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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14872	The tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy As it was presented priuatly, at the Black-Friers; and publiquely at the Globe, by the Kings Maiesties Seruants. The perfect and exact coppy, with diuerse things printed, that the length of the play would not beare in the presentment. VVritten by Iohn Webster.; Duchess of Malfi	Webster, John, 1580?-1625?	1623 (1623)	STC 25176; ESTC S119591	52,174	102

The apoplexie cathar or cough o' th loongs Would do as much as they do Bos. Doth not death fright you Duch. Who would be afraid on 't Knowing to meete such excellent company In th' other world Bos. Yet me thinkes The manner of your death should much afflict you This cord should terrifie you Duch. Not a whit What would it pleasure me to haue my throate cut With diamonds or to be smothered With Cassia or to be shot to death with pearles I know death hath ten thousand seuerall doores For men to take their Exits and 't is found They go on such strange geometricall hinges You may open them both wayes any way for heauen sake So I were out of your whispering Tell my brothers That I perceiue death now I am well a wake Best guift is they can giue or I can take I would faine put off my last womans-fault I l'd not be tedious to you Exec We are ready Duch. Dispose my breath how please you but my body Bestow vpon my women will you Exec. Yes Duch. Pull and pull strongly for your able strength Most pull downe heauen vpon me Yet stay heauen gates are not so highly arch'd As Princes pallaces they that enter there Must go vpon their knees Come violent death Serue for Mandragora to make me sleepe Go tell my brothers when I am laid out They strangle her They then may feede in quiet Bos. Where 's the waiting woman Fetch her Some other strangle the children Looke you there sleepes your mistris Cari. Oh you are damn'd Perpetually for this My turne is next Is 't not so ordered Bos. Yes and I am glad You are so well prepar'd for 't Cari. You are deceiu'd Sir I am not prepar'd for 't I will not die I will first come to my answere and know How I haue offended Bos. Come dispatch her You kept her counsell now you shall keepe ours Cari. I will not die I must not I am contracted To a young Gentle-man Exec. Here 's your wedding Ring Car. Let me but speake with the Duke I 'll discouer Treason to his person Bos. Delayes throttle-her Exec. She bites and scratches Car. If you kill me now I am damn'd I haue not bin at Confession This two yeeres Bos. When Car. I am quicke with child Bos. Why then Your credit 's sau'd beare her in toth ' next roome Let this lie still Ferd. Is she dead Bos. Shee is what You 'll haue her But here begin your pitty Shewes the children strangled Alas how haue these offended Ferd. The death Of young Wolffes is neuer to be pittied Bos. Fix your eye here Ferd. Constantly Bos. Doe you not weepe Other sinnes onely speake Murther shreikes out The Element of water moistens the Earth But blood flies vpwards and bedewes the Heauens Ferd. Couer her face Mine eyes dazell she di'd yong Bos. I thinke not so her infelicitie Seem'd to haue yeeres too many Ferd. She and I were Twinnes And should I die this instant I had liu'd Her Time to a Mynute Bos. It seemes she was borne first You haue bloodely approu'd the auncient truth That kindred commonly doe worse agree Then remote strangers Ferd. Let me see her face againe Why didst not thou pitty her what an excellent Honest man might'st thou haue bin If thou hadst borne her to some Sanctuary Or bold in a good cause oppos'd thy selfe With thy aduanced sword aboue thy head Betweene her Innocence and my Reuenge I bad thee when I was distracted of my wits Goe kill my dearest friend and thou hast don 't For let me but examine well the cause What was the meanenes of her match to me Onely I must confesse I had a hope Had she continu'd widow to haue gain'd An infinite masse of Treasure by her death And that was the mayne cause her Marriage That drew a streame of gall quite through my heart For thee as we obserue in Tragedies That a good Actor many times is curss'd For playing a villaines part I hate thee for 't And for my sake say thou hast done much ill well Bos. Let me quicken your memory for I perceiue You are falling into ingratitude I challenge The