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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07052	A new and pleasaunt enterlude intituled the mariage of witte and science	Marbury, Francis, d. 1611, attributed name.	1570 (1570)	STC 17466; ESTC S120743	23,266	44

promise fayre and meane as well As any heare can thinke or tongue can tell Which at the first are hot and kindle in desyre But in one month or twayne quit quenched is the fyre Such is the trade of youth whome famies force doth lede Whose loue is only at the plonge cannot longe procede VVitte Credit my wordes and ye shall find me true Experience Suppose you kepe not touch who shuld this bargaine rue VVitte I will be sworne here solemnly before you both Experience Who breaketh promise wil not sticke likewyse to breake his othe VVitte I wyll be bound in all that euer I can make Experience What good were that to vs if we thaduantage take VVitte Wyll neyther promyse serue nor othe nor bandes What other assuraunce wyll ye aske at my handes VVill. My maister is a gentilman I tell you and his word I would you knewe it shall with his deedes accord Reason We know not whom to trust the world is so ill VVill. In dede sir as you say you may mend when ye wyll But in good earnest Madam speake of or on Shal we speede at your hand or shall we begone I loue not this delayes say so if we shall haue you If not say no and let another ●raue you VVitte Soft and fayre sir boye you talke you wot not what VVill. Can you abyde to be driuen of wyth this and that Can they aske any more then good assuraunce at your hands Experience All is now to little sonne as the matter standes VVill. If al be to litle both goodes and landes I know not what will please you except Darbyes bandes I haue an enemy my frend Witte a mortal fo to me● And therwithall the greatest plague that can befall to the. VVitte Must I fyght wyth him Reason Can you fyght if néede be VVill. If any such thing ●all count the charge to me Trouble not your selfe VVitte Hould thy peace elfe Science Here out my tale I haue a mortall foe That lurketh in the woode hearby as you come and goe This monstrous Giant beares a grudge ●o me and mine And wyll attempt to kepe thee backe from this desser of thine The bane of youth● the roote of rufne and destres Deuouring those that sue to me his name is Tediousnes No soner he espyes the noble Witte beginne To styr and payne it selfe the loue of me to winne But forth he steppes and with strong hands by might and maine He beates and buffettes downe the force and liuelynes of braine That done in déepe dispayre he drownes him villanously Ten thousand suters in a yere are cast away therby Now if your mind be surelye fixed soe That for no toyle nor cost my loue you will forgoe Bethinke you well and of this monster take good héede Then may you haue with mée the greater hope to speede Herein vse good aduise to make you strong and stout To send and kepe him of a whyle vntill his rage be out Then when you feele your selfe well able to preuayle Byd you the battell and that so coragiously assayle If you can wyn the field present me wyth his head I aske no more and I forth with shall be your owne to bedde VVitte Il might I thriue and lacke that likes me best If I be not a scourge to him that bredes your vnrest Madam assare your selfe he liues not in the land W●th whom I would not in your cause encounter hand to hand● And as for Tediousnes that wretch your common foe Let mée alone we twayne shall cope before I sleape I troe VVill. Lustely spoken let me claw thee by the backe Howe say you now sir here are thrée agaynst twayne Studye Go that go list I will at home remayne I haue more néede to take a nappe in my bedde VVill Do soe and here you couche a coddes head Instruction Well since it wyl none otherwyse frame Let v● twayne Studie retourn from whens we came Studie Agréed Exit VVitte And let vs thrée bestyre our selues like men Unlikely thinges are brought to passe by courage now and then● My wyll be alwayes prest and ready at an ynche● To saue thy selfe to succour me to helpe at euery pinche Both twayne on eyther syde assaulte him if ye can And you shal sée me in the middes howe I wil play the man Thys is the deadly denne as farre as I perceaue Approche we neere and valiantly let vs the vnset geue Come forth thou monster fell in drowsy darkenes hydde For here is vvitte Dame Natures sonne y doth thee battaile bid Act 4 sena 2. Tediousnes VVitte VVill Diligence Tediousnes What pryncox haue we heere that dares me to assayle Alas poore boy and winest thou against me to preua●le Full smal was he thy frend whoeuer sent the hyther For I must driue the backe with shame or slay thee altogether VVitte Great bost small rost I warrant thee do thy best Thy head must serue my tourne this day to set