either take them up quickly and to worke about them or I le Stipes strikes him Ant. This is the second time this once I 'le suffer But by yon pallace of the Gods I sweare Let him but once more touch me with the top Of his least finger and I 'le ramme his truncke Into the center I haue said it Stip. Are you muttering you 'l in with them and dispatch them goe you home too my daughter Merda Merd. Vm vm vm you might haue let one daunce a little longer so you might so you might I am not yet hote in my geares Exeunt Ant. Merda Stip. Are you mumbling too what my whole family turn'd rebels s'duds I promise you I promise you 't is not my best course I see to beat my man thus often a surly knaue by 'r Lady a surly knaue a strong knaue too I doe not like his lookes he has a vineger countenance but peace and catch a mouse cry I ACTVS 4. SCENA 12. Laurentio Stipes Laur. But see I will enquire honest man a word Stip. Honest man in your face whosoe're owes you 'sduds haue I nothing to doe but to prittle prattle with euery one I meet thinke you Exit Lau. What an unheard of rudenesse haue we here Are these the manners of the countrey well This is the place as I am told wherein That Lucius liues who not long since prevayl'd With his faire flattering speeches for to haue My sonne Endymion to be his Page But oh yee awfull powers I had no father in mee should I suffer Mine onely sonne to lead a servile life With one that is mine enemy nay more The ruine and subversion of my family O daughter Isabella Whilst thy false Lover melts within the armes Of his new purchac'd Mistris thou poore girle Embracest scorne and povertie or else Which I doe rather wish were true cold death But I doe heare Since my arrivall of some Country people That they haue seene some fortnight since or more A pretty boy lingring about this village Much about her stature and complexion Which did enquire for a Gentleman That was without a Page this may be shee Who for the loue of Lucius has put on Some strange disguise Whom cannot loue transforme ACTVS 4. SCENA 13. Placenta Laurentio Pandora Endymion Plac. Ha ha he Whilst the poore flye does sport her selfe too long About the amorous flame she burnes her wings Her counterfeiting of a Loue is now Turn'd into earnest Endymion 's now the man She sweares she loues as for the other two She has forgot their very names already Lau. Does not this woman name my sonne Let me see is not this Endymion it is hee Enter Pand. Endymion And with him a fayre gentlewoman Ha Pand. But tell me dearest did thy Master Lucius Once loue thy sister Isabella so Whom now he has forsaken End Yes Pan. Behold That treachery repayd him Lau. See they kisse Pla. But what old Gentleman is this La. I 'le shew my selfe All health to this faire loving couple End O Lau. Why do'st thou flie me End 'T is my father father God saue you Lau. Dearest sonne my best of blessings End How haue you done sir since I saw you last Laur. As well as one can doe that has departed With 's onely daughter End Why is my sister dead Laur. I know not that But I am sure her credit The candor of her name is perished End Good sir as how Instruct me Lau. Ah Endymion Since that most treacherous Lucius left the Citie I haue not seene her onely I heare of her But little to my comfort But no more I haue forgot her and her folly both Prepare thy selfe my sonne immediatly To leaue this place and service for thy fortunes How e're they were before slender and poore Must not now see thee hold a trencher for A better man then Lucius Thy old vncle As he liv'd well in a seasonable age Is gone into the graue and by his will Hath given to thee eight thousand pound and three Vnto thy sister though unworthy what Else he was worth in lands and goods is mine Pla. Pandora kisse mee girle kisse mee I say I haue deserued it 't was my invention My plot this girle th' art happy wench th' art happy Pan. Is this your father sweet End It is faire Mistris Sir I congratulate our fortunes with you But if you doe desire to haue my joyes Full and o'reflow their banks grant me your leaue To marry this faire Gentlewoman Laur. Alas This is not in my power Endymion But if thou canst procure her friends consent Pan. Sir feare not that I will entreat my father Laur. As for a portion 't is not thought upon My son if you be pleas'd End Sir I am pleas'd Shee is to me most deare Pan. Placenta runne See if my father be within I know Ex. Pla. Most worthy sir that I shall win him to it Laur. But canst thou tell no newes of Isabella Sweet son End No none at all sir Lau. Ah