whatsoeuer the matter be Pog. You shall haue Phisick for 't sir Richard Time runs apace Ber. Time 's a blockhead Richard Be rul'd when wee haue done what 's fitt to doe Then you may kisse your fill and bed her too Exeunt Enter the Fryar in his study sitting in a chayre Annabella kneeling and whispering to him a Table before them and wax-lights she weepes and wrings her hands Fry I am glad to see this pennance for beleeue me You haue vnript a soule so foule and guilty As I must tell you true I maruaile how The earth hath borne you vp but weepe weepe on These teares may doe you good weepe faster yet Whiles I doe reade a Lecture Anna. Wretched creature Fry I you are wretched miserably wretched Almost condemn'd aliue there is a place List daughter in a blacke and hollow Vault Where day is neuer seene there shines no Sunne But flaming horrour of consuming Fires A lightlesse Suphure choakt with smoaky foggs Of an infected darknesse in this place Dwell many thousand thousand sundry sorts Of neuer dying deaths there damned foules Roare without pitty there are Gluttons fedd With Toades and Addars there is burning Oyle Powr'd downe the Drunkards throate the Vsurer Is forc't to supp whole draughts of molten Gold There is the Murtherer for-euer stab'd Yet can he neuer dye there lies the wanton On Racks of burning steele whiles in his soule Hee feeles the torment of his raging lust Anna. Mercy oh mercy Fry There stands these wretched things Who haue dream't out whole yeeres in lawlesse sheets And secret incests cursing one another Then you will wish each kisse your brother gaue Had beene a Daggers poynt then you shall heare How hee will cry oh would my wicked sister Had first beene damn'd when shee did yeeld to lust But soft methinkes I see repentance worke New motions in your heart say how is 't with you Anna. Is there no way left to redeeme my miseries Fry There is despaire not Heauen is mercifull And offers grace euen now 't is thus agreed First for your Honours safety that you marry The Lord Soranzo next to saue your soule Leaue off this life and henceforth liue to him Anna. Ay mee Fry Sigh not I know the baytes of sinne Are hard to leaue oh 't is a death to doe 't Remember what must come are you content Anna. I am Fry I like it well wee 'le take the time Who 's neere vs there Enter Florio Giouanni Flo. Did you call Father Fry Is Lord Soranzo come Flo. Hee stayes belowe Fry Haue you acquainted him at full Flo. I haue and hee is ouer-ioy'd Fry And so are wee bid him come neere Gio. My Sister weeping ha I feare this Fryars falshood I will call him Exit Flo. Daughter are you resolu'd Anna. Father I am Enter Giouanni Soranzo and Vasques Flo. My Lord Soranzo here Giue mee your hand for that I giue you this Soran. Lady say you so too Anna. I doe and vow to liue with you and yours Fry Timely resolu'd My blessing rest on both more to be done You may performe it on the Morning-sun Exeunt Enter Grimaldi with his Rapier drawne and a Darke-lanthorne Gri. 'T is early night as yet and yet too soone To finish such a worke here I will lye To listen who comes next Hee lies downe Enter Bergetto and Philotis disguis'd and after Richardetto and Poggio Ber. Wee are almost at the place I hope Sweet-heart Gri. I heare them neere and heard one say Sweet-heart 'T is hee now guide my hand some angry Iustice Home to his bosome now haue at you sir strikes Ber. Exit Ber. Oh helpe helpe here 's a stich fallen in my gutts Oh for a Flesh-taylor quickly Poggio Phi. What ayles my loue Ber. I am sure I cannot pisse forward and backward and yet I am wet before and behind lights lights ho lights Phi. Alas some Villaine here has slaine my loue Richard Oh Heauen forbid it raise vp the next neighbours Instantly Poggio and bring lights Exit Poggio How is 't Bergetto slaine It cannot be are you sure y' are hurt Ber. O my belly seeths like a Porridge-pot some cold water I shall boyle ouer else my whole body is in a sweat that you may wring my shirt feele here why Poggio Enter Poggio with Officers and lights and Halberts Pog. Here alas how doe you Richard Giue me a light what 's here all blood O sirs Signior Donado's Nephew now is slaine Follow the murtherer with all the haste Vp to the Citty hee cannot be farre hence Follow I beseech you Officers Follow follow follow Exeunt Officers Richard Teare off thy linnen Couz to stop his wounds Be of good comfort man Ber. Is all this mine owne blood nay then good-night with me Poggio commend me to my Vnkle dost heare bid him for my sake make much of this wench oh I am going the wrong way sure my belly akes so oh farwell Poggio oh oh Dyes Phi. O hee is dead Pog. How dead Richard Hee 's dead indeed 'T is now to late to weepe let 's haue him home And with what speed we may finde out the Murtherer Pog. Oh my Maister my Maister my Maister Exeunt Enter Vasques and Hippolita Hip. Betroath'd Vas. I saw it Hip. And when 's the marriage-day Vas. Some two dayes hence Hip. Two dayes Why man I would but wish two houres To send him to his last and lasting sleepe And Vasques thou shalt see I 'le doe it brauely Vas. I doe not doubt your wisedome nor I trust you my secresie I am infinitely yours Hip. I wil be thine inspight of my disgrace So soone o wicked man I durst be sworne Hee 'd laugh to see mee weepe Vas. And that 's a Villanous fault in him Hip. No let him laugh I 'me arm'd in my resolues Be thou still true Vas. I should get little by treachery against so hopefull a preferment as I am like to climbe to Hip. Euen to my bosome Vasques let My youth Reuell in these new pleasures if wee thriue Hee now hath but a paire of dayes to liue Exeunt Enter Florio Donado Richardetto Poggio and Officers Flo. 'T is bootlesse now to shew your selfe a child Signior Donado what is done is done Spend not the time in teares but seeke for Iustice Richard I must confesse somewhat I was in fault That had not first acquainted you what loue Past twixt him and my Neece but as I liue His Fortune grieues me as it were mine owne Do. Alas poore Creature he ment no man harme That I am sure of Flo. I beleeue that too But stay my Maisters are you sure you saw The Murtherer passe here Offic. And it please you sir wee are sure wee saw a Ruffian with a naked weapon in his hand all bloody get into my Lord Cardinals Graces gate that wee are sure of but for feare of his Grace blesse vs we durst goe no further Do. Know you what manner of man hee was Offic. Yes sure
