complexions Betray effeminate minds and love of change Two beauties in a bed compound few men He 's not so fair to counterfeit a woman Nor yet so black but blushes may betray His modesty Sop. His proportion exceeds not Pol. That praises him and a well compacted frame Speaks temper and sweet flow of elements Vast buildings are more oft for shew than use I would not have my eyes put to the travel Of many acres e'r I could examine A man from head to foot he has no great But he may boast an elegant composition Sop. I 'll hear no more you have so far out-done My injuries to you that I call back My penitence and must tell Polidora This revenge ill becomes her Am I thought So lost in soul to hear and forgive this In what shade do I live or shall I think I have not at the lowest enough merit Setting aside my birth to poize with yours Forgive my modest thoughts if I rise up In my own defence and tell this unjust Lady So great a winter hath not frozen yet My cheek but there 's something nature planted That carries as much bloom and spring upon 't As yours What flame is in your eye but may Find competition here forgive agen My Virgin honor what is in your lip To tice the enamour'd soul to dwell with more Ambition than the yet unwither'd blush That speaks the innocence of mine Enter Demetrius Oh brother Dem. I 'll talk with you anon my Polidora Allow thy patience till my breath recover Which now comes laden with the richest news Thy ear was ever blest with Sop. Both your looks And voice express some welcome accident Dem. Guess what in wish could make me fortunate And heaven hath dropt that on Demetrius Sop. What means this extasie Dem. 'T were sin to busie Thy thoughts upon 't I 'll tell thee that I could Retein some part 't is too wide a joy To be exprest so soon and yet it falls In a few syllables thou wot scarce believe me I am no King Sop. How 's that Pol. Good Heaven forbid Dem. Forbid Heaven has reliev'd me with a mercy I knew not how to ask I have they say An elder brother living crown'd already I only keep my name Demetrius Without desire of more addition Than to return thy servant Pol. You amaze me Can you rejoyce to be deposed Dem. It but Translates me to a fairer and better Kingdom In Polidora Pol. Me Dem. Did you not say Were I no King you could be drawn to love Me agen that was consented to in Heaven A Kingdom first betraid my ambitious soul To forget thee that and the flattering glories How willingly Demetrius does resign The Angels know thus naked without Titles â— throw me on thy charity and shall Boast greater Empire to be thine agen than To wear the triumphs of the world upon me Enter Macarius Mac. Be not so careless of your self the people Gather in multitudes to your protection Offering their lives and fortunes if they may But see you Sir and hear you speak to 'em Accept their duties and in time prevent â—our ruin Sop. Be not desperate 't is counsel Dem. You trouble me with noise speak Polidora Pol. For your own sake preserve your self My fears distract my reason Enter Antigonus Ant. Lord Lisimachus With something that concerns your safety is â—led hither and desires a present hearing Mac. His soul is honest be not Sir a mad man â—nd for a Lady give up all our freedoms Exit Pol. I 'll say any thing here Lisimachus Sop. Dear brother hear him Enter Lisimachus Lis Sir I come to yield My self your prisoner if my father have â—ais'd an Impostor to supplant your Title Which I suspect and inwardly do bleed for â— shall not only by the tender of My self declare my innocence but either â—y my unworthy life secure your person Or by what death you shall impose reward The unexpected Treason Sop. Brave young man Did you not hear him Brother Lis I am not minded Pol. Be witness Madam I resign my heart â— never was anothers you declare â—oo great a satisfaction I hope This will destroy your jealousie Remember now your danger Dem. I despise it What fate dares injure me Lis Yet hear me Sir Sop. Forgive me Polidora you are happy My hopes are remov'd farther I had thought Lisimachus had meant you for his Mistriss 'T is misery to feed and not know where To place my jealousie Enter Macarius Mac. Now 't is too late You may be deafe until the Cannon make You find your sense we are shut up now by A troop of Horse thank your self Pol. They will Admit conditions Sop. And allow us quarter A shout within Pol. We are all lost Dem. Be comforted Enter Antigonus Ant. News my Lord Cassander sent by the new King To bear us company Dem. Not as prisoner Ant. It does appear no otherwise the soldiers Declare how much they love him by their noise Of scorn and joy to see him so rewarded Dem. It cannot be Ant. You 'll find it presently He curses the new King talks treason ' gainst him As nimble as he were in 's shirt he 's here Enter Cassander Cas Oh let me beg untill my knees take root I'th'earth Sir can you pardon me Dem. For what Cas For Treason desperate most malicious Treason I have undone you Sir Dem. It does appear You had a Will Cas I 'll make you all the recompence I can But e'r you kill me hear me know the man Whom I to serve my unjust ends advanc'd To your throne is an impostor a mere counterfeit Eubulus ' Son Etxi Anti Dem. It is not then our brother Cas An insolent usurper proud and bloudy Seleucus is no leprosie upon me There is not punishment enough in nature To quit my horrid act I have not in My stock of blood to satisfie with weeping Nor could my soul though melted to a flood Within me gush out tears to wash my stain off Dem. How an Impostor what will become on 's now We are at his mercy Cas Sir the peoples hearts Will come to their own dwelling when they see I dare accuse my self and suffer for it Have courage then young King thy fate cannot Be long compell'd Dem. Rise our misfortune Carries this good although it lose our hopes It makes you friend with virtue we 'll expect What providence will do Cas You are too merciful Lis Our duties shall beg heaven still to preserve you Enter Antigonus Ant. Our enemy desires some parley Sir Lis 'T is not amiss to hear their proposition Pol. I 'll wait upon you Dem. Thou art my Angel and canst best instruct me Boldly present our selves you 'll with Cassander Cas And in death be blest To find our charity Exit Sop. Lisimachus Lis Madam Sop. They will not miss your presence the small time Is spent in asking of a question Lis I wait your pleasure Sop. Sir I have a suit to you Lis To me
good what fool would live here Poor and in misery subject to all dangers Law and lewd people can inflict when bravely And to himself he may be law and credit Hub. Shall I believe thee Hem. As that thou holdst most holy Hub. Ye may play tricks Hem. Then let me never live more Hub. Then you shall see Sir I will do a service That shall deserve indeed Hem. 'T is well said Huntsman And thou shalt be well thought of Hub. I will do it 't is not your setting free for that meer nothing But such a service if the Earl be noble He shall for ever love me Hem. What is' t Huntsman Hub. Do you know any of these people live here Hem. No. Hub. You are a fool then here be those to have 'em I know the Earl so well would make him caper Hem. Any of the old Lords that rebel'd Hub. Peace all I know 'em every one and can betray ' em Hem. But wilt thou doe this service Hem. If you 'l keep Your faith and free word to me Hem. Wilt thou swear me Hub. No no I will believe ye more than that too Here 's the right heir Hem. O honest honest huntsman Hub. Now how to get these Gallants there 's the maâ—â—â— You will be constant 't is no work for me else Hem. Will the Sun shine again Hub. The way to get ' em Hem. Propound it and it shall be done Hub. No sleight For they are Devilish crafty it concerns'em Nor reconcilement for they dare not trust neither Must doe this trick Hem. By force Hub. I that must doe it And with the person of the Earl himself Authority and mighty must come on 'em Or else in vain and thus I would have ye do it To morrow-night be here a hundred men will bear 'em So he be there for he 's both wise and valiant And with his terrour will strike dead their forces The hour be twelve a Clock now for a guide To draw ye without danger on these persons The woods being thick and hard to hit my self With some few with me made unto our purpose Beyond the wood upon the plain will wait ye By the great Oak Hem. I know it keep thy faith huntsman And such a shower of wealth Hub. I warrant ye Mâ—ss nothing that I tell ye Hem. No. Hub. Farewel You have your liberty now use it wisely And keep your hour goe closer about the wood there For fear they spy you Hem. Well Hub. And bring no noise with ye Exit Hem. All shall be done toth ' purpose farewel huntsman Enter Gerrard Higgen Prig Ginks Snap Ferret Ger. Now what 's the news in town Ginks. No news but joy Sir Every man wooing of the noble Merchant Who has his hearty commendations to ye Fer. Yes this is news this night he 's to be married Ginks. by th' mass that 's true he marrys Vandunks Daughter The dainty black-ey'd bell Hig. I would my clapper Hung in his baldrick a what a peal could I Ring Ger. Married Ginks. 'T is very true Sir O the pyes The piping hot mince-pyes Prig. O the Plum-pottage Hig. For one leg of a goose now would I venture a limb boys â— love a fat goose as I love allegiance And upon the Boors too well they know it And therefore starve their poultry Ger. To be married To Vandunks Daughter Hig. O this pertious Merchant What sport he will have but hark you brother Prig â—hall we do nothing in the foresaid wedding There 's mony to be got and meat I take it What think ye of a morise Prig. No by no means That goes no further than the street there leaves us Now we must think of something that must draw us â—nto the bowels of it intoth ' buttery â—nto the Kitchin into the Cellar something That that old drunken Burgo-master loves What think ye of a wassel Hig. I think worthily Prig. And very fit it should be thou and Ferret And Ginks to sing the Song I for the structure Which is the bowl Hig. Which must be up-sey English â—trong lusty London beer let 's think more of it Ger. He must not marry Enter Hubert Hub. By your leave in private One word Sir with ye Gerrard do not start me â— know ye and he knows ye that best loves ye Hubert speaks to ye and you must be Gerrard The time invites you to it Ger. Make no show then â— am glad to see you Sir and I am Gerrard How stand affairs Hub. Fair if ye dare now follow Hemskirk I have let goe and these my causes â—'le tell ye privately and how I have wrought him And then to prove me honest to my friends â—ook upon these directions you have seen his Hig. Then will I speak a speech and a brave speech â—n praise of Merchants where 's the Ape Prig. Take him A gowty Bear-ward stole him the other day Hig. May his Bears worry him that Ape had paid it What dainty tricks O that bursen Bear-ward â—n his French doublet with his blister'd bullions â—n a long stock ty'd up O how daintily Would I have made him wait and shift a trencher Carry a cup of wine ten thousand stinks Wait on thy mangy hide thou lowzy Bear ward Ger. 'T is passing well I both believe and joy in 't And will be ready keep you here the mean while And keep in I must a while forsake ye Upon mine anger no man stir this two hours Hig. Not to the wedding Sir Ger. Not any whither Hig. The wedding must be seen sir we want meat too We are horrible out of meat Prig. Shall it be spoken Fat Capons shak't their mils at 's in defiance And turkey tombs such honorable monuments Shall piggs Sir that the Parsons self would envy And dainty Ducks Ger. Not a word more obey me Exit Ger. Hig. Why then come dolefull death this is stat tyranny And by this hand Hub. What Hig. I 'le goe sleep upon 't Exit Hig. Prig. Nay and there be a wedding and we wanting Farewel our happy days we do obey Sir Exeunt SCENA V. Enter two young Merchants 1 Mer. Well met Sir you are for this lusty wedding 1 Mer. I am so so are you I take it 1 Mer. Yes And it much glads me that to doe him service Who is the honour of our trade and lustre We meet thus happily 2 Mer. He 's a noble fellow And well becomes a bride of such a beauty 1 Mer. She is passing fair indeed long may their loves Continue like their youths in spring of sweetness All the young Merchants will be here No doubt on 't For he that comes not to attend this wedding The curse of a most blind one fall upon him A loud wiâ—e and a lazie here 's Vanlock Enter Vanlock and Francis Vanl. Well overtaken Gentlemen save ye 1 Mer. The same to you sir save ye fair Mistris Francis I would this happy night might make you blush too Vanl. She dreams apace Fran.