poore heart But 't is no matter I 'le forget her quite Redit in scenam Plac. Where is thy Mr Lucius End I know not Pla. Your father 's walk'd abroad with Mis. Vrsely Your sister but whither there 's none can tell me As yet the plot concerning Constantina to herselfe Is not descri'd Pan. Most reverend sir wilt please you To walke into the pastures peradventure There we shall meet my father Lau. But I had rather That I could compasse that same villaine Lucius That he might heare what he deserues Liuely runns in Nean. following with his sword drawne Nean. Villaine Live I am undone Pla. Ah me Neander with his naked sword I le runne in heere Pan. Ah! End Let 's away good father Exeunt ACT. 4. SCEN. 14. Neander Liuely Nean. O that thou hadst As many liues as haires that I might be An age in killing thee that I might score up Each passing minute with a life But speake How durst thou thus abuse me Liu. I did not know Shee was a woman Nean. No didst thou not know it But thou shalt know thy selfe to be a man One that can dye Liu. O O Nean. How poore is this reuenge hast thou any children Or kinsfolkes speak that I may kill them too Ha wilt thou not answer how durst thou offer this Liu. Because I loued your friend Lucius Better then you Nean. Better then I that word Does merit death though thou hadst beene preseru'd White from thy cradle to this houre Doest thou loue Lucius ha Liu. Yes Nean. Liue no no thou must not Thou might'st haue kil'd my father broke the vrne Wherein my mothers ashes sleepe farre cheaper But for his sake thus much I 'le grant thee chuse The manner of thy death shall I take off thy head Or hadst thou rather dye vpon the poynt Thinke quickly nay be instant Liu. Worthy Sir Let mee entreate some little space to pause I haue not yet determin'd Nean. Well thou hast it
now my son how fare you Ant. I am not well sir Ter. How not well your colour Does not proclaime you very sicke but say Ant. Ther 's something in my eyes that troubles me Ter. What 's that Ant. A mote a woman Ter. After the old fashiō still Come on my son I haue bin seeking of you And peradventure you may guesse the cause Ant. I would I could not Hooke Hold up your head my daughter And summon your best lookes into your face Ter. As I did walke even now into my pasture I did begin to thinke Ant. That I was old That must be next Ter. That now I 'me strucke in yeares Ant. Good strucke in yeares And could he not as frugally have dispatcht it In that one word of old Ter: And Ant: That it will be a comfortable sight To see you marryed before I dye Ter: That it will be a comfortable sight To see you marryed before my death Ant: I told you so it is the common roade Which they all use when they would pin a wife Vpon the son I wonder all this while The staffe of 's age propp of his family Did not come in Ter: Whilest I was thinking thus Old justice Hooke a Gentleman of rancke And of a family not to be despis'd Came to me with his daughter and desir'd Our friendship and affinitie and to be briefe We haue concluded 'twixt yee two a marriage Which must be present as for the portion H 'as promis'd in the wedding fire to sacrifice The Bonds wherein our Lands stand forfeited A thing beyond my hopes or your deserts Ant. A pox upon that thumbe under the girdle There 's mischiefe ever toward 's I never knew One of that garbe that prov'd an honest man 'T is the graue cheating posture of the citie Ter. What 's that you mutter to your selfe come speake Ant. I am contented sir Ter. Well said my son Ant. But upon this condition that it shall Be lawfull too for me to sacrifice Vnto the aforesaid fire a certaine trifle Of mine Ho. What 's that Ant. My wife your faire daughter Ter. Out on you traytor Ant. Sir by yea and nay It cannot be afforded cheaper Hoo. Wretch And profane person Ter. Sai'st thou so thou villaine Hast thou no more regard into thy father Nor to his shipwrackt fortun that thou thus Doest studie his undoing plot his ruine Ant. But father if I marry her to day When must the wooing be to morrow sir Hoo. Thou shalt not need to wooe her Anteros Shee is thine owne already Ant. Is shee so Would you was hang'd sir for the nowes Ter. Pish dome I will not spend an article of ayre Vpon him more good Mr Hooke le ts goe The following houre shall see him no son of mine Hoo. O mildly sir Ant. It is determined By all the starres they haue consulted plotted To make me miserable Hoo. Come Terpander You are too harsh with him I know your sonne Does more esteeme of Vertue and Religion Ant. Good Master Sucriledge a word in