and gain thy Freedom Love and Honor Ha! That kiss bold slave past thy Commission Death and the Devil she kisseth him too O fond Erkinwald be blind and do not see them thy office was to speak but not for thy self Alu. Natures Divinity is in thy looks and he an Atheist sees thee and not loves Should Erkinwald now see it I wo'd love thee tho for each kiss I had a several torture ten deaths for thy injoying were my Bliss Elg. So high I pr•ze thee by this Virgins kiss Erk. Yet you make shift to reach him with your lips Degenerate Princess I suspect thy birth Yet well mayst thou be Sister to thy Brother For Great Canutus blood runs low as t•ine and Love-sick doa•eth on an English Nun. Alu. Then you resolve to •ly Elg. Heaven knows I do Erk. Here 's one will stop your Journey Thunder part ye slave Elg. Ha O me unfortunate Alu Tush fear not Madam See here I stand my Lord Erk. A perjur'd Villain Alu. That tongue lies that speaks it Hea• me I courted for thee with my best of speech and shew'd my faith as firm as Adamant till fate that rules all love ore-rul'd her so that she became a Suiter for my love And on my worthless self her smiles hath thrown My tongue was yours but my consent mine ow• Erk. I le have that heart she loves hold eyes from weeping Elg. But I shall hate that heart if in thy keeping Sheath up thy sword and hear me Elkinwald what shall I give thee to renounce my love Erk. As much as thou would'st give t' attain Elizium sho'd not avert my love from these fair eyes Ioves thunder or eternal miseries shall never so transform me Elg. Yet I cannot love thee Erk. But I le remove the cause of that Villain thou hast seen our slaves dye when their Lords have laugh'd Come run on my weapon this is Princely favor For greater tortures do attend on thee But wee 'l be merciful in Tyranny Elg. See on the Earth thy Sovereigns Sister kneels to beg thy pitty Erk. There 's nothing but thy love can purchase it Elg. Yet have mercy the fault in love was thine thou didst betray me when thou let'st me see him and Villain thou if thou but touch his life the Great Canutus shall revenge my wrongs For after him Elgina will not live Bethink thee then O yet some pitty give Alu. Do not debase your self for my poor life I dare his worst my love is constant still More resolute to die than thou to kill Erk. T is worthy praise then see behold thy death Alu. With open eyes as I wo'd view her state And like a man thus I pursue my fate They fight Elgina goes between Erkinwald kils her Elg. Hold hold O I am slain farewell dear friend the loss of thee is Tyranny in d•ath And death a dream so thou but close mine eies Chaste love is born in Heaven and never dies Erk. Amazement to my soul O my Elgina O I am most accurs• 't was this hand struck thee Alu. For which I le be revenged thus Heaven is just Kills him Erk. Base Villain thou hast slain me Alu. 'T is thy fate Farewel Oh pure unspotted Maid unhappy Princess This hand shall keep thy will and close thine eyes Let thy soul joy for here thy Murderer lies Dead at my foot and I with thee could die Were my poor Country free from misery War calls me to the field O my Elgina Autume is on thy ch•eks the Rose is wither'd and thou look'st like the Alablaster statue Upon thy lips I print this parting kiss And flying from thee leave all earthly bliss Exit Enter Harrold Osrick and Captains Har. Osrick we hear the Duke of Thatford raiseth men in Norfolk Osr. All England sure I think will mutiny if 〈◊〉 the King neglect his hopeful Conquest by doating on a womans lustful Beauty Har. Never was man in love bewitcht like him he will not suffer speech or any counsel that may dis-swade from her he bars his fight from any but the Nun and his loo•e Panders Ha! what sight is this Duke Erkinwald and the Princess murdered this sight wo•d sad even Tyranny it self draw tears from Tygers and make wonder dumb Oh Great Canutus what por•ents are thes• This heavy curse lights on thy lust and ease Thy sister and thy best of friends are slain And safety now is frighted from thy Throne Convey this spectacle of grief aside and let a guard pursue the m••derer I le hie me to the King and there relate Their deaths his lust both guided by strong fate Exeunt Banquet Enter K. Canutus Can. She is an Angel in the shape of woman chaster than Dian colder than Freezland snow and yet she burns me if I miss her now my death must be the period of my love Go let those Jewels Cates perfumes and Musick be all produc'd together in one sense Unite all raptures let 's have nothing s•ant That she may taste at once what