no more mount upwards when I suffer An act in nature so preposterous I must o'recome in this in all things else The victory be yours could you here read me You should perceive how all my faculties Triumph in my blest fate to be sound yours I am your son your son Sir and am prouder To be so to the Father to such goodness Which heaven be pleas'd I may inherit from you Than I shall ever of those specious titles That plead for my succession in the Earldom Did I possess it now left by my Mother Ger. I do believe it but Flo. O my lov'd Father Before I knew you were so by instinct Nature had taught me to look on your wants Not as a stranger's and I know not how What you call'd charity I thought the payment Of some religious debt nature stood bound for And 〈◊〉 of all when your magnificent bounty In in low ebb of fortune had brought in A stood of blessings though my threatning wants And fear of their effects still kept me stupid I soon found out it was no common pity That led you to it Ger. Think of this hereafter When we with joy may call it to remembrance There will be a time more opportune than now To end our story with all circumstances I add this only when we fled from Wolfort I sent you into England and there placed you With a brave Flanders Merchant call'd rich Goswin A man supplyed by me unto that purpose As bound by oath never to discover you Who dying left his name and wealth unto you As his reputed Son and yet receiv'd so But now as Florez and a Prince remember The countreys and the subjects general good Must challenge the first part in your affection The â—aiâ— maid whom you chose to be your wife Being so faâ— beneath you that your love Must grant she 's not your equal Flo. In descent Or borrowed glories from dead Ancestors But to her beauty chastity and all vertues â—vâ—â— remembred in the best of women A Monaâ—ch might receive from her not give Though â—he were his Crowns purchase in this only Be an in sulyent Father in all else Use your authority Enter Hubert Hemskirk Wolfort Bertha and Souldiers Hub. Sir here be two of 'em The Father and the Son the rest you shall have As fast as I can rouze them Ger. Who 's this Wolfort Wol. I Criple your seigned crutches will not help yoâ— Nor patch'd disguise that hath so long conceal'd you It 's now no halting I must here find Gerrard And in this Merchants habit one call'd Florez Who would be an Earl Ger. And is wert thou a subject Flo. Is this that Traitor Wolfort Wol. Yes but you Are they that are betrai'd Hemskirk 〈◊〉 My Goswin Turn'd Prince O I am poorer by this greatness Than all my former jealousies or misfortunes Florez Gertrude Wol. Stay Sir you were to day too near her You must no more aim at those easie accesses Less you can do 't in air without a head Which shall be suddenly tri'd Ber. O take my heart first And since I cannot hope now to enjoy him Let me but fall a part of his glad ransom Wol. You know not your own value that entreat Ger. So proud a fiend as Wolfort Wol. For so lost A thing as Florez Flo. And that would be so Rather than she should stoop again to thee There is no death but 's sweeter than all life When Wolfort is to give it O my Gertrude It is not that nor Princedom that I goe from It is from thee that loss includeth all Wol. I if my young Prince knew his loss he wâ—â—â— sayse Which that he yet may chew on I will tell him This is no Gertrude nor no Hemskirks Niece Nor Vandunks Daughter this is Bertha Bertha The heir of Brabant she that caus'd the war Whom I did steal during my treaty there In your minority to raise my self I then fore-seeing 't would beget a quarel That a necessity of my employment The same employment make me master of strength That strength the Lord of Flanders so of Brabant By marrying her which had not been to doe Sir She come of years but that the expectation First of her Fathers death retarded it And since the standing out of Bruges where Hemskirk had hid her till she was near lost But Sir we have recover'd her your Merchantship May break for this was one of your best bottoms I think Ger. Insolent Devil Enter Hubert with Jaqueline Ginks and Costin Wol. Who are these Hemskirk Hem. More more Sir Flo. How they triumph in their treachery Hem. Lord Arnold of Benthusin this Lord Costin This Jaqueline the sister unto Florez Wol. All found why here 's brave game this was spâ—â—â— royâ—â— And puts me in thought of a new kind of death for ' em Hunts-man your horn first wind me Florez fall Next Gerrards then his Daughter Jaquelins Those rascals they shall dye without their rights Hang 'em Hemskirk on these trees I 'le take The assay of these my self Hub. Not here my Lord Let 'em be broken up upon a scaffold I will shew the better when their arbour 's made Ger. Wretch art thou not content thou hast betrai'd us 〈◊〉 mock us too Gâ—â—â— False Hubert this is monstrous Wol. Hubert Hem. Who this Ger. Yes this is Hubert Wolfort 〈◊〉 he has helpt himself to a tree Wâ—l The first â—â—â— first of any and most glad I have you Sir 〈◊〉 you goe before but for a train 〈…〉 have done this service Hâ—â— As your Hunts-man 〈◊〉 now as Hubert save your selves I will 〈◊〉 Wolfs a foot let slip kill kill kill kill Enter with a drum Van-dunk Merchants Higgen Prig Ferret Snap Wâ—l Betray'd Hab. No but well catch'd and I the Huntsman Van-d. How do you Wolfort Rascal good knave Wolfort 〈◊〉 speak it now without the Rose and Hemskirk â—ogue Hemskirk you that have no nicce this Lady Was stoln by you and ta'ne by you and now â—esign'd by me to the right owner here â—ake her my Prince Flo. Can this be possible Wâ—lcom my love my sweet my worthy love Van-d. I ha' giv'n you her twice now keep her better and thank â—ord Hubert that came to me in Gerrards name â—nd got me out with my brave Boyes to march 〈◊〉 Caesar when he bred his Commentaries â—o I to 〈◊〉 my Chronicle came forth Casar Van-dunk veni vidi vici Give me my Bottle and set down the drum â—ou had your tricks Sir had you we ha' tricks too â—ou stole the Lady Hig. And we led your Squadrons Where they ha' scratch'd their leggs a little with brambles 〈◊〉 not their faces Prig. Yes and run their heads â—gainst trees Hig. 'T is Captain Prig Sir Prig. And Coronel Higgen Hig. We have fill'd a pit with your people some with leggs â—ome with arms broken and a neck or two 〈◊〉 think be loose Prig. The rest too that escap'd Are not yet out o' the briars Hig. And your
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
So ye are pleas'd now Lady Calis Now or never Mem. My cold stiffe carkass would have frozen ye Wars wars King Ye shall have wars Mem. My next brave battel I dedicate to your bright honour Sister Give me a favour that the world may know I am your Souldier Calis This and all fair Fortunes Mem. And he that bears this from me must strike boldly Clean the kneeling Calis I do forgive thee be honest no more wench King Come now to Revels this blest day shall prove The happy crown of noble Faith and Love Exeunt Prologue TO please all 's impossible and to despair Ruins our selves and damps the Writers care Would we knew what to doe or say or when To find the mindes here equal with the men But we must venture now to Sea we goe Faire fortune with us give us room and blow Remember ye 're all venturers and in this Play How many twelve pences ye have ' stow'd this day Remember for return of your delight We launch and plough through storms of fear and spight Give us your fore winds fairly fill our wings And steer us right and as the Saylor sings Loaden with Wealth on wanton seas so we Shall make our home-bound-voyage chearfully And you our noble Merchants for your treasure Share equally the fraught we run for pleasure Epilogue HEre lyes the doubt now let our Playes be good Our own care sailing equall in this Flood Our preparations new new our Attire Yet here we are becalm'd still still i' th' mire Here we stick fast Is there no way to clear This passage of your judgement and our fear No mitigation of that law Brave friends Consider we are yours made for your ends And every thing preserves it self each will If not perverse and crooked utter still The best of that it ventures in have care Ev'n for your pleasurers sake of what we are And do not ruine all You may frown still But 't is the nobler way to check the will THE LOYAL SUBJECT A TRAGI-COMEDY Persons Represented in the Play Great Duke of Moscovia Archas the Loyal Subject General of the Moscovites Theodore Son to Archas valorous but impatient Putskie alias Briskie a Captain Brother to Archas. Alinda alias Archas Son to Archas. Burris an honest Lord the Dukes Favourite Boroskie a malicious seducing Councellor to the Duke Ensign to Archas a stout merry Souldier Souldiers Gentlemen Guard Servants WOMEN Olympia Sister to the Duke Daughters of Archas. Honora Viola Servants to Olympia Potesca Ladies Bawd a Court Lady The Scene Mosco The principal Actors were Richard Burbadge Henry Condel John Lowin Richard Sharpe Nathanael Feild John Vnderwood Nicholas Toolie William Eglestone Actus primus Scena prima Enter Theodor and Putskie The CAptain your friend 's prefer'd the Princess has her Who I assure my self will use her nobly A pretty sweet one 't is indeed Put. Well bred Sir I do deliver that upon my credit And of an honest stock The. It seems so Captain And no doubt will do well Put. Thanks to your care Sir But tell me Noble Colonel why this habit Of discontent is put on through the Army And why your valiant Father our great General The hand that taught to strike the Love that led all Why he that was the Father of the War He that begot and bred the Souldier Why he sits shaking of his Arms like Autumn His Colours folded and his Drums cas'd up The tongue of War for ever ty'd within us The. It must be so Captain you are a stranger But of a small time here a Souldier Yet that 〈◊〉 shâ—ws ye a right good and great one Else I could tell ye â—ours are strangely alter'd The young Duke â—as too many eyes upon him Too many â—ears 't is thought too and to nourish those Maintains too many Instruments Put. Turn their hearts Or turn their heels up Heaven 'T is strange it should be The old Dukâ— lov'd him dearly The. He 〈◊〉 serv'd it And were he not my Father I durst tell ye The memoraâ—â—â—azaâ—ds he has 〈◊〉 through Deserv'â— of this man too highly deserv'd too Had tâ—ey been less they had been safe Putskie And sooner â—â—ach'dâ— gard Pâ—t There you struck sure Sir The. Dâ—â— I nâ—ver tell thee of a vow he made Somâ— yeaâ—s before the old Duke dyed Put. I have h ard ye Spâ—ak often of that vow but how it was Oâ— to what end I never understood yet The. I 'le tell thee then and then thou wilt find the reason The last great Muster 't was before ye serv'd here Before thâ— last Dukâ—s death whose honour'd bones Now rest in peacâ— this young Prince had the ordering To Crown his Fathers hopes of all the Army Who to be short put all his power to practise Fashion'd and drew 'em up but alas so poorly So raggâ—dâ—â— and loosely so unsouldier'd The good Duke blush'd and call'd unto my Father Who then was General Go Archas speedily And chide the Boy before the Souldiers find him Stand thou between his ignorance and them Fashion then bodies new to thy direction Then draw thou up and shew the Prince his errours My Sire obey'd and did so with all duty Inform'd the Prince and read him all directions I his bred distaste distaste grew up to anger And anger into wild words broke out thus Well Archas if I live but to command here To be but Duke once I shall then remember I shall remember truly trust me I shall And by my Fathers hand the rest his eyes spoke To which my Father answer'd somewhat mov'd too And with a vow he seal'd it Royal Sir Since for my faith and fights your scorn and anger Only pursue me if I live to that day That day so long expected to reward me By his so ever noble hand you swore by And by the hand of Justice never Arms more Shall â—ib this body in noâ— sword hang here Sir The Conflicts I will do you service then in Shall be repentant prayers So they parted The time is come and now ye know the wonder Put. I find a fear too which begins to tell me The Duke will have but poor and slight defences If his hot humour raign and not his honour How stand you with him Sir The. A perdue Captain Full of my Fathers danger Pet. He has rais'd a young man They say a slight young man I know him not For what desert The. Believe it a brave Gentleman Worth the Dukes respect a clear sweet Gentleman And of a noble soul Come let 's retire us And wait upon my Father who within this hour You will find an alter'd man Put. I am sorâ—y for 't Sir Exeunt SCENE II. Enter Olympia and two Gentlewomen Olym. Is' t not a handsome Wench 2 Wom. She is well enough Madam I have seen a better face and a straighter body And yet she is a pretty Gentlewoman Olym. What thinkst thou Petesea Pet. Alas Madam I have no skill she has a black eye Which is of