more steddy then an ebbing Sea And what you 'le now be honest that 's resolu'd Anna. Brother deare brother know what I haue beene And know that now there 's but a dying time Twixt vs and our Confusion let 's not waste These precious houres in vayne and vselesse speech Alas these gay attyres were not put on But to some end this suddaine solemne Feast Was not ordayn'd to riott in expence That haue now beene chambred here alone Bard of my Guardian or of any else Am not for nothing at an instant free'd To fresh accesse be not deceiu'd My Brother This Banquet is an harbinger of Death To you and mee resolue your selfe it is And be prepar'd to welcome it Gio. Well then The Schoole-men teach that all this Globe of earth Shal be consum'd to ashes in a minute Anna. So I haue read too Gio. But 't were somewhat strange To see the Waters burne could I beleeue This might be true I could beleeue as well There might be hell or Heauen Anna. That 's most certaine Gio A dreame a dreame else in this other world Wee should know one another Anna. So wee shall Gio. Haue you heard so Anna. For certaine Gio. But d' ee thinke That I shall see you there You looke on mee May wee kisse one another Prate or laugh Or doe as wee doe here Anna. I know not that But good for the present what d' ee meane To free your selfe from danger some way thinke How to escape I 'me sure the guests are come Gio. Looke vp looke here what see you in my face Anna. Distraction and a troubled Countenance Gio. Death and a swift repining wrath yet looke What see you in mine eyes Anna. Methinkes you weepe Gio. I doe indeede these are the funerall teares Shed on your graue these furrowed vp my cheekes When first I lou'd and knew not how to woe Faire Annabella should I here repeate The Story of my life wee might loose time Be record all the spirits of the Ayre And all things else that are that Day and Night Earely and late the tribute which my heart Hath paid to Annabella's sacred loue Hath been these teares which are her mourners now Neuer till now did Nature doe her best To shew a matchlesse beauty to the world Which in an instant ere it scarse was seene The jealous Destinies require againe Pray Annabella pray since wee must part Goe thou white in thy soule to fill a Throne Of Innocence and Sanctity in Heauen Pray pray my Sister Anna. Then I see your drift Yee blessed Angels guard mee Gio. So say I Kisse mee if euer after times should heare Of our fast-knit affections though perhaps The Lawes of Conscience and of Ciuill vse May iustly blame vs yet when they but know Our loues That loue will wipe away that rigour Which would in other Incests bee abhorr'd Giue mee your hand how sweetely Life doth runne In these well coloured veines how constantly These Palmes doe promise health but I could chide With Nature for this Cunning flattery Kisse mee againe forgiue mee Anna. With my heart Gio. Farwell Anna. Will you begone Gio. Be darke bright Sunne And make this mid-day night that thy guilt rayes May not behold a deed will turne their splendour More sooty then the Poets faigne their Stix One other kisse my Sister Anna. What meanes this Gio. To saue thy fame and kill thee in a kisse stabs her Thus dye and dye by mee and by my hand Revenge is mine Honour doth loue Command Anna. Oh brother by your hand Gio. When thou art dead I 'le giue my reasons for 't for to dispute With thy euen in thy death most louely beauty Would make mee stagger to performe this act Which I most glory in Anna. Forgiue him Heauen and me my sinnes farwell Brother vnkind vnkind mercy great Heauen oh oh Dyes Gio. Shee 's dead alas good soule The haplesse Fruite That in her wombe receiu'd its life from mee Hath had from mee a Cradle and a Graue I must not dally this sad Marriage-bed In all her best bore her aliue and dead Soranzo thou hast mist thy ayme in this I haue preuented now thy reaching plots And kil'd a Loue for whose each drop of blood I would haue pawn'd my heart Fayre Annabella How ouer-glorious art thou in thy wounds Tryumphing ouer infamy and hate Shrinke not Couragious hand stand vp my heart And boldly act my last and greater part Exit with the Body A Banquet Enter Cardinall Florio Donado Soranzo Richardetto Vasques and attendants They take their places Vas. Remember Sir what you haue to do be wise and resolute Soran. Enough my heart is fix't pleaseth Your Grace To taste these Course Confections though the vse Of such set enterteyments more consists In Custome then in Cause yet Reuerend Sir I am still made your seruant by your presence Car. And wee your Friend Soran. But where 's my Brother Giouanni Enter Giouanni with at heart vpon his Dagger Gio. Here here Soranzo trim'd in reeking blood That tryumphs ouer death proud in the spoyle Of Loue and Vengeance Fate or all the Powers That guide the motions of immortall Soules Could not preuent mee Car. What meanes this Flo. Sonne Giouanni Soran. Shall I be forestall'd Gio. Be not amaz'd If your misgiuing hearts Shrinke at an idle sight what bloodlesse Feare Of Coward passion would haue ceaz'd your sences Had you beheld the Rape of Life and Beauty Which I haue acted my sister oh my sister Flo. Ha! What of her Gio. The Glory of my Deed Darkned the mid-day Sunne made Noone as Night You came to feast My Lords with dainty fare I came to feast too but I dig'd for food In a much richer Myne then Gold or Stone Of any value ballanc't 't is a Heart A Heart my Lords in which is mine intomb'd Looke well vpon 't d' ee know 't Vas. What strange ridle 's this Gio. 'T is Annabella's Heart 't is why d' ee startle I vow 't is hers this Daggers poynt plow'd vp Her fruitefull wombe and left to mee the fame Of a most glorious executioner Flo. Why mad-man art thy selfe Gio. Yes Father and that times to come may know How as my Fate I honoured my reuenge Lift Father to your eares I will yeeld vp How much I haue deseru'd to bee your sonne Flo. What is 't thou say'st Gio. Nine Moones haue had their changes Since I first throughly view'd and truely lou'd Your Daughter and my Sister Flo. How alas my Lords hee 's a frantick mad-man Gio. Father no For nine Moneths space in secret I enjoy'd Sweete Annabella's sheetes Nine Moneths I liu'd A happy Monarch of her heart and her Soranzo thou know'st this thy paler cheeke Beares the Confounding print of thy disgrace For her too fruitfull wombe too soone bewray'd The happy passage of our stolne delights And made her Mother to a Child vnborne Car. Incestuous Villaine Flo. Oh his rage belyes him Gio. It does not 't is the Oracle
'T IS Pitty Shee 's a Whore Acted by the Queenes Maiesties Seruants at The Phaenix in Drury-Lane LONDON Printed by Nicholas Okes for Richard Collins and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the three Kings 1633 The Sceane PARMA The Actors Names Bonauentura A Fryar A Cardinall Nuntio to the Pope Soranzo A Nobleman Florio A Cittizen of Parma Donado Another Cittizen Grimaldi A Roman Gentleman Giouanni Sonne to Florio Bergetto Nephew to Donado Richardetto A suppos'd Phisitian Vasques Seruant to Soranzo Poggio Seruant to Bergetto Bandetti Woemen Annabella Daughter to Florio Hippolita Wife to Richardetto Philotis His Neece Putana Tutresse to Annabella To the truely Noble Iohn Earle of Peterborough Lord Mordant Baron of Turuey My LORD WHere a Truth of Meritt hath a generall warrant There Loue is but a Debt Acknowledgement a Iustice Greatnesse cannot often claime Virtue by Inheritance Yet in this YOVRS appeares most Eminent for that you are not more rightly Heyre to your Fortunes then Glory shal be to your Memory Sweetenesse of disposition ennobles a freedome of Birth in BOTH your lawfull Interest adds Honour to your owne Name and mercy to my presumption Your Noble