delighted with the sport That if there were no just cause thou wouldst make one Or be engag'd thy selfe This godly calling Thou hast followed five and twenty yeares and studied The Criticismes of contentions and art thou In so few houres transform'd certaine this night Thou hast had strange dreames or rather visions Cler. Yes Sir I have seene fooles and fighters chain'd together And the Fighters had the upper hand and whipt first The poore Sotts laughing at 'em What I have bin It skils not what I will be is resolv'd on Din. Why then you 'll fight no more Cler. Such is my purpose Din. On no occasion Cler. There you stagger me Some kind of wrongs there are which flesh and blood Cannot endure Din. Thou wouldst not willingly Live a protested coward or be call'd one Cler. Words are but words Din. Nor would'st thou take a blow Cler. Not from my friend though drunke and from an enemy I thinke much lesse Din. There 's some hope of thee left then Wouldst thou heare me behind my back disgrac'd Cler. Do you think I am a rogue they that should do it Had better bin borne dumbe Din. Or in thy presence See me o're-charg'd with odds Cler. I 'd fall my selfe first Din. Would'st thou endure thy Mistris be taken from thee And thou sit quiet Cler. There you touch my honour No French man can endure that Din. Pl upon thee Why dost thou talke of Peace then that dar'st suffer Nothing or in thy selfe or in thy friend That is unmanly Cler. That I grant I cannot But I 'll not quarrell with this Gentleman For wearing stammell Breeches or this Gamester For playing a thousand pounds that owes me nothing For this mans taking up a common Wench In raggs and lowsie then maintaining her Caroached in cloth of Tissue nor five hundred Of such like toyes that at no part concerne me Marry where my honour or my friend is questioned I have a Sword and I thinke I may use it To the cutting of a Rascalls throat or so Like a good Christian Din. Thou art of a fine Religion And rather then we 'll make a Schisme in friendship I will be of it But to be serious Thou art acquainted with my tedious love-suit To faire Lamira Cler. Too well Sir and remember Your presents courtship that 's too good a name Your slave-like services your morning musique Your walking three houres in the raine at midnight To see her at her window sometimes laugh'd at Sometimes admitted and vouchsaf'd to kisse Her glove her skirt nay I have heard her slippers How then you triumph'd Here was love forsooth Din. These follies I deny not Such a contemptible thing my dotage made me But my reward for this Cler. As you deserv'd For he that makes a goddesse of a Puppet Merits no other recompence Din. This day friend For thou art so Cler. I am no flatterer Din. This proud ingratefull she is married to Lame Champernell Cler. I know him he has bin As tall a Sea-man and has thriv'd as well by 't The losse of a legg and an Arme deducted as any That ever put from Marseils you are tame Pl on 't it mads me if it were my case I should kill all the family Din. Yet but now You did preach patience Cler. I then came from confession And 't was enjoyn'd me three houres for a pennance To be a peaceable man and to talke like one But now all else being pardon'd I begin On a new Tally Foot doe any thing I 'll second you Din. I would not willingly Make red my yet white conscience yet I purpose In the open street as they come from the Temple For this way they must passe to speake my wrongs And doe it boldly Musick playes Cler. Were thy tongue a Cannon I would stand by thee boy they come upon 'em Din. Obserue a little first Cler. This is fine fidling Enter Vertaigne Champernell Lamira Nurse Beaupre Verdoone An Epithalamin Song at the Wedding COme away bring on the Bride And place her by her Lovers side You faire troope of Maides attend her Pure and holy thoughts be friend her Blush and wish you Virgins all Many such faire nights may fall Chorus Hymen fill the house with joy All thy sacred fires employ Blesse the Bed with holy love Now faire or be of Beauty move Din. Stand by for 't will be heard Verta. This is strange rudenesse Din. 'T is courtship ballanced with injuries You all looke pale with guilt but I will dy Your cheekes with blushes if in your sear'd veines There yet remaine so much of honest blood To make the colour first to ye my Lord The Father of this Bride whom you have sent Alive into her grave Champ. How to her grave Dina. Be patient sir I 'll speake of you anon You that allowed me liberall accesse To make my way with service and approv'd of My birth my person yeares and no base fortune You that are rich and but in this held wise too That as a Father should have look'd upon Your Daughter in a Husband and aim'd more At what her youth and heat of blood requir'd In lawfull pleasures then the parting from Your Crownes to pay her dowre you that already Have one foot in the grave yet study profit As if you were assur'd to live here ever What poore end had you in this choice in what Deserve I your contempt my house and honours At all parts equall yours my fame as faire And not to praise my selfe the City rankes me In the first file of her most hopefull Gentry But Champernell is rich and needs a nurse And not your gold And add to that he 's old too His whole estate in likelihood to descend Upon a Family Here was providence I grant but in a Nobleman base thrift No Merchants nay no Pirats sell for Bondmen Their Countrey-men but you a Gentleman To save a little gold have sold your Daughter To worse then slaverie Cler. This was spoke home indeed Bean. Sir I shall take some other time to tell you That this harsh language was delivered to An old man but my Father Din. At your pleasure Cler. Proceed in your designe let me alone To answer him or any man Verd. You presume Too much upon your name but may be cousin'd Din. But for you most unmindfull of my service For now I may upbraid you and with honour Since all is lost and yet I am a gainer In being deliver'd from a torment in you For such you must have bin you to whom nature Gave with a liberall hand most excellent forme Your education language and discourse And judgement to distinguish when you shall With feeling sorrow understand how wretched And miserable you have made your selfe And but your selfe have nothing to accuse Can you with hope from any beg compassion But you will say you serv'd your Fathers pleasure Forgetting that unjust commands of Parents Are not to be obey'd or that you are rich And that to wealth
doe it And man as much as man may but Miranda Why doe ye kneel Mir. By I 'le grow to the ground here And with my sword digge up my grave and fall in 't Unlesse thou grant me deere Mountferrat friend Is any thing in my power to my life Sir The honour shall be yours Mount I love ye deerely Yet so much I should tender Mir. I 'le preserve all By I will or all the sinne fall with me Pray let me Mount Ye have won I 'le once be coward To pleasure you Mir. I kisse your hands and thanke ye Mount Be tender of my credit and fight bravely Mir. Blow not the fire that flames Mount I 'le send mine Armor My man shall presently attend ye with it For you must arme immediately the houre cals I know 't will fit ye right be sure and secret And last be fortunate farewell ye are fitted I am glad the load 's off me Mir. My best Mountferrat Exeunt Scaena quarta Enter Norandine and Doctor Nor. Doctor I will see the Combat that 's the truth on 't If I had never a Legge I would crawle to see it Doct. You are most unfit if I might councell ye Your wounds so many and the ayre Nor. The Halter The ayres as good an ayre as fine an ayre Would'st thou have me live in an oven Doct. Beside the noyse Sir Which to a tender body Nor. That 's it Doctor My body must be cur'd with all if you 'll heale me quickly Boyle a Drum-head in my broth I never prosper With knuckles o'veale and birds in sorrell sops Cawdles and Cullysses they wash me away Like a horse had eaten grains if thou wilt cure me A pickled herring and a pottle of Sack Doctor And halfe a dozen trumpets Doct. Ye are a strange Gentleman Nor. As ere thou knew'st wilt thou give mean other glister That I may sit cleanly there like a french Lady When she goes to a Mask at Court where 's thy hoboy Doct. I am glad ye are growne so merry Enter Astor Castr Nor. Welcome Gentlemen Ast. We come to see you sir and glad we are To see you thus thus forward to your health sir Nor. I thank my Doctor here Doct. Nay thanke your selfe sir For by my troth I know not how he 's cur'd He nev'r observes any of our prescriptions Nor. Give me my money again then good sweet Doctor Wilt thou have twenty shillings a day for vexing me Doct. That shall not serve ye sir Drums a far off A low March Nor. Then forty shall sir And that will make ye speake well harke the Drums Cast. They begin to beat to th' field O noble Dane Never was such a stake I hope of innocence Plaid for in Malta and in blood before Ast. It makes us hang our heads all Nor. A bold villaine If there be treason in it accuse poore Ladies And yet they may do mischief to I 'le be with ye If she be innocent I shall finde it quickly And something then I 'le say Ast. Come leane on us sir Nor. I thank ye Gentlemen and domine Doctor Pray bring a little sneezing powder in your Pocket For feare I sound when I see blood Doct. You are pleasant Exeunt Scaena quinta Enter two Marshalls 1 Are the Combatants come in The Seaffold set out and the