private A little farther yet a little farther How came you by that strange exotick word You us'd but now had you 'r on interest Or was it lent you gratis of a friend Hoo. What word good Anteros Ant. Religion For I am sure yet thou never hadst Nor ever wilt haue any of thine owne Hoo. O profane person Ter. This once I speake it Wilt haue his daughter Ant. What shall I answer him I shall be dis-inherited that 's certaine Ter. He melts Mr Hooke hee melts I feele him comming Hee is our owne Ant. But why so suddenly Good sir at least giue me some time to think Ter. Never hope it Ant. But why sir to day Ter. Because it pleaseth him it most concernes Ant. Doe but deferr it till to morrow sir Could I obtaine but this request I was happy aside I 'de keepe to morrow in another world Ter. Vntill to morrow not for an houre I know Your disposition sonne too well for that I haue you now but where you 'l be next day Hee 's wiser then your father that does know Ant. But father I beseech you heare Ter. But son I will not heare I tell you Master Hooke You here doe giue your daughter Hoo. Willingly Anteros receiue thy loving wife Ter. How now You will not urge me goe too doe not doe it Ant. O that mine armes are now at libertie O Stipes happiest man aliue thou hast No hands to make a contract is there never A Mouse-hole hereabouts to creepe into But stay a while my paper portion The writings Hoo. Take them Ant. You 'r an honest man He giues them him Ant. teares thē in pieces T is right Hoo. Now take your wife Ant. I wish you a Barber sir Is that faire Edifice yours Hoo. It is my sonne Ant. Gooder and gooder still my son then take My counsell sir go to your house and purge You will be mad else presently prevent The current of the humour for I see With that poore little reading which I haue I' th volume of man by your distempered looks That some strange deepe and conquering Melancholy E're long will seize you why doe you follow me Thus with your braided ware nay never frowne Good Mr Iustice let 's haue no Warrants made Nor Mittimusses with your distorted lookes Wee haue a forehead too and can looke grim And make as ugly and prodigious faces As the most ignorant Iustice of you all But shall I tell you sweet Mr Velvet-hose What I will doe because you were so kind For to deliuer in the Bonds for nothing Nay sir I must transplant these thumbes before I can resolue you so Thou' rt a damn'd rascall And I will cut that throat of thine doe you marke And when I 'ue done will fillip that morsell woman On an embassage to my Hawkes no more By heauens I 'le do 't Hoo. Oh Traytor Miscreant Daughter take heed Terpander O Terpander He threatens me to cut my throat Ter. How 's that Ant. Sir you must pardon him the man is mad Hoo. He sweares he will make hawkesmeat of my daughter Ant. On my virginitie sir he does me wrong I did not charge a syllable upon him But fell as coolely from me as a dew Vpon a drooping field each word I vented VVas steep'd in an hony-combe I did but bid him In a plaine civill dialect to provide An other husband for his daughter for I doubted that I should not be at leasure This brace or two of yeeres to marry her And I may tell you sir indeed I cannot Hoo. O O am undone cheated and gull'd undone Villaine I 'le bind thee to thy good behaviour Ant. I would you could sir I would thank you for 't But fie M. Hooke a head of that silver dye A beard of such an honourable length For to bee gull'd and so egregiously By a young man with ne're a haire o' ns face Ter. Come sonne I doe not like these courses nor Doe they become a
sayes hee Arth. If it please your Worship Ha's lost his voyce with rayling against Bishops And the fayre discipline of the Church Hoo. Oh villaine Command him silence Stuch. 'T is a courtesie sir You inflict upon him t is not a punishment Gan. The holy Matrons now will rob their husbands To contribute to the afflicted Saint Live And think they merit in it But no more I will goe gull them all and presently o o o o oo ooo The longest day I see will haue his euening o o o oo o ooo Hoo. But see old Liuely stand close and obserue Liu. O! now the wisht for minute does approach Which I so long haue wayted for and not I Alone but let them now enjoy their wishes uh o oo ooo I feele my heart-strings crack and the whole lumpe Groanes for a speedy dissolution Ho. How 's this but yesterday he was in 's sacke Told me he hop'd to liue to eate a Goose Which graz'd upon my graue so suddenly Liu. Haue I no friends about me must I goe Out of the world in private thus from home Without