all Queens want Musick Strike heavenly Musick with a tuneful measure And with thy raptures swell her blood and pleasure Enter Cartesmunda and Osrick The star appears welcome dear soul to make our joyes more full fit to this Banquet Great Queen of my heart and fully joy thy senses in each part Cart. My senses are intranc'd or do I dream O let me back return to hide my shame Can. O stay divinest soul hear me but speak Cart. O I have lost my sence with these Inchantments I am I know not how for all my powers are useless but mine eyes to weep Can. Make not the earth proud to receive thy tears lest being subject unto me her King I force her to restore again those pearls more rich than all the Jewels of our Crown so high I prize thy tears yet thee 'bove all Cart. I am your Servant Prisoner Vassal worse Can. Thine eyes upon my freedom laid that curse If thou bee'st mine I do command thy love Where Kings of Subjects beg let pitty move Cart. How can so great a King be weakness slave Can. In doating of those joyes I near shall have Cart. Men that lust women once no more indure 'em In health they loathe the physick that did cure 'em Can. When I neglect thy love or touch thy life may all my Battels prove unfortunate and I lose all the conquering Danes have got and end my days with shame and inward grief Cart. Your words be registred with hands divine O keep your vow great Prince for I break mine I blush to say I yeeld I 'm wholly yours a spotless Virgin now is in your power and as you mildly courted so this kiss confirms mee to you Can. And my soul to thee Never did man meet more felicitie Run Vassals run prepare all sweet delight For Cartesmunda sleeps with me to night Enter Harold England shall sleep in peace for all my force On Cartesmunda's love shall now be spent Thy Arms shall
fire came neer him Rand. That 's strange Well Grim bid them alter their course for Winchester bid them put in at Lyn and Yarmouth and let London be the farthest of their journey until these Wars afford us better safety Grim. Alas Master if you stow up your ships you may ee'n hang up your Collyers for they 'l starve and dye if they come above ground once you have sevescore pits and seven hundred lusty Collyers daily digging in them and if they come above ground once What Thornton my old Acquaintance How ist 't How ist't man Thorn Never better yfaith Good Dost thou know him Grim. Better then the Taylor that made his Doublet Know Thornton the famous Needle-maker of Northumberland There 's not a Beggar that carries a Patch about her but knows him All our Collyers buy Needles of him for the same purpose Many a night has he lain in the Sellerage amongst •Thornton How many Eggs have you roasted at our fire in the Coal-pits Thorn Thou posest me now yfaith Grim I have been infinitly beholding to thee and when I am a rich man here 's my hand I le requite it Grim. I had rather thou would'st set a certain day to do 't Dost thou think to be rich by Pedlers Eggs and Lambs-skins Thorn But I have other Imployments now Grim. Good He is my servant Sir and is already by my best liking voyaging to Sea Grim. Does he go a foot Sir Good Sirra Sirra He 's a Venturer too and when you see his safe return again with wealth from Sea you 'l make legs to him Grim. How legs to him I scorn him and his Lambs-skins No Sir Thorxton must remember I am Controler of the Cole-pits and that many a night I have committed him to the Hole and there he lay forty Fathom deep beneath me where I co'd have buried him alive if I had thought on 't Make legs to him Good Come Come Sir Wee 'l have you friends at parting Go George follow my directions and let Thornton have that Imployment I prescribed to you Come Sir you shall first erect your Character according to your mind at the Towns end to keep a Record of your Entrance in Thorn With hope a Halfpenny and a Lambs-skin that 's all Sir Grim. Ha Ha a brave rich man I promise you Exeunt Enter Erkinwald and Alured Erkin Is thy name Eldred Alur Yes My good Lord Erkin Thou art my prisoner still and we have power o're all thy Life and Fortunes Alur I still confess it Sir Erkin 'T is well Canst thou guess then why my love extends it self so lineally towards thee Thou know'st that even from death I have advanced thee close to my self and trust thee with my secrets and one above the rest requires thy aid thy subtle and quick brain can better forge matter of fair discourse than mine can be The bright Elgina thou must court for me In Peace and War she has been still my aym for her the tedious night I do beguile with