though Tom. Your wee zell face must needs be ferretting About the farthing-ale Doe as I bid ye Or by this light Hyl. Come then Tom. Stand close and marke me Fran. All this forc'd foolery will never doe it Enter Alice and Mary Alice I hope we bring ye health sir how is' t with ye Ma. You look far better trust me the fresh colour Creeps now againe into his cheeks Alice Your enemy I see has done his worst Come we must have ye Lusty againe and frolicke man leave thinking Ma. Indeed it do's ye harme sir Fra. My best visitants I shall be govern'd by ye Alice You shall be well then And suddenly and soundly well Ma. This ayre sir laying now season'd ye will keep ye ever Tho. No no I have no hope nor is it fit friends My life has bin so lewd my loose condition Which I repent too late so lamentable That any thing but curses light upon me Exorbitant in all my waies Alice Who 's that sir Another sicke man Ma. Sure I know that voyce well Tho. In all my courses curelesse disobedience Fra. What a strange fellow 's this Tho. No counsell friends No looke before I leapt Alice Doe yo' know the voyce sir Fra. Yes 't is a gentlemans that's much afflicted In 's minde great pitty Ladies Alice Now heaven help him Fra. He came to me to aske free pardon of me For some things done long since which his distemper Made to appeare like wrong but 't was not so Ma. O that this could be truth Hyl. Perswade your selfe Tho. To what end gentlemen when all is perish'd Vpon a wrack is there a hope remaining The sea that nev'r knew sorrow may be pittifull My credit 's spilt and sunke nor is it possible Were my life lengthened out as long as Ma. I like this well Sam. Your minde is too mistrustfull Tho. I have a vertuous sister but I scorn'd her A Mistresse too a noble gentlewoman For goodnesse all out-going Alice Now I know him Thom. With these eyes friends my eyes must nev'r see more Al. This is for your sake Mary take heed cosen A man is not so soone made Tom. O my fortune But it is just I be despis'd and hated Hyl. Despaire not 't is not manly one houres goodnesse Strikes off an infinite of ils Al. Weepe truly And with compassion Cosin Fra. How exactly This cunning yong theefe plaies his part Ma. Well Tom My Tom againe if this be truth Hil. She weepes boy Tom. O I shall die Ma. Now heaven defend Sam. Thou hast her Tom. Come lead me to my Friend to take his farewell And then what fortune shall befall me welcome How do's it show Hyl. O rarely well Ma. Say you so Sir Fra. O ye grand Asse Ma. And are ye there my Iuggler Away we are abus'd Alice Al. Foole be with thee Exit Ma. and Al. Tom. Where is she Fra. Gon she found you out and finely In your own nooze she halter'd ye you must be whispering To know how things showd not content to fare well But you must roare out rost meate till that suspition You carried it most neately she beleeved too And wept most tenderly had you continew'd Without doubt you had brought her off Tom. This was thy Rouging For thou wert ever whispering fye upon thee Now could I breeks thy head Hyl. You spoke to me first Tom. Do not anger me For by this hand I le beate the buzard blind then She shall not scape me thus farewell for this time Fra. Good night t is almost bed time yet no sleepe Must enter these eyes till I worke a wonder Exit Tom. Thou shalt along too for I meane to plague thee For this nights sins I will nev'r leave walking of thee Till I have worne thee out Hyl. Your will be done Sir Tom. You will not leave me Sam. Sam. Not I. To. Away then I le be your guid now if my man be trusty My spightfull Dame I le pipe ye such a huntsup Shall make ye daunce a tipvaes keepe close to me Exeunt Scena Secunda Enter Sebastian and Dorothy Seb. NEver perswade me I will marry againe What should I leave my state to pins poaking sticks To Farthingals and frownces to fore-horses And a old leather bawdy house behind'en To thee Dor. You have a sonne Sir Seb. Where what is he Who is he like Dor. Your selfe Seb. Thou lyest thou hast mard him Thou and thy praier bookes I do disclaime him Did not I take him singing yesternight A godly Ballad to a godly tune too And had a catechizme in 's pocket Damsell One of your deare disciples I perceive it When did he ride abroad since he came over What Taverne hâ—s he us'd to what hings done That shewes a man and mettle when was my house At such a shame before to creep to bed At ten a clocke and twelve for want of company No singing nor no dauncing nor no drinking Thou think'st not of these scandals when and where Has he but shewd his sword of late Dor. Dispaire not I do beseech you Sir nor tempt your weaknesse For if you like it so I can assure you He is the same man still Seb. Would thou wert ashes On that condition but beleeve it gossip You shall know you have wrong Dor. You never Sir So will I know my duty and for heaven sake Take but this councell with ye ere you marry You were wont to beare me take him and confesse him Search him toth ' quicke and if you find him faile Do as please you a Mothers name I honour Seb. He is lost and spoil'd I am resolv'd my rooffe Shall never harbour him and for your Minion I le keepe you close enough least you breake loose And do more michiefe get ye in who waits Exit Dor. Enter Servant Ser. Do you call Sir Seb. Seeke the Boy and bid him wait My pleasure in the morning marke what house He is in and what he do's and truly tell me Ser. I will not faile Sir Seb. If ye do I le hang ye Exeunt Scena Tertia Enter Thomas Hylas and Sam. Tom. KEepe you the backe doore there and be sure None of her servants enter or goe out If any woman passe she is lawfull prize boyes Cut off all convoyes Hyl. Who shall answere this Tho. Why I shall answere it you fearefull widgen I shall appeare toth ' action Hyl. May we discourse too On honourable tearmes Tho. With any gentlewoman That shall appeare at window ye may rehearse too By your commission safely some sweet parcels Of poetry to a Chambermaid Hyl. May we sing too For ther 's my master-piece Tho. By no meanes no boyes I am the man reserv'd for ayre 't is my part And if she be not rock my voyce shall reach her Ye may record a little or ye may whistle As time shall minister but for maine singing Pray ye satisfie your selves away be carefull Hyl. But hark ye one word Tom we may be beaten
