Cuckolds shall that Husband be That marries thee thou art so mischievous I 'le put a spoak among your wheels Clean. Be constant Priest 'T is done Chi. I 'le doe no more at drop shot then Exit Chilax Pri. Farewel wench Exeunt Priest and Cleanthe Actus Quartus Scena Prima Enter a Servant and Stremon at the door Servant HE stirs he stirs Strem. Let him I am ready for him He shall not this day perish if his passions May be fed with Musick are they ready Enter Memnon Ser. All all see where he comes Strem. I 'le be straight for him Exit Stremon Enter Eumenes and Captains Ser. How sad he looks and sullen Stand close Here are the Captains my fear 's past now Mem. Put case i'th'other world She do not love me neither I am old 't is certain Eumen. My blood lost and limbs stiff my embraces Like the cold stubborn bark hoarâ—e and heatless My words worse my fame only and atchievements Which are my strength my blood my youth my fashion Must wooe her win her wed her that 's but wind And women are not brought to bed with shadows I do her wrong much wrong she is young and blessed Sweet as the spring and as his blossoms tender And I a nipping North-wind my head hung With hails and frostie I sicles are the souls so too When they depart hence lame and old and loveless No sure 't is ever youth there Time and Death Follow our flesh no more and that forc'd opinion That spirits have no sexes I believe not Enter Stremon like Orpheus There must be love there is love what art thou SONG Stre. Orpheus I am come from the deeps below To thee fond man the plagues of love to show To the fair fields where loves eternal dwell There 's none that come but first they pass through hell Hark and beware unless thou hast lov'd ever Belov'd again thou shalt see those joyes never Hark how they groan that dy'd despairing O take heed then Hark how they howl for over-daring All these were men They that be fools and dye for fame They lose their name And they that bleed Hark how they speed Now in cold frosts now scorching fires They sit and curse their lost desires Nor shall these souls be free from pains and fears Till Women wast them over in their tears Mem. How should I know my passage is deni'd me Or which of all the Devils dare Eumen. This Song Was rarely form'd to fit him SONG Orph. Charon O Charon Thou waster of the souls to bliss or bane Cha. Who calls the Ferry-man of Hell Orph. Come near And say who lives in joy and who in fear Cha. Those that dye well Eternall joy shall follow Those that dye ill their own soul fate shall swallow Orph. Shall thy black Bark those guilty spirits stow That kill themselves for love Cha. O no no no. My cordage cracks when such great sins are near No wind blows fair nor I myself can stear Orph. What lovers pass and in Elyzium raign Cha. Those Gentle loves that are belov'd again Orph. This Souldier loves and fain wou'd dye to win Shall he goe on Cha. No 't is too foul a sin He must not come aboard I dare not â—ow Storms of despair and guilty blood will blow Orph. Shall time release him say Cha. No no no no. Nor time nor death can alter us nor prayer My boat is destinie and who then dare But those appointed come aboard Live still And love by reason Mortal not by will Orph. And when thy Mistris shall close up thine eyes Cha. Then come aboard and pass Orph. Till when be wise Cha. Till when be wise Eumen. How still he sits I hope this Song has setled him 1 Capt. He bites his lip and rowles his fiery eyes yet I fear for all this 2 Capt. Stremon still apply to him Strem. Give me more room sweetly strike divinely Such strains as old earth moves at Orph. The power I have over both beast and plaint Thou man alone feelst miserable want Musick Strike you rare Spirits that attend my will And lose your savage wildness by my skill Enter a Mask of Beasts This Lion was a man of War that died As thou wouldst do to gild his Ladies pride This Dog a fool that hung himself for love This Ape with daily hugging of a glove Forgot to eat and died This goodly tree And usher that still grew before his Ladie Wither'd at root This for he could not wooe A grumbling Lawyer this pyed Birâ— a page That melted out because he wanted age Still these lye howling on the Stygian shore O love no more O love no more Exit Memnon Eumen. He steals off silently as though he would sleep No more but all be near him feed his fancie Good Stremon still this may lock up his follie Yet Heaven knows I much fear him away softly Exeunt Captains Fool. Did I not doe most doggedly Strem. Most rarelie Fool. He 's a brave man when shall we dog again Boy Unty me first for Gods sake Fool. Help the Boy he 's in a wood poor child good hony Stremon Let 's have a bear-baiting ye shall see me play The rarest for a single Dog at head all And if I do not win immortal glorie Play Dog play Devil Strem. Peace for this time Fool. Prethee Let 's sing him a black Santis then let 's all howl In our own beastly voices tree keep your time Untye there bow wow wow Strem. Away ye Asse away Fool. Why let us doe something To satisfie the Gentleman he 's mad A Gentleman-like humour and in fashion And must have men as mad about him Strem. Peace And come in quicklie 't is ten to one else He 'l find a staff to beat a dog no more words I 'le get ye all imployment soft soft in in all Exeunt Enter Chilax and Cloe. Chi. When camest thou over wench Clo. But now this evening And have been ever since looking out Siphax I' th' wars he would have lookt me sure h 'as gotten Some other Mistris Chi. A thousand wench a thousand They are as common here as Caterpillers Among the corn they eat up all the Souldiers Clo. Are they so hungry yet by their leave Philax I 'le have a snatch too Chi. Dost thou love him still wench Clo. Why should I not he had my Maiden-head And all my youth Chi. Thou art come the happiest In the most blessed time sweet wench the fittest If thou darst make thy fortune by this light Cloe And so I 'le kiss thee and if thou wilt but let me For 't is well worth a kindness Clo. What shou'd I let ye Chi. Enjoy thy miniken Clo. Thou art still old Chilax Chi. Still still and ever shall be if I say Thou wo't strike the stroke I cannot do much harm wench Clo. Nor much good Chi. Siphax shall be thy Husband Thy very Husband woman thy fool thy Cuckold Or what thou wilt make him I am
a very necessary farewell Enter Caesario They all make ridiculous conges to Bianca rank themselves and dance in several postures during the dance Enter Caesario and stands off Host Well done my lusty bloods precisely well done One lusty rouse of Wine and take leave on all sides Cesar Thanks for your Revels Gentlemen accept This Gold and drink as freely as you danc'd Host My noble Lord Cesario clear the rooms Sirs Foro. Away Attend your answers Exeunt Foro and those that dâ—ne'd Cesar With your favor Rolando I would change a word or two with your fair daughter Host At your Lordships pleasure come Wife no muttering have a care Girle my love service and duty to you good Lordship Exeunt and Wife Cesar My often visits sweet Bianca cannot But constantly inform thy judgment wherein Thy happiness consists for to steal minutes From great imployments to converse with beauty Lodg'd in so mean a fortune to lay by Consideration of the unequal distance Between my blood and thine to shun occasions Of courtship with the Ladies of the time Noble and fair only for love to thee Must of necessity invite a tenderness As low as nature could have stampt a Bondwomans To entertain quick motions of rare gratitude For my uncommon favors Bian. ' Deed my Lord as far as my simplicity can lead me I freely thank your curtesies Cesar To thank them is to reward them pretty one Bian. Then teach me How I may give them back again in truth I never yet receiv'd a pair of Gloves A trifling Ring from any that expected An equall satisfaction but as willingly I parted with the guift unto the owner as he bestow'd it Caesar But I pour before thee Such plenties as it lies not in the ability Of thy whole kindred to return proportionable One for a thousand Biâ—n You my Lord conclude For my instruction to ingage a debt Beyond a possibility of paiment I ever thought a sin and therefore justly Without conceit of scorn or curious rudeness I must refuse your bounty Cesar Canst thou love Bian. Love Is there such a word in any Language That carries honest sence Cesar Never dwelt ignorance In so sweet-shap't a building love Bianca Is that firm knot which ties two hearts in one Shall ours be tied so Bian. Use a plainer word My Lord. In stead of tyes say marries hearts Then I may understand Caesar Their hearts are married Whose enterchange of pleasures and embraces Soft kisses and the privacies of sweets Keeps constant league together when temptation Of great mens oathes and gifts shall urge contempt Rather than batter resolution novelty Of sights or taste of new delights in wantonness Breeds surfeit more than appetite in any Reserv'd to noble vowes my excellent Maid Live thou but true to me and my contents Mine only that no partner may partake The treasure of those sweets thy youth yet glories in And I will raise thy lowness to abundance Of all varieties and more triumph In such a Mistris than great Princes doating On truth-betraying Wives Bian. Thus to yield up then The cottage of my virtue to be swallow'd By some hard-neighbouring Landlord such as you are Is in effect to love a Lord so vicious O where shall innocence find some poor dwelling Free from temptations tyranny Cesar Nay prethee Byan. Gay clothes high feeding easie beds of lust Change of unseemly sights with base discourse Draw curses on your Pallaces for my part This I will be confirm'd in I will eate The bread of labour know no other rest Than what is earn'd from honest pains ere once more Lend ear to your vile toyles Sir would you were As noble in desires as I could be in knowing virtue Pray do not afflict a poor soul thus Cesar I swear to me Bianca steales off Enter a Gentleman Gent. The Duke my Lord commands your speedy presence For answering agrievances lately urg'd Against you by your Mother Cesar By my Mother Gent. The Court is near on sitting Cesar I wait on it Sir Exeunt Enter Duke Magistrate Secretary Baptista Attendants Mentivole they sit Mentivole stands by Duke What waste of blood what tumults what divisions What outrages what uprores in a State Factions though issuing from mean springs at first Have not restrain'd stowed to the sad example At Rome between the Vrsins and Columni's Nay here at home in Florence 'twixt the Neers And the Bianchi can too mainly witness I sit not at the Helm my Lords of Sovereignty Deputed Pilot for the Common-wealth To sleep while others steere as their wild fancies Shall counsel by the compass of disorders Baptista This short Preface is directed Chiefly to you the petty brawls and quarrels Late urg'd betwixt th' Alberti and your family Must yes and shall like tender unknit joynts Fasten again together of themselves Or like an â—â—gry Chyrurgion we will use The roâ—ghness of our justice to cut off â— be stubborn â—ancour of the limbes offending Bap. Most gracious Florence Duke Our commanâ— was signified â—hat neither of the followers of each party Shoâ—lâ— appeâ—r here with weapons Bap. 'T is obey'd Sir on my side Duke We must leave the general cause Of State employments to give â—ar to brawls Of some particular grudges pollitick government For tutor'd Princes but no more henceforth Enter Mariana and Clarissa at one door Cesario at the other Our frown shall check presumption not our clemency Mari. All blessings due to unpartial Princes Crown Florence with eternity of happiness Cesar If double Prayers can double blessings great Sir Mine joyn for your prosperity with my Mothers Duke Rise both now briefly Lady without circumstance Deliver those agrievances which lately Your importunity possest our Counsel Were fit for audience wherein you petition'd You might be heard without an Advocate Which boon you find is granted Mari. Though divided I stand between the Laws of truth and modesty Yet let my griefs have vent Yet the clearness Of strange necessity requires obedience To nature and your Mercy in my weeds Of mourning emblems of too dear misfortunes Badges of griefs and Widdowhood the burtheâ— Of my charg'd soul must be laid down before you Wherein if strict opinion cancel shame My frailty is my plea Stand forth young Man And hear a story that will strike all reason Into amazement Cesar I attend Mar. Alberto peace dwell upon his ashes still the husband Of my remembrance and unchanging vowes Has by his death left to his heir possession Of fair revenew which this young man claimes As his inheritance I urg'd him gently Friendly and privately to grant a partage Of this estate to her who ownes it all This his supposed Sister Bap. How supposed Cesar Pray Madam recollect your self Mar. The relish Of a strange truth begins to work like Physick Already I have bitterness to mingle With these preparatives so deadly loathsome It will quite choak digestion shortly hear it Cesario for I dare not rob unjustly The poor soul of his name this this
be Lys As Mask can be Strat. Yes they must commend their King and speak in praise of the Assembly bless the Bride and Bridegroom in person of some God th' are tyed to rules of flattery Cle. See good my Lord who is return'd Lys Noble Melantius Enter Melantius The Land by me welcomes thy vertues home to Rhodes thou that with blood abroad buyest us our peace the breath of Kings is like the breath of Gods My brother wisht thee here and thou art here he will be too kind and weary thee with often welcomes but the time doth give thee a welcome above this or all the worlds Mel. My Lord my thanks but thâ—â— scratcht limbs of mine have spoke my love and truth unto my friends more than my tongue ere could my mind 's the same it ever was to you where I find worth I love the keeper till he let it go And then I follow it Diph. Hail worthy brother He that rejoyces not at your return In safety is mine enemy for ever Mel. I thank thee Diphilus but thou art faulty I sent for thee to exercise thine armes With me at Patria thou cam'st not Diphilus 'T was ill Diph. My noble brother my excuse Is my King 's strict command which you my Lord Can witness with me Lys 'T is true Melantius He might not come till the solemnity Of this great match were past Diph. Have you heard of it Mel. Yes I have given cause to those that Envy my deeds abroad to call me gamesome I have no other business here at Rhodes Lys We have a Mask to night And you must tread a Soldiers measure Mel. These soft and silken wars are not for me The Musick must be shrill and all confus'd That stirs my blood and then I dance with armes But is Amintor Wed Diph. This day Mel. All joyes upon him for he is my friend Wonder not that I call a man so young my friend His worth is great valiant he is and temperate And one that never thinks his life his own If his friend need it when he was a boy As oft as I return'd as without boast I brought home conquest he would gaze upon me And view me round to find in what one limb The vertue lay to do those things he heard Then would he wish to see my Sword and feel The quickness of the edge and in his hand Weigh it he oft would make me smile at this His youth did promise much and his ripe years Will see it all perform'd Enter Aspatia passing by Melan. Hail Maid and Wife Thou fair Aspatia may the holy knot That thou hast tyed to day last till the hand Of age undo 't may'st thou bring a race Unto Amintor that may fill the world Successively with Souldiers Asp My hard fortunes Deserve not scorn for I was never proud When they were good Mel. How 's this Exit Aspatia Lys You are mistaken for she is not married Mel. You said Amintor was Diph. 'T is true but Mel. Pardon me I did receive Letters at Patria from my Amintor That he should marry her Diph. And so it stood In all opinion long but your arrival Made me imagine you had heard the change Mel. Who hath he taken then Lys A Lady Sir That bears the light above her and strikes dead With flashes of her eye the fair Evadne your vertuous Sister Mel. Peace of heart betwixt them but this is strange Lys The King my brother did it To honour you and these solemnities Are at his charge Mel. 'T is Royal like himself But I am sad my speech bears so unfortunate a sound â—o beautiful Aspatia there is rage â—id in her fathers breast Calianax Bent long against me and he should not think If I could call it back that I would take So bâ—â—e revenges as to scorn the state Of his neglected daughter holds he still his greatness with the King Lys Yes but â—â—is Lady Walks discontented with her watry eyes Bent on the earth the unfrequented woods Are her delight and when she sees a bank Stuck full of flowers she with a sigh will tell Her servants what a pretty place it were To bury lovers in and make her maids Pluck 'em and strow her over like a Corse She carries with her an infectious grief That strikes all her beholders she will sing The mournful'st things that ever ear hath heard And sigh and sing again and when the rest Of our young Ladies in their wanton blood Tell mirthful tales in course that fill the room With laughter she will with so sad a look Bring forth a story of the silent death Of some forsaken Virgin which her grief Will put in such a phrase that ere she end She 'l send them weeping one by one away Mel. She has a brother under my command Like her a face as womanish as hers But with a spirit that hath much out-grown The number of his years Enter Amintor Cle. My Lord the Bridegroom Mel. I might run fiercely not more hastily Upon my foe I love thee well Amintor My mouth is much too narrow for my heart I joy to look upon those eyes of thine Thou art my friend but my disorder'd speech cuts off my love Amin. Thou art Melantius All love is spoke in that a sacrifice To thank the gods Melantius is return'd In safety victory sits on his sword As she was wont may she build there and dwell And may thy Armour be as it hath been Only thy valour and thy innocence What endless treasures would our enemies give That I might hold thee still thus Mel. I am but poor in words but credit me young man Thy Mother could no more but weep for joy to see thee After long absence all the wounds I have Fetch not so much away nor all the cryes Of Widowed Mothers but this is peace And what was War Amin. Pardon thou holy God Of Marriage bed and frown not I am forc't In answer of such noble tears as those To weep upon my Wedding day Mel. I fear thou art grown too sick for I hear A Lady mourns for thee men say to death Forsaken of thee on what terms I know not Amin. She had my promise but the King forbad it And made me make this worthy change thy Sister Accompanied with graces above her With whom I long to lose my lusty youth And grow old in her arms Mel. Be prosperous Enter Messenger Messen My Lord the Maskers rage for you Lys We are gone Cleon Sâ—rato Diphilus Amin. Wee 'l all attend you we shall trouble you With our solemnities Mel. Not so Amintor But if you laugh at my rude carriage In peace I 'le do as much for you in War When you come thither yet I have a Mistress To bring to your delights rough though I am I have a Mistress and she has a heart She saies but trust me it is stone no better There is no place that I can challenge in 't But you stand still and here
than our loves to tie our lives And deaths together Mel. It is as nobly said as I would wish Anon I 'le tell you wonders we are wrong'd Diph. But I will tell you now wee 'l right our selves Mel. Stay not prepare the armour in my house And what friends you can draw unto our side Not knowing of the cause make ready too Haste Diphilus the time requires it haste Exit Diphilus I hope my cause is just I know my blood Tells me it is and I will credit it To take revenge and lose my self withal Were idle and to scape impossible Without I had the sort which misery Remaining in the hands of my old enemy Calianax but I must have it see Enter Calianax Where he comes shaking by me good my Lord Forget your spleen to me I never wrong'd you But would have peace with every man Cal. 'T is well If I durst sight your tongue would lie at quiet Mel. Y' are touchie without all cause Cal. Do mock me Mel. By mine honour I speak truth Cal. Honour where is' t Mel. See what starts you make into your hatred to my love and freedom to you I come with resolution to obtain a suit of you Cal. A suit of me 't is very like it should be granted Sir Mel. Nay go not hence 'T is this you have the keeping of the Fort And I would wish you by the love you ought To bear unto me to deliver it into my hands Cal. I am in hope that thou art mad to talk to me thus Mel. But there is a reason to move you to it I would kill the King that wrong'd you and your daughter Cal. Out Traytor Mel. Nay but stay I cannot scape the deed once done Without I have this fort Cal. And should I help thee now thy treacherous mind betrays it self Mel. Come delay me not Give me a sudden answer or already Thy last is spoke refuse not offered love When it comes clad in secrets Cal. If I say I will not he will kill me I do see 't writ In his looks and should I say I will he 'l run and tell the King I do not shun your friendship dear Melantius But this cause is weighty give me but an hour to think Mel. Take it I know this goes unto the King But I am arm'd Ex. Melant. Cal. Me thinks I feel my self But twenty now agen this fighting fool Wants Policy I shall revenge my Girl And make her red again I pray my legs Will last that pace that I will carry them I shall want breath before I find the King Actus Quartus Enter Melantius Evadne and a Lady MEL. Save you Evad. Save you sweet Brother Mel. In my blunt eye methinks you look Evadne Evad. Come you would make me blush Mel. I would Evadne I shall displease my ends else Evad. You shall if you command me I am bashful Come Sir how do I look Mel. I would not have your women hear me Break into commendation of you 't is not seemly Evad. Go walt me in the Gallery now speak Mel. I 'le lock the door first Exeunt Ladies Evad. Why Mel. I will not have your guilded things that dance in visitation with their Millan skins choke up my business Evad. You are strangely dispos'd Sir Mel. Good Madam not to make you merry Evad. No if you praise me 't will make me sad Mel. Such a sad commendation I have for you Evad. Brother the Court hath made you witty And learn to riddle Mel. I praise the Court for 't has it learned you nothing Evad. Me Mel. I Evadne thou art young and handsom A Lady of a sweet complexion And such a flowing carriage that it cannot Chuse but inflame a Kingdom Evad. Gentle Brother Mel. 'T is yet in thy remembrance foolish woman To make me gentle Evad. How is this Mel. 'T is base And I could blush at these years thorough all My honour'd scars to come to such a parly Evad. I understand you not Mel. You dare not Fool They that commit thy faults fly the remembrance Evad. My faults Sir I would have you know I care not If they were written here here in my forehead Mel. Thy body is too little for the story The lusts of which would fill another woman Though she had Twins within her Evad. This is saucy Look you intrude no more there lies your way Mel. Thou art my way and I will tread upon thee Till I find truth out Evad. What truth is that you look for Mel. Thy long-lost honour would the Gods had set me One of their loudest bolts come tell me quickly Do it without enforcement and take heed You swell me not above my temper Evad. How Sir where got you this report Mel. Where there was people in every place Evad. They and the seconds of it are base people Believe them not they lyed Mel. Do not play with mine anger do not Wretch I come to know that desperate Fool that drew thee From thy fair life be wise and lay him open Evad. Unhand me and learn manners such another Forgetfulness forfeits your life Mel. Quench me this mighty humour and then tell me Whose Whore you are for you are one I know it Let all mine honours perish but I 'le find him Though he lie lockt up in thy blood be sudden There is no facing it and be not flattered The burnt air when the Dog raigns is not fouler Than thy contagious name till thy repentance If the Gods grant thee any purge thy sickness Evad. Be gone you are my Brother that 's your safety Mel. I 'le be a Wolf first 't is to be thy Brother An infamy below the sin of a Coward I am as far from being part of thee As thou art from thy vertue seek a kindred ' Mongst sensual beasts and make a Goat thy Brother A Goat is cooler will you tell me yet Evad. If you stay here and rail thus I shall tell you I 'le ha' you whipt get you to your command And there preach to your Sentinels And tell them what a brave man you are I shall laugh at you Mel. Y' are grown a glorious Whore where be your Fighters what mortal Fool durst raise thee to this daring And I alive by my just Sword h 'ad safer Bestride a Billow when the angry North Plows up the Sea or made Heavens fire his food Work me no higher will you discover yet Evad. The Fellow 's mad sleep and speak sense Mel. Force my swollen heart no further I would save thee your great maintainers are not here they dare not would they were all and armed I would speak loud here 's one should thunder to 'em will you tell me thou hast no hope to scape he that dares most and damns away his soul to do thee service will sooner fetch meat from a hungry Lion than come to rescue thee thou hast death about thee h 'as undone thine honour poyson'd thy vertue and of a lovely rose left thee a
is a quaint one Come my dear and kiss me I 'le be thy Mars to bed my Queen of Love Let us be caught together that the Gods may see And envy our embraces Evad. Stay Sir stay You are too hot and I have brought you Physick To temper your high veins King Prethee to bed then let me take it warm There you shall know the state of my body better Evad. I know you have a surfeited soul body And you must bleed King Bleed Evad. I you shall bleed lie still and if the Devil Your lust will give you leave repent this steel Comes to redeem the honour that you stole King my fair name which nothing but thy death Can answer to the world King How 's this Evadne Evad. I am not she nor bear I in this breast So much cold Spirit to be call'd a Woman I am a Tyger I am any thing That knows not pity stir not if thou dost I 'le take thee unprepar'd thy fears upon thee That make thy sins look double and so send thee By my revenge I will to look those torments Prepar'd for such black souls King Thou dost not mean this 't is impossible Thou art too sweet and gentle Evad. No I am not I am as foul as thou art and can number As many such hells here I was once fair Once I was lovely not a blowing Rose More chastly sweet till thou thou thou soul Canker Stir not didst poyson me I was a world of vertue Till your curst Court and you hell bless you sor't With your temptations on temptations Made me give up mine honour for which King I am come to kill thee King No. Evad. I am King Thou art not I prethee speak not these things thou art gentle And wert not meant thus rugged Evad. Peace and hear me Stir nothing but your tongue and that for mercy To those above us by whose lights I vow Those blessed fires that shot to see our sin If thy hot soul had substance with thy blood I would kill that too which being past my steel My tongue shall â—each Thou art a shameless Villain A thing out of the overchange of Nature Sent like a thick cloud to disperse a plague Upon weak catching women such a tyrant That for his Lust would sell away his Subjects I all his heaven hereafter King Hear Evadne Thou soul of sweetness hear I am thy King Evad. Thou art my shame lie still there 's none about you Within your cries all promises of safety Are but deluding dreams thus thus thou soul man Thus I begin my vengeance Stabs him King Hold Evadne I do command thee hold Evad. I do not mean Sir To part so fairly with you we must change More of these love-tricks yet King What bloody villain Provok't thee to this murther Evad. Thou thou monster King Oh! Evad. Thou kept'st me brave at Court and Whor'd me Then married me to a young noble Gentleman And Whor'd me still King Evadne pity me Evad. Hell take me then this for my Lord Amintor This for my noble brother and this stroke For the most wrong'd of women Kills him King Oh! I die Evad. Die all our faults together I forgive thee Exit Enter two of the Bed-Chamber 1. Come now she 's gone let 's enter the King expects it and will be angry 2. 'T is a fine wench we 'l have a snap at her one of these nights as she goes from him 1. Content how quickly he had done with her I see Kings can do no more that way than other mortal people 2. How fast he is I cannot hear him breathe 1. Either the Tapers give a feeble light or he looks very pale 2. And so he does pray Heaven he be well Let 's look Alas he 's stiffe wounded and dead Treason Treason 1. Run forth and call Exit Gent. 2. Treason Treason 1. This will be laid on us who can believe A Woman could do this Enter Cleon and Lisippus Cleon. How now where 's the Traytor 1. Fled fled away but there her woful act lies still Cle. Her act a Woman Lis Where 's the body 1. There Lis Farewel thou worthy man there were two bonds That tyed our loves a Brother and a King The least of which might fetch a stood of tears But such the misery of greatness is They have no time to mourn then pardon me Sirs which way went she 〈…〉 Strat. Never follow her For she alas was but the instrument News is now brought in that Melantius Has got the Fort and stands upon the wall And with a loud voice calls those few that pass At this dead time of night delivering The innocent of this act Lis Gentlemen I am your King Strat. We do acknowledge it Lis I would I were not follow all for this must have a sudden stop Exeunt Enter Melant. Diph. and Cal. on the wall Mel. If the dull people can believe I am arm'd Be constant Diphilus now we have time Either to bring our banisht honours home Or create new ones in our ends Diph. I fear not My spirit lies not that way Courage Calianax Cal. Would I had any you should quickly know it Mel. Speak to the people thou art eloquent Cal. 'T is a sinâ— eloquence to come to the gallows You were born to be my end the Devil take you Now must I hang for company 't is strange I should be old and neither wise nor valiant Enter Lisip Diag Cleon Strat. Guard Lisip See where he stands as boldly confident As if he had his full command about him Strat. He looks as if he had the beter cause Sir â—â—der your gracious pardon let me speak it â—hough he be mighty-spirited and forward To all great things to all things of that danger Worse men shake at the telling of yet certainly I do believe him noble and this action Rather pull'd on than sought his mind was ever As worthy as his hand Lis 'T is my fear too Heaven forgive all summon him Lord Cleon. Cleon. Ho from the walls there Mel. Worthy Cleon welcome We could have wisht you here Lord you are honest Cal. Well thou art as flattering a knave though I dare not tell you so Aside Lis Melantius Mel. Sir Lis I am sorry that we meet thus our old love Never requir'd such distance pray Heaven You have not left your self and sought this safety More out of fear than honour you have lost A noble Master which your faith Melantius Some think might have preserv'd yet you know best Cal. When time was I was mad some that dares Fight I hope will pay this Rascal Mel. Royal young man whose tears look lovely on thee Had they been shed for a deserving one They had been lasting monuments Thy Brother Whil'st he was good I call'd him King and serv'd him With that strong faith that most unwearied valour Pul'd people from the farthest Sun to seek him And by his friendship I was then his souldier But since his hot pride drew him