reward due to my seruice Ferd. I 'll tell thee What I 'll giue thee Bos. Doe Ferd. I 'll giue thee a pardon For this murther Bos. Hah Ferd. Yes and 't is The largest bounty I can studie to doe thee By what authority did'st thou execute This bloody sentence Bos. By yours Ferd. Mine was I her Iudge Did any ceremoniall forme of Law Doombe her to not-Being did a compleat Iury Deliuer her conuiction vp i' th Court Where shalt thou find this Iudgement registerd Vnlesse in hell See like a bloody foole Th' hast forfeyted thy life and thou shalt die for 't Bos. The Office of Iustice is peruerted quite When one Thiefe hangs another who shall dare To reueale this Ferd. Oh I 'll tell thee The Wolfe shall finde her Graue and scrape it vp Not to deuoure the corpes but to discouer The horrid murther Bos. You not I shall quake for 't Ferd. Leaue me Bos. I will first receiue my Pention Ferd. You are a villaine Bos. When your Ingratitude Is Iudge I am so Ferd. O horror That not the feare of him which bindes the diuels Can prescribe man obedience Neuer looke vpon me more Bos. Why fare thee well Your brother and your selfe are worthy men You haue a paire of hearts are hollow Graues Rotten and rotting others and your vengeance Like two-chain'd bullets still goes arme in arme You may be Brothers for treason like the plague Doth take much in a blood I stand like one That long hath ta'ne a sweet and golden dreame I am angry with my selfe now that I wake Ferd. Get thee into some vnknowne part o' th' world That I may neuer see thee Bos. Let me know Wherefore I should be thus neglected sir I seru'd your tyranny and rather stroue To satisfie your selfe then all the world And though I loath'd the euill yet I lou'd You that did councell it and rather sought To appeare a true seruant then an honest man Ferd. I 'll goe hunt the Badger by Owle-light 'T is a deed of darkenesse Exit Bos. He 's much distracted Off my painted honour While with vaine hopes our faculties we tyre We seeme to sweate in yce and freeze in fire What would I doe were this to doe againe I would not change my peace of conscience For all the wealth of Europe She stirres here 's life Returne faire soule from darkenes and lead mine Out of this sencible Hell She 's warme she breathes Vpon thy pale lips I will melt my heart To store them with fresh colour who 's there Some cordiall drinke Alas I dare not call So pitty would destroy pitty her Eye opes And heauen in it seemes to ope that late was shut To take me vp to merry Dutch Antonio Bos. Yes Madam he is liuing The dead bodies you saw were but faign'd statues He 's reconcil'd

I brought him hether To haue reconcil'd him to the Cardinall Bos. I doe not aske thee that Take him vp if thou tender thine owne life And beare him where the Lady Iulia Was wont to lodge Oh my fate moues swift I haue this Cardinall in the forge already Now I 'll bring him to th' hammer O direfull misprision I will not Imitate things glorious No more then base I 'll be mine owne example On on and looke thou represent for silence The thing thou bear'st Exeunt SCENA V. Cardinall with a Booke Bosola Pescara Malateste Rodorigo Ferdinand Delio Seruant with Antonio's body Card. I am puzzell'd in a question about hell He saies in hell there 's one materiall fire And yet it shall not burne all men alike Lay him by How tedious is a guilty conscience When I looke into the Fish-ponds in my Garden Me thinkes I see a thing arm'd with a Rake That seemes to strike at me Now art thou come thou look'st ghastly There sits in thy face some great determination Mix'd with some feare Bos. Thus it lightens into Action I am come to kill thee Card. Hah helpe our Guard Bos. Thou art deceiu'd They are out of thy howling Card. Hold and I will faithfully deuide Reuenewes with thee Bos. Thy prayers and proffers Are both vnseasonable Card. Raise the Watch we are betraid Bos. I haue confinde your flight I 'll suffer your retreyt to Iulias Chamber But no further Card. Helpe we are betraid Mal. Listen Card. My Dukedome for rescew Rod. Fye vpon his counterfeyting Mal. Why 't is nor the Cardinall Rod. Yes yes 't is he But I 'll see him hang'd ere I 'll goe downe to him Card. Here 's a plot vpon me I am assaulted I am lost Vnlesse some rescew Gris. He doth this pretty well But it will not serue to laugh me out of mine honour Card. The sword 's at my throat Rod. You