serious thoughts of her divinity and watching till the midnight Chimes be past have wak'd again before the Village Cock had call'd the Plowman to his early labor Go plead my love yet ere thou go here swear Yet I with love will win thee not with fear Never to injure me in this disguise Nor with Icarian wing to soar too high Alur I were a villain to betray your trust being so meritless of your great favours and therefore vow by all that man may swear by I le be as true to you in this imployment as truth is to the just Erk Thou hast said enough I leave it to thy tr•st Go return and make me happy there 's gold spend freely Exit Alu. Fortune I see thou now art blind and foolish and without aim direct'st thy giddy shafts these gifts thou givest to me which I despise what physick h•lps a man just as he dies T is Englands peace that I would live to Court but she is fled and I a captive Prince slave to my mortal foes till time release me that once I may regreet my English friends which long ere this I know have wish'd my presence to joyn our forces for our Countryes freedom Enter Elgina But here she comes whom I must plead for love my faith is past and were she beauties Queen and half the world her dowre I wo'd not wrong The trust I have receiv'd I le court her for him And plead my Masters love though she abhor him Elg. Who 's there Eldred Alu. Your pardon beauteous Princess I must wooe you Elg. But I le prevent you sir for I le wooe you Alu. For noble Erkinwald my warlike Master All love from him Elg. Is nothing like to thee That conquer'st love and Cupids Deity Alu. You do amaze me Lady Elg. Be not afraid But tell me boldly could you love a Maid That for thy sake wo'd be a president and teach all women a new way to win the often wish'd desires of stubborn me• In me you shall observe patience and duty tender care and fear by thy bright eyes I le teach the constant Turtle truer love and make the Nuns at Vesta's Altar swea• The Virgin state is not so strict to move As the obsequious life you lead in love And cannot you yet say you mean to love me Alu. Beshrew me Madam but you tempt me shrewdly pray give me leave to think upon 't Ha! my vow 's not broke yet for I wooe not her that was my oath sure and I think there 's no man that can withstand the wooing of a woman Fond fool how quickly youth and blood transform Elg. Come What 's your answer Alu. Dearest Lady There is but one thing in the world that hates me and you have brought it with you Elg. O me what sho'd it be Alu. Forgive my rashness 't is a thing within you not you that charms me from you Elg. Be it my heart I le pull it out so thou wilt love me Alu. O gracious Princess 't is your Royal blood so near allied i•to the great Canutus Keeps me at distance were our states made even My love sho'd be as strong as zeal to H•aven Therefore Imperial Maid Elg. No more if that be all we will dispence with greatness use me like one that loves you I le Invent a plot that shall in short secure us both I crave but this that thou be true of faith For by my life I love thee Alu. And gracious Princess since now I see your passions are unfeign'd I vow not onely to requite your love but with affected and sincere intents to crown your wishes though it work my ruin Elg. Our faiths and hearts are one then Cupids wings Can crown mean births with joy make slaves of Kings Knew Erkinwald my heart hee 'd change with thee And be thy slave to have command ore me Lend me thine ear in private Enter Erkinwald Erk. At it so close I le hear their conference win her
THE Love-sick KING An English Tragical History WITH The Life and Death of Cartesmunda the fair Nun of Winchester Written by Anth. Brewer Gent. LONDON Printed for Rob. Pollard at the Ben Ionson-head behind the Exchange and Iohn Sweeting at the Angel in Popes-head-Alley 1655. Persons of the Play Etheldred King of England slain Alured his Brother after disguised under the name of Eldred and at last King Canutus King of Denmark the Love-sick King The King of Scotland Edmond Duke of Thetford Edulf and Edell Lords 1 Captain 2. Captain Osbert the Rebel Duke of Mertia Erkinwald and Harrold Lords of Denmark Osrick Hoffman Huldrick Danes Walcolme a Scot The Abbot of Winchester Goodgift a Merchant of Newcastle Randal a Coal-Merchant brother to Goodgifts wife George Factor to Goodgift Thornton the Pedlar Grim the Collier Servant to Randal A Black-smith A Gold-smith A Workman 〈◊〉 Elgina Sister to Canutus King of Denmark Cartesm•nda the fair Nun of Winchester Wife to Goodgift after his widow The Scene England The Love