staires 2 Yes 1 Make the field cleere there 2 That 's done too 1 Then to the prisoner the grand Master's coming Let 's see that all be ready there 2 Too ready How ceremonious our very ends are Alas sweet Lady If she be innocent Florish No doubt but justice will direct her Champion Enter Valetta Norandine Ashor Castriot c. Away I heare 'em come 1 Pray heaven she prosper Val. Give Captain Norandine a chaire Nor. I thank your Lordship Val. Sit sir and take your ease your hurts require it You come to see a womans cause descrided That 's all the knowledge now or name I have for her They say a false a base and treacherous woman And partly prov'd too Nor. Pitty it should be so And if your Lordship durst aske my opinion Sure I should answer no so much I honour her And answer 't with my life too But Gomera Is a brave Gentleman the other valiant And if he be not good doggs gnaw his flesh off And one above 'em both will finde the truth out He never failes sir Val. That 's the hope rests with me Nor. How nature and his honour struggle in him A sweet cleere noble Gentleman Within make roome there Enter Oriana Ladies Executioner Abdel la 1 Guard Guard Make roome there Val. Go up and what you have to say say there Ori. Thus I ascend neerer I hope to heaven Nor do I fear to tread this dark black Mansion The Image of my grave each foot we move Goes to it still each houre we leave behinde us Knols sadly toward it My noble Brother For yet mine innocence dares cals ye so And you the friends to vertue that come hither The Chorus to this Tragick Scaene behold me Behold me with your justice not with pitty My cause was ne're so poore to aske compassion Behold me in this spotlesse white I weare The Embleme of my life of all my actions So ye shall finde my story though I perish Behold me in my Sex I am no Souldier Tender and full of fears our blushing Sex is Unhardned with relentlesse thoughts unhatcht With blood and bloody practise alas we tremble But when an angry dreame afflicts our fancies Dye with a tale well told had I been practis'd And known the way of mischiefe travell'd in it And given my blood and honour up to reach it Forgot religion and the line I sprung on Oh heaven I had been fit then for thy justice And then in black as dark as hell I had howl'd here Last in your own opinions weigh mine innocence Amongst ye I was planted from an Infant would then if heaven had so been pleas'd I had perish'd Grew up and goodly ready to bear fruit The honourable fruit of marriage And am I blasted in my bud with treason Boldly and basely of my faire name ravish'd And hither brought to finde my rest in ruine But he that knowes all he that rights all wrongs And in his time restores knows me I have spoken Val. If ye be innocent heaven will protect ye And so I leave ye to his Sword strikes for ye Farewell Ori. O that went deepe farewell deere brother And howsoe'r my cause goes see my body upon my knees I ask it buried chastely For yet by holy truth it never trespass'd Ast. Iustice sit on your cause heaven fight for ye Nor. Two of ye Gentlemen doe me but the honour To lead me to her good my Lord your leave too Val. You have it sir Nor. Give me your faire hands fearelesse As white as this I see your Innocence As spotlesse and as pure be not afraid Lady You are but here brought to your
Ton. Shall not the Foole stay with thee Quee. Come away Sirra Exeunt Queene Ladies Ton. How the Foole is sought for sweet Malt is made of easie fire A hasty horse will quickly tire a sudden leaper sticks i' th mire Phlebotomy and the word lye nier take heed of friend I thee require This from an Almanack I stole and learnt this Lesson from a foole Good night my Bird Exit Tony Evan. Good night wise Master Tony Will ye to bed my Lord Come let me help ye Val. To bed Evanthe art thou sleepy Evan. No I shall be worse if you look sad upon me Pray ye let 's to bed Val. I am not well my love Evan. I le make ye well there 's no such Phisick for ye As your warme Mistris armes Val. Art thou so cunning Evan. I speake not by experience pray ye mistake not But if you love me Val. I do love so dearely So much above the base bent of desire I know not how to answer thee Evan. To bed then There I shall better credit yea fie my Lord Will ye put a maid too 't to teach ye what to do An innocent maid Are ye so cold a Lover Intruth you make me blush 't is midnight too And 't is no stolne love but authorised openly No sin we covet pray let me undresse ye You shall help me prethee sweet Valerio Be not so sad the King will be more mercifull Val. May not I love thy minde Evan. And I yours too 'T is a most noble one adorn'd with vertue But if we love not one another really And put our bodies and our mindes together And so make up the concord of affection Our love will prove but a blinde superstition This is no schoole to argue in my Lord Nor have we time to talke away allow'd us Pray let 's dispatch if any one should come And finde us at this distance what would they think Come kisse me and to bed Val. That I dare do and kisse againe Evan. Spare not they are your owne Sir Val. But to injoy thee is to be luxurious Too sensuall in my love and too ambitious O how I burne to pluck thee from the stalke Where now thou grow'st a sweet bud and a beauteous And bear'st the prime and honour of the Garden Is but to violate thy spring and spoile thee Evan. To let me blow and fall alone would anger ye Val. Let 's sit together thus and as we sit Feed on the sweets of one anothers soules The happinesse of love is contemplation The blessednesse of love is pure affection Where no allay of actuall dull desire Of pleasure that partakes with wantonnesse Of humane fire that burnes out as it kindles And leaves the body but a poore repentance Can ever mix let 's sixe on that Evanthe That 's everlasting the tother casuall Eternity breeds one the other Fortune Blinde as her selfe and full of all afflictions Shall we love vertuously Evan. I ever loved so Val And only think our love the rarest pleasure And that we most desire let it be humane If once injoyed growes stale and cloyes our appetites I would not lessen in my love for any thing Nor finde thee but the same in my short journey For my loves safety Evan. Now I see I am old Sir Old and ill-favour'd too poore and despis'd And am not worth your noble Fellowship Your fellowship in Love you would not else Thus cunningly seeke to betray a maid A maid that honours you thus piously Strive to abuse the pious love she brings ye Farewell my Lord since ye have a better Mistris For it must seeme so or ye are no man A younger happier I shall give her roome So much I love ye still Val. Stay my Evanthe Heaven beare me witnesse thou art all I love All I desire and now have pitty on me I never lyed before forgive me Justice Youth and affection stop your eares unto me Evan. Why do you weep if I have spoke too harshly And unbeseeming my beloved Lord My care and duty pardon me Val. O heare me Heare me Evanthe I am all on torture And this lye tears my conscience as I vent it I am no man Evan. How Sir Val. No man for pleasure no womans man Evan. Goodnesse forbid my Lord sure you abuse your selfe Val. 'T is true Evanthe I shame to say you will finde it Weepes Evan. He weepes bitterly 'T is my hard fortune blesse all young maids from it Is there no help my Lord in Art will comfort ye Val. I hope there is Evan. How long have you been destitute Val. Since I was young Evan. 'T is hard to dye for nothing Now you shall know 't is not the pleasure Sir For I am compell'd to love you spiritually That women aime at I affect ye for 'T is for your worth and kisse me be at peace Because I ever loved ye I still honour'd ye And with all duty to my Husband follow ye Will ye to bed now ye are asham'd it seemes Pigmalion prayed and his cold stone took life You do not know with what zeale I shall aske Sir And what rare miracle that may worke upon ye Still blush prescribe your Law Val. I prethee pardon me To bed and I le sit by thee and mourne with thee Mourne both our fortunes our unhappy ones Do not despise me make me not more wretched I pray to heaven when I am gone Evanthe As my poore date is but a span of time now To recompence thy noble patience Thy love and vertue with a fruitfull husband Honest and honourable Evan. Come you have made me weep now All fond desire dye here and welcome chastity Honour and chastity do what you please Sir Exeunt Actus Quartus Scaena Prima Enter at one doore Rugio and Frier Marco at the other doore Sorano with a little glasse violl Rug. WHat ailes this peece of mischief to looke sad He seemes to weep too Mar. Something is a hatching And of some bloody nature too Lord Rugio This Crocadile mournes thus cunningly Sor. Haile holy Father And good day to the good Lord Rugio How fares the sad Prince I beseech ye Sir Rug. 'T is like you know you need not aske that question You have your eyes and watches on his miseries As neare as ours I would they were as tender Mar. Can you do him good as the King and you appointed him So he is still as you desir'd I think too For every day he is worse Heaven pardon all Put off your sorrow you may laugh now Lord He cannot last long to disturbe your Master You have done worthy service to his Brother And he most memorable love Sor. You do not know Sir With what remorse I aske nor with what wearinesse I grone and bow under this load of honour And how my soule sighs for the beastly services I have done his pleasures these be witnesse with me And from your piety beleeve me Father I would as willingly unclothe my selfe Of title