Pharamond Thra. The Prince Pha. Not a bed Ladies y' are good sitters up What think you of a pleasant dream to last Till morning Meg. I should choose my Lord a pleasing wake before it Enter Arethusa and Bellario Are. 'T is well my Lord y' are courting of Ladies Is' t not late Gentlemen Cle. Yes Madam Are. Wait you there Exit Arethusa Meg. She 's jealous as I live look you my Lord The Princess has a Hilas an Adonis Pha. His form is Angel-like Meg. Why this is he must when you are wed Sit by your pillow like young Apollo with His hand and voice binding your thoughts in sleep The Princess does provide him for you and for her self Pha. I find no musick in these boys Meg. Nor I. They can do little and that small they do They have not wit to hide Di. Serves he the Princess Thra. Yes Di. 'T is a sweet boy how brave she keeps him Pha. Ladies all good rest I mean to kill a Buck To morrow morning ere y 'ave done your dreams Meg. All happiness attend your Grace Gentlemen good rest Come shall we to bed Gal. Yes all good night Ex. Gal. and Meg. Di. May your dreams be true to you What shall we do Gallants 'T is late the King Is up still see he comes a Guard along With him Enter King Arethusa and Guard King Look your intelligence be true Are. Upon my life it is and I do hope Your Highness will not tye me to a man That in the heat of wooing throws me off And takes another Di. What should this mean King If it be true That Lady had been better have embrac'd Cureless Diseases get you to your rest Ex. Are. and Bel. You shall be tighted Gentlemen draw near We shall imploy you Is young Pharamond Come to his lodging Di. I saw him enter there King Haste some of you and cunningly discover If Megra be in her lodging Cle. Sir She parted hence but now with other Ladies King If she be there we shall not need to make A vain discovery of our suspicion You gods I see that who unrighteously Holds wealth or state from others shall be curst In that which meaner men are blest withall Ages to come shall know no male of him Lest to inherit and his name shall be Blotted from earth If he have any child It shall be crossly matched the gods themselves Shall sow wild strife betwixt her Lord and her Yet if it be your wills forgive the sin I have committed let it not fall Upon this understanding child of mine She has not broke your Laws but how can I Look to be heard of gods that must be just Praying upon the ground I hold by wrong Enter Dion Di. Sir I have asked and her women swear she is within but they I think are bawds I told 'em I must speak with her they laught and said their Lady lay speechless I said my business was important they said their Lady was about it I grew hot and cryed my business was a matter that concern'd life and death they answered so was sleeping at which their Lady was I urg'd again she had scarce time to be so since last I saw her they smil'd again and seem'd to instruct me that sleeping was nothing but lying down and winking Answers more direct I could not get in short Sir I think she is not there King 'T is then no time to dally you o' th' Guard Wait at the back door of the Princes lodging And see that none pass thence upon your lives Knock Gentlemen knock loud louder yet What has their pleasure taken off their hearing I 'le break your meditations knock again Not yet I do not think he sleeps having this Larum by him once more Pharamond Prince Pharamond above Pha. What sawcy groom knocks at this dead of night Where be our waiters By my vexed soul He meets his death that meets me for this boldness K. Prince you wrong your thoughts we are your friends Come down Pha. The King King The same Sir come down We have cause of present Counsel with you Pha. If your Grace please to use me I 'le attend you To your Chamber Pha. below King No 't is too late Prince I 'le make bold with yours Pha. I have some private reasons to my self Makes me unmannerly and say you cannot Nay press not forward Gentlemen he must come Through my life that comes here Enter King Sir be resolv'd I must and will come Pha. I will not be dishonour'd He that enters enters upon his death Sir 't is a sign you make no stranger of me To bring these Renegados to my Chamber At these unseason'd hours King Why do you Chase your self so you are not wrong'd nor shall be Onely I 'le search your lodging for some cause To our self known Enter I say Pha. I say no. Meg. Above Meg. Let 'em enter Prince Let 'em enter I am up and ready I know their business 'T is the poor breaking of a Ladies honour They hunt so hotly after let 'em enjoy it You have your business Gentlemen I lay here O my Lord the King this is not noble in you To make publick the weakness of a Woman King Come down Meg. I dare my Lord your whootings and your clamors Your private whispers and your broad steerings Can no more vex my soul than this base carriage But I have vengeance yet in store for some Shall in the most contempt you can have of me Be joy and nourishment King Will you come down Meg. Yes to laugh at your worst but I shall wrong you If my skill fail me not King Sir I must dearly chide you for this looseness You have wrong'd a worthy Lady but no more Conduct him to my lodging and to bed Cle. Get him another wench and you bring him to bed in deed Di. 'T is strange a man cannot ride a Stagg Or two to breath himself without a warrant If this geer hold that lodgings be search'd thus Pray heaven we may lie with our own wives in safety That they be not by some trick of State mistaken Enter with Megra King Now Lady of honour where 's your honour now No man can fit your palat but the Prince Thou most ill shrowded rottenness thou piece Made by a Painter and a Pothecary Thou troubled sea of lust thou wilderness Inhabited by wild thoughts thou swoln cloud Of Infection thou ripe Mine of all Diseases Thou all Sin all Hell and last all Devils tell me Had you none to pull on with your courtesies But he that must be mine and wrong my Daughter By all the gods all these and all the Pages And all the Court shall hoot thee through the Court Fling rotten Oranges make ribald Rimes And fear thy name with Candles upon walls Do you laugh Lady Venus Meg. Faith Sir you must pardon me I cannot chuse but laugh to see you merry If you do this O King nay if you dare do it By all these
gladly I would hear thee But that 's impossible Dua. Please you but read this You shall know better there why I am sent Than if I should deliver it Gui. From whom comes it Dua. That will instruct you I suspect this stranger Yet she spake something that holds such alliance With his reports I know not what to think on 't What a frown was there she looks me through through Now reads again now pauses and now smiles And yet there 's more of anger in 't than mirth These are strange changes oh I understand it She 's full of serious thoughts Gui. You are just you Heavens And never do forget to hear their prayers That truly pay their vows the defer'd vengeance For you and my words sake so long defer'd Under which as a mountain my heart groans yet When 't was despair'd of now is offer'd to me And if I lose it I am both wayes guilty The womans mask dissimulation help me Come hither friend I am sure you know the Gentleman That sent these charms Dua. Charms Lady Gui. These charms I well may call them so they 've won upon me More than ere letter did thou art his friend The confidence he has in thee confirms it And therefore I 'le be open breasted to thee To hear of him though yet I never saw him Was most desir'd of all men let me blush And then I 'le say I love him Dua. All men see In this a womans vertue Gui. I expected For the courtesie I did long since to have seen him And though I then forbad it you men know Between our hearts and tongues there 's a large distance But I 'le excuse him may be hitherto He has forborn it in respect my Son Fell by his hand Dua. And reason Lady Gui. No he did me a pleasure in 't a riotous fellow And with that insolent not worth the owning I have indeed kept a long solemn sorrow For my friends sake partly but especially For his long absence Dua. O the Devil Guio. Therefore Bid him be speedy a Priest shall be ready To tye the holy knot this kiss I send him Deliver that and bring him Dua. I am dumb A good cause I have now and a good sword And something I shall do I wait upon you Exeunt Enter Manuel Charino Arnoldo Zenocia born in a chair 2 Doctors Clodio Doct. Give her more air she dyes else Arn. O thou dread power That mad'st this all and of thy workmanship This virgin wife the Master piece look down on her Let her minds virtues cloth'd in this fair garment That worthily deserves a better name Than flesh and bloud now sue and prevail for her Or if those are denyed let innocence To which all passages in Heaven stand open Appear in her white robe before thy throne And mediate for her or if this age of sin Be worthy of a miracle the Sun In his diurnal progress never saw So sweet a subject to imploy it on Man Wonders are ceas'd Sir we must work by means Arno. 'T is true and such reverend Physicians are To you thus low I fall then so may you ever Be stil'd the hands of Heaven natures restorers Get wealth and honours and by your success In all your undertakings propagate Your great opinion in the world as now You use your saving art for know good Gentlemen Besides the fame and all that I possess For a reward posterity shall stand Indebted to you for as Heaven forbid it Should my Zenocia dye robbing this age Of all that 's good or gracefull times succeeding The story of her pure life not yet perfect Will suffer in the want of her example Doct. Were all the world to perish with her we Can do no more than what art and experience Give us assurance of we have us'd all means To find the cause of her disease yet cannot How should we then promise the cure Arn. Away I did bely you when I charg'd you with The power of doing ye are meer names only And even your best perfection accidental What ever malady thou art or Spirit As some hold all diseases that afflict us As love already makes me sensible Of half her sufferings ease her of her part And let me stand the butt of thy fell malice And I will swear th' art mercifull Doct. Your hand Lady What a strange heat is here bring some warm water Arn. She shall use nothing that is yours my sorrow Provides her of a better bath my tears Shall do that office Zeno. O my best Arnoldo The truest of all lovers I would live Were heaven so pleas'd but to reward your sorrow With my true service but since that 's denied me May you live long and happy do not suffer By your affection to me I conjure you My sickness to infect you though much love Makes you too subject to it Arn. In this only Zenocia wrongs her servant can the body Subsist the Soul departed 't is as easie As I to live without you I am your husband And long have been so though our adverse fortune â—â—ndying us from one hazard to another Would never grant me so much happiness As to pay a husbands debt despite of fortune In death I 'le follow you and guard mine own And there enjoy what here my fate forbids me Clod. So true a sorrow and so feelingly Exprest I never read of Man I am struck With wonder to behold it as with pity Char. If you that are a stranger suffer for them Being tied no further than humanity Leads you to soft compassion think great Sir What of necessity I must endure That am a Father Hippolyta Zabulon and Sulpitia at the door Zab. Wait me there I hold it Unfit to have you seen as I find cause You shall proceed Man You are welcom Lady Hip. Sir I come to do a charitable office How does the patient Clod. You may enquire Of more than one for two are sick and deadly He languishes in her her health 's despair'd of And in hers his Hip. 'T is a strange spectacle With what a patience they sit unmov'd Are they not dead already Doct. By her pulse She cannot last a day Arn. Oh by that summons I know my time too Hip. Look to the man Clod. Apply Your Art to save the Lady preserve her A town is your reward Hip. I 'le treble it In ready gold if you restore Arnoldo For in his death I dye too Clod. Without her I am no more Arn. Are you there Madam now You may feast on my miseries my coldness In answering your affections or hardness Give it what name you please you are reveng'd of For now you may perceive our thred of life Was spun together and the poor Arnoldo Made only to enjoy the best Zenocia And not to serve the use of any other And in that she may equal my Lord Clodio Had long since else enjoyed her nor could I Have been so blind as not to see your great And many
like a Gentleman To offer you that honour Guio. You are deceiv'd Sir Yoâ—â—ome besotted to your own destruction I sent not for you what honour can ye add to me That brake that staff of honour my age lean'd on That rob'd me of that right made me a Mother Hear me thou wretched man hear me with terrour And let thine own bold folly shake thy Soul Hear me pronounce thy death that now hangs o're thee Thou desperate fool who bad thee seek this ruine What mad unmanly fate made thee discover Thy cursed face to me again was 't not enough To have the fair protection of my house When misery and justice close pursued thee When thine own bloudy sword cryed out against thee Hatcht in the life of him yet I forgave thee My hospitable word even when I saw The goodliest branch of all my blood lopt from me Did I not seal still to thee Rut. I am gone Guio. And when thou went'st to Imp thy miserie Did I not give thee means but hark ungratefull Was it not thus to hide thy face and fly me To keep thy name for ever from my memory Thy cursed blood and kindred did I not swear then If ever in this wretched life thou hast left me Short and unfortunate I saw thee again Or came but to the knowledge where thou wandredst To call my vow back and pursue with vengeance With all the miseries a Mother suffers Rut. I was born to be hang'd there 's no avoiding it Guio. And dar'st thou with this impudence appear here VValk like the winding sheet my Son was put in Stand with those wounds Dua. I am happy now again Happy the hour I fell to find a Mother So pious good and excellent in sorrows Enter a Servant Ser. The Governour 's come in Guio. O let him enter Rut. I have fool'd my self a fair thred of all my fortunes This strikes me most not that I fear to perish But that this unmannerly boldness has brought me to it Enter Governour Clodio Charino Gov. Are these fit preparations for a wedding Lady I came prepar'd a guest Guio. O give me justice As ever you will leave a vertuous name Do justice justice Sir Gove. You need not ask it I am bound to it Guio. Justice upon this man That kill'd my Son Gove. Do you confess the act Rut. Yes Sir Clod. Rutilio Char. 'T is the same Clod. How fell he thus Here will be sorrow for the good Arnoldo Gove. Take heed Sir what you say Rut. I have weigh'd it well I am the man nor is it life I start at Only I am unhappy I am poor Poor in expence of lives there I am wretched That I have not two lives lent me for his sacrifice One for her Son another for her sorrows Excellent Lady now rejoyce again For though I cannot think y' are pleas'd in blood Nor with that greedy thirst pursue your vengeance The tenderness even in those tears denies that Yet let the world believe you lov'd Duarte The unmatcht courtesies you have done my miseries Without this forfeit to the law would charge me To tender you this life and proud 't would please you Guio. Shall I have justice Gover. Yes Rut. I 'le ask it for ye I 'le follow it my self against my self Sir 'T is most sit I dye dispatch it quickly The monstrous burthen of that grief she labours with Will kill her else then blood 〈◊〉 blood lyes on me Had I a thousand lives I'â— give 'em all Before I would draw one tear more from that vertue Guio. Be not too cruel Sir and yet his bold sword But his life cannot restore that he 's a man too Of a fair promise but alas my Son 's dead If I have justice must it kill hiâ— Gov. Yes Guio. If I have not it kills me strong and goodly Why should he perish too Gover. It lies in your power You only may accuse him or may quit him Clod. Be there no other witnesses Guio. Not any And if I save him will not the world proclaim I have forgot a Son to save a murderer And yet he looks not like one he looks manly Hip. Pity so brave a Gentleman should perish She cannot be so hard so cruel hearted Guio. Will you pronounce yet stay a little Sir Rut. Rid your self Lady of this misery And let me go I do but breed more tempests With which you are already too much shaken Guio. Do now pronounce I will not hear Dua. You shall not Yet turn and see good Madam Gove. Do not wonder 'T is he restor'd again thank the good Doctor Pray do not stand amaz'd it is Duarte Is well is safe again Guio. O my sweet Son I will not press my wonder now with questions Sir I am sorry for that cruelty I urg'd against you Rut. Madam it was but justice Dua. 'T is true the Doctor heal'd this body again But this man heal'd my soul made my minde perfect The good sharp lessons his sword read to me sav'd me For which if you lov'd me dear Mother Honour and love this man Guio. You sent this letter Rut. My boldness makes me blush now Guio. I 'le wipe off that And with this kiss I take you for my husband Your wooing's done Sir I believe you love me And that 's the wealth I look for now Rut. You have it Dua. You have ended my desire to all my wishes Gov. Now 't is a wedding again And if Hippolyta Make good what with the hazard of her life She undertook the evening will set clear Enter Hippolyta leading Leopold Arnoldo Zenocia in either hand Zabulon Sulpitia After a stormy day Char. Here comes the Lady Clod. With fair Zenocia Health with life again Restor'd unto her Zen. The gift of her goodness Rut. Let us embrace I am of your order too And though I once despair'd of women now I find they relish much of Scorpions For both have stings and both can hurt and cure too But what have been your fortunes Arn. Wee 'l defer Our story and at time more sit relate it Now all that reverence vertue and in that Zenocias constancy and perfect love Or for her sake Arnoldo join with us In th' honour of this Lady Chaâ— She deserves it Hip. Hippolytas life shall make that good hereafter Not will I alone better my self but others For these whose wants perhaps have made their actions Not altogether innocent shall from me Be so supplied that need shall not compel them To any course of life but what the law Shall give allowance to Zab. Sulpitia Your Ladiships creatures R t. Be so and no more you man-huckster Hip. And worthy Leopold you that with such fervour So long have sought me and in that deserv'd me Shall now find full reward for all your travels Which you have made more dear by patient sufferance And though my violent dotage did transport me Beyond those bounds my modesty should have kept in Though my desires were loose from unchast
but a lump a chaos of confusedness dwelt in me then from those eyes shot Love and he distinguish'd and into form he drew my faculties and now I know my Land and now I love too Bri. We had best remove the Maid Char. It is too late Sir I have her figure here Nay sâ—own not 〈◊〉 there are less worthy Souls for younger Brothers this is no form of Silk but Sanctity which wild lascivious hearts can never dignifie Remove her where you will I walk along still for like the light we make no separation you may sooner part the Billows of the Sea and put a barr betwixt their fellowships than blot out my remembrance sooner shut old Time into a Den and stay his motion wash off the swift hours from his downy wings or steal Eternity to stop his glass than shut the sweet Idea I have in me Room for an Elder Brother pray give place Sir Mir. H 'as studied duel too take heed he 'll beat thee H 'as frighted the old Justice into a Feaver I hope he 'll disinherit him too for an Ass for though he be grave with years he 's a great Baby Char. Do not you think me mad Ang. No certain Sir I have heard nothing from you but things excellent Char. You look upon my cloaths and laugh at me my scurvy cloaths Ang. They have rich linings Sir I would your Brother Char. His are gold and gawdie Ang. But touch 'em inwardly they smell of Copper Char. Can ye love me I am an Heir sweet Lady however I appear a poor dependent love you with honour I shall love so ever Is your eye ambitious I may be a great man is' t wealth or lands you covet my Father must die Mir. That was well put in I hope he 'll take it deeply Char. Old men are not immortal as I take it is it you look for youth and handsomness I do confess my Brother 's a handsome Gentleman but he shall give me leave to lead the way Lady Can you love for love and make that the reward The old man shall not love his heaps of Gold with a more doting superstition than I 'le love you The young man his delights the Merchant when he ploughs the angry Sea up and sees the mountain billows falling on him as if all the Elements and all their angers were turn'd into one vow'd destruction shall not with greater joy embrace his safety We 'll live together like two wanton Vines â—â—â—cling our souls and loves in one another we 'll spring together and we 'll bear one fruit one joy shall make us smile and one grief mourn one age go with us and one â—ouâ— of death shall shut our eyes and one grave make us happy Ang. And one hand seal the Match I 'm yours for ever Law Nay stay stay stay Ang. Nay certainly 't is done Sir Bri. These was a contract Ang. Only conditional that if he had the Land he had my love too this Gentleman 's the Heir and he 'll maintain it Pray be not angry Sir at what I say or if you be 't is at your own adventure You have the out-side of a pretty Gentleman but by my troth your inside is but barâ—en 't is not a face I only am in love with nor will I say your face is excellent a reasonable hunting face to court the wind with not they 're not words unless they be well plac'd too not your sweet Dam-mes not your hired Verses not telling me of Clothes nor Coach and Horses no not your visits each day in new Suits nor your black Patches you wear variously some cut like Stars some in Half-moons some Lozenges all which but shew you 〈◊〉 a younger Brother Mir. Gramercy Wench thou hast a noble Soul too Ang. Nor your long travels nor your little knowledgâ— can make me doat upon you Faith go study and gâ—â—â— some goodness that you may shew manly your Broâ—â—â—â— at my suit I 'm sure will teach you or only study hoâ—â— get a Wife Sir Y' are cast far behind 't is good you 〈◊〉 be melancholy it shews like a Gamester that had lost 〈◊〉 mony and 't is the fashion to wear your arm in a skarf 〈◊〉 for your have had a shrewd cut o'er the fingers Lew. But are y'in earnest Ang. Yes believe me Father you shall ne'er choose iâ— me y' are old and dim Sir and th' shadow of the 〈◊〉 Eclips'd your judgment Y' have had your time without control dear Father and you must give me leave to taâ—â— mine now Sir Bri. This is the last time of asking will you set yâ—â— hand to Char. This is the last time of answering I will never Bri. Out of my doors Char. Most willingly Mir. He shall Jew thou of the Tribe of Many aâ—a Coxcomb and never trouble thee more till thy chops be cold fool Ang. Must I be gone too Lew. I will never know thee Ang. Then this man will what Fortune he shall 〈◊〉 Father be 't good or bad I must partake it with him Enter Egremont Egre. When shall the Masque begin Lust 'T is done already all all is broken off I am 〈◊〉 done Friend my Brother 's wise again and has spoil'd 〈◊〉 will not release the Land has won the Wench too Egre. Could he not stay till the Masque was past wâ— ready What a scurvy trick 's this Mir. O you may vanish perform 〈◊〉 at some Hall wheâ— the Citizens Wives may see 't for Six pence a piece and cold Supper Come let 's go Charles And now 〈◊〉 noble Daughter I 'le sell the Tiles of my House e're thâ—â— shalt want Wench Rate up your Dinner Sir and 〈◊〉 it cheap some younger Brother will take 't up in Commâ—dities Send you joy Nephew Eustace if you study 〈◊〉 Law keep your great Pippin-pies they 'll go far with ye Char. I 'd have your blessing Bri. No no meet me no more Farewel thou 〈◊〉 blast mine eyes else Char. I will not Lew. Nor send not you for Gowns Ang. I 'll wear course Flannel first Bri. Come let 's go take some counsel Lew. 'T is too late Bri. Then stay and dine it may be we shall vex'em Exeâ—â—â— Actus Quartus Scena Prima Enter Brisac Eustace Egremont Cowsy Brisac NE'er talk to me you are no men but Masqueâ— shapes shadows and the signs of men Coâ— bubbles that every breath or breaks or blows away Yâ—â— have no souls no metal in your bloods no heat to stirâ—â— when ye have occasion frozen dull things that must be turn'd with Leavers Are you the Courtiers and 〈◊〉 travell'd Gallants the spritely Fellows that the people 〈◊〉 of Ye have no more spirit than three sleepy sopes Eust What would ye have me do Sir Bri. Follow your Brother and get ye out of doors 〈◊〉 seek your Fortune Stand still becalm'd and let an 〈◊〉 Dotard a hair-brain'd Puppy and a Bookish Boy 〈◊〉 â—ever knew a Blade above a Pen-knife and how to cut â—is meat in
a greater power than love commanded Commands my life mine honour Cel. But a little Dem. Prethee farewel and be not doubtfull of me Cel. I would not have ye hurt and ye are so ventrous But good sweet Prince preserve your self fight nobly But do not thrust this body 't is not yours now 'T is mine 't is only mine do not seek wounds Sir For every drop of blood you bleed Dem. I will Celia I will be carefull Cel. My heart that loves ye dearly Dem. Prethee no more we must part Hark they march now Drums a March. Cel. Pox on these bawling Drums I am sure you 'l kiss me But one kiss what a parting 's this Dem. Here take me And do what thou wilt with me smother me But still remember if your fooling with me Make me forget the trust Cel. I have done farewel Sir Never look back you shall not stay not a minute Dem. I must have one farewel more Cel. No the Drums beat I dare not slack your honour not a hand more Only this look the gods preserve and save ye Actus Secundus Scena Prima Enter Antigonus Carinthus Timon Ant. WHat have ye found her out Char. We have hearkned after her Ant. What 's that to my desire Char. Your grace must give us time And a little means Tim. She is sure a stranger If she were bred or known here Ant. Your dull endeavours Enter Menippus Should never be employ'd Welcom Menippus Men. I have found her Sir I mean the place she is lodg'd in her name is Celia And much adoe I had to purchase that too Ant. Dost think Demetrius loves her Men. Much I fear it But nothing that way yet can win for certain I 'le tell your grace within this hour Ant. A stranger Men. Without all doubt Ant. But how should he come to her Men. There lies the marrow of the matter hid yet Ant. Hast thou been with thy wife Men. No Sir I am going to her Ant. Go and dispatch and meet me in the garden And get all out ye can Exit Men. I 'le doe my best Sir Exit Tim. Blest be thy wife thou wert an arrant ass else Char. I she is a stirring woman indeed There 's a brain Brother Tim. There 's not a handsom wench of any mettle Within an hundred miles but her intelligence Reaches her and out-reaches her and brings her As confidently to Court as to a sanctuary What had his mouldy brains ever arriv'd at Had not she beaten it out o' th' Flint to fasten him They say she keeps an office of Concealments There is no young wench let her be a Saint Unless she live i' th' Center but she finds her And every way prepares addresses to her If my wife would have followed her course Charinthus Her lucky course I had the day before him O what might I have been by this time Brother But she forsooth when I put these things to her These things of honest thrift groans O my conscience The load upon my conscience when to make us cucâ— They have no more burthen than a brood-groose But let 's doe what we can though this wench fail us Another of a new way will be lookt at Come let 's abroad and beat our brains time may For all his wisdom yet give us a day Exeunt SCENA II. Drum within Alarm Enter Demetrius and Leontius Dem. I will not see 'em fall thus give me way Sir I shall forget you love me else Leo. Will ye lose all For me to be forgotten to be hated Nay never to have been a man is nothing So you and those we have preserv'd from slaughter Come safely off Dem. I have lost my self Leo. You are cozen'd Dem. And am most miserable Leo. There 's no man so but he that makes himself so Dem. I will goe on Leo. You must not I shall tell you then And tell you true that man's unfit to govern That cannot guide himself you lead an Army That have not so much manly suff'rance lest ye To bear a loss Dem. Charge but once more Leontius My friends and my companions are engag'd all Leo. Nay give 'em lost I saw 'em off their horses And the enemy master of their Arms nor could then The policie nor strength of man redeem ' em Dem. And shall I know this and stand fooling Leo. By my dead Fathers soul you stir not Sir Or if you doe you make your way through me first Dem. Thou art a Coward Leo. To prevent a Madman None but your Fathers Son durst call me so Death if he did Must I be scandal'd by ye That hedg'd in all the helps I had to save ye That where there was a valiant weapon stirring Both search'd it out and singl'd it unedg'd it For fear it should bite you am I a coward Go get ye up and tell 'em ye are the Kings Son Hang all your Ladys favours on your Crest And let them fight their shares spur to destruction You cannot miss the way be bravely desperate And your young friends before ye that lost this battel Your honourable friends that knew no order Cry out Antigonus the old Antigonus The wise and fortunate Antigonus The great the valiant and the fear'd Antigonus Has sent a desperate son without discretion To bury in an hour his age of honour Dem. I am ashamed Leo. 'T is ten to one I die with ye The coward will not long be after ye I scorn to say I saw you fall sigh for ye And tell a whining tale some ten years after To boyes and girles in an old chimney corner Of what a Prince we had how bravely spirited How young and fair he fell we 'l all go with ye And ye shall see us all like sacrifices In our best trim fill up the mouth of ruine Will this faith satisfie your folly can this show ye 'T is not to die we fear but to die poorly To fall forgotten in a multitude If you will needs tempt fortune now she has held ye Held ye from sinking up Dem. Pray do not kill me These words pierce deeper than the wounds I suffer The smarting wounds of loss Leo. Ye are too tender Fortune has hours of loss and hours of honour And the most valiant feel them both take comfort The next is ours I have a soul descries it The angry bull never goes back for breath But when he means to arm his fury double Let this day set but not the memorie And we shall find a time How now Lieutenant Enter Lieutenant Lieu I know not I am mall'd we are bravely beaten All ouâ— young gallants lost Leo. Thou art hurt Lieu. I am pepper'd I was i' th' midst of all and bang'd of all hands They made an anvile of my head it rings yet Never so thresh'd do you call this same I have fam'd it I have got immortal same but I 'le no more on 't I 'le no such scratching Saint to serve hereafter O' my conscience I was kill'd
ye were my Husband a thousand times I cannot do it At least a dozen posts are gone this morning For several parts of the Kingdom I can do no more But pay 'em and instruct ' em Men. Prithee good sweet heart I come not to disturb thee nor discourage thee I know thou labour'st truly hark in thine ear Leu. Ha! What do you make so dainty on 't look there I am an Ass I can do nothing Men. Celia I this is she a stranger born Leu. What would you give for more now Men. Prithee my best Leucippe there 's much hangs on 't Lodg'd at the end of Mars's street that 's true too At the sack of such a Town by such a Souldier Preserv'd a Prisoner and by Prince Demetrius Bought from that man again maintain'd and favour'd How came you by this knowledg Leu. Poor weak man I have a thousand eyes when thou art sleeping Abroad and full of business Men. You never try'd her Leu. No she is beyond my level so hedg'd in By the Princes infinite Love and Favour to her Men. She is a handsome Wench Leu. A delicate and knows it And out of that proof arms her self Men. Come in then I have a great design from the King to you And you must work like wax now Leu. On this Lady Men. On this and all your wits call home Leu. I have done Toys in my time of some note old as I am I think my brains will work without barm Take up the Books Men. As we go in I 'll tell ye Exeunt SCENE IV. Enter Antigonus Timon Lords and a Souldier Ant. No face of sorrow for this loss 't will choak him Nor no man miss a friend I know his nature So deep imprest with grief for what he has suffer'd That the least adding to it adds to his ruine His loss is not so infinite I hope Souldier Soul Faith neither great nor out of indiscretion The young men out of heat Enter Demetrius Leontius and Lieutenant Ant. I guess the manner Lord. The Prince and 't like your Grace s. Ant. You are welcome home Sir Come no more sorrow I have heard your fortune And I my self have try'd the like clear up man I will not have ye take it thus if I doubted Your fear had lost and that you had turn'd your back to 'em Basely besought their mercies Leo. No no by this hand Sir We fought like honest and tall men Antig. I know 't Leontius or if I thought Nâ—glâ—ct of rule having his counsel with ye Or too vain glorious appetite of Fame Your men forgot and scatter'd Leo None of these Sir He shâ—w'd himself a noble Gentleman Every way apt to rule Ant. These being granted Why should you think you have done an act so hainous That â—ought but discontent dwells round about ye I have lost a battel Leo. I and fought it hard too Aâ—t With as much means as man Leo Or Dâ—vil could â—uge it Aâ—t Twenty to one of our side now Lâ—â— Tuâ—n Tables Beaten like Dogs again like Owls you take it To heart for flying out a mile before 'em And to say the truth 't was no flight neither Sir 'T was but a walk a handsome walk I have tumbl'd with this old Body beaten like a Stock-fish And stuck with Arrows like an arming Quiver Blouded and bang'd almost a day before 'em And glad I have got off then Here 's a mad Shaver He fights his share I am sure when e'r he comes to 't Yet I have seen him trip it tithly too And cry the Devil take the hindmost ever Lieu. I learnt it of my Betters Leo. Boudge at this Ant. Has Fortune but one Face Lieu. In her best Vizard Methinks she looks but lowzily Ant. Chance though she faint now And sink below our expectations Is there no hope left strong enough to buoy her Dem. 'T is not this day I fled before the Enemy And lost my People left mine Honour murder'd My maiden Honour never to be ransom'd Which to a noble Soul is too too sensible Afflicts me with this sadness most of these Time may turn straight again experience perfect And new Swords cut new ways to nobler Fortunes O I have lost Ant. As you are mine forget it I do not think it loss Dem O Sir forgive me I have lost my friends those worthy Souls bred with me I have lost my self they were the pieces of me I have lost all Arts my Schools are taken from me Honour and Arms no emulation left me I liv'd to see these men lost look'd upon it These men that twin'd their loves to mine their vertues O shame of shames I saw and could not save 'em This carries Sulphur in 't this burns and boils me And like a fatal Tomb bestrides my memory Ant. This was hard fortune but if alive and taken They shall be ransom'd let it be at Millions Dem. They are dead they are dead Lieu. When wou'd he weep for me thus I may be dead and powder'd Leo. Good Prince grieve not We are not certain of their deaths the Enemy Though he be hot and keen Yet holds good Quarter What Noise is this Great Shout within Enter Gentlemen Lieu. He does not follow us Give me a Steeple top Leo. They live they live Sir Ant. Hold up your manly fate They live they are here Son Dem. These are the men 1 Gent. They are and live to honour ye Dem. How ' scap'd ye noble friends me thought I saâ—â—â— Even in the Jaws of Death 2 Gent. Thanks to our folly That spur'd us on we were indeed hedg'd round in 't And ev'n beyond the hand of succour beaten Unhors'd disarm'd and what we lookt for then Sir Let such poor weary Souls that hear the Bell knoll And see the Grave a digging tell Dem. For Heavens sake Delude mine Eyes no longer how came ye off 1 Gent. Against all expectation the brave Selenâ—as I think this day enamour'd on your Vertue When through the Troops he saw ye shoot like lightning And at your manly courage all took fire And after that the misery we fell to The never certain Fate of War considering As we stood all before him Fortunes ruines Nothing but Death expecting a short time He made a stand upon our Youths and Fortunes Then with an eye of mercy inform'd his Judgment How yet unripe we were unblown unharden'd Unfitted for such fatal ends he cryed out to us Go Gentlemen commend me to your Master To the most High and Hopeful Prince Demetrius Tell him the Valour that he showed against me This day the Virgin Valour and true fire Deserves even from an Enemy this courtesie Your Lives and Arms freely I 'll give 'em thank him And thus we are return'd Sir Leo. Faith 't was well done 'T was bravely done was 't not a noble part Sir Laeu Had I been there up had I gone I am sure on 't These noble tricks I never durst trust 'em yet Leo. Let me not live and 't
