This fellow in mine eye and Frank I am held To have a shrewd ghess at a pretty fellow Appears a strange thing Fra. Why how strange for Gods sake He is a man and one that may content For any thing I see a right good woman And sure I am not blind Clor. There lyes the question For but you say he is a man and I Will credit you I should as soon have thought him Another of Gods creatures out upon him His body that can promise nothing But laziness and long strides Fra. These are your eyes Where were they Clora when you fell in love With the old foot-man for singing of Queen Dido And swore he look'd in his old velvet trunks And his slic't Spanish Jerkin like Don John You had a parlous judgment then my Clora Clora Who told you that Fran. I heard it Clora Come be friends The Souldier is a Mars no more we are all Subject to slide away Fra. Nay laugh on still Clor. No saith thou art a good wench and 't is pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring Thou art so high flown for him Look who 's there Enter Fabricio and Jacomo Jac. Prethee go single what should I do there Thou knowst I hate these visitations As I hate peace or perry Fab. Wilt thou never Make a right man Jac. You make a right fool of me To lead me up and down to visit women And be abus'd and laugh'd at let me stavre If I know what to say unless I ask 'em What their shooes cost Fab. Fye upon thee coward Canst thou not sing Jac. Thou knowest I can sing nothing But Plumpton park Fab. Thou't be bold enough When thou art enter'd once Jac. I had rather enter A breach if I miscarry by this hand I will have you by th' ears for 't Fab. Save ye Ladies Clo. Sweet Brother I dare swear you 're welcom hither So is your Friend Fab. Come blush not but salute ' em Fra. Good Sir believe your Sister you are most welcom So is this worthy Gentleman whose vertues I shall be proud to be acquainted with Jac. She has found me out already and has paid me Shall we be going Fab. Peace Your goodness Lady Will ever be afore us for my self I will not thank you single lest I leave My friend this Gentleman out of acquaintance Jac. More of me yet Fra. Would I were able Sir From either of your worths to merit thanks Clor. But Brother is your friend thus sad still methinks 'T is an unseemly nature in a Souldier Jac. What hath she to do with me or my behaviour Fab. He do's but shew so prethee to him Sister Jac. If I do not break thy head I am no Christian If I get off once Clor. Sir we must intreat you To think your self more welcom and be merry 'T is pity a fair man of your proportion Should have a soul of sorrow Jac. Very well Pray Gentlewoman what would you have me say Clora Do not you know Sir Jac. Not so well as you That talk continually Fran. You have hit her Sir Clora I thank him so he has Fair fall his sweet face for 't Jac. Let my face Alone I would wish you lest I take occasion To bring a worse in question Clora Meaning mine Brother where was your friend brought up h 'as sure Been a great lover in his youth of pottage They lye so dull upon his understanding Fab. No more of that thou 'lt anger him at heart Clo. Then let him be more manly for he looks Like a great School-boy that had been blown up Last night at dust-point Fran. You will never leave Till you be told how rude you are fye Clora Sir will it please you sit Clora And I 'le sit by you Jac. Woman be quiet and be rul'd I would wish you Clora I have done Sir Captain Fab. Art thou not asham'd Jac. You are an asse I 'le tell you more anon You had better have been hang'd than brought me hither Fab. You are grown a sullen fool either be handsom Or by this light I 'le have wenches bait thee Go to the Gentlewoman and give her thanks And hold your head up what Jac. By this light I 'le brain thee Fra. Now o' my faith this Gentleman do's nothing But it becomes him rarely Clora look How well this little anger if it be one Shews in his face Clo. Yes it shews very sweetly Fra. Nay do not blush Sir o' my troth it does I would be ever angry to be thus Fabritio o' my conscience if I ever Do fall in love as I will not forswear it â—ill I am something wiser it must be I will not say directly with that face But certainly such another as that is And thus dispose my chance to hamper me Fab. Dost thou hear this and stand still Jac. You will prate still I would you were not women I would take A new course with ye Clora Why couragious Jac. For making me a stone to whet your tongues on Clora Prethee sweet Captain Jac. Go go spin go hang. Clo. Now could I kiss him Jac. If you long for kicking You 'r best come kiss me do not though I 'de wish ye I 'le send my Foot-man to thee he shall leap thee And thou wantst horsing I 'le leave ye Ladies Fra. Beshrew my heart you are unmannerly To offer this unto a Gentleman Of his deserts that comes so worthily To visit me I cannot take it well Jac. I come to visit you you