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
To talk what we have done at least to hear it If meerily set down it fires the blood And heightens Crest-faln appetite Ach. New doctrine Achil. Was 't of your own composing Sep. No I bought it Of a skulking Scribler for two Ptolomies But the hints were mine own the wretch was fearfull But I have damn'd my self should it be question'd That I will own it Ach. And be punished for it Take heed for you may so long exercise Your scurrilous wit against authority The Kingdoms Counsels and make profane Jests Which to you being an atheist is nothing Against Religion that your great maintainers Unless they would be thought Co-partners with you Will leave you to the Law and then Septinius Remember there are whips Sep. For whore's I grant you When they are out of date till then are safe too Or all the Gallants of the Court are Eunuchs And for mine own defence I 'le only add this I 'le be admitted for a wanton tale To some most private Cabinets when your Priest hood Though laden with the mysteries of your goddess Shall wait without unnoted so I leave you To your pious thoughts Exit Achil. 'T is a strange impudence This fellow does put on Ach. The wonder great He is accepted of Achil. Vices for him Make as free way as vertues doe for others 'T is the times fault yet Great ones still have grace'd To make them sport or rub them o're with flattery Observers of all kinds Enter Photinus and Septinius Ach. No more of him He is not worth our thoughts a Fugitive From Pompeys army and now in a danger When he should use his service Achil. See how he hangs On great Photinus Ear. Sep. Hell and the furies And all the plagues of darkness light upon me You are my god on earth and let me have Your favour here fall what can fall hereafter Pho. Thou art believ'd dost thou want mony Sep. No Sir Pho. Or hast thou any suite these ever follow Thy vehement protestations Sep. You much wrong me How can I want when your beams shine upon me Unless employment to express my zeal To do your greatness service do but think A deed so dark the Sun would blush to look on For which Man-kind would curse me and arm all The powers above and those below against me Command me I will on Pho. When I have use I 'le put you to the test Sep. May it be speedy And something worth my danger you are cold And know not your own powers this brow was fashion'd To wear a Kingly wreath and your grave judgment Given to dispose of monarchies not to govern A childs affairs the peoples eye 's upon you The Souldier courts you will you wear a garment Of sordid loyalty when 't is out of fashion Pho. When Pompey was thy General Septinius Thou saidst as much to him Sep. All my love to him To Caesar Rome and the whole world is lost In the Ocean of your Bounties I have no friend Project design or Countrey but your favour Which I 'le preserve at any rate Pho. No more When I call on you fall not off perhaps Sooner than you expect I may employ you So leave me for a while Sep. Ever your Creature Exit Pho. Good day Achoreus my best friend Achillas Hath fame deliver'd yet no certain rumour Of the great Roman Action Achil. That we are To enquire and learn of you Sir whose grave care For Egypts happiness and great Ptolomies good Hath eyes and ears in all parts Enter Ptolomy Labienus Guard Pho. I 'le not boast What my Intelligence costs me but ' ere long You shall know more The King with him a Roman Ach. The scarlet livery of unfortunate war Dy'd deeply on his face Achil. 'T is Labienus Caesars Lieutenant in the wars of Gaul And fortunate in all his undertakings But since these Civil jars he turn'd to Pompey And though he followed the better Cause Not with the like success Pho. Such as are wise Leave falling buildings flye to those that rise But more of that hereafter Lab. In a word Sir These gaping wounds not taken as a slave Speak Pompey's loss to tell you of the Battail How many thousand several bloody shapes Death wore that day in triumph how we bore The shock of Caesars charge or with what fury His Souldiers came on as if they had been So many Caesars and like him ambitious To tread upon the liberty of Rome How Fathers kill'd their Sons or Sons their Fathers Or how the Roman Piles on either side Drew Roman blood which spent the Prince of weapons The sword succeeded which in Civil wars Appoints the Tent on which wing'd victory Shall make a certain Stand then how the Plains Flow'd o're with blood and what a cloud of vulturs And other birds of prey hung o're both armies Attending when their ready Servitors The Souldiers from whom the angry gods Had took all sense of reason and of pity Would serve in their own carkasses for a feast How Caesar with his Javelin force'd them on That made the least stop when their angry hands Were lifted up against some known friends face Then coming to the body of the army He shews the sacred Senate and forbids them To wast their force upon the Common Souldier Whom willingly if e're he did know pity He would have spar'd Ptol. The reason Labienus Lab. Full well he knows that in their blood he was To pass to Empire and that through their bowels He must invade the Laws of Rome and give A period to the liberty of the world Then sell the Lepidi and the bold Corvini The fam'd Torquati Scipio's and Marcelli Names next to Pompeys most renown'd on Earth The Nobles and the Commons lay together And Pontique Punique and Assyrian blood Made up one crimson Lake which Pompey seeing And that his and the fate of Rome had left him Standing upon the Rampier of his Camp Though scorning all that could fall on himself He pities them whose fortunes are embarqu'd In his unlucky quarrel cryes aloud too That they should sound retreat and save themselves That he desir'd not so much noble blood Should be lost in his service or attend On his misfortunes and then taking horse With some few of his friends he came to Lesbos And with Cornelia his Wife and Sons He 's touch'd upon your shore the King of Parthia Famous in his defeature of the Crassi Offer'd him his protection but Pompey Relying on his Benefits and your Faith Hath chosen Aegypt for his Sanctuary Till he may recollect his scattered powers And try a second day now Ptolomy Though he appear not like that glorious thing That three times rode in triumph and gave laws To conquer'd Nations and made Crowns his gift As this of yours your noble Father took From his victorious hand and you still wear it At his devotion to do you more honour In his declin'd estate as the straightst Pine In a full grove of his yet flourishing friends
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
Prince of Spain Whom I have thus redeem'd you have full leave To make an honourable voyage home And if you would go furnish'd to your Realm With fair provision I do see a Lady Me thinks would gladly bear you company How like you this piece Meg. Sir he likes it well For he hath tried it and found it worth His princely liking we were ta'ne a bed I know your meaning I am not the first That Nature taught to seek a fellow forth Can shame remain perpetually in me And not in others or have Princes salves To cure ill names that meaner people want Phi. What mean you Meg. You must get another ship To clear the Princess and the boy together Di. How now Meg. Others took me and I took her and him At that all women may be ta'ne sometimes Ship us all four my Lord we can endure Weather and wind alike King Clear thou thy self or know not me for Father Are. This earth How false it is what means is left for me To clear my self It lies in your belief My Lords believe me and let all things else Struggle together to dishonour me Bell. O stop your cars great King that I may speak As freedom would then I will call this Lady As base as be her actions hear me Sir Believe hour hated bloud when it rebels Against your reason sooner than this Lady Meg. By this good light he bears it hansomely Phi. This Lady I will sooner trust the wind With Feathers or the troubled Sea with Pearl Than her with any thing believe her not Why think you if I did believe her words I would outlive 'em honour cannot take Revenge on you then what were to be known But death King Forget her Sir since all is knit Between us but I must request of you One favour and will sadly be denied Phi. Command what ere it be King Swear to be true to what you promise Phi. By the powers above Let it not be the death of her or him And it is granted King Bear away the boy To Torture I will have her clear'd or buried Phi. O let me call my words back worthy Sir Ask something else bury my life and right In one poor grave but do not take away my life and fame at once King Away with him it stands irrevocable Phi. Turn all your eyes on me here stands a man The falsest and the basest of this world Set swords against this breast some honest man For I have liv'd till I am pitied My former deeds are hateful but this last Is pitifull for I unwillingly Have given the dear preserver of my life Unto his Torture is it in the power Offers to kill himself Of flesh and blood to carry this and live Are. Dear Sir be patient yet or stay that hand King Sirs strip that boy Di. Come Sir your tender flesh will try your constancie Bell. O kill me gentlemen Di. No help Sirs Bell. Will you Torture me King Hast there why stay you Bell. Then I shall not break my vow You know just gods though I discover all King How 's that Will he confess Di. Sir so he says King Speak then Bell. Great King if you command This Lord to talk with me alone my tongue Urg'd by my heart shall utter all the thoughts My youth hath known and stranger things than these You hear not often King Walk aside with him Di. Why speak'st thou not Bell. Know you this face my Lord Di. No. Bell. Have you not seen it nor the like Di. Yes I have seen the like but readily I know not where Bell. I have been often told In Court of one Euphrasia a Lady And Daughter to you betwixt whom and me They that would flatter my bad face would swear There was such strange resemblance that we two Could not be known asunder drest alike Di. By Heaven and so there is Bell. For her fair sake Who now doth spend the spring time of her life In holy Pilgrimage move to the King That I may scape this Torture Di. But thou speak'st As like Euphrasia as thou dost look How came it to thy knowledge that she lives in Pilgrimage Bell. I know it not my Lord But I have heard it and do scarce believe it Di. Oh my shame is' t possible Draw near That I may gaze upon thee art thou she Or else her Murderer where wert thou born Bell. In Siracusa Di. What 's thy name Bell. Euphrasia Di. O'tis just 't is she now I do know thee Oh that thou hadst died And I had never seen thee nor my shame How shall I own thee shall this tongue of mine E're call thee Daughter more Bell. Would I had died indeed I wish it too And so I must have done by vow e're published What I have told but that there was no means To hide it longer yet I joy in this The Princess is all clear King What have you done Di. All is discovered Phi. Why then hold you me Di. All is discovered pray you let me go King Stay him Are. What is discovered He offers to stab himself Di. Why my shame it is a woman let her speak the rest Phi. How that again Di. It is a woman Phi. Blest be you powers that favour innocence King Lay hold upon that Lady Phi. It is a woman Sir hark Gentlemen It is a woman Arethusa take My soul into thy breast that would be gone With joy it is a woman thou art fair And vertuous still to ages in despight of malice King Speak you where lies his shame Bell. I am his Daughter Phi. The Gods are just Di. I dare accuse none but before you two The vertue of our age I bend my knee For mercy Phi. Take it freely for I know Though what thou didst were undiscreetly done 'T was meant well Are. And for me I have a power to pardon sins as oft As any man has power to wrong me Cle. Noble and worthy Phi. But Bellario For I must call thee still so tell me why Thou didst conceal thy Sex it was a fault A fault Bellario though thy other deeds Of truth outweigh'd it All these Jealousies Had flown to nothing if thou hadst discovered What now we know Bell. My Father would oft speak Your worth and vertue and as I did grow More and more apprehensive I did thirst To see the man so rais'd but yet all this Was but a Maiden longing to be lost As soon as found till sitting in my window Printing my thoughts in Lawne I saw a God I thought but it was you enter our Gates My bloud flew out and back again as fast As I had puft it forth and suck't it in Like breath then was I call'd away in hast To entertain you Never was a man Heav'd from a Sheep-coat to a Scepter rais'd So high in thoughts as I you left a kiss Upon these lips then which I mean to keep From you for ever I did hear you talk Far above singing after you were gone