would not bawle so lowd then Mal. Come come lets 's goe to bed he told vs thus much afore-hand Pesc. He wish'd you should not come at him but beleeu 't The accent of the voyce sounds not in iest I 'll downe to him howsoeuer and with engines Force ope the doores Rod. Let 's follow him aloofe And note how the Cardinall will laugh at him Bos. There 's for you first 'cause you shall not vnbarracade the doore To let in rescew He kills the Seruant Card. What cause hast thou to pursue my life Bos. Looke there Card. Antonio Bos. Slaine by my hand vnwittingly Pray and be sudden when thou kill'dst thy sister Thou tookst from Iustice her most equall balance And left her naught but her sword Card. O mercy Bos. Now it seemes thy Greatnes was onely outward For thou fall'st faster of thy selfe then calamitie Can driue thee I 'll not wast longer time There Card. Thou hast hurt me Bos. Againe Card. Shall I die like a Leuoret Without any resistance helpe helpe helpe I am slaine Ferd. Th' allarum giue me a fresh horse Rally the vaunt-guard or the day is lost Yeeld yeeld I giue you the honour of Armes Shake my Sword ouer you will you yeilde Card. Helpe me I am your brother Ferd. The diuell My brother fight vpon the aduerse party He wounds the Cardinall and in the scuffle giues Bosola his death wound There flies your ransome Card. Oh Iustice I suffer now for what hath former bin Sorrow is held the eldest child of sin Ferd. Now you 're braue followes Caesars Fortune was harder then Pompeys Caesar died in the armes of prosperity Pompey at the feete of disgrace you both died in the field The paine 's nothing paine many times is taken away with The apprehension of greater as the tooth-ache with the sight Of a Barbor that comes to pull it out there 's Philosophy for you Bos. Now my reuenge is perfect sinke thou maine cause Of my vndoing the last part of my life Hath done me best seruice He kills Ferdinand Ferd. Giue me some wet hay I am broken winded I do account this world but a dog-kennell I will vault credit and affect high pleasures Beyond death Bos. He seemes to come to himselfe now he 's so neere the bottom Ferd. My sister oh my sister there 's the cause on 't Whether we fall by ambition blood or lust Like Diamonds we are cut with our owne dust Card. Thou hast thy payment too Bos. Yes I hold my weary soule in my teeth 'T is ready to part from me I do glory That thou which stood'st like a huge Piramid Begun vpon a large and ample base Shalt end in a little point a kind of nothing Pes. How now my Lord Mal. Oh sad disastre Rod. How comes this Bos. Reuenge for the Duchesse of Malfy murdered By th' Aragonian brethren for Antonio Slaine by his hand for lustfull Iulia Poyson'd by this man and lastly for my selfe That was an Actor in the maine of all Much 'gainst mine owne good nature yet i' th' end Neglected Pes. How now my Lord Card. Looke to my brother He gaue vs these large wounds as we were strugling Here i' th' rushes And now I pray let me Be layd by and neuer thought of Pes. How fatally it seemes he did withstand His owne rescew Mal. Thou wretched thing of blood How came Antonio by his death Bos. In a mist I know not how Such a mistake as I haue often seene In a play Oh I am gone We are onely like dead wals or vaulted graues That ruin'd yeildes no eccho Fare you well It may be paine but no harme to me to die In so good a quarrell Oh this gloomy world In what a shadow or deepe pit of darknesse Doth womanish and fearefull mankind liue Let worthy mindes nere stagger in distrust To suffer death or shame for what is iust Mine is an other voyage Pes. The noble Delio as I came to th' Pallace Told me of Antonio's being here and shew'd me A pritty gentlemen his sonne and heire Mal. Oh Sir you come to late Del. I heard so and Was arm'd for 't ere I came Let vs make noble vse Of this great ruine and ioyne all our force To establish this yong hopefull Gentleman In 's mothers right These wretched eminent things Leaue no more fame behind 'em then should one Fall in a frost and leaue his print in snow As soone as the sun shines it euer melts Both forme and matter I haue euer thought Nature doth nothing so great for great men As when she 's pleas'd to make them Lords of truth Integrity of life is fames best friend Which noblely beyond Death shall crowne the end Exeunt FINIS The Author disclaimes this Ditty to be his