foolish woman Fra. I thought you did Sir and for that I thank you I would be loth to lose those thanks I know This is but some odd way you have and faith It do's become you well to make us merry I have heard often of your pleasant vein Fab. What wouldst thou ask more Jac. Pray thou scurvy fellow Thou hast not long to live adieu dear Damsels You filthy women farewel and be sober And keep your chambers Clor. Farewel old Don Diego Fra. Away away you must not so be angry To part thus roughly from us yet to me This do's not shew as if it were yours the wars May breed men something plain I know But not thus rude give me your hand good Sir I know 't is white and Jac. If I were not patient What would become of you two prating houswives Clo. For any thing I know we would in to supper And there begin a health of lusty Claret To keep care from our hearts and it should be Fab. Faith to whom Mark but this Jacomo Clo. Even to the handsomest fellow now alive Fab. Do you know such a one Fra. He may be ghest at Without much travel Fab. There 's another item Clor. And he should be a Souldier Fra. 'T would be better Clor. And yet not you sweet Captain Fra. Why not he Jac. Well I shall live to see your husbands beat you And hiss 'em on like ban-dogs Clora Ha ha ha Jac. Green sicknesses and serving-men light on
That had a hand with thee Witty Yes all these Sir Old K. Nephew part a hundr'd pound amongst 'em I 'll repay it wealth love me as I love wit When I die I 'll build an Alms-house for decay'd wits Sir Gr. I 'll entertain one in my life time Scholar you shall be my Chaplain I have the gift of twenty Benefices simple as I am here Pris Thanks my great Patron Cun. Sir your Gentry and your name shall both be rais'd as high as my fortunes can reach 'em for your friendâ— sake Witty Something will be in my present power the future more You shall snare with me Ruin and Wife Thanks worthy Gentlemen Nee. Sir I would beg one thing of you Sir Gr. You can beg nothing of me Witty Oh Sir if she begs there 's your power over her Sir Gr. She has begg'd me for a fool already but 't is no matter I have begg'd her for a Lady that she might have been That 's one for another Witty Nay but if she beg Sir Gr. Let her beg agen then Nee. That your man Pompey's Coat may come over his ears back agen I would not he should be lost for my sake Sir Gr. Well 't is granted for mine own sake Mirab. I 'll intreat it Sir Sir Gr. Why then 't is granted for your sake Old K. Come come down with all weapons now 't is Musick time So it be purchas'd at an easie rate Some have receiv'd the knocks some giv'n the hits And all concludes in love there 's happy wits Exeunt The Epilogue at the reviving of this Play WE need not tell you Gallants that this night The Wits have jumpt or that the Scenes hit right 'T would be but labor lost for to excuse What Fletcher had to do in his brisk Muse Was so Mercurial that if he but writ An Act or two the whole Play rose up wit We 'll not appeal unto those Gentlemen Judge by their Cloaths if they sit right nor when The Ladies smile and with their Fanns delight To whisk a clinch aside then all goes right 'T was well receiv'd before and we dare say You now are welcome to no vulgar Play The Fair Maid of the Inn. A TRAGI-COMEDY The Persons represented in the Play Duke of Florence Cesario a young Gentleman of a fiery nature Son to Alberto Albertus Father to Cesario Admiral of Florence Baptista a brave Sea-Commander antient friend to Albertus and Father to Mentivole and Biancha Mentiuole Son to Baptista Lover of Clarissa Prospero a noble friend to Baptista Two Magistrates of Florence Host the supposed Father to Biancha Forobosco a cheating Mountebank Clown the Mountebanks man and setter Three Gentlemen Secretary to the Duke Four fools and knaves who pretend love to Biancha the Fair Maid of the Inn. Dancer Taylor Mulitteer Pedant Sailors Women Mariana Wife to Albertus a virtuous Lady Clarissa Mariana's Daughter in love with Mentiuole Juliana Neece to the Duke of Genoa Baptista's second wife Biancha the Fair Maid of the Inn beloved of Cesario and Daughter to Baptista and Juliana Hostess the supposed Mother of Biancha The Scene Florence PROLOGUE PLays have their fates not as in their true sence They 're understood but as the influence Of idle custom madly works upon The dross of many tongu'd opinion A worthy story howsoever writ For Language modest Mirth Conceit or Wit Meets oftentimes with the sweet commendation Of hang 't 't is scurvy when for approbation A Jigg shall be clapt at and every rhime Prais'd and applauded by a clamorous chime Let ignorance and laughter dwell together They are beneath the Muses pity Hither Come nobler Judgements and to those the strain Of our invention is not bent in vain The Fair Maid of the Inn to you commends Her hopes and welcomes and withal intends In th' Entertains to which she