you have talked enough on 't Arb. Talkt enough Will you confine my word by heaven and earth I were much better be a King of beasts Than such a people if I had not patience Above a God I should be call'd a Tyrant Throughout the world They will offend to death Each minute Let me hear thee speak again And thou art earth again why this is like Tigranes speech that needs would say I brag'd Bessus he said I brag'd Bes Ha ha ha Arb. Why dost thou laugh By all the world I 'm grown ridiculous To my own Subjects Tie me in a Chair And jest at me but I shall make a start And punish some that others may take heed How they are haughty who will answer me He said I boasted speak Mardonius Did I He will not answer O my temper I give you thanks above that taught my heart Patience I can endure his silence what will none Vouchsafe to give me answer am I grown To such a poor respect or do you mean To break my wind Speak speak some one of you Or else by heaven 1 Gent. So please your Arb. Monstrous I cannot be heard out they cut me off As if I were too saucy I will live In woods and talk to trees they will allow me To end what I begin The meanest Subject Can find a freedom to discharge his soul And not I now it is a time to speak I hearken 1 Gent. May it please Arb. I mean not you Did not I stop you once but I am grown To balk but I defie let another speak 2 Gent. I hope your Majesty Arb. Thou drawest thy words That I must wait an hour where other men Can hear in instants throw your words away Quick and to purpose I have told you this Bes And please your Majesty Arb. Wilt thou devour me this is such a rudeness As you never shew'd me and I want Power to command too else Mardonius Would speak at my request were you my King I would have answered at your word Mardonius I pray you speak and truely did I boast Mar. Truth will offend you Arb. You take all great care what will offend me When you dare to utter such things as these Mar. You told Tigranes you had won his Land With that sole arm propt by Divinity Was not that bragging and a wrong to us That daily ventured lives Arb. O that thy name Were as great as mine would I had paid my wealth It were as great as I might combate thee I would through all the Regions habitable Search thee and having found thee wi'my Sword Drive thee about the world till I had met Some place that yet mans curiosity Hath mist of there there would I strike thee dead Forgotten of mankind such Funeral rites As beasts would give thee thou shouldst have Bes The King rages extreamly shall we slink away He 'l strike us 2 Gent. Content Arb. There I would make you know 't was this sole arm I grant you were my instruments and did As I commanded you but 't was this arm Mov'd you like wheels it mov'd you as it pleas'd Whither slip you now what are you too good To wait on me puffe I had need have temper That rule such people I have nothing left At my own choice I would I might be private Mean men enjoy themselves but 't is our curse To have a tumult that out of their loves Will wait on us whether we will or no Go get you gone Why here they stand like death My words move nothing 1 Gent. Must we go Bes I know not Arb. I pray you leave me Sirs I 'me proud of this That you will be intreated from my sight Why now the leave me all Mardonius Exeunt all but Arb. and Mar. Mar. Sir Arb. Will you leave me quite alone me thinks Civility should teach you more than this If I were but your friend Stay here and wait Mar. Sir shall I speak Arb. Why you would now think much To be denied but I can scare intreat What I would have do speak Mar. But will you hear me out Arb. With me you Article to talk thus well I will hear you out Mar. Sir that I have ever lov'd you my sword hath spoken for me that I do if it be doubted I dare call an oath a great one to my witness and were you not my King from amongst men I should have chose you out to love above the rest nor can this challenge thanks for my own sake I should have done it because I would have lov'd the most deserving man for so you are Arb. Alas Mardonius rise you shall not kneel We all are souldiers and all venture lives And where there is no difference in mens worths Titles are jests who can outvalue thee Mardonius thou hast lov'd me and hast wrong Thy love is not rewarded but believe â—t shall be better more than friend in arms My Father and my Tutor good Mardonius Mar. Sir you did promise you would hear me out Arb. And so I will speak freely for from thee Nothing can come but worthy things and true Mar. Though you have all this worth you hold some qualities that do Eclipse your vertues Arb. Eclipse my vertues Mar. Yes your passions which are so manifold that they appear even in this when I commend you you hug me for that truth but when I speak your faults you make a start and flie the hearing but. Arb. When you commend me O that I should live To need such commendations If my deeds Blew not my praise themselves about the earth I were most wretched spare your idle praise If thou didst mean to flatter and shouldst utter Words in my praise that thou thoughtst impudence My deeds should make 'em modest when you praise I hug you 't is so safe that wert thou worthy thou shouldst receive a death a glorious death from me but thou shalt understand thy lies for shouldst thou praise me into Heaven and there leave me inthron'd I would despise thee though as much as now which is as much as dust because I see thy envie Mar. However you will use me after yet for your own promise sake hear me the rest Arb. I will and after call unto the winds for they shall lend as large an ear as I to what you utter speak Mar. Would you but leave these hasty tempers which I do not say take from you all your worth but darken 'em then you will shine indeed Arb. Well Mar. Yet I would have you keep some passions lest men should take you for a God your vertues are such Arb. Why now you flatter Mar. I never understood the word were you no King and free from these moods should I choose a companion for wit and pleasure it should be you or for honesty to enterchange my bosom with it should be you or wisdom to give me counsel I would pick out you or valour to defend my reputation still I should find you out for you are fit
become your wisdom Jam. It would rather â—rite me a Fool should I but only think That any good to me could flow from you â—hom for so many years I have found and prov'd My greatest Enemy I am still the same My wants have not transform'd me I dare tell you â—o your new cerus'd face what I have spoken â—â—tely behind your back what I think of you â—ou are the proudest thing and have the least â—eason to be so that I ever read of â—n stature you are a Giantess and your Tailor Takes measure of you with a Jacobs Staff 〈◊〉 he can never reach you this by the way â—or your large size now in a word or two â—o treat of your Complexion were decorum â—ou are so far from fair I doubt your Mother â—as too familiar with the Moor that serv'd her â—our Limbs and Features I pass briefly over â—s things not worth description and come roundly To your Soul if you have any for 't is doubtful Viol. I laugh at this proceed Jam. This Soul I speak of Or rather Salt to keep this heap of flesh â—rom being a walking stench like a large Inn Stands open for the entertainment of All impious practices but there 's no Corner An honest thought can take up and as it were not Sufficient in your self to comprehend All wicked plots you have taught the Fool my Brother By your contagion almost to put off The nature of the man and turn'd him Devil Because he should be like you and I hope Will march to Hell together I have spoken And if the Limning you in your true Colours Can make the Painter gracious I stand ready For my reward or if my words distaste you I weigh it not for though your Grooms were ready To cut my Throat for 't be assur'd I cannot Use other Language Viol. You think you have said now Like a brave fellow in this Womans War You ever have been train'd spoke big but suffer'd Like a tame Ass and when most spur'd and gall'd Were never Master of the Spleen or Spirit That could raise up the anger of a man And force it into action Jam. Yes vile Creature Wer 't thou a subject worthy of my Sword Or that thy death this moment could call home My banish'd hopes thou now wer 't dead dead woman But being as thou art it is sufficient I scorn thee and contemn thee Viol. This shews nobly I must confess it I am taken with it For had you kneel'd and whin'd and shew'd a base And low dejected mind I had despis'd you This bravery in your adverse fortune conquers And do's command me and upon the suddain I feel a kind of pity growing in me For your misfortunes pity some say's the Parent Of future love and I repent my part So far in what you have suffered that I could But you are cold do something to repair What your base Brother such Jamie I think him Hath brought to ruine Jam. Ha Viol. Be not amaz'd Our injuries are equal in his Bastard You are familiar with what I groan for And though the name of Husband holds a tye Beyond a Brother I a poor weak Woman Am sensible and tender of a wrong And to revenge it would break through all lets That durst oppose me Jam. Is it possible Viol. By this kiss start not thus much as a stranger You may take from me but if you were pleas'd I should select you as a bosom friend I would print 'em thus and thus Jam. Keep off Viol. Come near Near into the Cabinet of my Counsels Simplicity and patience dwell with Fools And let them bear those burthens which wise men Boldly shake off be mine and joyn with me And when that I have rais'd you to a fortune Do not deny your self the happy means You 'll look on me with more judicious eyes And swear I am most fair Jam. What would this Woman The purpose of these words speak not in riddles And when I understand what you would counsel My answer shall be suddain Viol. Thus then Jamie The objects of our fury are the same For young Ascanio whom you Snake like hug'd Frozen with wants to death in your warm bosom Lives to supplant you in your certain hopes Aâ—â— falls in me all comfort â—am Now 't is plain I apprehend you and were he remov'd â—â—l Yâ—â— once aâ—ain were the undoubted heir 〈◊〉 â—is not to be deny'd I was see before 〈…〉 have fir'd me 〈◊〉 〈…〉 â—ld suâ—â— to it 〈…〉 out do you but steeâ— As I 〈◊〉 you wee 'l bring out Bark into Iâ—â— Port of happiness 〈◊〉 How 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 death 〈…〉 â—â—other in great fortunes 〈…〉 of States and Kingdom 〈…〉 no Rivals 〈◊〉 〈…〉 I think out of a sâ—â—â—pulous fea◠〈…〉 â—â—pectation when I may Dâ—â—â—â—ing out a little with my conscience Coâ—â— also â—nd possâ—ssion would not argue Onâ— that d â—â—'d to thrive Vâ—l. Now you sp ak like A man that knows the World 〈◊〉 I needs must learn That have so good a Tuâ—â—â—ss and what think you Don Henrique and Asâ—aâ—io out off That none may â—â—e that shall desire to trace us â—o ouâ— black paths if that Octavio His softâ—â— Father and the sad Jaâ—â—â—ta â—aith pâ—â— her and free her from her Sorrows Sâ—â—â—ld fall companions with ' em When we are red Wâ—â—â— murther let us often bath in blood In colour will be sâ—arlet Vâ—â— And that 's glorious And will protect the fact â—am Suppose this done Iâ— undiscovered we may get for mony As that â—ou know buyes any thing in Rome A dispâ—â—â—sation Vâ—â— And be married 〈◊〉 Tâ—â—â— Oâ— that be known tâ—â—ss up out Gold and Jewels And 〈◊〉 to some 〈◊〉 State â—n there with scorn Vâ—l. Laugh at the laws of Spain I were a â—â—â—able 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 shall begâ—t rare children I am rapt with Tâ—◠〈◊〉 imagination Vâ—â— Sâ—all it be done â—â—m Sâ—all 't is too tedious furnish me with means To 〈◊〉 the instruments and to your self Say it is 〈◊〉 already I will shew you 〈◊〉 the Sun set how much you have wrought upon me 〈◊〉 p ovince is only to use some means To find my Brother to the Grove that 's neighbour To the well Port of th' City leave the rest â—oâ—â— own practice I have talk'd too long Put now will doe this kiss with my Confession To work a fell revenge a man 's a fool It not instructed in a Womans School Exeunt SCENA II. Enter Bartolus Algazeirs and a Paratour 〈◊〉 Table set out and stools Bâ—â— You are well enough disguiz'd furnish the Table Maâ—â— no shew what ye are till I discover Not a soâ—â— knows ye here be quick and diligent These youths I have invited to a Breakfast â—ut what the Sawes will 〈◊〉 I am of opinion I shall take of the 〈◊〉 of their Appetites 〈◊〉 case 〈◊〉 â—â—ns for eating heartily 〈…〉 have plaid their prizes with me And 〈…〉 have lighted dangerously 〈…〉 quiâ—â— I heaâ— 'em coming Go off and wait the bringing in your service And
