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A50789 The changeling as it was acted (with great applause) at the Privat house in Drury-Lane, and Salisbury Court / written by Thomas Midleton, and William Rowley, Gent. Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627.; Rowley, William, 1585?-1642? 1653 (1653) Wing M1980; ESTC R5638 40,097 66

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more Bea. My joyes start at mine eyes our sweet'st delights Are evermore born weeping Def. I 've a token for you Bea: For me Def. But it was sent somwhat unwillingly I could not get the Ring without the Finger Bea: Bless me what hast thou done Def: Why is that more then killing the whole man I cut his heart strings A greedy hand thrust in a dish at Court In a mistake hath had as much as this Bea. 'T is the first token my father made me send him Def. And I made him send it back agen For his last token I was loath to leave it And I 'me sure dead men have no use of Jewels He was as loath to part with 't for it stuck As if the flesh and it were both one substance Bea: At the Stags fall the Keeper has his fees 'T is soon apply'd all dead mens fees are yours Sir I pray bury the finger but the stone You may make use of shortly the true value Tak 't of my truth is near three hundred Duckets Def. 'T wil hardly buy a capcase for ones conscience tho To keep it from the worm as fine as 't is Well being my fees I 'le take it Great men have taught me that or else my merit Would scorn the way on 't Bea. It might justly sir Why thou mistak'st Deflores 't is not given in state of recompence Def. No I hope so Lady you should soon witness my contempt too 't then Bea. Prithee thou lookst as if thou wer 't offended Def. That were strange Lady t is not possible My service should draw such a cause from you Offended Coul'd you think so That were much For one of my performance and so warm Yet in my service Bea. 'T were misery in me to give you cause sir Def. I know so much it were so misery In her most sharp condition Bea. 'T is resolv'd then look you sir here 's 3000. golden Florens I have not meanly thought upon thy merit Def. What sallery Now you move me Bea: How Deflores Def: Do you place me in the rank of verminous fellows To destroy things for wages offer gold The life blood of man Is any thing Valued too pretious for my recompence Bea. I understand thee not Def. I could ha' hir'd a journey-man in murder at this rate And mine own conscience might have And have had the work brought home Bea. I 'me in a labyrinth What will content him I would fain be rid of him I 'le double the sum sir Def. You take a course to double my vexation that 's the good you doe Bea. Bless me I am now in worse plight then I was I know not what will please him for my fears sake I prithee make away with all speed possible And if thou be'st so modest not to name The sum that will content thee paper blushes not Send thy demand in writing it shall follow thee But prithee take thy flight Def. You must flie too then Bea. I Def. I 'le not stir a foot else Bea. What 's your meaning Def. Why are not you as guilty in I 'me sure As deep as I and we should stick together Come your fears counsell you but ill my absence Would draw suspect upon you instantly There were no rescue for you Bea. He speaks home Def. Nor is it fit we two ingag'd so joyntly Should part and live asunder Bea. How now sir This shews not well Def. What makes your lip so strange This must not be betwixt us Bea. The man talks wildly Def. Come kisse me with a zeal now Bea. Heaven I doubt him Def. I will not stand so long to beg 'em shortly Bea. Take heed Deflores of forgetfulness 't will soon betray us Def. Take you heed first Faith y' are grown much forgetfull y' are too blame in 't Bea. He 's bold and I am blam'd for 't Def. I have eas'd you of your trouble think on 't I 'me in pain And must be eas'd of you 't is a charity Justice invites your blood to understand me Bea. I dare not Def. Quickly Bea. Oh I never shall speak it yet further of that I may lose What has been spoken and no sound remain on 't I would not hear so much offence again for such another deed Def. Soft Lady soft the last is not yet paid for oh this act Has put me into spirit I was as greedy on 't As the parcht earth of moisture when the clouds weep Did you not mark I wrought my self into 't Nay sued and kneel'd for 't Why was all that pains took You see I have thrown contempt upon your gold Not that I want it for I doe piteously In order I will come unto 't and make use on 't But 't was not held so pretious to begin with For I place wealth after the heels of pleasure And were I not resolved in my belief That thy virginity were perfect in thee I should but take my recompence with grudging As if I had but halfe my hopes I agreed for Bea: Why 't is impossible thou canst be so wicked Or shelter such a cunning cruelty To make his death the murderer of my honor Thy language is so bold and vitious I cannot see which way I can forgive it with any modesty Def. Push you forget your selfe a woman dipt in blood and talk of modesty Bea. O misery of sin would I had been bound Perpetually unto my living hate In that Piracquo then to hear these words Think but upon the distance that Creation Set 'twixt thy blood and mine and keep thee there Def. Look but into your conscience read me there 'T is a true Book you 'l find me there you equall Push flye not to your birth but settle you In what the act has made you y' are no more now You must forget your parentage to me Y' are the deeds creature by that name You lost your first condition and I challenge you As peace and innocency has turn'd you out And made you one with me Bea. With thee foul villain Def. Yes my fair murdress Do you urge me Though thou writ'st maid thou whore in thy affection 'T was chang'd from thy first love and that 's a kind Of whoredome in thy heart and he 's chang'd now To bring thy second on thy Alsemero Whom by all sweets that ever darkness tasted If I enjoy thee not thou ne're enjoyst I 'le blast the hopes and joyes of marriage I 'le confess all my life I rate at nothing Bea. Deflores Def. I shall rest from all lovers plagues then I live in pain now that shooting eye Will burn my heart to cinders Bea: O sir hear me Def. She that in life and love refuses me In death and shame my partner she shall be Bea. Stay hear me once for all I make thee master Of all the wealth I have in gold and jewels Let me go poor unto my bed with honor And I am rich in all things Def. Let this silence thee The wealth