doth invite ye All things to please and some things to delight ye Actus Primus Scaena Prima Enter Cesario and Clarissa Cesario INterpret not Clarissa my true zeal In giving you counsel to transcend the bounds That should confine a brother 't is your honor And peace of mind which honor last will leave you I labor to preserve and though you yet are Pure and untainted and resolve to be so Having a Fathers eye and Mothers care In all your ways to keep you fair and upright In which respects my best advices must Appear superfluous yet since love dear Sister Will sometimes tender things unnecessary Misconstrue not my purpose Claris Sir I dare not But still receive it as a large addition To the much that I already stand ingag'd for Yet pardon me though I profess upon A true examination of my self Even to my private thoughts I cannot find Having such strong supporters to uphold me On what slight ground the least doubt can be rais'd To render me suspected I can fall Or from my Fame or Virtue Caesar Far be it from me To nourish such a thought and yet excuse me As you would do a Lapidary whose whole fortunes Depend upon the safety of one Jewel â—f he think no case precious enough To keep it in full lâ—stre nor no locks â—â—ough lending strength to Iron doors sufficient â—o guard it and secure him you to me are A Gemm of more esteem and priz'd higher â—han â—â—â—â—ers do their Muck or great men Title 〈◊〉 any sâ—â—w which heaven avert in you 〈◊〉 reputation like a Diamond Cut newly from the rock women with envie And men with covetous desires look up at By prying eiâ—s discovered in a moment Would râ—nder what the braveries of Florence For want oâ— counterpoize forbear to cheapen Of â—â—â—e or no value Clâ—â—is I see brother The mark you shoot at and much thank your love â—ut for my Virgin Jewel which is brought In comparison with your Diamond rest assur'd â—t shall not fall in such a workmans hands Whose ignorance or malice shall have power To cast one cloud upon it but still keep Her native splendor Cesa 'T is well I commend you And study your advancement with that care As I would do a Sisters whom I love With more than common order Claris That from me I hope 's return'd to you Cesar I do confess it Yet let me tell you but still with that love I wish to increase between us that you are Observ'd against the gravity long maintain'd â—n Italy where to see a maid unmasqu'd Is held a blemish to be over-frequent In giving or receiving visits Clari. How Cesar Whereas the custom is here to wooe by Picture And never see the substance you are fair And beauty draws temptations on You know it I wouâ—d not live to see a willing grant â—â—m â—ou to one unworthy of your birth â—eâ—ture or fortune yet there have been Ladies Of rank proportion and of means beyond you That have prov'd this no miracle Câ—aris One unworthy Why pray you gentle brother who are they That I vouchsafe these bounties to I hope In your strict Criticisme
gladly I would hear thee But that 's impossible Dua. Please you but read this You shall know better there why I am sent Than if I should deliver it Gui. From whom comes it Dua. That will instruct you I suspect this stranger Yet she spake something that holds such alliance With his reports I know not what to think on 't What a frown was there she looks me through through Now reads again now pauses and now smiles And yet there 's more of anger in 't than mirth These are strange changes oh I understand it She 's full of serious thoughts Gui. You are just you Heavens And never do forget to hear their prayers That truly pay their vows the defer'd vengeance For you and my words sake so long defer'd Under which as a mountain my heart groans yet When 't was despair'd of now is offer'd to me And if I lose it I am both wayes guilty The womans mask dissimulation help me Come hither friend I am sure you know the Gentleman That sent these charms Dua. Charms Lady Gui. These charms I well may call them so they 've won upon me More than ere letter did thou art his friend The confidence he has in thee confirms it And therefore I 'le be open breasted to thee To hear of him though yet I never saw him Was most desir'd of all men let me blush And then I 'le say I love him Dua. All men see In this a womans vertue Gui. I expected For the courtesie I did long since to have seen him And though I then forbad it you men know Between our hearts and tongues there 's a large distance But I 'le excuse him may be hitherto He has forborn it in respect my Son Fell by his hand Dua. And reason Lady Gui. No he did me a pleasure in 't a riotous fellow And with that insolent not worth the owning I have indeed kept a long solemn sorrow For my friends sake partly but especially For his long absence Dua. O the Devil Guio. Therefore Bid him be speedy a Priest shall be ready To tye the holy knot this kiss I send him Deliver