good what fool would live here Poor and in misery subject to all dangers Law and lewd people can inflict when bravely And to himself he may be law and credit Hub. Shall I believe thee Hem. As that thou holdst most holy Hub. Ye may play tricks Hem. Then let me never live more Hub. Then you shall see Sir I will do a service That shall deserve indeed Hem. 'T is well said Huntsman And thou shalt be well thought of Hub. I will do it 't is not your setting free for that meer nothing But such a service if the Earl be noble He shall for ever love me Hem. What is' t Huntsman Hub. Do you know any of these people live here Hem. No. Hub. You are a fool then here be those to have 'em I know the Earl so well would make him caper Hem. Any of the old Lords that rebel'd Hub. Peace all I know 'em every one and can betray ' em Hem. But wilt thou doe this service Hem. If you 'l keep Your faith and free word to me Hem. Wilt thou swear me Hub. No no I will believe ye more than that too Here 's the right heir Hem. O honest honest huntsman Hub. Now how to get these Gallants there 's the maâ—â—â— You will be constant 't is no work for me else Hem. Will the Sun shine again Hub. The way to get ' em Hem. Propound it and it shall be done Hub. No sleight For they are Devilish crafty it concerns'em Nor reconcilement for they dare not trust neither Must doe this trick Hem. By force Hub. I that must doe it And with the person of the Earl himself Authority and mighty must come on 'em Or else in vain and thus I would have ye do it To morrow-night be here a hundred men will bear 'em So he be there for he 's both wise and valiant And with his terrour will strike dead their forces The hour be twelve a Clock now for a guide To draw ye without danger on these persons The woods being thick and hard to hit my self With some few with me made unto our purpose Beyond the wood upon the plain will wait ye By the great Oak Hem. I know it keep thy faith huntsman And such a shower of wealth Hub. I warrant ye Mâ—ss nothing that I tell ye Hem. No. Hub. Farewel You have your liberty now use it wisely And keep your hour goe closer about the wood there For fear they spy you Hem. Well Hub. And bring no noise with ye Exit Hem. All shall be done toth ' purpose farewel huntsman Enter Gerrard Higgen Prig Ginks Snap Ferret Ger. Now what 's the news in town Ginks. No news but joy Sir Every man wooing of the noble Merchant Who has his hearty commendations to ye Fer. Yes this is news this night he 's to be married Ginks. by th' mass that 's true he marrys Vandunks Daughter The dainty black-ey'd bell Hig. I would my clapper Hung in his baldrick a what a peal could I Ring Ger. Married Ginks. 'T is very true Sir O the pyes The piping hot mince-pyes Prig. O the Plum-pottage Hig. For one leg of a goose now would I venture a limb boys â— love a fat goose as I love allegiance And upon the Boors too well they know it And therefore starve their poultry Ger. To be married To Vandunks Daughter Hig. O this pertious Merchant What sport he will have but hark you brother Prig â—hall we do nothing in the foresaid wedding There 's mony to be got and meat I take it What think ye of a morise Prig. No by no means That goes no further than the street there leaves us Now we must think of something that must draw us â—nto the bowels of it intoth ' buttery â—nto the Kitchin into the Cellar something That that old drunken Burgo-master loves What think ye of a wassel Hig. I think worthily Prig. And very fit it should be thou and Ferret And Ginks to sing the Song I for the structure Which is the bowl Hig. Which must be up-sey English â—trong lusty London beer let 's think more of it Ger. He must not marry Enter Hubert Hub. By your leave in private One word Sir with ye Gerrard do not start me â— know ye and he knows ye that best loves ye Hubert speaks to ye and you must be Gerrard The time invites you to it Ger. Make no show then â— am glad to see you Sir and I am Gerrard How stand affairs Hub. Fair if ye dare now follow Hemskirk I have let goe and these my causes â—'le tell ye privately and how I have wrought him And then to prove me honest to my friends â—ook upon these directions you have seen his Hig. Then will I speak a speech and a brave speech â—n praise of Merchants where 's the Ape Prig. Take him A gowty Bear-ward stole him the other day Hig. May his Bears worry him that Ape had paid it What dainty tricks O that bursen Bear-ward â—n his French doublet with his blister'd bullions â—n a long stock ty'd up O how daintily Would I have made him wait and shift a trencher Carry a cup of wine ten thousand stinks Wait on thy mangy hide thou lowzy Bear ward Ger. 'T is passing well I both believe and joy in 't And will be ready keep you here the mean while And keep in I must a while forsake ye Upon mine anger no man stir this two hours Hig. Not to the wedding Sir Ger. Not any whither Hig. The wedding must be seen sir we want meat too We are horrible out of meat Prig. Shall it be spoken Fat Capons shak't their mils at 's in defiance And turkey tombs such honorable monuments Shall piggs Sir that the Parsons self would envy And dainty Ducks Ger. Not a word more obey me Exit Ger. Hig. Why then come dolefull death this is stat tyranny And by this hand Hub. What Hig. I 'le goe sleep upon 't Exit Hig. Prig. Nay and there be a wedding and we wanting Farewel our happy days we do obey Sir Exeunt SCENA V. Enter two young Merchants 1 Mer. Well met Sir you are for this lusty wedding 1 Mer. I am so so are you I take it 1 Mer. Yes And it much glads me that to doe him service Who is the honour of our trade and lustre We meet thus happily 2 Mer. He 's a noble fellow And well becomes a bride of such a beauty 1 Mer. She is passing fair indeed long may their loves Continue like their youths in spring of sweetness All the young Merchants will be here No doubt on 't For he that comes not to attend this wedding The curse of a most blind one fall upon him A loud wiâ—e and a lazie here 's Vanlock Enter Vanlock and Francis Vanl. Well overtaken Gentlemen save ye 1 Mer. The same to you sir save ye fair Mistris Francis I would this happy night might make you blush too Vanl. She dreams apace Fran.
That 's but a drowsie fortune 3 Mer. Nay take us with ye too we come to that end I am sure ye are for the wedding Vanl. Hand and heart man And what their feet can doe I could have tript it Before this whorson gout Enter Clause Clau. Bless ye Masters Vanl. Clause how now Clause thou art come to see thy Master And a good master he is to all poor people In all his joy 't is honestly done of thee Clau. Long may he live sir but my business now is If you would please to doe it and to him too Enter Goswin Vanl. He 's here himself Gos Stand at the door my friends I pray walk in welcom fair Mistris Francis See what the house affords there 's a young Lady Will bid you welcom Vanl. We joy your happiness Exeunt Gos I hope it will be so Clause nobly welcom My honest my best friend I have been carefull To see thy monys Clau. Sir that brought not me Do you know this Ring again Gos Thou hadst it of me Cla. And do you well remember yet the boun you gave me Upon the return of this Gos Yes and I grant it Be it what it will ask what thou canst I 'le do it Within my power Cla. Ye are not married yet Gos No. Cla. â—â—â—th I shall ask you that that will disturb ye But I must put ye to your promise Gos Do And if I faint and slinch in 't Cla. Well said Master And yet it grieves me too and yet it must be Gos Prethee distrust me not Câ—a You must not marry That 's part of the power you gave me which to make up You must presently depart and follow me Gos Not marry Clause Cla. Not if you keep your promise And gave me power to ask Gos Pre'thee think better I will obey by Heaven Cla. I have thought the best Sir Gos Give me thy reason do st thou fear her honesty Cla. Chaste as the ice for any thing I know Sir Gos Why should'st thou light on that then to what purpose Cla. I must not now discover Gos Must not marry Shall I break now when my poor heart is pawn'd When all the preparation Cla. Now or never Gos Come 't is not that thou would'st thou do'st but fright me Cla. Upon my soul it is Sir and I bind ye Gos Câ—ause can'st thou be so cruel Cla. You may break Sir But never more in my thoughts appear honest Gos Did'st ever see her Cla No. Gos She is such a thing O Clause she is such a wonder such a mirror For beauty and fair vertue Europe has not Why hast thou made me happy to undo me But look upon her then if thy heart relent not I 'le quit her presently who waits there Ser. within Sir Gos Bid my faiâ— love come hither and the Company Prethee be good unto me take a mans heart And look upon her truly take a friends heart And feel what misery must follow this Cle. Take you a noble heart and keep your promise I forsook all I had to make you happy Enter Gertrude Vandunk and the rest Merchants Can that thing call'd a Woman stop your goodness Gos Look there she is deal with me as thou wilt now Did'st ever see a faâ—â—er Câ—a She is most goodly Gos Pray ye stand still 〈◊〉 What aâ—ls my love 〈◊〉 Did'st thou ever By the fait light of Heaven behold a sweeter O that thou knew'st but love or ever felt him Look well look narrowly upon her beauties 1 Mer. Sure h 'as some strange design in hand he starts so 2 Mer. This Beggaâ— has a strong power over his pleasure Gos View all her body Cla. 'T is exact and excellent Gos Is she a thing then to be lost thus lightly Her mind is ten times sweeter ten times nobler And but to hear her speak a Paradise And such a love she â—ears to me a chaste love A vertuous fair and fruitful love 't is now too I am reaâ—y to enjoy it the Priest ready Claâ—se To say the holy words shall make us happy This is a cruelty beyond mans study All these are ready all our joyes are ready And all the expectation of our friends 'T will be her death to do it Cla. Let her dye then Gos Thou canst not 't is impossible Cla. It must be Gos 'T will kill me too 't will murder me by heaven Câ—â—â—â— I 'le give thee half I have come thou shalt save me Cla. Then you must go with me I can stay no longer If ye be true and noble Gos Hard heart I 'le follow Pray ye all go in again and pray be merry I have a weighty business give my Cloak there Enter Servant with a Cloak Concerns my life and state make no enquiry This present hour befaln me with the soonest I shall be here again nay pray go in Sir And take them with you 't is but a night lost Gentlemen Van. Come come in we will not lose our meat yet Nor our good mirth he cannot stay long from her I am sure of that Gos I will not stay believe Sir Exâ—â— Gertrude a word with you Ger. Why is this stop Sir Gos I have no more time left me but to kiss thee And tell thee this I am ever thine farewel wench Exâ—â— Ger. And is that all your Ceremony Is this a wedâ—â—â— Are all my hopes and prayers turn'd to nothing Well I will say no more nor sigh nor sorrow Till to thy face I prove thee false Ah me Exâ—â— Actus Quintus Scena Prima Enter Gertrude and a Boor. Ger. LEad if thou thinkst we are right why dost thou maâ—â— These often stands thou saidst thou knewst the waâ— Bo. Fear nothing I do know it would 't were homewaâ—â— Ger. Wrought from me by a Beggar at the time That most should tye him 't is some other Love That hath a more command on his affections And he that fetcht him a disguised Agent Not what he personated for his fashion Was more familiar with him and more powerful Than one that ask'd an alms I must find out One if not both kind darkness be my shrowd And cover loves too curious search in me For yet suspicion I would not name thee Bo. Mistris it grows somewhat pretty and dark Ger. What then Bo. Nay nothing do not think I am afraid Although perhaps you are Ger. I am not forward Bo. Sure but you are give me your hand fear nothâ—â— There 's one leg in the wood do not pull me backward What a sweat one on 's are in you or I Pray God it do not prove the plague yet sure It has infected me for I sweat too It runs out at my knees feel feel I pray you Ger. What ails the fellow Bo. Hark hark I beseech you Do you hear nothing Ger. No. Bo. List a wild Hog He grunts now 't is a Bear this wood is full of 'em And now a Wolf Mistress a Wolf a Wolf It is the howling of a Wolf
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
shames are offer'd us Enter Archas Gent. and Souldiers Bur. Look behind ye Do you see that old man do you know him Souldiers Put. Your Father Sir believe me Bur. You know his marches You have seen his executions is it yet peace The. We 'l dye here first Bur. Farewel you 'l hear on 's presently â—o Stay Burris this is too poor too beggerly a body â—â—ear the honour of a charge from me â—ixt of tatter'd Rebels go provide Gallowses â—e are troubled with hot heads I 'le cool ye presently These look like men that were my Souldiers â—ow I behold 'em nearly and more narrowly My honest friends where got they these fair figures Where did they steal these shapes Bur. They are struck already Ar. Do you see that fellow there that goodly Rebel â—e looks as like a Captain I lov'd tenderly A fellow of a faith indeed Bur. He has sham'd him Ar. And that that bears the Colours there most certain So like an Ancient of mine own a brave fellow A loving and obedient that believe me Burris I aâ— amaz'd and troubled and were it not I know the general goodness of my people The duty and the truth the stedfast honestie Adam assur'd they would as soon turn Devils As rebels to allegeance for mine honour Bur. Here needs no wars Put. I pray forgive us Sir Anc. Good General forgive us or use your sword â—out words are double death Al. Good noble General Bur. Pray Sir be mercifull Ar. Weep out your shames first â—t make me fool for companie fie Souldiers My Souldiers too and play these tricks what 's he there â—â—t I have seen his face too yes most certain â—are a son but I hope he is not here now Would much resemble this man wondrous near him 〈◊〉 of his height and making too you seem a Leader The. Good Sir do not shame me more I know your anger Aâ—d less than death I look not for Ar. You shall be my charge Sir it seems you want foes When you would make your friends your Enemies A running bloud ye have but I shall cure ye Bur. Good Sir An. No more good Lord beat forward Souldiers And you march in the rear you have lost your places Exeunt SCENA VI. Enter Duke Olympia Honora Viola Du. You shall not be thus fullen still with me Sister You do the most unnobly to be angry For as I have a soul I never touch'd her I never yet knew one unchast thought in her I must confess I lov'd her as who would not I must confess I doated on her strangely I offer'd all yet so strong was her honour So fortifi'd as fair no hope could reach her And whilst the world beheld this and confirm'd it Why would you be so jealous Oly. Good Sir pardon me I feel sufficiently my follies penance And am asham'd that shame a thousand sorrows Feed on continually would I had never seen her Or with a clearer judgement look'd upon her She was too good for me so heavenly good Sir Nothing but Heaven can love that soul sufficiently Where I shall see her once again Enter Burris Du. No more tears If she be within the Dukedom we 'l recover her Welcom Lord Burris fair news I hope Bur. Most fair Sir Without one drop of bloud these wars are ended The Souldier cool'd again indeed asham'd Sir And all his anger ended Du. Where 's Lord Archas Bur. Not far off Sir with him his valiant son Head of this fire but now a prisoner And if by your sweet mercy not prevented I fear some fatal stroke Drums Enter Archas Theodore Gentlemen Souldiers Du. I hear the Drums beat Welcom my worthy friend Ar. Stand where ye are Sir Even as you love your country move not forward Nor plead for peace till I have done a justice A justice on this villain none of mine now A justice on this Rebel Hon. O my Brother Ar. This fatal firebrand Du. Forget not old man He is thy son of thine own bloud Ar. In these veins No treacherie e're harbour'd yet no mutinie I ne're gave life to lewd and headstrong Rebels Du. 