thee I should have shown my weak Mortalitie Besides by holy Oath betwixt us twain I am betroath'd unto a Shepherd swain Whose comely face I know the gods above May make me leave to see but not to love God May he prove to thee as true Fairest Virgin now adieu I must make my waters sly Lest they leave their Channels dry And beasts that come unto the spring Miss their mornings watering Which I would not for of late All the neighbour people sate On my banks and from the fold Two white Lambs of three weeks old Offered to my Deitie For which this year they shall be free From raging floods that as they pass Leave their gravel in the grass Nor shall their Meads be overflown When their grass is newly mown Amo. For thy kindness to me shown Never from thy banks be blown Any tree with windy force Cross thy streams to stop thy course May no beast that comes to drink With his horns cast down thy brink May none that for thy fish do look Cut thy banks to damm thy Brook Bare-foot may no Neighbour wade In thy cool streams wife nor maid When the spawns on stones do lye To wash their Hemp and spoil the Fry God Thanks Virgin I must down again Thy wound will put thee to no pain Wonder not so soon 't is gone A holy hand was laid upon Exit Amo. And I unhappy born to be Must follow him that flies from me Actus Quartus Scena Prima Enter Perigot Per. SHe is untrue unconstant and unkind She 's gone she 's gone blow high thou North-west wind And â—use the Sea to Mountains let the Trees That dare oppose thy raging fury leese Their firm foundation creep into the Earth And shake the world as at the monstrous birth Of some nâ—w Prodigy whilst I constant stand Holding this trustie Boar spear in my hand And falling thus upon it Enter Amaryllis running Amar. Stay thy dead doing hand thou art too hot Against thy self believe me comely Swain If â—â—at thou dyest not all the showers of Rain The heavy clods send down can wash away That soul unmanly guilt the world will lay Upon thee Yet thy love untainted stands Believe me she is constant not the sands Can be so hardly numbred as she won I do not trifle Shepherd by the Moon And all those lesser lights our eyes do view All that I told thee Perigot is true Then be a free man put away despair And will to dye smooth gently up that fair Dâ—â— cted forehead be as when those eyes Took the first heat Per. Alas he double dyes That would believe but cannot 't is not well Ye keep me thus from dying here to dwell With many worse companions but oh death I am not yet inamour'd of this breath So much but I dare leave it 't is not pain In forcing of a wound not after gain Of many dayes can hold me from my will 'T is not my self but Amoret bids kill Ama. Stay but a little little but one hour And if I do not show thee through the power Of herbs and words I have as dark as night My self turn'd to thy Amoret in sight Her very figure and the Robe she wears With tawny Buskins and the book she bears Oâ— thine own Carving where your names are set Wrought underneath with many a curious fret The Prim Rose Chaplet taudry lace and Ring T ou gavâ—st her for her singing with each thing If that she wears about her let me feel The first fell stroke of that Revenging steel Per. I am contented if there be a hope To give it entertainment for the scope Of one poor hour goâ— you shall find me next Under you shady Beech even thus perplext And thus believing Ama. Bind before I goe Thy soul by Pan unto me not to doe Harm or outragious wrong upon thy life Till my return Per. By Pan and by the strife 〈◊〉 had with Phâ—bus for the Mastery When Golden Midaâ— judg'd their Minstreley I will not Exeunt Enter Satyr with Alexis hurt Satyr Softly gliding as I goe With this burthen full of woe Through still silence of the night Guided by the Gloe-worms light Hither am I come at last Many a Thicket have I past Not a twig that durst deny me Not a bush that durst descry me To the little Bird that sleeps On the tender spray nor creeps That hardy worm with pointed tail But if I be under sail Flying faster than the wind Leaving all the clouds behind But doth hide her tender head In some hollow tree or bed Of feeded Nettles not a Hare Can be started from his fare By my footing nor a wish Is more sudden nor a fish Can be found with greater ease Cut the vast unbounded seas Leaving neither print nor sound Than I when nimbly on the ground I measure many a league an hour But behold the happy power That must ease me of my charge And by holy hand enlarge The soul of this sad man that yet Lyes fast bound in deadly fit Heaven and great Pan succour it Hail thou beauty of the bower Whiter than the Paramour Of my Master let me crave Thy vertuous help to keep from Grave This poor Mortal that here lyes Waiting when the destinies Will cut off his thred of life View the wound by cruel knife Trencht into him Clor. What art thou call'st me from my holy rites And with thy feared name of death affrights My tender Ears speak me thy name and will Satyr I am the Satyr that did fill Your lap with early fruit and will When I hap to gather more Bring ye better and more store Yet I come not empty now See a blossom from the bow But beshrew his heart that pull'd it And his perfect sight that cull'd it From the other springing blooms For a sweeter youth the Grooms Cannot show me nor the downs Nor the many neighbouring towns Low in yonder glade I found him Softly in mine Arms I bound him Hither have I brought him sleeping In a trance his wounds fresh weeping In remembrance such youth may Spring and perish in a day Clor. Satyr they wrong thee that do term thee rude Though thou beest outward rough and tawny hu'd Thy manners are as gentle and as fair As his who brags himself born only heir To all Humanity let me see the wound This Herb will stay the current being bound Fast to the Orifice and this restrain Ulcers and swellings and such inward pain As the cold air hath forc'd into the sore This to draw out such putrifying gore As inward falls Satyr Heaven grant it may doe good Clor. Fairly wipe away the blood Hold him gently till I fling Water of a vertuous spring On his temples turn him twice To the Moon beams pinch him thrice That the labouring soul may draw From his great eclipse Satyr I saw His eye-lids moving Clo. Give him breath All the danger of cold death Now is vanisht with this Plaster And this unction do
Poor mountain Muscovite congeal'd with cold As Shore toth ' Pilot in a safe known Coast When 's Card is broken and his Rudder lost THE MAD LOVER A TRAGI-COMEDY Persons Represented in the Play Astorax King of Paphos Memnon the General and the Mad Lover Polydor Brother to Memnon beloved of Calis two eminent Souldiers Eumenes Polybius Chilax an old merry Souldier Syphax a Souldier in love with the Princess Stremon a Souldier that can sing Demagoras Servant to the General Chirurgion Fool. Page Courtiers WOMEN Calis Sister to the King and Mistris to Memnon Cleanthe Sister to Syphax Lucippe one of the Princesses Women Priest of Venus an old wanton A Nun. Cloe a Camp Baggage The Scene Paphos The principal Actors were Richard Burbadge Robert Benfeild Nathanael Feild Henry Condel John Lowin William Eglestone Richard Sharpe Actus primus Scena prima Flourish Enter Astorax King of Paphos his Sister Calis Tâ—â—â— and Cleanthe Lucippe Gentlewomen at â—â—â— door at the other Eumenes a Souldier Eume. Hâ—alth to my Soveraign King Eumenes welcome Welcome to Paphâ—â— Souldier to our love And that â—aâ— health ye wish us through the Camp May it dispâ—rse it s lf and make all happy How does the General the valiant Memnon And how his Wars Eumenes Eume. The Gods have giv'n you Royal Siâ— a Souldier Better nâ—â—e sâ—ught a dangâ—â— more approv'd In way of Waâ— more master of his fortunes I â—p it in leading 'em in doing valiant In following all his deeds to Victories And holding fortunâ— certain there King O Souldier Thou speak'st a man indeed a Generals General A soul conceiv'd a Souldier Eumen. Ten set Battels Against the strong usurper Diocles Whom long experience had begot a Leader Ambition rais'd too mighty hath your Memnon Won and won gloriously distrest and shook him Even from the head of all his hopes to nothing In three he beat the Thunder-bolt his Brother Forc'd him to wall himself up there not safe Shook him with war like Engins like an Earthquake Till like a Snail he left his shell and crawl'd By night and hideous darkness to destruction Disarm'd for ever rising more Twelve Castles Some thought impregnable Towns twice as many Countries that like the wind knew no command But savage wildness hath this General With loss of blood and youth through Storms and Tempests Call'd to your fair obedience King O my Souldier That thou wert now within my arms what drums Drums within Are those that beat Eumenes Eumen. His my Soveraign Himself i' th' head of conquest drawing home An old man now to offer up his glories And endless conquest at your shrine King Goe all And entertain him with all Ceremonie We 'l keep him now a Courtier Eumen. Sir a strange one Pray God his language bear it by my life Sir He knows no complement nor curious casting Of words into fit places e're he speak 'em He can say fight well fellow and I 'le thank thee He that must eat must fight bring up the rear there Or charge that wing of horse home Flourish King Goe too goe too Enter Memnon and a train of Courtiers and Souldiers two Captains Chilax Valiant and wise are twins Sir welcom welcom Welcom my fortunate and famous General High in thy Princes favour as in fame Welcom to Peace and Paphos Mem. Thank your Grace And would to God my dull tongue had that sweetness To thank you as I should but pardon me My sword and I speak roughly Sir your battels I dare well say I have fought well for I bring ye That lazie end you wish for Peace so fully That no more name of war is who now thinks Sooner or safer these might have been ended Begin 'em if he dare again I 'le thank him Souldier and Souldiers Mate these twenty five years At length your General as one whose merit Durst look upon no less I have waded through Dangers would damp these soft souls but to hear of The maiden heads of thousand lives hang here Sir â—â—â—e which time Prince I know no Court but Marshal â—o oylie language but the shock of Arms No dalliance but with death No lofty measures But weary and sad marches cold and hunger Larums at midnight Valours self would shake at Yet I ne're shrunk Balls of consuming Wildfire That lickt men up like lightning have I laught at And tost 'em back again like childrens trifles Upon the edges of my Enemies swords I have marcht like whirle-winds fury at this hand waiting Death at my right Fortune my forlorn hope When I have grapled with destruction And tug'd with pale fac'd Ruine Night and Mischief Frighted to see a new day break in bloud And every where I conquer'd and for you Sir Mothers have wanted wombs to make me famous And blown ambition dangers Those that griev'd ye I have taken order for i' th' earth those fools That shall hereafter King No more wars my Souldier K. takes Mem. aside and talks with him We must now treat of peace Sir Clean. How he talks How gloriously Cal. A goodly timber'd fellow Valiant no doubt Cle. If valour dwell in vaunting In what a phrase he speaks as if his actions Could be set off in nothing but a noise Sure h 'as a drum in 's mouth Cal. I wonder wenches How he would speak to us Clean. Nothing but Larum Tell us whose throat he cut shew us his sword And bless it for sure biting Lucippe And 't like your Grace I do not think he knows us what we are Or to what end for I have heard his followers Affirm he never saw a woman that exceeded A Sutlers wife yet or in execution Old bedrid Beldames without teeth or tongues That would not flie his furie how he looks Clea. This way devoutly Cal. Sure his Lordship's viewing Our Fortifications Lucip. If he mount at me I may chance choak his Battery Cal. Still his eye Keeps quarter this way Venus grant his valour Be not in love Clean. If he be presently Expect a Herald and a Trumpet with ye To bid ye render we two Perdu's pay for 't else King I 'le leave ye to my sister and these Ladies To make your welcom fuller my good souldier We must now turn your sternness into Courtship When ye have done there to your fair repose Sir Flourish I know you need it Memnon welcom Gentlemen Exit King Luci. Now he begins to march Madam the Van 's yours Keep your ground sure 't is for your spurrs Mem. O Venus Cal. How he stares on me He kneels amaz'd and forgets to speak Clean. Knight him Madam knight him He will grow toth ' ground else Eumenes Speak Sir 't is the Princess 1 Cap. Ye shame your self speak to her Cal. Rise and speak Sir Ye are welcome to the Court to me to all Sir Lucip. Is he not deaf Cal. The Gentleman 's not well Eumen. Fâ—e noble General Lucip. Give him fresh air his colour goes how do ye The Princess will be glad Sir Mem. Peace and hear
bounty His honour that he gives me to beget Sawey and fullen fears The. You are not mad sure By this fair light I speak But what is whisper'd And whisper'd for a truth Ar. A Dog drunken people That in their Pot see visions And turn states mad-men and Children Prethee do not follow me I tell thee I am angry Do not follow me The. I am as angry As you for your heart I and as wilful too go like a Wood-cock And thrust your neck i' th' noose Ar. I 'le kill thee And thou speakst but three words more Do not follow me Exit The. A strange old foolish fellow I shall hear yet And if I do not my part hiss at me Exit SCENE V. Enter two Servants preparing a Banquet 1 Serv. Believe me fellow here will be lusty drinking Many a washt pate in Wine I warrant thee 2 Ser. I am glad the old General 's come upon my Coâ—science That joy will make half the Court drunk Hark the Trumpets They are coming on away 1 Ser. We 'll have a rowse too Exeunt Enter Duke Archas Burris Boroskie Attend. Gent. Duke Come seat your selves Lord Archas sit you there Ar. 'T is far above my worth Duke I 'le have it so Are all things ready Bor. All the Guards are set The Court Gates are shut Duke Then do as I prescrib'd ye Be sure no further Bor. I shall well observe ye Du. Come bring some wine here 's to my Sister Gentlemen A health and mirth to all Ar. Pray fill it full Sir 'T is a high health to vertue here Lord Burris A maiden health you are most sit to pledge it You have a maiden soul and much I honour it Passion o' me ye are sad man Duke How now Burris Go to no more of this Ar. Take the rowse freely 'T will warm your bloud and make ye fit for jollity Your Graces pardon when we get a cup Sir We old men prate a pace Du. Mirth makes a Banquet As you love me no more Bur. I thank your Grace Give me it Lord Boroskie Boros I have ill brains Sir Bur. Damnable ill I know it Boros But I 'le pledge Sir This vertuous health Bur. The more unfit for thy mouth Enter two Servants with Cloaks Du. Come bring out Robes and let my guests look nobly Fit for my love and presence begin downward Off with your Cloaks take new Ar. Your grace deals truly Like a munificent Prince with your poor subjects Who would not fight for you what cold dull coward Durst seek to save his life when you would ask it Begin a new health in your new adornments The Dukes the Royal Dukes ha what have I got Sir ha the Robe of death Du. You have deserv'd it Ar. The Livery of the Grave do you start all from me Do I smell of earth already Sir look on me And like a man is this your entertainment Do you bid your worthiest guests to bloudy Banquets Enter a Guard A Guard upon me too this is too soul play Boy to thy good thine honour thou wretched Ruler Thou Son of fools and flatterers Heir of hypocrites Am I serv'd in a Hearse that sav'd ye all Are ye men or Devils Do ye gape upon me Wider and swallow all my services Entomb them first my faith next then my integrity And let these struggle with your mangy minds Your fear'd and seal'd up Consciences till they burst Boros These words are death Ar. No those deeds that want rewards Sirrah Those Battels I have sought those horrid dangers â—â—aner than death and wilder than destruction Leave march'd upon these honour'd wounds times story The bloud I have lost the youth the sorrows suffer'd These are my death these that can ne're be recompenced These that ye sit a brooding on like Toads Socking from my deserts the sweets and favours And render me no pay again but poysons Bor. The proud vain Souldier thou hast set Ar. Thou lyest Now by my little time of life lyest basely Malitiously and loudly how I scorn thee If I had swel'd the Souldier or intended Anact in person leaning to dishonour As ye would sain have forced me witness Heaven Where clearest understanding of all truth is For these are spightful men and know no piety When Olin came grim Olin when his marches His last Incursions made the City sweat And drove before him as a storm drives Hail Such showrs of frosted fears shook all your heart-strings Then when the Volga trembled at his terrour And hid his seven curl'd heads afraid of bruising By his arm'd Horses hoofs had I been false then Or blown a treacherous fire into the Souldier Had but one spark of villany liv'd within me Ye â—ad had some shadow for this black about me Where was your Souldiership why went not you out And all your right honourable valour with ye Why met ye not the Tartar and desi'd him Drew your dead doing sword and buckl'd with him Shot through his Squadrons like a fiery Meteor And as we see a dreadful clap of Thunder Rend the stiff hearted Oaks and toss their roots up Why did not you so charge him you were sick then You that dare taint my credit slipt to bed then Stewing and fainting with the fears ye had A whorson shaking fit opprest your Lordship Blush Coward Knave and all the world hiss at thee Da. Exceed not my command Exit Bor. I shall observe it Ar. Are you gone too Come weep not honest Burris Good loving Lord no more fears 't is not his malice This fellows malice nor the Dukes displeasure By bold bad men crowded into his nature Can startle me fortune ne're raz'd this Fort yet I am the same the same man living dying The same mind to 'em both I poize thus equal Only the jugling way that toll'd me to it The Judas way to kiss me bid me welcome And cut my throat a little sticks upon me Farewel commend me to his Grace and tell him The world is full of servants he may have many And some I with him hon st he s undone else But such another doating Archas never So try'd and touch'd a saith farewell for ever Bor. Be strong my Lord you must not go thus lightly Ar. Now what s to do what sayes the Law unto me Give me my great offence that speaks me guily Bor. Laâ—â—â— asâ—â—e a thousand petty matters As scorns and insolencies both from your self and followers Which you put first fire to and these are deadly I come to one main cause which though it carries A strangeness in the circumstance it carries death too Not to be pardon'd neither ye have done a sacriledge Ar. High Heaven desend me man how how Boroskie Bor. Ye have took from the Temple those vow'd Arms The holy Ornament you hung up there No absolution of your vow no order From holy Church to give 'em back unto you After they were purified from War and rested From bloud made clean by ceremony from the Altar You
Cas Are ye so conscionable Gonz. 'T is your own Cas Pish pish I 'le not receive what is not mine That were a dangerous business Gon. Sir I am paid for 't The summes you borrowed are return'd The bâ—â—ds Cancell'd and your acquittance formerly seal'd Look here Sir Gaspero is witness to it Gas My honoured Lord I am Gon. My Lord Fernando Arcanes and the rest you all shall testifie That I acquit Lord Cassilane for ever Of any debts to me Gas 'T is plain and ample Fortune will once again smile on us fairly Cas But hark ye hark ye if you be in earnest Whence comes this bounty or whose is' t Gon. In short The great Erota by this Secretary Return'd me my full due Cas Erota why Should she do this Gon. You must ask her the cause She knows it best Cas So ho Arcanes none But women pity us soft-hearted women I am become a brave fellow now Arcanes Am I not Arc. Why Sir if the gracious Princess Have took more special notice of your services And means to be more thankfull than some others It were an injury to gratitude To disesteem her favours Anno. Sir she ever For your sake most respectively lov'd me Cas The Senate and the body of this Kingdom Are herein let me speak it without arrogance Beholding to her I will thank her for it And if she have reserv'd a means whereby I may repay this bounty with some service She shall be then my Patroness come Sirs We 'l taste a cup of wine together now Gon. Fernando I must speak with you in secret Fer. You shall Now Gaspero all 's well Gas There 's news You must be acquainted with Come there is no master-piece in Art like Policie Exeunt Actus Quintus Scena Prima Enter Fernando and Michael Fer THE Senate is inform'd at full Mic. Gonzalo Dreams not of my arrival yet Fer. Nor thinks 'T is possible his plots can be discover'd He sats himself with hopes of Crowns and Kingdoms And laughs securely to imagine how He means to gull all but himself when truly None is so grosly gull'd as he Mich. There was never A more arch villain Fer. Peace the Senate comes Enter Porphicio Pos Senators and Gaspero Attend. Por. How closely Treason cloaks it self in forms Of Civil honesty Pos And yet how palpably Does heaven reveal it Fer. Gracious Lords Gas The Embassadour Lord Paulo Michael Advocate To the great Duke of Venice Por. You are most welcome Your Master is a just and noble Prince Mic. My Lords he bad me say that you may know How much he scorns and as good Princes ought Defies base indirect and godless treacheries To your more Sacred wisdomes he refers The punishment due to the false Gonzalo Or else to send him home to Venice Pos Herein â—he Duke is royal Gaspero the Prince 〈◊〉 Cyprus answer'd he would come Gas My Lords He will not long be absent Enter Philander and Melitus Porp. You Fernando Have made the State your debter worthy Prince We shall be sutors to you for your presence 〈◊〉 hearing and determining of matters Greatly concerning Candy Phi. Fathers I am A stranger Pos Why the cause my Lord concerns A stranger please you seat your self Phi. How e're Infit since you will have it so my Lords You shall command me Por. You my Lord Fernando With the Ambassador withdraw a while Fer. My Lords we shall Ex. Pos Melitus and the Secretary Give notice to Gonzalo that the Senate Requires his presence Ex. Gas and Mel. Enter Cassilane and Arca. Phi. What concerns the business Por. Thus noble Prince Cas Let me alone thou troublest me will be heard Arc. You know not what you do Pos Forbear who 's he that is so rude what 's he that dares â—o interrupt our counsels Cas One that has guarded Those Purple robes from Cankers worse than Moths One that hath kept your fleeces on your backs That would have been snatch'd from you but I see 'T is better now to be a Dog a Spaniel In times of Peace then boast the bruised scars Purchas'd with loss of bloud in noble wars My Lords I speak to you Por. Lord Cassilane We know not what you mean Cas Yes you are set Upon a bench of justice and a day Will come hear this and quake ye potent great ones When you your selves shall 〈◊〉 before a judge Who in a pair of scales will wâ—igh your actions Without abatement of one grain as then You would be sound full weight I charge ye fathers Let me have justice now Pos Lord Cassilane What strange distemperature provokes distrust Of our impartiality be sure We 'l flatter no mans injuries Cas 'T is well You have a Law Lords that without remorse Dooms such as are belepred with the curse Of soul ingratitude unto death Por. We have Cas Then do me justice Enter Antinous Decius Erota Hyparcha Dec. Mad-man whither run'st thou Ant. Peace Decius I am deaf Hyp. Will you forget Your greatness and your modesty Er. Hyparcha leave I will not hear Ant. Lady great gentle Lady Er. Prethee young man forbear to interrupt me Triumph not in thy fortunes I will speak Pos More uproars yet who are they that disturb us Cas The viper 's come his fears have drawn him hither And now my Lords be Chornicled for ever And give me justice against this vile Monster This bastard of my bloud Er. 'T is justice Fathers I sue for too and though I might command it If you remember Lords whose child I was Yet I will humbly beg it this old wretch Has forfeited his life to me Cas Tricks tricks Complots devices 'twixt these pair of young ones To blunt the edge of your well temper'd Swords Wherewith you strike offenders Lords but I Am not a baby to be fear'd with bug bears 'T is justice I require Er. And I. Ant. You speak too tenderly and too much like your self To mean a cruelty which would make monstrous Your Sex yet for the loves sake which you once Pleas'd to pretend give my griev'd Father leave To urge his own revenge you have no cause For yours keep peace about ye Cas Will you hear me Phil. Here 's some strange novelty Pos Sure we are mock'd Speak one at once say wherein hath your Son Transgress'd the Law Cas O the gross mists of dulness Are you this Kingdomes Oracles yet can be So ignorant first hear and then consider That I begot him gave him birth and life And education were I must confess But duties of a Father I did more I taught him how to manage Arms to dare An Enemy to court both death and dangers Yet these were but additions to compleat A well accomplish'd Souldier I did more yet I made him chief Commander in the field Next to my self and gave him the full prospect Of honour and preferment train'd him up In all perfections of a Martiallist â—â—at he unmindful of his gratitude You know with what contempt of my
Have I no rule yet as I live he dyes That does not execute my will and suddenly Bal. All that thou canst do takes but one short hour from me Rol. Hew off her hands Ham. Lady hold off Ed. Nay hew 'em Hew off my innocent hands as he commands you Exeunt Guard Count Baldwin They 'll hang the faster on for Deaths convulsion Thou seed of Rocks will nothing move thee then Are all my tears lost all my righteous Prayers Drown'd in thy drunken wrath I stand thus then Thus boldly bloody Tyrant And to thy face in Heavens high Name defie thee And may sweet mercy when thy soul sighs for it When under thy black mischiefs thy flesh trembles When neither strength nor youth nor friends nor gold Can stay one hour when thy most wretched Conscience Wak'd from her dream of death like fire shall melt thee When all thy Mothers tears thy Brothers wounds Thy Peoples fears and curses and my loss My aged fathers loss shall stand before thee Rol. Save him I say run save him save her Father Fly and redeem his head Exit Latorch Ed. May then that pity That comfort thou expect'st from Heaven that mercy Be lockt up from thee fly thee howling find thee Despair Oh my sweet father storms of terrours Blood till thou burst again Rol. Oh fair sweet anger Enter Latorch and Hamond with a Head Lat. I am too late Sir 't was dispatch'd before And his Head is here Rol And my Heart there go bury him Give him fair Rites of Funeral decent Honours Ed. Wilt thou not take me Monster highest Heaven Give him a punishment fit for his mischief Lat. I fear thy Prayer is heard and he rewarded Lady have patience 't was unhappy speed Blame not the Duke 't was not his fault but Fates He sent you know to stay it and commanded In care of you the heavy object hence Soon as it came have better thoughts of him Enter Citizens 1 Cit. Where 's this young Traytor Lat. Noble Citizens here And here the wounds he gave your soveraign Lord. 1 Cit. This Prince of force must be Belov'd of Heaven whom Heaven hath thus preserv'd 2 Cit. And if he be belov'd of Heaven you know He must be just and all his actions so Rol. Concluded like an Oracle Oh how great A grace of Heaven is a wise Citizen For Heaven 't is makes 'em wise as 't makes me just As it preserves me as I now survive By his strong hand to keep you all alive Your Wives your Children Goods and Lands kept yours That had been else preys to his tyrannous Power That would have prey'd on me in Bed assaulted me In sacred time of Peace my Mother here My Sister this just Lord and all had felt The certain Gulph of this Conspiracy Of which my Tutor and my Chancellour Two of the gravest and most counted honest In all my Dukedom were the monstrous Heads Oh trust no honest men for their sakes ever My politick Citizens but those that breathe The Names of Cut-throats Usurers and Tyrants Oh those believe in for the foul-mouth'd World Can give no better terms to simple goodness â—ven me it dares blaspheme and thinks me tyrannous For saving my own life sought by my Brother Yet those that sought his life before by poyson Though mine own servants hoping to please me I 'll lead to death for 't which your Eyes shall see 1 Cit. Why what a Prince is here 2 Cit. How just 3 Cit. How gentle Rol. Well now my dearest Subjects or much rather My Nerves my Spirits or my vital Blood Turn to your needful rests and setled peace Fix'd in this root of steel from whence it sprung In Heavens great help and Blessing but ere sleep Bind in his sweet oblivion your dull senses The Name and Vertue of Heavens King advance For yours in chief for my deliverance Cit. Heaven and his King save our most pious Soveraign Exeunt Citizen Rol. Thanks my good people Mother and kind Sister And you my noble Kinsmen things born thus Shall make ye all command whatever I Enjoy in this my absolute Empire Take in the Body of my Princely Brother For whose Death since his Fate no other way Would give my eldest birth his supream Right We 'll mourn the cruel influence it bears And wash his Sepulchre with kindly tears Aub. If this game end thus Heavens will rule the set What we have yielded to we could not let Exeunt omnes praeter Latorch and Edith Lat. Good Lady rise and raise your Spirits withal More high than they are humbled you have cause As much as ever honour'd happiest Lady And when your Ears are freer to take in Your most amendful and unmatched fortunes I 'll make you drown a hundred helpless deaths In Sea of one life pour'd into your Bosome With which shall flow into your arms the Riches The Pleasures Honours and the rules of Princes Which though death stop your ears methinks should open 'em Assay to forget death Ed. Oh slaughter'd Father Lat. Taste of what cannot be redress'd and bless The Fate that yet you curse so since for that You spake so movingly and your sweet eyes With so much Grace fill'd that you set on fire The Dukes affection whom you now may rule As he rules all his Dukedome is' t not sweet Does it not shine away your sorrows Clouds Sweet Lady take wise heart and hear and tell me Ed. I hear no word you speak Lat. Prepare to hear then And be not barr'd up from your self nor add To your ill fortune with your far worse judgment Make me your servant to attend with all joys Your sad estate till they both bless and speak it See how they 'll bow to you make me wait command me To watch out every minute for the stay Your modest sorrow fancies raise your graces And do my hopes the honour of your motion To all the offered heights that now attend you Oh how your touches ravish how the Duke Is slain already with your flames embrac'd I will both serve and visit you and often Ed. I am not fit Sir Lat. Time will make you Lady Exeunt SCENE II. Enter the Guard 3 or 4 Boys then the Sheriff Cook Yeoman of the Cellar Butler Pantler to execution 1 Guard Come bring in these fellows on away with ' em 2 Guard Make room before there room for the Prisoners 1 Boy Let 's run before Boys we shall have no places else 2 Boy Are these the youths Cook These are the youths you look for And pray my honest friends be not so hasty There will be nothing done till we come I assure you 3 Boy Here 's a wise hanging are there no more Butl. Do you hear Sir you may come in for your share if you please Cook My friend if you be unprovided of a hanging You look like a good fellow I can afford you A reasonable penny-worth 2 Boy Afore afore Boys here 's enough to make us sport Yeom