that and bring him Dua. I am dumb A good cause I have now and a good sword And something I shall do I wait upon you Exeunt Enter Manuel Charino Arnoldo Zenocia born in a chair 2 Doctors Clodio Doct. Give her more air she dyes else Arn. O thou dread power That mad'st this all and of thy workmanship This virgin wife the Master piece look down on her Let her minds virtues cloth'd in this fair garment That worthily deserves a better name Than flesh and bloud now sue and prevail for her Or if those are denyed let innocence To which all passages in Heaven stand open Appear in her white robe before thy throne And mediate for her or if this age of sin Be worthy of a miracle the Sun In his diurnal progress never saw So sweet a subject to imploy it on Man Wonders are ceas'd Sir we must work by means Arno. 'T is true and such reverend Physicians are To you thus low I fall then so may you ever Be stil'd the hands of Heaven natures restorers Get wealth and honours and by your success In all your undertakings propagate Your great opinion in the world as now You use your saving art for know good Gentlemen Besides the fame and all that I possess For a reward posterity shall stand Indebted to you for as Heaven forbid it Should my Zenocia dye robbing this age Of all that 's good or gracefull times succeeding The story of her pure life not yet perfect Will suffer in the want of her example Doct. Were all the world to perish with her we Can do no more than what art and experience Give us assurance of we have us'd all means To find the cause of her disease yet cannot How should we then promise the cure Arn. Away I did bely you when I charg'd you with The power of doing ye are meer names only And even your best perfection accidental What ever malady thou art or Spirit As some hold all diseases that afflict us As love already makes me sensible Of half her sufferings ease her of her part And let me stand the butt of thy fell malice And I will swear th' art mercifull Doct. Your hand Lady What a strange heat is here bring some warm water Arn. She shall use nothing that is yours my sorrow Provides her of a better bath my tears Shall do that office Zeno. O my best Arnoldo The truest of all lovers I would live Were heaven so pleas'd but to reward your sorrow With my true service but since that 's denied me May you live long and happy do not suffer By your affection to me I conjure you My sickness to infect you though much love Makes you too subject to it Arn. In this only Zenocia wrongs her servant can the body Subsist the Soul departed 't is as easie As I to live without you I am your husband And long have been so though our adverse fortune â—â—ndying us from one hazard to another Would never grant me so much happiness As to pay a husbands debt despite of fortune In death I 'le follow you and guard mine own And there enjoy what here my fate forbids me Clod. So true a sorrow and so feelingly Exprest I never read of Man I am struck With wonder to behold it as with pity Char. If you that are a stranger suffer for them Being tied no further than humanity Leads you to soft compassion think great Sir What of necessity I must endure That am a Father Hippolyta Zabulon and Sulpitia at the door Zab. Wait me there I hold it Unfit to have you seen as I find cause You shall proceed Man You are welcom Lady Hip. Sir I come to do a charitable office How does the patient Clod. You may enquire Of more than one for two are sick and deadly He languishes in her her health 's despair'd of And in hers his Hip. 'T is a strange spectacle With what a patience they sit unmov'd Are they not dead already Doct. By her pulse She cannot last a day Arn. Oh by that summons I know my time too Hip. Look to the man Clod. Apply Your Art to save the Lady preserve her A town is your reward Hip. I 'le treble it In ready gold if you restore Arnoldo For in his death I dye too Clod. Without her I am no more Arn. Are you there Madam now You may feast on my miseries my coldness In answering your affections or hardness Give it what name you please you are reveng'd of For now you may perceive our thred of life Was spun together and the poor Arnoldo Made only to enjoy the best Zenocia And not to serve the use of any other And in that she may equal my Lord Clodio Had long since else enjoyed her nor could I Have been so blind as not to see your great And many