Sick KING ACT. 1. SCEN. 1. Enter King Etheldred Alured his Brother Edmond Duke of Thetford Edulf Edell Earl of Hampshire with their Swords drawn and some Souldiers wounded before them Alarms continuing afar off King O Stay and hear me speak my noble Friends my Subjects and my Souldiers hear your King in nine set Battels •gainst the conquering Danes hath Ethelred with various fortunes fought to rescue you and England from the spoyls of War and Tyranny Recall your spirits this City Winchester is all our strength And if you cease to fight the Foe comes on With bloody rage and sad confusion Cap. 1. The breach is made the Danes rush ore the Walls and like the pent up Ocean 'bove his banks falls from his height with roaring violence and drowns us all in blood Alu. despair not quite We yet may beat 'em back arm arm to fight Edm. The Danes are in the streets slaughter begins and execution is their Souldiers words O will you lay your throats beneath their swords or doth your danger make you desperate your houses will be preys to fire and theft King Your Wives and Daughters slaves to Danish lust Alur Your Children in their Mothers arms struck dead Edm. The names of English torn from memory Oh let your valors in one chance be buil'd Or quite extirpe a Nation from the World King See on my knees I pray you for your selves O 't is for Englands safety not my own makes me a Subject to my Subjects thus pitty your King your Country and your selves that now are falling let your valors rise and in this last resist your enemies Alu. Now by my Princely birth my royal Brother His sight amazes more than all the Danes rise rise and speak no more put them away the stones will sooner yeeld you aid than they 2. Capt. Rip up our Brests and see our loyal hearts to fight and die for you in this just cause But death hath seized us all our bloods are wasted and through our many wounds our souls exhausted 1. Capt. And since we can no more O let your swords take swift revenge and save the Danes a labor In killing us you ease our present woes Alarm and cryes within Ent Edel Fly royal Princes save your lives by flight the day looks clouded there 's no hope of safety The traiterous Osbert Duke of Mertia makes Head against you and with all his Troops enters the City gates guards in the Danes tryumphs in slaughter thorough every street The aged Father of St. Swithins Abby that with his holy Cross between his hands mounted the Walls to cause the Souldiers on to fight for Freedom and Religion Seeing this Treason hath retir'd himself and on the holy Altar heaves his hands awaiting death the chast religious Mayds with Cartesmunda their fair Governess Flock to the Temple as their last defence Hoping that place may shield their innocence King Come Princely Alured my noble Brother le ts seek to stop their pressing through the City if we must die Alur 'T is but our Fate Which even till death close by thy side I le wait Exeunt Alarm Enter Osbert Erkinwald Harold and the Danes crying Kill kill the wounded Souldiers rise and fight to them the King Alured and the English who are driven out and the King slain Edm. Seek for your safety Sir the King is dead Alur See noble Edmond what the Danes have done a King by Heaven created for a Crown now onely made fit for a golden Urne betrayd to death and slaughter pittiless Edm. Curse on the Traitors heart that wrought this Treason rebellious Osbert that betrayest thy Country Alur Leave his reward to Heaven that will avenge it and brave Duke Edmond sith the times are such le ts take disguise with speed and seek for safety If Heaven be pleas'd brave Lord we yet may live if not what Heaven has given I le freely give Hie thee to Thetford raise thy friends in Norfolk If I escape with life I le post to Scotland Donald the King is of a noble spirit and will not slack I know to send his aide against this common Foe to both our Kingdoms There shalt thou meet me tho our journeys far Wee 'l once again renue this dreadful war Edm. Spoke like the hope of England Royal Prince shake hands in this red City and then part for in thy quarrell I will live and dye Alu. First bear hence this cold clay of Majesty our hapless Brother and revenge his death Edm. That and what else may but express thy Worth and Title to the Crown I le still pursue or may black infamy my baseness tell Alu. My soul shall quit thy love Brave Prince farewell Exeunt severally Alarm Enter Canutus K. of Denmark Elgina his Sister Erkinwald Osbert Harold Osrick Souldiers Osb. The Cities wone my Lord the King is slain and great Canutus with