one friend to take his leaue of me Kind Iustice Hooke O that good man Mr. Hooke Hoo. Peace not a word what does he name me for Liue. Would thou wast here but to participate Of my last dying breath I would pronounce thee Mine heyre in totall Hoo. Beare witnesse Gentlemen Good Mr. Liuely 'lasse how fares it with you Liue. Whoe 's that names me Hoo. He whom you ask'd for Sacriledge Hooke Liue. Sacriledge Hooke's mine heyre he fals down as if he were dead And so farewell thou false and flattering world Arth. Alasse hee 's dead Ho. Peace not so lowd for feare you call him back Yee all can beare me record I 'me his heyre All Wee can Hoo. Why Robert Oliver Runne to the Church immediately and cause The bell bee tould with speed old Mr. Liuely Is newly dead Alas I can but weepe To view this spectacle of mortalitie And I haue cause to spend some teares for him ha ha he Arth. I doubt he is not fully dead yet Patron Shall I make sure work with him giue him a knock Hoo. Offer no violence vnto the dead I charge you 't is as bad as sacriledge Which I haue alwayes hated Liue. So has the Devill Gan. Sweet Mistris Vrsely Zeal Fairest Lady Temp. Stay No haste good sir Arth. But by your leaue sweet sir Hu. T is I haue right unto her shee 's a creature And you are one o' th wicked Stutch. Out thou rascall that liv'st upon thy rayling Good Mistris Vrsely They all lay hold on her I haue a share therein Mrs Vrse. VVhy father father O me me me they 'le pull mee into pieces O my hand O my arme my arme O my backe Liue. Ha ha he Hoo. Forbeare this rudenesse gentlemen my daughter Shall haue her choyce these are not wayes to gaine her They must bee gentle soft behaviours That winne a woman not such boysterous Rhethoricke But harke the bell doth toll I 'le presently Goe seize upon his goods and chattell Liu. Ha he rises And will you so but I doe know a tricke VVorth twenty of that I pray good M. Hooke VVhom toll's this bell for Hoo. Oh! for my hopes VVhat does hee liue againe Liu. And liues to laugh at thee and at thy basenesse Covetous wretch Ha ha he Sir as I take it I may change my will Ha ha he Hoo. Oh what a knaue is this a ranke old knaue A stinking knaue a knaue in graine fie fie That I should thus bee gulld follow me daughter And you Gentlemen Liue. Ha ha ha Away you Ravens I 'le make yee all goe barefoot yee young villaines Hee beats them in with his staffe ACT. 2. SCEN. 4. Liuely solus But let mee now muster my wits together Call all my fancies into ranke and place Each severall quirke of this my working braine In its true file 'T is an unheard of loue A miracle of Friendship this for two young men In th' exaltation of their bloods both Rivals In such a beautie for to plot and sweat How to be miserable that 's how to place His friend in the fruition of his Loue 'T is not within the compasse of a faith This morning each of them entreated me In private that I would invent some way To winne the whole affection of Pandora Not for himselfe but for his friend which is Though in another Idiome as if They should haue said get me a comely rope My Bully Liuely and hang me up or else Provide mee an ounce or two of Mercury Which I will take in posset drinke and dye But Lucius is the man whom I desire To pleasure most therefore I now haue counsaild Neander for to counterfeit a wedding Which being fancied true by Lucius And the indifferent Gentlewoman might cause A speedy marriage 'twixt his friend and her This does he swallow and now there nothing wants But ha what 's here to doe what Boy is this That Stipes thus dragges after him ACT. 2. SCE. 5. Lively Stipes Constantina Merda Sti. Why quickly Merda bring me a chaire out quickly O O you villaine Why when So so go to go to Tarry you still my daughter That you may heare some of your Fathers wisedome Come on you Crack-rope what is your businesse 'pray you To lurke thus in my Masters grounds you are A scout one that discouers are you not Liue. It is a pretty Lad and being drest May easilie passe for Woman Well I le marke Sti. O you 're a stubborne gallowes you will answere Con. O mee vnfortunate what shall I say Merda playes with babes clouts Sti. Heigh An ill yeere on you you great Maukin you Making of Puppets one of your age and breeding You haue an Husband Minion you a rodde But to returne againe vnto the purpose Where dwell you sirrah will you not answere me Come on your wayes I 'le haue you to my Master Con. Vnhappy wretch what shall I answere him Nay good Sir stay I 'le tell you oh how I tremble Sti. Then quickly Sirrah Con. Lest this robustious