Widow and Ralph with a torch Isab My sister as I live your Brother with her sure I â—hink you are the Kings takers Vnc. Now it works Val. Nay you shall know I am a man Wid. I think so Val. And such proof you shall have Wid. I pray speak softly Val. I 'le speak it out Widow yes and you shall confess too I am no Nurse-child I went for a man a good one if you can beat me out o' th' pit Wid. I did but jest with you Val. I 'le handle you in earnest and so handle you Nay when my credit calls Wid. Are you mad Val. I am mad I am mad Fran. Good morrow Sir I like your preparation Val. Thou hast been at it Frank. Fran. Yes faith 't is done Sir Val. Along with me then never hang an arfâ— widow Isab 'T is to no purpose sister Val. Well said Black-brows advance your torches Gentlemen Vnc. Yes yes Sir Val. And keep your ranks Mer. Lance carrie this before him Vnc. Carrie it in state Enter Musicians Fount Hare Bel. Val. What are you Musicians I know your coming and what are those behind you Musi Gentlemen that sent us to give the Lady a good morrow Val. O I know them come boy sing the song I taught you And sing it lustily come forward Gentlemen you 're welcom Welcom now we are all friends go get the Priest ready And let him not be long we have much business Come Frank rejoyce with me thou hast got the start boy But I 'le so tumble after come my friends lead Lead cheerfully and let your Fiddles ring boyes My follies and my fancies have an end here Display the morgage Lance Merchant I 'le pay you And every thing shall be in joynt again Vnc. Afore afore Val. And now confess and know Wit without Money sometimes gives the blow Exeunt BEGGARS BUSH A COMEDY Persons Represented in the Play Wolfort an usurper of the Earldom of Flanders Gerrard falsely called Clause King of the Beggars Father in Law to Florez Hubert an honest Lord a friend to Gerrard Florez falsely called Goswin a rich Merchant of Bruges Hempskirke a Captain under Wolford a Courtier inhabitants of Flanders Herman A Merchant Vandunke a drunken Merchant friend to Gerrard falsely called Father to Bertha of Bruges Vanlock and 4 Merchants Three Knavish Beggars Higgen Prigg Snapp Two Gentlemen disguised under tho's names of Gerrard's party Ferret Ginkes Clown Boores. Servants Guard A Sailor WOMEN Jaculin Daughter to Gerrard beloved of Hubert Bertha called Gertrude Daughter to the Duke of Brabant Mistress to Florez Margaret Wife to Vandunke Mrs Frances a frow Daughter to Vanlock The Scene Flanders Actus primus Scena prima Enter a Merchant and Herman Mer. IS he then taken Her And brought back even now Sir Mer. He was not in disgrace Her No man more lov'd Nor more deserv'd it being the only man That durst be honest in this Court Mer. Indeed We have heard abroad Sir that the State hath suffered A great change since the Countesses death Her It hath Sir Mer. My five years absence hath kept me a stranger So much to all the occurents of my Country As you shall bind me for some short relation To make me understand the present times Her I must begin then with a War was made And seven years with all cruelty continued Upon our Flanders by the Duke of Brabant The cause grew thus during our Earls minority Wolfort who now usurps was employed thither To treat about a match between our Fail And the Daughter and Heir of Brabant during which treaty The Brabander pretends this Daughter was Stoln from his Court by practice of our State Though we are all confirm'd 't was a sought quarrel To lay an unjust gâ—ipe upon this Earldom It being here believ'd the Duke of Brabant Had no such loss This War upon 't proclaim'd Our Earl being then a Child although his Father Good Gerrard liv'd yet in respect he was Chosen by the Countesses favour for her Husband And but a Gentleman and Florez holding His right unto this Country from his Mother The State thought fit in this defensive War Wolfort being then the only man of mark To make him General Mer. Which place we have heard He did discharge with houour Her I so long And with so blest successes that the Brabander Was forc't his treasures wasted and the choice Of his best men of Armes tyr'd or cut off To leave the field and sound a base retreat Back to his Country but so broken both In mind and means er'e to make head again That hitherto he sits down by his loss Not daring or for honour or revenge Again to tempt his fortune But this Victory More broke our State and made a deeper hurt In Flanders than the greatest overthrow She ever receiv'd For Wolfort now beholding Himself and actions in the flattering glass Of self-deservings and that cherish't by â—e strong assurance of his power for then 〈◊〉 Captains of the Army were his creatures â—e common Souldier too at his devotion â—de so by full indulgence to their rapines â—d secret bounties this strength too well known â—d what it could effect soon put in practice 〈◊〉 further'd by the Child-hood of the Earl â—d their improvidence that might have pierc't â—e heart of his designs gave him occasion â— seize the whole and in that plight you find it Mer. Sir I receive the knowledge of thus much â— a choice favour from you Her Only I must add â—â—es holds out Mer. Whither Sir I am going â—t there last night I had a ship put in â—d my Horse waits me Exit Her I wish you a good journey Enter Wolfort Hubert Wol. What Hubert stealing from me who disarm'd him 〈◊〉 was more than I commanded