to loose in wishes Love virtuous love Fra. A vertuous blessing crowne ye O goodly sweet can there be so much charity So noble a compassion in that heart That 's filled up with anothers faire affections Can mercy drop from those eyes Can miracles be wrought upon a dead man When all the power ye have and perfect object Lyes in anothers light and his deserves it Cell Do not dispaire nor do not thinke to boldly I dare abuse my promise t' was your friends And so fast tyde I thought no time could ruine But so much has your danger and that spell The powerfull name of friend prevail'd above him To whom I ever owe obedience That here I am by his command to cure ye Nay more for ever by his full resignement And willingly I ratefie it Fra. Hold for heaven sake Must my friends misery make me a triumph Beare I that noble name to be a Traitor O vertuous goodnes keepe thy selfe untainted You have no power to yeeld nor he to render Nor I to take I am resolv'd to die first Val. Ha saist thou so nay then thou shalt not perish Fra. And though I love ye above the light shines on me Beyond the wealth of Kingdomes free content Sooner would snatch at such a blessing offer'd Then at my pardon'd life by the law forfeited Yet yet O noble beauty yet O paradise For you are all the wonder reveal'd of it Yet is a gratitude to be preserv'd A worthy gratitude to one most worthy The name and noblenes of friends Cell Pray tell me If I had never knowne that gentleman Would you not willingly embrace my offer Fra. Do you make a doubt Cell And can ye be unwilling He being old and impotent his aime too Levell'd at you for your good not constrain'd But out of cure and councell alas consider Play but the woman with me and consider As he himselfe do's and I now dare see it Truly consider sir what misery Fra. For vertues sake take heed Cell What losse of youth What everlasting banishment from that Our yeares doe only covet to arive at Equall affections and shot together What living name can dead age leave behind him What art of memory but fruitlesse doating Fra. This cannot be Cell To you unlesse ye apply it With more and firmer faith and so digest it I speake but of things possible not done Nor like to be a posset cures your sicknesse And yet I know ye grieve this and howsoever The worthines of Friend may make ye stagger Which is a faire thing in ye yet my Patient My gentle Patient I would faine say more If you would understand Val. O cruell Woman Cell Yet sure your sicknesse is not so forgetfull Nor you so willing to be lost Fra. Pray stay there Me thinks you are not faire now me thinks more That modest vertue men delivered of you Shewes but like shadow to me thin and fading Val. Excellent Friend Fra. Ye have no share in goodnesse Ye are belyde you are not Cellide The modest unaculate who are ye For I will know what devill to do mischiefe Vnto my vertuous Friend hath shifted shapes With that unblemished beauty Cell Do not rave Sir Nor let the violence of thoughts distract ye You shall enjoy me I am yours I pitty By those faire eyes I do Fra. O double hearted O woman perfect woman what distraction Was meant to mankind when thou was 't made a devill What an invyting hell invented tell me And if you yet remember what iâ— goodnesse Tell me by that and truth can one so cherish'd So sainted in the soule of him whose service Is almost turn'd to supperstition Whose every day endeavours and desires Offer themselves like incense on your altar Whose heart holds no intâ—lligence but holy And most religious with his love whose life And let it ever be remembred Lady Is drawne out only for your ends Val. O miracle Fra. Whos 's all and every part of man pray make me Like ready Pages wait upon yâ—ur pleasures Whose breath is but your bubble Can ye dare ye Must ye cast of this man though he were willing Though in a noblenes so crosse my danger His friendship durst confirme it without basenesse Without the staine of honour shall not people Say liberally hereafter ther 's the Lady That lost her Father Friend herselfe her faith too To fawne upon a stranger for ought you know As faithlesse as your selfe in love as fruitlesse Val. Take her withall my heart thou art so honest That t is most necessary I be undone Cell With all my soule possesse her Exit Val. Till this minut I scorn'd and hated ye and came to cosen ye Vtter'd those things might draw a wonder on me To make ye mad Fra. Good heaven what is this woman Cell Nor did your danger but in charity Move me a whit nor you appeare unto me More then a common object yet now truely Truely and nobly I doe love ye deerely And from this houre ye are the man I honour You are the man the excellence the honesty The onely friend and I am glad your sicknesse Fell so most happily at this time on ye To make this truth the worlds Fra. Whether doe you drive me Cell Backe to your honesty make that good ever 'T is like a strong built Castle seated high That drawes on all ambitions still repaire it Still fortifie it there are thousand foes Besides the tyrant beauty will assaile it Looke to your Centin is that watch it hourely Your eyes let them not wander Fra. Is this serious Cell Or do's she play still with me Keep your eares The two maine ports that may betray ye strongly From light beliefe first then from flattery Especially where woman beats the parley The body of your strength your noble heart From ever yeelding ro dishonest ends Rigd round about with vertue that no breaches No subtle mynes may meet ye Fra. How like the Sun Labouring in his eclipse darke and prodigious She shew'd till now when having won her way How full of wonder he breakes out againe And sheds his vertuous beames excellent Angell For no lesse can that heavenly minde proclaime thee Honour of all thy sexe let it be lawfull And like a pilgrim thus I kneele to beg it Not with prophane lips now nor burnt affections But reconcil'd to faith with holy wishes To kisse that virgin hand Cel. Take your desire sir And in a nobler way for I dare trust ye No other fruit my love must ever yeeld yee I feare no more yet your most constant memory So much I am wedded to that worthinesse Shall ever be my friend companion husband Farewell and fairely governe your affections Stand and deceive me not O noble yong man I love thee with my soule but dare not say it Once more farewell and prosper Exit Fra. Goodnesse guide thee My wonder like to fearefull shapes in dreames Has wakened me out of my fit of folly But not to shake it off