shames are offer'd us Enter Archas Gent. and Souldiers Bur. Look behind ye Do you see that old man do you know him Souldiers Put. Your Father Sir believe me Bur. You know his marches You have seen his executions is it yet peace The. We 'l dye here first Bur. Farewel you 'l hear on 's presently â—o Stay Burris this is too poor too beggerly a body â—â—ear the honour of a charge from me â—ixt of tatter'd Rebels go provide Gallowses â—e are troubled with hot heads I 'le cool ye presently These look like men that were my Souldiers â—ow I behold 'em nearly and more narrowly My honest friends where got they these fair figures Where did they steal these shapes Bur. They are struck already Ar. Do you see that fellow there that goodly Rebel â—e looks as like a Captain I lov'd tenderly A fellow of a faith indeed Bur. He has sham'd him Ar. And that that bears the Colours there most certain So like an Ancient of mine own a brave fellow A loving and obedient that believe me Burris I aâ— amaz'd and troubled and were it not I know the general goodness of my people The duty and the truth the stedfast honestie Adam assur'd they would as soon turn Devils As rebels to allegeance for mine honour Bur. Here needs no wars Put. I pray forgive us Sir Anc. Good General forgive us or use your sword â—out words are double death Al. Good noble General Bur. Pray Sir be mercifull Ar. Weep out your shames first â—t make me fool for companie fie Souldiers My Souldiers too and play these tricks what 's he there â—â—t I have seen his face too yes most certain â—are a son but I hope he is not here now Would much resemble this man wondrous near him 〈◊〉 of his height and making too you seem a Leader The. Good Sir do not shame me more I know your anger Aâ—d less than death I look not for Ar. You shall be my charge Sir it seems you want foes When you would make your friends your Enemies A running bloud ye have but I shall cure ye Bur. Good Sir An. No more good Lord beat forward Souldiers And you march in the rear you have lost your places Exeunt SCENA VI. Enter Duke Olympia Honora Viola Du. You shall not be thus fullen still with me Sister You do the most unnobly to be angry For as I have a soul I never touch'd her I never yet knew one unchast thought in her I must confess I lov'd her as who would not I must confess I doated on her strangely I offer'd all yet so strong was her honour So fortifi'd as fair no hope could reach her And whilst the world beheld this and confirm'd it Why would you be so jealous Oly. Good Sir pardon me I feel sufficiently my follies penance And am asham'd that shame a thousand sorrows Feed on continually would I had never seen her Or with a clearer judgement look'd upon her She was too good for me so heavenly good Sir Nothing but Heaven can love that soul sufficiently Where I shall see her once again Enter Burris Du. No more tears If she be within the Dukedom we 'l recover her Welcom Lord Burris fair news I hope Bur. Most fair Sir Without one drop of bloud these wars are ended The Souldier cool'd again indeed asham'd Sir And all his anger ended Du. Where 's Lord Archas Bur. Not far off Sir with him his valiant son Head of this fire but now a prisoner And if by your sweet mercy not prevented I fear some fatal stroke Drums Enter Archas Theodore Gentlemen Souldiers Du. I hear the Drums beat Welcom my worthy friend Ar. Stand where ye are Sir Even as you love your country move not forward Nor plead for peace till I have done a justice A justice on this villain none of mine now A justice on this Rebel Hon. O my Brother Ar. This fatal firebrand Du. Forget not old man He is thy son of thine own bloud Ar. In these veins No treacherie e're harbour'd yet no mutinie I ne're gave life to lewd and headstrong Rebels Du. 'T is his first fault Ar. Not of a thousand Sir Or were it so it is a fault so mightie So strong against the nature of all mercy His Mother were she living would not weep for him He dare not say he would live The. I must not Sir Whilst you say 't is not fit your Graces mercy Not to my life appli'd but to my fault Sir The worlds forgiveness next last on my knees Sir I humbly beg Do not take from me yet the name of Father Strike me a thousand blows but let me dye yours Ar. He moves my heart I must be suddain with him I shall grow faint else in my execution Come come Sir you have seen death now meet him bravely Du. Hold hold I say a little hold consider Thou hast no more sons Archas to inherit thee Ar. Yes Sir I have another and a nobler No treason shall inherit me young Archas A hâ—m as sweet as young my Brother breeds him My â—oole Brother Brâ—kie breeds him nobly Him let your favour find give him your honour Enter Putskie alias Briskie and Alinda alias Archas Pu. Thou hast no child left Archas none to inherit thee If thou striâ—st that stroke now behold young Archas Behold thy Brother here thou bloudy Brother As blooâ—y to this sacrifice as thou art Heave up thy swoâ—â— and mine 's heav'd up strike Archas And I 'le strike too as sâ—â—â—tly as deadly Have mercy and I 'le have mercy the Duke gives it Look upon all these how they weep it from thee Choose quickly and begin Du. On your obedience On your allegeance save him Ar. Take him to ye Soul shout And sâ—â—ah be an honest man ye have reason I thank ye worthy Brother welcom child Mine own sweet child Du. Why was this boy conceal'd thus Put. Your graces pardon Peaâ—ing the vow you made against my Brother And that your anger would not only light On him but find out all his familie This young boy to preserve from after danger Like a young wench hither I brought my self In the habit of an ordinarie Captain Disguis'd got entertainment and serv'd here That I might still be ready to all fortunes That boy your grace took nobly entertain'd him But thought a Gitle Alinda Madam Ol. Stand away And let me look upon him Du. My young Mistris This is a strange metamorphosis Alinda Al. Your graces humble servant Du. Come hither Sister I dare yet scarce believe mine eyes how they view one another Dost thou not love this boy well Oly. I should lye else Trust me extreamly lye Sir Du. Didst thou never wish Olympia It might be thus Oly. A thousand times Du. Here take him Nay do not blush I do not jest kiss sweetly Boy ye kiss faintly boy Heaven give ye comfort Teach him he 'l quickly learn there 's two hearts eas'd not Ar. You do me too much
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
will silence me Never a Conduit-Pipe to convey this watâ—r Sor. These are all Rings Deaths heads and such Memento's Her Grandmother and worm-eaten Aunts left to her To tell her what her Beauty must arrive at Fred. That that Pod. They are written songs Sir to provoke young Ladies Lord here 's a Prayer Book how these-agree Here 's a strange union Sor. Ever by a surfeit you have a julep set to cool the Patient Fred. Those those Sor. They are Verses to the blest Evanthe Fred. Those may discover Read them out Sorano To the blest Evanthe Let those complain that feel Loves cruelty And in sad legends write their woes With Roses gently has corected me My War is without rage or blows My Mistriss eyes shine fair on my desires And hope springs up enflam'd with her new fires No more an Exile will I dwell With folded arms and sighs all day Reckoning the torments of my Hell And stinging my sweet joys away I am cal'd home again to quiet peace My Mistriss smiles and all my sorrows cease Yet what is living in her Eye Or being blest with her sweet tongue If these no other joys imply A golden Give a pleasing wrong To be your own but one poor Month I 'd give My Youth my Fortune and then leave to live This is my Rival that I knew the hand now Sor. I know it I have seen it 't is Valerio's That hopeful Gentlemans that was brought up with ye And by your charge nourish'd and fed At the same Table with the same allowance Fred. And all this courtesie to ruine me Cross my desires ' had better have fed humblier And stood at greater distance from my fury Go for him quickly find him instantly Whilst my impatient heart swells high with choler Better have lov'd despair and safer kiss'd her Ex. Lords Enter Evanthe and Cassandra Evan. Thou old weak fool dost thou know to what end To what betraying end he got this Casket Durst thou deliver him without my Ring Or a Command from mine own mouth that Cabinet That holds my heart you unconsiderate Ass You brainless Ideot Cas I saw you go with him At the first word commit your Person to him And make no scruple he is your Brothers Gentleman And for any thing I know an honest man And might not I upon the same security deliver him a Box Evan. A Bottle-head Fred. You shall have cause to chafe as I will handle it Evan. I had rather thou hadst delivered me to Pirats Betray'd me to uncurable diseases Hung up my Picture in a Market-place And sold me to wild Bawds Cas As I take it Madam Your maiden-head lies not in that Cabinet You have a Closer and you keep the Key too Why are you vex'd thus Evan. I could curse thee wickedly And wish thee more deformed than Age can make thee Perpetual hunger and no teeth to satisfie it Wait on thee still nor sleep be found to ease it Those hands that gave the Casket may the Palsie For ever make unuseful even to feed thee Long winters that thy Bones may turn to Isicles No Hell can thaw again inhabit by thee Is thy Care like thy Body all one crookedness How scurvily thou cryest now like a Drunkard I 'll have as pure tears from a dirty spout Do swear thou didst this ignorantly swear it Swear and be damn'd thou half Witch Cas These are fine words well Madam Madam Evan. 'T is not well thou mummy 'T is impudently basely done thou durty Fred. Has your young sanctity done railing Madam Against your innocent ' Squire do you see this Sonnet This loving Script do you know from whence it came too Evan. I do and dare avouch it pure and honest Fred. You have private Visitants my noble Lady That in sweet numbers court your goodly Vertues And to the height of adoration Evan. Well Sir There 's neither Heresie nor Treason in it Fred. A Prince may beg at the door whilst these feast with ye A favour or a grace from such as I am Enter Valerio and Podramo Course common things You are welcome Pray come neat Sir Do you know this paper Val. I am betray'd I do Sir 'T is mine my hand and heart if I dye for her I am thy Martyr Love and time shall honour me Cas You sawcy Sir that came in my Ladies name For her gilt Cabinet you cheating Sir too You scurvy Usher with as scurvy legs And a worse face thou poor base hanging holder How durst thou come to me with a lye in thy mouth An impudent lye Pod. Hollow good Gill you hobble Cas A stinking lye more stinking than the teller To play the pilfering Knave there have been Rascals Brought up to fetch and carry like your Worship That have been hang'd for less whipt they are daily And if the Law will do me right Pod. What then old Maggot Cas Thy Mother was carted younger I 'll have thy hide Thy mangy hide embroider'd with a dog-whip As it is now with potent Pox and thicker Fred. Peace good Antiquity I 'll have your Bones else Ground into Gunpowder to shoot at Cats with One word more and I 'll blanch thee like an almond There 's no such cure for the she-falling sickness As the powder of a dryed Bawds Skin be silent You are very prodigal of your service here Sir Of your life more it seems Val. I repent neither Because your Grace shall understand it comes From the best part of Love my pure affection And kindled with chaste flame I will not flye from it If it be errour to desire to marry And marry her that sanctity would dote on I have done amiss if it be a Treason To graft my soul to Vertue and to grow there To love the tree that bears such happiness Conceive me Sir this fruit was ne'r forbidden Nay to desire to taste too I am Traytor Had you but plants enough of this blest Tree Sir Set round about your Court to beautifie it Deaths twice so many to dismay the approachers The ground would scarce yield Graves to noble Lovers Fred. 'T is well maintain'd you wish and pray to fortune Here in your Sonnet and she has heard your prayers So much you dote upon your own undoing But one Month to enjoy her as your Wife Though at the expiring of that time you dye for 't Val. I could wish many many Ages Sir To grow as old as Time in her embraces If Heaven would grant it and you smile upon it But if my choice were two hours and then perish I would not pull my heart back Fred. You have your wish Tomorrow I will see you nobly married Your Month take out in all content and pleasure The first day of the following Month you dye for 't Kneel not not all your Prayers can divert me Now mark your sentence mark it scornful Lady If when Valerio's dead within twelve hours For that 's your latest time you find not out Another Husband on the same