take your sword â—m best guarded with it in your hand â—ave seen you use it nobly Hub. And will turn it 〈◊〉 my own bosom ere it shall be drawn 〈◊〉 worthily or rudely Wol. Would you leave me Without a farewel Hubert slie a friend â—nwearied in his study to advance you â—hat have I e're possess'd which was not yours 〈◊〉 either did not court you to command it â—ho ever yet arriv'd to any grace â—eward or trust from me but his approaches â—ere by your fair reports of him prefer'd â—d what is more I made my self your Servant 〈◊〉 making you the Master of those secrets Which not the rack of Conscience could draw from me â—or I when I askt mercy trust my prayers with â—et after these assurances of love â—hese tyes and bonds of friendship to forsake me â—orsake me as an enemy come you must â—ve me a reason Hub. Sir and so I will I may do 't in private and you hear it Wol. All leave the room you have your will sit down â—nd use the liberty of our first friendship Hub. Friendship when you prov'd Traitor first that vanish'd â—or do I owe you any thought but hate â—now my flight hath forfeited my head â—nd
the night we Souldiers can fight And please a young wench as any 2 Soul I have fine Potato's Ripe Potato's III SONG 3 Soul Will ye buy any Honesty come away I sell it openly by day I bring no forced light nor no Candle To cozen ye come buy and handle This will shew the great man good The Tradesman where he swears and lyes Each Lady of a noble bloud The City dame to rule her eyes Ye are rich men now come buy and then I 'le make ye richer honest men IV. SONG 4 Sol. Have ye any crackt maiden-heads to new leach or mend Have ye any old maiden heads to sell or to change Bring 'em to me with a little pretty gin I 'le clout 'em I 'le mend 'em I 'le knock in a pin Shall make 'em as good maids agen As ever they have been Bor. What means all this why do y'sell Brooms Ancient Is it in wantonness or want An. The only reason is To sweep your Lordships conscience here 's one for the nonce Gape Sir you have swallowed many a goodlier matter The only casting for a crazie conscience 3 Sol. Will your Lordship buy any honestie 't will be worth your mony Bur. How is this 3 Sol. Honestie my Lord 't is here in a quill Aâ—â— Take heed you open it not for 't is so subtle The least puffe of wind will blow it out o' th' Kingdom 2 Sol. Will your Lordship please to taste a fine Potato 'T will advance your wither'd state Anc. Fill your honour full of most noble itches And make Jack dance in your Lordships breeches 1 Sol. If your Daughters on their beds Have bow'd or crackt their maiden-heads If in a Coach with two much tumbling They chance to crie fie fo what fumbling If her foot stip and down fall she And break her leg 'bove the knee The one and thirtieth of Februarie let this beta'ne And they shall be arrant maids again Bor. Ye are brave Souldiers keep your wantonness A winter will come on to shake this wilfulness Disport your selves and when you want your mony Exit Anc. Broom Broom c. Exeunt Singing Sâ—â—â— VI. Eâ—tâ—â— Alinâ—â— Honora Viola Al. You must not be of aâ— fuâ—â—â— little one 〈◊〉 Lady on so sad you will ne're make Courtiers With these dull sullen thoughts this place is pleasure Preserv'd to that use so inhabited And these that live here live delightfull joyfull Thesâ— are the Gardens of Adonis Ladies Where all sweets to their free and noble uses â—â—ow ever young and courted Hon Bless me Heaven Can things of her years arrive at these rudiments By your leave fair Gentlewoman how long have you been here Al. Faith much about a week Hon. You have studi d hard And by my faith arriv'd at a great knowledge Viol. Were not you bashfull at first Aâ— I I for an hour or two But when I saw people laugh'd at me for it And thought it a dull breeding Hon You are govern'd here then Much after the mens opinions Al. Ever Lady Hon. And what they think is honourable Al. Most precisely We follow with all faith Hon. A goodly Catechisme Viâ—l But bashfull for an hour or two Al. Faith to say true I do not think I was so long for look ye 'T is to not end here put on what shape ye will And some your self with ne're so much austeritie You shall be courted in the same and won too 'T is but some two hours more and so much time lost Which we hold pretious here In so much time now As I have told you this you may lose a Servant Your age nor all your Art can e're recover Catch me occasion as she comes hold fast there Till what you do affect is ripn'd to ye Has the Duke seen ye yet Hon. What if he have not Al. You do your beauties too much wrong appearing So full of sweetness newness set so richly As if a Counsel beyond nature fram'd ye Hon. If we were thus say heaven had given these bâ—essings Must we turn these to sin oblations Al. How foolishly this Countrey way shews in ye How full of slegm do you come here to pray Ladies You had best cry stand away let me alone Gentlemen I 'le tell my Father else Viol. This woman 's naught sure A very naughtie woman Hon. Come say on friend I 'le be instructed by ye Al. You 'l thank me for 't Hon. Either I or the devil shall The Duke you were spâ—aking of Al. 