'T is his first fault Ar. Not of a thousand Sir Or were it so it is a fault so mightie So strong against the nature of all mercy His Mother were she living would not weep for him He dare not say he would live The. I must not Sir Whilst you say 't is not fit your Graces mercy Not to my life appli'd but to my fault Sir The worlds forgiveness next last on my knees Sir I humbly beg Do not take from me yet the name of Father Strike me a thousand blows but let me dye yours Ar. He moves my heart I must be suddain with him I shall grow faint else in my execution Come come Sir you have seen death now meet him bravely Du. Hold hold I say a little hold consider Thou hast no more sons Archas to inherit thee Ar. Yes Sir I have another and a nobler No treason shall inherit me young Archas A hâ—m as sweet as young my Brother breeds him My â—oole Brother Brâ—kie breeds him nobly Him let your favour find give him your honour Enter Putskie alias Briskie and Alinda alias Archas Pu. Thou hast no child left Archas none to inherit thee If thou striâ—st that stroke now behold young Archas Behold thy Brother here thou bloudy Brother As blooâ—y to this sacrifice as thou art Heave up thy swoâ—â— and mine 's heav'd up strike Archas And I 'le strike too as sâ—â—â—tly as deadly Have mercy and I 'le have mercy the Duke gives it Look upon all these how they weep it from thee Choose quickly and begin Du. On your obedience On your allegeance save him Ar. Take him to ye Soul shout And sâ—â—ah be an honest man ye have reason I thank ye worthy Brother welcom child Mine own sweet child Du. Why was this boy conceal'd thus Put. Your graces pardon Peaâ—ing the vow you made against my Brother And that your anger would not only light On him but find out all his familie This young boy to preserve from after danger Like a young wench hither I brought my self In the habit of an ordinarie Captain Disguis'd got entertainment and serv'd here That I might still be ready to all fortunes That boy your grace took nobly entertain'd him But thought a Gitle Alinda Madam Ol. Stand away And let me look upon him Du. My young Mistris This is a strange metamorphosis Alinda Al. Your graces humble servant Du. Come hither Sister I dare yet scarce believe mine eyes how they view one another Dost thou not love this boy well Oly. I should lye else Trust me extreamly lye Sir Du. Didst thou never wish Olympia It might be thus Oly. A thousand times Du. Here take him Nay do not blush I do not jest kiss sweetly Boy ye kiss faintly boy Heaven give ye comfort Teach him he 'l quickly learn there 's two hearts eas'd not Ar. You do me too much
Heaven in Pon. A farewel Good noble General your hand forgive me And think what ever was displeasing you Was none of mine ye cannot live Aeci. I will not Yet one word more Pon. Dye nobly Rome farewel And Valentinian fall thou hast broke thy Basis In joy ye have given me a quiet death he dyes I would strike more wounds if I had more breath Aeci. Is there an hour of goodness beyond this Or any man would out-live such a dying Would Caesar double all my honours on me And stick me o're with favours like a Mistris Yet would I grow to this man I have loved But never doated on a face till now O death thou art more than beautie and thy pleasure Beyond posterity Come friends and kill me Caesar be kind and send a thousand swords The more the greater is my fall why stay ye Come and I 'le kiss your weapons fear me not By all the gods I 'le honour ye for killing Appear or through the Court and world I 'le search ye My sword is gone ye are Traitors if ye spare me And Caesar must consume ye all base cowards I 'le follow ye and e're I dye proclaim ye The weeds of Italy the dross of nature Where are ye villains traytors slaves Exit Enter Proculus and 3 others running over the Stage Pro. I knew H 'ad kill'd the Captain 1. Here 's his swâ— Pro. Let it alonâ— I will fight it self else friends An hundred mâ—n 〈◊〉 not enough to do it I 'le to the Emperour and get more aid Aeci. None strike a poor condemned man Pro. He is mad Shift for your selves my Masters Exeunt Enter Aecius Aecius Then Aecius See what thou darst thy self hold my good sword Thou hast been kept from bloud too long I 'le kiss thee For thou art more then friend now my preserver Shew me the way to happiness I seek it And all you great ones that have faln as I do To keep your memories and honours living Be present in your vertues and assist me That like strong Cato I may put away All promises but what shall crown my ashes Rome fare thee well stand long and know to conquer Whilst there is people and ambition Now for a stroak shall turn me to a Star I come ye blessed spirits make me room To live for ever in Elyzium Do men fear this O that posterity Could learn from him but this that loves his wound There is no pain at all in dying well kills himself Nor none are lost but those that make their hell Enter Proculus and two others 1 Within He 's dead draw in the Guard again Pro. He 's dead indeed And I am glad he 's gone he was a Devil His body if his Eunuchs come is theirs The Emperour out of his love to vertue Exeunt Has given 'em that Let no man stop their entrance Enter Phidiâ—s and Aretus Phi. O my most noble Lord look here Aretus Here 's a sad sight Aret. O cruelty O Caesar O times that bring forth nothing but destruction And oversows of bloud why wast thou kill'd Is it to be a just man now again As when Tiberius and wild Nero reign'd Only assurance of his over throw Phil. It is Aretus he that would live now Must like the Toad feed only on corruptions And grow with those to greatness honest vertue And the true Roman honour faith and valour That have been all the riches of the â—mpire Now like the fâ—arfull tokens of the Plague Are meer fore-runners of their ends that owe ' em Are. Never enough lamented Lord dear Master Enter Maximus Of whom now shall we learn to live like men From whom draw out our actions just and worthy Oh thou art gone and gone with thee all goodness The great example of all equitie O thou alone a Roman thou art perish'd Faith fortitude and constant nobleness Weep Rome weep Italy weep all that knew him And you that fear'd him as a noble Foe If Enemies have honourable tears Weep this decay'd Aecius faln and scattered By foul and base suggestion Pho. O Lord Maximus This was your worthy friend Max. The gods forgive me Think not the worse my friends I shed not tears Great griefs lament within yet now I have found 'em Would I had never known the world nor women Nor what that cursed name of honour was So this were once again Aecius But I am destin'd to a mighty action And begg my pardon friend my vengeance taken I will not be long from thee ye have a great loss But bear it patiently yet to say truth In justice 't is not sufferable I am next And were it now I would be glad on 't friends Who shall preserve you now Are. Nay we are lost too Max. I fear ye are for likely such as love The man that 's faln and have been nourish'd by him Do not stay long behind 'T is held no wisdom I know what I must do O my Aecius Canst thou thus perish pluckt up by the roots And no man feel thy worthiness From boys He bred you both I think Phi. And from the poorest Max. And lov'd ye as his own Are. We found it Sir Max. Is not this a loss then Phi. O a loss of losses Our lives and ruines of our families The utter being nothing of our names Were nothing near it Max. As I take it too He put ye to the Emperour Are. He did so Max. And kept ye still in credit Phi. 'T is most true Sir Max. He fed your Fathers too and made them means Your Sisters he prefer'd to noble Wedlocks Did he not friends Are. Oh yes Sir Max. As I take it This worthy man would not be now forgotten I tell ye to my grief he was basely murdred And something would be done by those that lov'd him And something may be pray stand off a little Let me bewail him private O my dearest Phi. Aretus if we be not sudden he outdoes us I know he points at venegance we are cold And base ungratefull wretches if we shun it Are we to hope for more rewards or greatness Or any thing but death now he is dead Dar'st thou resolve Are. I am perfect Phi. Then like flowers That grew together all we 'l fall together And with us that that bore us when 't is done The world shall stile us two deserving servants I fear he will be before us Are. This night Phidias Phi. No more Max. Now worthy friends I have done my mournings Let 's burn this noble body Sweets as many As sun-burnt Meroe breeds I 'le make a flame of Shall reach his soul in Heaven he that shall live Ten ages hence but to reherse this story Shall with the sad discourse on 't darken Heaven And force the painful burdens from the wombs Conceiv'd a new with sorrow even the Grave Where mighty Sylla sleeps shall rend asunder And give her shadow up to come and groan About our piles which will be more and greater Than green
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
piety will not deny me Your aids to further ' em Fri. That were against a good mans charity Clar. My first request is You would some time for reasons I will shew you Defer delivery of Lidians Letters To fair Olinda Fri. Well Sir Clar. For what follows You shall direct me something I will do A new born zeal and friendship prompts me to Ex. Enter Dorilaus Cleander Chamberlain Table Tapers and three stools Clea. We have supp'd well friend let our beds be ready We must be stirring early Cham. They are made Sir Dor. I cannot sleep yet where 's the jovial host You told me of 'thas been my custom ever To parley with mine host Clea. He 's a good fellow And such a one I know you love to laugh with Go call your Master up Cham. He cannot come Sir Dor. Is he a bed with his wife Cham. No certainly Dor. Or with some other guests Cham. Neither and 't like ye Clea. Why then he shall come by your leave my friend I 'le fetch him up my self Cham. Indeed you 'l fail Sir Dor. Is he i' th' house Cham. No but he is hard by Sir He is fast in 's grave he has been dead these three weeks Dor. Then o' my conscience he will come but lamely And discourse worse Clean. Farewel mine honest Host then Mine honest merry Host will you to bed yet Dor. No not this hour I prethee sit and chat by me Clean. Give us a quart of wine then we 'l be merry Dor. A match my Son pray let your wine be living Or lay it by your Master Cham. It shall be quick Sir Exit Dor. Has not mine Host a wife 〈◊〉 A good old woman Dor. Another coffin that is not so handsom Your Hostesses in Innes should be blith things Pretty and young to draw in passengers She 'l never fill her beds well if she be not beauteous Clean. And courteous too Enter Chamberlain with wine Dor. I I and a good fellow That will mistake sometimes a Gentleman For her good man well done here 's to Lisander Clean. My full love meets it make fire in our lodgings We 'l trouble thee no farther to your Son Ex. Cham. Dor. Put in Clarange too off with 't I thank ye This wine drinks merrier still O for mine Host now Were he alive again and well dispos'd I would so claw his pate Clean. Y' are a hard drinker Dor. I love to make mine Host drunk he will lye then The rarest and the roundest of his friends His quarrels and his guests and they are the best bands too Take 'em in that tune Clean. You know all Dor. I did Son but time and arms have worn me out Clea. 'T is late Sir I hear none stirring A lute is struck Dor. Hark what 's that a Lute 'T is at the door I think Clean. The doors are shut fast Dor. 'T is morning sure the Fiddlers are got up To fright mens sleeps have we ne're a pispot ready Clean. Now I remember I have heard mine Host that 's dead Touch a lute rarely and as rarely sing too A brave still mean Dor. I would give a brace of French Crowns To see him rise and Fiddle Hark a Song A SONG 'T IS late and cold stir up the fire Sit close and draw the Table nigher Be merry and drink wine that 's old A hearty medicine ' gainst a cold Your bed of wanton down's the best Where you shall tumble to your rest I could wish you wenches too But I am dead and cannot do Call for the best the house may ring Sack White and Claret let them bring And drink apace while breath you have You 'l find but cold drink in the grave Plover Partridge for your dinner And a Capon for the sinner You shall find ready when you are up And your horse shall have his sup Welcom welcom shall flye round And I shall smile though under ground Clean. Now as I live it is his voice Dor. He sings well the Devil has a pleasant pipe Clean. The fellow lyed sure Enter Host He is not dead he 's here how pale he looks Dor. Is this he Clean. Yes Host You are welcom noble Gentlemen My brave old guest most welcom Clean. Lying knaves To tell us you were dead come sit down by us We thank ye for your Song Host Would 't had been better Dor. Speak are ye dead Host Yes indeed am I Gentlemen I have been dead these three weeks Dor. Then here 's to ye to comfort your cold body Clean. What do ye mean stand further off Dor. I will stand nearer to him Shall he come out on 's coffin to bear us company And we not bid him welcom come mine Host Mine honest Host here 's to ye Host Spirits Sir drink not Clea. Why do ye appear Host To wait upon ye Gentlemen 'Thas been my duty living now my farewel I fear ye are not us'd accordingly Dor. I could wish you warmer company mine Host How ever we are us'd Host Next to entreat a courtesie And then I go to peace Clea. Is' t in our power Host Yes and 't is this to see my body buried In holy ground for now I lye unhallowed By the clacks fault let my new grave be made Amongst good fellows that have died before me And merry Hostes of my kind Clea. It shall be done Dor. And forty stoops of wine drank at thy funeral Clea. Do you know our travel Host Yes to seek your friends That in afflictions wander now Clean. Alas Host Seek 'em no farther but be confident They shall return in peace Dor. There 's comfort yet Clea. Pray ye one word more is' t in your power mine Host Answer me softly some hours before my death To give me warning Host I cannot tell ye truly But if I can so much alive I lov'd ye I will appear again adieu Exit Dor. Adieu Sir Cle. I am troubl'd these strange apparitions are For the most part fatal Dor. This if told will not Find credit the light breaks a pace let 's lie down And take some little rest an hour or two Then do mine host's desire and so return I do believe him Clean. So do I to rest Sir Exeunt Enter Calista and Clarinda Cal. Clarinda Clarin. Madam Cal. Is the house well ordered The doors look'd to now in your Masters absence Your care and diligence amongst the Servants Clarin. I am stirring Madam Cal. So thou art Clarinda More than thou ought'st I am sure why dost thou blush Clarin. I do not blush Cal. Why dost thou hang thy head wench Clarin. Madam ye are deceiv'd I look upright I understand ye not she has spied Leon Aside Shame of his want of caution Cal. Look on me what blush again Clarin. 'T is more than I know Madam I have no cause that I find yet Cal. Examine then Clarin. Your Ladyship is set I think to shame me Cal. Do not deserv't who lay with you last night What bed-fellow had ye