not touch Even as thou hatest me Brother let no young man know this As thou shalt hope for peace when thou most needest it Peace in thy soul desire the King to kill me Make me a traitor any thing I 'le yield to it And give thee cause so I may dye immediately Lock me in Prison where no Sun may see me In wails so thick no hope may e're come at me Keep me from meat and drink and sleep I 'le bless thee Give me some damned potion to deliver me That I may never know my self again forget My Country kindred name and fortune last That my chaste love may never appear before me This were some comfort Sor. All I have I have brought ye And much good may it do ye my dear Brother See ye observe it well you will find about ye Many eyes set that shall o're-look your actions If you transgress ye know and so I leave ye Exit Val. Heaven be not angry and I have some hope yet Exit Enter Frederick and Sorano Fred. Hast thou been with him Sor. Yes and given him that Sir Will make him curse his Birth I told ye which way Did you but see him Sir but look upon him With what a troubled and dejected nature He walks now in a mist with what a silence As if he were the shrowd he wrapt himself in And no more of Valerio but his shadow He seeks obscurity to hide his thoughts in You would wonder and admire for all you know it His jollity is down valed to the ground Sir And his high hopes of full delights and pleasures Are turn'd tormenters to him strong diseases Fred. But is there hope of her Sor. It must fall necessary She must dislike him quarrel with his person For women once deluded are next Devils And in the height of that opinion Sir You shall put on again and she must meet ye Fred. I am glad of this Sor. I 'le tell ye all the circumstance Within this hour but sure I heard your grace To day as I attended make some stops Some broken speechs and some sighs between And then your Brothers name I heard distinctly And some sad wishes after Fred. Ye are i' th' right Sir I would he were as sad as I could wish him Sad as the Earth Sor. Would ye have it so Fred. Thou hearest me Though he be sick with small hope of recovery That hope still lives and mens eyes live upon it And in their eye their wishes my Sorano Were he but cold once in the tomb he dotes on As 't is the fittest place for melancholy My Comt should be another Paradise And flow with all delights Sor. Go to your pleasures let me alone with this Hope shall not trouble ye nor he three dayes Fred. I shall be bound unto thee Enter Valerio Camillo Cleanthes Menallo Sor. I 'le do it neatly too no doubt shall catch me Fred. Be gone they are going to bed I 'le bid good night to ' em Sor. And mark the man you 'l scarce know 't is Valerio Exit Cam. Chear up my noble Lord the minute 's come You shall injoy the abstract of all sweetness We did you wrong you need no wine to warm ye Desire shoots through your eyes like sudden wild-fires Val. Beshrew me Lords the wine has made me dull I am I know not what Fred. Good pleasure to ye Good night and long too as you find your appetite You may fall to Val. I do beseech your grace For which of all my loves and services Have I deserved this Fred. I am not bound to answer ye Val. Nor I bound to obey in unjust actions Fred. Do as you please you know the penalty And as I have a soul it shall be executed Nay look not pale I am not used to fear Sir If you respect your Lady good night to ye Exit Val. But for respect to her and to my duty That reverent duty that I owe my Soveragin Which anger has no power to snatch me from The good night should be thine good night for ever The King is wanton Lords he would needs know of me How many nick chases I would make to night Men. My Lord no doubt you 'l prove a perfect gamester Val. Faith no I am unacquainted with the pleasure Bungle a set I may how my heart trembles And beats my breast as it would break his way out Good night my noble friends Cle. Nay we must see you toward your bed my Lord. Val. Good faith it needs not 'T is late and I shall trouble you Cam. No no till the Bride come Sir Val. I beseech you leave me You will make me bashfull else I am so foolish Besides I have some few devotions Lords And he that can pray with such a book in 's arms Can. We 'l leave ye then and a sweet night wait upon ye Men. And a sweet issue of this sweet night crown ye Cle. All nights and days be such till you grow old Sir Exeunt Lords Val. I thank ye 't is a curse sufficient for me A labour'd one too though you mean a blessing What shall I do I am like a wretched Debtor That has a summe to tender on the forfeit Of all he is worth yet daâ—e not offer it Other men see the Sun yet I must wink at it And though I know 't is perfect day deny it My veins are all on fire and burn like Aetna Youth and desire beat â—aâ—ums to my blood And adde fresh fuâ—â— to my warm a affections I must injoy her yet when I consider When I collect my self and weigh her danger The tyrants will and his power taught to murther My tender care controlls my blood within me And like a cold fit of a peevish Ague Creeps to my soul and stings an see upon me Enter Queen Evanthe Ladies and Fool. That locks all powers of youth up but prevention O what a blessedness 't were to be old now To be unable bed-rid with diseases Or halt on Crutches to meet holy Hymen What a rare benefit but I am curst That that speaks other men most freely happy And makes all eyes hang on their expectations Must prove the bane of me youth and ability She comes to bed how shall I entertain her Tony. Nay I come after too take the fool with ye For lightly he is ever one at Weddings Queen Evanthe make ye unready your Lord staies for ye And prethee be merry Tony. Be very merry Chicken Thy Lord will pipe to thee anon and make thee dance too Lady Will he so good-man ass Tony. Yes good silly And you had such a Pipe that piped so sweetly You would dance to death you have learnt your sinque a pace Evan. Your grace desires that that is too free in me I am merry at the heart Tony. Thou wilt be anon the young smug boy will give thee a sweet cordial Evan. I am so taken up in all my thoughts So possest Madam with the lawfull sweets I
disclaim her Take up your part of sorrow mine shall be Ready to answer with her life the fact That she is charg'd with Ber. Sir I look upon you as on a Father Dor. With the eyes of sorrow I see you as a Brother let your witnesses Be ready Ber. 'T is my care Alc. I am for Lidian This accident no doubt will draw him from His Hermits life Clar. Things yet go right persist Sir Exeunt Enter Lisander and Lancelot L san Are the horses dead Lanc. Out-right If you ride at this rate You must resolve to kill your two a day And that 's a large proportion Lisan Will you please At any price and speedily to get fresh ones You know my danger and the penalty That follows it should I be apprehended Your duty in obeying my commands Will in a better language speak your service Than your unnecessary and untimely care of my expence Lanc. I am gone Sir Exit Lisan In this thicket I will expect you Here yet I have leisure To call my self unto a strict account For my pass'd life how vainly spent I would I stood no farther guilty but I have A heavier reckoning to make This hand Of late as white as innocence and unspotted Now wears a purple colour dy'd in gore My soul of the same tincture pur-blind passion With flattering hopâ—s would keep me from despair Pleading I was provok'd to it but my reason Breaking such thin and weak defences tells me I have done a double murther and for what Was it in service of the King his Edicts Command the contrary or for my Country Her Genius like a mourning mother answers In Cloridon and Chrysâ—nthes she hath lost Two hopeful sons that might have done their parts To guard her from Invasion for what cause then To keep th' opinion of my valour upright I' th' popular breath a sandy ground to build on Bought with the Kings displeasure as the breach Of Heavens decrees the loss of my true comforts In Parents Kinsmen Friends as the fruition Of all that I was born to and that sits Like to a hill of Lead here in my exile Never to be repeal'd if I escape so I have cut off all hopes ever to look on Enter Lidian like a Hermite Divine Calista from her sight and converse For ever banish'd Lid. I should know this voice His naming too my Sister whom Lisander Honour'd but in a noble way assures me That it can be no other I stand bound To comfort any man I find distress'd But to aid him that sav'd my life Religion And Thankfulness commands and it may be High providence for this good end hath brought him Into my solitary walk Lisander noble Lisander Lis Whatsoe'er thou aâ—t That honorable attribute thou giv'st me I can pretend no right to come not near me I am infectious the sanctity Of thy profession for thou appearest A reverend Hermite if thou flye not from me As from the Plague or Leprosie cannot keep thee From being polluted Lid. With good counsel Sir And holy prayers to boot I may cure you Though both wayes so infected You look wildly Peace to your conscience Sir and stare upon me As if you never saw me hath my habit Alter'd my face so much that yet you know not Your servant Lidian Lis I am amaz'd So young and so religious Lid. I pu pose Heaven make me thankful for 't to leave the world I have made some trial of my strengths in this My solitary life and yet I find not A faintness to go on Lis Above belief do you inhabit here Lid. Mine own free choice Sir I live here poorly but contentedly Because I find enough to feed my fortunes Indeed too much these wild fields are my gardens The Crystal Rivers they afford their waters And grudge not their sweet streams to quench afflictions The hollow rocks their beds which though they are hard The Emblems of a doting lovers fortune Yet they are quiet and the weary slumbers The eyes catch there softer than beds of Down Friend The Birds my Bell to call me to devotions My Book the story of my wandring life In which I find more hours due to repentance Than time hath told me yet Lis Answer me truly Lid. I will do that without a conjuration Lis I' th' depth of meditation do you not Sometimes think of Olinda Lid. I endeavour To raze her from my memory as I wish You would do the whole Sex for know Lisander The greatest curse brave man can labour under Is the strong Witch-craft of a Womans eyes Where I find men I preach this doctrine to 'em As you are a Scholar knowledge make your Mistris The hidden beauties of the Heavens your study There shall you find fit wonder for your faith And for your eye in-imitable objects As you are a profess'd souldier court your honour Though she be stern she is honest a brave Mistris The greater danger you oppose to win her She shews the sweeter and rewards the nobler Womans best loves to hers meer shadows be For after death she weds your memory These are my contemplations Lis Heavenly ones And in a young man more remarkable But wherefore do I envy and not tread in This blessed tract here 's in the heart no falshood To a vow'd friend no quarrels seconded With Challenges which answer'd in defence Of the word Reputation murther follows A man may here repent his sins and though His hand like mine be stain'd in bloud it may be With penitence and true contrition wash'd off You have prov'd it Lidian Lid. And you 'll find it true if you persevere Lis Here then ends my flight And here the fury of the King shall find me Prepar'd for Heaven if I am mark'd to dye For that I truly grieve for Enter Fryar and Clarange in Fryars habit Fry Keep your self conceal'd I am instructed Clar. How the sight Of my dear friend confirms me Lis What are these Lid. Two reverend Fryers one I know Fry To you This journey is devoted Lid. Welcome Father Fry I know your resolution so well grounded And your adieu unto the world so constant That though I am th' unwilling messenger Of a strange accident to try your temper It cannot shake you You had once a friend A noble friend Clarange Lid. And have still I hope good Father Fry Your false hopes deceive you He 's dead Lis Clarange dead Fry I buried him Some said he dy'd of melancholy some of love And of that fondness perish'd Lid. O Clarange Clar. Hast thou so much brave nature noble Lidian So tenderly to love thy Rivals memory The bold Lisander weeps too Fry I expected that you would bear this better Lid. I am a man Sir and my great loss weigh'd duly Fry His last words were After confession live long dear Lidian Possess'd of all thy wishes and of me He did desire bathing my hand with tears That with my best care I should seek and find you And from his dying mouth
kept by her self could not be answered To every period thus but by her self Ori. Sir hear me Val. Peace thou fair sweet bank of flowers Under whose beauty Scorpions lie and kill Wert thou a kin to me in some new name Dearer then Sister Mother or all blood I would not hear thee speak bear her to prison So gross is this it needs no formal course Prepare thy self to morrow thou shalt dye Ori. I dye a Martyr then and a poor maid Almost yfaith as innocent as born Thou know'st thou art wicked Frenchman heaven forgive thee Ex. All. This Scene is strangely turn'd Val. Yet can nature be So dead in me I would my charge were off Mountferrat should perceive my Sister had A Brother would not live to see her dye Unfought for since the statutes of our state Allow in case of accusations A Champion to defend a Ladies truth Peter Gomera thou hast lost thy wife Death pleads a precontract Gom. I have lost my Tongue My sence my heart and every faculty Mountferrat go not up with reverence To our great Master and this consistory I have considered it it cannot be Thou art a villain and a forger A blood-sucker of innocence an hypocrite A most unworthy wearer of our Cross To make which good take if thou dar'st that gage And arm'd at all points like a Gentleman Meet me to morrow morning where the Master And this fraternity shall design where I Will cram this slander back into thy throat And with my swords point thrust it to thy heart The very nest where lust and slander breeds Pardon my passion I will tear those spurs Off from thy heels and stik 'em in thy front As a mark'd villain Mount This I look'd not for Ten times more villain I return my gage And crave the Law of Arms. Gom. 