allowance of These First Fruites of my leasure in the Action emboldens my confidence of your as noble construction in this Presentment especially since my Seruice must euer owe particular duty to your Fauours by a patticular Ingagement The Grauity of the Subiect may easily excuse the leightnesse of the Title otherwise I had beene a seuere Iudge against mine owne guilt Princes haue vouchsaf't Grace to trifles offred from a purity of Deuotion your Lordship may like wise please to admit into your good opinion with these weake endeuours the constancy of Affection from the sincere Louer of your Deserts in Honour IOHN FORD To my Friend the Author WIth admiration I behel'd This Whore Adorn'd with Beauty such as might restore If euer being as Thy Muse hath fam'd Her Giouanni in his loue vnblam'd The ready Graces lent their willing ayd Pallas her selfe now playd the Chamber-maide And help't to put her Dressings on secure Rest Thou that Thy Name herein shull endure To th' end of Age and Annabella bee Gloriously Faire euen in her Infamie THOMAS ELLICE T' is Pitty Shee 's a VVHOORE Enter Fryar and Giouanni Fryar DIspute no more in this for know young man These are no Schoole-points nice Philosophy May tolerate vnlikely arguments But Heauen admits no jest wits that presum'd On wit too much by striuing how to proue There was no God with foolish grounds of Art Discouer'd first the neerest way to Hell And fild the world with deuelish Atheisme Such questions youth are fond For better 't is To blesse the Sunne then reason why it shines Yet hee thou talk'st of is aboue the Sun No more I may not heare it Gio. Gentle Father To you I haue vnclasp't my burthened soule Empty'd the store-house of my thoughts and heart Made my selfe poore of secrets haue not left Another word vntold which hath not spoke All what I euer durst or thinke or know And yet is here the comfort I shall haue Must I not doe what all men else may loue Fry Yes you may loue faire sonne Gio. Must I not praise That beauty which if fram'd a new the gods Would make a god of if they had it there And kneele to it as I doo kneele to them Fry Why foolish mad-man Gio. Shall a peeuish sound A customary forme from man to man Of brother and of sister be a barre Twixt my perpetuall happinesse and mee Say that we had one father say one wombe Curse to my ioyes gaue both vs life and birth Are wee not therefore each to other bound So much the more by Nature by the the links Of blood of reason Nay if you will hav 't Euen of Religion to be euer one One soule one flesh one loue one heart one All Fry Haue done vnhappy youth for thou art lost Gio. Shall then for that I am her brother borne My ioyes be euer banisht from her bed No Father in your eyes I see the change Of pitty and compassion from your age As from a sacred Oracle distills The life of Counsell tell mee holy man What Cure shall giue me ease in these extreames Fry Repentance sonne and sorrow for this sinne For thou hast mou'd a Maiesty aboue With thy vn-rannged almost Blasphemy Gio. O doe not speake of that deare Confessor Fry, Art thou my sonne that miracle of Wit Who once within these three Moneth's wert esteem'd A wonder of thine age throughout Bononia How did the Vniuersity applaud Thy Gouerment Behauiour Learning Speech Sweetnesse and all that could make vp a man I was proud of my Tutellage and chose Rather to leaue my Bookes then part with thee I did so but the fruites of all my hopes Are lost in thee as thou art in thy selfe O Giouanni hast thou left the Schooles Of Knowledge to conuerse with Lust and Death For Death waites on thy Lust looke through the World And thou shalt see a thousand faces shine More glorious then this Idoll thou ador'st Leaue her and take thy choyce 't is much lesse sinne Though in such games as those they lose that winne Gio. It were more ease to stop the Ocean From floates and ebbs then to disswade my vowes Fry Then I haue done and in thy wilfull flame Already see thy ruine Heauen is iust Yet heare my counsell Gio. As a voyce of life Fry Hye to thy Fathers house there locke thee fast Alone within thy Chamber then fall downe On both thy knees and grouell on the ground Cry to thy heart wash euery word thou vtter'st In teares and if 't bee possible of blood Begge Heauen to cleanse the leprosie of Lust That rots thy Soule acknowledge what thou art A wretch a worme a nothing weepe sigh pray Three times a day and three times euery night For seuen dayes space doe this then if thou find'st No change in thy desires returne to me I 'le thinke on remedy pray for thy selfe At home whil'st I pray for thee here away My blessing with thee wee haue neede to pray Gio. All this I 'le doe to free mee from the rod Of vengeance else I 'le sweare my Fate 's my God Exeunt Enter Grimaldi and Vasques ready to fight Vas. Come sir stand to your tackling if you proue Crauen I 'le make you run quickly Gri. Thou art no equall match for mee Vas. Indeed I neuer went to the warres to bring home newes nor cannot play the Mountibanke for a meales meate and sweare I got my wounds in the field see you these gray haires they 'le not flinch for a bloody nose wilt thou to this geere Gri. Why slaue think'st thou I 'le ballance my reputation With a Cast-suite Call thy Maister he shall know that I dare Vas. Scold like a Cot-queane that 's your Profession thou poore shaddow of a Souldier I will make thee
know my Maister keepes Seruants thy betters in quality and performance Com'st thou to fight or prate Gri. Neither with thee I am a Romane and a Gentleman one that haue got Mine honour with expence of blood Vas. You are a lying Coward and a foole fight or by these Hilts I 'le kill thee braue my Lord you 'le fight Gri. Prouoake me not for if thou dost They fight Grimal hath the worst Vas. Haue you Enter Florio Donado Soranzo Flo. What meaned these sudden broyles so neare my dores Haue you not other places but my house To vent the spleene of your disordered bloods Must I be haunted still with such vnrest As not to eate or sleepe in peace at home Is this your loue Grimaldi Fie t' is naught Do. And Vasques I may tell thee 't is not well To broach these quarrels you are euer forward In seconding contentions Enter aboue Annabella and Putana Flo. What 's the ground Sor. That with your patience Signiore I 'le resolue This Gentleman whom fame reports a souldier For else I know not riuals mee in loue To Signior Florio's Daughter to whose eares He still preferrs his suite to my disgrace Thinking the way to recommend himselfe Is to disparage me in his report But know Grimaldi though may be thou art My equall in thy blood yet this bewrayes A lownesse in thy minde which wer 't thou Noble Thou would it as much disdaine as I doe thee For this vnworthinesse and on this ground I will'd my Seruant to correct this tongue Holding a man so base no match for me Vas. And had your suddane comming prevented vs I had let my Gentleman blood vnder the gilles I should haue worm'd you Sir for running madde Gri. I le be reueng'd Soranzo Vas On a dish of warme-broth to stay your stomack doe honest