Mary She will not belong from ye Hyl. Your faire cosin Val. It is so and a bait you cannot balke sir If your old rule raigne in you ye may know her A happy stocke ye have right worthy Lady The poorest of your servants vowes his duty And obliged faith Mary O 't is a kisse you would sir Take it and tye your tongue up Hyl. I am an asse I doe perceive now a blinde asse a blockhead For this is handsomnesse this that that drawes us Body and bones oh what a mounted forehead What eyes and lips what every thing about her How like a Swan she swims her pace and beares Her silver breasts this is the woman she And onely she that I will so much honour As to thinke worthy of my love all older Idols I heartily abhorre and give to gunpowder And all complexions besides hers to Gypsies Enter Francis at one door and Cellide at another Val. O my deere life my better heart all dangers Distresses in my travell all misfortunes Had they been endlesse like the houres upon me In this kisse had been buried in oblivion How happy have ye made me truely happy Cel. My joy has so much overmastered me That in my teares for your returne Val. O deerest My noble friend too what a blessednesse Have I about me now how full my wishes Are come agen a thousand hearty welcomes I once more lay upon ye all I have The faire and liberall use of all my servants To be at your command and all the uses Of al within my power Fran. Ye are too munificent Nor am I able to conceive those thanks sir Val. Ye wrong my tender love now even my service Nothing accepted nothing stuck between us And our intire affections but this woman This I beseech ye friend Fran. It is a jewell I doe confesse would make a thiefe but never Of him that 's so much yours and bound your servant That were a base ingratitude Val Ye are noble Pray be acquainted with her keep your way sir My cosin and my sister Alice Ye are most welcome Mary If any thing in our poore powers faire sir To render ye content and liberall welcome May but appeare command it Alice Ye shall find us Happy in our performance Fra. The poore servant Of both your goodnesses presents his service Val Come no more complement custome has made it Dull old and tedious ye are once more welcome As your owne thoughts can make ye and the same ever And so wee 'l in to ratifie it Hyl. Harke ye Valentine Is wild oates yet come over Val. Yes with me Sir Mar. How do's he beare himself Val. A great deale better Why doe you blush the Gentleman will doe well Mar. I should be glad on 't Sir Val. How do's his Father Hyl. As mad a worme as ere he was Val I lookt for 't Shall we enjoy your companie Hyl. I le wayt on ye Only a thought or two Val We bar all prayers Exeunt all but Hylas Hyl. This last wench I this last wench was a faire one A dainty wench a right one a devill take it What doe I ayle to have fifteene now in liking Enough a man would thinke to stay my stomack But what 's fifteene or fifteene score to my thoughts And wherefore are mine eyes made and have lights But to encrease my objects this last wench Sticks plaguy close unto me a hundred pound I were as close to her if I lov'd now As many foolish men doe I should run mad Scaena Secunda Enter old Sebastian and Launcelot Seb. SIrha no more of your French shrugs J advise you If you be lowzie shift your selfe Lan. May it please your worship Seb Onely to see my sonne my sonne good Launcelot Your Master and my sonne body O me sir No money no more money Monsieur Launcelot Not a deneere sweet Signior bring the person The person of my boy my boy Tom Monsieur Thomas Or get you gone agen du gata whee sir Bassa mi cu good Launcelot valetote My boy or nothing Lan. Then to answer punctually Seb. I say to ' th purpose Lan. Then J say to 'th purpose Because your Worships vulgar understanding May meet me at the neerest your sonne my master Or Monsieur Thomas for so his travell stiles him Through many forraigne plots that vertue meets with And dangers I beseech ye give attention Is at the last ariv'd To aske your as the French man cals it sweetly Benediction ae jour en jour Seb. Sirha do not conjure me with your French furies Lan. Che ditt'a vou Monsieur Seb. Che doga vou Rascall Leave me your rotten language and tell me plainely And quickly sirha left I crack your French crowne What your good Master meanes I have maintain'd You and your Monsieur as I take it Launcelot These two yeeres at your ditty vous your jours Jour me no more for not another penny Shall passe my purse Lan. Your Worship is erroneous For as I told you your Sonne Tom or Thomas My Master and your sonne is now arriv'd To aske ye as our language beares it neerest Your quotidian blessing and here he is in person Enter Thomas Seb. What Tom boy welcome with all my heart boy Welcome 'faith thou hast gladded me at soule boy Infinite glad I am I have praied too Thomas For you wilde Thomas Tom I thank thee hartily For comming home Thom. Sir I doe finde your prayers Have much much prevail'd above my sins Seb. How 's this Thom. Else certaine I had perish'd with my rudenesse Ere J had won my selfe to that discretion I hope you shall hereafter finde Seb. Humh humh Discretion is it come to that the boy 's spoild Thom. Sirah you rogue look for 't for I will make thee Ten times more miserable then thou thoughtst thy selfe Before thou travelledst thou hast told my father I know it and I finde it all my rogueries By meere way of prevention to undoe me Lan. Sir as J speake eight languages I onely Told him you came to aske his benediction De jour enjour Thom. But that I must be civill I would beat thee like a dog sir howsoever The time I have mispent may make you doubtfull Nay harden your beliefe ' gainst my conversion Seb. A pox o' travell I say Thom. Yet deere father Your owne experience in my after courses Enter Dorothea Seb. Prethee no more t' is scurvy ther 's thy sister Vndon without redemption he eates with picks Vtterly spoyld his spirit baffell'd in him How have I find that this affliction Should light so heavie on me I have no more sonnes And this no more mine owne no spark of nature Allows him mine now he 's growne tame my grand curse Hang ore his head that thus transform'd thee travell I le send my horse to travell next we monsieur Now will my most canonicall deere neighbours Say I have found my sonne and rejoyce with me Because he has mew'd his mad tricks