your self by your 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 service Now Sir shall you joyn with me in petitioning for fifty men more in regard of my arrearages to you which if granted I will bestow the whole profit of those fifty men on thee and thine heirs for ever till Atropos do cut this simple thred Corn. No more dear Corporal Sir Nichodemus that shall be I cry your wishes mercie I am your servant body and goods moveables and immoveables use my house use my wife use me abuse me do what you list Nich. A figment is a candid lye this is an old Passe Mark what follows Exeunt Enter Martius and two Captains Mar. Pray leave me you are Romanes honest men keep me not company I am turn'd knave have lost my fame and nature Athens Athens this Dorigen is thy Palladium he that will sack thee must betray her first whose words wound deeper then her husbands sword her eyes make captive still the Conqueror and here they keep her onely to that end O subtil devil what a golden ball did tempt when thou didst cast her in my way Why foolish Sophocles broughtst thou not to field thy Lady that thou mightst have overcome Martius had kneel'd and yeelded all his wreathes that hang like Jewels on the seven-fold hill and bid Rome send him out to fight with men for that she knew he durst and not 'gainst Fate or Deities what mortal conquers them Insatiate Julius when his Victories had run ore half the world had he met her there he had stopt the legend of his deeds laid by his Arms been overcome himself and let her vanquish th' other half And fame made beauteous Dorigen the greater name Shall I thus fall I will not no my tears cast on my heart shall quench these lawlesse fires he conquers best conquers his lewd desires Enter Dorigen with Ladies Dor. Great Sir my Lord commands me visit you and thinks your retir'd melancholy proceeds from some distaste of worthlesse entertainment Will 't please you take your chamber how d' ye do Sir Mar. Lost lost again the wilde rage of my blood doth Ocean-like oreflow the shallow shore of my weak vertue my desire 's a vane that the least breath from her turns every way Dor. What says my Lord Mar. Dismisse your women pray and I 'll reveal my grief Dor. Leave me Mar. Long tales of love whilst love it self might be enjoyed are languishing delays There is a secret strange lies in my brest I will partake wi' you which much concerns your Lord your self and me Oh! Dor. Strange secrets Sir should not be made so cheap to strangers yet if your strange secret do no lower lie then in your brest discover it Mar. I will Oh can you not see it Lady in my sighs Dor. Sighs none can paint and therefore who can see Mar. Scorn me not Dorigen with mocks Alcides that master'd monsters was by beautie tam'd Omphale smil'd his club out of his hand and made him spin her smocks O sweet I love you and I love Sophocles I must enjoy you and yet I would not injure him Dor. Let go you hurt me Sir fare well Stay is this Martius I will not tell my Lord he 'll swear I lye doubt my fidelitie before thy honour How hast thou vex'd the gods that they would let thee thus violate friendship hospitalitie and all the bounds of sacred pietie Sure thou but tri'st me out of love to him and wouldst reject me if I did consent O Martius Martius wouldst thou in one minute blast all thy Laurels which so many yeers thou hast been purchasing with blood and sweat Hath Dorigen never been written read without the epithet of chaste chaste Dorigen and woulst thou fall upon her chastitie like a black drop of ink to blot it out When men shall read the records of thy valour thy hitherto brave vertue and approach highly content yet to this foul assault included in this leaf this ominous leaf they shall throw down the Book and read no more though the best deeds ensue and all conclude that ravell'd the whole story whose sound heart which should have been prov'd the most leprous part Mar. O thou confus'st divinely and thy words do fall like rods upon me but they have such silken lines and silver hooks that I am faster snar'd my love h' as ta'en such hold that like two wrestlers though thou stronger be and hast cast me I hope to pull thee after I must or perish Dor. Perish Martius then for I here vow unto the gods These rocks these rocks we see so fix'd shall be removed made champion field ere I so impious prove to stain my Lords bed with adulterous love Enter Valerius Val. The gods protect fair Dorigen Dor. Amen from all you wolvish Romanes Exit Val. Ha what 's this still brother in your moods O then my doubts are truths Have at it I must try a way to be resolv'd Mar. How strangely dost thou look what ailst thou Val. What ailst thou Mar. Why I am mad Val. Why I am madder Martius draw thy sword and lop a villain from the earth for if thou wilt not on some tree about this place I 'll hang my self Valerius shall not live to wound his brothers honour stain his Countrey and branded with ingratitude to all times Mar. For what can all this be Val. I am in love Mar. Why so am I With whom ha Val. Dorigen Mar. With Dorigen how dost thou love her speak Val. Even to the height of lust and I must have her or else I die Mar. Thou shalt thou daring Traitor On all the confines I have rid my horse was there no other woman for thy choice but Dorigen Why villain she is mine she makes me pine thus sullen mad and fool 't is I must have her or I die Val. O all ye gods with mercy look on this declining rock of valour and of vertue breed not up from infancie in honour to full man as you have done him to destroy here strike for I have onely search'd thy wound dispatch far far be such love from Valerius so far he scorns to live to be call'd brother by him that dares own such folly and such vice Mar. 'T is truth thou speak'st but I do hate it peace if heaven will snatch my sword out of my hand and put a rattle in it what can I do He that is destin'd to be odious in his old age must undergo his fate Enter Cornelius and Nichodemus Corn. If you do not back me I shall never do 't Nich. I warrant you Corn. Humh humh Sir my Lord my Lord Mart. Hah what 's the matter Corn. Humh concerning the odde fifty my Lord and 't please your Generality his Worship Sir Nichodemus Mar. What 's here a Passe you would for Rome you lubbers doth one days lazinesse
labour Lea. Any thing sir That 's dry and wholsome I am no bred-wanton Bar. Then I receive you but I must desire ye To keep within your confines Lea. Ever sir There 's the Gold and ever be your servant Take it and give me Bookes may I but prove sir According to my wish and these shall multiply Lop. Do study hard pray ye take him in and settle him He 's onely fit for you Shew him his Cell sir Di. Take a good heart and when ye are a cunning Lawyer I 'le sell my Bells and you shall prove it lawfull Ba. Come sir with me neighbors I thank your diligence Lop. I 'l come sometimes and crack a case with ye Bar. Welcome Exit Lop. Here 's mony got with ease here spend that jovially And pray for the Foole the Founder Die Many more Fooles I heartily pray may follow his example Lawyers or Lubbers or of what condition And many such sweet friends in Nova Hispania Lop. It will do well Let 'em but send their moneys Come from what quarter of the world I care not I 'll know 'em instantly nay I 'll be a kin to 'em I cannot misse a man that sends me money Let him Law there long as his Duckets last Boy I 'll grace him and prefer him Die I 'l turn Trade Master and now live by the living Let the dead stinke 't is a poore stinking Trade Lop. If the young Foole now Should chance to chop upon his faire Wife Diego Die And handle her Case Master that 's a law point A point would make him start and put on his Spectacles A hidden point were worth the canvassing Lop. Now surely surely I should love him Diego And love him heartily nay I should love my selfe Or any thing that had but that good fortune For to say truth the Lawyer is a dog-bolt An arrant worme and though I call him worshipfull I wish him a canoniz'd Cuckold Diego Now if my youth doe dub him Di. He is too demure sir Lop. If he do sting her home Die There 's no such matter The woman was not borne to so much blessednesse He has no heate study consumes his oyle Master Lop. Let 's leave it to the will of Fate and presently Over a cup of lustie Sack let 's prophecie I am like a man that dreampt he was an Emperour Come Diego hope whilst he lasts we 'll lay it on Exit Scaena Tertia Enter Jamy Millanes Arsenio Jam. Angelo Millanes did you see this wonder Mil. Yes yes Jam. And you Arsenio Ar. Yes he 's gon Sir Strangely disguis'd he 's set upon his voyage Love guide his thoughts he 's a brave honest fellow Sit close Don Lawyer ô that arrant knave now How he will stinke will smoake againe will burst He 's the most arrant Beast Mil. He may be more beast Ja, Let him beare six and six that all may blaze him The villany he has sowed into my Brother And from his State the Revenue he has reach'd at Pay him my good Leandro take my praiers Ar. And all our wishes plough with his fine white heifer Ja. Marke him my deare Friend for a famous Cuckold Let it out-live his Bookes his paines and heare me The more he seeks to smother it with Justice Enter a Servant Let it blaze out the more what news Andrea Andr. Newes I am loth to tell ye but I am charg'd Sir Your Brother layes a strict command upon ye No more to know his house upon our danger I am sorry Sir Jam. 