'T is that I crave All. It cannot be denide Gom. Do not I know With thousand gifts and importunacies Thou often hast sollicited this Lady Contrary to thy oath of chastity Who ne'r disclosing this thy hot reign'd lust Yet tender to provent a publique scandal That Christendome might justly have impos'd Upon this holy institution Thou now hast drawn this practise ' gainst her life To quit her charity Mount Spaniard thou liest Ast No more Gomera thou art granted combat And you Mountferrat must prepare against To morrow morning in the valley here Adjoyning to St. Georges Port a Lady In case of life ' gainst whom one witness comes May have her champion Val. And who hath most right Florish Exit With or against our Sister speed in sight Enter Rocca Mount Rocca the first news of Mirandas service Let me have notice of Roâ— You shall The Moore Waites you without Mount Admit her ha ha ha Oh how my fancies run at tilt Gomera Loves Oriana she as I should ghess Affects Miranda these are two dear friends As firm and full of fire as steel and flint To make 'em so now one against the other Enter Zanthia Stay let me like it better Zanthia First tell me this did Don Gomera use To give his visits to your Mistriss Zan. Yes and Miranda too but severally Mount Which did she most apply to Zan. Faith to neither Yet infinitely I have heard her praise 'em both And in that manner that were both one man I think she was in love with 't Mount Zanthia Another Letter you must frame for me Instantly in your Ladies Character To such a purpose as I 'll tell thee strait Go in and stay me Go my Tinder-box Cross lines I 'll cross so so my after-game I must play better woman I will spread My vengeance over Malta for thy sake Spaniard Italian like my steel and stone â—ll knock you thus together wear ye out â—o light my dark deeds whilst I seem precise â—nd wink to save the sparkles from mine eyes Exeunt Actus Secundus Scaena Prima A Sea-fight within alarm Enter Norandine Miranda and Soldiers and Gentlemen Mir. HOw is it Sir Nor. Pray set me down I cool â—nd my wounds smart Mir. I hope yet Though there be many there 's none dangerous Nor. I know not nor I care not much I got 'em â—ike a too forward fool but I hope the Surgeons Will take an order I shall not leave 'em so â— make the rogues more work than all the Island â—nd yet they give me the hardest words for my money Mir. I am glad ye are so sprightly ye sought bravely So call the Surgeons Soldiers wondrous nobly â—pon my life I have not seen such valour Maintained so long and to so large a ruine The odds so strong against ye Nor. I thank ye â—nd thank ye for your help your timely succor â—y th' mass it came i' th' nick Sir and well handled â—toutly and strongly handled we had duckt else â—y Turk had Turk'd me else but he has well paid for 't Why what a Sign for an Almanack h 'as made me Enter Astorius Ast I am glad to find ye here Sir of necessity â—â—st have come aboard else and brave Captain We all joy much in your fair victory â—nd all the Island speaks your valour nobly â—ave ye brought the Turk in that ye took Mir. He rides there Nor. If he were out again the devil should bring him 〈◊〉 as truly circumcis'd me Ast I have a business Which much concerns ye presently concerns ye â—ut not this place nor people pray ye draw off Sir â—or 't is of that weight to ye Mir. I 'll wait on ye â— must crave leave awhile my care dwels with ye â—nd I must wait my self Nor. Your servant Sir Mir. Believe I shall and what my love can minister â—â—ep your stout heart still Nor. That 's my best Physitian Mir. And I shall keep your fame fair Exit Nor. Ye are too Noble 〈◊〉 brave young fellow of a matchless spirit â—e brought me off like thunder charg'd and boarded 〈◊〉 if he had been shot to save mine honor â—nd when my fainting men tyr'd with their labour â—nd lack of bloud gave to the Turk assurance â—he day was his when I was cut in shreds thus â—nd not a corn of Powder left to bless us â—hen flew his Sword in then his Cannon roar'd â—nd let flie bloud and death and storms amongst ' em â—hen might I hear their sleepy Prophet howl too â—â—d all their silver Crescents then I saw 〈◊〉 falling Meteors spent and set for ever â—â—der the Cross of Malta death so wanton â—ever lookt upon so full of revel Enter Surgeon I will not be drest yet Methought that fellow Was fit for no conversation nor no Christian That had not halfe his brain 's knockt out no Soldier Oh valiant young man how I love thy virtue 1 Sol. Pray ye Sir be drest alas ye bleed apace yet Nor. 'T is but the sweat of honor alas thou milksop Thou man of March-pain canst thou fear to see A few light hurts that blush they are no bigger A few small scratches get ye
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
distraction and you 'll arm me better Than any coward flight by acquainting me Whose malice aims to kill me good Sir tell me Mac. Then prayers and tears assist me Arc. Sir Mac. Arcadius Thou art a rash young man witness the spirit Of him that trusted me so much I bleed Till I prevent this mischief Exit Enter Philocles Lisander Arc. Ha. keep off Phi. What mean you Sir Lis We are your friends Arc. I know your faces but Am not secure I would not be betraid Lis You wrong our hearts who truly honor you Arc. They say I must be kill'd Phi. By whom Arc. I know not nor wou'd I part with life so tamely Phi. We dare engage ours in your quarrel hide Your sword it may beget suspition It 's enough to question you Arc. I am consident Pray pardon me come I despise all danger Yet a dear friend of mine my Uncle told me He would not see my body full of wounds Lis Your Uncle this is strange Arc. Yes my honest Uncle If my unlucky Stars have pointed me So dire a fate Phi. There is some strange mistake in 't Enter Antigonus Ant. Arcadius the Queen would speak with you You must make haste Arc. Though to my death I flie Upon her summons I give up my breath Then willingly if she command it from me Phi. This does a little trouble me Lis I know not What to imagine something is the ground Of this perplexity but I hope there is not Any such danger as he apprehends Enter Queen Lisimachus Macarius Eubulus Seleucus Arcadius Ladies Attendants and Gent. Qu. We have already granted to Seleucus And they shall try their valour if Arcadius Have spirit in him to accept the challenge Our Royal word is past Phi. This is strange Eub. Madam my son knew not what he ask'd And you were cruel to consent so soon Mac. Wherein have I offended to be rob'd At once of all the wealth I have Arcadius Is part of me Eub. Seleucus's life and mine Are twisted on one thred both stand or fall Together hath the service for my Countrey Deserved but this reward to be sont weeping To my eternal home Was 't not enough When I was young to lose my bloud in wars But the poor remnant that is scarcely warm And faintly creeping through my wither'd veins Must be let out to make you sport Mac. How can We that shall this morn see the sacred oyl Fall on your Virgin tresses hope for any Protection hereafter when this day Too sacrifice the blood of them that pray for you Arcadius I prethee speak thy selfe It is for thee I plead Eub. Seleucus kneel And say thou hast repented thy rash suit If e'er I see thee fight I be thus wounded How will the least drop forc'd from thy veins Afflict my heart Mac. Why that 's good Arcadius speak to hâ—r hear him Madam Arc If you call back this honor you have done me I shall repent I live doe not perswade me Seleucus thou arâ— a noble enemy And I will love thy soul though I despair Our bodies friendly conversation I would we were to tugg upon some cliffe Or like two prodigies i' th' air our conflict Might generally be gaz'd at and our bloud Appease our grandfires Ashes Mac. I am undone Sel. Madam my father says I have offended If so I beg your pardon but beseech you For your own glory call not back your word Eub. They are both mad Qu. No more we have resolv'd And since their courage is so nobly slam'd This morning we 'll behold the Champions Within the List be not afraid their strife Will stretch so far as death so soon as we Are Crown'd prepare your selves Seleucus Kisses her hand Sel. I have receiv'd another life in this high favour And may lose what nature gave me Qu. Arcadius to encourage thy young valour We give thee our Fathers sword Command it from our Armory Lisimachus To our Coronation Exeunt Sel. I 'll forfeit My head for a rebellion than suffer it Exit Arc. I am circled with confusions I 'll do somewhat My brains and friends assist me Exit Phi. But do you think they 'll fight indeed Lis Perhaps Her Majesty will see a bout or two And yet 't is wondrous strange such spectacles Are rare i' th' Court and they were to skirmish naked Before her then there might be scome excuse There is gimcracks in 't the Queen is wise Above her years Phi. Macarius is perplex'd Enter Eubulus Lis I cannot blame him but my Lord Eubulus Returns they are both troubled 'las good men But our duties are expected we forget Ex. Phil. Lis Eub. I must resolve and yet things are not ripe My brains upon the torture Mac. This may quit The hazard of his person whose least drop Of blood is worth more than our families My Lord Eubulus I have thought a way I stay the young mens desperate proceedings It is our cause they fight let us beseech The Queen to grant us two the priviledge Of Duel rather than expose their lives To eithers fury it were pity they Should run upon so black a destiny We are both old and may be spar'd a pair Of fruitless trees mossie and wither'd trunks That fill up too much room Eub. Most willingly And I will praise her charity to allow it I have not yet forget to use a sword Let 's lose no time by this act she will licence Our souls to leave our bodies but a day Perhaps an hour the sooner they may live To do her better service and be friends When we are dead and yet I have no hope This will be granted curse upon our faction Mac. If fine deny us Eub. What Mac. I wou'd do somewhat Eub. There 's something o' th' suddain struck upon My imagination that may secure us Mac. Name it if no dishonor wait upon 't To preserve them I 'll accept any danger Eub. There is no other way and yet my heart Would be excus'd but 't is to save his life Mac. Speak it Eubulus Eub. In your ear I shall It sha'not make a noise if you refuse it Mac. Hum though it stir my bloud I 'll meet Arcadius If this preserve thee not I must unseal Another mistery Exit Enter Queen Lisimachus Cassander Charilla Lisander Philocles Antigonus Qu. We owe to all your loves and will deserve At least by our endeavours that none may This day repent their prayers my Lord Protector Cas Madam I have no Such Title now and am blest to lose That name so happily I was but trusted With a glorious burden Qu. You have prov'd Your self our faithful Counsellor and must still Protect our growing state a Kingdoms Scepter Weighs down a womans arm this Crown sits heavy Upon my brow already and we know There 's something more than mettal in this wreath Of shining glory but your faith and counsel That are familiar with mysteries And depths of state have power to make us fit For such a bearing in which
Of mens miseries yet we two living We could cross her purpose for 't is impossible She could cure us we are so excellent in our afflictions It would be more than glory to her blindness And stile her power beyond her pride to quit us Nicu. Do they live still Sebast Yes and make to harbor Nicu. Most miserable men I grieve their fortunes Sebast How happy had they been had the Sea cover'd em They leap from one calamity to another Had they been drown'd they had ended all their sorrows What shouts of joy they make Nicu. Alas poor wretches had they but once experience Of this Island they 'd turn their tunes to wailings Sebast Nay to curses That ever they set foot on such calamities Here 's nothing but Rocks and barrenness Hunger and cold to eat here 's no Vineyards To cheer the heart of man no Christal Rivers After his labour to refresh his body If he be feeble nothing to restore him But heavenly hopes nature that made those remedies Dares not come here nor look on our distresses For fear she turn wild like the place and barren Nicu. Oh Uncle yet a little memory of what we were 'T will be a little comfort in our calamities When we were seated in our blessed homes How happy in our kindreds in our families In all our fortunes Sebast Curse on those French Pirats that displanted us That flung us from that happiness we found there Constrain'd us to Sea to save our lives honors and our riches With all we had our kinsmen and our jewels In hope to find some place free from such robbers Where a mighty storm sever'd our Barks That where my Wife my Daughter And my noble Ladies that went with her Virgins and loving souls to scape those Pirats Nicus They are yet living such goodness cannot perish Sebast But never to me Cosin Never to me again what bears their Flag-staves Nicu. The Arms of France sure Nay doe not start we cannot be more miserable Death is a cordial now come when it will Sebast They get to shore apace they 'll flie as fast When once they find the place what 's that which swims there Ni. A strong young man Sir with a handsom woman Hanging about his neck Sebast That shews some honor May thy brave charity what e'er thou art Be spoken in a place that may renown thee And not dye here Nicus The Boat it seems turn'd over So forced to their shifts yet all are landed They 're Pirates on my life Sebast They will not rob us For none will take out misery for riches Come Cosin let 's descend and try their pities If we get off a little hope walks with us If not we shall but load this wretched Island With the same shadows still that must grow shorter Ex. Enter Albert Aminta Tibalt Morillat La-mure Master Franvile Surgeon Sailors Tib. Wet come ashore my mates we are safe arrived yet Mast Thanks to heavens goodness no man lost The Ship rides fair too and her leaks in good plight Alb. The weathers turn'd more courteous How does my Dear Alas how weak she is and wet Amint. I am glad yet I scap'd with life Which certain noble Captain next to heavens goodness I must thank you for and which is more Acknowledge your dear tenderness your firm love To your unworthy Mistriss and recant too Indeed I must those harsh opinions Those cruel unkind thoughts I heapt upon ye Farther than that I must forget your injuries So far I am ti'd and fet'red to your service Believe me I will learn to love Alb. I thank ye Madam And it shall be my practise to serve What cheer companions Tib. No great cheer Sir a piece of souc'd Bisket And halfe a hard egg for the Sea has taken order Being young and strong we shall not surfet Captain For mine