too Vind. Whos 's this comes Vind. The Dukes sonne vp so late brother fall back And you shall learne some mischeife my good Lord Luss. Piato why the man I wisht for come I do embrace this season for the fittest To tast of that yong Lady Vind. Heart and hell Hip. Dambd villaine Vind. I ha no way now to crosse it but to kill him Luss. Come only thou and I Vin. My Lord my Lord Luss. Why dost thou start vs Vind. I de almost forgot the bastard Lus. What of him Vind. This night this houre this minute now Luss. What what Vin. Shadowes the Duchesse Luss. Horrible word Vind. And like strong poyson eates Into the Duke your fathers fore-head Luss. Oh Vind. He makes horne royall Lus: Most ignoble slaue Vind. This is the fruite of two beds Luss. I am mad Vind. That passage he trod warily Luss. He did Vind. And husht his villaines euery step he tooke Luss. His villaines I le confound them Vind. Take e'm finely finely now Luss. The Duchesse Chamber-doore shall not controule mee Exeunt Hip. Good happy swift there 's gunpowder i th Court Wilde fire at mid-night in this heedlesse fury He may show violence to crosse himselfe I le follow the Euent Exit Luss. Where is that villaine Enter againe Vind. Sofly my Lord and you may take e'm twisted Luss. I care not how Vind. Oh t will be glorious To kill e'm doubled when their heapt be soft my Lord Luss. Away my spleene is not so lazy thus and thus I le shake their eye-lids ope and with my sword Shut e'm agen for euer villaine strumpet Duk. You vpper Guard defend vs Duch. Treason treason Duk. Oh take mee not in sleepe I haue great sins I must haue daies Nay months deere sonne with penitential heaues To lift 'em out and not to die vncleere O thou wilt kill me both in heauen and here Luss. I am amazde to death Duke Nay villaine traytor Worse then the fowlest Epithite now I le gripe thee Ee'n with the Nerues of wrath and throw thy head Amongst the Lawyers gard Enter Nobles and sonnes 1. Noble How comes the quiet of your Grace disturbd Duke This boye that should be my selfe after mee Would be my selfe before me and in heate Of that ambition bloudily rusht in Intending to depose me in my bed 2. Noble Duty and naturall-loyalty for-fend Dut. He cald his Father villaine and me strumpet A word that I abhorre to file my lips with Ambi. That was not so well done Brother Luss. I am abusde I know ther 's no excuse can do me good Vind. T is now good policie to be from sight His vicious purpose to our sisters honour Is crost beyond our thought Hip. You little dreamt his Father slept heere Vind. Oh 't was farre beyond me But since it fell so without fright-full word Would he had kild him t would haue easde our swords Duk. Be comforted our Duchesse he shall dye dissemble a flight Luss. Where 's this slaue-pander now out of mine eye Guiltie of this abuse Enter Spurio with his villaines Spu. Y' are villaines Fablers You haue knaues chins and harlots tongues you lie And I will dam you with one meale a day 1. Ser. O good my Lord Spu. Sbloud you shall neuer sup 2. Ser. O I beseech you sir Spu. To let my sword Catch cold so long and misse him 1. Ser. Troth my Lord T was his intent to meete there Spu. Heart hee 's yonder Ha what newes here is the day out ath- socket That it is Noone at Mid-night the Court vp How comes the Guard so sawcie with his elbowes Luss. The Bastard here Nay then the truth of my intent shall out My Lord and Father heare me Duke Beare him hence Luss. I can with loyaltie excuse Duke Excuse to prison with the Villaine Death shall not long lag after him Spu. Good ifaith then 't is not much amisse Luss. Brothers my best release lies on your tongues I pray perswade for mee Ambi. It is our duties make your selfe sure of vs Sup. Wee le sweate in pleading Luss. And I may liue to thanke you Exeunt Ambi. No thy death shall thanke me better Spu. Hee 's gon I le after him And know his trespasse seeme to beare a part In all his ills but with a Puritane heart Exit Amb. Now brother let our hate and loue be wouen So subtilly together that in speaking one word for his life We may make three for his death The craftiest pleader gets most gold for breath Sup. Set on I le not be farre behinde you brother Duke I st possible a sonne should bee disobedient as farre as the sword it is the highest he can goe no farther Ambi. My gratious Lord take pitty Duke Pitty boyes Amb. Nay weed be loth to mooue your Grace too much Wee know the tre'passe is vnpardonable Black wicked and vnnaturall Sup. In a Sonne oh Monstrous Ambi. Yet my Lord A Dukes soft hand stroakes the rough head of law And makes it lye smooth Duk. But my hand shall nere do ot Amb. That as you please my Lord Super. Wee must needs confesse Some father would haue enterd into hate So deadly pointed that before his eyes Hee would ha