'T is well remembred yes let him first see you Appear not openly till he has view'd ye Hon. He 's a very noble Prince they say Al. O wondrous gracious And as you may deliver your self at the first viewing For look ye you must bear your self yet take heed It be so season'd with a sweet humilitie And grac'd with such a bountie in your beautie Hon. But I hope he will offer me no ill Al. No no 'T is like he will kiss ye and play with ye Hon. Play with me how Al. Why good Lord that you are such a fool now No harm assure your self Viol. Will he play with me too Al. Look babies in your eyes my prettie sweet one There 's a fine sport do you know your lodgings yet Hon. I hear of none Al. I do then they are handsom Convenient for access Viol. Access Al. Yes little one For visitation of those friends and Servants Your beauties shall make choice of friends and visits Do not you know those uses Alas poor novice There 's a close Cowch or two handsomely placed too Viol. What are those I pray you Al. Who would be troubled with such raw things they are to lie upon And your love by ye and discourse and toy in Viol. Alas I have no love Al. You must by any means You 'l have a hundred fear not Viol. Honestie keep me What shall I doe with all those Al. You 'l find uses Ye are ignorant yet let time work you must learn too To lie handsomly in your bed a mornings neatly drest In a most curious Wastcoat to set ye off well Play with your Bracelets sing you must learn to rhime too And riddle neatly studie the hardest language And 't is no matter whether it be sense or no So it go seemlie off Be sure ye profit In kissing kissing sweetly there lies a main point A key that opens to all practick pleasure I 'le help ye to a friend of mine shall teach ye And suddenlie your Country way is fulsome Hon. Have ye schools for all these mysteries Al. O yes And several hours prefix'd to studie in Ye may have Kalenders to know the good hour And when to take a jewel for the ill too When to refuse with observations on 'em Under what Sign 't is best meeting in an Arbor And in what Bower and hour it works a thousand When in a Coach when in a private lodging With all their vertues Hon. Have ye studied these How beastly they become your
thee excellent Estif If I prove otherwaies let me beg first Hold this is yours some recompence for service Use it to nobler ends than he that gave it Du. And this is yours your true commission Sir Now you are a Captain Leon. You are a noble Prince Sir And now a souldier Gentleman we all rejoyce in 't Juan Sir I shall wait upon you through all fortunes Alon. And I. Altea And I must needs attend my Mistris Leon. Will you goe Sister Altea Yes indeed good Brother I have two ties mine own bloud And my Mistris Marg. Is she your Sister Leon. Yes indeed good wife And my best Sister For she prov'd so wench When she deceiv'd you with a loving Husband Alt. I would not deal so truly for a stranger Marg. Well I could chide ye But it must be lovingly and like a Sister I 'le bring you on your way and feast ye nobly For now I have an honest heart to love ye And then deliver you to the blue Neptune Juan Your colours you must wear and wear 'em proudly Wear 'em before the bullet and in bloud too And all the world shall know We are Vertues servants Duke And all the world shall know a noble mind Makes women beautifull and envie blind Excunt Prologue PLeasure attend ye and about ye sit The springs of mirth fancy delight and wit To stir you up do not your looks let fall Nor to remembrance our late errors call Because this day w' are Spaniards all again The story of our Play and our Scene Spain The errors too do not for this cause hate Now we present their wit and not their state Nor Ladies be not angry if you see A young fresh beauty wanton and too free Seek to abuse her Husband still 't is Spain No such gross errors in your Kingdom raign W' are Vestals all and though we blow the fire We seldom make it flame up to desire Take no example neither to begin For some by precedent delight to sin Nor blame the Poet if he slip aside Sometimes lasciviously if not too wide But hold your Fanns close and then smile at ease A cruel Scene did never Lady please Nor Gentlemen pray be not you displeas'd Though we present some men fool'd some diseas'd Some drunk some mad we mean not you you 're free We taxe no farther than our Comedie You are our friends sit noble then and see Epilogue GOod night our worthy friends and may you part Each with as merry and as free a heart As you came hither to those noble eyes That deign to smile on our poor faculties And give a blessing