strength to touch him Rol. I prethee look upon me turn not from me Alas I do confess I 'me made of mischiefs Begot with all mans miseries upon me But see my sorrows maid and do not thou Whose only sweetest sacrifice is softness Whose true condition tenderness of nature Edi. My anger melts Oh I shall lose my justice Rol. Do not thou learn to kill with cruelty As I have done to murther with thy eyes Those blessed eyes as I have done with malice When thou hast wounded me to death with scorn As I deserve it Lady for my true love When thou hast loaden me with earth for ever Take heed my sorrows and the stings I suffer Take heed my nightly dreams of death and horrour Pursue thee not no time shall tell thy griefs then Nor shall an hour of joy adde to thy beauties Look not upon me as I kill'd thy Father As I was smear'd in blood do not thou hate me But thus in whiteness of my wash't repentance In my hearts tears and truth of love to Edith In my fair life hereafter Edi. He will fool me Rol. Oh with thine Angel eyes behold and close me Of Heaven we call for mercy and obtain it To Justice for our right on Earth and have it Of thee I beg for love save me and give it Edi. Now heaven thy help or I am gone for ever His tongue has turn'd me into melting pity Enter Hamond and Guard Ham. Keep the doors safe and upon pain of death Let no man enter till I give the word Guard We shall Sir Exeunt Ham. Here he is in all his pleasure I have my wish Rol. How now why dost thou stare so Edi. A help I hope Rol. What dost thou here who sent thee Ham. My Brother and the base malicious Office Thou mad'st me do to Aubrey pray Rol. Pray Ham. Pray pray if thou canst pray I shall kill thy soul else Pray suddenly Rol. Thou can'st not be so trayterous Ham. It is a Justice stay Lady For I perceive your end a womans hand Must not rob me of vengeance Edi. 'T is my glory Ham. 'T is mine stay and share with me by the gods Rollo There is no way to save thy life Rol. No Ham. No it is so monstrous no repentance cures it Rol. Why then thou shalt kill her first and what this blood Will cast upon thy cursed head Ham. Poor Guard Sir Edi. Spare not brave Captain Rol. Fear or the Devil has thee Ham. Such fear Sir as you gave your honor'd Mother When your most vertuous Brother shield-like held her Such I 'le give you put her away Rol. I will not I will not die so tamely Ham. Murtherous villain wilt thou draw seas of blood upon thee Edi. Fear not kill him good Captain any way dispatch Him my body 's honor'd with that sword that through me Sends his black soul to Hell Oh but for one hand Ham. Shake him off bravely Edi. He 's too strong strike him Ham. Oh am I with you Sir now keep you from him What has he got a knife Edi. Look to him Captain for now he will be mischievous Ham. Do you smile Sir Do's it so tickle you have at you once more Edi. Oh bravely thrust take heed he come not in Sir To him again you give him too much respite Rol. Yet will you save my life and I 'le forgive thee And give thee all all honours all advancements Call thee my friend Ed. Strike strike and hear him not His tongue will tempt a Saint Rol. Oh for my soul sake Edi. Save nothing of him Ham. Now for your farewel Are you so wary take you that Rol. Thou that too Oh thou hast kill'd me basely basely basely Dyes Edi. The just reward of murther falls upon thee How do you Sir has he not hurt you Ham. No I feel not any thing Aub. I charge you let us passe within Gua. You cannot yet Sir Aub. I 'le make way then Gua. We are sworn to our Captain and till he give the word Enter Sophia Matilda Aubrey Lords and attendants Ham. Now let them in there Sop. Oh here he lies Sorrow on sorrow seeks me Oh in his blood he lyes Aub. Had you spoke sooner This might have been prevented Take the Dutchess And lead her off this is no sight for her eyes Mat. Oh bravely done wench Edi. There stands the noble doer Mat. My honour ever seek thee for thy justice Oh 't was a deed of high and brave adventure A justice even for heaven to envy at Farewel my sorrows and my tears take truce My wishes are come round Oh bloody Brother Till this hour never beauteous till thy life Like a full sacrifie for all thy mischiefs Flow'd from thee in these rivers never righteous Oh how my eyes are quarri'd with their joys now My longing heart even leaping out for lightness But dye thy black sins with thee I forgive thee Aub. Who did this deed Ham. I and I 'le answer it Dies Edi. He faints oh that same cursed knife has kill'd him Aub. How Edi. He snatch'd it from my hand for whom I bore it And as they grappl'd Aub. Justice is ever equal Had it not been on him th'adst dy'd too honest Did you know of his death Edi. Yes and rejoyce in 't Aub. I 'me sorry for your youth then though the strictness Of Law shall not fall on you that of life Must presently go to a Cloyster carry her And there for ever lead your life in penitence Edi. Best Father to my soul I give you thanks Sir And now my fair revenges have their ends My vows shall be my kin my prayers my friends Exit Enter Latorch and Juglers Lat. Stay there I 'le step in and prepare the Duke Nor. We shall have brave rewards Fis That is without question Lat. By this time where 's my hussing friend Lord Aubrey Where 's that good Gentleman oh I could laugh now And burst my self with meer imagination A wise man and a valiant man a just man To suffer himself be juggl'd out of the world By a number of poor Gipseys farewel Swash buckler For I know thy mouth is cold enough by this time A hundred of ye I can shave as neatly And ne'r draw bloud in shew now shall my honour My power and vertue walk alone my pleasure Observ'd by all all knees bend to my worship All sutes to me as Saint of all their fortunes Prefer'd and crowded to what full place of credit And what place now your Lordship no 't is common But that I 'le think to morrow on now for my business Aub. Who 's there Lat. Dead my Master dead Aubrey alive too Gua. Latorch Sir Aub. Seize his body Lat. My Master dead Aub. And you within this half hour Prepare your self good Devil you must to it Millions of gold shall not redeem thy mischief Behold the Justice of thy practice villain The mass of murthers thou hast drawn upon us Behold thy doctrine you
will silence me Never a Conduit-Pipe to convey this watâ—r Sor. These are all Rings Deaths heads and such Memento's Her Grandmother and worm-eaten Aunts left to her To tell her what her Beauty must arrive at Fred. That that Pod. They are written songs Sir to provoke young Ladies Lord here 's a Prayer Book how these-agree Here 's a strange union Sor. Ever by a surfeit you have a julep set to cool the Patient Fred. Those those Sor. They are Verses to the blest Evanthe Fred. Those may discover Read them out Sorano To the blest Evanthe Let those complain that feel Loves cruelty And in sad legends write their woes With Roses gently has corected me My War is without rage or blows My Mistriss eyes shine fair on my desires And hope springs up enflam'd with her new fires No more an Exile will I dwell With folded arms and sighs all day Reckoning the torments of my Hell And stinging my sweet joys away I am cal'd home again to quiet peace My Mistriss smiles and all my sorrows cease Yet what is living in her Eye Or being blest with her sweet tongue If these no other joys imply A golden Give a pleasing wrong To be your own but one poor Month I 'd give My Youth my Fortune and then leave to live This is my Rival that I knew the hand now Sor. I know it I have seen it 't is Valerio's That hopeful Gentlemans that was brought up with ye And by your charge nourish'd and fed At the same Table with the same allowance Fred. And all this courtesie to ruine me Cross my desires ' had better have fed humblier And stood at greater distance from my fury Go for him quickly find him instantly Whilst my impatient heart swells high with choler Better have lov'd despair and safer kiss'd her Ex. Lords Enter Evanthe and Cassandra Evan. Thou old weak fool dost thou know to what end To what betraying end he got this Casket Durst thou deliver him without my Ring Or a Command from mine own mouth that Cabinet That holds my heart you unconsiderate Ass You brainless Ideot Cas I saw you go with him At the first word commit your Person to him And make no scruple he is your Brothers Gentleman And for any thing I know an honest man And might not I upon the same security deliver him a Box Evan. A Bottle-head Fred. You shall have cause to chafe as I will handle it Evan. I had rather thou hadst delivered me to Pirats Betray'd me to uncurable diseases Hung up my Picture in a Market-place And sold me to wild Bawds Cas As I take it Madam Your maiden-head lies not in that Cabinet You have a Closer and you keep the Key too Why are you vex'd thus Evan. I could curse thee wickedly And wish thee more deformed than Age can make thee Perpetual hunger and no teeth to satisfie it Wait on thee still nor sleep be found to ease it Those hands that gave the Casket may the Palsie For ever make unuseful even to feed thee Long winters that thy Bones may turn to Isicles No Hell can thaw again inhabit by thee Is thy Care like thy Body all one crookedness How scurvily thou cryest now like a Drunkard I 'll have as pure tears from a dirty spout Do swear thou didst this ignorantly swear it Swear and be damn'd thou half Witch Cas These are fine words well Madam Madam Evan. 'T is not well thou mummy 'T is impudently basely done thou durty Fred. Has your young sanctity done railing Madam Against your innocent ' Squire do you see this Sonnet This loving Script do you know from whence it came too Evan. I do and dare avouch it pure and honest Fred. You have private Visitants my noble Lady That in sweet numbers court your goodly Vertues And to the height of adoration Evan. Well Sir There 's neither Heresie nor Treason in it Fred. A Prince may beg at the door whilst these feast with ye A favour or a grace from such as I am Enter Valerio and Podramo Course common things You are welcome Pray come neat Sir Do you know this paper Val. I am betray'd I do Sir 'T is mine my hand and heart if I dye for her I am thy Martyr Love and time shall honour me Cas You sawcy Sir that came in my Ladies name For her gilt Cabinet you cheating Sir too You scurvy Usher with as scurvy legs And a worse face thou poor base hanging holder How durst thou come to me with a lye in thy mouth An impudent lye Pod. Hollow good Gill you hobble Cas A stinking lye more stinking than the teller To play the pilfering Knave there have been Rascals Brought up to fetch and carry like your Worship That have been hang'd for less whipt they are daily And if the Law will do me right Pod. What then old Maggot Cas Thy Mother was carted younger I 'll have thy hide Thy mangy hide embroider'd with a dog-whip As it is now with potent Pox and thicker Fred. Peace good Antiquity I 'll have your Bones else Ground into Gunpowder to shoot at Cats with One word more and I 'll blanch thee like an almond There 's no such cure for the she-falling sickness As the powder of a dryed Bawds Skin be silent You are very prodigal of your service here Sir Of your life more it seems Val. I repent neither Because your Grace shall understand it comes From the best part of Love my pure affection And kindled with chaste flame I will not flye from it If it be errour to desire to marry And marry her that sanctity would dote on I have done amiss if it be a Treason To graft my soul to Vertue and to grow there To love the tree that bears such happiness Conceive me Sir this fruit was ne'r forbidden Nay to desire to taste too I am Traytor Had you but plants enough of this blest Tree Sir Set round about your Court to beautifie it Deaths twice so many to dismay the approachers The ground would scarce yield Graves to noble Lovers Fred. 'T is well maintain'd you wish and pray to fortune Here in your Sonnet and she has heard your prayers So much you dote upon your own undoing But one Month to enjoy her as your Wife Though at the expiring of that time you dye for 't Val. I could wish many many Ages Sir To grow as old as Time in her embraces If Heaven would grant it and you smile upon it But if my choice were two hours and then perish I would not pull my heart back Fred. You have your wish Tomorrow I will see you nobly married Your Month take out in all content and pleasure The first day of the following Month you dye for 't Kneel not not all your Prayers can divert me Now mark your sentence mark it scornful Lady If when Valerio's dead within twelve hours For that 's your latest time you find not out Another Husband on the same
dress me You arm me bravely Queen Make him know his cruelty Begins with him first he must suffer for it And that thy sentence is so welcome to thee And to thy noble Lord you long to meet it Stamp such a deep impression of thy Beauty Into his soul and of thy worthiness That when Valerio and Evanthe sleep In one rich earth hung round about with blessings He may run mad and curse his act be lusty I 'll teach thee how to dye too if thou fear'st it Ev. I thank your Grace you have prepar'd me strongly And my weak mind Queen Death is unwelcome never Unless is it be to tortur'd minds and sick souls That make their own Hells 't is such a benefit When it comes crown'd with honour shews so sweet too Though they paint it ugly that 's but to restrain us For every living thing would love it else Fly boldly to their peace ere Nature call'd 'em The Rest we have from labour and from trouble Is some Incitement every thing alike The poor Slave that lies private has his liberty As amply as his Master in that Tomb The Earth as light upon him and the flowers That grow about him smell as sweet and flourish But when we love with honour to our ends When Memory and Vertue are our Mourners What pleasure 's there they are infinite Evanthe Only my vertuous Wench we want our senses That benefit we are barr'd 't would make us proud else And lazy to look up to happier life The Blessings of the people would so swell us Evan. Good Madam dress me you have drest my soul The merriest Bride I 'll be for all this misery The proudest to some Eyes too Queen 'T will do better come shrink no more Evan. I am too confident Exeunt Enter Frederick and Sorano Sor. You are too remiss and wanton in your angers You mold things handsomely and then neglect 'em A powerful Prince should be constant to his power still And hold up what he builds then People fear him When he lets loose his hand it shews a weakness And men examine or contemn his greatness A scorn of this high kind should have call'd up A revenge equal not a pity in you Fred. She is thy Sister Sor. And she were my Mother Whilst I conceive 't is you she has wrong'd I hate her And shake her nearness off I study Sir To satisfie your angers that are just Before your pleasures Fred. I have done that already I fear has pull'd too many curses on me Sor. Curses or envies on Valerio's head Would you take my counsel Sir they should all light And with the weight not only crack his scull But his fair credit the exquisite vexation I have devis'd so please you give way in 't And let it work shall more afflict his soul And trench upon that honour that he brags of Than fear of Death in all the frights he carries If you sit down here they will both abuse ye Laugh at your poor relenting power and scorn ye What satisfaction can their deaths bring to you That are prepar'd and proud to dye and willingly And at their ends will thank you for that honour How are you nearer the desire you aim at Or if it be revenge your anger covets How can their single deaths give you content Sir Petty revenges end in blood sleight angers A Princes rage should find out new diseases Death were a pleasure too to pay proud fools with Fred. What should I do Sor. Add but your power unto me Make me but strong by your protection And you shall see what joy and what delight What infinite pleasure this poor Month shall yield him I 'll make him wish he were dead on his Marriage-day Or bed-rid with old age I 'll make him curse And cry and curse give me but power Fred. You have it Here take my Ring I am content he pay for 't Sor. It shall be now revenge as I will handle it He shall live after this to beg his life too Twenty to one by this thread as I 'll weave it Evanthe shall be yours Fred. Take all authority and be most happy Sor. Good Sir no more pity Exeunt Enter Tony three Citizens and three Wives 1 Wife Good Master Tony put me in Tony. Where do you dwell 1 Wife Forsooth at the sign of the great Shoulder of Mutton Ton. A hungry man would hunt your house out instantly Keep the Dogs from your door Is this Lettice Ruff your Husband a fine sharp sallet to your sign 2 Wife Will you put me in too 3 Wife And me good Master Tony. Tony. Put ye all in you had best come twenty more you Think 't is easie a trick of legerdemain to put ye all in 'T would pose a fellow that had twice my body Though it were all matle into chines and fillets 2 Wi. Put 's into th' wedding Sir we would fain see that 1 Wife And the brave Masque too To. You two are pretty women are you their husbands 2 Citiz. Yes for want of better Tony. I think so too you would not be so mad else To turn 'em loose to a company of young Courtiers That swarm like Bees in May when they see young wenches You must not squeak 3 Wife No Sir we are better tutor'd Tony. Nor if a young Lord offer you the courtesie 2 Wife We know what 't is Sir Tony. Nor you must not grumble If you be thrust up hard we thrust most furiously 1 Wife We know the worst Tony. Get you two in then quietly And shift for your selves we must have no old women They are out of use unless they have petitions Besides they cough so loud they drown the Musick You would go in too but there is no place for ye I am sorry for 't go and forget your wives Or pray they may be able to suffer patiently You may have Heirs may prove wise Aldermen Go or I 'le call the Guard 3 Citi. We will get in we 'l venture broken pates else Ex. Citiz. and Women Tony. 'T is impossible You are too securely arm'd how they flock hither And with what joy the women run by heaps To see this Marriage they tickle to think of it They hope for every month a husband too Still how they run and how the wittals follow 'em The weak things that are worn between the leggs That brushing dressing nor new naps can mend How they post to see their own confusion This is a merry world Enter Frederick Fred. Look to the door Sirrah Thou art a fool and may'st do mischief lawfully Tony. Give me your hand you are my Brother fool You may both make the Law and marr it presently Do you love a wench Fred. Who does not fool Tony. Not I unless you will give me a longer lease to marry her Fre. what are all these that come what business have they Tony. Some come to gape those are my fellow fools Some to get home their wives those be their
would but that In my retired hours not counterfeited As thy religious shape was I have learn'd When Justice may determine such a cause And oâ— such weight as this fair Lady is Must not be put to fortune I appeal Unto the King and he whose wisedom knows To do his subjects right in their estates As graciously with judgement will determine In points of honour Oli. I 'le steer the same course with you Clar. I 'le stand the tryal Fri. What have you done or what intend you Cla. Ask not I 'le come off with honour Exeunt Enter Beronte Clarinda Malsort a Bar set forth Officers Ber. Be constant in your proofs should you shrink back now Your life must answer it nor am I safe My honour being engag'd to make that good Which you affirm Clar. I am confident so dearly I honour'd my dead Lord that no respect Or of my Ladies bounties which were great ones I must confess nor of her former life For whilâ— that she was chast indeed I lov'd her Shall hinder me from lending my assistance Unto your just revenge mine own I mean Aside If Leon keep far off enough all 's secure Lisander dares not come in modest blushes Parted with me long since and impudence Arm'd with my hate unto her innocence shall be The weapon I will sight with now Ber. The rack Being presented to you you 'l roar out What you conceal yet Mal. Conceal I know nothing But that I shall be hang'd and that I look for It is my destiny I ever had A hanging look and a wise woman told me Though I had not the heart to do a deed Worthy the halter in my youth or age I should take a turn with a wry mouth and now 'T is come about I have pen'd mine own ballad Before my condemnation in fear Some tâ—mer should prevent me here 's my Lady Would I were in heaven or a thousand miles hence That I might not blush to look on her Enter Dorilaus Calista Olinda Dor. You behold this preparation and the enemies Who are to fight against your life yet if You bring no witness here that may convince ye Of breach of saith to your Lords bed and hold up Unspotted hands before the King this tryal You are to undergo will but refine And not consume your honour Cal. How confirm'd I am here whatsoever Fate falls on me You shall have ample testimony till the death Of my dear Lord to whose sad memory I pay a mourning widows tears I liv'd Too happy in my holy day trim of glorie And courted with felicitie that drew on me With other helps of nature as of fortune The envie not the love of most that knew me This made me to presume too much perhaps Too proud but I am humbled and if now I do make it apparent I can bear Adversity with such a constant patience As will set off my innocence I hope Sir In your declining age when I should live A comfort to you you shall have no cause How e're I stand accus'd to hold your honour Ship-wrack'd in such a Daughter Oli. O best friend my honour 's at the stake too for Dor. Be silent the King Enter King Lemure and Attendants Lem. Sir if you please to look upon The Prisoner and the many services Her Father hath done for you King We must look on The cause and not the persons Yet beholding With an impartial eye th' excelling beauties Of this fair Lady which we did believe Upon report but till now never saw 'em It moves a strange kind of compassion in me Let us survey you nearer she 's a book To be with care perus'd and 't is my wonder Iâ— such mishapen guests as lust and murther At any price should ever find a lodging In such a beauteous Inne Mistake us not Though we admire the outward structure if The rooms be soul within expect no favour I were no man if I could look on beautie Distress'd without some pity but no King If any superficial gloss of feature Could work me to decline the course of Justice But to the cause Cleander's death what proofs Can you produre against her Ber. Royal Sir touching that point my Brothers death We build on suppositions King Suppositions how Is such a Lady Sir to be condemn'd On suppositions Ber. They are well grounded Sir And if we make it evident she is guilty Of the first crime we charge her with Adulterie That being the parent it may find belief That murther was the issue King We allow It may be so but that it may be must not Infer a necessary consequence To cast away a Ladies life What witnesses To make this good Ber. The principal this woman For many years her servant she hath taken Her oath in Court Come forward King By my Crown a lying face Clar. I swore Sir for the King And if you are the partie as I do Believe you are for you have a good face How ever mine appears swearing for you Sir I ought to have my oath pass King Impudent too well what have you sworn Clar. That this Lady was A goodly tempting Lady as she is How thinks your Majestie and I her servant Her officer as one would say and trusted With her closest Chamber-service that Lisander Was a fine timber'd Gentleman and active That he cou'd do sine gambolls To make a Lady merrie that this pair A very loving couple mutually Affected one another so much for them Sir That I a simple waiting-woman having taken My bodily oath the first night of admittance Into her Ladiships service on her slippers That was the book to serve her will in all things And to know no Religion but her pleasure 'T is not yet out of fashion with some Ladies Thar I as the premisses shew being commanded To do my function in conveyance of Lisander to her chamber my Lord absent On a pretended sickness did the feat It cannot be deny'd and at dead mid night Lest 'em together what they did some here Can easily imagine I have said Sir Dor. The Devils Oratrix King Then you confess you were her Bawd Clar. That 's course her Agent Sir King So goodie Agent and you think there is No punishment due for you agentship Clar. Let her suffer first Being my better for adulterie And I 'le endure the Mulct impos'd on Bawds Cull it by the worst name Cal. Live I to hear this King Take her aside Your answer to this Lady Cal. Heav'n grant me patience to be thus confronted O pardon Royal Sir a womans passion By one and this the worst of my mis-fortunes That was my slave but never to such ends Sir Would give a statue motion into furie Let my pass'd life my actions nay intentions Be by my grand accuser justly censur'd For her I scorn to answer and if they Yield any probability of truth In that she urges then I will confess A guilty cause the peoples voyce which is The voyce of truth my husbands
death indeed Pen. It shall be sharp Sir Petill. Why Mithridates was an arrant asse To dye by poison if all Bosphorus Could lend him Swords your Sword must do the deed 'T is shame to dye choak'd fame to dye and bleed Pen. Thou hast confirmed me and my good Petillius Tell me no more I may live Petill. 'T was my Commission But now I see ye in a nobler way A way to make all even Pen. Fare-well Captain Be a good man and fight well be obedient Command thy self and then thy men Why shakest thou Petill. I do not Sir Pen. I would thou hadst Petillius I would find something to forsake the world with Worthy the man that dies a kind of earth-quake Through all stern valors but mine own Petill. I feel now A kind of trembling in me Pen. Keep it still As thou lov'st virtue keep it Petill. And brave Captain The graet and honoured Penyus Pen. That again O how it heightens me again Petillius Petill. Most excellent Commander Pen. Those were mine Mine only mine Petill. They are still Pen. Then to keep 'em For ever falling more have at ye heavens Ye everlasting powers I am yours The work 's done Kills himself That neither fire nor age nor melting envy Shall ever conquer Carry my last words To the great General kiss his hands and say My soul I give to heaven my fault to justice Which I have done upon my self my virtue If ever there was any in Poor Penyus Made more and happier light on him I faint And where there is a foe I wish him fortune I dye lye lightly on my ashes gentle earth Petill. And on my sin Farewell great Penyus Noise within The souldier is in fury Now I am glad 'T is done before he comes This way for me The way of toile for thee the way of honor Exit Enter Drusus and Regulus with Souldiers Sould. Kill him kill him kill him Dru. What will ye do Reg. Good soldiers honest soldiers Sould. Kill him kill him kill him Dru. Kill us first we command too Reg. Valiant Soldiers Consider but whose life ye seek O Drusus Bid him be gone he dies else Shall Rome say Ye most approved Souldiers her dear children Devoured the fathers of the fights shall rage And stubborn fury guide those swords to slaughter To slaughter of their own to civil ruine Dru. O let 'em in all 's done all 's ended Regulus Penyus has found his last eclipse Come Souldiers Come and behold your miseries come bravely Full of your mutinous and bloody angers And here bestow your darts O only Romane O father of the Wars Reg. Why stand ye stupid Where be your killing furies whose sword now Shall first be sheath'd in Penyus do ye weep Howl out ye wretches ye have cause howl ever Who shall now lead ye fortunate whose valor Preserve ye to the glory of your Countrey Who shall march out before ye coy'd and courted By all the Mistrisses of War care counsel Quick-ey'd experience and victory twin'd to him Who shall beget ye deeds beyond inheritance To speak your names and keep your honors living When children faill and time that takes all with him Build houses for ye to oblivion Dru. O ye poor desperate fools no more now souldiers Go home and hang your arms up let rust rot 'em And humble your stern valors to soft prayers For ye have sunk the frame of all your virtues The sun that warm'd your bloods is set for ever I 'll kiss thy honor'd cheek Farewell great Penyus Thou thunder-bolt farewell Take up the body To morrow morning to the Camp convey it There to receive due Ceremonies That eye That blinds himself with weeping gets most glory Exeunt with a dead march Scaena Quarta Enter Swetonius Junius Decius Demetrius Curius and Souldiers Bonduca two Daughters and Nennius above Drum and Colours Swet. Bring up the Catapults and shake the wall We will not be out out-brav'd thus Nen. Shake the earth Ye cannot shake our souls Bring up your Rams And with their armed heads make the Fort totter Ye do but rock us into death Exit Nennius Jun. See Sir See the Icenian Queen in all her glory From the strong battlements proudly appearing As if she meant to give us lashes Dec. Yeild Queen Bond. I am unacquainted with that language Roman Swet. Yield honour'd Lady and expect our mercy Exit Decius We love thy nobleness Bond. I thank ye ye say well But mercy and love are sins in Rome and hell Swet. Ye cannot scape our strength ye must yield Lady Ye must adore and fear the power of Rome â—ond If Rome be earthly why should any knee With bending adoration worship her She 's vitious and your partial selves confess Aspires the height of all impiety Therefore 't is fitter I should reverence The thatched houses where the Britains dwell In careless mirth where the blest houshold gods See nought but chast and simple purity 'T is not high power that makes a place divine Nor that the men from gods derive their line But sacred thoughts in holy bosoms stor'd Make people noble and the place ador'd Swet. Beat the wall deeper Bond. Beat it to the center We will not sink one thought Swet. I 'll make ye Bond. No. 2. Dau. O mother these are fearful hours speak gently Enter Petillius To these fierce men they will afford ye pitty Bond. Pitty thou fearful girl 't is for those wretches That misery makes tame Wouldst thou live less Wast not thou born a Princess Can my blood And thy brave fathers spirit suffer in thee So base a separation from thy self As mercy from these Tyrants Thou lov'st lust sure And long'st to prostitute thy youth and beauty To common slaves for bread Say they had mercy The divel a relenting conscience The lives of Kings rest in their Diadems Which to their bodies lively souls do give And ceasing to be Kings they cease to live Show such another fear and I 'll fling thee to their fury Swet. He is dead then Petill. I think so certainly yet all my means Sir Even to the hazzard of my life Swet. No more We must not seem to mourn here Enter Decius Dec. There 's a breach made Is it your will we charge Sir Swet. Once more mercy Mercy to all that yield Bond. I scorn to answer Speak to him girl and hear thy Sister 1. Dau. General Hear me and mark me well and look upon me Directly in my face my womans face Whose only beauty is the hate it bears ye See with thy narrowest eyes thy sharpest wishes Into my soul and see what there inhabits See if one fear one shadow of a terror One paleness dare appear but from my anger To lay hold on your mercies No ye fools Poor fortunes fools we were not born for triumphs To follow your gay sports and fill your slaves With hoots and acclamations Petill. Brave behaviour 1. Dau. The children of as great as Rome as noble Our names before
