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The old wiues tale A pleasant conceited comedie, played by the Queenes Maiesties players. Written by G.P.
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Peele, George, 1556-1596.
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1595
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STC 19545; ESTC S110404
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betime Huan: True sweete heart and will royallize thy progeny with my petigree Exeunt omnes Enter Eumenides the wandring Knight Eu: Wretched Eumenides still vnfortunate Enuied by fortune and forlorne by Fate Here pine and die wretched Eumenides Die in the spring the Aprill of my age Here sit thee down repent what thou hast don I would to God that it were nere begon Enter Iacke Iacke You are well ouertaken sir Eum: Who 's that Iacke You are heartily well met sir Eum: Forbeare I say who is that which pincheth mee Iacke Trusting in God good Master Eumenides that you are in so good health as all your friendes were at the making hereof God giue you God morrowe sir lacke you not a neate handsome and cleanly yong Lad about the age of fifteene or sixteene yeares that can runne by your horse and for a neede make your Mastershippes shooes as blacke as incke howe say you sir Eum: Alasse pretty Lad I know not how to keepe my selfe and much lesse a seruant my pretty boy my state is so bad Iacke Content your selfe you shall not bee so ill a Master but I le bee as bad a seruant Tut sir I know you though you know not me Are not you the man sir denie it if you can sir that came from a strange place in the land of Catita where Iacke a napes flies with his taile in his mouth to seeke out a Ladie as white as snowe and as redd as blood ha ha haue I toucht you now Eum: I thinke this boy be a spirit How knowst thou all this Iacke Tut are not you the man sir denie it if you can sir that gaue all the money you had to the burying of a poore man and but one three-halfe-pence left in your pursse Content you sir I le serue you that is flat Eum: Well my Lad since thou art so importunate I am content to entertaine thee not as a seruant but a copartner in my iourney But whither shall we goe for I haue not any money more than one bare three halfe-pence Iacke Well Master content your selfe for if my diuination bee not out that shall bee spent at the next Inne or alehouse we come too for maister I knowe you are passing hungrie therefore I le go before and prouide dinner vntill that you come no doubt but you le come faire and softly after Eum: I go before I le follow thee Iack But doo you heare maister doo you know my name Eum: No I promise thee not yet Iack Why I am Iack Exeunt Iack Eum: Iack why be it so then Enter the Hostes and Iack setting meate on the table and Fidlers came to play Eumenides walketh vp and downe and will eate no meate Host: How say you sir doo you please to sit downe Eum: Hostes I thanke you I haue no great stomack Host: Pray sir what is the reason your maister is so strange doth not this meate please him Iack Yes Hostes but it is my maisters fashion to pay before hee eates therefore a reckoning good hostesse Host: Marry shall you sir presently Exit Eum: Why Iack what doost thou meane thou knowest I haue not any money therefore sweete Iack tell me what shall I doo Iack Well maister looke in your pursse Eum: Why faith it is a follie for I haue no money Iack Why looke you maister doo so much for me Eum: Alas Iack my pursse is full of money Iack Alas maister does that worde belong to this accident why me thinkes I should haue seene you cast away your cloake and in a brauado daunced a galliard round about the chamber why maister your man can teach you more wit than this come hostis cheere vp my maister Hostis: You are heartily welcome and if it please you to eate of a fat Capon a fairer birde a finer birde a sweeter birde a crisper birde a neater birde your worship neuer eate off Eum: Thankes my fine eloquent hostesse Iack But heare you maister one worde by the way are you content I shall be halfes in all you get in your iourney Eum: I am Iack here is my hand Iack Enough maister I aske no more Eum: Come Hostesse receiue your money and I thanke you for my good entertainment Host: You are heartily welcome sir Eum: Come Iack whether go we now Iack Mary maister to the coniurers presently Eu: Content Iack Hostis farewell Exe. om Enter Corebus and Zelanto the foule wench to the well for water Coreb: Come my ducke come I haue now got a wife thou art faire art thou not Zelan: My Corebus the fairest aliue make no doubt of that Cor: Come wench are we almost at the wel Zela. I Corebus we are almost at the Well now I le go fetch some water sit downe while I dip my pitcher in Voyce Gently dip but not too deepe For feare you make the gouldē beard to weepe A head comes vp with eares of Corne and she combes them in her lap Faire maiden white and red Combe me smoothe and stroke my head And thou shalt haue some cockell bread Gently dippe but not too deepe For feare thou make the gouldē beard to weep Faire maide white and redde Combe me smooth and stroke my head And euery haire a sheaue shall be And euery sheaue a goulden tree A head comes vp full of golde she combes it into her lap Zelan: Oh see Corebus I haue combd a great deale of golde into may lap and a great deale of corne Coreb. Well said wench now we shall haue iust enough God send vs coiners to coine our golde but come shall we go home sweet heart Zelan: Nay come Corebus I will lead you Coreb: So Corebus things haue well hit Thou hast gotten wealth to mend thy wit Exit Enter Iack and the wandring knight Iack Come away maister come Eum: Go along Iack I le follow thee Iack they say it is good to go crosse legged and say his prayers backward how saiest thou Iack Tut neuer feare maister let me alone heere sit you still speake not a word And because you shall not be intised with his inchanting speeches with this same wooll I le stop your eares and so maister sit still for I must to the Coniurer Exit Iack Enter the Coniurer to the wandring knight Sa: How now what man art thou that sits so sad Why dost thou gaze vpon these stately trees Without the leaue and will of Sacrapant What not a word but mum Then Sacrapant thou art betraide Enter Iack inuisible and taketh off Sacrapants wreath from his head and his sword out of his hand Sac: What hand inuades the head of Sacrapāt What hatefull fury doth enuy my happy state Then Sacrapant these are thy latest dayes Alas my vaines are numd my sinews shrinke My bloud is pearst my breath fleeting away And now my timelesse date is come to end He in whose life his actions hath beene so soule Now in his death to hell defends his soule He dyeth Iack Oh