prevail so with you That you a while should leave your Hermits strictness And on his Monument pay a tear or two To witness how you lov'd him Lid. O my heart to witness how I lov'd him would he had not Led me into his Grave but sacrific'd His sorrows upon mine he was my friend My noble friend I will bewail his ashes His fortunes and poor mine were born together And I will weep 'em both I will kneel by him And on his hallow'd Earth do my last duties I 'll gather all the pride of Spring to deck him Wood bines shall grow upon his honour'd Grave And as they prosper clasp to shew our friendship And when they wither I 'll dye too Clar. Who would not Desire to dye to be bewail'd thus nobly Fry There is a Legacy he hath bequeath'd you But of what value I must not discover Until those Rites and pious Ceremonies Are duly tender'd Lid. I am too full of sorrow to be inquisitive Lis To think of his I do forget mine own woes Enter Alcidon Alc. Graze thy fill now Thou hast done thy business ha who have we here Lisander Lidian and two Reverend Fryars What a strange scene of sorrow is express'd In different postures in their looks and station A common Painter eying these to help His dull invention might draw to the life The living Sons of Priam as they stood On the pale Walls of Troy when Hector fell Under Achilles's Spear I come too late My Horse though good and strong mov'd like a Tortoise Ill News had wings and hath got here before me All Pythagoreans not a word Lid. O Alcidon Deep Rivers with soft murmurs glide along The shallow roar Clarange Lis Cloridon Chrysanthes spare my grief and apprehend What I should speak Alc. Their fates I have long since For your sakes mourn'd Clarange's death for so Your silence doth confirm till now I heard not Are these the bounds that are prescrib'd unto Tâ—â— swelling seas of sorrow Lis The bounds Alcidon Can all the winds of mischief from all Quarters Euphrates Ganges Tigris Volga Po Paying at once their tribute to this Ocean Make it swell higher I am a Murtherer Banish'd proscrib'd is there ought else that can Be added to it Lid. I have lost a friend Priz'd dearer than my being and he dead My miseries at the height contemn the worst Of Fortunes malice Alc. How our humane weakness Grown desperate from small disasters makes us Imagine them a period to our sorrows When the first syllable of greater woes Is not yet written Lid. How Lis Speak it at large Since grief must break my heart I am ambitious It should be exquisite Alc. It must be told Yet ere you hear it with all care put on The surest armour anvil'd in the Shop Of passive fortitude the good Cleander Your friend is murther'd Lis 'T is a terrible pang And yet it will not do I live yet act not The Torturers part if that there be a blow Beyond this give it and at once dispatch me Alc. Your Sword died in his heart-bloud was found near him Your private Conference at mid-night urg'd With fair Calista which by her whose pure truth Would never learn to tell a lie being granted She by enrag'd Beronte is accus'd Of Murther and Adultery and you However I dare swear it false concluded Her principal Agent Lid. Wave upon wave rowls o'r me My Sister my dear Sister Clar. Hold great heart Fry Tear open his Doublet Lis Is this wound too narrow For my life to get out at Bring me to A Cannon loaded and some pitying friend Give fire unto it while I nail my breast Unto his thundring mouth that in the instant I may be piece-meal torn and blown so far As not one joint of my dismember'd limbs May ever be by search of man found out Cleander Yet why name I him however His fall deserv'd an Earth-quake if compar'd With what true honour in Calista suffers Is of no moment my good Angel keep me From Blasphemy and strike me dumb before In th' agony of my spirit I do accuse The Powers above for their unjust permission Of Vertue innocent Vertue to be branded With the least vicious mark Clar. I never saw a man so far transported Alc. Give it way 't is now no time to stop it Enter Lancelot Lanc. Sir I have bought Fresh horses and as you respect your life Speedily back 'em the Archers of the Kings guard Are every where in quest of you Lis My life Perish all such with thee that wish it longer Let it but clear Calista's innocence Strikes Lancelot And Nestor's Age to mine was Youth I 'll flye To meet the rage of my incensed King And wish his favourites Ghost appear'd in Flames To urge him to revenge let all the tortures That Tyranny e're found out circle me Provided Justice set Calista free Exeunt Lisander Alcidon and Lancelot Alc. I 'll follow him Lid. I am rooted here Fry Remember your dear friends last request your sisters dangers With the aids that you may lend her Lid 'Pray you support me My Legs deny their Office Clar. I grow still Farther engag'd unto his matchless vertues And I am dead indeed until I pay The debt I owe him in a noble way Exeunt Actus Quintus Scena Prima Enter Dorilaus and Servant Dor. THou hast him safe Serv. As fast as locks can make him He must break through three doors and cut the throats Of ten tall fellows if that he ' scape us Besides as far as I can apprehend He hath no such invention for his looks Are full of penitence Dor. Trust not a Knaves look They are like a Whores Oaths How does my poor Daughter Brook her restraint Serv. With such a resolution As well becomes your Lordships Child Knock within Dor. Who 's that Enter Lemure Serv. Monsieur Lemure Dor. This is a special favour And may stand an example in the Court For courtesie it is the Clients duty To wait upon his Patron you prevent me That am your humble Suitor Lem. My near place About the King though it swell others cannot Make me forget your worth and Age which may Challenge much more respect and I am sorry That my endeavours for you have not met with The good success I wish'd I mov'd the King With my best advantage both of time and place I' th' favour of your Daughter Dor. How do you find his Majesty affected Lem. Not to be Sway'd from the rigour of the Law yet so far The rarity of the Cause hath won upon him That he resolves to have in his own person The hearing of it her tryal will be noble And to my utmost strength where I may serve her My aids shall not be wanting Dor. I am your servant Lem. One word more if you love Lisanders life Advise him as he tenders it to keep Out of the way if he be apprehended This City cannot ransom him so good morrow Exit Dor. All happiness
Guard Qu. What e'r it be I 'll meet it I was not born to fear Who 's that Beliza Euph. My worthiest noblest Mistriss Exit Qu. Stay her ha All of you look as you were rooted here And wanted motion what new Gorgons head Have you beheld that you are all turn'd Statues This is prodigious has none a tongue To speak the cause Leo. Could every hair great Queen Upon my head yield an articulate sound And altogether speak they could not yet Express the villany we have discoverd And yet when with a few unwilling words I have deliver'd what must needs be known You 'll say I am too eloquent and wish I had been born without a tongue Qu. Speak boldly For I unmov'd with any loss will hear Leo. Then know we have found out the Ravisher Of my poor Sister and the place and means By which th' unfortunate though fair Beliza Hath met a second violence Euph. This confirms what but before I doubted to my ruine My Lady ravish'd Qu. Point me out the villain That guilty wretched monster that hath done this I hat I may look on him and in mine eye He reads his Sentence Leo. That I truly could Name any other but the Prince that heard You have it all Qu. Wonder not that I shake The miracle is greater that I live Having endur'd the thunder that thy words Have thrown upon me dar'st thou kneel with hope Of any favor but a speedy death And that too in the dreadful'st shape that can Appear to a dispairng leprous soul If thou hast any no libidinous beast Thy lust hath alter'd so thy former Being By Heaven I know thee not The. Although unworthy Yet still I am your Son Qu. Thou lyest lyest falsly My whole life never knew but one chaste bed Nor e'r desir'd warmth but from lawful fires Can I be then the Mother to a Goat Whose lust is more insatiate than the grave And like infectious air ingenders plagues To murder all that 's chaste or good in Woman The gods I from my youth have serv'd and fear'd Whose holy Temples thou hast made thy Brothels Could a Religious Mother then bring forth So damn'd an Atheist read but o'r my life My actions manners and made perfect in them But look into the story of thy self As thou art now not as thou wert Theanor And reason will compel thee to confess Thou art a stranger to me Ag. Note but now heavy The weight of guilt is it so low hath sunk him That he wants power to rise up in defence Of this bad cause Qu. Perswade me not Euphanes This is no Prince nor can claim part in me My Son was born a Free-man this a Slave To beastly passions a Fugitive And run away from virtue bring bonds for him By all the honour that I owe to Justice He loses me for ever that seeks to save him â—ind him I say and 'ts like a wretch that knows He stands condemn'd before he hears the Sentence With his base Agents from my sight remove him And lodge them in the Dungeon As a Queen And Patroness to Justice I command it Thy tears are like unseasonable showrs And in my heart now steel'd can make no entrance Thou art cruel to thy self Fool 't is not want In me of soft compassion when thou left'st To be a Son I ceas'd to be a Mother Away with them The children I will leave To keep my name to all posterities Shall be the great examples of my Justice The government of my Countrey which shall witness How well I rul'd my self bid the wrong'd Ladies Appear in Court to morrow we will hear them And by one Act of our severity For fear of punishment or love to virtue Teach others to be honest all will shun To tempt her Laws that would not spare her Son Ex. Scaena Tertia Enter Onos Uncle and Tutor Vnc. Nay Nephew Tut. Pupill hear but reason On. No I have none and will hear none oh my honor My honor blasted in the bud my youth My hopeful youth and all my expectation Ever to be a man are lost for ever Vnc. Why Nephew we as well as you are dub'd Knights of the Pantofle Tut. And are shouted at Kick'd scorn'd and laugh'd at by each Page and Groom Yet with erected heads we bear it Onos Alas You have years and strength to do it but were you As I a tender gristle apt to bow You would like me with Cloaks envelloped Walk thus then stamp then stare Vnc. He will run mad I hope and then all 's mine Tut. Why look you Pupil There are for the recovery of your honor Degrees of Medicines for a tweak by the Nose A man 's to travel but six months then blow it And all is well again the Bastinado Requires a longer time a year or two And then 't is buried I grant you have been baffl'd 'T is but a journey of some thirty years And it will be forgotten Onos Think you so Tut. Assuredly Vnc. He may make a shorter cut But hang or drown himself and on my life 'T will no more trouble him Onos I could ne'r endure Or Hemp or Water they are dangerous tools For youth to deal with I will rather follow My Tutors counsel Tut. Do so Onos And put in For my security that I 'll not return In thirty years my whole ' state to my Uncle Vnc. That I like well of On. Still provided Uncle That at my coming home you will allow me To be of age that I may call to account This Page that hath abus'd me Vnc. 'T is a match On. Then Corinth thus the bashful Lamprias Takes leave of thee and for this little time Of thirty years will labour all he can Though he goes young forth to come home a man Ex. Scaena Quarta Enter Euphanes and Marshal Euph. Are your Prisoners ready Mar. When it shall please the Queen To call them forth my Lord. Euph. Pray you do me the favour To tell me how they have born themselves this night Of their imprisonment Mar. Gladly Sir your Brother With the other Courtiers willingly receiv'd All courtesies I could offer eat and drank And were exceeding merry so dissembling Their guilt or confident in their innocence That I much wondred at it But the Prince That as born highest should have grac'd his fall With greatest courage is so sunk with sorrow That to a common judgement he would seem To suffer like a Woman but to me That from the experience I have had of many Look further in him I do find the deep Consideration of what 's past more frights him Than any other punishment Euph. That is indeed True magnanimity the other but A desperate bastard valour Mar. I pressed to him And notwithstanding the Queens strict command Having your Lordships promise to secure me Offer'd to free him from his bonds which he Refus'd with such a sorrow mixt with scorn That it amaz'd me yet I urg'd his Highness To give one Reson for