Innocence doe spone-meat is a wholesomer dyet then a spannish blade Gri. remember this Sor. I feare thee not Grimaldi Ex. Gri Flo. My Lord Soranzo this is strange to me Why you should storme hauing my word engag'd Owing her heart what neede you doubt her eare Loosers may talke by law of any game Vas. Yet the villaine of words signior Florio may be such As would make any vnspleen'd Doue Chollerick Blame not my Lord in this Flo. Be you more silent I would not for my wealth my daughters loue Should cause the spilling of one drop of blood Vasques put vp let 's end this fray in wine Exeunt Putana How like you this child here 's threatning challenging quarrelling and fighting on euery side and all is for your sake you had neede looke to your selfe Chardge you 'le be stolne away sleeping else shortly Annabella But Tutresse such a life giues no content To me my thoughts are fixt on other ends Would you would leaue me Put. Leaue you no maruaile else leaue me no leauing Chardge This is loue outright Indeede I blame you not you haue Choyce fit for the best Lady in Italy Anna. Pray doe not talke so much Put. Take the worst with the best there 's Grimaldi the souldier a very well-timbred fellow they say he is a Roman Nephew to the Duke Mount Ferratto they say he did good service in the warrs against the Millanoys but faith Chardge I doe not like him and be for nothing but for being a souldier one amongst twenty of your skirmishing Captaines but haue some pryuie may me or other that marres their standing vpright I like him the worse hee crinckles so much in the hams though hee might serue if their were no more men yet hee 's not the man I would choose Anna. Fye how thou prat'st Put. As I am a very woman I like Signiour Soranzo well hee is wise and what is more rich and what is more then that kind and what is more then all this a Noble-man such a one were I the faire Annabella my selfe I would wish and pray for then hee is bountifull beside hee is handsome and by my troth I thinke wholsome and that 's newes in a gallant of three and twenty liberall that I know louing that you know and a man sure else hee could neuer ha' purchast such a good name with Hippolita the lustie Widdow in her husbands life time And t' were but for that report sweet heart would'a were thine Commend a man for his qualities but take a husband as he is a plaine-sufficient naked man such a one is for your bed and such a one is Signior Soranzo my life for 't Anna. Sure the woman tooke her mornings Draught to soone Enter Begetto and Poggio Put. But looke sweet heart looke what thinge comes now Here 's another of your cyphers to fill vp the number Oh braue old Ape in a silken Coate obserue Ber. Did'st thou thinke Poggio that I would spoyle my New cloathes and leaue my dinner to fight Pog. No Sir I did not take you for so arrant a babie Ber. I am wyser then so for I hope Poggio thou Neuer heard'st of an elder brother that was a Coxcomb Did'st Poggio Pog. Neuer indeede Sir as long as they had either land or mony left them to inherit Ber. Is it possible Poggio oh monstruous why I le vndertake with a handfull of siluer to buy a headfull of wit at any tyme but sirrah I haue another purchase in hand I shall haue the wench myne vnckle sayes I will but wash my face and shift socks and then haue at her yfaith Marke my pace Poggio Pog. Sir I haue seene an Asse and a Mule trot the Spannish pauin with a better grace I know not how often Exeunt Anna. This Ideot haunts me too Put. I I he needes no discription the rich Magnifico that is below with your Father Chardge Signior Donado his Vnckle for that he meanes to make this his Cozen a golden calfe thinkes that you wil be a right Isralite and fall downe to him presently but I hope I haue tuterd you better they say a fooles bable is a Ladies play fellow yet you hauing wealth enough you neede not cast vpon the dearth of flesh at any rate hang him Innocent Enter Giouanni Anna. But see Putana see what blessed shape Of some caelestiall Creature now appeares What man is hee that with such sad aspect Walkes carelesse of him selfe Put. Where Anna. Looke below Put, Oh 't is your brother sweet Anna. Ha! Put. 'T is your brother Anna, Sure 't is not hee this is some woefull thinge Wrapt vp in griefe some shaddow of a man Alas hee beats his brest and wipes his eyes Drown'd all in teares me thinkes I heare him sigh Lets downe Putana and pertake the cause I know my Brother in the Loue he beares me Will not denye me partage in his sadnesse My soule is full of heauinesse and feare Exit Gio. Lost I am lost my fates haue doom'd my death The more I striue I loue the more I loue The lesse I hope I see my ruine certaine What Iudgement or endeuors could apply To my incurable
quite forgot To touch an Instrument she could haue don 't Wee 'le heare them both Rich. I 'le waite vpon you sir Exeunt Enter Soranzo in his study reading a Booke Loues measure is extreame the comfort paine The life vnrest and the reward disdaine What 's here looke o're againe 't is so so writes This smooth licentious Poet in his rymes But Sanazar thou lyest for had thy bosome Felt such oppression as is laid on mine Thou wouldst haue kist the rod that made the smart To worke then happy Muse and contradict What Sanazer hath in his enuy writ Loues measure is the meane sweet his annoyes His pleasures life and his reward all ioyes Had Annabella liu'd when Sanazar Did in his briefe Enconium celebrate Venice that Queene of Citties he had left That Verse which gaind him such a sume of Gold And for one onely looke from Annabell Had writ of her and her diuiner cheekes O how my thoughts are Vasques within Pray forbeare in rules of Ciuility lot me giue notice on 't I shall be tax't of my neglect of duty and seruice Soran. What rude intrusion interrupts my peace Can I be no where priuate Vas. within Troth you wrong your modesty Soran. What 's the matter Vasques who is 't Enter Hipplita and Vasques Hip. 'T is I Doe you know mee now looke periurd man on her Whom thou and thy distracted lust haue wrong'd Thy sensuall rage of blood hath made my youth Ascorne to men and Angels and shall I Be now a foyle to thy vnsated change Thou knowst false wanton when my modest fame Stood free from staine or scandall all the charmes Of Hell or sorcery could not preuaile Against the honour of my chaster bosome Thyne eyes did pleade in teares thy tongue in oathes Such and so many that a heart of steele Would haue beene wrought to pity as was mine And shall the Conquest of my lawfull bed My husbands death vrg'd on by his disgrace My losse of woeman-hood be ill rewarded With hatred and contempt No know Soranzo I haue a spirit doth as much distast The slauery of fearing thee as thou Dost loath the memory of what hath past Soran. Nay deare Hippolita Hip. Call me not deare Nor thinke with supple words to smooth the grosenesse Of my abuses 't is not your new Mistresse Your goodly Madam Merchant shall triumph On my deiection tell her thus from mee My byrth was Nobler and by much more Free Soran. You are too violent Hip. You are too double