'Faith never be I am glad on 't He keepes the house of pride and foolery I meane to shun it so returne my Answer 'T will shortly spew him out Come let 's be merry And lay our heads together carefully How we may helpe our friend and let 's lodge neare him Be still at hand I would not for my patrimony But he should crown his Lawyer a learned Monster Come let 's away I am stark mad till I see him Exeunt Scaena Quarta Enter Bartolus and Amaranta Amar. Why will ye bring men in and yet be jealous Why will ye lodge a young man a man able And yet repine Bar. He shall not trouble thee Sweet A modest poore slight thing did I not tell thee He was onely given to the Booke and for that How royally he paies finds his owne meat too Am. I will not have him here I know your courses And what fits you will fall into of madnesse Bar. Y'faith I will not Wife Am. I will not try ye Bar. He comes not neare thee shall not dare to tread Within thy Lodgings in an old out-Roome Where Logs and Coles were layd Am. Now ye lay fire Fire to consume your quiet Bar. Didst thou know him Thou wouldst thinke as I doe he disquiet thee Thou mayst weare him next thy heart yet not warme him His mind poore man 's o' th' Law how to live after And not on lewdnesse on my conscience He knowes not how to looke upon a woman More then by reading what Sex she is Am. I doe not like it Sir Bar. Do'st thou not see Foole What presents he sends hourely in his gratefulnesse What delicate meates Am. You had best trust him at your Table Doe and repent it doe Bar. If thou be'st willing By my troth I thinke he might come he 's so modest He never speakes there 's part of that he gave me He 'll eat but halfe a dozen bits and rise immediatly Even as he eats he studies he 'll not disquiet thee Doe as thou pleasest Wife Am. What means this Wood-cocke Knock within Bar. Retire Sweet there 's one knocks come in your businesse Enter Servant Ser. My Lord Don Henrique would entreat ye Sir To come immediatly and speake with him He has businesse of some moment Bar. I 'll attend him I must be gon I pre'thee thinke the best wife At my returne I 'll tell thee more good morrow Sir keep ye close and study hard an houre hence I 'll read a new Case to ye Exit Leandro within Lean. I 'll be ready Enter Amaranta Amar. So many hundred Duckets to ly scurvily And learne the pelting law this sounds but slenderly But very poorely I would see this fellow Very faine see him how he lookes I will find To what end and what study there 's the place I 'll goe o'th' other side and take my Fortune I think there is a window Exit Enter Leandro Lean. He 's gone out Now if I could but see her she is not this way How nastily he keepes his house my Chamber If I continue long will choak me up It is so damp I shall be mortifide For any woman if I stay a moneth here I 'll in and strike my Lute that sound may call her Exit Enter Amaranta Lute and Song Ama. He keeps very close Lord how I long to see him A Lute strooke handsomely a voice too I 'll heare that These Verses are no Law they sound too sweetly Now
you do not Bring him againe I have no other hope But you that made me loose hope If you faile me I ne're shall see him but shall languish out A discontented life and dye contemn'd Fab. This vexes me I pray you be more patient lift her up If I have any truth let what will happen I 'le bring him presently Do you all stand At the Street dore the Maides and all to watth When I come backe and have some private place To shuffle me into for he shall follow In fury but I know I can out run him As he comes in clap all fast hold on him And use your owne discretions Fred. Wee will do it Fab. But sudainly for I will bring him hither With that unstop'd speed that you shall run over All that 's in 's way and though my life be ventur'd 'T is no great matter will do 't Fra. I thanke you Worthy Fabritio Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter Jacamo Iac. I ever knew no woman could abide me But am I growne so contemptible by being once drunke Amongst 'em that they begin to throw pisse on my head For surely it was pisse huh huh seeme to smell Enter Fabritio Fab. Jacamo how do'st thou Jac. Well something troubled with watrish humours Fab. Foh how thou stinck'st pre'thee stand further of me Me things these humours become thee better then thy dry Chollerick humours or thy wine-wet humours ha Jac. You 'r pleasant but Fabrito know I am not in the wood of Suffering jest Fab. If you be not i' th mood I hope you will not be moody But truely I cannot blame the Gentlewoman you stood evesdropping Under their window and would not come up Jac. Sir I suspect now by your idle talke Your hand was in 't which if I once believe Be sure you shall account to me Fab. The Gentlewomen and the Maides have counted to you already The next turne I see is mine Jac. Let me dye but this is very strange good Fabritio Do not provoake me so Fab. Provoke you you 'r growne the strongest fellow ther 's no Keeping company with you phish take you that Jac. O all the Devills stand Slave Fab. give him a box o' th ear sodainly throws him from him goes his walls whilst Iaca. drawes his Sword Fab. follow me if thou dar'st Jac. Stay coward stay Ja runnes after Fabritio Scaena quarta Enter Fred. Fra. Clora and Servant and Maid Clor. Be ready for I see Fabritio running And Jacamo behind him Enter Fabritio Fab. Wher 's the place Fred. That way Fabritio Exit Fab. Enter Jacamo Jac. Where art thou treacher Fred. Clor and Maid lay hold on Jacamo What is the matter Sirs Why do you hold me I am basely wrong'd Torture and hell be with you let me go they drag him to a chaire and hold him downe in 't Fred. Good Iacamo be patient and but heare What I can say you know I am your friend If you yet doubt it by my soule I am Iac. S'death stand away I would my breath were poyson Fred. As I have life that which was throwne on you And this now done were but to draw you hither For causes weighty that concerne your selfe Uoid of all malice which this Maid my Sister Shall tell you Iac. Puh a pox upon you all you will not hold me For ever here and till you let me go I 'le talke no more Franck As you 'r a Gentleman Let not this boldnesse make me be beleev'd To be immodest If there were a way More silently to be acquainted with you God knowes that I would choose But as it is Take it in plainesse I do love you more Then you do your content If you refuse To pitty me I 'le never cease to weepe And when mine eyes be out I will be told How fast the teares I shed for you do fall And if they do not flow abundantly I 'le fetch a sigh shall make 'em start and leap As if the fire weare under Iac. Fine mocking fine mocking Fred. Mocking looke how she weepes Iac. Do's she counterfeit crying too Fred. Behold how the teares flow or pitty her Or never more be call'd a man Iac. How 's this soft you soft you my Masters Is 't possible thinke you She should be in earnest Clor. Earnest I in earnest she 's a foole to breake so many sleepes That would have been sound ones venture such a face So much life for ere an humorous asse i' th world Fra. Why Clora I have knowne you cry as much For Julio that has not halfe his worth All night you write and weepe too much I feare I do but what I should Clor. If I do write I am answer'd Franck Fra. I would I might be so Jac. Good Fredrick let me go I would faine trye If that thing do not counterfeit Fred. Give me your Sword then Jac. No but take my word As I am man I will not hurt a creature Under this roofe before I have deliver'd My selfe as I am now into your handes Or have your full consent Fred. It is enough Ja Gentlwoman I pray you let me fele your face I am an Infidell if she do not weepe Stay wher 's my handkerchife I 'le wipe the old wett off the fresh teares come pox on 't I am a handsome gratious fellow amongst women and Knew 't not Gentlewoman how should I know these For me Is not your Mother dead Fra. By heaven they are for you Iac. Slight I 'le have my head corld and powderd to teares are morrow By breake of day If you love me I pray you kisse me For If I love you it shall be such love as I will not be A sham'd of If this be a mock kisses It is the hartiest and the sweetest mock That ere I tasted mock me so againe kisse againe Fred. Fy Iacamo why do you let her kneele So long Iac. It 's true I had forgot it lift her up And should have done this twelve-moneth pray you rise Fredrick If I could all this while have been perswaded she could Have lov'd me dost thou thinke I had not rather kisse her Then another should and yet you may gull me for ought I know but if you do hell take me If I do not cutt All your throates sleeping Fred. Oh do not thinke of such a thing Jac. Otherwise If she be in earnest the short is I am Fran. Alas I am Iac. And I did not think it possible any woman Could have lik'd this face it 's good for nothing is 't Clor. Yes it 's worth forty shillings to pawne being lind almost quite Through with velvet Fra. 'T is better then your Iulio's Iac. Thou thinkest so But otherwise in faith it is not Franck whilst Iacamo is kissing Franck Enter Fabritio Fab. Hist Iacamo How do'st thou Boy ha Iac. Why very well I thank you Sir Fab. Do'st thou perceive the reason of matters and passages Yet Sirah or no Jac. 'T is wondrous good Sir Fab.