wondrous civill gentleman Since his short travell Dor. Pray heaven he make it good Alice Mar. How doe ye friend I have a quarrell to ye Ye stole away and left my company Dor. O pardon me deere friend it was to welcome A brother that I have some cause to love well Mar. Prethee how is he thou speakst truth Dor. Not perfect I hope he will be Mar. Never ha's forgot me I heare wench and his hot love too Alice Thou wouldst howle then Mar. And I am glad it should be so his travels Have yeelded him variety of Mistresses Fairer in his eye farre Alice O cogging rascall Mar. I was a foole but better thoughts I thank heaven Dor. Pray do not think so for he loves you deerely Vpon my troth most firmely would faine see you Mar. See me friend doe you thinke it fit Dor. It may be Without the losse of credit too he 's not Such a prodigious thing so monstrous To fling from all society Mar. His so much contrary To my desires such an antipathy That I must sooner see my grave Dor. Deere friend He was not so before he went Mar. I grant it For then I daily hop'd his faire conversion Alice Come do not maske your selfe but see him freely Ye have a minde Mar. That minde I 'le master then Dor. And is your hate so mortall Mar. Not to his person But to his qualities his mad-cap follies Which still like Hydras heads grow thicker on him I have a credit friend and maids of my sort Love where their modesties may live untainted Dor. I give up that hope then pray for your friends sake If I have any interest within ye Doe but this courtesie accept this Letter Mar. From him Dor. The same 't is but a minutes reading And as we looke on shapes of painted divels Which for the present may disturb our fancy But with the next new object loose 'em so If this be foule ye may forget it 'pray Mar. Have ye seene it friend Dor. I will not lye I have not But I presume so much he honours you The worst part of himselfe was cast away When to his best part he writ this Mar. For your sake Not that I any way shall like his scribling Alice A shrewd dissembling queane Dor. J thanke ye deere friend I know she loves him Alice Yes and will not loose him Vnlesse he leap into the Moone beleeve that And then shee 'l scramble too yong wenches loves Are like the course of quarterns they may shift And seeme to cease sometimes and yet we see The least distemper puls 'em backe againe And seats 'em in their old course feare her not Vnlesse he be a devill Mar. Now heaven blesse me Dor. What has he writ Mar. Out out upon him Dor. Ha what has the mad man done Mar. Worse worse and worse still Alice Some northerne toy a little broad Mar. Still fowler Hay hay boyes goodnesse keep me oh Dor. What ayle ye Mar. Here take your spell againe it burnes my fingers Was ever Lover writ so sweet a Letter So elegant a stile pray looke upon 't The rarest inventory of ranke oathes That ever cut-purse cast Alice What a mad boy is this Mar. Onely i' th bottome A little julip gently sprinckled over To coole his mouth lest it breake out in blisters Indeed law Yours for ever Dor. I am sorry Mar. You shall be welcome to me eome when you please And ever may command me vertuously But for your brother you must pardon me Till I am of his nature no accesse friend No word of visitation as ye love me And so for now I le leave ye Exit Alice What a letter Has this thing written how it roares like thunder With what a state he enters into stile Deere Mistresse Dor. Out upon him bedlam Alice Well there be waies to reach her yet such likenesse As you two carry me thinkes Dor. I am mad too And yet can apprehend ye fare ye well The foole shall now fish for himselfe Alice Be sure then His tewgh be tith and strong and next no swearing He 'l catch no fish else Farewell Doll Dor. Farewell Alice Exeunt Actus Secundus Scena Prima Enter Valentine Alice and Cellide Cell INdeed he 's much chang'd extreamely alter'd His colour faded strangely too Val. The ayre The sharpe and nipping ayre of our new clymat I hope is all which will as well restore To health againe th' affected body by it And make it stronger far as leave it dangerous How do's my sweet our blessed houre comes on now Apace my Cellide it knocks at dore In which our loves and long desires like rivers Rising asunder far shall fall together Within these too daies deere Cel. When heaven and you sir Shall thinke it fit for by your wils I am govern'd Alice 'T were good some preparation Enter Franck. Val All that may be It shall be no blinde wedding and all the joy Of all our friends I hope he lookes worse hourely How do's my friend my selfe he sweats too coldly His pulse like the slow dropping of a spowt Scarce gives his function how i' st man alas sir You looke extreme ill is it any old griefe The weight of which Fra. None gentle sir that I feele Your love is too too tender Nay beleeve sir Cell You cannot be the master of your health Either some feaver lyes in wait to catch ye Whose harbinger's already in your face We see preparing or some discontent Which if it lye in this house I dare say Both for this noble Gentleman and all That live within it shall as readily Be purg'd away and with as much care soften'd And where the cause is Fra. 'T is a joy to be ill Where such a vertuous faire Physitian Is ready to releeve your noble cares I must and ever shall be thankfull for And would my service I dare not looke upon her But be not fearefull I feele nothing dangerous A grudging caus'd by th' alteration Of ayre may hang upon me my heart 's whole I would it were Val I knew the cause to be so Fra. No you shall never know it Alice Some warme broths To purge the bloud and keep your bed a day Sir And sweat it out Cel. I have such cordials That if you will but promise me to take 'em Indeed you shall be well and very quickly I 'le be your Doctor you shall see how finely I 'le fetch ye up againe Val. He sweats extreamely Hot very hot his pulse beats like a drum now Feele sister feele feele sweet Fra. How that touch stung me Val. My gowne there Cel. And those julips in the window Alice Some see his bed made Val. This is most unhappy Take courage man 't is nothing but an ague Cell And this shall be the last fit Fra. Not by thousands Now what 't is to be truely miserable I feele at full experience Alice He growes fainter Val Come leade him in he shall to bed a vomit I
a Fidler then the poore old Fidler That sayes his songs but first where lyes my Mistresse Did ye enquire out that La. I' th Lodge alone sir None but her owne attendants Tho. 