his Royal Troops may rake possession of this conquer'd Town Canu Thy love brave Osbert duke of Mertia revolting from the English to our part has overturn'd the City Winchester drown'd in the blood of Kingly Etheldred and all his Hoast Hie thee Duke Erkinwald conduct our beauteous Sister to our Tent You shall go back Elgina strongly guarded till with our swords we clear all passages that may oppose our peaceful enterance Stand on you Hill and hear the English crys While Trumpets sound the Da•ish Victories Conduct her Elkinwald Erk. I shall great Prince Elgi The Gods protect my noble Brothers safety and crown thy brows with wreathes of victory Canu Duke Harold take our Guards and march before ransack the Temple and each private house Who bears the name of English strike him dead This day the Kingdom 's wholly conquered Osb. Long may it so remain to great Canutus an hundred thirty years the English Kings have paid just Tribute to the conquering Danes which now re-conquered with assured hopes to hold possession of the State and Crown see here the slaughtered
Body of a King 〈◊〉 and disloyal Etheldred Thus 〈…〉 his foot upon thy head That was a 〈◊〉 late with precious 〈◊〉 Rejoycing 〈◊〉 by me thy pride is 〈◊〉 Canu For bear brave English Lord remember this he was a King let not thy Subject foot tread on thy Sovereigns head Take off his Crown and when the slaughter 's past present it to us and we will then reward thy faithful service enter the Town spare neither Sex no• Age Whip out this English Race with iron rods The vanquish'd are but men the Victors gods Exeunt Alarm A great Cry within Enter Abbot bearing a Cross Cartesmunda with two Tapers burning which she placeth on the Altar two or three Nuns following Abbot Come holy Virgins hie you to the Altar Car. The raging Foe pursues defend us Heaven Take Virgin tears the balm of martyr'd Saints as tribute due to thy Tribunal Throne with thy right hand keep us from rage and murder let not our danger fright us but our sins Misfortunes touch our Bodies not our Souls Keep Faith before us from Hell none escapes Our deaths may be thy will but not our Rapes Abb Fair Cartesmunda bright illustrious Maid O be thou constant in this day of tryal Vertue is Vice unless it do persever That is true Holiness that lasts for ever Car. Upon my knees to you and Heaven I swear when I do yeeld my Virgin vow to lust in the soft I wines of an insatiate bed may I give up the treasure of my youth To such a man whose lust and poisoned breath May soon reward my sin and be my death Follow follow Alarm Abb. Such Vows being kept are true religious Hark hark the bloody Foe has forc'd the Temple Turn boldly and be constant here 's the tryal All Virgins To Nature wee 'l be false to Heaven be loyal Alarm Enter Canutus Erkinwald Harrold Hofman Osri•k Souldiers Canu On on kill all spare none this by Canusus dyes ha Who holds my conquering hand what power unknown By Magick thus transforms me to a stone Senseless of all the faculties of life My blood runs back I have no power to strike Call in our Guards and bid them all give ore Sheath up your swords with me and kill no more Her Angel-beauty cryes she must not dye Nor live but mine O I am taken strangely Methinks I lift my sword against my self When I oppose her All perfection O see the pearled dew drops from her eye Arise in peace fair soul will you be mine Car. If you be death not else Canut Here is his power for if my wrath thou move This blow shall rid my heart of torturing love Pale deaths effect shall take away the cause and I be 〈◊〉 as Ayr Thou Sorceress that stay'st my hand with Witchcraft and with Charms I will unwind thy cunning Ex•rcismes Rare beautious Virgin Will you love Canutus Cartes When to these bodies dead thou givest new l••e I then will love thee Canut I le give thee death As those in blood have faln and thou shalt dye I cud We will withdraw Then kill her Cartes And I am ready Ty•ant do thy worst O heaven Canut Hold Traytor hold th' ast kill'd thy Sovereign Does she not bleed O Love how strong 's thy fear All England shall not buy this Jewel from me Didst thou strike her Har. I had not drawn my sword you came so sudden Canut Nor never may'st thou draw it 'gainst her life so she bee pleas'd to love Cartes To ha•e thee I will love but never love thee Canut Grant me thy Love my Royalties are thine and thou shalt strike the Sun blind with thy lustre in Ornaments more rich then is the Treasure •id in the unknown bottome of the Sea And for thy pleasures Cartes Peace sleek Flattery Thou seekest to violate my Virgin