seene the execution sound Without corrupted fauour Amb. But my Lord Your Grace may liue the wonder of all times In pardning that offence which neuer yet Had face to beg a pardon Duke Hunny how 's this Amb. Forgiue him good my Lord hee s your owne sonne And I must needs say 't was the vildlier done Superv. Hee 's the next heire yet this true reason gathers None can possesse that dispossesse their fathers Be mercifull Duke Here 's no Step-mothers-wit I le trie 'em both vpon their loue and hate Amb. Be mercifull altho Duke You haue preuaild My wrath like flaming waxe hath spent it selfe I know 't was but some peeuish Moone in him goe let him bee releasd Superv. Sfoote how now Brother Amb. Your Grace doth please to speake beside your spleene I would it were so happy Duke Why goe release him Superv. O my good Lord I know the fault 's too weighty And full of generall loathing too inhumaine Rather by all mens voyces worthy death Duke T is true too here then receiue this signet doome shall passe Direct it to the Iudges he shall dye Ere many dayes make hast Amb. All speed that may be We could haue wisht his burthen not so sore We knew your Grace did but delay before Exeunt Duke Here 's Enuie with a poore thin couer or 't Like Scarlet hid in lawne easily spide through This their ambition by the Mothers side Is dangerous and for safetie must be purgd I will preuent their enuies sure it was But some mistaken furie in our sonne Which these aspiring boyes would climbe vpon He shall bee releasde suddainly Enter Nobles 1. Nob. Good morning to your Grace Duke Welcome my Lords 2. Nob. Our knees shall take away the office of our feete for
laughter when we 're dead who dares now whisper That dares not then speake out and e'en proclaime With lowd words and broad pens our closest shame Iud. Your grace hath spoke like to your siluer yeares Full of confirmed grauity for what is it to haue A flattering false insculption on a Toombe And in mens hearts reproch the boweld Corps May be seard in but with free tongue I speake The faults of great men through their fearce clothes breake Duk. They do we 're sory for 't it is our fate To liue in feare and die to liue in hate I leaue him to your sentance dome him Lords The fact is great whilst I sit by and sigh Duch. My gratious Lord I pray be mercifull Although his trespasse far exceed his yeares Thinke him to be your owne as I am yours Call him not sonne in law the law I feare Wil fal too soone vpon his name and him Temper his fault with pitty Luss. Good my Lord Then t will not tast so bitter and vnpleasant Vpon the Iudges pallat for offences Gilt ore with mercy show like fayrest women Good onely for their beauties which washt of no sin is ouglies Ambitis I beseech your grace Be soft and mild let not Relentlesse Law Looke with an iron for-head on our brother Spu. He yeelds small comfort yet hope he shall die And if a bastards wish might stand in force Would all the court were turn de into a coarse Duc, No pitty yet must I rise fruitlesse then A wonder in a woman are my knees Of such lowe mettall that without Respect 1. Iudg. Let the offender stand forth T is the Dukes pleasure that Impartiall Doome Shall take first hold of his vncleane attempt A Rape why t is the very core of lust Double Adultery Iuni. So Sir 2. Iud. And which was worse Committed on the Lord Antonioes wife That Generall honest Lady confesse my Lord What mou'd you too t Iuni. why flesh and blood my Lord What should moue men vnto a woman else Luss. O do not iest thy doome trust not an axe Or sword too far the Law is a wise serpent And quickly can beguile thee of thy life Tho marriage onely has made thee my brother I loue thee so far play not with thy Death Iuni. I thanke you troth good admonitions faith If the grace now to make vse of them 1. Iud. That Ladyes name has spred such a faire wing Ouer all Italy that if our Tongs Were sparing toward the Fact Iudgment it selfe Would be condemned and suffer in mens thoughts Iuni. Well then t is done and it would please me well Were it to doe agen sure shee s a Goddesse For I de no power to see her and to liue It falls out true in this for I must die Her beauty was ordaynd to be my scaffold And yet my thinks I might be easier ceast My fault being sport let me but die in iest 1. Iud. This be the sentence Dut. O keept vpon your Tongue let it not slip Death too soone steales out of a Lawyers lip Be not so cruell-wise 1. Iudg. Your Grace must pardon vs 'T is but the Iustice of the Lawe Dut. The Lawe Is growne more subtill then a woman should be Spu. Now now he dyes rid 'em away Dut. O what it is to haue an old-coole Duke To bee as slack in tongue as in performance 1. Iudg. Confirmde this be the doome irreuocable Dut. Oh! 1. Iudg. Tomorrow early Dut. Pray be a bed my