his mistrisses direction this shall be my Helicon and from this quiuer will I draw the shaft that shall wound him Mug. Come on how wilt thou begin Rhod. Faith thus Dearely Beloued Mug. Ware ho that 's prophane Rhod. Go to then Diuine D'oliue I am sure that 's not prophane Mug. Well forward Rhod. I see in the powre of thy beauties Mug. Breake of your period and say T was with a sigh Rhod. Content here 's a full pricke stands for a teare too Mug. So now take my braine Rhod. Poure it on Mug. I talke like a foole but alas thou art wise and silent Rhod. Excellent And the more wise the more silent Mug. That 's something common Rhod. So should his mistris be Mug. That 's true indeed Who breakes way next Rhod. That will I sir But alas why art not thou noble that thou mightst match me in Blood Mug. I le answer that for her Rhod. Come on Mug. But thou art noble though not by birth yet by creation Rhod. That 's not amisse forth now Thy wit proues thee to be a Lord thy presence showes it O that word Presence has cost me deare Mug. Well said because she saw him i th Presence Rhod. O do but say thou lou'st me Mug. Soft there 's too many Os Rhod. Not a whit O's but the next doore to P. And his mistris may vse her O with with modestie or if thou wilt I le stop it with another brachish teare Mug. No no let it runne on Rhod. O do but say thou lou'st me and yet do not neither and yet do Mug. Well said let that last stand let him doe in any case now say thus do not appeare at Court Rhod. So Mug. At least in my companie Rhod. Well Mug. At lest before folkes Rhod. Why so Mug. For the flame will breake forth Rhod. Go on thou doest well Mug. Where there is fire i th harth Rhod. What then Mug. There will be