'T is the happier Away then finde this Fidler and doe not misse me By nine a clocke La. Via Exit Tho. My father's mad now And ten to one will disinherite me I 'le put him to his plunge and yet be merry What Rybabalde Enter Hylas and Sam. Hyl. Don Thomasio De bene venew Tho. I doe embrace your body How do'st thou Sam. Sam. The same Sam still your friend sir Tho. And how is' t bouncing boyes Hyl. Thou art not alter'd They said thou wert all Monsieur Tho. O beleeve it I am much alter'd much another way The civil'st Gentleman in all your Country Doe not ye see me alter'd ye and nay Gentlemen A much converted man wher 's the best wine boyes Hyl. A sound Convertite Tho. What hast thou made up twenty yet Hyl. By 'r Lady I have giv'n a shrewd push at it for as I take it The last I fell in love with scor'd sixteene Tho. Look to your skin Rambaldo the sleeping Gyant Will rowze and rent thee piece-meale Sam. He nev'r perceives 'em Longer then looking on Tho. Thou never meanest then To marry any that thou lov'st Hyl. No surely Nor any wise man I thinke marriage Would you have me now begin to be prentize And learne to cobble other mens old boots Sam. Why you may take a Maid Hyl. Where can you tell me Or if 't were possible I might get a Maid To what use should I put her looke upon her Dandle her upon my knee and give her suger sops All the new gowns i' th parish will not please her If she be high bred for ther 's the sport she aymes at Nor all the feathers in the Fryars Thom. Then take a widow A good stanch wench that tith Hyl. And begin a new order Live in a dead mans monument not I sir I 'le keep mine old road a true mendicant What pleasure this day yeelds me I never covet To lay up for the morrow and me thinks ever Another mans cooke dresses my dyet neatest Thom. Thou wast wont to love old women fat and flat nosed And thou wouldst say they kist like Flounders flat All the face over Hyl. J have had such damsels J must confesse Tho. Thou hast been a pretious rogue Sam. Onely his eyes and O my conscience They lye with half the kingdome Enter over the stage Physitians and others Tho. What 's the matter Whither goe all these men-menders these Physitians Whose dog lyes sicke o' th mulligrubs Sam. O the Gentleman The yong smug Signiour Master Valentine Brought out of travell with him as J heare Is falne sick o' th sudden desperate sicke And likely they goe thither Tho. Who yong Frank The onely temper'd spirit Scholler Souldier Courtier and all in one piece 't is not possible Enter Alice Sam. Ther 's one can better satisfie you Tho. Mistresse Alice I joy to see you Lady Alice Good Monsieur Thomas You 'r welcome from your travell I am hasty A Gentleman lies sicke sir Tho. And how do'st thou I must know and I will know Alice Excellent well As well as may be thank ye Thom. I am glad on 't And prethee harke Alice I cannot stay Thom. A while Alice Sam. Never looke so narrowly the mark 's in her mouth still Hyl. I am looking at her legs prethee be quiet Alice I cannot stay Thom. O sweete Alice Hyl. A cleane instep And that I love a life I did not marke This woman halfe so well before how quicke And nimble like a shadow there her leg shew'd By th' mas a neat one the colour of her stocking A much inviting colour Alice My good Monsieur I have no time to talke now Hyl. Pretty breeches Finely becomming too Thom. By heaven Alice She will not I can assure you that and so Tho. But this word Alice I cannot nor I will not good Lord. Ezit Hyl. Well you shall heare more from me Thom. Wee 'll goe visite 'T is charity besides I know she is there And under visitation I shall see hir Will ye along Hyl. By any meanes Thom. Be sure then I be a civill man J have sport in hand boyes Shall make mirth for a marriage day Hyl. Away then Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter three Physitians with an Vrinall 1 Phis A Plurisie I see it 2 I rather hold it For tremor cordis 3 Doe you marke the Pheses 'T is a most pestilent contagious feaver A surfet a plaguy surfet he must bleed 1 By no meanes 3 I say bleed 1 I say 't is dangerous The person being spent so much before hand And nature drawne so low clysters coole clysters 2 Now with your favours J should think a vomit For take away the cause the effect must follow The stomack 's foule and fur'd the pot 's unflam'd yet 3 No no wee 'l rectifie that part by milde meanes Nature so sunke must finde no violence Enter a Servant Ser. Wilt please ye draw neere the weake gentleman Growes worse and worse still 1 Come we will attend him 2 He shall doe well my friend Ser. My masters love sir 1 Excellent well I warrant thee right and straight friend 3 Ther 's no doubt in him none at all nev'r feare him Exeunt Scena Quarta Enter Valentine and Michael Mich. THat he is despâ—rate sick I do beleeve well And that without a spâ—edy cure it kils him But that it lyes within the helpâ— of physicke Now to restore his health or art to cure him Beleeve it you are cosened cleane beside it I would tell ye the true cause too but 't would vexe ye Nay run ye mad Val. May all I have restore him So deerely and so tenderly I love him I doe not know the cause why yea my life too Mich. Now I perceive ye so well set I 'le tell you Hei mihi quod nullis amor est medicabilis herbis Val. 'T was that I onely fear'd good friend go from me I finde my heart too full for further conference You are assur'd of this Mich. 'T will prove too certaine But beare it nobly sir youth hath his errors Val. I shall do and I thank ye pray ye no words on 't I doe not use to talke sir Exit Val Ye are welcome Is there no constancy in earthly things No happinesse in us but what must alter No life without the heavy load of fortune What miseries we are and to our selves Even then when full content seemes to sit by us What daily sores and sorrowes Enter Alice Alice O deere brother The Gentleman if evâ—r you will see him Alive as I think Enter Cellide Cel. O he faints for heaven sake For heaven sake sir Val. Goe comfort him deere sister Exit Alice And one word sweet with you then we 'l go to him What think you of this Gentleman Cel. My pity
heed how you vex me I 'le help thee to a husband too a fine gentleman I know thou art mad a tall yong man a brown man I sweare he has his maidenhead a rich man Dor. You may come in to dinner and I 'le answere ye Tho. Nay I 'le goe with thee Doll four hundred a yeere wench Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter Michael and Valentine Mich. GOod sir go back again and take my counsell Sores are not cur'd by sorrows nor time broke from us Pul'd back again by sighes Val. What should I doe friend Mich. Doe that that may redeeme ye goe back quickly Sebastians daughter can prevaile much with her The Abbesse is her Aunt too Val. But my friend then Whose love and losse is equall ty'd Mich. Content ye That shall be my taske if he be alive Or where my travell and my care may reach him I 'le bring him backe againe Val Say he come backe To piece his poor friends life out and my mistresse Be vow'd for ever a recluse Mich. So suddenly She cannot haste ye therefore instantly away sir To put that daughter by first as to a father Then as a friend she was committed to ye And all the care she now has by which priviledge She cannot doe her this violence But you may breake it and the law allowes ye Val. O but I forc'd her to it Mich. Leave disputing Against your selfe if you will needs be miserable Spight of her goodnesse and your friends perswasions Thinke on and thrive thereafter Val. I will home