Vow with thy inchanting tongue which 〈◊〉 I break The heavens shall fright the earth Saints prove unjust Death lose this power ere I imbrace ma•s lust Canut She turns me wild with rage and passion I le rip thy bofome up to see that wonder a constant womans heart Sure thine is f•ne yet thus I le peirce it were it Adamant Oh! Ho offers to strike and his sword falls Erkin My Royal Lord Har. Great Prince recall your spirits Canut I 'm struck with lightning from the torrid Zone Stand all betwixt me and that flaming Sun Yet do not Let her heat in death be spent Go Erkinwald convey her to my Tent Let her be guarded with more watchful eyes Then heaven has stars for fear she be surpriz'd If here she stay I shall consume and dye 'T is time must give my passions remedy Art thou not gone Kill him that gazeth on her For all that see her sure must doat like me And Treason will be wrought against us for her Be sudden To our Tents Prethee away The hell on earth is love that brings delay Exit Erk in with Cartes Har. The Duke of Mertia with the English Crown attends the pleasure of my Lord the King Canut Present him to us O obdurate Maid The English Crown is value less to thee This thy Idea crowns my victory Ent. Osbert Osb. Low as obedience thus the vanquish'd English yeelds subject duty to the King of Danes and with this conquer'd Crown our lives and honors Canut You please us well Duke Osbert come invest us thy warlike hand shall crown Canutus head For by thy aid this Realm is conquered Osb. Long live Canutus mighty King of Danes of Denmark Norway and of England King Florish Canut Thanks Duke of Mertia We must now remember that by thy late revolt we wan this City slew Etheldred the Lord of many thousands Now for reward which should ha' come before Thou never shalt crown King or subject more Off with his head Osb. My Lord Canut A guard I say stop up the Traytors mouth Let us have fear not love Mans nature will be bold where it is lik'd A Kingdome got by blood must so be kept I will not hear him speak Away with him Bring me his wisdoms head into my Tent there wee l converse Osb. Heavens wrath is justly sent Exit with Guard Canut Here was it that I saw that blazing Star whose bright aspect promis'd a general peace to this affrighted Kingdome Torches Slaves the night comes on us we are all in darkness prepare my bed wee l rest us after toyl and sleep thou mother of forgetfulness drown all my thoughts that ere I saw this Virgin make her a stranger to my memory that I may joy in this not dye for love Hofman her looks are heaven her eyes are Cupids darts Go bring her to me Art not gone yet slave It is an Embassie too good for Hermes the Herauld of the gods Thou shalt meet Lightning yet on thou must go ask that weeping Nun dost hear me Art not gone Were Hellen now alive this Maid alone would stain her beauty and new Troy should burn Paris would dye
month sir he has not touch'd his Armor nor been i th' field to chear his Souldiers Osr. We now must make as great a suit to see him as if we beg'd for Tipes of dignity Cap. No more I see your griefs and all our ruins if we keep sile•t thus I le speak to him and venture life for such a general good if my plots fail my tongue shall boldly speak To touch his baseness though I lose my head I le die or win him from this strumpets bed Fear not to second me Har. Not I were death assur'd I le first begin A Souldiers best fight is to beat down sin Enter Canutus and a Guard Can. Double my Guards about her I will prove There 's no happiness on earth but love Cap. Most mighty Prince Can. Audacious Traytor wherefore com'st thou to us did we not charge thee to avoid the presence Cap. Your Father Royal Sir knew me a Souldier and I have fought for you yet if you please so I may speak make me your humble Martyr Can. Slave what wouldst thou say Cap. That which my life shall prove Y 'ave lost your conquest in a womans love Could you unty the vail Cupid has bound about your eyes and forehead you wo'd find she were not all so fair as you esteem her Nature was never so impartial to give to one to rob a million arm but your self and lead your Souldiers forth to win another City you shall find her beauty far out-strip'd sacred Leige if like a young man you take counsel ill Destroy me quickly it shall be my fame I di'd to win you from a Strumpets shame Can. Thou 'st spoke enough to damn thee Impudent Traytor go dye unpit•ied Though thou hast my hate thou shalt not have the honor of my sword o take away thy l•fe you of our Guard See a base death performed upon this Slave Capt. Farewel