own part I 'll dance till I 'm dry Come Surgeon out with your Clister-pipe And strike a Galliard Alb. What a brave day again And what fair weather after so foul a storm La mure I an 't pleas'd the Master he might ha seen This weather and ha' sav'd our goods Alb. Never think on 'em we have our lives and healths La-m. I must think on 'em and think 'T was most maliciously done to undoe me Fran. And me too I lost all I ha'n't another shirt to put upon me nor cloaths But these poor rags I had fifteen fair suits The worst was cut upon Taffaty Tib. I am glad you ha' lost give me thy hand Is thy skin whole art thou not purl'd with scabs No antient monuments of Madam Venus Thou hast a suit then will pose the cunning'st Tailor That will never turn fashion nor forsake thee Till thy executors the Worms uncase thee They take off glorious sutes Franvile thou art happy Thou art deliver'd of 'em here are no Brokers No Alchymists to turn 'em into Mettal Nor leather'd Captains with Ladies to adore 'em Wilt thou see a Dog-fish rise in one of thy brave doublets And tumble like a tub to make thee merry Or an old Haddock rise with thy hatch'd sword Thou paid'st a hundred Crowns for A Mermaid in a Mantle of your Worships Or a Dolphin in your double Ruffe Fran. Ye are merry but if I take it thus If I be foisted and jeer'd out of my goods La-m. Nor I I vow thee Nor Master nor Mate I see your cunning Alb. Oh be not angry Gentlemen Moril. Yes Sir we have reason And some friends I can make Mast What I did Gentlemen was for the general safety If ye aim at me I am not so tame Tib. Pray take my counsel Gallants Fight not till the Surgeon be well He 's damnable sea-sick and may spoil all Besides he has lost his Fiddlestick and the best Box of Bores-grease why do you make such faces And hand your swords Alb. Who would ye fight with Gentlemen Who has done ye wrong for shame be better temper'd No sooner come to give thanks for our safeties But we must raise new civil broils amongst us Inslame those angry powers to shower new vengeance on us What can we expect for these unmanly murmurs These strong temptations of their holy pitties But plagues in another kind a fuller so dreadful That the singing storms are slumbers to it Tib. Be men and rule your minds If you will needs fight Gentlemen And think to raise new riches by your valours Have at ye I have little else to do now I have said my prayers you say you have lost And make your loss your quarrel And grumble at my Captain here and the Master Two worthy persons indeed too worthy for such rascals Thou Galloon gallant and Mammon you That build on golden Mountains thou Money-Maggot Come all draw your swords ye say ye are miserable Alb. Nay hold good Tibalt Tib. Captain let me correct 'em I 'll make ye ten times worse I will not leave 'em For look ye fighting is as nourishing to me as eating I was
Crocale Juletta Hip. How did we lose Clarinda Cro. When we believ'd the Stag was spent and would take soil The sight of the black lake which we suppos'd He chose for his last refuge frighted him more Than we that did pursue him Jul. That 's usual for death it self is not so terrible To any beast of chase Hip. Since we liv'd here we ne'er could force one to it Cro. 'T is so dreadful Birds that with their pinions cleave the air Dare not flie over it when the Stag turn'd head And we even tir'd with labor Clarinda as if She were made of Air and Fire And had no part of earth in her eagerly pursu'd him Nor need we fear her safety this place yields not Fawns nor Satyrs or more lustful men Here we live secure And have among our selves a Common-wealth Which in our selves begun with us must end Jul. I there 's the misery Cro. But being alone Allow me freedom but to speak my thoughts The strictness of our Governess that forbids us On pain of death the sight and use of men Is more than tyranny for her self she 's past Those youthful heats and feels not the want Of that which young maids long for and her daughter The fair Clarinda though in few years Improv'd in height and large proportion Came here so young That scarce remembring that she had a father She never dreams of man and should she see one In my opinion a would appear a strange beast to her Jul. 'T is not so with us Hip. For my part I confess it I was not made For this single life nor do I love hunting so But that I had rather be the chace my self Cro. By Venus out upon me I should have sworn By Diana I am of thy mind too wench And though I have ta'en an oath not alone To detest but never to think of man Every hour something tels me I am forsworn For I confess imagination helps me sometimes And that 's all is left for us to feed on We might starve else for if I have any pleasure In this life but when I sleep I am a Pagan Then from the Courtier to the Countrey-clown I have strange visions Jul. Visions Crocale Cro. Yes and sine visions too And visions I hope in dreams are harmless And not forbid by our Canons the last night Troth 't is a foolish one but I must tell it As I lay in my Cabin betwixt sleeping and waking Hip. Upon your back Cro. How should a young Maid lie fool When she would be intranc'd Hip. We are instructed forward I prethee Cro. Methought a sweet young man In years some twenty with a downy chin Promising a future beard and yet no red one Stole slylie to my Cabin all unbrac'd Took me in his arms and kiss'd me twenty times Yet still I slept Jul. Fie thy lips run over Crocale 〈◊〉 to the rest Cro. Lord What a man is this thought I To do this to a Maid â—et then for my life I could not wake The youth a little danted with a trembling hand Heav'd up the clothes Hip. Yet still you slept Cro. Y'faith I did and when methoughts he was warm by my side Thinking to catch him I stretcht out both mine armes And when I felt him not I shreekt out And wak'd for anger Hip. 'T was a pretty dream Cro. I if it had been a true one Enter Albert. Jul. But stay What 's here cast o' th' shore Hip. 'T is a man Shall I shoot him Cro. No no 't is a handsome beast Would we had more o' th' breed stand close wenches And let 's hear if he can speak Alb. Do I yet live Sure it is ayr I breathe What place is this Sure something more than humane keeps residence here For I have past the Stygian gulph And touch upon the blessed shore 't is so This is the Elizian shade these happy spirits That here enjoy all pleasures Hip. He makes towards us Jul. Stand or I 'll shoot Cro. Hold he makes no resistance Alb. Be not offended Goddesses that I fall Thus prostrate at your feet or if not such 〈◊〉 Nymphs of Dian's train that range these groves Which you forbid to men vouchsafe to know â— am a man a wicked sinful man and yet not sold â—o far to impudence as to presume To press upon your privacies or provoke â—our Heavenly angers 't is not for my self 〈◊〉 beg thus poorly for I am already wounded Wounded to death and faint my last breath 〈◊〉 for a Virgin comes as near your selves 〈◊〉 all perfection as what 's mortal may â—esemble things divine O pitty her And let your charity free her from that desart 〈◊〉 Heavenly charity can reach to Hell â—or sure that place comes near it and where ere â—y ghoâ—t shall find abode â—ernally I shall powre blessings on ye Hip. By my life I cannot hurt him Cro. Though I lose my head for it nor I. must pitty him and will Enter Clarinda Jul. But stay Clarinda Cla. What new game have ye found here ha What beast is this lies wallowing in his gore Cro. Keep off Cla. Wherefore I pray I ne'er turn'd â—rom a fell Lioness rob'd of her whelps â—nd Shall I fear dead carrion Jul. O but. Cla. But What is' t Hip. It is infectious Cla. Has it not a name Cro. Yes but such a name from which â—s from the Devil your Mother commands us me Cla. Is' t a man Cro. It is Cla. What a brave shape it has in death How excellent would it appear had it life Why should it be infectious I have heard My Mother say I had a Father And was not he a Man Cro. Questionless Madam Cla. Your fathers too were Men Jul. Without doubt Lady Cla. And without such it is impossible We could have been Hip. A sin against nature to deny it Cla. Nor can you or I have any hope to be a Mother Without the help of Men. Cro. Impossible Cla. Which of you then most barbarous that knew You from a man had Being and owe to it The name of parent durst presume to kill The likeness of that thing by which you are Whose Arrowes made these wounds speak or by Dian Without distinction I 'll let sly at ye all Jul. Not mine Hip. Nor mine Cro. 'T is strange to see her mov'd thus Restrain your fury Madam had we kill'd him We had but perform'd your Mothers command Cla. But it she command unjust and cruel things We are not to obey it Cro. We are innocent some storm did cast Him shipwrackt on the shore as you see wounded Nor durst we be Surgeons to such Your Mother doth appoint for death Cla. Weak excuse Where 's pity Where 's soft compassion cruel and ungrateful Did providence offer to your charity But one poor Subject to express it on And in 't to shew our wants too and could you So carelesly neglect it Hip. For ought I know he 's living yet And you may tempt your Mother
Claris But he receiv'd it from a friend And the unkindness ta'en at that may kill him Mari. Let me see him Physi By no means he slumbers Mari. Then I cannot believe you When you tell me there 's hope of him Alber. Yet many Ladies Do give more saith to their Physitian Than to their Confessor Claris O my poor lost brother And friend more dear than Brother Alber. More loud instruments To disturb his slumbers goe goe take Caroch And as you love me you and the Girle retire To our Summer house i' th' Country I 'll be with you Within these two days Maria. I am yours in all things Though with much sorrow to leave him Exeunt Maria Claris Alber. I pray you Gentlemen With best observance tend your Patient The loss of my heir-male lies now a bleeding Enter Mentivole And think what payment his recovery Shall show'r upon you Of all men breathing Exeunt Physitian Chirur. Wherefore do you arrive here Are you mad My injury begins to bleed afresh At sight of you why this affront of yours I receive more malitious than the other Your hurt was only danger to my son But your sight to me is death Why come you hither Do you come to view the wounds which you have made And glory in them Menti. Rather worthy Sir to pour Oyl into them Alber. I am a Soldier Sir Least part of a Courtier and understand By your smooth Oyl Your present flattery Menti. Sir for my Fathers sake acknowledge me To be born a Gentleman no slave I ever Held flatterers of that breed do not misconstrue In your distaste of me the true intent Of my coming hither for I do protest I do not come to tell you I am sorry For your sons hurt Alber. Not sorry Menti. No not sorry I have to the lowest ebbo lost all my fury But I must not lose my honesty 't was he Gave heat unto the injury which return'd Like a Petar ill lighted into ' th' bosome Of him gave fire to 't yet I hope his hurt Is not so dangerous but he may recover When if it please him call me to account For the loss of so much blood I shall be ready To do him noble reason Alber. You are arm'd me thinks with wondrous confidence Menti. O with the best Sir For I bring penitence and satisfaction Alber. Satisfaction Why I heard you say but now You were not sorry for his wounds Menti. Nor am I the satisfaction which I bring Sir is to you You are a Gentleman ne'er injur'd me One ever lov'd my Father the right way And most approv'd of noble amity Yet I have run my sword quite through your heart And slightly hurt your son for 't may be scar'd A grief ta'en at these years for your sons loss May hazard yours And therefore I am sent By him that has most interest in your sorrow Who having chid me almost to the ruin Of a disheritance for violating So continued and so sacred a friendship Of 50 Winters standing such a friendship That ever did continue like the spring Ne'er saw the fall o' th' leaf by him I am sent To say the wrong I have done Sir is to you And that I have quite lost him for a Father Until I find your pardon nay there follows A weightier deprivation his Estate I could with a less number of sighs part with Fortune might attend my youth and my deservings In any Climate but a Fathers blessing To settle and confirm that fortune no where But only here Your pardon give me that And when you have done kill me for 't is that Takes from me the effect of excommunication A Fathers heavy curse Alber. Nay may that curse Light on himself for sending thee in this minute When I am grown as deaf to all compassion As the cruellest Sea-fight or most horrid tempest That I had drown'd i' th' Sea a thousand duckets Thou hadst not made this visit rash young man Thou tak'st me in an ill Planet and hast cause To curse thy Father for I do protest If I had met thee in any part o' th' World But under my own roofe I would have kill'd thee Within there Enter Physitian Chirurgion and Servants Look you Here 's a triumph sent for the death of your young Master Serv. Shall we kill him Alber. No I 'll not be so unhospitable but Sir By my life I vow to take assurance from you That right hand never more shall strike my son Menti. That will be easily protested Alber. Not easily when it must be exacted and a bloody seal to 't Bind him and cut off's right hand presently Fair words shall never satisfie foul deeds Chop 's hand off Menti. You cannot be so unrighteous to your own honor Phy. O Sir collect your self And recall your bloody purpose Alber. My intents of this nature do ever come to action Chirur. Then I must fetch another stickler Exit Alber. Yet I do grieve at heart And I do curse thy Father heartily That 's the cause of my dishonor sending thee In such an hour when I am apt for mischief Apt as a Dutch-man after a Sea-fight When his enemy kneels afore him come dispatch Phys Intreat him Noble Sir Menti. You shall excuse me Whatsoever he dares do that I dare suffer Enter Caesario and Chirurgion Caesar Oh Sir for honors sake stay your foul purpose For if you do proceed thus cruelly There is no question in the wound you give him I shall bleed to death for 't Alber. Thou art not of my temper What I purpose cannot be alter'd Serv. Sir the Duke With all speed expects you You must instantly Ship all your followers and to sea Alber. My blessing stay with thee upon this condition Take away his use of fighting as thou hop'st To be accounted for my son perform 't Exit Cesar You hear what I am injoyn'd to Menti. Pray thee take it Only this ring this best esteem'd Jewel I will not give 't to 'th hangman chops it off It is too dear a relique I 'll remove it nearer my heart Caesar Ha that Rings my Sisters The Ring I injoyn'd her never part withal Without my knowledge come Sir we are friends Pardon my fathers heat and melancholy Two violent Fevers which he caught at Sea And cannot yet shake off only one promise I must injoyn you to and seriously Hereafter you shall never draw a Sword To the prejudice of my life Menti. By my best hopes I shall not Caesar I pray deliver me your sword On that condition Menti. I shall Sir may it hereafter Ever fight on your part Caesar Noble Sir I thank you But for performance of your vow I intreat Some gage from you Menti. Any Sir Caesar Deliver me that ring Menti. Ha this Ring indeed this Jewel binds me If you knew the vertue of it never more To draw my sword against you Caesar Therefore I will have it Menti. You may not Caesar Come you must I that by violence could