me All B. I take it take it And take some drinke too Prig. Not a drop now I thanke you Away we are discoverd else Exit Enter Gerrard like a blinde Aquavitae-man and a boy singing the Song BRing out your Cony-skins faire maids to me And hold 'em faire that I may see Grey blacke and blew for your smaller skins I 'le give ye looking-glasses pins And for your whole Coney heer 's ready ready money Come gentle Jone do thou begin With thy blacke blacke blacke Cony-skin And Mary then and Jane will follow With their silver-hair'd skins and their yellow The white Cony-skin I will not lay by For though it be faint t is faire to the eye The grey it is warme but yet for my money Give me the bonny bonny blacke Coney Come away faire maides your skins will decay Come and take money maids put your ware away Cony-skins Cony-skins have ye any Cony-skins I have fine brace-lets and fine silver pins Ger. Buy any brand wine buy any brand wine Boy Have ye any Cony-skins 2 B. My fine Canary-bird ther 's a cake for thy worship 1 B. Come fill fill fill fill suddenly let 's see Sir What 's this Ger. A penny Sir 1 B. Fill till 't be six-pence And there 's my pig Boy This is a counter Sir 1 B. A counter stay ye what are these then O execrable Jugler ô damn'd Jugler Look in your hose hoa this comes of looking forward 3 B. Divell a Dunkirke what a rogue 's this Jugler This hey passe repasse h 'as repast us sweetly 2 B. Doe ye call these tricks Enter Higgen Hig. Have ye any ends of gold or silver 2 B. This fellow comes to mock us gold or silver cry copper 1 B. Yes my good friend We have e'ne an end of all we have Hig. 'Ts well Sir You have the lesse to care for gold and silver Exit Enter Prig. Pr. Have ye any old cloaks to sel have ye any old clokes to sel Exit 1 B. Cloakes looke about ye boyes mine 's gone 2 B. A juggle 'em o' their Prestoes mine 's gone too 3 B. Here 's mine yet 1 B. Come come let 's drink then more brand wine Boy Here Sir 1 B. If e're I catch your Sow-gelder by this hand I 'le strip him Were ever fooles so ferkt we have two cloakes yet And all our caps the Divell take the flincher All B. Yaw yaw yaw yaw Enter Hemskirke Hem. Good do'n my honest fellows You are merry here I see 3 B. 'T is all we have left Sir Hem. What hast thou Aquavitae Boy Yes Hem. Fill out then And give these honest fellows round All b. We thanke ye Hem. May I speake a word in private to ye All b. Yes Sir Hem. I have a businesse for you honest friends If you dare lend your help shall get you crownes Ger. Ha Lead me a little nearer boy 1 B. What is 't Sir If it be any thing to purchase money Which is our want command us Boors All all all Sir Hem. You know the young spruce Merchant in Brugis 2 B. Who Master Goswin Hem. That he owes me money And here in towne there is no stirring of him Ger. Say ye so Hem. This day upon a sure appointment He meets me a mile hence by the Chase side Under the row of Okes do you know it All b. Yes Sir Hem. Give 'em more drinke there if you dare but venture When I shall give the word to seize upon him Here 's twenty pound 3 Boy Beware the Jugler Hem. If he resist downe with him have no mercy 1 Boy I warrrant you wee 'l hamper him Hem. To discharge you I have a warrant here about me 3 Boy Her 's our warrant This carries fire i' the tayle Hem. Away with me then The time draws on I must remove so insolent a Suitor And if he be so rich make him pay ransome Ere he see Bruges towres againe thus wise men Repaire the hurts they take by a disgrace And piece the Lyons skyn with the Foxes case Ger. I am glad I have heard this sport yet Hem. Ther 's for thy drink come pay the house within boyes And loose no time Ger. Away with all our hast too Exeunt Scaena Secunda Enter Florez Flo. No winde blow faire yet no returne of moneys Letters nor any thing to hold my hopes up Why then 't is destin'd that I fall fall miserably My credite I was built on sinking with me Thou boystrous North-wind blowing my mis-fortunes And frosting all my hopes to cakes of coldnesse Yet stay thy fury give the gentle South Yet leave to court those sailes that bring me safety And you auspicious fires bright twins in heaven Daunce on the shrowds he blows still stubbornly And on his boystrous racke rides my sad ruine There is no help there can be now no comfort To morrow with the Sun-set sets my credite Oh misery thou curse of man thou plague In the midst all our strength thou strik'st us My vertuous Love is toss'd too all what I have been No more hereafter to be seen then shadow To prison now well yet ther 's this hope left me I may sinke fairely under this dayes venture And so to morrow 's cross'd and all those curses Yet manly I 'le invite my fate base fortune Shall never say she has cut my throate in feare This is the place his challenge call'd me too And was a happy one at this time for me For let me fall before my foe i' the field And not at Bar before my Creditors Ha's kept his word now Sir your swords tongue only Loud as you dare all other language Enter Hemskirke Hem. Well Sir You shall not be long troubled draw Flo. 'T is done Sir And now have at ye Hem. Now Enter Boores Flo. Betray'd to Villains Slaves ye shall buy me bravely And thou base coward Enter Gerrard and Beggars Ger. Now upon 'em bravely Conjure 'em soundly boyes Boores. Hold hold Ger. Lay on still Down with that Gentleman rogue swinge him to sirrup Retire Sir and take breath follow and take him Take all 't is lawfell prize Boores. We yield Ger. Downe with 'em Into the wood and rifile 'em tew 'em swinge 'em Knocke me their braines into their breeches Exeunt Boors Hold hold Flo. What these men are I know not nor for what cause They should thus thrust themselves into my danger Can I imagine But sure heavens hand was in 't Nor why this coward knave should deale so basely To eate me up with slaves but heaven I thanke thee I hope thou hast reserv'd me to an end Fit for thy creature and worthy of thine honour Would all my other dangers here had suffered With what a joyfull heart should I goe home then Wher now heaven knows like him that waits his sentēce Or heares his passing bell but ther 's my hope still Enter Gerrard Ger. Blessing upon you Master Flo. Thanke ye leave me For by my troth I have nothing
don boy Exeunt Scaena Secunda Enter Gerrard and Floriz Ger. By this time Sir I hope you want no reasons Why I broke off your marriage for though I Should as a Subject study you my Prince In things indifferent it will not therefore Discredit you to acknowledge me your Father By harkning to my necessary counsells Flo. Acknowledge you my Father Sir I do And may impiety conspiring with My other Sinnes sinck me and sodainly When I forget to pay you a Sonnes duty In my obedience and that help'd forth With all the cheerefullnesse Ger. I pray you rise And may those powers that see and love this in you Reward you for it Taught by your example Having receiv'd the rights due to a Father I tender you th' allegance of a Subject Which as my Prince accept of Flo. Kneele to me May mountaines first fall down beneath their valleys And fire no more mount upwards when I suffer An act in nature so preposterous I must o'recome in this in all things else The victory be yours could you here read me You should perceive how all my faculties Triumph in my blest fate to be found yours I am your son your son Sir and am prouder To be so to the Father to such goodnesse Which heaven be pleas'd I may inherit from you Then I shall ever of those specious titles That plead for my succession in the Earldome Did I possesse it now left by my mother Ger. I do beleeve it but Flo. O my lov'd Father Before I knew you were so by instinct Nature had taught me to look on your wants Not as a strangers and I know not how What you call'd charity I thought the payment Of some religious debt nature stood bound for And last of all when your magnificent bounty In my low ebb of fortune had brought in A flood of blessings though my threatning wants And feare of their effects still kept me stupid I soone found out it was no common pitty That lead you to it Ger. Thinke of this hereafter When we with joy may call it to remembrance There will be a time more opportune then now To end your story with all circumstances I add this only when we fled from Woolfort I sent you into England and there placed you With a brave Flanders Merchant call'd rich Goswin A man supplyed by me unto that purpose As bound by oath never to discover you Who dying left his name and wealth unto you As his reputed Son and yet receiv'd so But now is Florez and a Prince remember The countreys and the subjects generall good Must challenge the first part in your affection The faire maid whom you chose to be your wife Being so far beneath you that your love Must grant shee 's not your equall Flo. In discent Or borrowed glories from dead Ancestors But for her beauty chastity and all vertues Ever remembred in the best of women A Monarch might receive from her not give Though she were his Crownes purchase In this only Be an indulgent Father in all else Use my authority Enter Hubert Hemskirke Woolfort Bertha and Souldiers Hub. Sir here be two of 'em The Father and the Son the rest you shall have As fast as I