Sir are you gon now I hope we shall haue some other coile Now maister how like you this the Coniurer hee is dead and vowes neuer to trouble vs more Now get you to your faire Lady and see what you can doo with her Alas he heareth me not all this while but I will helpe that He pulles the VVooll out of his eares Eum: How now Iack what news Iack Heere maister take this sword and dig with it at the foote of this hill He digs and spies a light Eum: How now Iack what is this Iack Maister without this the Coniurer could do nothing and so long as this light lasts so long doth his arte indure and this being out then doth his arte decay Eum: Why then Iack I will soone put out this light Iack I maister how Eum: Why with a stone I le breake the glasse and then blowe it out Iack No maister you may as soone breake the Smiths Anfill as this little vyoll nor the biggest blast that euer Boreas blew cannot blowe out this little light but she that is neither maide wife nor widowe Maister winde this horne and see what will happen He windes the horne Heere enters Venelia and breakes the glasse and blowes out the light and goeth in againe Iack So maister how like you this this is she that ranne madding in the woods his betrothed loue that keepes the crosse and nowe this light being out all are restored to their former libertie And now maister to the Lady that you haue so long looked for He draweth a curten and there Delia sitteth a sleepe Eum: God speed faire maide sitting alone there is once God speed faire maide there is twise God speed faire maide that is thrise Delia Not so good sir for you are by Iack Enough maister she hath spoke now I will leaue her with you Eum: Thou fairest flower of these westerne parts Whose beautie so reflecteth in my sight As doth a Christall mirror in the sonne For thy sweet sake I haue crost the frosen Rhine Leauing faire Po I saild vp Danuby As farre as Saba whose inhansing streames Cuts twixt the Tartars and the Russians These haue I crost for thee faire Delia Then grant me that which I haue sude for long Del: Thou gentle knight whose fortune is so good To finde me out and set my brothers free My faith my heart my hand I giue to thee Eum: Thankes gentle Madame but heere comes Iack thanke him for he is the best friend that we haue Enter Iack with a head in his hand Eum: How now Iack what hast thou there Iack Mary maister the head of the coniurer Eum: Why Iack that is impossible he was a young man Iack Ah maister so he deceiued them that beheld him but hee was a miserable old and crooked man though to each mans eye he seemed young and fresh for maister this Coniurer tooke the shape of the olde man that kept the crosse and that olde man was in the likenesse of the Coniurer But nowe maister winde your horne He windes his horne Enter Venelia the two brothers and he that was at the crosse Eu: Welcome Erestus welcome faire Venelia Welcome Thelea and Kalepha both Now haue I her that I so long haue sought So saith faire Delia if we haue your consent 1. Bro Valiant Eumenides thou well deseruest To haue our fauours so let vs reioyce That by thy meanes we are at libertie Heere may we ioy each in others sight And this faire Lady haue her wandring knight Iack So maister nowe yee thinke you haue done but I must haue a saying to you you know you and I were partners I to haue halfe in all you got Eum: Why so thou shalt Iack Iack Why then maister draw your sworde part your Lady let mee haue halfe of her presently Eumenid: Why I hope Iack thou doost but iest I promist thee halfe I got but not halfe my Lady Iack But what else maister haue you not gotten her therefore deuide her straight for I will haue halfe there is no remedie Eumen Well ere I will falsifie my worde vnto my friend take her all heere Iack I le giue her thee Iacke Nay neither more nor lesse Maister but euen iust halfe Eum: Before I will falsifie my faith vnto my friend I will diuide hir Iacke thou shalt haue halfe 1. Brother Bee not so cruell vnto our sister gentle Knight 2. Brother O spare faire Delia shee deserues no death Eum: Content your selues my word is past to him therefore prepare thy selfe Delya for thou must die Delya Then farewell worlde adew Eumenides He offers to strike and Iacke staies him Iacke Stay Master it is sufficient I haue tride your constancie Do you now remember since you paid for the burying of a poore fellow Eum: I very well Iacke Iacke Then Master thanke that good deed for this good turne and so God be with you all Iacke leapes downe in the ground Eum: Iacke what art thou gone Then farewell Iacke Come brothers and my beauteous Delya Erestus and thy deare Venelia We will to Thessalie with ioyfull hearts All Agreed we follow thee and Delya Exeunt omnes Fant What Gammer a sleepe Old wom By the Mas sonne t is almost day and my windowes shuts at the Cocks crow Frol: Doo you heare Gammer mee thinkes this Iacke bore a great sway amongst them Old wom O man this was the ghost of the poore man that they kept such a coyle to burie that makes him to help the wandring knight so much But come let vs in we will haue a cup of ale and a tost this morning and so depart Fant Then you haue made an end of your tale Gammer Old wom Yes faith When this was done I tooke a peece of bread and cheese and came my way and so shall you haue too before you goe to your breakefast FINIS Printed at London by Iohn Danter for Raph Hancocke and Iohn Hardie and are to be solde at the shop ouer against Saint Giles his Church without Criplegate 1595