Clowne Should hale me 'fore my Vncle in this habit Sti. What 's that you mutter on you haue a tricke To say your prayers backwards haue you not Liue. This Lad is mine I 'le take him from the Sheepheard Con. Not farre from hence I had both friends and parents Howsoeuer how I want but cruell Fates Haue enuied them their liues and me my friends Liue. It shall be so I 'le make a contract straight Betwixt Neander and this Boy Now Stipes God saue you Sti. Salve Domine But why put you your Sickle Into my Haruest thus go to go to You 're troublesome well Sirrah Liue. Well Sirrah Slaue Thou vnpollish'd piece of clay how dar'st thou thus Vncivilly vse a young Gentleman Whose friends and kindred I haue knowne to bee VVorthy of more respect then thou of scorne VVhich both come neare to infinite Sti. Very
thou suffer such a winning beauty To stand neglected without a salutation Goe to you shame-fac'd foole goe kisse her goe Endy. How kisse her it does not become a seruant To be so sawcie with his Masters Loue Pan. It rather not becomes Endymion A Youth of that same molde and symetry To be so bashfull 'fore a Gentlewoman As for thy Master I disclaime his loue As one vnworthy Endy. How disclaime his loue Pan. And with his loue all the whole world of men Except be thee my soule why flyest thou mee Pla. Come on Come on you little frozen-nothing I thinke wee must be fayne to make you take Your loue potion in a horne you are so skittish Endy. Nay but Placenta Placenta holds his hands whiles Pandora kisses him Pan. O most redolent Aurora's spiced bed is not more sweet Not all the odours of the early East Endy. You do but mock me Pan. How but mock thee sweet By all the Cupids in thy face I loue thee Beyond th' expression of a womans tongue Pla. This was that simple one that could not counterfeit Pan. By this same nest of kisses I protest What would'st thou more Endy. More of your protestations Pan. But canst thou loue me then Endy. Indeed faire Lady I doe not know I am but newly enter'd Into this louing trade Pla. You are a Wagge Take her by th' hand and streine it gently so Now kisse her fanne and sigh Good excellent Well I haue seene some Gallants in my dayes Though 't was my fortune to be married To that same lob my husband but no matter Fy on this modesty 't is out of fashion Giue her a greene gowne quickly shee will thanke you Endy. Will not as much sattin of the same colour To make her one doe as well Pla. Come you 'r a foole Downe with her shee will discard you else As bashfull and vnfit for Ladies seruice Pandora slips downe and pulls him after her Pan. Ay me what meane you Sir Pla. Why there why so Oh for Neander now and Lucius To view this spectacle this would crack that great That strong and mighty bond of friendship and Make them both quarrell for her nay Endymion As shee did pluck you downe so 't is your office To take her vp else shee 'l forget her selfe Good soule and slumber there eternally Pan. Now fie vpon you Sir you 've spoyl'd my linnen Pray Heauens no body saw vs good Placenta Reedifie what is amisse Pla. All 's well All 's well saue onely here does want a pin But stay I 'le furnish you Yes here 's a knot molested too Pan. Faire Sir This may seeme lightnesse in mee Pla. Rather grauity Who naturally tend downeward thus Pan. But Sir Let me entreat you for to entertaine A better faith of her that is your seruant Giue it the right name Sir and call it Loue Endy. I 'le call it what you please faire Gentlewoman Pla. Hee neuer thinks of 's Master well this Boy Must wee trayne farther with vs till wee meete With our two icy Louers Come Pandora Will you entreate your fayrest Paramoure T' accompany vs into the Groue vvee may Perchance there meete his Master whom hee seekes Pan. Sweet shall I craue Endy. Not where you may cōmand Pla. So so I 'le now go plant this billing couple Exeunt Pan. Endym Vnder some pleasant tree which done I 'le goe And range the fields for Lucius and Neander And bring them to behold their close embraces This certainely will make them hungry and bite Waken their dull and sleepy appetite VVee neuer prize ought truly thinke it deare Vntill the time of parting does draw neare Exit Finis Actus Secundi The Song To the Ladies Ioy delight And a seruant that dares fight No neede of painting but a face With perpetuity of grace To the Lords a gracious eye If they haue a Mistris by To them both more then all this Theyr Princes happinesse and blisse ACT. 3. SCEN. 1. Anteros M. Mungrell Hammershin Loueall Ant. The day 's our owne we haue the Sun the winde