Lord 1. Iudg. Your Grace much wrongs your selfe Ambi. No 't is that tongue Your too much right dos do vs too much wrong 1. Iudg. Let that offender Dut. Liue and be in health 1. Iud Be on a Scaffold Duk. Hold hold my Lord Spu. Pax on t What makes my Dad speake now Duke We will defer the iudgement till next sitting In the meane time let him be kept close prisoner Guard beare him hence Ambi. Brother this makes for thee Feare not wee le haue a trick to set thee free Iuni. Brother I will expect it from you both and in that hope I rest Super. Farewell be merry Exit with a garde Spu. Delayd deferd nay then if iudgement haue cold bloud Flattery and bribes will kill it Duke About it then my Lords with your best powers More serious businesse calls vpon our homes Exe. manet Du. Dut. Wast euer knowne step-Dutchesse was so milde And calme as I some now would plot his death With easie Doctors those loose liuing men And make his witherd Grace fall to his Graue And keepe Church better Some second wife would do this and dispatch Her double loathd Lord at meate and sleepe Indeed 't is true an old man 's twice a childe Mine cannot speake one of his single words Would quite haue freed my yongest deerest sonne From death or durance and haue made him walke With a bold foote vpon the thornie law Whose Prickles should bow vnder him but 't is not And therefore wedlock faith shall be forgot I le kill him in his fore-head hate there feede That wound is deepest tho it neuer bleed And here comes hee whom my heart points vnto His bastard sonne but my loues true-begot Many a wealthy letter haue I sent him Sweld vp with Iewels and the timorous man Is yet but coldly kinde That Iewel 's mine that quiuers in his eare Mocking his Maisters chilnesse and vaine feare Ha's spide me now Spu. Madame your Grace so priuate My duety on your hand Dut. Vpon my hand sir troth I thinke you de feare To kisse my hand too if my lip stood there Spi. Witnesse I would not Madam Dut. T is a wonder For ceremonie ha's made many fooles It is as easie way vnto a Dutchesse As to a Hatted-dame if her loue answer But that by timorous honors pale respects Idle degrees of feare men make their wayes Hard of themselues what haue you thought of me Spi. Madam I euer thinke of you in duty Regard and Dut. Puh vpon my loue I meane Spu. I would 't were loue but tus a fowler name Then lust you are my fathers wife your Grace may gesse now What I could call it Dut. Why th' art his sonne but falsly T is a hard question whether he begot thee Spu. Ifaith 't is true too I me an vncertaine man Of more vncertaine woman may be his groome 'ath stable begot me you know I know not hee could ride a horse well a shrowd suspition marry hee was wondrous tall hee had his length yfaith for peeping ouer halfe shut holy-day windowes Men would desire him light when he was a foote He made a goodly show vnder a Pent-house And when he rid his Hatt would check the signes and clatter Barbers Basons Dut. Nay set you a horse back once You le nere light off Spu. Indeed I am a beggar Dut. That 's more the signe thou' art Great but to our loue Let it stand firme both in thought and minde That the Duke was thy Father as no doubt then
for you knowe Hee le wish all priuate brother fall you back a little With the bony Lady Hip. That I will Vind. So so now 9. years vengeance crowde into a minute Duk. You shall haue leaue to leaue vs with this charge Vpon your liues if we be mist by 'th Duchesse Or any of the Nobles to giue out We 're priuately rid forth Vind Oh happinesse Duk With some few honorable gentlemen you may say You may name those that are away from Court Gentle Your will and pleasure shall be done my Lord Vind. Priuatly rid forth He striues to make sure worke on 't your good grace Duk. Piato well done hast brought her what Lady i st Vind. Faith my Lord a Country Lady a little bashfull at first as most of them are but after the first kisse my Lord the worst is past with them your grace knowes now what you haue to doo sha's some-what a graue looke with her but Duk. I loue that best conduct her Vind. Haue at all Duk. In grauest lookes the Greatest faultes seeme lesse Giue me that sin that 's rob'd in Holines Vind. Back with the Torch brother raise the perfumes Duk. How sweete can a Duke breath age has no fault Pleasure should meete in a perfumed mist Lady sweetely encountred I came from Court I must bee bould with you oh what 's this oh Vind. royall villaine white diuill Duke Oh Vind. Brother place the Torch here that his affrighted eye-balls May start into those hollowes Duke dost knowe Yon dreadfull vizard view it well t is the skull Of Gloriana whom thou poysonedst last Duk. Oh tas poysoned me Vind. Didst not know that till now Duk. What are you two Vind. Villaines all three the very