then And follow your advise and good good Michael Mich. No more I know your soul 's divided Valentine Cure but that part at home with speedy marriage Ere my returne for then those thoughts that vext her While there ran any streame for loose affections Will be stopt up and chaste ey'd honour guide her Away and hope the best still I 'le worke for ye And pray too heartily away no more words Exeunt Scena Quarta Enter Hylas and Sam. Hyl. I Care not for my broken head But that it should be his plot and a wench too A lowzie lazie wench prepar'd to doe it Sam. Thou hadst as good be quiet for o' my conscience He 'l put another on thee else Hyl. I am resolv'd To call him to account was it not manifest He meant a mischiefe to me and laughed at me When he lay roaring out his leg was broken And no such matter had he broke his necke Indeed 't would ne'r ha griev'd me gallowes gall him Why should he choose out me Sam. Thou art ever ready To thrust thy selfe into these she occasions And he as full of knavery to accept it Hyl. Well if I live I 'le have a new tricke for him Sam. That will not be amisse but to fight with him Is to no purpose besides he 's truely valiant And a most deadly hand thou never foughtst yet Not o' my conscience hast no faith in fighting Hyl. No no I will not fight Sam Bâ—side the quarrell Which has a woman in 't to make it scurvy Who would lye stinking in a Surgeons hands A moneth or two this weather for beleeve it He never hurts under a quarters healing Hyl. No upon better thought I will not fight Sam But watch my time Sam. To pay him with a project Watch him too I would wish ye prethee tell me Do'st thou affect these women still Hyl. Yes faith Sam I love 'em ev'n as well as ev'r I did Nay if my braines were beaten out I must to ' em Sam. Dost thou love any woman Hyl. Any woman Of what degree or calling Sam. Of any age too Hyl. Of any age from fourscore to fourteen boy Of any fashion Sam. And defect too Hyl. Right For those I love to leade me to repentance A woman with no nose after my surquedry Shewes like King Philips morall memento mori And she that has a wodden leg demonstrates Like Hypocrites we halt before the gallowes An old one with one tooth seemes to say to us Sweet meats have sowre sawce she that 's full of aches Crum not your bread before you taste your porridge And many morals we may finde Sam. 'T is well sir Ye make so worthy uses but quid igitur What shall we now determine Hyl. Let 's consider An houre or two how I may fit this fellow Sam. Let 's finde him first he 'l quickly give occasion But take heed to your selfe and say I warn'd ye He has a plaguy pate Hyl. That at my danger Exeunt Musick Scena Quinta Enter Saylors singing to them Michael and Francis Sayl. ABoard aboard the winde stands faire Mich. These call for passengers I 'le stay see What men they take aboard Fra. A boat a boat a boat Say Away then Fra. Whether are ye bound friends Sayl. Downe to the Straytes Mich. Ha 't is not much unlike him Fra. May I have passage for my money Say And welcome too Mich. 'T is he I know 't is he now Fra. Then merrily aboard and noble friend Heauens goodnesse keep thee ever and all vertue Dwell in thy bosome Cellide my last teares J leave behinde me thus a sacrifice For I dare stay no longer to betray ye Mich. Be not so quicke sit Saylors I here charge ye By vertue of this warrant as you will answer it For both your ship and Merchant I know perfectly Lay hold upon this fellow Fra. Fellow Mich. J sir Sayl. No hand to sword sir we shall master ye Fetch out the manacles Fra. I doe obey ye But I beseech ye sir informe me truely How I am guilty Mich. Ye have rob'd a gentleman One that ye are bound to for your life and being Money and horse unjustly ye tooke from him And something of more note but for y' are a gentleman Fra. It shall be so and here I 'le end all miseries Since friendship is so cruell I confesse it And which is more a hundred of these robberies This Ring I stole too from him and this jewell The first and last of all my wealth forgive me My innocence and truth for saying I stole 'em And may they prove of value but to recompence The thousand part of his love and bread I have eaten Pray see 'em render'd noble sir and so I yeeld me to your power Mich. Guard him to 'th water I charge you Saylors there I will receive him And backe convey him to a Iustice Say Come sir Look to your neck you are like to sayle i' th ayre now Exeunt Scena Sexta Enter Thomas Dorothy and Maid Tho. COme quickly quickly quickly paint me handsomly Take heed my nose be not in graine too Come Doll Doll disen me Dor. If you should play now Your divels parts againe Tom. Yea and nay Dorothy Dol. If ye doe any thing but that ye have sworne to Which onely is accesse Tho. As I am a gentleman Out with this hayre Doll handsomely Doll You have your breeches Tom. I prethee away thou
know'st I am monstrous ticklish What do'st thou think I love to blast my buttocks Doll I 'le plague ye for this roguery for I know well What ye intend sir Tom. On with my Muffler Dol. Ye are a sweet Lady come let 's see you curtsie What broke i' th bum hold up your head Tom. Plague on 't I shall he pisse my breeches if I cowre thus Come am I ready Maid At all points as like sir As if you were my Mistris Dol. Who goes with ye Tom. None but my fortune and my selfe Exit Tho. Dol. Blesse ye Now run thou for thy life and get before him Take the by way and tell my Cosin Marie In what shape he intends to come to coz n her I le follow at thy heeles my selfe flie wench Maid I le do it Exit Enter Sebastian and Thomas Dol. My Father has met him this goes excellent And I le away in time looke to your skin Thomas Exit Gillian Seb. What are you growne so corne sed gooddy You will not know your Father what vaga'res Have you in hand what out leapes durty heeles That at thesâ— houres of night ye must be gadding And through the Orchard take your private passage What is the breeze in your breech or has your brother Appointed you an houre of meditation How to demeane himselfe get ye to bed drab Or I le so crab your shoulders ye demure slut Ye civill dish of sliced beefe get ye in Tho. I wy ' not that I wy ' not Seb. Is' t ev'n so Dame Have at ye with a night spell then Tho. Pray hold sir Seb. St. Geoge St. George our Ladies knight He walkes by day so do's he by night And when he had her found He her beat and her bound Vntill to him her troth she plight She would not stir from him that night Tho. Nay then have at ye with a counter-spell From Elves Hobs and Fayries that trouble our Dayries From Fire-drakes and fiends and such as the divell sends Defend