In your dissimulation see'st thou this This habit these blacke mourning weedes of Care 'T is thou art cause of this and hast divorc't My husband from his life and me from him And made me Widdow in my widdow-hood Soran. Will you yet heare Hip. More of the periuries Thy soule is drown'd too deepely in those sinnes Thou need'st not add to 'th number Soran. Then I 'le leaue you You are past all rules of sence Hip. And thou of grace Vas. Fy Mistresse you are not neere the limits of reason if my Lord had a resolution as noble as Vertue it selfe you take the course to vnedge it all Sir I beseech you doe not perplexe her griefes alas will haue a vent I dare vndertake Madam Hippolita will now freely heare you Soran. Talke to a woman frantick are these the fruits of your loue Hip. They are the fruites of thy vntruth false man Didst thou not sweare whil'st no happinese on earth More then to call me wife didst thou not vow When hee should dye to marry mee for which The Deuill in my blood and thy protests Caus'd mee to Counsaile him to vndertake A voyage to Ligorne for that we heard His Brother there was dead and left a Daughter Young and vnfriended who with much adoe I wish't him to bring hither hee did so And went and as thou know'st dyed on the way Vnhappy man to buy his death so deare With my aduice yet thou for whom I did it Forget'st thy vowes and leau'st me to my shame Soran. Who could helpe this Hip. Who periur'd man thou couldst If thou hadst faith or loue Soran. You are deceiu'd The vowes I made if you remember well Were wicked and vnlawfull 't were more sinne To keepe them then to breake them as for mee I cannot maske my penitence thinke thou How much thou hast digrest from honest shame In bringing of a gentleman to death Who was thy husband such a one as hee So noble in his quality condition Learning behauiour entertainment loue As Parma could not shew a brauer man Vas, You doe not well this was not your promise Soran. I care not let her know her monstrous life Ere I 'le be seruile to so blacke a sinne I 'le be a Curse woeman come here no more Learne to repent and dye for by my honour I hate thee and thy lust you haue beene too foule Vas. This part has beene scuruily playd Hip. How foolishly this beast contemnes his Fate And shuns the vse of that which I more scorne Then I once lou'd his loue but let him goe She offers to goe away My vengeance shall giue comfort to his woe Vas. Mistresse Mistresse Madam Hippolita Pray a word or two Hip. With mee Sir Vas. With you if you please Hip. What is 't Vas. I know you are infinitely mou'd now and you thinke you haue cause some I confesse you haue but sure not so much as you imagine Hip. Indeed Vas. O you were miserably bitter which you followed euen to the last sillable Faith you were somewhat too shrewd by my life you could not haue tooke my Lord in a worse time since I first knew him tomorrow you shall finde him a new man Hip. Well I shall waite his leasure Vas. Fie this is not a hearty patience it comes sowerly from you troth let me perswade you for once Hip. I haue it and it shall be so thanks opportunity perswade me to what Vas. Visitt him in some milder temper O if you could but master a little your femall spleen how might you winne him Hip. Hee wil neuer loue me Vasques thou hast bin a too trusty seruant to such a master I beleeue thy reward in the end wil fal out like mine Vas. So perhaps too Hip. Resolue thy selfe it will had I one so true so truely honest so secret to my Counsels as thou hast beene to him and his I should thinke it a flight acquittance not onely to make him Maister of all I haue but euen of my selfe Vas. O you are a noble Gentlewoman Hip. Wu't thou feede alwayes vpon hopes well I know thou art wise and see'st the reward of an old seruant dally what it is Vas. Beggery and neglect Hip. True but Vasques wer 't thou mine and wouldst bee priuate to me and my designes I here protest my selfe and all what I can else call myne should be at thy dispose Vas. Worke you that way old moule then I haue the wind of you I were not worthy of it
thinke I am a Turke or a Iew no Vasques I haue knowne their dealings too long to belye them now Vas. Where are you there within sirs Enter Bandetti Put. How now what are these Vas. You shall know presently Come sirs take mee This old Damnable hagge Gag her instantly and put out her eyes quickly quickly Put. Vasques Vasques Vas. Gag her I say 'sfoot d' ee suffer her to prate what d' ee fumble about let mee come to her I 'le helpe your old gums you Toad-bellied bitch sirs carry her closely into the Coale-house and put out her eyes instantly if shee roares slitt her nose d' ee heare bee speedy and sure Why this is excellent and aboue expectation Exit with Putana Her owne brother O horrible to what a height of liberty in damnation hath the Deuill trayn'd our age her Brother well there 's yet but a beginning I must to my Lord and tutor him better in his points of vengeance now I see how a smooth tale goes beyond a smooth tayle but soft what thing comes next Enter Giouanni Giouanni as I would wish my beleefe is strengthned 'T is as firme as Winter and Summer Gio. Where 's my Sister Vas. Troubled with a new sicknes my Lord she 's somwhat ill Gio. Tooke too much of the flesh I beleeue Vas. Troth sir and you I thinke haue e'ne hitt it But My vertuous Lady Gio. Where 's shee Vas. In her chamber please you visit her she is alone your liberality hath doubly made me your seruant and euer shal euer Exit Gio. Sir I am made a man I haue plyed my Cue with cunning Enter Soranzo and successe I beseech you let 's be priuate Soran, My Ladyes brother 's come now hee 'le know all Vas. Let him know 't I haue made some of them fast enough How haue you delt with my Lady Soran Gently as thou hast counsail'd O my soule Runs circular in sorrow for reuenge But Vasques thou shalt know Vas. Nay I will know no more for now comes your turne to know I would not talke so openly with you Let my young Maister take time enough and goe at pleasure hee is sold to death and the Deuill shall not ransome him Sir I beseech you your priuacy Soran. No Conquest can gayne glory of my feare Exit Actus Quintus Enter Annabella aboue Anna. Pleasures farwell and all yee thriftlesse minutes Wherein False ioyes haue spun a weary life To these my Fortunes now I take my leaue Thou Precious Time that swiftly rid'st in poast Ouer the world to finish vp the race Of my last fate here stay thy restlesse course And beare to Ages that are yet vnborne A wretched woefull woemans Tragedy My Conscience now stands vp against my lust With dispositions charectred in guilt Enter Fryar And tells mee I am lost Now I confesse Beauty that cloathes the out-side of the face Is cursed if it be not cloath'd with grace Here like a Turtle mew'd vp in a Cage Vn-mated I conuerse with Ayre and walls And descant on my vild vnhappinesse O Giouanni that hast had the spoyle Of thine owne vertues and my modest fame Would thou hadst beene lesse subiect to those Stars That luckelesse raign'd at my Natiuity O would the scourge due to my