And all that can be call'd aduantages beare vp Mung. As I 'me a Gentleman and an elder brother Ante. St not a word Mung. You wrong me Sir I will sweare out my sweare as I am a Gentleman I must and will sweare Ant. Nay sweete Master Mungrell Mistake me not I doe not goe about For to depriue you of that ornament That fashionable quality I but entreat you For to bee frugall in your language and To husband your lungs you haue an enemy That will require them all had you more oathes Mung. How Doe you thinke I haue no more by my Ante. Oh hold hold hold Mung. Nay you shall heare mee by Ante. stops his mouth Ante. O O O. Mung. By my by my indad law Ante. By my indad law you 'le spoyle all why you 'le spend all before the time But see your adversaries are at hand This is their Captaine their Conductor Loue Stay Enter Loueall and puls out his watch I 'ue hit the very punto this same minute Do's cut the hower into two equall portions Ant. You that are growne a Time-obseruer you With that fine pocket Saturne in your hand Looke this way Lou. But are these your Champions Ant. They are my Conqerours if you please but where are your imployments Lou. They 'le bee here immediately Ant. No more Loueall please you to take notice Of these Gentlemen they are of ranke and my friends Lou. Sweete Sir my only wish is that my fortunes were but of growth to shew in what degree of honour I hold any whom you shall vouchsafe to call a friend I thirst to know you Sir Ant. Doe not sweare yet Mun. Why so Ant. Nay as you please Mun. Sir I desire you to pardon me I must not sweare yet my Generall will giue the word when I must vent Ante. 'T is no great matter if you throw away Cudnigs Or beswiggers or some such innocent oath vpon him Mung. Say you so The Scholler offers to salute Loveall who regards him not Ham. When will he come towards me Lou. Sir may I know your name Mung. My name Sir why Sir I am not asham'd of my name Sir My name is Sir M. Mung Sir A poore elder brother Sir And yet not very poore neither Sir Heire to six or seuen hundred a yeare Sir My father is a Gentleman Sir I haue an Vncle that is a Iustice of Peace Sir I can borrow his white Mare when I please sir She stood him in thirty peeces sir Lou. A Mungrell Sir Ant. Only be sure you be not dash'd Lou. Ashamed of your name say you You come of a very great house I 'le assure you I know many of the Mungrels that are able to dispend yeerely more then I am willing to speake of at this time and which keepe their Sonnes as Gentlemanlike at the Innes o' th Court with as good cloathes on their backs as rich belts and as faire guilt rapiers
thee friend whose daughter hast thou married What may she haue to name Nean. What shall I answer I am i' th bryers Liue. Tell him 't is Constantina Our Iustices Neece Nean. Most excellent dissembler As though you know not Constantina sir Luc. But is this Constantina Nea. True Liu. 'T is truer Somewhat then you doe beleeue it is Luc. Is this Iacke Loveall's sister Nean. 'T is Luc. But is this shee Whom Cleopes once lov'd and has forsaken Const. O me why doe I liue and heare that name Liue. Did you not mark that sigh how smartly't came No no I haue not fitted you I haue not 'T is a young Roscius I tell you No sooner Was Cleopes nam'd but the arch-villaine sigh'd As if it had been truely Constantina I doe not like this businesse yet Luc. Is this That cryed up wonder that Fidelia A sodaine change ACT. 4. SCE. 4. Placenta Liuely Lucius Neander Constantina Pla. Yet at the last 't is well I 'le giue the word Vnto Pandora but with speciall care That the boy knowes not of his Masters presence Liu. What businesse is 't that this same Midwifes face Does fetch and carry thus about I wonder Hy shee appeares againe Plac. All health old man Liu. Old and how old but what 's the newes that you Are rig'd with now and whither bound I pray you Plac. Next to that loving payre of friends whose sorrowes I haue lamented oft and amongst which I iudge it not the least that while yee two Discourse in sighes and teares that wanton mayde That is the cause of all your heauinesse Lasciuiously does sport herselfe and melts In the embraces of an other Amb. How Plac. Regardles of your woes or her owne honour Nean. Now all the Gods where is he Luc. Woman speake What is hee for a man Plac. I know him not So farre as to his name but this mine eyes Dare witnesse t is a composition Of blood and spirits not to be despis'd A feature able enough to tempt besides Luc. Neander whil'st wee striue about the shaddow Wee haue the substance ravish'd from