can rouze them Ger. Who 's this Woolfort Wool I Criple your faigned crutches wil not help you Nor patch'd disguise that hath so long conceal'd you It 's now no halting I must here finde Gerrard And in this Merchants habit one called Florez Who would be an Earl Ger. And is wert thou a subject Flo. Is this that Traitor Woolfort Woolf. Yes but you Are they that are betraid Hemskirke Ber. My Goswin Turn'd Prince ô I am poorer by this greatnesse Then all my former jealousies or misfortunes Flo. Gertrud Woolf. Stay Sir you were to day too neare her You must no more ayme at those easy accesses Lesse you can do 't in aire without a head Which shall be sodainly tri'de Ber. O take my heart first And since I cannot hope now to enjoy him Let me but fall a part of his glad ransome Woolf. You know not your own value that entreat Ger. So proud a fiend as Woolfort VVoolf. For so lost A thing as Florez Flo. And that would be so Rather then she should stoop againe to thee There is no death but 's sweeter then all life When VVoolfort is to give it O my Gertrude It is not that nor Princedom that I goe from It is from thee that losse includeth all Wool I if my young Prince knew his losse hee would say so VVhich that he yet may chew on I will tell him This is no Gertrude nor no Hemskirks Niece Nor Vandoncks daughter this is Bertha Bertha The heir of Brabant she that caus'd the warr Whom I did steale during my treaty there For your minority to raise my selfe I then fore-seeing 't would beget a quarrell That a necessity of my employment The same employment make me master of strength That strength the Lord of Flanders so of Brabant By marrying her which had not been to doe Sir She come of years but that the expectation First of her Fathers death retarded it And since the standing out of Bruges where Hemskirke had hid her till she was neer lost But Sir we have recover'd her your Merchantship May breake for this was one of your best bottoms I thinke Ger. Insolent Devill Enter Hubert with Jaqueline Gynks and Costin Woolf. Who are these Hemskirke Hem. More more Sir Flo. How they triumph in their treachery Hem. Lord Arnold of Benthusin this Lord Costin This Jaqueline the sister unto Florez Wol. All found why here 's brave game this was sport-royall And puts me in thought of a new kind of death for 'em Hunts-man your horn first wind me Florez fall Next Gerrards then his daughter Jaquelins Those rascalls they shall dye without their rights Hang 'em Hemskirke on these trees I l'e take The assay of these my selfe Hub. Not here my Lord Let 'em be broken up upon a scaffold T will shew the better when their arbour 's made Ger. Wretch art thou not content thou hast betraid us But mocke us too Ginks. False Hubert this is monstrous Wool Hubert Hem. VVho this Ger. Yes this is Hubert Woolfort I hope he ha's helpt himselfe to a tree Woolf. The first The first of any and most glad I have you Sir I let you goe before but for a traine Is 't you have done this service Hub. As your Hunts-man But now as Hubert save your selves I will The Woolf 's a foote let slip kill kill kill kill Enter with a drum Van-donck Merchants Higgen Prig Ferret Snap Woolf. Betray'd Hub. No but well catch'd and I the Huntsman Van-d. How do you Woolfort Rascal good knave Wool I speake it now without the Rose and Hemskirck Rogue Hemskirck you that have no neice this Lady Was stolen by you and tane by you and now Resign'd by me to the right owner here Take her my Prince Flo. Can this be
my leggs say mee not shamefully nay I will goe with you give me a singular quart Draw Of what wine sir Vber. Of Sack you that speake confusion at the bar of sack I say and every one his quart what a devill let ts be merry Draw You shall sir Exit Pet. We will sir and a dryed tongue Sil. And an Olive boy and a whole bunch of fidlers my head swimmes plaguely vds pretious I shall be claud Enter Drawer with foure quarts of wine Ric. Pray goe I can drinke no more thinke on your promise t is midnight Gentlemen Vb. O that it were dum midnight now not a word more every man on 's knees and betake himselfe to his saint heer 's to your wench seigneour all this then away Rich. I cannot drinke it Ped. T is a toy a toye away wo't Vber. Now dare I speake any thing to any body living come wher 's the fault off with it Ric. I have broke my wind call you this sack I wonder who made it he was a sure workeman for t is plaguy strong worke is it gone round Vb. T is at the last out of my way good boy is the moon up yet Draw Yes sir Vb. Where is she boy Draw There sir Vb. We shall have raine and thunder boy Draw When sir Vb. I cannot tell but sure we shall boy Draw The Gent. is wine wise Vber. Drawer Draw Here sir Vb. Can you procure Draw What sir Vber. A whore or two or three as need shall serve boy Sil. I a good whore were worth money boy Draw I protest sir we are all together unprovided Ric. The mor 's the pitty boy can you not vize us where my child Draw Neither in troth sir Ped. Why where were you brought up boy no jugling of a whore no ayme my boy Vber. It cannot sink in my head now that thou shouldst marry why shouldst thou marry tell me Rich. I marry I le be hang'd first some more wine boy Sil. Is she not a whore translated she be le ts repaire to her Ric. I cannot tell she may be an offender but signior Silvio I shall scratch your head indeed I shall Sil. Judge me I do most jest with thee what an she were inverted with her heeles upward like a traitors Coate what care I Vb. I hang her shall we fall out for her Rich. I am a little angry but these wenches did you not talke of wenches Sil. Boy lend me your candle Draw VVhy Sir Sil. To set fire to your rotten feeling you 'le keep no Whores Rogue no good members Draw VVhores Sir Silu. I whores Sir do you think we come to lye with your hogsheads Rich. I must beate the watch I have long'd for 't any time this three weekes Silu. VVee 'le beate the towne too and thou wilt we are proofe boy shall wee kill any body Rich. No but wee 'le hurt 'em dangerously Uber. Silu Now must I kill one I cannot avoide it boy easily afore there with your candle wher 's your Mistris Draw A bed Sir Sil. VVith whom Draw VVith my Master Uber. You lye Boy shee 's better brought up then to lye with her husband has he not cast his head yet next yeare he will be a velvet-headed Cuckold Draw You are a merry Gentleman there Sir take hold Exeunt Enter Viola Viola This is the place I have out told the Clock For hast he is not here Richardo no Now every power that loves and is belov'd Keep me from shame to night for all you know Each thought of mine is innocent and pure As flesh and blood can hold I cannot back I threw the key within and ere I raise My Father up to see his daughters shame I 'le set me downe and tell the Northern winde That it is gentler then the curling West If it will blow me dead but he will come I faith 't is cold if hee deceive mee thus A woman will not easily trust a man Hark what 's that Sil within Th' art over long at thy pott tom tom thou art over long at the pott tom Viol. Blesse me whos 's that Pedro within Whoo Uber. within There Boyes Viol. Darkenesse be thou my cover I must fly To thee I hast for help Enter Richardo Pedro Uberto Drawer with a torch Viol. They have a light Winde if thou lov'st a virgine blow it out And I will never shut a window more To keep thee from me Rich. Boy Draw Sir Rich. Why Boy Draw What say you Sir Rich. Why boy art thou drunk boy Draw What would you Sir Rich. Why very good where are wee Uber. I that 's the point Draw Why Sir you will be at your lodging presently Rich. I 'le go to no lodging Boy Draw VVhether will you go then Sir Rich. I 'le go no farther Draw For Gods sake Sir do not stay here all night Rich. No more I will not boy lay me downe and rowle me to a whore Uber. And mee Ped. There spoke an Silvio Then set your foote to my foote up tailes all Viola That is Richardo what a noyse they make 'T is ill don on 'em heere Sirs Richardo Rich What 's that Boy Dra. 'T is a wench Sir pray Gent. come away Viol. O my deare love how doest thou Rich. My sweet hart even as thou seest Ped. Wher 's thy wench Uber. VVher 's this bed worme Viol. Speake softly for the love of heaven Draw Mistris get you gone and doe not entice the gent. now you see thei 're drunke or I le call the watch and lay you fast enough Vio. Alas what are you or what doe you meane Sweet love wher 's the place Ric. Marry sweet love ee'n here lye downe I le feese you Vio. Good god what meane you Ped. I le have the wench Vber. If you can get her Sil. No I le lye with the wench to night and she shall be yours to morrow Ped. Let goe the wench Sil. Let you goe the wench Viol. O Gent. as you had mothers Vber. They had no mothers they are the sons of bitches Ric. Let that be maintain'd Sil. Marry then Viol. Oh blesse me heaven Vber. How many is there on s Ric. About five Vber. Why then le ts fight three to three Draw and fall downe Sil. Content Draw The watch the watch the watch where are you Exit Ric. Where are these cowards Ped. Ther 's the whore Viol. I never saw a drunken man before But these I thinke are so Sil. Oh! Ped. I mist you narrowly there Viol. My state is such I know not how to thinke A prayer fit for me only I could move That never maiden more might be in love Exit Enter Drawer Constable and Watch Watch. Where are they boy Draw Make no such hast sir they are no runners Vb. I am hurt but that 's all one I shall light upon some of ye Pedro thou art a tall Gent. let me kisse thee Watch. My friend Vber. Your friend you ly Ric. Stand further off the