a very necessary farewell Enter Caesario They all make ridiculous conges to Bianca rank themselves and dance in several postures during the dance Enter Caesario and stands off Host Well done my lusty bloods precisely well done One lusty rouse of Wine and take leave on all sides Cesar Thanks for your Revels Gentlemen accept This Gold and drink as freely as you danc'd Host My noble Lord Cesario clear the rooms Sirs Foro. Away Attend your answers Exeunt Foro and those that dâ—ne'd Cesar With your favor Rolando I would change a word or two with your fair daughter Host At your Lordships pleasure come Wife no muttering have a care Girle my love service and duty to you good Lordship Exeunt and Wife Cesar My often visits sweet Bianca cannot But constantly inform thy judgment wherein Thy happiness consists for to steal minutes From great imployments to converse with beauty Lodg'd in so mean a fortune to lay by Consideration of the unequal distance Between my blood and thine to shun occasions Of courtship with the Ladies of the time Noble and fair only for love to thee Must of necessity invite a tenderness As low as nature could have stampt a Bondwomans To entertain quick motions of rare gratitude For my uncommon favors Bian. ' Deed my Lord as far as my simplicity can lead me I freely thank your curtesies Cesar To thank them is to reward them pretty one Bian. Then teach me How I may give them back again in truth I never yet receiv'd a pair of Gloves A trifling Ring from any that expected An equall satisfaction but as willingly I parted with the guift unto the owner as he bestow'd it Caesar But I pour before thee Such plenties as it lies not in the ability Of thy whole kindred to return proportionable One for a thousand Biâ—n You my Lord conclude For my instruction to ingage a debt Beyond a possibility of paiment I ever thought a sin and therefore justly Without conceit of scorn or curious rudeness I must refuse your bounty Cesar Canst thou love Bian. Love Is there such a word in any Language That carries honest sence Cesar Never dwelt ignorance In so sweet-shap't a building love Bianca Is that firm knot which ties two hearts in one Shall ours be tied so Bian. Use a plainer word My Lord. In stead of tyes say marries hearts Then I may understand Caesar Their hearts are married Whose enterchange of pleasures and embraces Soft kisses and the privacies of sweets Keeps constant league together when temptation Of great mens oathes and gifts shall urge contempt Rather than batter resolution novelty Of sights or taste of new delights in wantonness Breeds surfeit more than appetite in any Reserv'd to noble vowes my excellent Maid Live thou but true to me and my contents Mine only that no partner may partake The treasure of those sweets thy youth yet glories in And I will raise thy lowness to abundance Of all varieties and more triumph In such a Mistris than great Princes doating On truth-betraying Wives Bian. Thus to yield up then The cottage of my virtue to be swallow'd By some hard-neighbouring Landlord such as you are Is in effect to love a Lord so vicious O where shall innocence find some poor dwelling Free from temptations tyranny Cesar Nay prethee Byan. Gay clothes high feeding easie beds of lust Change of unseemly sights with base discourse Draw curses on your Pallaces for my part This I will be confirm'd in I will eate The bread of labour know no other rest Than what is earn'd from honest pains ere once more Lend ear to your vile toyles Sir would you were As noble in desires as I could be in knowing virtue Pray do not afflict a poor soul thus Cesar I swear to me Bianca steales off Enter a Gentleman Gent. The Duke my Lord commands your speedy presence For answering agrievances lately urg'd Against you by your Mother Cesar By my Mother Gent. The Court is near on sitting Cesar I wait on it Sir Exeunt Enter Duke Magistrate Secretary Baptista Attendants Mentivole they sit Mentivole stands by Duke What waste of blood what tumults what divisions What outrages what uprores in a State Factions though issuing from mean springs at first Have not restrain'd stowed to the sad example At Rome between the Vrsins and Columni's Nay here at home in Florence 'twixt the Neers And the Bianchi can too mainly witness I sit not at the Helm my Lords of Sovereignty Deputed Pilot for the Common-wealth To sleep while others steere as their wild fancies Shall counsel by the compass of disorders Baptista This short Preface is directed Chiefly to you the petty brawls and quarrels Late urg'd betwixt th' Alberti and your family Must yes and shall like tender unknit joynts Fasten again together of themselves Or like an â—â—gry Chyrurgion we will use The roâ—ghness of our justice to cut off â— be stubborn â—ancour of the limbes offending Bap. Most gracious Florence Duke Our commanâ— was signified â—hat neither of the followers of each party Shoâ—lâ— appeâ—r here with weapons Bap. 'T is obey'd Sir on my side Duke We must leave the general cause Of State employments to give â—ar to brawls Of some particular grudges pollitick government For tutor'd Princes but no more henceforth Enter Mariana and Clarissa at one door Cesario at the other Our frown shall check presumption not our clemency Mari. All blessings due to unpartial Princes Crown Florence with eternity of happiness Cesar If double Prayers can double blessings great Sir Mine joyn for your prosperity with my Mothers Duke Rise both now briefly Lady without circumstance Deliver those agrievances which lately Your importunity possest our Counsel Were fit for audience wherein you petition'd You might be heard without an Advocate Which boon you find is granted Mari. Though divided I stand between the Laws of truth and modesty Yet let my griefs have vent Yet the clearness Of strange necessity requires obedience To nature and your Mercy in my weeds Of mourning emblems of too dear misfortunes Badges of griefs and Widdowhood the burtheâ— Of my charg'd soul must be laid down before you Wherein if strict opinion cancel shame My frailty is my plea Stand forth young Man And hear a story that will strike all reason Into amazement Cesar I attend Mar. Alberto peace dwell upon his ashes still the husband Of my remembrance and unchanging vowes Has by his death left to his heir possession Of fair revenew which this young man claimes As his inheritance I urg'd him gently Friendly and privately to grant a partage Of this estate to her who ownes it all This his supposed Sister Bap. How supposed Cesar Pray Madam recollect your self Mar. The relish Of a strange truth begins to work like Physick Already I have bitterness to mingle With these preparatives so deadly loathsome It will quite choak digestion shortly hear it Cesario for I dare not rob unjustly The poor soul of his name this this
some hope I have me thinks a kind of fever upon me Exit Boy A certain gloominess within me doubting as it were betwixt two passions there is no young maid upon her wedding night when her husband sets first foot in the bed blushes and looks pale again oftner than I doe now There is no Poet acquainted with more shakings and quakings towards the latter end of this new play when he 's in that case that he stands peeping betwixt Curtains so fearfully that a Bottle of Ale cannot be opened but he thinks some body hisses than I am at this instant Count. Are they in consultation If they be either my young Duke hath gotten some Bastard and is persuading my Knight yonder to father the child and marry the wench or else some Cock-pit is to be built Laz. My Lord what Nobleman's that Count. His name is Lucio 't is he that was made a Lord at the request of some of his friends for his wives sake he affects to be a great States-man and thinks it consists in night-caps and jewells and tooth-picks Laz. And what 's that other Count. A Knight Sir that pleaseth the Duke to favour and to raise to some extraordinary fortunes he can make as good men as himself every day in the week and doth Laz For what was he raised Count. Truely Sir I am not able to say directly for what But for wearing of red breeches as I take it he 's a brave man he will spend three Knighthoods at a Supper without Trumpets Laza. My Lord I 'll talk with him for I have a friend that would gladly receive the humor Count. If he have the itch of Knighthood upon him let him repair to that Physitian he 'll cure him but I will give you a note is your friend fat or lean Laz Something fat Count. 'T will be the worse for him Laza. I hope that 's not material Count. Very much for there is an impost set upon Knighthoods your friend shall pay a Noble in the pound Duke I doe not like examinations We shall find out the truth more easily Some other way less noted and that course Should not be us'd till we be sure to prove Some thing directly for when they perceive Themselves suspected they will then provide More warily to answer Luc. Doth she know your Grace doth love her Duke She hath never heard it Luc. Then thus my Lord. They whisper again Laz. What 's he that walks alone so sadly with his hands behind him Count. The Lord of the house he that you desire to be acquainted with he doth hate women for the same cause that I love them Laz. What 's that Count. For that which Apes want you perceive me Sir Laz. And is he sad Can he be sad that hath so rich a gem under his roof as that which I doe follow What young Lady 's that Count. Which Have I mine eye-sight perfect 't is my sister did I say the Duke had a Bastard What should she make here with him and his Councell She hath no papers in her hand to petition to them she hath never a husband in prison whose release she might sue for That 's a fine trick for a wench to get her husband clapt up that she may more freely and with less suspition visit the private studies of men in authority Now I doe discover their consultation you fellow is a Pander without all salvation But let me not condemn her too rashly without weighing the matter she 's a young Lady she went forth early this morning with a waiting woman and a Page or so This is no garden house in my conscience she went forth with no dishonest intent for she did not pretend going to any Sermon in the further end of the City Neither went she to see any odd old Gentlewoman that mourns for the death of her husband or the loss of her friend and must have young Ladys come to comfort her those are the damnable Bawds 'T was no set meeting certainly for there was no wafer-woman with her these three days on my knowledge I 'll talk with her Good morrow my Lord. Gond. Y' are welcome Sir here 's her brother come now to doe a kind office for his sister is it not strange Count. I am glad to meet you here sister Orian. I thank you good brother and if you doubt of the cause of my coming I can satisfie you Count. No faith I dare trust thee I doe suspect thou art honest for it is so rare a thing to be honest amongst you that some one man in an age may perhaps suspect some two women to be honest but never believe it verily Luci. Let your return be suddain Arri. Unsuspected by them Duke It shall so shall I best perceive their Love if there be any Farewell Count. Let me entreat your grace to stay a little To know a gentleman to whom your self Is much beholding he hath made the sport For your whole Court these eight years on my knowledge Duke His name Count. Lazarello Duke I heard of him this morning which is he Count. Lazarello pluck up thy spirits thy Fortune is now raising the Duke calls for thee and thou shalt be acquainted with him Laz. He 's going away and I must of necessity stay here upon business Count. 'T is all one thou shalt know him first Laz. Stay a little if he should offer to take me away with him and by that means I should loose that I seek for but if he should I will not goe with him Count. Lazarello the Duke stayes wilt thou lose this opportunity Laz. How must I speak to him Count. 'T was well thought of you must not talk to him as you doe to an ordinary man honest plain sence but you must wind about him for example if he should aske you what a clock it is you must not say If it please your grace 't is nine but thus thrice three a clock so please my Sovereign or thus Look how many Muses there doth dwell Upon the sweet banks of the learned Well And just so many stroaks the clock hath struck And so forth And you must now and then enter into a description Laz. I hope I shall doe it Count. Come May it please your grace to take note of a Gentleman wel seen deeply read and throughly grounded in the hidden knowledge of all sallets and pot-herbs whatsoever Duke I shall desire to know him more inwardly Laz. I kiss the Oxe-hide of your graces foot Count. Very well will your grace question him a little Duke How old are you Laz. Full eight and twenty several Almanacks Have been compiled all for several years Since first I drew this breath four prentiships Have I most truely served in this world And eight and twenty times hath Phoebus Car Run out his yearly course since Duke I understand you Sir Luci. How like an ignorant Poet he talks Duke You are eight and twenty years old what time of the day doe you