blacke offence Might passe from thee that I alone might feele The torment of an vncontrouled flame Fry What 's this I heare Anna. That man that Blessed Fryar Who ioynd in Ceremoniall knot my hand To him whose wife I now am told mee oft I troad the path to death and shewed mee how But they who sleepe in Lethargies of Lust Hugge their confusion making Heauen vniust And so did I Fry Here 's Musicke to the soule Anna. Forgiue mee my Good Genius and this once Be helpfull to my ends Let some good man Passe this way to whose trust I may commit This paper double lin'd with teares and blood Which being granted here I sadly vow Repentance and a leauing of that life I long haue dyed in Fry Lady Heauen hath heard you And hath by prouidence ordain'd that I should be his Minister for your behoofe Anna. Ha what are you Fry Your brothers friend the Fryar Glad in my soule that I haue liu'd to heare This free confession twixt your peace and you What would you or to whom feare not to speake Anna. Is Heauen so bountifull then I haue found More fauour then I hop'd here Holy man Throwes a letter Commend mee to my Brother giue him that That Letter bid him read it and repent Tell him that I imprison'd in my chamber Bard of all company euen of My Guardian Who giues me cause of much suspect haue time To blush at what hath past bidd him be wise And not beleeue the Friendship of my Lord I feare much more then I can speake Good father The place is dangerous and spyes are busie I must breake off you 'le doe 't Fry Be sure I will And fly with speede my blessing euer rest With thee my daughter liue to dye more blessed Exit Fry Anna. Thanks to the heauens who haue prolong'd my breath To this good vse Now I can welcome Death Exit Enter Soranzo and Vasques Vas. Am I to be beleeu'd now First marry a strumpet that cast her selfe away vpon you but to laugh at your hornes to feast on your disgrace riott in your vexations cuckold you in your bride-bed waste your estate vpon Panders and Bawds Soran. No more I say no more Vas. A Cuckold is a goodly tame beast my Lord Soran. I am resolu'd vrge not another word My thoughts are great and all as resolute As thunder in meane time I 'le cause our Lady To decke her selfe in all her bridall Robes Kisse her and fold her gently in my armes Begone yet heare you are the Bandetti ready To waite in Ambush Vas. Good Sir trouble not your selfe about other busines then your owne resolution remember that time lost cannot be recal'd Soran. With all the cunning words thou canst inuite The States of Parma to my Birth-dayes feast Haste to my Brother riuall and his Father Entreate them gently bidd them not to fayle Bee speedy and returne Vas. Let not your pitty betray you till my comming backe Thinke vpon Incest and Cuckoldry Soran. Reuenge is all the Ambition I aspire To that I 'le clime or fall my blood 's on fire Exeunt Enter Giouanni Gio. Busie opinion is an idle Foole That as a Schoole-rod keepes a child in awe Frights the vnexperienc't temper of the mind So did it mee who ere My precious Sister Was married thought all tast of loue would dye In such a Contract but I finde no change Of pleasure in this formall law of sports Shee is still one to mee and euery kisse As sweet and as delicious as the first I reap't when yet the priuiledge of youth Intitled her a Virgine O the glory Of two vnited hearts like hers and mine Let Poaring booke-men dreame of other worlds My world and all
of happinesse is here And I 'de not change it for the best to come A life of pleasure is Elyzeum Enter Fryar Father you enter on the Iubile Of my retyr'd delights Now I can tell you The hell you oft haue prompted is nought else But slauish and fond superstitious feare And I could proue it too Fry Thy blindnesse slayes thee Looke there 't is writt to thee Giues the Letter Gio. From whom Fry Vnrip the seales and see The blood 's yet seething hot that will anon Be frozen harder then congeal'd Corrall Why d' ee change colour sonne Gio. Fore Heauen you make Some petty Deuill factor 'twixt my loue And your relligion-masked sorceries Where had you this Fry Thy Conscience youth is sear'd Else thou wouldst stoope to warning Gio. 'T is her hand I know 't and 't is all written in her blood She writes I know not what Death I 'le not feare An armed thunder-bolt aym'd at my heart Shee writes wee are discouered pox on dreames Of lowe faint-hearted Cowardise discouered The Deuill wee are which way is 't possible Are wee growne Traytours to our owne delights Confusion take such dotage 't is but forg'd This is your peeuish chattering weake old man Now sir what newes bring you Enter Vasques Vas. My Lord according to his yearely custome keeping this day a Feast in honour of his Birth-day by mee inuites you thither your worthy Father with the Popes reuerend Nuntio and other Magnifico's of Parma haue promis'd their presence wilt please you to be of the number Gio. Yes tell them I dare come Vas. Dare come Gio. So I sayd and tell him more I will come Vas. These words are strange to mee Gio. Say I will come Vas. You will not misse Gio. Yet more I 'le come sir are you answer'd Vas. So I 'le say my seruice to you Exit Vas. Fry You will not goe I trust Gio. Not goe for what Fry O doe not goe this feast I 'le gage my life Is but a plot to trayne you to your ruine Be rul'd you sha'not goe Gio. Not goe stood Death Threatning his armies of confounding plagues With hoasts of dangers hot as blazing Starrs I would be there not goe yes and resolue To strike as deepe in slaughter as they all For I will goe Fry Goe where thou wilt I see The wildnesse of thy Fare drawes to an end To a bad fearefull end I must not stay To know thy fall backe to Bononia I With speed will haste and shun this comming blowe Parma farwell would I had neuer knowne thee Or ought of thine well Youngman since no prayer Can make thee safe I leaue thee to despayre Exit Fry Despaire or tortures of a thousand hell 's All 's one to mee I haue set vp my rest Now now worke serious thoughts on banefull plots Be all a man my soule let not the Curse Of old prescription rent from mee the gall Of Courage which inrolls a glorious death If I must totter like a well-growne Oake Some vnder shrubs shall in my weighty fall Be crusht to splitts with me they all shall perish Exit Enter Soranzo Vasques and Bandetti Soran. You will not sayle or shrinke in the attempt Vas. I will vndertake for their parts be sure my Maisters to be bloody enough and as vnmercifull as if you were praying vpon a rich booty on the very Mountaines of Liguria for your pardons trust to my Lord but for reward you shall trust none but your owne pockets Ban. omnes Wee 'le make a murther Soran. Here 's gold here 's more want nothing what you do is noble and an act of braue reuenge I 'le make yee rich Bandetti and all Free Omnes Liberty liberty Vas. Hold take euery man a Vizard when yee are with drawne keepe as much silence as you can possibly you know the watch-word till which be spoken moue not but when you heare that rush in like a stormy-flood I neede not instruct yee in your owne profession Omnes No no no Vas. In then your ends are profit and preferment away Exit Bandetti Soran. The guests will all come Vasques Vas. Yes sir and now let me a little edge your resolution you see nothing is vnready to this Great worke but a great mind in you Call to your remembrance your disgraces your losse of Honour Hippolita's blood and arme your courage in your owne wrongs so shall you best right those wrongs in vengeance which you may truely call Your owne Soran. 