ragged bone Has beene sufficiently reuengd Duk. Oh Hippolito call treason Hip. Yes my good Lord treason treason treason stamping on him Duk. Then I 'me betrayde Vind. Alasse poore Lecher in the hands of knaues A slauish Duke is baser then his slaues Duke My teeth are eaten out Vind. Hadst any lest Hip. I thinke but few Vin. Then those that did eate are eaten Duk. O my tongue Vind. Your tongue t will teach you to kisse closer Not like a Flobbering Dutchman you haue eyes still Looke monster what a Lady hast thou made me My once bethrothed wife Duk. Is it thou villaine nay then Vind. T' is I 't is Vindici t is I Hip. And let this comfort thee our Lord and Father Fell sick vpon the infection of thy frownes And dyed in sadnesse be that thy hope of life Duke Oh Vind. He had his toung yet greefe made him die speechlesse Puh t is but early yet now I le begin To stick thy soule with Vlcers I will make Thy spirit grieuous sore it shall not rest But like some pestilent man tosse in thy brest marke me duke Thou' rt a renowned high and mighty Cuckold Duke Oh! Vind. Thy Bastard thy bastard rides a hunting in thy browe Duke Millions of deaths Vind. Nay to afflict thee more Here in this lodge they meete for damned clips Those eyes shall see the incest of their lips Duke Is there a hell besides this villaines Vind. Villaine Nay heauen is iust scornes are the hires of scornes I nere knew yet Adulterer with-out hornes Hip. Once ere they dye 't is quitted Vind. Harke the musicke Their banquet is preparde they 're comming Duke Oh kill me not with that sight Vin. Thou shalt not loose that sight for all thy Duke-doome Duke Traytors murderers Vin. What is not thy tongue eaten out yet Then wee le inuent a silence brother stifle the Torch Duke Treason murther Vind. Nay faith wee le haue you husht now with thy dagger Naile downe his tongue and mine shall keepe possession About his heart if hee but gaspe hee dyes Wee dread not death to quittance iniuries Brother If he but winck not brooking the foule obiect Let our two other hands teare vp his lids And make his eyes like Comets shine through bloud When the bad bleedes then is the Tragedie good Hip. Whist brother musick 's at our eare they come Enter the Bastard meeting the Dutchesse Spu. Had not that kisse a taste of sinne 't were sweete Dutch Why there 's no pleasure sweet but it is sinfull Spu. True such a bitter sweetnesse fate hath giuen Best side to vs is the worst side to heauen Dutch Push come 't is the old Duke thy doubtfull Father The thought of him rubs heauen in thy way But I protest by yonder waxen fire Forget him or I le poyson him Spu. Madam you vrge a thought which nere had life So deadly doe I loath him for my birth That if hee tooke mee haspt within his bed I would adde murther to adultery And with my sword giue vp his yeares to death Dutch Why now thou' rt sociable le ts in and feast Lowdst Musick sound pleasure is Banquets guest Exeunt Duk. I cannot brooke Vind. The Brooke is turnd to bloud Hip. Thanks to lowd Musick Vind. T was our friend indeed 'T is state in Musicke for a Duke to bleed The Duke-dome wants a head tho yet vnknowne As fast as they peepe vp le ts cut 'em downe Exeunt Enter the Dutchesse two sonnes Ambitioso Supervacuo Amb. Was not his execution rarely plotted We are the Dukes sonnes now Super. I you may thanke my policie for that Amb. Your policie for what Super. Why wa st not my inuention brother To slip the Iudges and in lesser compasse Did not I draw the modell of his death Aduizing you to suddaine officers And een extemporall execution Amb. Heart t was a thing I thought on too Sup. You thought on t too ssoote slander not your thoughts With glorious vntruth I know t was from you Amb. Sir I say t was in my head Spu. I like your braines then Nere to come out as long as you liu'd Amb. You 'd haue the honor on 't forsooth that your wit Lead him to the scaffold Super. Since it is my due I le publisht but I le ha 't in spite of you Amb. Me thinkes y' are much too bould you should a little Remember vs brother next to be honest Duke Sup. I it shall be as easie for you to be Duke As to be honest and that 's neuer ifaith Amb. Well cold he is by this time and because Wee 're both ambitious be it our amity And let the glory be sharde equally Sup. I am content to that Amb. This night out yonger brother shall out of prison I haue a trick Sup. A trick pre-thee what i st Amb. Wee le get him out by a wile Sup. Pre-thee what wile Amb. No sir you shall not know it till 't be done For then you 'd sweare t were yours Super. How now what 's he Amb. One of the officers Super. Desired newes Amb. How now my friend Off. My Lords vnder your pardon I am allotted To that desertlesse office to present you With the yet bleeding head Sup. Ha ha excellent Amb.