vs Nean. Ha It cannot bee 'tas noe affinitie With truth It must not bee belieu'd good Lucius Plac. Can yee retyre your selues vnder this tree A little and expect but e're I goe Yee shall both promise as yee 'r Gentlemen To endure the sight with patience Amb. Wee will Plac. It is enough Luc. But does this woman gull vs Exit Plac. Or is it reall think'st thou Liu. Harke Luc. No more ACT. 4. SCE 5. Placenta Lucius Pandora Neander Endymion Liuely Constantina Plac. Can yee belieue it yet are your eyes yet Instructed Luc. T is my boy Endymion Now hell and tortures Pan. Were all odours lost And beggered Nature had not sweetes enough T' embalme the dying Phoenix left from hence From this same lip Shee might restore her selfe Nean. Ah Lucius must he not dye Luc. Neander It is a sacriledge vnpardonable To pluck him from that Altar Pan. Once more sweet Two pendant Cherryes when some gentle gale Makes them to kisse meete not with such a touch They both draw and run at him he saues himselfe behind Pandora Luc. Villaine and Traytour dye End O me my Master Plac. What doe you meane ah Pan. Alas Sweet Gentlemen Shee layes hold on Neanders arme Luc. Did all mankinde inhabit in that breast I 'de put the Gods vnto a second trouble For to create that species a new Nean. Woman forbeare Liu. I doe not like these tumults I 'le get me home and drinke a cup of Sack Paud. Neander Lucius Ah by that Monster of my loue your friendship Lucius by these eyes of mine which thou A thousand times and more hast dar'd to liken Vnto the brighter starre of Venus which Is both the Prologue and the Epilogue Vnto the glorious Sun By thine owne eyes Which are two clearer starres I doe coniure thee Forbeare to prosecute such a reuenge Vpon this innocent Boy for here I sweare By all those blessed powers which know our thoughts I neuer lou'd him Nean. Most impudent woman Did not our eyes behold it Luc. O Neander Why doe we stand thus coldly here and not How out a passage through this prostitute To trauaile to the iust destruction Of her base Louer and my baser vassaile Pan. Rather let all your fury end in me See here my naked brest imploy your valours Why doe you stand and gaze one on another What is the naked bosome of a Virgin A spectacle of such terrour if it be And that the fight of it hath cool'd your blouds Then heare me speake you Lucius may remember That ancient stock of loue those many vowes Those many teares those many longings which Haue past betwixt vs nor can you iustly stile it A fault of mine that Time is now so old And yet does see vs two but partly yours Partly my fathers neerenesse for I must not Giue it the name it merits Couetousnesse Who seeing your so feruent loue vnto me Did striue to thrust me out with nothing or At least with such a portion as you lik'd not Whilst thus I wauered betwixt hope and feare It fortun'd that this Gentleman Neander Became your Riuall who had not long beene here Not long sollicited but I shame of women Began to loue yee both and which is more I lou'd yee with an equall flame but see What Pageants Cupid can play it chanc'd Contrary to all mens expectations That by degrees such a strong tye of friendship Did grow betwixt yee that each of yee refus'd For his friends sake what then was proferr'd you My loue whilst I bewayl'd my miseries Vnto this Midwife here my friend and grieu'd At this my harder fortune Good Placenta Shee weepes Giue them the rest Plac. Then take it in a word Supposing it the onely way to winne One of you to her I counsail'd her to faine A loue vnto some other Gentleman Whilst we were busie in these Consultations As fortune would your Page Endymion Came hither Lucius to seeke his Master We lay the trayne for him shee courts the Boy And he poore Lad thinking her serious Was caught immediatly Luc. But is this true Pan. Would I could call it false But otherwise Then was expected hath it prospered Shee weepes Con. Placenta ah Placenta Pla. Who 's that calls me Con. Shall I disclose my selfe I am asham'd They put vp their swords Nean. If it be so Pandora we craue pardon And doe restore him life but now faire soule If thou do'st ayme to reach a life so happy So full of all content that thou may'st fit Within thy Sphere like Venus and looke downe On all thy Sex and pitty them loue this man Nean. Loue this man For as for my selfe I am Already furnish'd with a Mistris see My wife here Sweetest wife Pand. Is this your wife I judge her happy who so e're shee is Luc. Beleeue him not this is Boy a villaine Whom I but that Nean. Lucius forbeare Luc. Drest vp