us heaven Exi Enter Launcelot Lan. Blesse my Master looke up sir I beseech ye Vp with your eyes to heaven Seb. Vp with your nose sir I doe not bleed 't was a sound knock she gave me A plaguy mankinde giâ—le how my braines totters Well go thy waies thou hast got one thousand pound more With this dog tricke Mine owne true spirit in her too Lan. In her alas sir Alas poore gentlewoman she a hand so heavy To knocke ye like a Calfe down or so brave a courage To beat her father if you could beleeve sir Seb. Who wouldst thou make me beleeve it was the divell Lan. One that spits fire as fast as he sometimes sir And changes shapes as often your sonne Thomas Never wonder if it be not he straight hang me Seb. He if it be so I 'le put thee in my Will and ther 's an end on 't Lan. J saw his legs has Boots on like a Player Vnder his wenches cloaths 't is he 't is Thomas In his own sisters cloaths sir and I can wast him Seb. No more words then we 'l watch him thou'lt not beleeve Lance How heartily glad I am Lan. May ye be gladder But not this way sir Seb. No more words but watch him Exeunt Scena septima Enter Mary Dorothy and Maid Mar. VVHen comes he Doll Presently Mar. Then get you up Doll Away I 'le strait come to you is all ready Maid All. Ma. Let the light stand far enough Maid 'T is placed so Ma. Stay you to entertaine him to his chamber But keep close wench he flyes at all Maid I warrant ye Mar. You need no more instruction Maid I am perfect Exeunt Scena secunda Enter Valentine and Thomas Tho. MOre stops yet sure the fiend's my ghostly father Old Valentine what wind 's in his poope Val. Lady You are met most happily O gentle Doll You must now doe me an especiall favour Tom. What is it Master Valentine I am sorely troubled With a salt rheume falne i' my gums Val. I 'le tell ye And let it move you equally my blest Mistresse Vpon a slight occasion taking anger Tooke also to undoe me your Aunts Nunnery From whence by my perswasion to redeeme her Will be impossible nor have I liberty To come and visite her my good good Dorothy You are most powerfull with her and your Aunt too And have accesse at all houres liberally Speake now or never for me Tho. In a Nunnery That course must not be suffered Master Valentine Her mother never knew it rare sport for me Sport upon sport by th' breake of day I 'le meet ye And feare not man wee 'l have her out I warrant ye I cannot stay now Val. You will not breake Tho. By no meanes Good night Val. Good night kinde Mistresse Doll Exit Tho. This thrives well Every one takes me for my sister excellent This Nunnerys fal so pat too to my figure Where there be handsome wenches and they shall know it If once I creep in ere they get me out againe Stay her 's the house and one of her Maids Enter Maid Maid Who 's there O Mistresse Dorothy you are a stranger Tho. Still Mistresse Dorothy this geere will cotton Maid Will you walke in forsooth Tho. Where is your Mistresse Maid Not very well she 's gone to bed I am glad You are come so fit to comfort her Tho. Yes I 'le comfort her Maid Pray make not much noise for she is sure asleep You know your side creep softly in your company Will warme her well Tho. I warrant thee I 'le warme her Maid Your brother has been here the strangest fellow Tho. A very rogue a ranke rogue Maid I 'le conduct ye Even to her chamber door and there commit ye Exeunt Scena Octava Enter Michael Francis and Officers Mich. COme sir for this night I shall entertaine ye And like a gentleman how ere your fortune Hath cast ye on the worst part Fra. How you please sir I am resolv'd nor can a joy or misery Much move me now Mich. I am angry with my selfe now For putting this forc'd way upon his patience Yet any other course had been too slender Yet what to thinke I know not for most liberally He hath confess'd strange wronge which if they prove so How ere the others long love may forget all Yet 't was most fit he should come back and this way Drinke that and now to my care leave your prisoner I 'le be his guard for this night Off. Good night to your worship Mich. Good night my honest friends Come sir I hope There shall be no such cause of such a sadnesse As you put on Fra. Faith sir my rest is up And what I now pull shall no more afflict me Then if I plaid at span-counter nor is my face The map of any thing I seeme to suffer Lighter affections seldome dwell in me sir Mich. A constant gentleman would I had taken A feaver when I
Good morrow to you sir Sam. How strange she beares it Hyl. Maids must do so at first Dor. Would ye ought with us gentlemen Hyl. Yes marry would I A little with your Ladiship Dor. Your will sir Hyl. Doll I would have ye presently prepare your selfe And those things you would have with you For my house is ready Dor. How sir Hyl. And this night not to faile you must come to me My Friends will all be there too For Trunks those things And houshold stuffe and clothes you would have carried To morrow or the next day I le take order Onely What money you have bring away with ye And Iewels Dor. Iewels sir Hyl. I for adornement There 's a bed up to play the game in Dorothy And now come kisse me heartily Dor. Who are you Hyl. This Lady shal be welcome too Ma. To what sir Hyl. Your neighbour can resolve ye Dor. The man 's foolish Sir you looke soberly who is this fellow And where 's his businesse Sam. By heaven thou art abus'd still Hyl. It may be so Come ye may speake now boldly There 's none but friends Wench Dor. Came ye out of Bedlam Alas t is ill sir that ye suffer him To walke in th' open ayre thus 't will undoe hlm A pretty hansome gentleman great pitty Sam. Let me not live more if thou be'st not cozens Hyl. Are not you my Wife did not I marry you last night At St. Michaels Chappell Dor. Did not I say he was mad Hyl. Are not you Mistresse Dorothy Thomas sister Mar. There he speakes sence but I le assure ye gentleman I think no Wife of yours at what houre was it Hyl. S' pretious you 'll make me mad did not the Priest Sir Hugh that you appointed about twelve a clocke Tye our hands fast did not you sweare you lov'd me Did not I court ye comming from this gentlewomans Ma. Good sir goe sleepe for if I credit have She was in my armes then abed Sam. I told ye Hyl. Be not so confident Dor. By th' mas she must sir For I le no husband here before I know him And so good morrow to ye Come let 's goe seeke'em Sam. I told ye what ye had done Hyl. Is the devill stirring Well goe with me for now I wil be married Exeunt Scena Vndecima Enter Michael Valentine and Alice Mich. I Have brought him backe againe Val. You have don a friendship Worthy the love you beare me Mich. Would he