valiant Collonell I am come to chide ye To pitty ye to kill ye if these faile me Fie what dishonour seeke ye what blacke infamy Why do ye draw out thus draw all shame with ye Are these fit cares in subjects I command ye Lay downe your armes againe move in that peace That faire obedience you were bred in Put. Charge us We come not here to argue The. Charge up bravely And hotly too we have hot spleenes to meet ye Enter Ar. Gent. Soul Hot as the shames are offer'd us Bur. Looke behind ye Do you see that old man do you know him Souldiers Put. Your father sir beleeve me Bur. You know his marches You have seene his executions is it yet peace The. Wee 'l dye here first Bur. Farewell you 'l heare on 's presently Ar. Stay Burris this is too poore too beggerly a body To beare the honour of a charge from me A sort of tatterd Rebels go provide Gallowses Ye are troubled with hot heads I 'le coole ye presently These looke like men that were my Souldiers Now I behold 'em neerly and more narrowly My honest friends where got they these faire figures Where did they steale these shapes Bur. They are strooke already Ar. Do you see that fellow there that goodly Rebell He lookes as like a Captaine I lov'd tenderly A fellow of a faith indeed Bur. He has sham'd him Ar. And that that beares the Collors there most certaine So like an Ancient of mine owne a brave fellow A loving and obedient that beleeve me Burris I am amaz'd and troubled and were it not I know the generall goodnesse of my people The duty and the truth the steadfast honestie And am assur'd they would as soone turne devils As Rebells to allegeance for mine honour Bu. Here needs no wars Put. I pray forgive us sir Anc. Good Generall forgive us or use your sword Your words are double death All Good noble Generall Bur. Pray sir be mercifull Ar. Weep out your shames first Ye make me foole for companie fie Souldiers My Souldiers too and play these tricks what 's he there Sure I have seen his face too yes most certaine I have a son but I hope he is not here now Would much resemble this man wondrous neare him Just of his height and making too you seeme a Leader The. Good sir do not shame me more I know your anger And lesse then death I looke not for Ar. You shall be my charge sir it seemes you want foes When you would make your friends your Enemies A running bloud ye have but I shall cure ye Bur. Good sir Ar. No more good Lord beate forward Souldiers And you march in the reare you have lost your places Ex. Scaene 6. Enter Duke Olimpia Honora Viola Du. You shall not be thus sullen still with me sister You doe the most unnobly to be angry For as I have a soule I never touch'd her I never yet knew one unchast thought in her I must confesse I lov'd her as who would not I must confesse I doated on her strangely I offer'd all yet so strong was her honour So fortifi'd as faire no hope could reach her And whilst the world beheld this and confirmd it Why would you be so jealous Ol. Good sir pardon me I feele sufficiently my follies pennance And am asham'd that shame a thousand sorrowes 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 soule sufficiently Enter Burris Where I shall see her once againe Du. No more teares If she be within the Dukedome wee 'l recover her Welcome Lord Burris faire newes I hope Bu. Most faire sir Without one drop of bloud these wars are ended The Souldier coold againe 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 mercie not prevented I feare some fatall stroke Drums Enter Archas Theodore Gentlemen Souldiers Du. I heare the drums beate Welcome 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 villaine none of mine now A justice on this Rebell Hon. O my Brother Ar. This fatall firebrand Du. Forget not old man He is thy son of thine owne bloud Ar. In these veines 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 mercie 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 sit The worlds forgivenesse next last on my knees sir I humbly beg Do not take from me yet the name of father Strike me a thousand blowes but let me dye yours Ar. He moves my heart I must be suddaine 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 boy as sweet as young my brother breeds him My noble brother Briskie 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 strikst that stroke now behold young Archas Behold thy brother here thou bloudy brother As bloudy to this sacrifice as thou art Heave up thy sword and mine 's heav'd up strike Archas And I 'le strike too as suddenly as deadly Have mercy and I 'le have mercy the Duke gives it Looke 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 sirha be an honest man ye have reason I thanke ye worthy Brother welcome child Mine owne sweet child Du. Why was this boy concealed thus Put. Your graces pardon Fearing 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 hether I brought my selfe In the habit of an ordinarie Captaine Disguis'd got entertainement and serv'd here That I might still be ready to all fortunes The boy your Grace tooke nobly entertain'd him But thought a Girle Alinda Madam Ol. Stand away And let me looke upon him Du. My young Mistris This is a strange metamorphosis Alinda Al. Your graces
and enough to worke it The match is left a-fire all all husht and lockt close No man suspecting what I am but Merchant An houre hence my brave friends look for the fury The fire to light us to our honour'd purpose For by that time 't will take Soz. What are our duties Ar. When all are full of feare and fright the Governour Out of his wits the to see flames so imperious Ready to turne to ashes all he worships And all the people there to stop these ruines No man regarding any private office Then flie we to the prison suddenly Here 's one has found the way and dares direct us Em. Then to our swords and good hearts I long for it Ar. Certaine we shall not find much opposition But what is must be forced Soz. 'T is bravely cast sir And surely too I hope Ar. If the fire faile not And powder hold his nature some must presently Upon the first cry of the amazed people For nothing will be markt then but the miserie Be ready with the boat upon an instant And then all 's right and faire Em. Blesse us deare fortune Ar. Let us be worthie of it in our courage And fortune must befriend us come all sever But keep still within fight when the flame rises Let 's meet and either doe or dye Soz. So be it Exeunt Enter Governour and Captaine Gov. No Captaine for those troops we need 'em not The Towne is strong enough to stand their furies I wou'd see 'em come and offer to doe something They are high in words Cap. 'T is safer sir then doing Gov. Dost thinke they dare attempt Cap. May be by treaty But sure by force they wil not prove so forward Gov. No faith I warrant thee they know me wel enough And know they have no child in hand to play with They know my nature too I have bit some of 'em And to the bones they have reason to remember me It makes me laugh to think how glorious The fooles are in their promises and how pregnant Their wits and powers are to bring things to passe Am I not growne leane with losse of sleep and care To prevent these threatnings Captaine Cap. You look well sir Upon my conscience you are not like to sicken Upon any such conceit Gov. I hope I shall not Well wou'd I had this wench for I must have her She must be mine and there 's another charge Captaine What betwixt love and brawling I got nothing All goes in maintenance Heark what was that The Train takes That noyse there it went with a violence Cap. Some old wall belike sir That had no neighbour helpe to hold it up Is fallen suddenly Gov, I must discard these Rascals That are not able to maintaine their buildings They blur the beauty of the Town Within Fire fire Gov. I heare another tune good Captaine It comes on fresher still t is loud and fearefull Look up into the Towne how bright the ayre shewes Upon my life some suddaine fire Ex. Cap. The bell too Bell Rings I heare the noyse more cleare Enter Citizen Cit. Fire fire Gov. Where where Cit. Suddenly taken in a Merchans house sir Fearefull and high it blazes helpe good people Gov. Pox o' their paper-houses how they smother They light like candles how the rore still rises Enter Captaine Cap. Your Magazine 's a fire sir help help suddenly The Castle too is in danger in much danger All will be lost get the people presently And all that are your guard and all helpe all hands sir Your wealth your strenth is burnt else the town perisht The Castle now begins to flame Gov. My soule shakes Cap. A Merchants house next joyning shame light on him That ever such a neighbour such a villaine Gov. Raise all the garrison and bring 'em up Enter other Citizens And beat the people forward Oh I have lost all In one house all my hopes good worthy Citizens Follow me all and all your powers give to me I will reward you all Oh cursed fortune The flame 's more violent arise still help helpe Citizens Freedome wealth to him that helps follow oh follow Fling wine or any thing I le see 't recompenc'd Buckets more Buckets fire fire fire Ex. omnes Enter Armusia and his company Arm. Let it flame on a comely light it gives up To our discovery Soz. Hearke what a merry crye These hounds make forward fairely We are not seen in the mist we are Not noted Away Away Now if we lose our fortune Exit Enter Captaine and Citizens Cap. Up souldiers up and deale like men Cit. More water more water all is consum'd else Cap. All 's gone unlesse you undertake it straight your Wealth too that must preserve pay your labor bravely Up up away Ex. Cap. and Cit. Then Enter Armusia and his company breaking open a doore Ar. So thou art open keep the way cleare Behinde still Now for the place Sold. 