be glad for you To rip them all again and let it out Mist Mer. I'faith I had sorrow enough for thee God knows but I 'll hamper thee well enough get thee in thou vagabond get thee in and learn of thy brother Michael Old Mer. within Nose Nose jolly red Nose and who gave thee this jolly red Nose Mist Mer. Hark my Husband he 's singing and hoiting And I 'm fain to carâ— and care and all little enough Husband Charles Charles Merry-thought Enter Old Merry-thought Old Mer. Nutmegs and Gingers Cinamon and Cloves And they gave me this jolly red Nose Mist Mer. If you would consider your estate you would have little list to sing I-wisse Old Mer. It should never be consider'd while it were an estate if I thought it would spoil my singing Mist Mer. But how wilt thou do Charles thou art an old man and thou canst not work and thou hast not forty shillings left and thou eatest good meat and drinkest good drink and laughest Old Mer. And will doe Mist Mer. But how wilt thou come by it Charles Old Mer. How why how have I done hitherto these forty years I never came into my Dining-room but at eleven and six a clock I found excellent meat and drink a' th' Table my Cloaths were never worn out but next morning a Tailor brought me a new suit and without question it will be so ever use makes perfectness If all should fail it is but a little straining my self extraordinary and laugh my self to death Wife It 's a foolish old man this is not he George Cit. Yes Cunny Wife Give me a penny i' th' purse while I live George Cit. I by Lady Cunnie hold thee there Mist Mer. Well Charles you promis'd to provide for Jasper and I have laid up for Michael I pray you pay Jasper his portion he 's come home and he shall not consume Michaels stock he saies his Master turn'd him away but I promise you truly I think he ran away Wife No indeed Mistriss Merry-thought though he be a notable gallows yet I 'll assure you his Master did turn him away even in this place 't was i'faith within this half hour about his Daughter my Husband was by Cit. Hang him rogue he serv'd him well enough love his Masters Daughter by my troth Cunnie if there were a thousand boys thou wouldst spoil them all with taking their parts let his Mother alone with him Wife I George but yet truth is truth Old Mer. Where is Jasper he 's welcome however call him in he shall have his portion is he merry Enter Jasper and Michael Mist Mer. I foul chive him he is too merry Jasper Michael Old Mer. Welcome Jasper though thou run'st away welcome God bless thee 't is thy mothers mind thou shouldst receive thy portion thou hast been abroad and I hope hast learnt experience enough to govern it thou art of sufficient years hold thy hand one two three four five six seven eight nine there is ten shillings for thee thrust thy self into the world with that and take some setled course if fortune cross thee thou hast a retiring place come home to me I have twenty shillings left be a good Husband that is wear ordinary Cloaths eat the best meat and drink the best drink be merry and give to the poor and and believe me thou hast no end of thy goods Jasp Long may you live free from all thought of ill And long have cause to be thus merry still But Father Old Mer. No more words Jasper get thee gone thou hast my blessing thy Fathers spirit upon thee Farewel Jasper but yet or e'r you part oh cruel kiss me kiss me sweeting mine own dear jewel So now begone no words Enter Jasper Mist Mer. So Michael now get thee gone too Mich. Yes forsooth Mother but I 'll have my Father's blessing first Mist Mer. No Michael 't is no matter for his blessing thou hast my blessing begone I 'll fetch my money and jewels and follow thee I 'll stay no longer with him I warrant thee truly Charles I 'll begon too Old Mer. What you will not Old Mer. What you will not Mist Mer. Yes indeed will I. Old Mer. Hay ho farewel Nan I 'll never trust wench more again if I can Mist Mer. You shall not think when all your own is gone to spend that I have been scraping up for Michael Old Mer. Farewel good wife I expect it not all I have to do in this world is to be merry which I shall if the ground be not taken from me and if it be When Earth and Seas from me are rest The Skies aloft for me are left Exeunt Boy danceth Musick Finis Actus Primi Wife I 'll be sworn he 's a merry old Gentleman for all that Hark hark Husband hark Fiddles Fiddles now surely they go finely They say 't is present death for these Fidlers to tune their Rebecks before the great Turks grace is 't not George But look look here 's a youth dances now good youth do a turn o' th' toe Sweet heart I'faith I 'll have Ralph come and do some of his Gambols he 'll ride the Wild Mare Gentlemen 't would do your hearts good to see him I thank you kind youth pray bid Ralph come Cit. Peace Connie Sirrah you scurvy boy bid the Players send Ralph or by gods and they do not I 'll tear some of their Periwigs beside their heads this is all Riff-Raff Exeunt Boy danceth Musick Finis Actus Primi Actus Secundus Scaena Prima Enter Merchant and Humphrey Merch. And how faith how goes it now Son Humphrey Hum. Right worshipful and my beloved friend And Father dear this matter 's at an end Merch. 'T is well it should be so I 'm glad the Girl Is found so tractable Hum. Nay she must whirl From hence and you must wink for so I say The story tells to morrow before day Wife George dost thou think in thy conscience now 't will be a match tell me but what thou think'st sweet Rogue thou seest the poor Gentleman dear heart how it labours and throbs I warrant you to be at rest I 'll go move the Father for 't Cit. No no I prethee sit still Honey-suckle thou 'lt spoil all if he deny him I 'll bring half a dozen good fellows my self and in the shutting of an evening knock't up and there 's an end Wife I 'll buss thee for that I'faith boy well George well you have been a wag in your days I warrant you but God forgive you and I do with all my heart Mer. How was it Son you told me that to morrow Before day break you must convey her hence Hum. I must I must and thus it is agreed Your Daughter rides upon a brown-bay Steed I on a Sorrel which I bought of Brian The honest Host of the red roaring Lion In Waltham situate then if you may Consent in seemly sort lest by delay The fatal
pleasures as the ravish'd soul Gives to the sences So my charms have took Keep her you powers divine whilst I contemplate Upon the wealth and beauty of her mind She is only fair and constant only kind And only to thee Jasper Oh my joyes Whither will you transport me let not fulness Of my poor buried hopes come up together And over-charge my spirits I am weak Some say how ever ill the Sea and Women Are govern'd by the Moon both ebb and flow Both full of changes yet to them that know And truly judge these but opinions are And heresies to bring on pleasing War Between our tempers that without these were Both void of after-love and present fear Which are the best of Cupid O thou child Bred from despair I dare not entertain thee Having a love without the faults of Women And greater in her perfect goods thâ—n men Which to make good and please my self the stronger Though certainly I am certain of her love I 'll try her that the world and memory May sing to after-times her constancy Luce. Luce awake Luce why do you fright me friend With those distempered looks what makes your sword Drawn in your hand who hath offended you I prethee Jasper sleep thou art wild with watching Jasp Come make your way to Heaven and bid the world With all the villanies that stick upon it Farewell you 're for another life Luce. Oh Jasper How have my tender years committed evil Especially against the man I love Thus to be cropt untimely Jasp Foolish girl Canst thou imagine I could love his daughter That flung me from my fortune into nothing Discharged me his service shut the doors Upon my poverty and scorn'd my prayers Sending me like a boat without a malt To sink or swim Come by this hand you dye I must have life and blood to satisfie Your fathers wrongs Wife Away George away raise the Watch at Ludgate and bring a Mitrimus from the Justice for this desperate Villain Now I charge you Gentlemen see the Kings peace kept O my heart what a varlet 's this to offer Man-slaughter upon the harmless Gentlewoman Cit. I warrant thee sweet heart we 'll have him hampered Luce. Oh Jasper be not cruel If thou wilt kill me smile and do it quickly And let not many deaths appear before me I am a woman made of fear and love A weak weak woman kill not with thy eyes They shoot me through and through Strike I am ready And dying still I love thee Enter Merchant Humphrey and his Men. Merch. Where abouts Jasp No more of this now to my self again Hum. There there he stands with Sword like martial Knight Drawn in his hand therefore beware the fight You that are wise for were I good Sir Bevis I would not stay his coming by your leaves Merc. Sirrah restore my daughter Jasp Sirrah no. Merch. Upon him then Wife So down with him down with him down with him cut him i' the leg boyes cut him i'th'leg Merc. Come your ways Minion I 'll provide a Cage for you you 're grown so tame Horse her away Hum. Truly I 'm glad your forces have the day Exeunt Jasp They are gone and I am hurt my Love is lost manet Jasper Never to get again Oh me unhappy Bleed bleed and dye I cannot Oh my folly Thou hast betray'd me Hope where art thou sled Tell me if thou be'st any where remaining Shall I but see my love again Oh no! She will not dain to look upon her Butcher Nor is fit she should yet I must venter Oh chance or fortune or what ere thou art That men adore for powerful hear my cry And let me loving live or loosing dye Wife Is a gone George Cit. I conny Wife Marry and let him go sweet heart by the faith a my body a has put me into such a fright that I tremble as they say as 't were an Aspine leaf look a my little finger George how it shakes now in truth every member of my body is the worse for 't Cit. Come hug in mine arms sweet Mouse he shall not fright thee any more alass mine own dear heart how it quirers Entâ—â— Mistris Merry-thought Rafe Michael Squire Dwarfe Host and a Tapster Wife O Rafe how dost thou Rafe how hast thou slept to night has the Knight us'd thee well Cit. Peace Nell let Rafe alone Tapst Master the reckoning is not paid Rafe Right courteous Knight who for the orders sake Which thou hast tane hang'st out the holy Bell As I this flaming Pestle bear about We render thanks to your puissant self Your beauteous Lady and your gentle Squires For thus refreshing of our wearied limbs Stifned with hard atchievements in wild Desart Tapst Sir there is twelve shillings to pay Rafe Thou merry Squire Tapstero thanks to thee For comforting our souls with double Jug And if adventurous Fortune prick thee forth Thou jovial Squire to follow seats of Arms Take heed thou tender every Ladies cause Every true Knight and every Damsel fair But spill the blood of treacherous Sarazens And false inchanters that with Magick spels Have done to death full many a noble Knight Host Thou valiant Knight of the burning Pestle give ear to me there is twelve shillings to pay and as I am a true Knight I will not bate a penny Wife George I prethee tell me must Rafe pay twelve shillings now Cit. No Nel no nothing but the old Knight is merry with Rafe Wife O is' t nothing else Rafe will be as merry as he Rafe Sir Knight this mirth of yours becomes you well But to requite this liberal courtesie If any of your Squires will follow Arms He shall receive from my Heroick hand A Knighthood by the virtue of this Pestle Host Fair Knight I thank you for your noble offer Therefore gentle Knight Twelve shillings you must pay or I must cap you Wife Look George did not I tell thee as much the Knight of the Bell is in earnest Rafe shall not be beholding to him give him his money George and let him go snick up Cit. Cap Rafe no hold your hand sir Knight of the Bell there 's your Money have you any thing to say to Rafe now cap Rafe Wife I would you should know it Rafe has friends that will not suffer him to be capt for ten times so much and ten times to the end of that now take thy course Rafe M. mer. Come Michael thou and I will go home to thy father he hath enough left to keep us a day or two and we 'll set fellows abroad to cry our Purse and Casket Shall we Michael Mich. I I pray mother in truth my feot are full of chilblains with travelling Wife Faith and those chilblaines are a foul trouble Mistris Merry-thought when your youth comes home let him rub all the soles of his feet and his heels and his ankles with a Mouseskin or if none of your can catch a Mouse when he goes
in the behalf of this child Mer. Are you not wise to Merri-thought Mist mer. Yes truly would I had nere seen his eyes he has undone me and himself and his children and there he lives at home and sings and hoyts and revels among his drunken companions but I warrant you where to get a penny to put bread in his mouth he knows not And therefore if it like your Worship I would intreat your Letter to the honest Host of the Bell in Waltham that I may place my child under the protection of his Tapster in some setled course of life Mer I 'm glad the heavens have heard my prayers thy Husband When I was ripe in sorrows laught at me Thy son like an unthankful wretch I having Redeem'd him from his fall and made him mine To shew his love again first stole my daughter Then wrong'd this Gentleman and last of all Gave me that grief had almost brought me down Unto my grave had not a stronger hand Reliev'd my sorrows go and weep as I did And be unpittied for here I profess An everlasting hate to all thy name Mist mer. Will you so Sir how say you by that come Micke let him keep his wind to cool his Pottage we 'll go to thy Nurses Micke she knits silk stockings boy and we 'll knit too boy and be beholding to none of them all Exeunt Michael and Mother Enter a Boy with a Letter Boy Sir I take it you are the Master of this house Mer. How then boy Boy Then to your self Sir comes this Letter Mer. From whom my pretty boy Boy From him that was your servant but no more Shall that name ever be for he is dead Grief of your purchas'd anger broke his heart 〈◊〉 saw him dye and from his hand receiv'd This paper with a charge to bring it hither Read it and satisfie your self in all Merch. LETTER SIR that I have wronged your love I must confess in which I have purchast to my self besides mine own undoing the ill opinion of my friends let not your anger good Sir outlive me but suffer me to rest in peace with your forgiveness let my body if a dying man may so much prevail with you be brought to your daughter that she may know my hot flames are now buried and withall receive a testimony of the zeal I bore her vertue farewell for ever and be ever happy Jasper Gods hand is great in this I do forgive him Yet am I glad he 's quiet where I hope He will not bite again boy bring the body And let him have his will if that be all Boy 'T is here without Sir Mer. So Sir if you please You may conduct it in I do not fear it Hum. I 'll be your Usher boy for though I say it He ow'd me something once and well did pay it Exeunt Enter Luce alone Luce. If there be any punishment inflicted Upon the miserable more than yet I feell Let it together seize me and at once Press down my soul I cannot bear the pain Of these delaying tortures thou that art The end of all and the sweet rest of all Come come oh death bring me to thy peace And blot out all the memory I nourish Both of father and my cruel friend O wretch'd maid still living to be wretched To be a say to fortune in her changes And grow to number times and woes together How happy had I been if being born My grave had been my cradle Enter servant Ser. By your leave Young Mistris here 's a boy hath brought a Coffin What a would say I know not but your father Charg'd me to give you notice here they come Enter two bearing a Coffin Jasper in it Luce. For me I hope 't is come and 't is most welcome Boy Fair Mistriss let me not add greater grief To that great store you have already Jasper That whilst he liv'd was yours now dead And here inclos'd commanded me to bring His body hither and to crave a tear From those fair eyes though he deserve not pitty To deck his Funeral for so he bid me Tell her for whom he di'd Luce. He shall have many Exeunt Coffin-carrier and Boy Good friends depart a little whilst I take My leave of this dead man that once I lov'd Hold yet a little life and then I give thee To thy first heavenly being O my friend Hast thou deceiv'd me thus and got before me I shall not long be after but believe me Thou wert too cruel Jasper ' gainst thy self In punishing the fault I could have pardoned With so untimely death thou didst not wrong me But ever wer 't most kind most true most loving And I the most unkind most false most cruell Didst thou but ask a tear I 'll give thee all Even all my eyes can pour down all my sigh's And all my self before thou goest from me There are but sparing Rites But if thy soul Be yet about this place and can behold And see what I prepare to deck thee with It shall go up born on the wings of peace And satisfied first will I sing thy Dirge Then kiss thy pale lips and then dye my self And fill one Coffin and one grave together SONG Come you whose loves are dead And whilst I sing Weep and wring Every hand and every head Bind with Cipress and sad Ewe Ribbands black and Candles blue For him that was of men most true Come with heavy mourning And on his grave Let him have Sacrifice of sighs and groaning Let him have fair flowers enow White and purple green and yellow For him that was of men most true Thou fable cloth sad cover of my joys I lift thee up and thus I meet with death Jasp And thus you meet the living Luce. Save me Heaven Jasp Nay do not flye me fair I am no spirit Look better on me do you know me yet Luce. O thou dear shadow of my friend Jasp Dear substance I swear I am no shadow feel my hand It is the same it was I am your Jasper Your Jasper that 's yet living and yet loving Pardon my rash attempt my foolish proof I put in practice of your constancy For sooner should my sword have drunk my blood And set my soul at liberty than drawn The least drop from that body for which boldness Doom me to any thing if death I take it And willingly Luce. This death I 'll give you for it So now I am satisfied you are no spirit But my own truest truest truest friend Why do you come thus to me Jasp First to see you Then to convey you hence Luce. It cannot be For I am lockt up here and watcht at all hours That 't is impossible for me to scape Jasp Nothing more possible within this Coffin Do you convey your self let me alone I have the wits of twenty men about me Only I crave the shelter of your Closet A little and then fear me not creep in That they may
If any spark of life be unquench'd in her This will recover her Vel. 'T is all in vain She 's stiffe already live I and she dead Gom. How like a murtherer I stand look up And hear me curse my self or but behold The vengeance I will take for 't Oriana And then in peace forsake me Jealousie Thou loathsome vomit of the fiends below What desperate hunger made me to receive thee Into my heart and soul I 'll let thee forth And so in death find ease and does my fault then Deserve no greater punishment no I 'll live To keep thee for a fury to torment me And make me know what hell is on the earth All joyes and hopes forsake me all mens malice And all the plagues they can inflict I wish it Fall thick upon me let my tears be laught at And may mine enemies smile to hear me groane And dead may I be pitied of none Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter Collonna and Lucinda Luc. Pray you Sir why was the Ordnance of the Fort. Discharg'd so sodainly Col. 'T was the Governors pleasure In honor of the Dane a custom us'd To speak a Soldiers welcome Luc. 'T is a fit one But is my Master here too Col. Three days since Luc. Might I demand without offence so much Is' t pride in him however now a slave That I am not admitted to his presence Col. His curtesie to you and to mankind May easily resolve you he is free From that poor vice which only empty men Esteem a virtue Luc. What 's the reason then As you imagine Sir Col. Why I tell you You are a woman of a tempting beauty And he however virtuous as a man Subject to humane frailties and how far They may prevail upon him should he see you He is not ignorant and therefore chooses With care t' avoid the cause that may produce Some strange effect which will not well keep ranck With the rate temperature which is admired In his life hitherto Luc. This much increases My strong desire to see him Col. It should rather Teach you to thank the Prophet that you worship That you are such a mans who though he may Do any thing which youth and heat of blood Invites him to yet dares not give way to them Your entertainment 's Noble and not like Your present fortune and if all those tears Which made grief lovely in you in the relation Of the sad story that forc'd me to weep too Your husbands hard fate were not counterfeit You should rejoyce that you have means to pay A chast life to his memory and bring to him Those sweets which while he liv'd he could not tast of By if you wantonly bestow them on Another man you offer violence To him though dead and his griev'd spirit will suffer For your immodest looseness Luc. Why I hope Sir My willingness to look on him to whom I owe my life and service is no proof Of any unchast purpose Col. So I wish too And in the confidence it is not Lady I dare the better tell you he will see you This night in which by him I am commanded To bring you to his chamber to what end I easily should guess were I Miranda And therefore though I can yield little reason But in a general love to womens goodness Why I should be so tender of your honor I willingly would bestow some counsail of you And would you follow it Luc. Let me first hear it And then I can resolve you Col. My advice then Is that you would not as most Ladies use When they prepare themselves for such encounters Study to add by artificial dressings To native excellence yours without help But seen as it is now would make a Hermit Leaves his deaths head and change his after hopes Of endless comforts for a few short minutes Of present pleasures to prevent which Lady Practice to take away from your perfections And to preserve your chastity unstain'd The most deform'd shape that you can put on To cloud your bodies fair gifts or your minds It being laboured to so chast an end Will prove the fairest ornament Luc. To take from The workmanship of Heaven is an offence As great as to endeavor to add to it Of which I 'll not be guilty Chastity That lodges in deformity appears rather A mulct impos'd by nature than a blessing And 't is commendable only when it conquers Though nere so oft assaulted in resistance For me I 'll therefore so dispose my self That if I hold out it shall be with honor Or if I yield Miranda shall find something To make him love his victory Exit Col. With what cunning This woman argues for her own damnation Nor should I hold it for a miracle Since they are all born Sophisters to maintain That lust is lawful and the end and use Of their creation would I never had Hop'd better of her or could not believe Though seen the ruin I must ever grieve Exit Scaena Quarta Enter Miranda Norandine Servants with Lights Mir. I 'll see you in your chamber A Table nâ—â— two fiâ—â—s Nor. Pray ye no farther It is a ceremony I expect not I am no stranger here I know my lodging An have slept soundly there when the Turks Cannon Playd thick upon 't O 't was Royal Musick And to procure a sound sleep for a Souldier Worth forty of our Fiddles As you love me Press it no farther Mir. You will overcome Wait on him carefully Nor. I have took since supper A rouse or two too much and by It warms my blood Mir. You 'll sleep the better for 't Nor. on 't I should had but I a kind wench To pull my Boot-hose off and warm my night-cap There 's no charm like it I love old Adams way Give me a diligent Eve to wait towards bed-time Hang up your smooth chin page and now I think on 't Where is your Turkish Prisoner Mir. In the Castle But yet I never saw her Nor. Fie upon you See her for shame or hark ye if you would Perform the friends part to me the friends part It being a fashion of the last edition Far from panderism now send her to me You look strange on 't no entertainment 's perfect Without it on my word no livery like it There 's no suit got without it Gold is an ass to 't Mir. Go to bed to bed Nor. Well if she come I doubt not to convert her If not the sin lye on your head Good night Exit Nor. and Servants Enter Colonna and Lucinda Col. There you shall find him Lady you know what I have said And if you please you may make use Luc. No doubt Sir Gol. From hence I shall hear all Mir. Come hither young one Beshrew my heart a handsome wench come nearer A very handsome one do not you grieve Sweet You are a prisoner Luc. The loss of liberty No doubt Sir is a heavy and a sharp burden To them that feel it truely
murth'ring Don Pedro my dear Uncle His extream wants enforc'd him to take pay I' th' Army sate down then before Ostend 'T was never yet reported by whose favour He durst presume to entertain a thought Of coming home with pardon Ana. 'T is our nature Or not to hear or not to give belief To what we wish far from our enemies Lam. Sir 't is most certain the Infanta's Letters Assisted by the Arch-Dukes to King Philip Have not alone secur'd him from the rigor Of our Castilian Justice but return'd him A free man and in grace Vie By what curs'd means Could such a fugitive arise unto The knowledge of their Highnesses much more Though known to stand but in the least degree Of favour with them Lam. To give satisfaction To your demand though to praise him I hate Can yield me small contentment I will tell you And truly since should I detract his worth 'T would argue want of merit in my self Briefly to pass his tedious pilgrimage For sixteen years a banish'd guilty man And to forget the storms th' affrights the horrors His constancy not fortune overcame I bring him with his little son grown man Though 't was said here he took a Daughter with him To Ostend's bloody siege that stage of war Wherein the flower of many Nations acted And the whole Christian world spectators were There by his Son or were he by adoption Or nature his a brave Scene was presented Which I make choice to speak of since from that The good success of Alvarez had beginning Vil. So I love virtue in an enemy That I desire in the relation of This young mans glorious deed you 'ld keep your self A friend to truth and it Lam. Such was my purpose The Town being oft assaulted but in vain To dare the proud defendents to a sally Weary of ease Don Inigo Peralta Son to the General of our Castile forces All arm'd advanc'd within shot of their Walls From whence the Musquetiers plaid thick upon him Yet he brave youth as careless of the danger As careful of his honor drew his sword And waving it about his head as if He dar'd one spirited like himself to trial Of single valor he made his retreat With such a slow and yet majestique pace As if he still call'd loud dare none come on When sodainly from a postern of the Town Two gallant horsemen issued and o'ertook him The Army looking on yet not a man That durst relieve the rash adventurer Which Lucio son to Alvarez then seeing As in the vant-guard he sate bravely mounted Or were it pity of the youths misfortune Care to preserve the honor of his Countrey Or bold desire to get himself a name He made his brave Horse like a whirlwind bear him Among the Combatants and in a moment Discharg'd his Petronel with such sure aim That of the adverse party from his horse One tumbled dead then wheeling round and drawing A Faulcion swift as lightning he came on Upon the other and with one strong blow In view of the amazed Town and Camp He struck him dead and brought Peralta off With double honor to himself Vit. 'T was brave But the success of this Lam. The Camp receiv'd him With acclamations of joy and welcome And for addition to the fair reward Being a massy chain of Gold given to him By young Peralta's Father he was brought To the Infanta's presence kiss'd her hand And from that Lady greater in her goodness Than her high birth had this encouragement Go on young man yet not to feed thy valour With hope of recompence to come from me For present satisfaction of what 's past Ask any thing that 's fit for me to give And thee to take and be assur'd of it Ana. Excellent Princess Vit. And stil'd worthily The heart-bloud nay the Soul of Soldiers But what was his request Lam. That the repeal Of Alvarez makes plain he humbly begg'd His Fathers pardon and so movingly Told the sad story of your Uncles death That the Infanta wept and instantly Granting his suit working the Arch-Duke to it Their Letters were directed to the King With whom they so prevail'd that Alvarez Was freely pardon'd Vit. 'T is not in the King To make that good Ana. Not in the King what subject Dares contradict his power Vit In this I dare And will and not call his prerogative In question nor presume to limit it I know he is Master of his Laws And may forgive the forfeits made to them But not the injury done to my honor And since forgetting my brave Uncles merits And many services under Duke D' Alva He suffers him to fall wresting from Justice The powerful sword that would revenge his death I 'll fill with this Astrea's empty hand And in my just wreak make this arm the Kings My deadly hate to Alvarez and his house Which as I grew in years hath still encreas'd As if it call'd on time to make me man Slept while it had no object for her fury But a weak woman and her talk'd of Daughter But now since there are quarries worth her fight Both in the father and his hopeful son I 'll boldly cast her off and gorge her full With both their hearts to further which your friendship And oaths will your assistance let your deeds Make answer to me useless are all words Till you have writ performance with your swords Exeunt Scaena Secunda Enter Bobadilla and Lucio Luc. Go fetch my work this Ruffe was not well starch'd So tell the maid 't has too much blew init And look you that the Partridge and the Pullen Have clean meat and fresh water or my Mother Is like to hear on 't Bob. Oh good St. Jaques help me was there ever such an Hermaphrodite heard of would any wench living that should hear and see what I do be wrought to believe that the best of a man lies under this Petticoat and that a Cod-piece were far fitter here than a Pinn'd Placket Luc. You had best talk filthily do I have a tongue To tell my Mother as well as ears to hear Your ribaldry Bob. Nay you have ten womens tongues that way I am sure why my young Master or Mistriss Madam Don or what you will what the devil have you to do with Pullen or Partridge or to sit pricking on a clout all day you have a better needle I know and might make better work if you had grace to use it Luc. Why how dare you speak this before me sirrah Bob. Nay rather why dare not you do what I speak though my Lady your mother for fear of Vitelli and his faction hath brought you up like her Daughter and has kept you these 20 years which is ever since you were born a close prisoner within doors yet since you are a man and are as well provided as other men are methinks you should have the same motions of the flesh as other Cavaliers of us are inclin'd unto Luc. Indeed you have
Cosin Bel. Is this the Garden Rod. Yes Madam Sil. Oh my blessed Mistriss Saint of my soul Bel. Speak softly take me to ye Oh Silvio I am thine thine ever Silvio Rod. Is this your promise Sir Lady your honor I am undone if this be seen disgrac'd Fallen under all discredit Bell. Do you love still Dear do you keep your old faith Sil. Ever Lady And when that fails me all that 's good forsake me Rod. Do not you shame Madam I must not suffer this I will not suffer it men call you virtuous What do you mean to lose your self thus Silvio I charge thee get away I charge you retire ye I 'll call the Watch else Sil. Call all the world to see us We live in one anothers happiness And so will die Bel. Here will I hang for ever Rod. As ye respect me as hereafter Madam You would enjoy his love nothing prevail with ye I 'll try my strength then get thee gone thou villain Thou Promise-breaker Sil. I am tide I cannot Rod. I 'll ring the Bell then Sil. Ring it to death I am fixt here Enter Bartello two Soldiers with lights Bart. I saw a Light over the Garden walk Hard by the Ladies Chamber here 's some knavery As I live I saw it twice Rod. The Guard the Guard there I must not suffer this it is too mischievous Bart. Light up the Torch I fear'd this ha young Silvio How got he in 1 Sold. The Devil brought him in sure He came not by us Bart. My wife between 'em busling Guard pull him off Rod. Now now ye feel the misery Bart. You Madam at an hour so far undecent Death O my soul this is a soul fault in ye Your mothers care abus'd too Light 's to her Chamber I am sorry to see this Bell. Farewel my Silvio And let no danger sink thee Sil. Nor death Lady Exeunt Bell. Rod. Birt Are ye so hot I shall prepare ye Physick Will purge ye finely neatly you are too fiery Think of your prayers Sir an you have not forgot 'em Can ye flie i' th' air or creep ye in at key-holes I have a Gin will catch ye though you conjur'd Take him to Guard to night to strong and sure Guard I 'll back to th' Dutchess presently no less sport serve ye Than the Heir to a Dukedom play at push-pin there Sir It was well aim'd but plague upon 't you shot short And that will lose your game Sil. I know the loss then Exeunt Scaena Quarta Enter Claudio like a Merchant Clau. Now in this habit may I safely see How my incensed friend carries my murther Who little I imagin'd had been wrought To such a height of rage and much I grieve now Mine own blind passion had so master'd me I could not see his love for sure he loves her And on a nobler ground than I pretended Enter Penurio It must be so it is so what Penurio My shotten friend what wind blew you Pen. Faith 't is true Any strong wind will blow me like a Feather I am all Air nothing of earth within me Nor have not had this month but that good Dinner Your Worship gave me yesterday that staies by me And gives me ballast else the Sun would draw me Cla. But does my Mistriss speak still of me Pen. Yes Sir And in her sleep that makes my Master mad too And turn and fart for anger Cla. Art sure she saw me Pen. She saw ye at a window Cla. 'T is most true In such a place I saw a Gentlewoman A young sweet handsome woman Pen. That 's she that 's she Sir Cla. And well she view'd me I view'd her Pen. Still she Sir Cla. At last she blush'd and then look'd off Pen. That blush Sir If you can read it truly Cla. But didst thou tell her Or didst thou fool me thou knew'st such a one Pen. I told her and I told her such a sweet tale Cla. But did she hear thee Pen. With a thousand ears Sir And swallow'd what I said as greedily As great-belly'd women do Cherries stones and all Sir Cla. Methinks she should not love thy Master Pen. Hang him Pilcher There 's nothing loves him his own Cat cannot endure him She had better lye with a Bear for he is so hairy That a tame Warren of Fleas frisk round about him Cla. And wilt thou work still Pen. Like a Miner for ye Cla. And get access Pen. Or conjure you together 'T is her desire to meet she is poyson'd with him And till she take a sweet fresh air that 's you Sir Cla. There 's money for thee thou art a precious Varlet Be fat be fat and blow thy Master backward Pen. Blow you my Mistriss Sir as flat as a Flounder Then blow her up again as Butchers blow their Veals If she dye upon the same â—â—ry her bury her in Gods name Cla. Thou art a merry knave by this hand I 'll feed thee Till thou crack'st at both ends if thou dar'st do this Thou shalt eat no fantastical Porridge Nor lick the dish where oil was yesterday Dust and dead Flies to day Capons fat Capons Pen. Oh hearty sound Cla. Cramb'd full of itching Oysters Pen. Will ye have the Dutchess Cla. And Lobsters big as Gauntlets Thou shalt despise base Beef Pen. I do despise it And now methinks I feel a Tart come sliding Cla. Leaping into thy mouth but first deal faithfully Pen. When will ye come Cla. To morrow Pen. I 'll attend ye For then my Master will be out in business Cla. What news abroad Pen. ' Mas as I was coming to you I heard that Signior Silvio a good Gentleman Many a good meal I have eaten wit him Cla. What of him Pen. Was this day to be arraigned before the Dutchess â—â—t why I could not hear Cla. Silvio arraign'd Go get ye gone and think of me Pen. I flie Sir Exit Pen. Cla. Arraign'd for what for my supposed death no That cannot be sure there 's no rumor of it â—e it what it will I will be there and see it â—â—d if my help will bring him off he has it Exit Scaena Quinta Enter Dutchess Lords Silvio prisoner Belvidere Bartello Rodope Clark Counsellors Attendants Du. Read the Edict last made Keep silence there Clerk If any man of what condition soever and a subject after the publishing of this Edict shall without special Licence from the great Dutchess attempt or buy offer or make an attempt to solicite the love of the Princess Belvidere the person so offending shall forfeit his life Couns The reason why my Royal Mistriss here In her last Treaty with Sien as Duke â—romis'd her beauteous daughter there in marriage The Duke of Milan rival in this fortune Un-nobly sought by practice to betray her Which found and cross'd the Cittadel receiv'd her There to secure her Mothers word the last cause So many Gentlemen of late enamour'd On this most beauteous Princess and not brooking One more