as it should be they that ne'er begg'd But they prevail'd had their suits fairly granted The prisoners have their lives 1 Fr. I knew 't would be so 2 Fr. But there be new conditions which you 'll hear of At better time Jail I hope they are good 2 Fr. They are honourable How good they 'll prove I know not Enter Wooer 1 Fr. 'T will be known Woo. Alas Sir where 's your Daughter Jail Why do you ask Woo. Oh Sir when did you see her 2 Fr. How he looks Jail This morning Woo. Was she well was she in health Sir when did she sleep 1 Fr. These are strange questions Jail I do not think she was very well for now You make me mind her but this very day I ask'd her questions and she answer'd me So far from what she was so childishly So sillily as if she were a fool An Innocent and I was very angry But what of her Sir Woo. Nothing but my pity but you must know it and as good by me As by another that less loves her Jail Well Sir 1 Fr. Not right 2 Fr. Not well Woo. No Sir not well Woo. 'T is too true she is mad 1 Fr. It cannot be Woo. Believe you 'll find it so Jay I half suspected What you told me the gods comfort her Either this was her love to Palamon Or fear of my miscarrying on his scape Or both Woo. 'T is likely Jay But why all this haste Sir Woo. I 'll tell you quickly As I late was angling In the great Lake that lies behind the Palace From the far shore thick set with Reeds and Sedges As patiently I was attending sâ—â—rt I heard a voice a shrill one and attentive I gave my ear when I might well perceive 'T was one that sung and by the smallness of it A Boy or Woman I then left my angle To his own skill came near but yet perceiv'd not Who made the sound the Rushes and the Reeds Had so encompast it I laid me down And listned to the words she sung for then Through a small glade cut by the Fisher-men I saw it was your Daughter Jail Pray goe on Sir Woo. She sung much but no sence only I heard her Repeat this often Palamon is gone Is gone to th' wood to gather Mulberries I 'll find him out to morrow 1 Fr. Pretty soul Woo. His shackles will betray him he 'll be taken And what shall I do then I 'll bring a heavy A hundred black-ey'd Maids that love as I do With Chaplets on their heads with Daffadillies With cherry lips and cheeks of Damask Roses And all we 'll dance an Antique 'fore the Duke And beg his pardon then she talk'd of you Sir That you must lose your head to morrow morning And she must gather Flowers to bury you And see the house made handsome then she sung Nothing but willow willow willow and between Ever was Palamon fair Palamon And Palamon was a tall young man The place Was knee deep where she sate her careless Tresses A wreak of Bull-rush rounded about her stuck Thousand fresh Water Flowers of several colours That methought she appear'd like the fair Nymph That seeds the lake with waters or as Iris Newly dropt down from heaven Rings she made Of Rushes that grew by and to 'em spoke The prettiest posâ—es thus our true love 's ty'd This you may loose not me and many a one And then she wept and sung again and sigh'd And with the same breath smil'd and kist her hand 2 Fr. Alas what pity it is Woo. I made into her She saw me and straight sought the stood I sav'd her And set her safe to land when presently She slipt away and to the City made With such a cry and swiftness that believe me She left me far behind her three or four I saw from far off cross her one of 'em I knew to be your brother where we staid And fell scarce to be got away I left them with her Enter Brother Daughter and others And hither came to tell you Here they are Daugh. May you never more enjoy the light c. Is not this a fine Song Bro. Oh a very fine one Daugh. I can sing twenty more Bro. I think you can Daugh. Yes truly can I I can sing the Broom And Bonny Robbin Are not you a Tailor Bro. Yes Daugh. Where 's my wedding-Gown Bro. I 'll bring it to morrow Daugh. Doe very rarely I must be abroad else To call the Maids and pay the Minstrels For I must loose my Maidenhead by cock-light 'T will never thrive else Oh fair oh sweet c. Sings Bro. You must ev'n take it patiently Jay 'T is true Daugh. Good ev'n good men pray did you ever hear Of one young Palamon Jay Yes wench we know him Daugh. Is' t not a fine young Gentleman Jay 'T is Love Bro. By no mean cross her she is then distemper'd For worse than now she shows 1 Fr. Yes he 's a fine man Daugh. Oh is he so you have a Sister 1 Fr. Yes Daugh. But she shall never have him tell her so For a trick that I know y' had best look to her For if she see him once she 's gone she 's done And undone in an hour All the young Maids Of our Town are in love with him but I laugh at 'em And let 'em all alone is' t not a wise course 1 Fr. Yes Daugh. There is at least two hundred now with child by him There must be four yet I keep close for all this Close as a Cockle and all these must be boys He has the trick on 't and at ten years old They must be all gelt for Musicians And sing the wars of Theseus 2 Fr. This is strange Daugh. As ever your heard but say nothing 1 Fr. No. Daugh. They come from all parts of the Dukedom to him I 'll warrant ye he had not so few last night As twenty to dispatch he 'll tickle 't up In two hours if his hand be in Jay She 's lost Past all cure Bro. Heaven forbid man Daug. Come hither you are a wise man 1 Fr. Does she know him 2 Fr. No would she did Daugh. You are master of a Ship Jay Yes Daugh. Where 's your Compass Jay Here. Daugh. Set it to th' North. And now direct your course to th' wood where Palamon Lies longing for me for the Tackling Let me alone come weigh my hearts cheerly All. Owgh owgh owgh 't is up the wind 's fair top the Bowling out with the main sail where 's your Whistle Master Bro. Let 's get her in Jay Up to the top Boy Bro. Where 's the Pilot 1 Fr. Here. Daugh. What ken'st thou 3 Fr. A fair wood Daugh. Bear for it master tack about Sings When Cinthia with her borrowed light c. Exeunt Scaena Secunda Enter Emilia alone with two Pictures Emil. Yet I may bind those wounds up that must open And bleed to death for my sake
else I 'll choose And end their strife two such young handsome men Shall never fall for me their weeping Mothers Following the dead cold ashes of their Sons Shall never curse my cruelty Good Heaven What a sweet face has Arcite if wise nature With all her best endowments all those beauties She shews into the births of noble bodies Were here a mortal woman and had in her The coy denials of young Maids yet doubtless She would run mad for this man what an eye Of what a fiery sparkle and quick sweetness Has this young Prince here Love himself sits smiling Just such another wanton Ganimead Set Love a fire with and enforc'd the god Snatch up the goodly Boy and set him by him A shining constellation what a brow Of what a spacious Majesty he carries Arch'd like the great ey'd Juno's but far sweeter Smoother than Pelops Shoulder Fame and Honor Methinks from hence as from a Promontory Pointed in heaven should clap their wings and sing To all the under world the Loves and Fights Of gods and such men near ' em Palamon Is but his soil to him a mere dull shadow He 's swarth and meagre of an eye as heavy As if he had lost his mother a still temper No stirring in him no alacrity Of all this sprightly sharpness not a smile Yet these that we count errors may become him Narcissus was a sad Boy but a heavenly Oh who can find the bent of womans fancy I 'm a fool my reason is lost in me I have no choice and I have ly'd so lewdly That Women ought to beat me On my knees I ask thy pardon Palamon thou art alone And only beautiful and these thy eyes These the bright lamps of Beauty that command And threaten Love and what young Maid dare cross 'em What a bold gravity and yet inviting Has this brown manly face Oh Love this only From this hour is complexion lye there Arcite Thou art a changling to him a mere Gipsie And this the noble Bodie I am sotted Utterly lost My Virgins faith has fled me For if my Brother but even now had ask'd me Whether I lov'd I had run mad for Arcite Now if my Sister More for Palamon Stand both together now come ask me Brother Alas I know not ask me now sweet Sister I may go look what a mere child is Fancie That having two fair gawds of equal sweetness Cannot distinguish but must cry for both Enter Emil. and Gent. Emil. How now Sir Gent. From the Noble Duke your Brother Madam I bring you news the Knights are come Emil. To end the quarrel Gent. Yes Emil. Would I might end first What sins have I committed chaste Diana That my unspotted youth must now be soil'd With bloud of Princes and my Chastity Be made the Altar where the Lives of Lovers Two greater and two better never yet Made Mothers joy must be the sacrifice To my unhappy Beauty Enter Theseus Hippolita Perithous and Attendants Thes Bring 'em in quickly By any means I long to see ' em Your two contending Lovers are return'd And with them their fair Knights Now my fair Sister You must love one of them Emil. I had rather both So neither for my sake should fall untimely Enter Messenger Curtis Thes Who saw ' em Per. I a while Gent. And I. Thes From whence come you Sir Mess From the Knights Thes Pray speak You that have seen them what they are Mess I will Sir And truly what I think six braver spirits Than those they have brought if we judge by the outside I never saw nor read of he that stands In the first place with Arcite by his seeming Should be a stout man by his face a Prince His very looks so say him his complexion Nearer a brown than black stern and yet noble Which shews him hardy fearless proud of dangers The circles of his eyes shew fair within him And as a heated Lion so he looks His hair hangs long behind him black and shining Like Ravens wings his shoulders broad and strong Arm'd long and round and on his Thigh a Sword Hung by a curious Bauldrick when he frowns To seal his Will with better o' my conscience Was never Soldiers friend Thes Thou hast well describ'd him Per. Yet a great deal short Methinks of him that 's first with Palamon Thes Pray speak him friend Per. I ghess he is a Prince too And if it may be greater for his show Has all the ornament of honor in 't He 's somewhat bigger than the Knight he spoke of But of a face far sweeter his complexion Is as a ripe Grape ruddy he has felt Without doubt what he fights for and so apter To make this cause his own in 's face appears All the fair hopes of what he undertakes And when he 's angry then a setled valour Not tainted with extreams runs through his body And guides his arm to brave things Fear he cannot He shews no such soft temper his head 's yellow Hard haiâ—'d and curl'd thick twin'd like Ivy tops Nor to undoe with thunder in his face The Livery of the warlike Maid appears Pure red and white for yet no beard has blest him And in his rowling eyes sits victory As if she ever meant to correct his valour His Nose stands high a Character of honor His red Lips after sights are sit for Ladies Emil. Must these men die too Per. When he speaks his tongue Sounds like a Trumpet all his lineaments Are as a man would wish 'em strong and clean He wears a well-steel'd Axe the staffe of Gold His age some five and twenty Mess There 's another A little man but of a tough soul seeming As great as any fairer promises In such a Body yet I never look'd on Per. Oh he that 's freckle fac'd Mess The same my Lord Are they not sweet ones Per Yes they are well Mess Methinks Being so few and well dispos'd they shew Great and fine Art in nature he 's white hair'd Not wanton white but such a manly colour Next to an aborn tough and nimble set Which shows an active soul his arms are brawny Lin'd with strong sinews to the shoulder-piece Gently they swell like Women new conceiv'd Which speaks him prone to labour never fainting Under the weight of Arms stout-hearted still But when he stirs a Tiger he 's grey ey'd Which yields compassion where he conquers sharp To spie advantages and where he finds 'em He 's swift to make 'em his He does no wrongs Nor takes none he 's round fac'd and when he smiles He shows a Lover when he frowns a Soldier About his head he wears the winners oak And in it stuck the favour of his Lady His age some six and thirty In his hand He bears a Charging Staffe emboss'd with Silver Thes Are they all thus Per. They are all the sons of honor Thes Now as I have a soul I long to see 'em Lady you shall see men fight now