'T is well the lesse I speake the more I burne and blood shall quench that flame Vas. Now you begin to turne Italian this beside when my young Incest-monger comes hee wil be sharpe set on his old bitt giue him time enough let him haue your Chamber and bed at liberty let my Hot Hare haue law ere he be hunted to his death that if it be possible hee may poast to Hell in the very Act of his damnation Enter Giouanni Soran. It shall be so and see as wee would wish Hee comes himselfe first welcome my Much-lou'd brother Now I perceiue you honour me y' are welcome But where 's my father Gio. With the other States Attending on the Nuntio of the Pope To waite vpon him hither how 's my sister Soran. Like a good huswife scarcely ready yet Y' are best walke to her chamber Gio. If you will Soran. I must expect my honourable Friends Good brother get her forth Gio. You are busie Sir Exit Giouanni Vas. Euen as the great Deuill himselfe would haue it let him goe and glut himselfe in his owne destruction harke the Nuncio is at hand good sir be ready to receiue him Florish Enter Cardinall Florio Donado Richardetto and Attendants Soran. Most reuerend Lord this grace hath made me proud That you vouchsafe my house I euer rest Your humble seruant for this Noble Fauour Car. You are our Friend my Lord his holinesse Shall vnderstand how zealously you honour Saint Peters Vicar in his substitute Our speciall loue to you Soran. Signiors to you My welcome and my euer best of thanks For this so memorable courtesie Pleaseth your Grace to walke neere Car. My Lord wee come To celebrate your Feast with Ciuill mirth As ancient custome teacheth wee will goe Soran. Attend his grace there Signiors keepe your way Exeūt Enter Giouanni and Annabella lying on a bed Gio. What chang'd so soone hath your new sprightly Lord Found out a tricke in night-games more then wee Could know in our simplicity ha is 't so Or does the fitt come on you to proue treacherous To your past vowes and oathes Anna. Why should you jeast At my Calamity without all sence Of the approaching dangers you are in Gio. What danger 's halfe so great as thy reuolt Thou art a faithlesse sister else thou know'st Malice or any treachery beside Would stoope to my bent-browes why I hold Fate Clasp't in my fist and could Command the Course Of times eternall motion hadst thou beene One thought
of truth I vow it is so Soran. I shall burst with fury Bring the strumpet forth Vas. I shall Sir Exit Vas. Gio. Doe sir haue you all no faith To credit yet my Triumphs here I sweare By all that you call sacred by the loue I bore my Annabella whil'st she liu'd These hands haue from her bosome ript this heart Is 't true or no sir Enter Vas. Vas. 'T is most strangely true Flo. Cursed man haue I liu'd to Dyes Car. Hold vp Florio Monster of Children see what thou hast done Broake thy old Fathers heart is none of you Dares venter on him Gio. Let 'em oh my Father How well his death becomes him in his griefes Why this was done with Courage now surviues None of our house but I guilt in the blood Of a Fayre sister and a Haplesse Father Soran. Inhamane scorne of men hast thou a thought T' outliue thy murthers Gio. Yes I tell thee yes For in my fists I beare the twists of life Soranzo see this heart which was thy wiues Thus I exchange it royally for thine And thus and thus now braue reuenge is mine Vas. I cannot hold any longer you sir are you growne insolent in your butcheries haue at you Fight Gio. Come I am arm'd to meete thee Vas. No will it not be yet if this will not another shall Not yet I shall fitt you anon Vengeance Enter Bandetti Gio. Welcome come more of you what e're you be I dare your worst Oh I can stand no longer Feeble armes Haue you so soone lost strength Vas. Now you are welcome Sir Away my Maisters all is done Shift for your selues your reward is your owne Shift for your selues Ban. Away away Exeunt Bandetti Vas. How d' ee my Lord see you this how is 't Soran. Dead but in death well pleased that I haue liu'd To see my wrongs reueng'd on that Blacke Deuill O Vasques to thy bosome let mee giue My last of breath let not that Lecher liue oh Dyes Vas. The Reward of peace and rest be with him My euer dearest Lord and Maister Gio. Whose hand gaue mee this wound Vas. Mine Sir I was your first man haue you enough Gio. I thanke thee thou hast done for me but what I would haue else done on my selfe ar't sure thy Lord is dead Vas. Oh Impudent slaue as sure as I am sure to see the dye Car. Thinke on thy life and end and call for mercy Gio. Mercy why I haue found it in this Iustice Car. Striue yet to cry to Heauen Gio. Oh I bleed fast Death thou art a guest long look't for I embrace Thee and thy wounds oh my last minute comes Where e're I goe let mee enjoy this grace Freely to view My Annabella's face Dyes Do. Strange Miracle of Iustice Car. Rayse vp the Citty wee shall be murdered all Vas. You neede not feare you shall not this strange taske being ended I haue paid the Duty to the Sonne which I haue vowed to the Father Car. Speake wretched Villaine what incarnate Feind Hath led thee on to this Vas. Honesty and pitty of my Maisters wrongs for know My Lord I am by birth a Spaniard brought forth my Countrey in my youth by Lord Soranzo's Father whom whil'st he liued I seru'd faithfully since whose death I haue beene to this man as I was to him what I haue done was duty and I repent nothing but that the losse of my life had not ransom'd his Car. Say Fellow know'st thou any yet vnnam'd Of Counsell in this Incest Vas. Yes an old woeman sometimes Guardian to this murthered Lady Car. And what 's become of her Vas. Within this Roome shee is whose eyes after her confession I caus'd to be put out but kept aliue to confirme what from Giouanni's owne mouth you haue heard now My Lord what I haue done you may Iudge of and let your owne wisedome bee a judge in your owne reason Car. Peace First this woeman chiefe in these effects My sentence is that forthwith shee be tane Out of the City for examples sake There to be burnt to ashes Do. 'T is most iust Car. Be it your charge Donado see it done Do. I shall Vas. What for mee if death 't is welcome I haue beene honest to the Sonne as I was to the Father Car. Fellow for thee since what thou did'st was doue Not for thy selfe being no Italian Wee banish thee for euer to depart Within three dayes in this wee doe dispense With grounds of reason not of thine offence Vas. 'T is well this Conquest is mine and I reioyce that a Spaniard out-went an Italian in reuenge Exit Vas. Car. Take vp these slaughtered bodies see them buried And all the Gold and Iewells or whatsoeuer Confiscate by the Canons of the Church Wee ceaze vpon to the Popes proper vse Richar. Your Graces pardon thus long I liu'd disguis'd To see the effect of Pride and Lust at once Brought both to shamefull ends Car. What Richardetto whom wee thought for dead Do. Sir was it you Richar. Your friend Car. Wee shall haue time To talke at large of all but neuer yet Incest and Murther haue so strangely met Of one so young so rich in Natures store Who could not say 'T is pitty shee 's a Whoore Exeunt FINIS The generall Commendation deserued by the Actors in their Presentment of this Tragedy may easily excuse such few faults as are escaped in the Printing A common charity may allow him the ability of spelling whom a secure confidence assures that hee cannot ignorantly erre in the Application of Sence