seek Go boldly home and let thy mind no distrustful crosses find All shall happen for the best souls walk through sorrows that are blest Sil. Then I go confident Bel. But first my Son a thankful service must be done The good old woman for her pain when every thing stands fair again Must ask a poor Boon and that granting there 's nothing to thy journey wanting Sil. Except the trial of my soul to mischief And as I am a Knight and love mine honor I grant it whatsoever Bel. Thy pure soul Shall never sink for me nor howl Sil. Then any thing Bel. When I shall ask remember Sil. If I forget heavens goodness forget me Bel. On thy journey then awhile to the next cross way and stile I 'll conduct thee keep thee true to thy Mistriss and thy vow And let all their envies fall I 'll be with thee and quench all Exeunt Actus Quintus Scaena Prima Enter Dutchess Syenna and Lords Sy. LAdy the stubborn war's more mild than you are That allows Ransom and the Prisoner taken Dutch We must not be too hasty Remember Sir The wrong and violence you have offer'd us Burnt up our frontier Towns made prey before ye Both of our Beasts and Corn slain our dear subjects Open'd the fountain eyes of thousand widows That daily fling their curses on your fury What ordinary satisfaction can salve this What hasty thought-on Ransome give a remedy You must excuse us yet we 'll take more counsel In the mean time not as a prisoner But as a noble Prince we entertain ye Sy. I am at your mercy Lady 't is my fortune My stubborn fate the day is yours you have me The valour of one single man has cross'd me Crost me and all my hope for when the Battel 's Were at the hottest game of all their furies And conquest ready then to crown me Victor One single man broke in one sword one vertue And by his great example thousands followed Oh how I shame to think on 't how it shakes me Nor could our strongest head then stop his fury But like a tempest bore the field before him Till he arriv'd at me with me he buck'lled A while I held him play at length his violence Beat me from my saddle then on foot pursu'd me There triumph'd once again then took me prisoner When I was gone a fear possest my people Dutch One single arm in a just cause heaven prospers Is not this stranger Knight as yet discover'd That we may give his virtue a due honor Lord. Not yet that we hear Madam but to that purpose Two daies ago we publish'd Proclamations Enter Soto with a Trumpet and Silvio Soto Oh dainty Dutchess here I bring that Knight Before thy fragrant face that warlike wight He that Syenna's Duke and all his Louts Beat as the Proverb seemly saies to clouts He that unhors'd the man o' fame to boot And bootless taught his Grace to walk afoot He that your writings pack'd to every pillar Promis'd promotion to and store of siller That very man I set before thy Grace And once again pronounce this man it was Dutch A pretty foolish Squire what must the Knight be Sy. Some Jugler or some Mad man Sil. I was not so When thy faint Troops in flocks I beat before me When through the thickest of thy warlike horse I shot my self even to thy Standard Duke And there found thee there singled thee there shew'd thee The temper of my Sword 'T is true thou stoodst me And like a noble soldier bidst me welcome And this I 'll say More honor in that arme I found and tryed than all thy Army carried What follows thy imprisonment can tell thee Sy. His fair relation carries truth and virtue And by those Arms I see for such were his So old so rusty this may be he that forc'd me Sil. Do you know this Jewel from your Cask I rent it Even as I clos'd and forced ye from your saddle Do you now remember me Sy. This is the valour Madam for certain he it must be he That day I wore this Jewel you remember it Dutch Yes very well not long before I sent it Sy. That day I lost this Jewel in fight I lost it I felt his strokes and felt him take it from me I wore it in my Cask take it again Sir You won it nobly 't is the prize of honor Soto My Father and my self are made for ever Dutch Kneel down brave Sir thus my Knight first I raise ye Gird on a Sword next General of my Army Discovers himself Give him a staff last one in Counsel near me Now make us happy with your sight how Silvio Have I on thee bestow'd this love this honor The Treasons thou hast wrought set off with favours Unarm him presently Oh thou foul Traitor Traitor to me mine honor and my Countrey Thou kindler of these Wars Sil. Mistake not Madam Dutch Away with him to prison See him safe kept the Law shall shortly sirrah Find fitter Titles for ye than I gave ye Soto This is the youth that kill'd me I 'll be quit with him What a blind rogue was I I could never know him And 't please your Grace I claim the benefit Of the Proclamation that proclaim'd him Traitor I brought him in Dutch Thou shalt have thy reward for 't Soto Let him be hang'd or drown'd then Dutch Away with him Sil. Madam I crave your promise first you are tyed to it You have past your Princely word Dutch Prove it and take it Sil. This is the day appointed Appointed by your Grace for my appearance To answer to the Question Dutch I remember it Sil. I claim it then Dutch If you perform it not The penalty you claim too Sil. I not repent it If I absolve the words Dutch Your life is free then You have drawn a speedy course above my wishes To my revenge be sure ye hit it right Or I 'll be sure you shall not scape the danger Sil. My rest is up now Madam Dutch Then play it cunningly Sil. Now where 's the Hag where now are all her promises She would be with me strengthen me inform me My death will now be double death ridiculous She was wont still to be near to feel my miseries And with her Art I see her no where now What have I undertaken now she fails me No comfort now I find how my soul staggers Till this hour never fear nor doubt possest me She cannot come she will not come she has fool'd me Sure she is the Devil has drawn me on to ruine And now to death bequeaths me in my danger Sy. He stands distracted and his colour changes Dutch I have given him that will make his blood forsake him Shortly his life Sy His hands and contemplation Have motion still the rest is earth already Duc. Come will ye speak or pray your time grows out Sir How every where he looks he 's at last cast Enter
shall we part with dry lips Shall we that have been fellow devils together Flinch for an old womans fart Wi. 'T is a fine time a night too but we must part Nicâ—â— To. Shall we never ring again ne're toss the tenor And roul the changes into a Cup of Clarret You shall not want what ere I lay my hands on As I am sure Automedon the Coachman Shall be distributed bear up I say hang sorrow Give me that bird abroad that lives at pleasure Sam the Butler's true the Cook a reverend Trojan The Faulkner shall sell his Hawks and swear they weâ— rotten There be some wandring spoons that may be met with I 'll pawn a Coach horse peace utter no sentences The harshness shall be us'd in our wars also Or shall I drive her tell me but your will now Say but the word over some rotten bridg Or by a Marl-pit side she may slip in daintily Let me alone for my self Wi. No no farewell Toby Farewell spiny Nicholas no such thing There be ways i' the world if you see me A day or two hence may be wee 'l crack a quart yet And pull a bell commend to the houshold Nay cry not Toby 't will make thy head giddy To. Sweet Master Wildbraine Wi. No more Toby go the times may alter But where 's the coarse of my dead cosen If she be dead I hop'd ' thad but dissembled That sits heavy here Toby honest Toby Lend me thy Lanthorn I forgot 't was dark I had need look to my ways now To. Take a lodging with me to night in the Stable And ride away to morrow with one of the horses Next your heart pray do Wi. No good night good neighbor Toby I will wandeâ— I scorn to submit my self ere I have rambled But whither or with what that 's more material No matter and the worst come it is but stealing And my Aunt wo'not see me hang'd for her own credit And farewel in a Halter costs me nothing Exit Enter Hartlove Fran. The night and all the evil the night covers The Goblins Haggs and the black spawn of darkness Cannot fright me no death I dare thy cruelty For I am weary both of life and light too Keep my wits heaven they say spirits appear To melancholy minds and the graves open I would fain see the fair Maria's shadow But speak unto her spirit e'er I dyed But ask upon my knees a mercy from her I was a villain but her wretched kinsman That set his plot shall with his heart-blood satisfie Her injur'd life and honor what light 's this Enter Wildbrain with a Lanthorn Wild. It is but melancholy walking thus The Tavern doors are baracado'd too Where I might drink till morn in expectation I cannot meet the Watch neither nothing in The likeness of a Constable whom I might In my distress abuse and so be carried For want of other lodging to the Counter Frâ— 'T is his voice Fate I thank thee Wild Ha who 's that and thou be'st a man speak Frank Hartlove then I bear my destinies Thou art the man of all the world I wish'd for My Aunt has turn'd me out a doors she has 〈◊〉 this unchristian hour and I do walk Methinks like Guido Faux with my dark Lanthorn â—ealing to set the Town a fire i' th' Countrey 〈◊〉 should be tane for William o' the Wispe 〈◊〉 Robin Good-fellow and how dost Frank Hâ— The worse for you Wild. Come tha' rt a fool art going to thy lodging 〈◊〉 lie with thee to night and tell thee stories 〈◊〉 many devils we ha met withal Our house is haunted Frank whole legions 〈◊〉 saw fifty for my share Fr. Didst not fright ' em Wild. How fright ' em no they frighted me sufficiently Fr. Thou hadst wickedness enough to make them stare â—â— be afraid o' thee malicious devil â—â— draw thy sword for by Maria's soul â—â— not let thee scape to do more mischief Wild. Thou art mad what dost mean Fr. To kill thee nothing else will ease my anger 〈◊〉 injury is fresh I bleed withal For can that word express it there 's no peace in 't 〈◊〉 must it be forgiven but in death Therefore call up thy valour if thou 'st any â—nd summon up thy spirits to defend thee â—â— heart must suffer for thy damn'd practises â—gainst thy noble cosin and my innocence Wild. Hold hear a word did I do any thing 〈◊〉 for your good that you might have her But in that desperate time I might redeem her â—â—hough with show of loss Fr. Out ugly villain 〈◊〉 on her the most hated name of whore 〈◊〉 the worlds eye and face it out in courtesie 〈◊〉 him to see 't and make me drunk to attempt it Enter Maria. Ma. I hear some voices this way Fr. No more if you can pray do it as you fight Ma. What nâ—â— frights opposâ—â—me I have heard that tongue Wild. 'T is my fortune You could not take me in a better time Sir I ha nothing to lose but the love I lent thee My life my sword protect Ma. I know 'em both but to prevent their ruines Must not discover stay men most desperate The mischief you are forward to commit Will keep me from my grave and tie my spirit To endless troubles else Wild. Ha 't is her Ghost Fr. Maria Ma. Hear me both each wound you make Runs through my soul and is a new death to me Each threatening danger will affright my rest Look on me Hartlove and my kinsman view me Was I not late in my unhappy marriage Sufficient miserable full of all misfortunes But you must add with your most impious angers Unto my sleeping dust this insolence Would you teach time to speak eternally Of my disgraces make Records to keep 'em Keep them in brass fight then and kill my honor Fight deadly both and let your bloody swords Through my reviv'd and reeking infamy That never shall be purg'd find your own ruines Hartlove I lov'd thee once and hop'd again In a more blessed love to meet thy spirit â—f thou kill'st him thou art a murtherer And murther shall never inherit heaven My time is come my concealed grave expects me Farewel and follow not your feet are bloody And will pollute my peace I hope they are melted This is my way sure Exit Fr. Stay blessed soul Wi. Would she had come sooner and ha sav'd some blood Fr. Dost bleed Wild. Yes certainly I can both see and feel it Fr. Now I well hope it is not dangerous Give me thy hand as honor guides me I 'll know thee again Wild. I thank thee heartily I know not where to get a Surgeon This vision troubles me sure she is living And I was foolish blind I could not find it I bleed apace still and my heart grows heavy If I go far I faint I 'll knock at this house They may be charitable would 't were perfect day Enter Mistriss Mist 'T is not he What would you Sir Wild. I
close Sir Enter Wildbrain Toby Ringers Wild. A palpable knock Ring 'T was none To. Be judg'd by the Sexton then If I have ears Sex A knock a knock a gross one To. Carman your gallon of wine you ring most impiously Art thou o' th' worshipful company of the Knights o' th West And handle a bell with no more dexterity You think you are in Thames-street Justling the Carts oh a clean hand 's a Jewel Boy Good speed to your good exercise To. Y' are welcome Boy I come Sir from a Gentleman and neighbor hard by One that loves your Musick well To. He may have more on 't Handle a bell as you were haling timber Gross gross and base absurd Ring I 'll mend it next peal Boy To intreat a knowledge of you whether it be By the Ear you ring thus cunningly or by the Eye For to be plain he has laid ten pounds upon 't Wild. But which way has he laid Boy That your Ear guides you And not your Eye To. Has won has won the Ear 's our only instrument Boy But how shall we be sure on 't To. Put all the lights out to what end serve our eyes then Wild. A plain Case Boy You say true 't is a fine cunning thing to ring by th' Ear sure And can you ring i' th' dark so Wild. All night long boy Boy 'T is wonderful let this be certain Gentlemen And half his wager he allows among ye Is' t possible you should ring so To. Possible thou art a child I 'll ring when I am dead drunâ— Out with the lights no twinkling of a candle I know my rope too as I know my nose And can bang it soundly i' th' dark I warrant you .. Wi. Come let 's confirm him straight and win the wager Exâ— Boy Let me hear to strengthen me And when y 'ave rung I 'll bring the money to you Lur. So so follow 'em They shall have a cool reward one hath gold of mine Good store in 's pocket Ring But this will be reveng'd in a short warning They are at it lustily hey how wantonly They ring away their cloaths how it delights me Boy Here here Sir Enter Boy with cloaths Lur. Hast Wildbrain's Boy His whole cafe Sir I felt it out and by the guards This should be the Coachmans another suit too Lur. Away boy quickly now to the Usurer His hour to wake approaches Boy That once finished You 'll give me leave to play Sir here they come Exâ— Enter Wildbrain Toby and Ringers Wild. I am monstrous weary To. Fie how I sweat Reach me my cloak to cover me I run to oyl like a Porpise 't was a brave peal Sex Let me light the candle first then I 'll wait on you Wild. A very brave peal To. Carman you came in close now Wild. Sure 't is past midnight Ring No stirring in the streets I hear To. Walk further was that a pillar 't is harder than â— nosâ— Where 's the boy promis'd us five pounds Wild. Room I sweat still come come my cloak I shall take cold Enter Sexton Sex Where lies it Wild. Here here and all our cloaths Sex Where where Ring I' th' corner To. Is thy candle blind too give me the bottle I can drink like a Fish now like an Elephant Sex Here are the corners but here are no cloaths Yes here is a cuff Wild. A cuff give me the candle Cuffes wonot cover me I smell the knavery Tob. Is' t come to a cuff my whole suit turned to a button Wild. Now am I as cold again as though 't were Christmas Cold with my fear I 'll never ring by the ear more To. My new cloaths vanish'd Wild. All my cloaths Toby Ring Here 's none Tob. Not one of my dragons wings left to adorn me Have I muted all my feathers Wild. Cheated by the ear a plot to put out the candle I could be mad my chain my rings the gold the gold Tob. The cold the cold I cry and I cry truly Not one sleeve nor a cape of a cloak to warm me Wild. What miserable fools were we Tob. We had e'en best gentlemen Every man chuse his rope again and fasten it And take a short turn to a better fortune To be bawds to our miseries and put our own lights out Wild. Prethee Sexton le ts have a fire at thy house A good fire we 'll pay thee some way for 't I am stone cold Sex Alas I pity you come quickly Gentlemen Wild. Sure I ha been in a dream I had no Mistriss Nor gold nor cloaths but am a ringing rascal Tob. Fellows in affliction let 's take hands all Now are we fit for tumblers Enter Lurcher and others bringing in Algripe Lur. So so presently his sleep will leave him And wonder seize upon him Bâ—d 'em within be ready Ju. What sound 's this What horrid dinne what dismal place is this I never saw before and now behold it But by the halflight of a Lamp that burns here My spirits shake tremble through my body Help help Enter two Furies with black Tapers Mercy protect me my soul quakes What dreadful apparitions how I shudder 1. 2. Fu. Algripe Ju. What are you 1. We are hellhounds hellhounds that have commission From the Prince of darkness To fctch thy black soul to him Ju. Am I not alive still 1. Thou art but we have brought thee instruments Will quickly rid thy miserable life Stabb 2. Poyson 1. Hang thy self this choice is offer'd 2. Thou canst not hope for heaven thy base soul is Lost to all hope of mercy 2. Quickly quickly The torments cool 1. And all thy friends expect thee Come with us to that pit of endless horror Or we will force thee Ju. Oh oh oh 1. Groans are too late sooner the ravisher Whose soul is hurl'd into eternal frost Stung with the force of twenty thousand winters To punish the distempers of his blood Shall hope to get from thence than thou avoid The certainty of meeting hellâ— where he is Shall murderers be there for ever dying Their souls shot through with Adders torn on Engines Dying as many deaths for killing one Could any imagination number them As there be moments in eternity And shall that Justice spare thee that hast slain Murdered by thy extortion so many Ju. Oh oh 2. Do execution quickly or we 'll carry thee alive to hell Ju. Gently gentle devils do not force me To kill my self nor do not you do 't for me Oh let me live I 'll make amends for all 1. Tell us of thy repentance perjur'd villain Pinch off his flesh he must be whipt salted and whipt Ju. Oh misery of miseries Recorders 1. 2. Tear his accursed limbs to hell with him ha A mischief on that innocent face away Creeps in Enter Boy like an Angel Boy Malicious furies hence choak not the seeds Of holy penitence Ju. This must be an Angel How at his presence the fiends crawl away Here is
wonder From which all hearts take fire all hands their valour And when he stands disputing when you bid him Or but thinks of his Estate Father Mother Friends Wife and Children H 'is a fool and I scorn him And 't be but to make clean his sword a coward Men have forgot their fealty to beauty Had I the place in your affections My most unworthy Uncle is fit to fall from Liv'd in those blessed eyes and read the stories Of everlasting pleasures figur'd there I wou'd find out your commands before you thought 'em And bring 'em to you done e'r you dream't of ' em Quis I admire his boldness Pyn. This or any thing Your brothers death mine Uncles any mans No state that stands secure if you frown on it Look on my youth I bring no blastings to you The first flower of my strength my faith Quis No more Sir I am too willing to believe rest satisfi'd If you dare do for me I shall be thankful You are a handsome Gentleman a fair one My servant if you please I seal it thus Sir No more till you deserve more Exit Pyn. I am rewarded This woman's cunning but she 's bloody too Although she pulls her Tallons in she 's mischievous Form'd like the face of Heaven clear and transparent I must pretend still bear 'em both in hopes For fear some bloudy slave thrust in indeed Fashion'd and flesh'd to what they wish well Uncle What will become of this and what dishonor Follow this fatal shaft if shot let time tell I can but only fear and strive to cross it Exit Enter Armusia Emanuel and Soza Em. Why are you thus sad what can grieve or vex you That have the pleasures of the world the profits The honor and the loves at your disposes Why should a man that wants nothing want his quiet Ar. I want what beggars are above me in content I want the grace I have merited The favor the due respect Soz. Does not the King allow it Ar. Yes and all honors else all I can ask That he has power to give but from his Sister The scornful cruelty forgive me beauty That I transgress from her that should look on me That should a little smile upon my service And foster my deserts for her own faiths sake That should at least acknowledge me speak to me Soz. And you goe whining up and down for this Sir Lamenting and disputing of your grievances Sighing and sobbing like a sullen School-boy And cursing good-wife fortune for this favour Ar. What would you have me doe Soz. Doe what you should do What a man would doe in this case a wise man An understanding man that knows a woman Knows her and all her tricks her scorns and all her trifles Goe to her and take her in your arms and shake her Take her and toss her like a barr Em. But be sure you pitch her upon a Feather-bed Shake her between a pair of Sheets Sir There snake these sullen fits out of her spare her not there There you may break her Will and bruise no bone Sir Soz. Goe to her Em. That 's the way Soz. And tell her and boldly And do not mince the matter nor mock your self With being too indulgent to her pride Let her hear roundly from ye what ye are And what ye have deserved and what she must be Em. And be not put off like a common fellow With the Princess would be private Or that she has taken physick and admits none I would talk to her any where Ar. It makes me smile Em. Now you look handsomly Had I a wench to win I would so flutter her They love a man that crushes 'em to verjuce A woman held at hard meat is your Spaniel Soz. Pray take our council Sir Ar. I shall do something But not your way it shews too boisterous For my affections are as fair and gentle As her they serve Enter King Soz. The King King Why how now friend Why do you rob me of the company I love so dearly Sir I have been seeking you For when I want you I want all my pleasure Why sad thus sad still man I will not have it I must not see the face I love thus shadowed Em. And 't please your Grace methinks it ill becomes him A soldier should be jovial high and lusty King He shall be so come come I know your reason It shall be none to cross you ye shall have her Take my word 't is a Kings word ye shall have her She shall be yours or nothing pray be merry Arm. Your Grace has given me cause I shall be Sir And ever your poor servant King Me my self Sir My better self I shall find time and suddainly To gratifie your loves too Gentlemen And make you know how much I stand bound to you Nay 't is not worth your thanks no further complement Will you go with me friend Arm. I beseech your Grace Spare me an hour or two I shall wait on you Some little private business with my self Sir For such a time King I 'll hinder no devotion For I know you are regular I 'll take you Gentlemen Because he shall have nothing to disturb him I shall look for your friend Exeunt manet Armusia Enter Panura Arm. I dare not fail Sir What shall I do to make her know my misery To make her sensible This is her woman I have a toy come to me suddenly It may work for the best she can but scorn me And lower than I am I cannot tumble I 'll try what e'er my fate be Good even fair one Pan. 'T is the brave stranger A good night to you Sir Now by my Ladies hand a goodly Gentleman How happy shall she be in such a Husband Wou'd I were so provided too Arm. Good pretty one Shall I keep you company for an hour or two I want employment for this evening I am an honest man Pan. I dare believe ye Or if ye were not Sir that 's no great matter We take mens promises wou'd ye stay with me Sir Arm. So it please you pray let 's be better acquainted I know you are the Princesses Gentlewoman And wait upon her near Pan. 'T is like I do so Arm. And may be friend a man do him fair courtesies If he have business your way Pan. I understand ye Arm. So kind an office that you may bind a gentleman Hereafter to be yours and your way too And ye may bless the hour you did this benefit Sweet handsome faces should have courteous minds And ready faculties Pan. Tell me your business Yet if I think it be to her your self Sir For I know what you are and what we hold ye And in what grace ye stand without a second For that but darkens you wou'd do it better The Princess must be pleas'd with your accesses I 'm sure I should Arm. I want a Courtiers boldness And am yet but a stranger I wou'd fain speak with her Pan. 'T
Of mens miseries yet we two living We could cross her purpose for 't is impossible She could cure us we are so excellent in our afflictions It would be more than glory to her blindness And stile her power beyond her pride to quit us Nicu. Do they live still Sebast Yes and make to harbor Nicu. Most miserable men I grieve their fortunes Sebast How happy had they been had the Sea cover'd em They leap from one calamity to another Had they been drown'd they had ended all their sorrows What shouts of joy they make Nicu. Alas poor wretches had they but once experience Of this Island they 'd turn their tunes to wailings Sebast Nay to curses That ever they set foot on such calamities Here 's nothing but Rocks and barrenness Hunger and cold to eat here 's no Vineyards To cheer the heart of man no Christal Rivers After his labour to refresh his body If he be feeble nothing to restore him But heavenly hopes nature that made those remedies Dares not come here nor look on our distresses For fear she turn wild like the place and barren Nicu. Oh Uncle yet a little memory of what we were 'T will be a little comfort in our calamities When we were seated in our blessed homes How happy in our kindreds in our families In all our fortunes Sebast Curse on those French Pirats that displanted us That flung us from that happiness we found there Constrain'd us to Sea to save our lives honors and our riches With all we had our kinsmen and our jewels In hope to find some place free from such robbers Where a mighty storm sever'd our Barks That where my Wife my Daughter And my noble Ladies that went with her Virgins and loving souls to scape those Pirats Nicus They are yet living such goodness cannot perish Sebast But never to me Cosin Never to me again what bears their Flag-staves Nicu. The Arms of France sure Nay doe not start we cannot be more miserable Death is a cordial now come when it will Sebast They get to shore apace they 'll flie as fast When once they find the place what 's that which swims there Ni. A strong young man Sir with a handsom woman Hanging about his neck Sebast That shews some honor May thy brave charity what e'er thou art Be spoken in a place that may renown thee And not dye here Nicus The Boat it seems turn'd over So forced to their shifts yet all are landed They 're Pirates on my life Sebast They will not rob us For none will take out misery for riches Come Cosin let 's descend and try their pities If we get off a little hope walks with us If not we shall but load this wretched Island With the same shadows still that must grow shorter Ex. Enter Albert Aminta Tibalt Morillat La-mure Master Franvile Surgeon Sailors Tib. Wet come ashore my mates we are safe arrived yet Mast Thanks to heavens goodness no man lost The Ship rides fair too and her leaks in good plight Alb. The weathers turn'd more courteous How does my Dear Alas how weak she is and wet Amint. I am glad yet I scap'd with life Which certain noble Captain next to heavens goodness I must thank you for and which is more Acknowledge your dear tenderness your firm love To your unworthy Mistriss and recant too Indeed I must those harsh opinions Those cruel unkind thoughts I heapt upon ye Farther than that I must forget your injuries So far I am ti'd and fet'red to your service Believe me I will learn to love Alb. I thank ye Madam And it shall be my practise to serve What cheer companions Tib. No great cheer Sir a piece of souc'd Bisket And halfe a hard egg for the Sea has taken order Being young and strong we shall not surfet Captain For mine own part I 'll dance till I 'm dry Come Surgeon out with your Clister-pipe And strike a Galliard Alb. What a brave day again And what fair weather after so foul a storm La mure I an 't pleas'd the Master he might ha seen This weather and ha' sav'd our goods Alb. Never think on 'em we have our lives and healths La-m. I must think on 'em and think 'T was most maliciously done to undoe me Fran. And me too I lost all I ha'n't another shirt to put upon me nor cloaths But these poor rags I had fifteen fair suits The worst was cut upon Taffaty Tib. I am glad you ha' lost give me thy hand Is thy skin whole art thou not purl'd with scabs No antient monuments of Madam Venus Thou hast a suit then will pose the cunning'st Tailor That will never turn fashion nor forsake thee Till thy executors the Worms uncase thee They take off glorious sutes Franvile thou art happy Thou art deliver'd of 'em here are no Brokers No Alchymists to turn 'em into Mettal Nor leather'd Captains with Ladies to adore 'em Wilt thou see a Dog-fish rise in one of thy brave doublets And tumble like a tub to make thee merry Or an old Haddock rise with thy hatch'd sword Thou paid'st a hundred Crowns for A Mermaid in a Mantle of your Worships Or a Dolphin in your double Ruffe Fran. Ye are merry but if I take it thus If I be foisted and jeer'd out of my goods La-m. Nor I I vow thee Nor Master nor Mate I see your cunning Alb. Oh be not angry Gentlemen Moril. Yes Sir we have reason And some friends I can make Mast What I did Gentlemen was for the general safety If ye aim at me I am not so tame Tib. Pray take my counsel Gallants Fight not till the Surgeon be well He 's damnable sea-sick and may spoil all Besides he has lost his Fiddlestick and the best Box of Bores-grease why do you make such faces And hand your swords Alb. Who would ye fight with Gentlemen Who has done ye wrong for shame be better temper'd No sooner come to give thanks for our safeties But we must raise new civil broils amongst us Inslame those angry powers to shower new vengeance on us What can we expect for these unmanly murmurs These strong temptations of their holy pitties But plagues in another kind a fuller so dreadful That the singing storms are slumbers to it Tib. Be men and rule your minds If you will needs fight Gentlemen And think to raise new riches by your valours Have at ye I have little else to do now I have said my prayers you say you have lost And make your loss your quarrel And grumble at my Captain here and the Master Two worthy persons indeed too worthy for such rascals Thou Galloon gallant and Mammon you That build on golden Mountains thou Money-Maggot Come all draw your swords ye say ye are miserable Alb. Nay hold good Tibalt Tib. Captain let me correct 'em I 'll make ye ten times worse I will not leave 'em For look ye fighting is as nourishing to me as eating I was