my hart at rest VVill. And I must haue a legge of the if I can catche it Tediousnes Fight strike at vvill First I must quise this brayne o● thine if I can reach it VVitte Well shifted VVill now haue at thee sir knaue Tediousnes These friscoles shal not serue your tourne for al your hauntes so braue Hoh hoh did I not tell thee thou camst to thy payne Diligence Helpe helpe helpe our maister is slaine VVill. Helpe helpe helpe c. Tediousnes Where are these lust●e bloude that make their matche with mee Here lyes a pa●torne for them all to loke at and to sée To teach them to conspire against my force and might To promise for their womans loue to vanquishe me in fight Nowe let them goe and crake howe wiselye they haue sped Such is the end of those that seke this curious Dame to wed Hoh hoh hoh Act 4. sena 3. VVill. Recreation VVitte VVill. Rub and chafe him For goddes loue hast see loe where he doth lye Recreation He is not cold I warrant him I. Singe Gi●e a legge geue an arme aryse aryse Hould vp thy head lift vs thy eyes 1 A legge to stand vp right● 2 An arme to fyght a mayne 1 The head to hould thy braynes in plight 2 The eyes to loke agayne A wake ye drowned powers Ye sprites for dull wyth toyle Resyne to me this care of yours And from dead sleape recoyle Thinke not vpon your lothsome lu●ke But arise and daunce with vs a plucke Both sing giue a legge as is before 2 What thoughe thou hast not hit The toppe of thy desyre Tyme is not soo farre spente as yit To cause the ●o retyre A rise and ease thy self of payne● And make thee stronge to fight agayne Singe bothe Let not thy foes re●oyse Let not thy frendes lament Let not thy Ladies ruful voice In sobbes and sighes be spent Thy ●ayth is plight forget it not Twixt her and the to knit the knot Singe Gyue a legge c. This is no deadly wounde It may

happes And howe the second tyme thou fell into the lappe Shame A shame come to thee VVitte O let me breath a whyle and hold thy heauy hand My greuouse faultes with shame enoughe I vnderstande Take ruthe and pittie on my playnt or els I am forlorne Let not the world continue thus in laughing mee to scorne Madame if I be hee to whom you once were bente With whom to spend your time sometime you were content If any hope be left if any recompence Be able to recouer this for passed negligence O helpe mee now poore wretche in this most heauy plight And furnishe me yet once agayne wyth Tediousnes to fyght Science Father be good to these yonge tender yeares See howe he doth bewayle his folly past with teares● Reason Hould slaue take thou his Coofe for thy labor We are content at her request to take you to our fauor Come in and dwell with vs til time shall serue And from Instruction rule loke that thou neuer swerue Wythin we shall prouide to set you vp once more This scourge hath taught you what defaulte was in you heretofore Act 5 sena 3. VVill. Once in my life I haue an od haulfe hower to spare To ease my selfe of all my trauaile and my care I stoode not still so longe this xx dayes I weene But euer more sent forth on messages I haue bene Such trudging and such toyle by the masse was neuer seene My body is worne out and spent with labor cleane And this it is that makes me loke so leane That lettes my groth and makes me seene a squall What then althoughe my stature be not ●all Yet I am as proper as you so neate and clenlye And haue my ioyntes at commaundement full of acteuitie What should a seruaunt do wyth all this fleshe and bones That makes them runne with leaden heeles stur them self like stoones Giue me a proper squier much after my pitche And marke howe he from place to place will squite●e Fayre or foule thicke or thinne mire or dusty Clouds or rayne light or darke cleare or mystie Ride or runne to or froe badde or good A neate litle fellowe on his busynes wyll scud These great labores are neyther actiue nor wyse That féede till they slepe and sleape out their eyes So heauy so dul so vntoward in their doinge That it is a good sight to see them leaue working But all this while while I stand prating here I sée not my mayster I left hym snorting here Act 5. sena 4. Science VVitte VVill Instruction Studie Diligence Tediousnes Science Myne one deare Witte the hope of mine auaile My care my comfort my treasure and my trust Take hart of grace our ennemye to assaile Lay vp these thynges whych you haue hard discust So doinge vndoubtingly you can not fayle To winne the fyeld to scape all these vnhappy shewers To glad your frendes to cause your foes to wayle To matche wyth vs and then the gayne is youres Here in this Closet our selfe wil sette and sée Your manly feates and your successe in fyght Strike home couragiously for you and mée Learne wher and howe to fende and howe to smite In any wyse be ruled by these thrée They shall direct both