and restlesse wounds I throughly haue examin'd but in vaine O that it were not in Religion sinne To make our loue a God and worship it I haue euen wearied heauen with prayers dryed vp The spring of my continuall teares euen steru'd My veines with dayly fasts what wit or Art Could Counsaile I haue practiz'd but alas I find all these but dreames and old mens tales To fright vnsteedy youth I 'me still the same Or I must speake or burst t is not I know My lust but t is my fare that leads me on Keepe feare and low faint hearted shame with slaues I le tell her that I loue her though my heart Were rated at the price of that attempt Oh me she comes Enter Anna and Putana Anna. Brother Gio. If such a thing As Courage dwell in men yee heauenly powers Now double all that vertue in my tongue Anna. Why Brother will you not speake to me Gio. Yes how d' ee Sister Anna. Howsoeuer I am me thinks you are not well Put. Blesse vs why are you so sad Sir Gio. Let me intreat you leaue vs a while Putana Sister I would be pryuate with you Anna. With-drawe Putana Put. I will If this were any other Company for her I should thinke my absence an office of some credit but I will leaue them together Exit Putana Gio. Come Sister lend your hand let 's walke together I hope you neede not blush to walke with mee Here 's none but you and I Anna. How 's this Gio. Faith I meane no harme Anna. Harme Gio. No good faith how i st with'ee Anna. I trust hee be not franticke I am very well brother Gio. Trust me but I am sicke I feare so sick 'T will cost my life Anna. Mercy forbid it 't is not so I hope Gio. I thinke you loue me Sister Anna. Yes you know I doe Gio. I know 't indeed y' are very faire Anna. Nay then I see you haue a merry sicknesse Gio. That 's as it proues they Poets faigne I read That Iuno for her forehead did exceede All other goddesses but I durst sweare Your forehead exceeds hers as hers did theirs Anna. Troth this is pretty Gio. Such a paire of starres As are thine eyes would like Promethean fire If gently glaun'st giue life to senselesse stones Anna. Fie vpon'ee Gio. The Lilly and the Rose most sweetly strainge Vpon your dimpled Cheekes doe striue for change Such lippes would tempt a Saint such hands as those Would make an Anchoret Lasciuious Anna. D' ee mock mee or flatter mee Gio. If you would see a beauty more exact Then Art can counter fit or nature frame Looke in your glasse and there behold your owne Anna. O you are a trime youth Gio. Here Offers his Dagger to her Anna. What to doe Gio. And here 's my breast strick home Rip vp my bosome there thou shalt behold A heart in which is writ the truth I speake Why stand'ee Anna. Are you earnest Gio. Yes most earnest You cannot loue Anna. Whom Gio. Me my tortur'd soule Hath felt affliction in the heate of Death O Annabella I am quite vndone The loue of thee my sister and the view Of thy immortall beauty hath vntun'd All harmony both of my rest and life Why d' ee not strike Anna. Forbid it my iust feares If this be true 't were fitter I were dead Gio. True Annabella 't is no time to iest I haue too long supprest the hidden flames That almost haue consum'd me I haue spent Many a silent night in sighes and groanes Ran ouer all my thoughts despis'd my Fate Reason'd against the reasons of my loue Done all that smooth'd-cheeke Vertue could aduise But found all bootelesse 't is my destiny That you must eyther loue or I must dye Anna. Comes this in sadnesse from you Gio Let some mischiefe Befall me soone if I dissemble ought Anna. You are my brother Giouanni Gio. You My Sister Annabella I know this And could afford you instance why to loue So much the more for this to which intent Wise Nature first in your Creation ment To make you mine else 't had beene sinne and foule To share one beauty to a double soule Neerenesse in birth or blood doth but perswade A neerer neerenesse in affection I haue askt Counsell of the holy Church Who tells mee I may loue you and 't is iust That since I may I should and will yes will Must I now liue or dye Anna. Liue thou hast wonne The field and neuer fought what thou hast vrg'd My captiue heart had long agoe resolu'd I blush to tell thee but I 'le tell thee now For euery sigh that thou hast spent for me I haue sigh'd ten for euery teare shed twenty And not so much for that I lou'd as that I durst not say I lou'd nor scarcely thinke it Gio. Let not this Musicke be a dreame yee gods For pittie's-sake I begge'ee Anna. On my knees Shee kneeles Brother euen by our Mothers dust I charge you Doe not betray mee to your mirth or hate Loue mee or kill me Brother Gio. On my knees He kneeles Sister euen by my Mothers dust I charge you Doe not betray mee to your mirth or hate Loue mee or kill mee Sister Anna. You meane good sooth then Gio. In good troth I doe And so doe you I hope say I 'm in earnest Anna. I 'le swear 't and I Gio. And I and by this kisse Kisses her Once more yet once more now let 's rise by this I would not change this minute for Elyzium What must we now doe Anna. What you will Gio. Come then After so many teares as wee haue wept Let 's learne to court in smiles to kisse and sleepe Exeunt Enter Florio and Donado Elo. Signior Donado you haue sayd enough I vnderstand you but would haue you know I will not force my Daughter 'gainst her will You see I haue but two a Sonne and Her And hee is so deuoted to his Booke As I must tell you true I doubt his health Should he miscarry all my hopes rely Vpon my Girle as for worldly Fortune I am I thanke my Starres blest with enough My Care is how to match her to her liking I would not haue her marry Wealth but Loue And if she like your Nephew let him haue her Here 's all that I can say Do. Sir you say well Like a true father and for my part I If the young folkes can like twixt you and me' Will promise to assure my Nephew presently Three thousand Florrens yeerely during life And after I am dead my whole estate Flo. 'T is a faire proffer sir meane time your Nephew Shall haue free passage to commence his suite If hee can thriue hee shall haue my consent So for this time I 'le leaue you Signior Exit Do. Well Here 's hope yet if my Nephew would haue wit But hee is such another Dunce I feare Hee 'le neuer winne the Wench when I was young I could haue done 't