find by this assur'd intelligence The preparation of the Turks against us We have met him oft and beat him now to fear him Would argue want of courage and I hold it A safer policie for us and our signiories To charge him in his passage o'er the Sea Than to expect him here Alb. May it please your Highness Since you vouchsafe to think me worthy of This great imployment if I may deliver My judgement freely 't is not flattery Though I say my opinion waits on you Nor would I give my suffrage and consent To what you have propos'd but that I know it Worth the great speaker though that the denial Call'd on your heavy anger For my self I do profess thus much if a blunt Soldier May borrow so much from the oyl'd tongu'd Courtier That ecchoes whatsoe'er the Prince allows of All that my long experience hath taught me That have spent three parts of my life at Sea Let it not taste of arrogance that I say it Could not have added reasons of more weight To fortifie your affections ' than such As your grace out of observation meerly Already have propounded Bap. With the honor to give the daring enemy an affront In being the first opposer it will teach Your Soldiers boldness and strike fear in them That durst attempt you 1 Magi. Victuals and Ammunition And Money too the sinews of the War are stor'd up in the Magazine 2 Magi. And the Gallies new rig'd and train'd up And at two dayes warning fit for the service Duke We commend your care Nor will we e'er be wanting in Our counsels As we doubt not your action you Baptista Shall stay with us that Merchant is not wise That ventures his whole fortunes in one bottom Albertâ— Be our Admiral spare your thanks 'T is Merit in you that invites this honor Preserve it such ere long you shall hear more Things rashly undertaken end as ill But great acts thrive when reason guides the will Exeunt Enter 3 Gentlemen 1. No question 't was not well done in Caesario To cross the horse of young Mentivole â—n the midst of this course 2. That was not all the switching him dull'd him 3. Would that both the jades Had broke their necks when they first started 'Slight We stand here prating give them leave to whisper And when they have cut one anothers throats Enter Mentivole and Caesario Make in to part ' em 2. There is no such hazard Their Fathers friendship and their love forbid it â—ee where they come 1. With fury in their looks Ment. You have the wager with what foul play got â—ll not dispute Caesar Foul play Ment. I cannot speak it â—n a fairer language and if some respects â—amiliar to my self chain'd not my tongue â— should say no more I should but I 'll sit down With this disgrace how e'er press me no farther â—or if once more provok'd you 'll understand â— dare no more suffer an Injury Than I dare do one Caesar Why Sir are you injur'd â—n that I take my right which I would force Should you detain it Ment. Put it to judgment Caesar No my will in this shall carry it Ment. Your will nay farewell softness then They suddenly draw 3. This I foresaw 2. Hold hold Caesar I am hurt 2. Shift for your self 't is death Men. As you respect me bear him off with care â—f he miscarry since he did the wrong â—'ll stand the shock of 't 2. Gently he will faint else Exeunt Gent. with Caesario Ment. And speedily I beseech you my rage over That pour'd upon my reason clouds of error â— see my folly and at what dear loss â— have exchang'd a real innocence To gain a meer fantastical report Transported only by vain popular wind To be a daring nay fool-hardy Man Enter Baptista But could I satisfie my self within here How should I bear my fathers frown They meet me My guilt conjures him hither Bap. Sirrah Mentiv. Sir Bap. I have met the trophies of your russian sword Was there no other Anvile to make triall How far thou durst be wicked but the bosome Of him which under the adulterate name Of friendship thou hast murder'd Ment. Murder'd Sir My dreams abhor so base a fact true valour Imploy'd to keep my reputation fair From the austerest Judge can never merit To be branded with that title you begot me A man no coward and but call your youth To memory when injur'd you could never Boast of the Asses fortitude slave-like patience And you might justly doubt I were your son If I should entertain it if Caesario Recover as I hope his wound 's not mortal A second tryal of what I dare doe In a just cause shall give strong witness for me I am the true heir to Baptista's courage As to his other fortunes Baptist Boy to neither But on this strict condition which intreaties From Saints nay Angels shall not make me alter A friendship so began and so continu'd Between me and Alberto my best friend Your brawls shall not dissolve it is my will And as I am thy Father I command thee That instantly on any termes how poor So e'er it skills not thou desire his pardon And bring assurance to me he has sign'd it Or by my Fathers soul I 'll never know thee But as a stranger to my blood perform it And suddenly without reply I have said it Ment. And in it given a heavier sentence on me Than the most cruel death you are my father And your will to be serv'd and not disputed By me that am your Son But I 'll obey And though my heart-strings crack for 't make it known When you command my faculties are your own Exeunt Actus Secundus Scaena Prima Enter Alberto Physitian and a Chirurgion Phys HAve patience Noble Sir your son Caesario Will recover without question Surgeon A slight wound Though it pierc't his body it hath miss'd the vitals Phys My life for 't he shall take the air again within these ten dayes Alber. O but from a friend To receive this bloody measure from a friend If that a man should meet a violent death In a place where he had taken sanctuary Would it not grieve him such all Florence held Their friendship and 't is that which multiplies The injury Physi Have patience worthy Signior Alber. I do protest as I am Man and Soldier If I had buried him in a wave at Sea Lost in some honorable action I would not to the saltness of his grave Have added the least tear but these quarrels Enter Mariana and Clarissa Bred out of game and wine I had as live He should have died of a Surfet Maria. Oh what comfort How is it with our Son Sir Alber. His Work-masters Bear me in hand here as my Lawyer does When I have a crackt Title or bad Sute in Law All shall go well Maria. I pray you Gentlemen what think you of his wound Physi 'T is but a scratch nothing to danger
sorrows Alber. I then I was man of flesh and blood Now I am made up of fire to the full height Of a deadly Calenture O these vild women That are so ill preservers of mens honors They cannot govern their own honesties That I should thirty and odd winters feed My expectation of a noble heir And by a womans falshood find him now A fiction a mere dream of what he was And yet I love him still Pros In my opinion The sentence on this tryall from the Duke Was noble to repair Cesario's loss With the marriage of your wife had you been dead Alber. By your favor but it was not I conceive T' was disparagement to my name to have my widdow Match with a Faulkeiners son and yet beli've't I love the youth still and much pitty him I do remember at my going to Sea Upon a quarrel and a hurt receiv'd From young Mentivole my rage so far Oretopt my nobler temper I gave charge To have his hand cut off which since I heard And to my comfort brave Cesario Worthyly prevented Pros And 't was nobly done Albert. Yet the revenge for this intent of mine Hath bred much slaughter in our families And yet my wife which infinitely moans me Intends to marry my sole heir Clarissa To the head branch of the other faction Pros 'T is the mean to work reconcilement Alber. Between whom Pros Your self and the worthy Baptista Alber. Never Pros O you have been of a noble and remarkable friendship And by this match 't is generally in Florence Hop'd 't will fully be reconcil'd to me 'T would be absolute content Iulia. And to my self I have main interest in it Alb. Noble Sir you may command my heart to break for you But never to bend that way poor Cesario When thou put'st on thy mournfull willow-garland Thy enemy shall be suted I do vow In the same livery my Cesario Loved as my foster child though not my Son Which in some countryes formerly were barbarous Was a name held most affectionate thou art lost Vnfortunate young man not only slighted Where thou received'st thy breeding but since scorn'd I th' way of marriage by the poor Bianca The In-keepers daughter Pros I have heard of that too But let not that afflict you for this Lady May happily deliver at more leasure A circumstance may draw a fair event Better than you can hope for For this present we must leave you And shall visit you again within these two hours Enter Cesario Albert. Ever to me most welcome O my Cesario Cesar I am none of yours Sir so 't is protested And I humbly beg Since 't is not in your power to preserve me Any longer in a noble course of life Give me a worthy death Alber. The youth is mad Cesar Nay Sir I will instruct you in a way To kill me honorably Alber. That were most strange Cesar I am turning Pirate You may be imployed By the Duke to setch me in and in a Sea-fight Give me a noble grave Alber. Questionless he 's mad I would give any Doctor A thousand crowns to free him from this sorrow Cesar Here 's the Physitian Shewes a Poniard Alber. Hold Sir I did say To free you from the sorrow not from life Cesar Why life and sorrow are unseparable Alber. Be comforted Cesario Mentivole Shall not marry Clarissa Cesar No Sir ere he shall I 'll kill him Albar But you forseit your own life then Cesar That 's worth nothing Alber. Cesario be thy self be miâ—â— Cesario Make not thy self uncapable of that portion I have full purpose to confer upon thee By falling into madness bear thâ— wrongs With noble patience the affiâ—ted's fri nd Which ever in all actions crowns the â—â—d Ces You well awak'd me nay recover'd me Both to sence and full life O most noble sir Though I have lost my fortune and lost you For a worthy Father yet I will not lose My former virtue my integrity Shall not yet forsake me but as the wild Ivy Spreads and thrives better in some pittious ruin Of tower or defac'd Temple than it does Planted by a new building so shall I Make my adversity my instrument To winde me up into a full content Alber. 'T is worthily resolv'd our first adventure Is to stop the marriage for thy other losses Practis'd by a womans malice but account them Like conjurers winds rais'd to a fearfull blast And do some mischeif but do never last Exeunt Enter Forobosco and Clown Clow. Now sir will you not acknowledge that I have mightily advanc'd your practice Forobos 'T is confest and I will make thee a great man sor't Clow. I take a course to do that my self for I drink sack in abundance Foro. O my rare rascall We must remove Clow. Whither Foro. Any whither Europe is too little to be coz'ned by us I am ambitious to go to the East-Indies thou and I to ride on our brace of Elephants Clow. And for my part I long to be in England agen you will never get so much as in England we have snifted many countryes and many names but trance the world over you shall never purse up so much gold as when you were in England and call'd your self Doctor Lambe-stones Foro. 'T was an atractive name I confess women were then my only admirers Clow. And all their visits was either to further their lust or revenge injuries Foro. You should have sorty in a morning beleaguer my closet and strive who should be cozen'd first am ng st sourscore love-sick waiting women that has come to me in a morning to learn what fortune should betide them in their first marriage I have found above 94 to have lost their maidenheads Clow. By their own confession but I was fain to be your male midwife and work it out of them by circumstance Foro. Thou wast and yet for all this frequent resort of women and thy handing of their urinals and their cases thou art not given to lechery what should be the reason of it thou hast wholsome flesh enough about thee me thinks the divell should tempt thee to 't Clow. What need he do that when he makes me his instrument to tempt others Foro. Thou canst not chuse but utter thy rare good parts thou wast an excellent baud I acknowledge Clow. Well and what I have done that way I will spare to speak of all you and I have done sir and though we should Foro. We will for England that 's for certain Clow. We shall never want there Foro. Want their Court of Wards shall want money first for I profess my self Lord Paramount over fools and madolkes Clow. Do but store your self with lyes enough against â—ou come thither Foro. Why that 's all the familiarity I ever had with the Divell my guist of lying they say he 's the Father of lyes â—nd though I cannot conjure yet I profess my self to be one of his poor gossips I will now reveale to thee a rare
it Alber. I 'll not bandy words but thus dissolve the contract Bap. There I meet thee and seize on what 's mine own Alber. For all my service Great Sir grant me the combat with this wretch That I may scourge his insolence Bap. I kneel for it Cesar And to approve my self Alberto's Son I 'll be his second upon any odds ' Gainst him that dare most of Baptista's race Menti. Already upon honourable terms In me thou hast met thy better for her sake I 'll add no more Alber. Sir let our swords decide it Maria. Oh stay Sir and as you would hold the Title Of a just Prince e'r you grant licence to These mad-mens fury lend your private ear To the most distress'd of Women Duke Speak 't is granted He takes Mariana aside Clar. In the meantime let not Clarissa be A patient looker on though as yet doubtful To whom to bend her knee first yet to all I stoop thus low in duty and would wash The dust of fury with my Virgin tears From his bless'd feet and make them beautiful That would move to conditions of peace Though with a snail-like pace they all are wing'd To bear you to destruction reverend Sirs Think on your antient friendship cemented With so much bloud but shed in noble action Divided now in passion for a brawl The Makers blush to own much lov'd Cesario Brother or friend each Title may prevail Remember with what tenderness from our childhood We lov'd together you preferring me Before your self and I so fond of you That it begot suspition in ill minds That our affection was incestuous Think of that happy time in which I know That with your dearest bloud you had prevented This shower of tears from me Mentivole My Husband registred in that bright star-chamber Though now on earth made strangers be the example And offer in one hand the peaceful Olive Of concord or if that can be denied By powerful intercession in the other Carry the Hermian rod and force attonement Now we will not be all marble Death 's the worst then And he shall be my Bridegroom Offers to kill her self Ment. Hold Clarissa his loving violence needs must Offer in spite of honor He snatches away her knife and sets it to his own breast she staies his hand Duke Was it to that end then on your Religion Mar. And my hope in Heaven Sir Duke We then will leave intreaties and make use Of our authority must I cry ai-me To this unheard of insolence in my presence To draw your swords and as all reverence That 's due to Majesty were forfeited Cherish this wildeness sheath them instantly And shew an alteration in your looks or by my power Alber. Cut off my head Bap. And mine rather than hear of peace with this bad man I 'll not alone give up my throat but suffer Your rage to reach my family Enter Prospero Juliana Biancha Alb. And my name to be no more remembred Duke What are these Ces Biancha 't is Biancha still Biancha but strangely alter'd Bapt. If that thirteen years Of absence could raze from my memory The figure of my friend I might forget thee But if thy Image be graven on my heart Thou art my Prospero Pros Thou my Baptista Duke A suddain change Bap. I dare not ask dear friend If Juliana live for that 's a blessing I am unworthy of but yet denie not To let me know the place she hath made happy By having there her Sepulchre Pros If your Highness please to vouchsafe a patient Ear we shall make a true relation of a story That shall call on your wonder Duke Speak we hear you Pros Baptista's fortune in the Genoua Court His banishment with his fair Wife's restraint You are acquainted with what since hath follow'd I faithfully will deliver E'r eight Moons After Baptista's absence were compleat Fair Juliana found the pleasures that They had injoy'd together were not barren And blushing at the burthen of her womb No father near to own it it drew on A violent sickness which call'd down compassion From the angry Duke then careful of her health Physitians were enquir'd of and their judgment Prescrib'd the Baths of Luca as a means For her recovery to my charge it pleas'd her To be committed but as on the way We journey'd those throws only known to Women Came thick upon her in a private Village Bap. She died Pros Have patience she brought to the world A hopeful Daughter for her bodies sickness It soon decay'd but the grief of her mind Hourly increas'd and life grew tedious to her And desperate e'er to see you she injoyn'd me To place her in a Greekish Monastery And to my care gave up her pretty Daughter Bapt. What Monastery as a Pilgrim bare-foot I 'll search it out Pros Pray you interrupt me not Now to my fortunes the girl well dispos'd of With a faithful friend of mine my cruel fate Made me a prisoner to the Turkish Gallies Where for 12 years these hands tugg'd at the Oar But fortune tyr'd at length with my afflictions Some Ships of Maltha met the Ottoman Fleet Charg'd them and boarded them and gave me freedom With my deliverers I serv'd and got Such reputation with the great Master That he gave me command over a tall And lusty ship where my first happy service Was to redeem Alberto rumour'd dead But was like me surpriz'd by Cortugogly Alber. I would I had died there Pros And from him learning Baptista liv'd and their dissolv'd friendship I hois'd up sails for Greece found Juliana A votary at her Beads having made known Both that you liv'd and where you were she borrow'd So much from her devotion as to wish me To bring her to you if the object please you With joy receive her Bapt. Rage and fury leave me Throws away his sword I am so full of happiness there 's no room left To entertain you oh my long lost Jewel Light of mine eyes my souls strength Julia. My best Lord having embrac'd you thus Death cannot fright me Bapt. Live long to do so though I should six here Pardon me Prospero though I enquire my daughters fortune Pros That your happiness May be at all parts perfect here she is Ces Biancha daughter to a Princess Pros True with my faithful Host I left her And with him till now she hath resided Ignorant both of her birth and greatness Bap. Oh my blest one Joy upon joy o'erwhelms me Duke Above wonder Alb. I do begin to melt too this strange story Works much upon me Duke Since it hath pleas'd heaven To grace us with this miracle I that am Heavens instrument here determine thus Alberto Be not unthankful for the blessings shown you Nor you Baptista discord was yet never A welcome sacrifice therefore rage laid by Embrace as friends and let pass'd difference Be as a dream forgotten Bap. 'T is to me Alber. And me and thus confirm it Duke And to tye it In bonds
sooner leads to mischief I believe it And him an honest man he could not carry Under an evil cause so true a sorrow Ism Take heed this is your Mothers scorpion That carries stings even in his tears Whose soul is a rank poison through Touch Not at him if you do you are gone if you had twenty Lives I knew him for a Roguish boy when He would poison Dogs and keep tame Toads He lay with his Mother and infected her and now She begs i' th' Hospital with a patch of Velvet Where her Nose stood like the Queen of Spades And all her teeth in her purse the Devil and this Fellow are so near 'T is not yet known which is the eviler Angel Leu. Nay then I see 't is spite Come hither friend Hast thou not heard the cause yet that incens'd my Mother to my death for I protest I feel none in my self Tim. Her Will Sir and Ambition as I think Are the provokers of it as in Women Those two are ever powerful to destruction Beside a hate of your still growing virtues She being only wicked Leu. Heavens defend me as I am innocent And ever have been from all immoderate thoughts and Actions that carry such rewards along with ' em Tim. Sir all I know my duty must reveal My Countrey and my Love command it from me For whom I 'll lay my life down this night coming A Counsel is appointed by the Duke To sit about your apprehension If you dare trust my faith which by all good things Shall ever watch about you goe along And to a place I 'll guide you where no word Shall scape without your hearing nor no plot Without discovering to you which once known you have your answers and prevention Ism You are not so mad to goe shift off this fellow you shall be rul'd once by a wise man Ratsbane get you gone or Leu. Peace peace for shame thy love is too suspitious 't is a way offer'd to preserve my life and I will take it be my Guide Timantus and do not mind this angry man thou know'st him I may live to requite thee Tim. Sir this service is done for virtues sake not for reward however he may hold me Ism The great pox on you but thou hast that curse so much 't will grow a blessing in thee shortly Sir for wisdoms sake court not your death I am your friend and subject and I shall lose in both if I lov'd you not I would laugh at you and see you run your neck into the noose and cry a Woodcock Leu. So much of man and so much fearful â—ie prethee have peace within thee I shall live yet many a golden day to hold thee here dearest and nearest to me Go on Timantus I charge you by your love â—o â—â—re â—o more Exeunt Leu. Tim. Ism Goe and let your own rod whip you I pity you And dog if he miscarry thou shalt pay for 't I 'll study for thy punishment and it shall last Longer and sharper than a tedious Winter Till thou blasâ—hem'st and then thou diest and damn'st Exit Enter Leontius and Tellamon Leon. I wonder the Dutchess comes not Tel. She has heard Sir your Will to speak with her But there is something leaden at her heart Pray God it be not mortal that even keeps her From conversation with her self Enter the Dutchess B. Oh whither will you my cross affections pull me Fortune Fate and you whose powers direct our actions And dwell within us you that are Angels Guiding to virtue wherefore have you given So strong a hand to evil wherefore suffer'd A Temple of your own you Deities Where your fair selves dwelt only and your goodness Thus to be soyl'd with sin Leon. Heaven bless us all From whence comes this distemper speak my fair one Bac. And have you none Love and Obedience You ever faithful Servants to imploy In this strange story of impiety But me a Mother Must I be your strumpet To lay black Treason upon and in him In whom all sweetness was in whom my love Was prov'd to have a Being in whom Justice And all the gods for our imaginations Can work into a man were more than virtues Ambition down to hell where thou wert foster'd Thou hast poison'd the best soul the purest whitest And meerest innocent'st it self that ever Mens greedy hopes gave life to Leon. This is still stranger lay this treason Open to my correction Bac. Oh what a combat duty and affection Breeds in my blood Leon. If thou conceal'st him may Beside my death the curses of the Countrey Troubles of conscience and a wretched end Bring thee unto a poor forgotten grave Bach. My Being for another tongue to tell it Cease a Mother some good man that dares Speak for his King and Countrey I am full Of too much womans pity yet oh Heaven Since it concerns the safety of my Sovereign Let it not be a cruelty in me Nor draw a Mothers name in question Amongst unborn people to give up that man To Law and Justice that unrighteously Has sought his Fathers death be deaf be deaf Sir Your Son is the offender Now have you all Would I might never speak again Leon. My Son Heaven help me No more I thought it and since His life is grown so dangerous Let them that Gave him take him he shall dye And with him all my fears Bac. Oh use your mercy you have a brave subject To bestow it on I 'll forgive him Sir and for his Wrong to me I 'll be before ye Leon. Durst his villany extend to thee Bac. Nothing but heats of youth Sir Leon. Upon my life he sought my bed Bacha I must confess he loved me Somewhat beyond a Son and still pursu'd it With such a Lust I will not say Ambition That clean forgetting all obedience And only following his first heat unto me He hotly sought your death and me in Marriage Leon. Oh Villain Bac. But I forget all and am half asham'd To press a man so far Enter Timantus Tim. Where is the Duke for Gods sake bring me to him Leon. Here I am each corner of the Dukedom Sends new affrights forth what wouldst thou speak Tim. I cannot Sir my fear ties up my tongue Leon. Why what 's the matter Take thy courage To thee and boldly speak where are the Guard In the gods name out with it Tim. Treason treason Leon. In whom Bacha Double the Guard Tim. There is a fellow Sir Leon. Leave shaking man Timan. 'T is not for fear but wonder Leon. Well Timan. There is a fellow Sir close i' th' Lobby You o' the Guard look to the door there Leon. But let me know the business Tima. Oh that the hearts of men should be so hard'ned Against so good a Duke for Gods sake Sir Seek means to save your self This wretched slave Has his sword in his hand I know his heart Oh it hath almost kill'd me with the thought of it Leon. Where is
be with us Most royall Brother Hippol. Sir by our tye of Marriage Emil. By your own spotless honor Hip. By that faith That fair hand and that honest heart you gave me Emil. By that you would have pitty in another By your own virtues infinite Hip. By valor By all the chast nights I have ever pleas'd you Thes These are strange Conjurings Per. Nay then I 'll in too By all our friendship Sir by all our dangers By all you love most wars And this sweet Lady Emil. By that you would have trembled to deny A blushing Maid Hip. By your own eyes By strength In which you swore I went beyond all women Almost all men and yet I yielded Theseus Per. To crown all this By your most noble soul Which cannot want due mercie I beg first Hip. Next hear my prayers Emil. Last let me intreat Sir Per. For mercy Hip. Mercy Emil. Mercy on these Princes Thes Ye make my faith reel Say I felt Compassion to 'em both how would you place it Emil. Upon their lives But with their banishments Thes You are a right woman Sister You have pitty But want the understanding where to use it If you desire their lives invent a way Safer than banishment Can these two live And have the agony of love about 'em And not kill one another Every day They 'ld fight about you Hourly bring your honor In publique question with their Swords Be wise then And here forget 'em It concerns your credit And my o' th equally I have said they die Better they fall by th' Law than one another Bow not my honor Emil. O my noble Brother That o' th was rashly made and in your anger Your reason will not hold it if such vows Stand for express will all the world must perish Beside I have another oath gainst yours Of more authority I 'm sure more love Not made in passion neither but good heed Thes What is it Sister Per. Urge it home brave Lady Emil. That you would never deny me any thing Fit for my modest suit and your free granting I tye you to your word now if ye fall in 't Think how you maim your honor For now I 'm set a begging Sir I 'm deaf To all but your compassion how_their lives Might breed the ruin of my name Opinion Shall any thing that loves me perish for me That were a cruell wisdom doe men proyn The straight young Bows that blush with thousand Blossoms Because they may be rotten O Duke Theseus The goodly Mothers that have groan'd for these And all the longing Maids that ever lov'd If your vow stand shall curse me and my Beauty And in their funerall songs for these two Cosens Despise my crueltie and cry woe worth me Till I 'm nothing but the scorn of women For Heavens sake save their lives and banish ' em Thes On what conditions Emil. Swear'em never more To make me their Contention or to know me To tread upon the Dukedome and to be Where ever they shall travel ever strangers to one another Pal. I 'll be cut a peeces Before I take this oath forget I love her O all ye gods dispise me then Thy Banishment I not mislike so we may fairly carry Our Swords and cause along Else never trifle But take our lives Duke I must love and will And for that love must and dare kill this Cosen On any peece the earth has Thes Will you Arcite Take these conditions Pal. He 's a villain then Per. These are men Arcite No never Duke 'T is worse to me than begging To take my life so basely though I think I never shall enjoy her yet I 'll preserve The honor of affection and dye for her Make death a Devill Thes What may be done For now I feel compassion Per. Let it not fall again Sir Thes Say Emilia If one of them were dead as one must are you Content to take th' other to your husband They cannot both enjoy you They are Princes As goodly as your own eyes and as noble As ever same yet spoke of Look upon 'em And if you can love end this difference I give consent are you content too Princes Both. With all our souls Thes He that she refuses Must dye then Both. Any death thou canst invent Duke Pal. If I fall from that mouth I fall with favor And Lovers yet unborn shall bless my ashes Arc. If she refuse me yet my grave will wed me And Soldiers sing my Epitaph Thes Make choice then Emil. I cannot Sir they are both too excellent For me a hayr shall never fall of these men Hip. What will become of ' em Thes Thus I ordain it And by mine honor once again it stands Or both shall dye You shall both to your Countrey And each within this month accompanied With three fair Knights appear again in this place In which I 'll plant a Pyramid And whether Before us that are here can force his Cosen By fair and knightly strength to touch the Pillar He shall enjoy her The other loose his head And all his friends Nor shall he grudge to fall Nor think he dies with interest in this Lady Will this content ye Pal. Yes Here Cosen Arcite I'm friends again till that hour Arc. I embrace ye Thes Are you content Sister Emil. Yes I must Sir Ecel both miscarry Thes Come shake hands again then And take heed as you are Gentlemen this Quarrell Sleep till the hour perfixt and hold your course Pal. We dare not fail thee Theseus Toes Come I 'll give ye Now usage like to Princes and to Friends When ye return who wins I 'll settle here Who loses yet I 'll weep upon his Beer Exeunt Actus Quartus Scaena Prima Enter Jailor and his freind Jail HEar you no more was nothing said of me Concerning the escape of Palamon Good Sir remember 1 Fr. Nothing that I heard For I came home before the business Was fully ended yet I might perceive E'r I departed a great likelyhood Of both their pardons for Hippolita And fair-ey'd Emilia upon their knees Begg'd with such handsome pitty that the Duke Methought stood staggering whether he should follow His rash oath or the sweet compassion Of those two Ladies and to second them That truly noble Prince Perithous Half his own heart set in too that I hope All shall be well neither heard I one question Of your name or his scape Enter 2 Friends Jail Pray Heaven it hold so 2 Fr. Be of good comfort man I bring you news Good news Jail They are welcome 2 Fr. Palamon has clear'd you And got your pardon and discover'd How and by whose means he scap'd which was your Daughter's Whose pardon is procured too and the prisoner Not to be held ungrateful to her goodness Has given a sum of money to her Marriage A large one I 'll assure you Jail Ye are a good man And ever bring good news 1 Fr. How was it ended 2 Fr. Why
River runs his head Into forgotten ways again I ransome And his fair course turn right this day Thierry The Son of France whose manly powers like prisoners Have been tied up and fetter'd by one death Give life to thousand ages this day beauty The envy of the world Pleasure the glory Content above the world desire beyond it Are made mine own and useful Mart. Happy Woman That dies to do these things Thier. But ten times happier That lives to do the greater oh Martel The gods have heard me now and those that scorn'd me Mothers of many children and blest fathers That see their issues like the Stars un-number'd Their comfort more than them shall in my praises Now teach their Infants songs and tell their ages From such a Son of mine or such a Queen That chaste Ordella brings me blessed marriage The chain that links two Holy Loves together And in the marriage more than blest Ordella That comes so near the Sacrament it self The Priests doubt whether purer Mart. Sir y' are lost Thier. I prethee let me be so Mart. The day â—ears And those that have been offering early prayers Are now retiring homeward Thier. Stand and mark then Mart. Is it the first must suffer Thier. The first Woman Mart. What hand shall do it Sir Thier. This hand Martell For who less dare presume to give the gods An incense of this offering Mart. Would I were she For such away to die and such a blessing Can never crown my parting Enter two men passing over Thier. What are those Mart. Men men Sir men Thier. The plagues of men light on 'em They cross my hopes like Hares who 's that Enter a Priest Mart. A Priest Sir Thier. Would he were gelt Mart. May not these rascals serve Sir Well hang'd and quarter'd Thier. Nov Mart. Here comes a woman Enter Ordella veil'd Thier. Stand and behold her then Mart. I think a fair one Thier. Move not whilst I prepare her may her peace Like his whose innocence the gods are pleas'd with And offering at their Altars gives his soul Far purer than those fires pull heaven upon her You holy powers no humane spot dwell in her No love of any thing but you and goodness Tie her to earth fear be a stranger to her And all weak blouds affections but thy hope Let her bequeath to Women hear me heaven Give her a spirit masculine and noble Fit for your selves to ask and me to offer Oh let her meet my blow doat on her death And as a wanton Vine bows to the pruner That by his cutting off more may increase So let her fall to raise me fruit hail woman The happiest and the best if the dull Will Do not abuse thy fortune France e'er found yet Ordel. Sh 'is more than dull Sir less and worse than Woman That may inherit such an infinite As you propound a greatness so near goodness And brings a Will to rob her Thier. Tell me this then Was there e'er woman yet or may be found That for fair Fame unspotted memory For virtues sake and only for it self sake Has or dare make a story Ordel. Many dead Sir Living I thing as many Thier. Say the kingdom May from a womans Will receive a blessing The King and kingdom not a private safety A general blessing Lady Ordel. A general curse Light on her heart denies it Thier. Full of honor And such examples as the former ages Were but dim shadows of and empty figures Ordel. You strangely stir me Sir and were my weakness In any other flesh but modest womans You should not ask more questions may I do it Thier. You may and which is more you must Ordel. I joy in 't Above a moderate gladness Sir you promise It shall be honest Thier. As ever time discover'd Ordel. Let it be what it may then what it dare I have a mind will hazard it Thier. But hark ye What may that woman merit makes this blessing Ordel. Only her duty Sir Thier. 'T is terrible Ordel. 'T is so much the more noble Thier. 'T is full of fearful shadows Ordel. So is sleep Sir Or any thing that 's meerly ours and mortal We were begotten gods else but those fears Feeling but once the fires of nobler thoughts Flie like the shapes of clouds we form to nothing Thier. Suppose it death Ordel. I do Thier. And endless parting With all we can call ours with all our sweetness With youth strength pleasure people time nay reason For in the silent grave no conversation No joyful tread of friends no voice of Lovers No careful Fathers counsel nothing's hâ—â—d Nor nothing is but all oblivion Dust and an endless darkness and dare you woman Desire this place Ordeel 'T is of all sleeps the sweetest Children begin it to us strong men seek it And Kings from heighth of all their painted glories Fall like spent exhalations to this centre And those are fools that fear it or imagine A few unhandsome pleasures or lifes profits Can recompence this place and mad that staies it Till age blow out their lights or rotten humors Bring them dispers'd to th' earth Thier. Then you can suffer Ordel. As willingly as say it Thier. Martell a wonder Here 's a woman that dares die yet tell me Are you a Wife Ordel. I am Sir Thier. And have children She sighs and weeps Ordel. Oh none Sir Thier. Dare you venture For a poor barren praise you ne'er shall hear To part with these sweet hopes Ordel. With all but Heaven And yet die full of children he that reads me When I am ashes is my Son in wishes And those chaste dames that keep my memory Singing my yearly requiems are my Daughters Thier. Then there is nothing wanting but my knowledg And what I must doe Lady Ordel. You are the King Sir And what you do I 'll suffer and that blessing That you desire the gods showr on the Kingdom Thier. Thus much before I strike then for I must kill you The gods have will'd it so they 're made the blessing Must make France young again and me a man Keep up your strength still nobly Ordel. Fear me not Thier. And meet death like a measure Ordel. I am stedfast Thier. Thou shalt be sainted woman and thy Tomb Cut out in Chrystal pure and good as thou art And on it shall be graven every age Succeeding Peers of France that rise by thy fall Tell thou liest there like old and fruitful nature Darest thou behold thy happiness Ordel. I dare Sir Thier. Ha Puls off her veil le ts fall his sword Mar. Oh Sir you must not doe it Thier. No I dare not There is an Angel keeps that Paradice A fiery Angel friend oh virtue virtue Ever and endless virtue Ordel. Strike Sir strike And if in my poor death fair France may merit Give me a thousand blows be killing me A thousand days Thier. First let the earth be barren And man no more remembred rise Ordella The nearest to