you and Wyll aryght Farewell and let our louing counsell bee At euery hande before you in your fyght VVitte Here in my sight good Maddam sitte and viewe That when I lift I may loke vppe on you This face this noble face this liuely hiew Shal harden mee shal make our enemye rue O faythful mates that haue this care of mee How shal I euer recompence your paynes wyth gold or ●ée Come now and as you please enioyne me how to doe it And you shall see me pr●est and s●●u●sable to it VVill Why mayster whyther way what hast am I no body Instruction What Will we maye not mysse thee for no money VVitte Welcome good Wyll and doe as thou art bydde This daye or neuer must Tediousnes be ridde VVill. God spede vs well I will make one at all assayes● Instruction Thou shalt watche to take him at certayne bayes Come not in the thronge but saue thy selfe alwayes You twayne on eyther syde first wyth your sword and buckler After the first conflict fight wyth your sworde and daggers You sir with a Iaueling and your Targett● in your hand See how ye can his deadly strokes wythstand Kepe at the soyne come not wythin his reache Untyll you see what good aduauntage you may ketche Then hardly leaue him not tyll time you strike him dead And of all other partes especially saue yonr head VVitte Is this all for I would fayne ha●e done VVill. I would we weare at it I care not how sone Instruction Now when ye please I haue no more to tell But hartely to praye for you and wyshe you well VVitte I thancke you goe thou and bidde the battayle Wyll VVill. Come out thou monster fell that hast desire to spill The knot and linked loue of Science and of Witte Come trie the quarel in the fyeld and fyght with vs a fitte Act. 5 sena 5. Tediousnes VVitte VVill Instruction Studie Diligence Tediousnes A dought●e durte these iiii ●oyes will doe I will eate them by morsels two and two Thou fyghteste for a wyfe a rod a rodde Had I wist this I would haue layed on loade And beate thy bra●ne and thys my cloobe together And made thee safe inoughe for retourninge hyther VVill. A foule horesone what a sturdie thife it is But we wyll pelt thee knaue vntill for woe thou pisse Tediousnes Let me come to that elfe VVitte Nay nay thou shalt haue worke inoughe to saue thy selfe Fight Instruction Take breath and chaunge your weapones playe the men Some what it was that made thee come agaen Thou stickest some what better to thy takling I see But what no force ye are but Iack sprot to mee VVitte Haue houlde heare is a morsell for thee to eate Studie Instruction Here is a pelt to make youre knaues hart freete Dilig●nce There is a blowe able to f●ll a hogge VVitte And here is a foyne behynde for a madde dogge Let will trippe you downe Houlde houlde houlde the lubber is downe Tediousnes Oh VVill. Stryke of his hed whyle I houde hym by the crowne VVitte Thou monstrous wretch thou mortall foe to me and m●ne Which euermore at my good lucke and fortune didest repyne Take here thy iuste desert and payment for thy hire Thy hed this day shall mee prefer vnto my hartes desyre Instruction O noble Witte the prayse the game is thine Studie Houe vp his head vpon your speare soe here a ioyfull signe Diligence O valiant knighte O conquest full of praye● VVill. O blest of god to sée these happie dayes VVitte You you my faithfull Squiers deserues no lesse Whose tried trust well knowen to mee in my distres And certain hope of your fixt fayth and ●aste good will Made me attempt this famouse fact most nedefull to fulfill To you I yeald great thancks to me redownds the gaine Now home a pace and ringe it out that Tediousnes is slayne Say all at once Tediousnes is slaine Act. 5 sena 6. Science VVitte Science I heare and sée the ioyfull newes wherin I take delight That Tediousnes our mortall foe is ouerc●me in ●ight I see the signe of victorye the signe of manlines The heape of happy happes the ioy y tongue cannot expresse O welcome fame from day to day for euer shal arise VVitte Auaunt ye griping cares and lodge no more in mee For you haue lost and I haue wonne continuall ioyes and sée Nowe let me fréely touche and fréely you embrace And let my frendes with open mouth proclame my blisfull case Science The world shall know doubt not and shal blow out your fame Then true report shall send abrode your euerlasting name Nowe let our parentes déere be certifyed of this So that our mariage may forth with procede as meete it is Come after mée all fiue and I will lead you in VVitte My payne is paste wy gladnes to beginne My taske is done my hart is set at rest My foe subdued my Ladyes loue possest I thancke my frends whose helpe I haue at neede And thus you see howe Witte and Science are agréed Wée twaine hence forth one soule in bodyes twayne must dwel Reioyse I praye you all with mee my frendes and fare ye well FINIS