'T is here sir Ar. Sure this is it Force ope the doore A miserable creature Yet by his manly face The King discover'd Kin. Why stare ye on me You cannot put on faces to afright me In death I am a King still and contemne ye Where is that Governour me thinks his man-hood Should be well pleas'd to see my Tragedy And come to bath his sterne eyes in my sorrowes I dare him to the fight bring his scornes with him And all his rugged threats here 's a throat souldiers Come see who can strike deepest Em. Break the Chain there Kin. What does this mean Ar. Come talke of no more Governours He has other businesse sir put your legs forward And gather up your courage like a man Wee 'll carrie off your head else we are friends And come to give your sorrowes ease Soz. On bravely Delayes may lose agen Enter Guard Ar. The Guard Soz. Upon 'em Ar. Make speedy and sure work Em. They flye Ar. Up with him and to the Boat stand fast now be speedy When this heat 's past wee 'll sing our History Away like thoughts sudden as desires friends Now sacred chance be ours Soz. Pray when we have done sir Exeunt Enter 3 or 4 Citizens severally 1. What is the fire allaid 2. 'T is out t is out Or past the worst I never did so stoutly I 'le assure you neighbours since I was a man I have been burnt at both ends like a squib I liv'd two hovres in the fire 't was a hideous matter But when men of understanding come about it Men that judge of things my wife gave me over And tooke her leave a hundred times I bore up still And tost the Buckets boyes 3. We are all meere Martins 1. I heard a voice at latter end o' th hurry Or else I dreamt I heard it that said treason 2. 'T is like enough it might cry murder to for there was Many without a joint but what 's that to us Le ts home And fright our wives for we looke like
mine mine onely mine Petill. They are still Pen. Then to keep 'em for ever falling more have at ye heavens ye everlasting powers I am yours The work 's done that neither fire nor age nor melting envie shall ever conquer Carry my last words to the great General kisse his hands and say My soul I give to heaven my fault to justice which I have done upon my self my vertue if ever there was any in poor Penyus made more and happier light on him I faint And where there is a foe I wish him fortune I die lie lightly on my ashes gentle earth Petill. And on my sin Fare-well great Penyus noise within the souldier is in fury Now I am glad 't is done before he comes This way for me the way of toil for thee the way of honour Exit Enter Drusus and Regulus with souldiers Sould. Kill him kill him kill him Dru. What will ye do Reg. Good souldiers honest souldiers Sould. Kill him kill him kill him Dru. Kill us first we command too Reg. Valiant Souldiers consider but whose life ye seek O Drusus bid him be gone he dies else Shall Rome say ye most approved souldiers her dear children devoured the fathers of the fights shall rage and stubborn fury guide those swords to slaughter to slaughter of their own to Civil ruine Dru. O let 'em in all 's done all 's ended Regulus Penyus has found his last eclipse Come Souldiers come and behold your miseries come bravely full of your mutinous and bloody angers and here bestow your darts O onely Romane O father of the Wars Reg. Why stand ye stupid where be your killing furies whose sword now shall first be sheath'd in Penyus do ye weep Howl out ye wretches ye have cause howl ever Who shall now lead ye fortunate whose valour preserve ye to the glory of your Countrey who shall march out before ye coy'd and courted by all the mistrisses of War care counsel quick-ey'd experience and victory twin'd to him who shall beget ye deeds beyond inheritance to speak your names and keep your honours living when children fail and time that takes all with him build houses for ye to oblivion Dru. O ye poor desperate fools no more now souldiers go home and hang your arms up let iust rot 'em and humble your stern valours to soft prayers for ye have sunk the frame of all your vertues the sun that warm'd your bloods is set for ever I 'll kisse thy honour'd cheek Fare well great Penyus thou thunder-bolt fare-well Take up the body to morrow morning to the Camp convey it there to receive due Ceremonies That eye that blindes himself with weeping gets most glory Exeunt with a dead march Scaena Quarta Enter Swetonius Junius Decius Demetrius Curius and Souldiers Bonduca two daughters and Nennius above Drum and Colours Swet. Bring up the Catapults and shake the wall we will not be out-brav'd thus Nen. Shake the earth ye cannot shake our souls Bring up your Rams and with their armed heads make the Fort totter ye do but rock us into death Exit Nennius Jun. See Sir see the Icenian Queen in all her glory from the strong battlements proudly appearing as if she meant to give us lashes Dec. Yeeld Queen Bond. I am unacquainted with that language Roman Swet. Yeeld honour'd Lady and expect our mercie Exit Decius we love thy noblenesse Bond. I thank ye ye say well but mercie and love are sins in Rome and hell Swet. Ye cannot scape our strength ye must yeeld Ladie ye must adore and fear the power of Rome Bond. If Rome be earthly why should any knee with bending adoration worship her She 's vitious and your partiall selves confesse aspires the height of all impietie therefore 't is fitter I should reverence the thatched houses where the Britains dwell in carelesse mirth where the blest houshold gods see nought but chaste and simple puritie 'T is not high power that makes a place divine nor that the men from gods derive their line But sacred thoughts in holy bosoms stor'd make people noble and the place ador'd Swet. Beat the wall deeper Bond. Beat it to the center we will not sink one thought Swet. I 'll make ye Bond. No 2. Dan. O mother these are fearfull hours speak gently Enter Petillius to these fierce men they will afford ye pitie Bond. Pitie thou fearful girl 't is for those wretches that miserie makes tame Wouldst thou live lesse Wast not thou born a Princesse Can my blood and thy brave fathers spirit suffer in thee so base a separation from thy self as mercie from these Tyrants Thou lov'st lust sure and long'st to prostitute thy youth and beautie to common slaves for bread Say they had mercie the divel a relenting conscience the lives of Kings rest in their Diadems which to their bodies lively souls do give and ceasing to be Kings they cease to live Show such another fear and I 'll fling thee to their furie Swet. He is dead then Petill. I think so certainly yet all my means Sir even to the hazzard of my life Swet. No more wee must not seem to mourn here Enter Decius Dec. There 's a breach made is it your will we charge Sir Swet. Once more mercie mercie to all that yeeld Bond. I scorn to answer Speak to him girle and hear thy sister 1. Daugh. Generall hear me and mark me well and look upon me directly in my face my womans face whose onely beautie is the hate it bears ye see with thy narrowest eyes thy sharpest wishes into my soul and see what there inhabits see if one fear one shadow of a terrour one palenesse dare appear but from my anger to lay hold on your mercies No ye fools poor Fortunes fools we were not born for triumphs to follow your gay sports and fill your slaves with hoots and acclamations Petill. Brave behaviour 1 Daugh. The children of as great as Rome as noble our names before her and our deeds her envie must we gild ore your Conquest make your State that is not fairly strong but fortunate No no ye Romanes we have ways to scape ye to make yee poor again indeed our prisoners and stick our triumphs full Petill. 's death I shall love her 1 Daugh. To torture ye with suffering like our slaves to make ye curse our patience wish the world were lost again to win us onely and esteem the end of all ambitions Bond. Do ye wonder we 'll make our monuments in spite of fortune in spight of all your Eagles wings we 'll work a pitch above ye and from our height we 'll stoop as fearlesse of your bloody fears and fortunate as if we prey'd on heartlesse doves Swet. Strange stiffnesse Decius go charge the breach Exit Decius Bond. Charge it home Romane we shall deceive thee else Where 's Nennius Enter Nennius Nen. They have made a mighty breach Bond. Stick in thy body and make it good but half an hour Nen. I 'll do