good again I doe beseech your beautie not for my self My merits are yet in conception But for your honors safety and my zeal Retire a while while I unsay my self unto the Duke And cast out that ill Spirit I have possest him with I have a house conveniently private Ori. Lord thou hast wrong'd my innocence but thy confession hath gain'd thee faith Gond. By the true honest service that I owe these eyes strangely My meaning is as spotless as my faith Oria. The Duke doubt mine honor a may judge 'T will not be long before I 'll be enlarg'd again Gond. A day or two Orian. Mine own servants shall attend me Gond. Your Ladyships command is good Orian. Look you be true Exit Oriana Gond. Else let me lose the hopes my soul aspires to I will be a scourge to all females in my life and after my death the name of Gondarino shall be terrible to the mighty women of the earth They shall shake at my name and at the sound of it their knees shall knock together And they shall run into Nunneries for they and I are beyond all hope irreconcilable for if I could endure an ear with a hole in 't or a pleated lock or a bare headed Coachman that sits like a sign where great Ladys are to be sold within agreement betwixt us were not to be dispaired of if I could be but brought to endure to see women I would have them come all once a week and kiss me as Witches doe the devill in token of homage I must not live here I will to the Court and there pursue my plot when it hath took women shall stand in awe but of my look Exit Actus Tertius Scaena Tertia Enter two Intelligencers discovering treason in the Courtiers words 1. Intel. THere take your standing be close and vigilant here will I set my self and let him look to his language a shall know the Duke has more ears in Court than two 2. Int. I 'll quote him to a tittle let him speak wisely and plainly and as hidden as a can or I shall crush him a shall not scape charracters though a speak Babel I shall crush him we have a Fortune by this service hanging over us that within this year or two I hope we shall be called to be examiners wear politick gowns garded with copper lace making great faces full of fear and office our labors may deserve this 1. Int. I hope it shall why has not many men been raised from this worming trade first to gain good access to great men then to have commissions out for search and lastly to be worthily nam'd at a great Arraignment yes and why not we They that endeavor well deserve their Fee Close close a comes mark well and all goes well Enter Count Lazarello and his Boy Laz. Farewell my hopes my Anchor now is broken Farewell my quondam joys of which no token Is now remaining such is the sad mischance Where Lady Fortune leads the slipp'ry dance Yet at the length let me this favour have Give me my wishes or a wished grave Count. The gods defend so brave and valiant maw Should slip into the never satiate jaw Of black Despair no thou shalt live and know Thy full desires hunger thy ancient foe Shall be subdued those guts that daily tumble Through ayr and appetite shall cease to rumble And thou shalt now at length obtain thy dish That noble part the sweet head of a fish Laz. Then am I greater than the Duke 2. Int. There there 's a notable peece of treason greater than the Duke mark that Count. But how or where or when this shall be compas'd is yet out of my reach Laz. I am so truely miserable that might I be now knockt o th' head with all my heart I would forgive a dog-killer Count. Yet doe I see through this confusedness some little comfort Laz. The plot my Lord as er'e you came of a woman discover 1. Int. Plots dangerous plots I will deserve by this most liberally Count. 'T is from my head again Laz. O that it would stand me that I might fight or have some venture for it that I might be turn'd loose to try my fortune amongst the whole frie in a Colledge or an Inn of Court or scramble with the prisoners in the dungeon nay were it set down in the outward court And all the Guard about it in a ring With their knives drawn which were a dismall sight And after twenty leisurely were told I to be let loose only in my shirt To trie the valour how much of the spoyl I would recover from the enemies mouths 〈…〉 Upon country people in progress time and Wilt thou lose this opinion for the cold head of a Fish I say let it goe I 'll help thee to as good a dish of meat Laz. God let me not live if I doe not wonder Men should talk so propanely But it is not in the power of loose words Of any vain or misbeleeving man To make me dare to wrong thy purity Shew me but any Lady in the Court That hath so full an eye so sweet a breath So soft and white a flesh this doth not lie In almond gloves nor ever hath bin washt In artificiall baths no traveller That hath brought doctor home with him hath dar'd With all his waters powders Fucusses To make thy lovely corps sophisticate Count. I have it 't is now infus'd be comforted Laz. Can there be that little hope yet left in nature shall I once more erect up Trophies Shall I enjoy the sight of my dear Saint and bless my pallate with the best of creatures ah good my Lord by whom I breathe again shall I receive this Being Count. Sir I have found by certain calculation and setled revolution of the stars the Fish is sent by the Lord Gondarino to his Mercer now 't is a growing hope to know where ' t is Laz. O'tis far above the good of women the Pathick cannot yield more pleasing titilation Count. But how to compass it search cast about and bang your brains Lazarello thou art too dull and heavy to deserve a blessing Laz. My Lord I will not be idle now Lazarello think think think Count. Yonder 's my informer And his fellow with table books they nod at me Upon my life they have poor Lazarello that beats His brains about no such waighty matter in for Treason before this Laz. My Lord what doe you think if I should shave my self Put on midwives apparell come in with a hand-kercher And beg a piece for a great bellied woman or a sick child Count. Good very good Laz. Or corrupt the waiting prentise to betray the reversion 1. Inte. There 's another point in 's plot corrupted with money to betray sure 't is some Fort a means mark have a care Laz. And 't were the bare vinegar 't is eaten with it would in some sort satisfie nature but might I once attain the dish it self
be plain with you he is a pyrate that hath wrote to me to work his fredom and by this Gentlemans means whose acquaintance is not small at Court we have the word of a worthy man for it only there is some money to be suddainly disburst and if your happiness be such to make it up you shall receive treble gain by it and good assurance for it Mont. Gentlemen out of the weakness of my estate you seem to have some knowledge of my brest that wou'd if it were possible advance my declined fortunes to satisfie all men of whom I have had credit and I know no way better than these which you propose I have some money ready under my command some part of it is already promis'd but the remainder is yours to such uses as are propounded Lav. Appoint some certain place of meeting for these affaires require expedition Mount I will make it my present business at twelve I am to meet Mallicorne the Marchant at the Pallace you know him Sir about some negotiation of the same nature there I will be ready to tender you that money upon such conditions as we shall conclude of Lav. The care of it be yours so much as the affair concerns you Mont. Your caution is effectuall and till then I take my leave Lav. Good Mr Montague Exit Whithin a clamor down with their weapons Enter Longavile and Dubois their swords drawn servants and others between them Ser. Nay Gentlemen what mean you pray be quiet have some respect unto the house Long. A treacherous slave Du. Thou dost revile thy self base Longavile Long. I say thou art a villain and a corrupt one that hast some seven years sed on thy masters trencher yet never bredst good blood towards him for if thou hadst thou 'dst have a sounder heart Du. So Sir you can use your tongue something nimbler than your sword Long. Wou'd you cou'd use your tongue well of your Master friend you might have better imployment for your sword Du. I say again and I will speak it loud and often that Orleans is a noble Gentleman with whom Amiens is too light to poyse the scale Long. He is the weaker for taking of a prayse out of thy mouth Du. This hand shall seal his merit at thy heart Lav. Part them my masters part them Ser. Part them Sir why do you not part them you stand by with your sword in your hand and cry part ' em Lav. Why you must know my friend my cloaths are better than yours and in a good suit I do never use to part any body La-p. And it is discretion Lav. I marry is it Captain Long. Dubois though this place priviledge thee know where next we meet the blood which at thy heart flows drops at thy feet Enter Amience in haste his sword drawn Du. I would not spend it better than in this quarrell and on such a hazard Ami. What uprore 's this must my name here be question'd in Tavern brawls and by affected Ruffins Lav. Not we indeed Sir Du. Fear cannot make me shrink out of your fury though you were greater than your name doth make you I am one and the opposer if your swoln rage have ought in malice to inforce express it Ami. I seek thee not nor shalt thou ever gain That credit which a blow from me wou'd give thee By my I more detest that fellow Which took my part than thee that he durst offer To take my honor in his feeble armes And spend it in a drinking room which way went he Lav. That way Sir I wou'd you wou'd after for I do fear we shall have some more scuffling Ami. I 'll follow him and if my speed o'er take him I shall ill thank him for his forwardness Exit Lav. I am glad he 's gone for I doe not love to see a sword drawn in the hand of a man that lookes so furious there 's no jesting with edge tooles how say you Captain Cap. I say 't is better jesting than to be in earnest with them Enter Orleance Orl. How now what 's the difference they say there have bin swords drawn and in my quarrell let me know that man whose love is so sincere to spend his blood for my sake I will bounteously requite him Lav. We were all of your side but there he stands begun it Orl. What 's thy name Dub. Duboyes Orl. Give me thy hand hast received no hurt Dub. Not any nor were this body stuck full of wounds I should not count them hurts being taken in so honorable a cause as the defence of my most worthy Lord. Orl. The dedication of thy love to me requires my ample bounty thou art mine for I do find thee made unto my purposes Mounsieur Laverdine pardon my neglect I not observed you and how runs rumour Lav. Why it runs my Lord like a foot-man without a cloak to show that what 's once rumour'd it cannot be hid Orl. And what say the rable am not I the subject of their talk Lav. Troth my Lord the common mouth speaks foul words Orl. Of me for turning away my wife do they not Lav. Faith the men do a little murmure at it and say 't is an ill president in so great a man marry the women they rayl out right Orl. Out upon them rampallions I 'll keep my self safe enough out of their fingers but what say my pritty jolly composed gallants that censure every thing more desperate than it is dangerous what say they Lav. Marry they are laying wagers what death you shall die one offers to lay five hundred pounds And yet he had but a groat about him that was in two two-pences too to any man that wou'd make it up a shilling that you were kil'd with a Pistoll charg'd with white Powder another offerd to pawn his soul for five shillings and yet no body wou'd take him that you were stab'd to death and shou'd die with more wounds than Cesar Orl. And who shou'd be the Butchers that shou'd do it Montague and his associates Lav. So 't is conjectured La-p. And believe it sweet Prince it is to be feared and therefore prevented Orl. By turning his purpose on himself were not that the way Lav. The most direct path for your safety For where doth danger sit more furious than in a desperate man La-p. And being you have declined his means you have increast his malice Lav. Besides the generall report that steems in every mans breath and stains you all over with infamy that Time the devourer of all things cannot eat out La-p. I for that former familiarity which he had with your Lady Lav. Men speak it as boldly as words of compliment good morrow good even or save you Sir are not more usuall if the word cuckold had been written upon your forehead in great Capitall Letters it could not have been dilated with more confidence Orl. He shall not sleep another night I will have his blood though it be
never better paid in all my life Wife Maray the gods blessing on his honors heart you have done a charitable deed Sir many more such may you live to do Sir the gods keep you Sir the gods protect you Exit Mar These peasants mock me sure Valerius Forgive my dotage see my ashes urn'd And tell fair Dorigen she that but now Left me with this harsh vow Sooner these rocks Should be remov'd then she would yield that I Was yet so loving on her gift to die Val. O Jupiter forbid it Sir and grant This my device may certifie thy mind You are my brother nor must perish thus Be comforted think you fair Dorigen Would yield your wishes if these envious rocks By skill could be remov'd or by fallacie She made believe so Mar. Why she could not chuse The Athenians are religious in their vows Above all nations Val. Soft down yonder hill The Lady comes this way once more to trie her If she persist in obstinacie by my skill Learn'd from the old Caldean was my Tutor Who train'd me in the Mathematicks I will So dazle and delude her sight that she Shall think this great impossibilitie Effected by some supernatural means Be confident this engine shall at least Till the gods better order still this brest Exit Valerius Mar. O my best brother go and for reward Chuse any part o' th' world I 'll give it thee O little Rome men say thou art a god Thou mightst have got a sitter fool then I. Enter Dorigen Dor. Art thou there Basilisk remove thine eyes For I 'm sick to death with thy infection Mar. Yet yet have mercy on me save him Lady Whose single arm defends all Rome whose mercie Hath sav'd thy husband's and thy life Dor. To spoil Our fame and honors no my vow is fixt And stands as constant as these stones do still Mar. Then pitie me ye gods you onely may Move her by tearing these firm stones a way Solemn musick A mist ariseth the rocks remove Enter Valerius like Mercury singing Val. Martius rejoyce Jove sends me from above His Messenger to cure thy desperate love To shew rash vows connot binde destinie Laâ—y behold the rocks transtlanted be Hard-hâ—arted Dorigen yield lest for contempt They fix thee here a rock whence they 're exempt Dor. What strange delusion 's this what Sorcery Affrights me with these apparitions My colder Chastity's nigh turn'd to death Hence lewd Magician dar'st thou make the gods Bawds to thy lust will they do miracles To further evil or do they love it now Know if they dare do so I dare hate them And will no longer serve ' em Jupiter Thy golden showr nor thy snow-white Swan Had I been Laeda or bright Danae Had bought mine honor Turn me into stone For being good and blush when thou hast done Exit Dorigen Enter Valerius Mar. O my Valerius all yet will not do Unless I could so draw mine honestie Down to the lees to be a ravisher She calls me witch and villain Val. Patience Sir The gods will punish perjury Let her breathe And ruminate on this strange sight Time decays The strongest fairest buildings we can finde But still Diana fortifie her minde Exeunt Enter Sophocles and Dorigen Soph. Weep not bright Dorigen for thou hast stood Constant and chaste it seems ' gainst gods and men When rocks and mountains were remov'd These wonders Do stupifie my senses Martius This is inhumane was thy sickness lust Yet were this truth why weeps she Jealous soul What dost thou thus suggest Vows Magick Rocks Fine tales and tears She ne'er complain'd before I bade her visit him she often did Had many opportunities Humh 't is naught O! No way but this Come weep no more I have ponder'd This miracle the anger of the gods Thy vow my love to thee and Martius He must not perish nor thou be forsworn Lest worse sates follow us Go keep thy oath For chaste and whore are words of equal length But let not Martius know that I consent O! I 'm pull'd in pieces Dor. I say you so I 'll meet you in your path O wretched men With all your valour and your learning bubbles Forgive me Sophocles Yet why kneel I For pardon having been but over-diligent Like an obedient servant antedating My Lords command Sir I have often and already given This bosom up to his embraces and Am proud that my dear Lord is pleas'd with it Whose gentle honorable minde I see Participates even all his wife and aâ— Unto his friend You are sad Sir Martius loves me And I love Martius with such ardencie As never married couple could I must Attend him now My Lord when you have need To use your own wife pray Sir send for me Till then make use of your Philosophie Exit Soph. Stay Dorigen O me inquisitive fool Thou that didst order this congested heap When it was Chaos 'twixt thy spacious palms Forming it to this vast rotundie Dissolve it now shuffle the elements That no one proper by it self may stand Let the sea quench the sun and in that instant The sun drink up the sea day ne'er come down To light me to those deeds that must be done Exit Drums and Colours Enter Martins Valerius Captains and soldiers at one door and Dorigen with Ladyes at another Dor. Hail General of Rome from Sophocles That honors Martius Dorigen presents Her self to be dishonour'd do thy will For Sophocles commands me to obey Come violate all rules of holiness And rend the consecrated knot of love Mar. Never Valerius was I blest till now Behold the end of all my weary steps The prize of all my Battels leave us all Leave us as quick as thought Thus joy begin In zealous love a minutes loss is sin Val. Can Martius be so vile or Dorigen Dor. Stay stay and monster keep thou further of I thought thy brave soul would have much much loath'd To have gone on still on such terms as this See thou ungrateful since thy desperate lust Nothing can cure but death I 'll die for thee Whilst my chaste name lives to posterity Mar. Live live thou Angel of thy sex forgive Till by those golden tresses thou be'st snatch'd Alive to Heaven for thy corruption's So little that it cannot suffer death Was ever such a woman O my mirror How perfectly thou shew'st me all my faults Which now I hate and when I next attempt thee Let all the fires in the Zodiak Drop on this cursed head All. O blest event Dor. Rise like the sun again in all his glory After a dark Eclipse Mar. Never without a pardon Enter Sophocles and two or three with him Dor. Sir you have forgiven your self Soph. Behold their impudence are my words just Unthankful man viper to Arms and Rome Thy natural mother have I warm'd thee here To corrode ev'n my heart Martius prepare To kill me or be kill'd Mar. Why Sophocles Then prethee kill me I deserve it highly For I have both
wondrous gracious to ye Si. Hâ—av'n make me thankful Chi. She would have ye read it He reads Si. Siphax the will of Heaven hath cast me on thee To be thy Wife whose Will must be obey'd Use me with honour I shall love thee dearly And make thee understand thy worths hereafter Convey me to a secret Ceremony That both our hearts and loves may be united And use no Language till before my Brother We both appear where I will shew the Oracle For till that time I am bound I must not answer Si. O happy I Chi. Ye are a made man Si. But Chilax Where are her Women Chi. None but your Graces Sister Because she would have it private to the World yet Knows of this business Si. I shall thank thee Chilax Thou art a careful man Chi. Your Graces Servant Si. I 'll find a fit place for thee Chi. If you will not There 's a good Lady will she points ye forward Away and take your fortune not a word Sir So you are greas'd I hope Ex. Si. and Cloe manet Chilax Enter Stremon Fool and Boy Chi. Stremon Fool Pieus Where have you left your Lord Strem. I' th' Temple Chilax Chi. Why are ye from him Strem. Why the King is with him And all the Lords Chi. Is not the Princess there too Strem. Yes And the strangest Coil amongst 'em She weeps bitterly The King â—â—treats and frowns my Lord like Autumn Drops off his hopes by handfulls all the Temple Sweats with this Agony Chi. Where 's young Polydore Strem. Dead as they said o' th' sudden Chi. Dead Strem. For certain But not yet known abroad Chi. There 's a new trouble A brave young man he was but we must all dye Strem. Did not the General meet you this morning Like a tall Stallion Nun Chi. No more o' that Boy Strem. You had been feâ—â—etting Chi. That 's all one Fool My Master Fool that taught my wits to traffick What has your Wisedom done how have you profited Out with your Audit come you are not empty Put out mine eye with twelve pence do you shaker What think you of this shaking here 's wit Coxcomb Hâ— Bâ—â—sâ— ha my fine Rascals here 's a Ring Pulls out a Purse How â—â—ght they go Fool. O let me ring the sore Bell. And here are thumpers Chiqueens golden rogues Wit wit ye Rascals Fool. I have a Stye here Chilax Chi. I have no Gold to cure it not a penny Not one cross Cavalier we are dull Souldiers Gross heavy-headed fellows fight for Victuals Fool. Why ye are the Spirits of the time Chi. By no means Fool. The valiant firie Chi. Fie fie no. Fool. Be-lee me Sir Chi. I wou'd I cou'd Sir Fool. I will satisfie ye Chi. But I will not content you alas poor Boy Thou shew'st an honest Nature weepst for thy Master There 's a red Rogue to buy thee Handkerchiefs Fool. He was an honest Gentleman I have lost too Chi. You have indeed your labour Fool but Stremon Dost thou want money too no Vertue living No sinking out at fingers ends Strem. It seems so Chi. Will ye all serve me Strem. Yes when ye are Lord General For less I will not go Chi. There 's Gold for thee then Thou hast a Souldiers mind Fool Fool. Here your first man Chi. I will give thee for thy Wit for 't is a fine wit A dainty diving Wit hold up just nothing Go graze i' th' Commons yet I am merciful There 's six pence buy a Saucer steal an old Gown And beg i' th' Temple for a Prophet come away Boys Let 's see how things are carried Fool up Sirrah You may chance get a dinner Boy your preferment I 'll undertake for your brave Masters sake You shall not perish Fool. Chilax Chi. Please me well Fool. And you shall light my pipes away to the Temple But stay the King 's here sport upon sport Boys Enter King Lords Siphax kneeling Cloe with a Vail King What would you have Captain Speak suddenly for I am wondrous busie Si. A pardon Royal Sir King For what Si. For that Which was Heaven's Will should not be mine alone Sir My marrying with this Lady King It needs no pardon For Marriage is no Sin Si. Not in it self Sir But in presuming too much yet Heaven knows So does the Oracle that cast it on me And the Princess royal Sir King What Princess Si. O be not angry my dread King your Sister King My Sister she 's i' th' Temple Man Si. She is here Sir Lord. The Captain 's mad she 's kneeling at the Altar King I know she is with all my heart good Captain I do forgive ye both be unvail'd Lady Puts off her Vail Will ye have more forgiveness the man 's frantick Come let 's go bring her out God give ye joy Sir Si. How Cloe my old Cloe Ex. King Lord. Clo. Even the same Sir Chi. Gods give your manhood much content Strem. The Princess Looks something musty since her coming over Fool. 'T were good you 'd brush her over Si. Fools and Fidlers Make sport at my abuse too Fool. O 't is the Nature Of us Fools to make bold with one another But you are wise brave sirs Chi. Cheer up your Princess Believe it Sir the King will not be angry Or say he were why 't was the Oracle The Oracle an 't like your Grace the Oracle Strem. And who most mighty Siphax Siph. With mine own whore C oe With whom else should ye marry speak your conscience Will ye transgress the law of Arms that ever Rewards the Souldier with his own sins Siph. Devils Cloe. Ye had my maiden-head my youth my sweetness Is it not justice then Siph. I see it must be But by this hand I 'le hang a lock upon thee Cloe. You shall not need my hon sty shall doe it Siph. If there be wars in all the world Cloe. I 'le with ye For you know I have been a Souldier Come curse on when I need another Oracle Chi. Send for me Siphax I 'le fit ye with a Princess And so to both your honours Fool. And your graces Siph. The Devil grace ye all Cloe. God a mercy Chilax Chi. Shall we laugh half an hour now Strem. No the King comes And all the train Chi. Away then our Act 's ended Exeunt Enter King Calis Memnon and Cleanthe Lords King You know he do's deserve ye loves ye dearly You know what bloody violence had us'd Upon himself but that his Brother crost it You know the same thoughts still inhabit in him The Hearse ready Polydor Eumenes Captains And covet to take birth Look on him Lady The wars have not so far consum'd him yet Cold age disabled him or sickness sunk him To be abhorr'd look on his Honour Sister That bears no stamp of time no wrinkles on it No sad demolishment nor death can reach it Look with the eyes of Heaven that nightly waken To view the wonders of the glorious Maker
And not the weakness look with your vertuous eyes And then clad royaltie in all his conquests His matchless love hung with a thousand merits Eternal youth attending Fame and Fortune Time and Oblivion vexing at his vertues He shall appear a miracle look on our dangers Look on the publick ruin Calis O dear Brother King Fie let us not like proud and greedy waters Gain to give off again this is our Sea And you his Cynthia govern him take heed His flouds have been as high and full as any And gloriously now is got up to the girdle The Kingdomes he hath purchas'd noble Sister Take not your vertue from him O take heed We ebbe not now to nothing take heed Calis Calis The will of Heaven not mine which must not alter And my eternal doom for ought I know Is fixt upon me alas I must love nothing Nothing that loves again must I be blest with The gentle Vine climbs up the Oke and clips him And when the stroke comes yet they fall together Death death must I enjoy and live to love him O noble Sir Mem. Those tears are some reward yet Pray let me wed your sorrows Calis Take 'em Souldier They are fruitfull ones lay but a sigh upon 'em And straight they will conceive to infinites I told ye what ye would find ' em Enter Funeral Captains following and Eumenes King How now what 's this more drops to th' Ocean Whose body 's this Eum. The noble Polydor 〈◊〉 speaks his death Mem. My Brother dead Calis O Goddess O cruel cruel Venus here 's my fortune King Read Captain Mem. Read aloud farewel my follies Eumen. reads to the Excellent Princess Calis Eum. Be wise as you are beauteous love with judgement And look with clear eyes on my noble Brother Value desert and vertue they are Jewels Fit for your worth and wearing take heed Lady The Gods reward ingratitude most grievous Remember me no more or if you must Seek me in noble Memnons love I dwell there I durst nor live because I durst not wrong him I can no more make me eternal happy With looking down upon your loves Farewel Mem. And did'st thou die for me King Excellent vertue What will ye now doe Calis Dwell for ever here Sir Mem. For me dear Polydor O worthy young man O love love love love above recompence Infinite love infinite honesty Good Lady leave you must have no share here Take home your sorrows here 's enough to store me Brave glorious griefs was ever such a Brother Turn all the stories over in the world yet And search through all the memories of mankind And find me such a friend h 'as out-done all Outstript 'em sheerly all all thou hast Polydor To die for me why as I hope for happiness 'T was one of the rarest thought on things The bravest and carried beyond compass of our actions I wonder how he hit it a young man too In all the blossomes of his youth and beautie In all the fulness of his veins and wishes Woo'd by that Paradise that would catch Heaven It starts me extreamly thou blest Ashes Thou faithfull monument where love and friendship Shall while the world is work new miracles Calis O! let me speak too Mem. No not yet thou man For we are but mans shadows only man I have not words to utter him speak Lady I 'le think a while Calis The Goddess grants me this yet I shall enjoy the dead no tomb shall hold thee But these two arms no Trickments but my tears Over thy Hearse my sorrows like sad arms Shall hang for ever on the tuffest Marble Mine eyes shall weep thee out an Epitaph Love at thy feet shall kneel his smart bow broken Faith at thy head youth and the Graces mourners O sweet young man King Now I begin to melt too Mem. Have ye enough yet Lady room for a gamester To my fond Love and all those idle fancies A long farewel thou diedst for me dear Polydor To give me peace thou hast eternal glory I stay and talk here I will kiss thee first And now I 'le follow thee Polydor rises Pol. Hold for Heavens sake Mem. Ha! Does he live Dost thou deceive me Pol. Thus far Yet for your good and honour King Now dear Sister Calis The Oracle is ended noble Sir Dispose me now as you please Pol. You are mine then Calis With all the joyes that may be Pol. Your consent Sir King Ye have it freely Pol. Walk along with me then And as you love me love my will Calis I will so Pol. Here worthy Brother take this vertuous Princess Ye have deserv'd her nobly she will love ye And when my life shall bring ye peace as she does Command it ye shall have it Mem. Sir I thank ye King I never found such goodness in such years Mem. Thou shalt not over doe me though I die for 't O how I love thy goodness my best Brother You have given me here a treasure to enrich me Would make the worthiest King alive a begger What may I give you back again Pol. Your love Sir Mem. And you shall have it even my dearest love My first my noblest love take her again Sir She is yours your honesty has over-run me She â—oves ye lose her not excellent Princess Injoy thy wish and now get Generals Pol. As ye love heaven love him she is only yours Sir Mem. As ye love heaven love him she is only yours Sir My Lord the King Pol. He will undoe himself Sir And must without her perish who shall fight then Who shall protect your Kingdom Mem. Give me hearing And after that belief were she my soul As I do love her equal all my victories And all the living names I have gain'd by war And loving him that good that vertuous good man That only worthy of the name of Brother I would resign all freely 't is all love To me all marriage rites the joy of issues To know him fruitfull that has been so faithfull King This is the noblest difference take your choice Sister Calis I see they are so brave and noble both I know not which to look on Pol. Chuse discreetly And vertue guide ye there all the world in one man Stands at the mark Mem. There all mans honestie The sweetness of all youth Cal. O God's Mem. My Armour By all the God's she 's yours my Arms I say And I beseech your Grace give me imployment That shall be now my Mistress there my Courtship King Ye shall have any thing Mem. Vertuous Lady Remember me your Servant now Young man You cannot over-reach me in your goodness O love how sweet thou look'st now and how gentle I should have slubber'd thee and stain'd thy beauty Your hand your hand Sir King Take her and Heaven bless her Mem. So. Pol. 'T is your will Sir nothing of my merit And as your royal gift I take this blessing Cal. And I from heaven this gentleman thanks Goddess Mem.