my Leige you once must have a grave Exit with Guard Har. My Resolution 's firm and I will speak though hell shu'd gape to swallow me alive What 's he chat's gon to death my Sovereign Can. A Traytor Harold to my best content Har. O pardon sir your rage has lost a man of more true worth then all this Nation He was not of that strain of Counsellors that like a tust of Rushes in a Brook bends every way the current turns it self yeelding to every puff of Appetite that comes from Majesty but with true zeal he faithfully declared the grief of all Pardon me great Canutus I must speak and let thy subject on his knee intreat the Kingly Lion yet to rouze his strength And chase those English that do only wound Because out Rescuer will not be found Can. Fond man how dar'st thou check our Appetite Hast thou forgot our frown can strike thee dead Har. I know 't and willingly lay down my head For 't is more honor by thy wrath to dye Then living to behold thy misery Which sure is coming on Can. Let it make haste Wee 'l beat it back with our triumphant Hoast Har. You cannot till you beat that wanton hence She has b•witch'd your senses mighty Lord Her Tresses like to Adamantine Chains Have let all heat but lust out of you veyns When she is gone your valor you 'l assume But while she stayes she doth your state consume Can. No more Go bid the Captains meet me in the Hall Tell 'em to morrow early wee 'l come down And in strange kind to all your eyes wee 'l shew We can command our self as well as you Away Har. I le do your will and hope for good event Exit Can. There is no hell on earth but discontent I feel my blood grows chil a sudden qualm in a deep Laethe seems to drown my joyes Enter Cartes But here comes she by whom those thoughts are gon Earths happiness as whose creation Nature spent all her stock Welcome my love to make our joyes full Go adorn thy self in all the richest Jems my Coffers yeelds Wear all the Jewels purchas'd with my crown and out-shine Dian in a Robe of stars Cart. For what my Lord Can. To please mine eyes and make all men admire thy Radencie Thy Beauty shall out-brave the glorious Sun Florish Somewhat Canu't must do to be talk'd on Exeunt Enter Mr. Randolph and his Sister in Mourning Rand. Fie Sister weep no more 't is time to lay by grief and with the death of your late husband now bury your sorrows Wife Shu'd I forget so soon so good a husband Rand. His goodness was your good your late dead husband has left you rich and full Executrix to be over-seen by Mr. Thornton whose care I cannot pass without some note For though his wealth be rays'd to Infinites he not forgets a servants love Wife Alas good brother I have woo'd him from it Rand. How Sister have you woo'd him Wife I from civility Methinks 't is unmannerly in me to see a man so much in state the better to be so like a servant to me I tell you I have woo'd him from it Rand. I think 't were better far he woo'd you Sister Wife Woo'd me For what Rand. For Love Sister Wife O •ie good Brother The very word would wrong my husbands grave Rand. Tush a Womans Sorrow has been in black to day in green to morrow Wife I but I am none of those No no I le never marry Rand. Come you are foolish think upon him Sister Hee 's rich man I tell you Hee 's now the wealthest subject England hath Wife O but my Husband Rand. Which of 'em he that 's gone or this to come Think of Mr. Thornton Wife Alas I am not his equal Rand. Tush you were once his Better hee 's humble still Wife Well I le speak no more on 't Rand. Well think on 't then Wife Hey ho Hee 's a very honest man truly and had my husband dyed but two months ago I might ha' thought on 't Rand. How fare you Sister Wife As a green widow sir Pray if you see Mr. Thornton say I 'd speak with him Enter Thornton and a Workman Rand. Are you there yfaith Sister See hee 's here already Thorn Spare for no cost and ply the Workmen hard I le pay 'em all they shall not want for mony have you tane the compass of the Wall Work We have to a foot sir Thorn How many Towers of strength may be erected dividing each distance by a hundred pace• Work 'T is cast already and the compass falls A hundred fourscore Towers to grace the Walls Thorn How high de'you raise the Walls Work As you directed sir full a hundred foot Thorn Right and twelve in bread•h Work Just so sir 't will be a pleasant walk to view the Town Thorn So I wo'd have it And therefore from the highest erect a Battlement above the Platform four foot high a'both sides both to secure and make the place more pleasant See it rais'd so Work I shall