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
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
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
distraction and you 'll arm me better Than any coward flight by acquainting me Whose malice aims to kill me good Sir tell me Mac. Then prayers and tears assist me Arc. Sir Mac. Arcadius Thou art a rash young man witness the spirit Of him that trusted me so much I bleed Till I prevent this mischief Exit Enter Philocles Lisander Arc. Ha. keep off Phi. What mean you Sir Lis We are your friends Arc. I know your faces but Am not secure I would not be betraid Lis You wrong our hearts who truly honor you Arc. They say I must be kill'd Phi. By whom Arc. I know not nor wou'd I part with life so tamely Phi. We dare engage ours in your quarrel hide Your sword it may beget suspition It 's enough to question you Arc. I am consident Pray pardon me come I despise all danger Yet a dear friend of mine my Uncle told me He would not see my body full of wounds Lis Your Uncle this is strange Arc. Yes my honest Uncle If my unlucky Stars have pointed me So dire a fate Phi. There is some strange mistake in 't Enter Antigonus Ant. Arcadius the Queen would speak with you You must make haste Arc. Though to my death I flie Upon her summons I give up my breath Then willingly if she command it from me Phi. This does a little trouble me Lis I know not What to imagine something is the ground Of this perplexity but I hope there is not Any such danger as he apprehends Enter Queen Lisimachus Macarius Eubulus Seleucus Arcadius Ladies Attendants and Gent. Qu. We have already granted to Seleucus And they shall try their valour if Arcadius Have spirit in him to accept the challenge Our Royal word is past Phi. This is strange Eub. Madam my son knew not what he ask'd And you were cruel to consent so soon Mac. Wherein have I offended to be rob'd At once of all the wealth I have Arcadius Is part of me Eub. Seleucus's life and mine Are twisted on one thred both stand or fall Together hath the service for my Countrey Deserved but this reward to be sont weeping To my eternal home Was 't not enough When I was young to lose my bloud in wars But the poor remnant that is scarcely warm And faintly creeping through my wither'd veins Must be let out to make you sport Mac. How can We that shall this morn see the sacred oyl Fall on your Virgin tresses hope for any Protection hereafter when this day Too sacrifice the blood of them that pray for you Arcadius I prethee speak thy selfe It is for thee I plead Eub. Seleucus kneel And say thou hast repented thy rash suit If e'er I see thee fight I be thus wounded How will the least drop forc'd from thy veins Afflict my heart Mac. Why that 's good Arcadius speak to hâ—r hear him Madam Arc If you call back this honor you have done me I shall repent I live doe not perswade me Seleucus thou arâ— a noble enemy And I will love thy soul though I despair Our bodies friendly conversation I would we were to tugg upon some cliffe Or like two prodigies i' th' air our conflict Might generally be gaz'd at and our bloud Appease our grandfires Ashes Mac. I am undone Sel. Madam my father says I have offended If so I beg your pardon but beseech you For your own glory call not back your word Eub. They are both mad Qu. No more we have resolv'd And since their courage is so nobly slam'd This morning we 'll behold the Champions Within the List be not afraid their strife Will stretch so far as death so soon as we Are Crown'd prepare your selves Seleucus Kisses her hand Sel. I have receiv'd another life in this high favour And may lose what nature gave me Qu. Arcadius to encourage thy young valour We give thee our Fathers sword Command it from our Armory Lisimachus To our Coronation Exeunt Sel. I 'll forfeit My head for a rebellion than suffer it Exit Arc. I am circled with confusions I 'll do somewhat My brains and friends assist me Exit Phi. But do you think they 'll fight indeed Lis Perhaps Her Majesty will see a bout or two And yet 't is wondrous strange such spectacles Are rare i' th' Court and they were to skirmish naked Before her then there might be scome excuse There is gimcracks in 't the Queen is wise Above her years Phi. Macarius is perplex'd Enter Eubulus Lis I cannot blame him but my Lord Eubulus Returns they are both troubled 'las good men But our duties are expected we forget Ex. Phil. Lis Eub. I must resolve and yet things are not ripe My brains upon the torture Mac. This may quit The hazard of his person whose least drop Of blood is worth more than our families My Lord Eubulus I have thought a way I stay the young mens desperate proceedings It is our cause they fight let us beseech The Queen to grant us two the priviledge Of Duel rather than expose their lives To eithers fury it were pity they Should run upon so black a destiny We are both old and may be spar'd a pair Of fruitless trees mossie and wither'd trunks That fill up too much room Eub. Most willingly And I will praise her charity to allow it I have not yet forget to use a sword Let 's lose no time by this act she will licence Our souls to leave our bodies but a day Perhaps an hour the sooner they may live To do her better service and be friends When we are dead and yet I have no hope This will be granted curse upon our faction Mac. If fine deny us Eub. What Mac. I wou'd do somewhat Eub. There 's something o' th' suddain struck upon My imagination that may secure us Mac. Name it if no dishonor wait upon 't To preserve them I 'll accept any danger Eub. There is no other way and yet my heart Would be excus'd but 't is to save his life Mac. Speak it Eubulus Eub. In your ear I shall It sha'not make a noise if you refuse it Mac. Hum though it stir my bloud I 'll meet Arcadius If this preserve thee not I must unseal Another mistery Exit Enter Queen Lisimachus Cassander Charilla Lisander Philocles Antigonus Qu. We owe to all your loves and will deserve At least by our endeavours that none may This day repent their prayers my Lord Protector Cas Madam I have no Such Title now and am blest to lose That name so happily I was but trusted With a glorious burden Qu. You have prov'd Your self our faithful Counsellor and must still Protect our growing state a Kingdoms Scepter Weighs down a womans arm this Crown sits heavy Upon my brow already and we know There 's something more than mettal in this wreath Of shining glory but your faith and counsel That are familiar with mysteries And depths of state have power to make us fit For such a bearing in which
attend upon the Gentlewoman and see she want no good thing in the house good-night with all my heart forsooth good Lord how you are grown is he not Alexander 〈◊〉 Alex. Yes truly he 's shot up finely God be thanked Mer. An ill weed Mother will do so Alex. You say true Sir an ill weed grows apace Mer. Alexander the sharp you take very quickly Moth. Nay I can tell you Alexander will do it do you read madcap still Alex. Sometimes forsooth Moth. But faith Son what Countreys have you travell'd Mer. Why many Mother as they lay before me France Spain Italy and Germany and other Provinces that I am sure you are not better'd by when you hear of them Moth. And can you these tongues perfectly Mer. Of some a little Mother Moth. Pray spout some French Son Mer. You understand it not and to your ears 't will goe like an unshod cart upon the stones only a rough unhandsome sound Moth. I would fain hear some French Alex. Good Sir speak some French to my Mistriss Mer. At your intreaty Alexander I will who shall I speak to Alex. If your worship will do me the favour Sir to me Mer. Mounseir Poultron Coukew Cullione Besay Man cur Alex. Awe Mounseir Moth. Ha ha ha this fine indeed gods blessing on thy heart Son by my troth thou art grown a proper Gentleman cullen and pullen good god what awkeward words they use beyond the seas ha ha ha Alex. Did not I answer right Mer. Yes good Alexander if you had done so too But good Mother I am very hungry and have rid far to day and am fasting Moth. You shall have your supper presently my sweet Son Mer. As soon as you please which once ended I 'll go and visit you sick Gentlewoman Moth. Come then Exeunt Enter Antonio like a Post with a Letter Ant. I have ridden like a fury to make up this work and I will do it bravely e'r I leave it this is the house I am sure Enter Alexander Alex. Who wou'd you speak with Sir Ant. Marry Sir I would speak with a Gentlewoman came this night late here from the City I have some Letters of importance to her I am a Post Sir and would be dispach'd in haste Alex. Sir cannot I deliver ' em for the truth is she 's ill and in her chamber Ant. Pray pardon me I must needs speak with her my business is so weighty Alex. I 'll tell her so and bring you present word Ant. Pray do so and I 'll attend her pray god the grief of my imagined death spoil not what I intend I hope it will not Alex. Though she be very ill and desires no trouble Yet if your business be so urgent you may come up and speak with her Ant. I thank you Sir I follow you Exit Alex Enter Wife Wife What should this fellow be i' th' name of Heaven that comes with such post business sure my Husband hath reveal'd himself and in this haste sent after me are you the Post my friend Enter Antonio Ant. Yes forsooth Mistriss Wife What good news hast thou brought me gentle Post For I have woe and grief too much already Ant. I would you had less Mistriss I could wish it beshrew my heart she moves me cruelly Wife Have I found you once more Jugler well Jewel thou hast only virtue in thee of all I read of yet what ears has this ass to betray him with well what 's youâ— business then Ant. I have brought a Letter from your servant Mistriss in haste Wife Pray give it me I hope the best still Ant. This is the upshot and I know I have hit it Well if the spirits of the dead do walk I shall Hear more of this one hundred years hence Wife By any means you must have special care for noâ— the City is possest for certain my Master is made away which for ought I know is truth indeed good Mistriss leavâ— your grief and see your danger and let that wise and noble Gentleman with whom you are be your right hand iâ— all things Ant. Now do I know I have the better on 't by the laâ—â—guishing of her eye at this near instant 't is still simming iâ— her blood in coyning somewhat to turn Mercury I knoâ— it Wife He is my Husband and 't is reasonable he shoulâ— command in all things since he will be an ass against thâ— hair at his own peril be it in the morn you shall have pacquet till when I must intreat you stay you shall not loâ— by it Ant. I do not doubt it Mistriss I 'll leave you to youâ— rest and wait your pleasure Wife Do and seek out the Gentleman of the house bâ—â— him come to me presently Ant. Who Mr. Mercury Wife Do you know him Post Ant. Only by sight forsooth now I remember your seâ—vant will'd me to let you know he is the only man you aâ—â— and your fortunes are now to rest upon Wife Prethee no more I know all this already Ant. I 'll take my leave now I am made for ever Exâ—â— Wife Good night I am provided for you my fine youtâ— Exâ—â— Enter Mother beating Viola Alexander with a broken Glass Mother I 'll make thee have more care Viola Good Mistriss pardon me Moth. Thou 'lt ne'r be good I warrant thee can your fiâ— fingers hold no faster Viola Indeed it was against my will Moth. Alexander let 's see the glass as I am true kirsome woman it is one of the chrystal glasses my Cosin sent me and the baggage hath broke it where it cannot be mended Alexander can Humphrey mend this think you Alex. No truly this will ne'er be mended Vio. Truly I meant but to wash it for the Gentlewoman that is sick above and shaking out the water knockt it against the pail side Moth. Did you so be sure I 'll stop it 't will make a good gap in your quarters wages I can tell you Viola I pray forgive me and let me have no wages this first quarter Moth. Go whimling and fetch two or three grating loaves out of the Kitching to make Ginger-bread of 't is such an untoward thing Exit Viola Alex. She 's somewhat simple indeed she knew not what a kimnel was she wants good nurture mightily Moth. My Son tells me Alexander that this young widow means to sojourn here she offers largely for her board I may offer her good cheer prethee make a step i' th' morning down to the Parsonage for some Pigeons what are you mad there what noise is that are you at bowls within why do you whine Enter Viola weeping Vio. I have done another fault I beseech you sweet Mistriss forgive me Moth. What 's the matter Vio. As I was reaching for the bread that lay upon the shelf I have thrown down the minc'd meat that should have made the pies to morrow Moth. Get thee out of my house thou filthy destroying Harlot thou I 'll not keep thee an
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
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
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.