had so too Val. O he 's a worthy yong man Mich. When al 's tryde I feare you 'l change your faith bring in the gentleman Enter Francis and servant and Abbesse and Cellide severally Val. My happy Mistresse too now Fortune helpe me And all you starres that governe chast desires Shinne faire and lovely Abb. But one houre deere Daughter To heare your Guardian what he can deliver In Loves defence and his and then your pleasure Cell Though much unwilling you have made me yeeld More for his sake I see how full of sorrow Sweet catching sorrow he appeares O love That thou but knew'st to heale as well as hurt us Mich. Be ruld by me I see her eye fast on him And what ye heard beleeve for t is so certaine He neither dar'd nor must oppose my evidence And be you wise yong Lady and beleeve too This man you love Sir Val. As I love my soule Sir Mich. This man you put into a free possession Of what his wants could aske or your selfe render Val. And shall do still Mich Nothing was bard his libertie But this faire Maide that friendship first was broken And you and she abus'd next to my sorrow So faire a forme should hide so darke intentions He hath himselfe confes'd my purpose being Only to stop his Iourney by that pollicy Of laying fellony to his charge to fright the Saylors Divers abuses done thefts often practis'd Moneys and Iewels too and those no trifles Cell O where have I bestrew'd my faith in neither Let 's in for ever now there is vertue Mich. Nay do not wonder at it he shall say it Are ye not guiltie thus Fra. Yes O my Fortune Mich. To give a proofe I speake not enviously Looke here do you know these Iewels Cell In good Mother Enter Thomas Dorothy and Mary then Sebastian and Launcelot Val. These Iewels I have knowne Dor. You have made brave sport Tho. I le make more if I live Wench Nay doe not looke on me I care not for ye Lan. Do you see now plaine that 's Mistris Dorothy And that 's his Mistris Seb. Peace let my joy worke easely Ha boy art there my boy mine owne boy Tom. boy Home Lance and strike a fresh peece of wine the townes ours Val. Sure I have knowne these Iewels Alice They are they certaine Val. Good heaven that they were Alice I le pawne my life on 't And this is he Come hither Mistris Dorothy And Mistris Mary who do's that face looke like And view my brother well Dor. In truth like him Ma. Vpon my troth exceeding like Mich. Beshrew me But much and maine resemblance both of face And lineaments of body now heaven grant it Alice My brother's full of passion I 'le speake to him Now as you are a gentleman resolve me Where did you get these jewels Fra. Now I 'le tell ye Because blinde fortune yet may make me happy Of whom I had 'em I have never heard yet But from my infancy upon this arme I ever wore'em Alice 'T is Francisco brother By heaven I ty'd 'em on a little more sir A little little more what parents have ye Fra. None That J know yet the more my stubborne fortune But as J heard a Merchant say that bred me Who to my more affliction di'de a poore man When J reach'd eighteen yeers Alice What said that Merchant Fra. He said an infant in the Genoway Galleyes But from what place he never could direct me I was taken in a sea-fight and from a Marriner Out of his manly pitty he redeem'd me He told me of a Nurse that waited on me But she poore soule he said was killed A letter too I had enclos'd within me To one Castructio a Venetian Merchant To bring me up the man when yeers allow'd me And want of friends compell'd I sought but found him Long dead before and all my hopes gone with him The wars was my retreat then and my travell In which I found this gentlemans free bounty For which heaven recompenc'd him now ye have all Val. And all the worldly blisse that heaven can send me And all my prayers and thanks Alice Down o' your knees sir For now you have found a father and that father That will not venture ye againe in Gallyes Mich. 'T is true beleeve her sir and we all joy with ye Val. My best friend still my deerest now heaven blesse thee And make me worthy of this benefit Now my best Mistresse Cel. Now sir I come to ye Ab. No no let 's in wench Cel. Not for the world now Mother And thus sir all my serviee I pay to you And all my love to him Val. And may it prosper Take her Francisco now no more yong Callidon And love her deerely for thy father do's so Fra. May all hate seek me else and thus I seale it Val Nothing but mirth now friends Enter Hylas and Sam Hyl. Nay I will finde him Sam. What doe all these here Tho. You are a trusty husband And a hot lover too Hyl. Nay then good morrow Now J perceive the knavery Sam. J still told ye Tho. Stay or I 'le make ye stay come hither sister Val. Why how now Mistresse Thomas Tho. Peace a little Thou would'st faine have a wife Hyl. Not I by no meanes Tho. Thou shalt have a wife a fruitful wife for I findâ— Hylas known son agen That I shall never be able to bring thee children Seb. A notable brave boy Hyl. I am very well sir Tho. Thou shalt be better Hylas thou hast 7 hundred pound a yeer And thou shalt make her 3 hundred joynture Hyl. No. Tho. Thou shalt boy and shalt bestow Two hundred pound in clothes looke on her A delicate lusty wench she has fifteen hundred And seasible strike hands or I 'le strike first Dor. You 'l let me like Mar. He 's a good handsome fellow Play not the foole Tho. Strike brother Hylas quickly Hyl. If you can love me well Dor. If you can please me Tho. Try that out soon I say my brother Hylas Sam. Take her and use her well she 's a brave gentlewoman Hyl. You must allow me another Mistresse Dor. Then you must allow me another servant Hyl. Well let 's together then a lusty kindred Seb. I 'le give thee five hundred pound more for that word Ma. Now sir for you I to make the feast full Tho. No not a bit you are a vertuous Lady And love to live in contemplation Ma. Come foole I am friends now Tho. The foole shall not ride ye There lye my woman now my man againe And now for travell once more Seb. I 'le bar that first Ma. And I next Tho. Hold your selfe contented for I say I will travell And so long I will travell till I finde a father That I never knew and a wife that I never look'd for And a state without expectation So rest you merry gentlemen Ma. You shall not Vpon my faith I love you now extremely And now I 'le kisse ye Tho. This will not doe it Mistresse Ma. Why when we are married we 'l doe more Seb. Ther 's all boy The keyes of all I have come let 's be merry For now I see thou art right Tho. Shall we to Church straight Val. Now presently and there with nuptiall The holy Priest shall make ye happy all Tho. Away then faire afore Exeunt FINIS