actions speak him Bald. But did you observe the many doubts and cautions The Brothers stood upon before they met Gis I did and yet that ever Brothers should Stand on more nice terms than sworn Enemies After a War proclaim'd would with a stranger Wrong the reporters credit they saluted At distance and so strong was the suspicion Each had of other that before they durst Embrace they were by sev'ral servants searcht As doubting conceal'd weapons Antidotes Ta'ne openly by both fearing the room Appointed for the enter-view was poyson'd The Chairs and Cushions with like care survay'd And in a word in every circumstance So jealous on both parts that it is more Than to be fear'd concord can never joyn Minds so divided Bald. Yet our best endeavours Should not be wanting Gisbert Gis Neither shall they Enter Grandpree and Verdon But what are these Bald. They are without my knowledge But by their manners and behaviours They should express themselves Grand Since we serve Rollo The Elder Brother we 'll be Rollians Who will maintain us lads as brave as Romans You stand for him Ver. I do Grand Why then observe How much the business your so long'd for business By men that are nam'd from their swords concerns you Lechery our common friend so long kept under With whips and beating fatal hemps shall rise And Bawdery in a French-hood plead before her Virginity shall be Carted Ver. Excellent Grand And Hell but grant the quarrel that 's between The Princes may continue and the business That 's of the sword t' outlast three suits in Law And we will make Atturnies Lansprisadoes And our brave gown-men practisers of back-sword The pewter of all Serjeants maces shall Be melted and turn'd into common Flaggons In which it shall be lawful to carouse To their most lowsie fortunes Bald. Here 's a Statesman Grand A creditor shall not dare but by Petition To make demand of any debt and that Only once every leap-year in which if The debtor may be won for a French Crown To pay a Soulz he shall be registred His benefactor Ver. The Chancellor hears you Grand Fear not I now dare speak as loud as he And will be heard and have all I speak Law Have you no eyes there is a reverence due From Children of the Gown to Men of Action Gis How 's this Gran. Even so the times the times are chang'd All business is not now prefer'd in Parchment Nor shall a grant pass that wants this broad seal This seal d' ye see your gravity once laid My head and heels together in the Dungeon For cracking a scald Officers crown for which A time is come for vengeance and expect it For know you have not full three hours to live Gis Yes somewhat longer Gran. To what end Gis To hang you think on that Ruffian Gran. For you School-master You have a pretty Daughter let me see Near three a Clock by which time I much fear I shall be tyr'd with killing some five hundred Provide a Bath and her to entertain me And that shall be your Ransom Bald. Impudent Rascal Enter to them Trevile and Duprete Gis More of the crew Grand What are you Rollians Tre. No this for Rollo and all such as serve him We stand for Otto Grand You seem men of fashion And therefore I 'le deal fairly you shall have The honour this day to be Chronicled The first men kill'd by Grandpree you see this sword A pretty foolish toy my valour's Servant And I may boldly say a Gentleman It having made when it was Charlemaigns Three thousand Knights this Sir shall cut your throat And do you all fair service else Tre. I kiss your hands for the good offer here 's another too the servant of your servant shall be proud to be scour'd in your sweet guts till when pray you command me Grand Your Idolater Sir Exeunt Manent Gis Bal. Gis That e're such should hold the names of men Or Justice be held cruelty when it labours To pluck such weeds up Bald. Yet they are protected and by the great ones Gis Not the good ones Baldwin Enter to them Aubrey Aub. Is this a time to be spent thus by such As are the principal Ministers of the State When they that are the heads have â—â—ll'd the Court With factions a weak Woman only left To stay their bloudy hands can her weak arms Alone divert the dangers ready now To fail upon the Commonwealth and bury The honours of it leaving not the name Of what it was Oh Gisbert the fair tryals And frequent proofs which our late master made Both of your love and faith gave him assurance To chuse you at his death a Guardian nay A Father to his Sons and that great trust How ill do you discharge I must be plain That at the best y' are a sad looker on Of those bad practices you should prevent And where 's the use of your Philosophy In this so needful a time be not secure For Baldwin be assur'd since that the Princes When they were young and apt for any form Were given to your instruction and grave ordering 'T will be expected that they should be good Or their bad manners will b' imputed yours Bald. 'T was not in one my Lord to alter nature Gis Nor can my counsels work on them that will not Vouchsafe me hearing Aub. Do these answers so t Or with your place or persons or your years Can Gisbert being the pillar of the Laws See them trod under foot or forcâ— to serve The Princes unjust ends and with a frown Be silenc'd from exclaiming on th' abuse Or Baldwin only weep the desp'rate madness Of his seduced pupills see their minds Which with good Arts he labour'd to build up Examples of succeeding times o'return'd By undermining parasites no one precept Leading to any Art or great or good But is forc'd from their memory in whose room Black counsels are receiv'd and their retirements And secret conference producing only Dev'lish designs a man would shame to father But I talk when I should do and chide others For that I now offend in see 't confirm'd Now do or never speak more Gis We are yours Enter Rollo Latorch Trevile Grandpree Otto Verdon and Duprete Rol. You shall know who I am Otto I do my equal Rol. Thy Prince give way were we alone I 'de force thee In thy best bloud to write thy self my subject And glad I would receive it Aub. Sir Gis Dear Lord. Otto Thy subject Rol. Yes nor shall tame patience hold me A minute longer only half my self My birth gave me this Dukedom and my sword Shall change it to the common grave of all That tread upon her bosom e're I part with A piece of earth or title that is mine Otto It needs not and I would scorn to receive Though offer'd what I want not therefore know From me though not deliver'd in great words Eyes red with rage poor pride and
threatned action Our Father at his death then when no accent Wer 't thou a Son could fall from him in vain Made us Co-heirs our part of Land and Honours Of equal weight and to see this confirm'd The Oaths of these are yet upon record Who though they should forsake me and call down The plagues of perjury on their sinful heads I would not leave my self Tre. Nor will we see the Will of the dead Duke infring'd Lat. Nor I the elder rob'd of what 's his right Grand Nor you Let me take place I say I will not see 't My sword is sharpest Aub. Peace you tinder-boxes That only carry matter to make a flame Which will consume you Rol. You are troublesome To Baldwin This is no time for arguments my Title Needs not your School defences but my sword With which the Gordian of your Sophistry Being cut shall shew th' Imposture For your laws To Gisbert It is in me to change them when I please I being above them Gisbert would you have me protect them Let them now stretch their extreamest rigour And seize upon that Traytor and your tongue Make him appear first dangerous then odious And after under the pretence of safety For the sick State the Lands and Peoples quiet Cut off his head and I 'le give up my sword And fight with them at a more certain weapon To kill and with Authority Gis Sir I grant the Laws are useful weapons but found out T' assure the Innocent not to oppress Rol. Then you conclude him Innocent Gis The power your Father gave him must not prove a Crime Aub. Nor should you so receive it Bald. To which purpose All that dare challenge any part in goodness Will become suppliants to you Rol. They have none That dare move me in this hence I defie you Be of his party bring it to your Laws And thou thy double heart thou popular fool Your moral rules of justice and her ballance I stand on mine own guard Otto Which thy unjustice Will make thy enemies by the memory Of him whose better part now suffers for thee Whose reverend ashes with an impious hand Thou throw'st out to contempt in thy repining At this so just decree thou art unworthy Of what his last Will not thy merits gave thee That art so swoln within with all those mischiefs That e're made up a Tyrant that thy breast The prison of thy purposes cannot hold them But that they break forth and in thy own words Discover what a monster they must serve That shall acknowledge thee Rol. Thou shalt not live to be so happy Aub. Nor your miseries begin in murther He offers his sword at Otto the faction joyning Aubrey between severs the Brothers Duty allegeance and all respects of what you are forsake me Do you stare on is this a Theater Or shall these kill themselves like to mad fencers To make you sport keep them asunder or By Heaven I 'le charge on all Grand Keep the peace I am for you my Lord and if you 'l have me I 'le act the Constables part Aub. Live I to see this Will you do that your enemies dare not wish And cherish in your selves those furies which Hell would cast out Do I am ready kill me And these that would fall willing sacrifices To any power that would restore your reason And make you men again which now you are not Rol. These are your bucklers boy Otto My hinderances And were I not confirm'd my justice in The taking of thy life could not weigh down The wrong in shedding the least drop of bloud Of these whose goodness only now protects thee Thou should'st feel I in act would only prove my self What thou in words do'st labour to appear Rol. Hear this and talk again I 'le break through all But I will reach thy heart Otto 'T is better guarded Enter Sophia Soph. Make way or I will force it who are those My Sons my shames turn all your swords on me And make this wretched body but one wound So this unnatural quarrel find a grave In the unhappy womb that brought you forth Dare you remember that you had a Mother Or look on these gray hairs made so with tears For both your goods and not with age and yet Stand doubtful to obey her from me you had Life Nerves and faculties to use these weapons And dare you raise them against her to whom You owe the means of being what you are Otto All peace is meant to you Soph. Why is this War then As if your arms could be advanc'd and I Not set upon the rack your bloud is mine Your dangers mine your goodness I should share in I must be branded with those impious marks You stamp on your own foreheads and on mine If you go on thus for my good name therefore Though all respects of honour in your selves Be in your fury choakt throw down your swords Your duty should be swifter than my tongue And joyn your hands while they be innocent You have heat of bloud and youth apt to Ambition To plead an easie pardon for what 's past But all the ills beyond this hour committed From Gods or men must hope for no excuse Gis Can you hear this unmov'd No Syllable of this so pious charm but should have power To frustrate all the juggling deceits With which the Devil blinds you Otto I begin to melt I know not how Rol. Mother I 'le leave you And Sir be thankful for the time you live Till we meet next which shall be soon and sudden To her perswasion for you Soph. O yet stay And rather than part thus vouchsafe me hearing As enemies how is my soul divided My love to both is equal as my wishes But are return'd by neither my griev'd heart Hold yet a little longer and then break I kneel to both and will speak so but this Takes from me th' authority of a mothers power And therefore like my self Otto to thee And yet observe son how thy mothers tears Outstrip her forward words to make way for 'em Thou art the younger Otto yet be now The first example of obedience to me And grow the elder in my love Otto The means to be so happy Soph. This yield up thy sword And let thy piety give thy mother strength To take that from thee which no enemies force Could e're despoil thee of why do'st thou tremble And with a fearful eye fixt on thy Brother Observ'st his ready sword as bent against thee I am thy armour and will be pierc'd through Ten thousand times before I will give way To any peril may arrive at thee And therefore fear not Otto 'T is not for my self But for you mother you are now ingag'd In more that lies in your unquestion'd vertue For since you have disarm'd me of defence Should I fall now though by his hand the world May say it was your practice Soph. All worlds perish Before my piety turn treasons parent Take it again
the better man The better chance she has the man that 's best She still contends with and doth favor least Mar. Me thinks a graver thunder then the skies Breaks from his lips I am amaz'd to hear And Athens words more then her swords doth fear Soph. Martius slave Sophocles couldst thou acquire And did thy Roman gods so love thy prayers And solemn sacrifice to grant thy suit To gather all the valour of the Caesars Thy Predecessors and what is to come And by their influence sling it on thee now Thou couldst not make my mind go less not pare With all their swords one virtue from my soul How am I vassall'd then Make such thy slaves As dare not keep their goodness past their graves Know General we two are chances on The die of Fate now thrown thy six is up And my poor one beneath thee next the throw May set me upmost and cast thee below Mar. Yet will I trie thee more Calamitie Is mans true touchstone Listen insolent Prince That dar'st contemn the Master of thy life Which I will force here 'fore thy City walls With barbarous crueltie and call thy wife To see it and then after send her Soph. Ha ha ha Mar. And then demolish Athens to the ground Depopulate her fright away her fame And leave succession neither stone nor name Soph. Ha ha ha Mar. Dost thou deride me Val. Kneel ask Martius For mercy Sophocles and live happy still Soph. Kneel and ask mercie Roman art a god I never kneel'd or begg'd of any else Thou art a fool and I will loose no more Instructions on thee now I find thy eares Solemn Musick Enter Dorigen Ladyes bearing a sword Are foolish like thy tongue My Dorigen Oh! must she see me bound 1. Cap. There 's the first sigh He breath'd since he was born I think 2. Cap. Forbear All but the Lady his wife Soph. How my heart chides The manacles of my hands that let them not Embrace my Dorigen Val. Turn but thy face And ask thy life of Martius thus and thou With thy fair wife shalt live Athens shall stand And all her priviledges augmented be Soph. 'T were better Athens perish'd and my wife Which Romans I do know a worthie one Then Sophocles should shrink of Sophocles Commit profane Idolatry by giving The reverence due to gods to thee blown man Mar. Rough stubborn Cynick Soph. Thou art rougher far And of a couser wale fuller of pride Less temperate to bear prosperity Thou seest my meer neglect hath rais'd in thee A storm more boystrous then the Oceans My virtue Patience makes thee vitious Mar. Why fair-ey'd Lady do you kneel Dor. Great Generall Victorious godlike Martius your poor handmaid Kneels for her husband will not cannot speaks Thus humbly that he may not Listen Roman Thou whose advanced front doth speak thee Roman To every Nation and whose deeds assure 't Behold a Princess whose declining head Like to a drooping lilly after storms Bowes to thy feet and playing here the slave To keep her husbands greatness unabated All which doth make thy Conquest greater For If he be base in ought whom thou hast taken Then Martius hath but taken a base prize But if this Jewell hold lustre and value Martius is richer then in that he hath won O make him such a Captive as thy self Unto another wouldst great Captain be Till then he is no prisoner fit for thee Mar. Valerius here is harmonie would have brought Old crabbed Saturn to sweet sleep when Jove Did first incense him with Rebellion Athens doth make women Philosophers And sure their children chat the talk of gods Val. Rise beauteous Dorigen Dor. Not untill I know The Generals resolution Val. One soft word From Sophocles would calm him into tears Like gentle showres after tempestuous winds Dor. To buy the world he will not give a word A look a tear a knee ' gainst his own judgement And the divine composure of his minde All which I therefore doe and here present This Victors wreathe this rich Athenian sword Trophies of Conqust which great Martius wear And be appeas'd Let Sophocles still live Mar. He would not live Dor. He would not beg to live When he shall so forget then I begin To command Martius and when he kneels Dorigen stands when he lets fall a tear I dry mine eyes and scorn him Mar. Scorn him now then Here in the face of Athens and thy friends Self-will'd stiff Sophocles prepare to die And by that sword thy Lady honor'd me With which her self shall follow Romans Friends Who dares but strike this stroke shall part with me Half Athens and my half of Victorie Cap. By not we Nic. Cor. We two will do it Sir Soph. Away ye fish-fac'd Rascals Val. Martius To Eclipse this great Eclipse labours thy fame Valerius thy Brother shall for once Turn Executioner Give me the sword Now Sophocles I 'll strike as suddenly As thou dar'st die Soph. Thou canst not And Valerius 'T is less dishonour to thee thus to kill me Then bid me kneel to Martius 't is to murther The fame of living men which great ones do Their studies strangle poyson makes away The wretched hangman only ends the Play Val. Art thou prepar'd Soph. Yes Val. Bid thy wife farewell Soph. No I will take no leave My Dorigen Yonder above 'bout Ariadnes Crown My spirit shall hover for thee prethee haste Dor. Stay Sophocles with this tie up my sight Let not soft nature so transform'd be And lose her gentle sex'd humanitie To make me see my Lord bleed So 't is well Never one object underneath the Sun Will I behold before my Sophocles Farewell now teach the Romans how to die Mar. Dost know what 't is to die Soph. Thou dost not Martius And therefore not what 't is to live to die Is to begin to live It is to end An old stale weary work and to commence A newer and a better 'T is to leave Deceitfull knaves for the societie Of gods and goodness Thou thy self must part At last from all thy garlands pleasures Triumphs And prove thy fortitude what then 't will do Val. But ar't not griev'd nor vex'd to leave life thus Soph. Why should I grieve or vex for being sent To them I ever lov'd best now I 'll kneel But with my back to ward thee 't is the last duty This trunk can doe the gods Mar. Strike strike Valerius Or Martius heart will leap out at his mouth This is a man a woman Kiss thy Lord And live with all the freedome you were wont O Love thou doubly hast afflicted me With virtue and with beauty Treacherous heart My hand shall cast thee quick into my urne E're thou transgress this knot of pietie Val. What ails my Brother Soph. Martius oh Martius Thou now hast found a way to conquer me Dor. O star of Rome what gratitude can speak Fit words to follow such a deed as this Mar. Doth Juno talk or Dorigen Val. You
are observ'd Mar. This admirable Duke Valerius With his disdain of Fortune and of Death Captiv'd himself hath captivated me And though my arm hath ta'ne his body here His soul hath subjugated Martius soul By Romulus he is all soul I think He hath no flesh and spirit cannot by gyv'd Then we have vanquish'd nothing he is free And Martius walks now in captivitie Soph. How fares the noble Roman Mar. Why Dor. Your blood Is sunk down to your heart and your bright eyes Have lost their splendor Mar. Baser fires go out When the Sun shines on 'em I am not well An Apoplectick sit I use to have After my heats in war carelesly coold Soph. Martius shall rest in Athens with his friends Till this distemper leave him O! great Roman See Sophocles doe that for thee he could not Do for himself weep Martius by the It grieves me that so brave a soul should suffer Under the bodies weak infirmitie Sweet Lady take him to thy loving charge And let thy care be tender Dor. Kingly Sir I am your Nurse and servant Mar. Oh deer Lady My Mistris nay my Deity guide me heaven Ten wreathes triumphant Martius will give To change a Martius for a Sophocles Can't not be done Valerius with this boot Inseparable affection ever thus Colleague with Athens Rome Dor. Beat warlike tunes Whilest Dorigen thus honors Martius brow With one victorious wreath more Soph. And Sophocles Thus girds his Sword of conquest to his thigh Which ne'r be drawn but cut out Victorie Lords For ever be it thus Exeunt Corn. Corporall Nichodemus a word with you Nic. My worthie Sutler Cornelius it befits not Nichodemus the Roman Officer to parley with a fellow of thy rank the affairs of the Empire are to be occupied Corn. Let the affaires of the Empire lie a while unoccupied sweet Nichodemus I doe require the money at thy hands which thou doest owe me and if faire means cannot attain force of Armes shall accomplish Nic. Put up and live Corn. I have put up too much already thou Corporall of Concupiscence for I suspect thou hast dishonored my flock-bed and with thy foolish Eloquence and that bewitching face of thine drawn my Wife the young harlotrie baggage to prostitute her self unto thee Draw therefore for thou shalt find thy self a mortall Corporall Nichod. Stay thy dead-doing hand and heare I will rather descend from my honor and argue these contumelies with thee then clutch thee poor flye in these eaglet of mine or draw my sword of Fate on a Pesant a Besognio a Cocoloch as thou art Thou shalt first understand this foolish eloquence and intolerable beauty of mine both which I protest are meerly naturall are the gifts of the gods with which I have neither sent baudy Sonnet nor amorous glance or as the vulgar call it sheeps eye to thy betrothed Florence Corin. Thou lyest Nich. O gods of Rome was Nichodemus born To bear these braveries from a poor provant Yet when dogs bark or when the asses bray The lion laughs not roars but goes his way Cornel. A o' your poeticall veine This versifying my wife has hornisied me Sweet Corporall cod-shead no more standing on your punctilio's and punketto's of honor they are not worth a lowse the truth is thou art the Generals Bygamie that is his fool and his knave thou art miscreant and recreant not an horse-boy in the Legions but has beaten thee thy beginning was knap-sack and thy ending will be halter-sack Nich. Me thinks I am now Sophocles the wise and thou art Martius the mad Cornel. No more of your tricks good Corporall Letherchops I say thou hast dishonour'd me and since honor now adaies is only repaired by money pay me and I am satisfied Even reckoning keeps long friends Nic. Let us continue friends then for I have been even with thee a long time and though I have not paid thee I have paid thy wife Corn. Flow forth my tears thou hast destowred her Tarquin the Garden of my delight hedg'd about in which there was but one bowling Alley for mine owne private procreation thou hast like a thief in the night leap'd the hedge entred my Alley and without my privitie plaid thine owne râ—bbers Nic. How long shall patience thus securely sâ—ore Is it my fault if these attractive eyes This budding chin or rosie-colour'd cheek This comâ—ly body and this waxen leg Have drawn â—er into a fools paradise By Cupids I do swear no other She 's chaster far then Lucrece her grand-mother Pure as glass-window ere the rider dash iâ— Whiter then I adyes smock when she did wash it For well thou woâ—st though now my hearts Commandress I once was free and she but the Camps Landress Corn. I she then came sweet to me no part about her but smelt of Soap-suds like a Dryad out of a wash-bowl Pray or pay Nich. Hold. Corn. Was thy cheese mouldy or thy peny-worths small Was not thy Ale the mightiest of the earth in Malt And thy stope fill'd like a tide was not thy bed soft and Thy Bacon fatter then a dropsie Come Sir Nich. Mars then inspire me with the fencing skill Of our Tragedion Actors Honor pricks And Sutler now I come with thwacks and thwicks Grant us one crush one pass and now a high Cavalto fall Then up again now down again yet do no harm at all Enter Wife Wife O that ever I was born why Gent Corn. Messaline of Rome away disloyal Concubine I will be deafer to thee then thou art to others I will have my hundred drachma's he owes me thou arrant whore Wife I know he is an hundred drachmaes o' the score but what o' that no bloodshed sweet Cornelius O my heart o' my conscience 't is faln thorow the bottom of my bellie O my sweet Didimus if either of ye miskil one another what will become of yoor Florence Pacifie your selves I pray Corn. Go to my heart is not stone I am not marble drie your eyes Florence the scurvie apes-face knows my blinde side well enough leave your puling will this content ye let him tast thy nether lip which in signe of amitie I thus take off again go thy ways and provide the Cows udder Nich. Lilie of Concord And now honest Sutler since I have had proof as well of thy good nature as of thy wives before I will acquaint thee with a project shall fully satisfie thee for thy debt Thou shalt understand I am shortly to be knighted Corn. The devil thou art Nich. Renounce me else for the sustenance of which Worship which Worship many times wants sustenance I have here the Generals grant to have the leading of two hundred men Corn. You jest you jest Nich. Refuse me else to the pit Corn. Mercie on us ha you not forgot your self by you swearing you should be knighted already Nich. Damn me Sir here 's his hand read it Corn. Alas I cannot Nich. I know that It has pleas'd the General to look upon my