to our labouring ends As we hope many to such fortune sends Their own desires wives fair as light as chast To those that live by spight Wives made in hast The Laws of Candy A TRAGI-COMEDY Persons Represented in the Play Cassilanes General of Candy Antinous Son to Cassilanes and his Competitor Fernando a Venetian Captain Servant to Annophel Philander Prince of Cyprus passionately in love with Erota Gonzalo An ambitious Politick Lord of Venice Gaspero Secretary of State Melitus a Gentleman of Candy Arcanes a noble Souldier Friend to Cassilanes Decius Friend to Antinous Senators Porphycio Possenne Paolo Michael Venetian Ambassadour Mochingo an ignorant Servant to Erota Gentlemen Souldiers Servants WOMEN Erota a Princess imperious and of an overweaning Beauty Annophel Daughter to Cassilanes Hyparcha Attendant on the Princess Erota The Scene Candy The principal Actors were Joseph Taylor William Eglestone Nicholas Toolie Richard Sharpe John Lowin John Vnderwood George Birch Thomas Pollard Actus Primus Scena Prima Enter Gaspero and Melitus Mel. SIR you 're the very friend I wish'd to meet with I have a large discourse invites your ear To be an Auditor Gas And what concerns it Mel. The sadly thriving progress of the loves Between my Lord the Prince and that great Lady Whose insolence and never-yet-match'd Pride Can by no Character be well exprest Bet in her only name the proud Erota Gas Alas Melitus I should guess the best Success your Prince could find from her to be As harsh as the event doth prove but now 'T is not a time to pity passionate griess When a whole Kingdom in a manner lyes Upon its Death-Bed bleeding Mel. Who can tell Whether or no these plagues at once Hang over this unhappy Land for her sake That is a Monster in it Gas Here 's the misery Of having a Child our Prince else I presume The bold Venetians had not dar'd to attempt So bloody an invasion Mel. Yet I wonder Why Master Secretary still the Senate So almost superstitiously adores Gonzalo the Venetian Lord considering The outrage of his Countrymen Gas The Senate Is wise and therein just for this Gonzalo Upon a Massacre performed at Sea By the Admiral of Venice on a Merchant Of Candy when the cause was to be heard Before the Senate there in open Court Professed that the cruelty the Admiral Had shewed deserved not only fine but death For Candy then and Venice were at peace Since when upon a motion in the Senate For Conquest of our Land 't is known for certain That only this Gonzalo dar'd to oppose it His reason was because it too much savour'd Of lawless and unjust ambition The Wars were scarce begun but he in fear Of quarrels ' gainst his life fled from his Country And hither came where to confirm his truth I know Melitus he out of his own store Hath monied Cassilanes the General Mel. What without other pledges than Cassilanes Bare promise of payment Gas No it may be He has some pretty Lordship to retire to But thus he hath done now 't is fit Melitus The Senate should be thankful otherwise They should annihilate one of those Laws For which this Kingdome is throughout the World Unfollowed and admired Mel. What Laws are those Sir Let me so much importune you Gas You shall And they be worth your knowledge briefly thus Who e'r he be that can detect apparently Another of ingratitude for any Received Benefit the Plaintiff may Require the Offenders life unless he please Freely and willingly to grant remission Mel. By which strict Law the Senate is in danger Should they neglect Gonzalo Gas Right the Law Permits a like equality to Aliens As to a home-bred Patriot Mel. Pray Sir the other Gas Know Melitus The elder Cretans flourished many years In War in Peace unparallel'd and they To spur heroick Spirits on to Vertue Enacted that what man so ere he were Did noblest in the field against his enemy So by the general voice approv'd and known Might at his home return make his demand For satisfaction and reward Mel. They are Both famous Laws indeed Enter a Messenger Mes Master Secretary The Senate is about to sit and crave Your presence Gas What so suddenly Mes These Letters Will shew the causes why Gas Heaven thou nâ—t great And worthy to be thanked Mel. Your countenance Sir Doth promise
Verd. sad Cler. I shall be glad on 't La-writ Where 's my cloak and my trinkets Or will you fight any longer for a crash or two Cler. I am your noble friend Sir La-writ It may be so Cler. What honour shall I do you For this great courtesie La writ All I desire of ye Is to take the quarrel to your self and let me hear no more on 't I have no liking to 't 't is a foolish matter And help me to put up my Sword Cler. Most willingly But I am bound to gratifie you and I must not leave you La-writ I tell you I will not be gratified Nor I will hear no more on 't take the Swords too And do not anger me but leave me quietly For the matter of honour 't is at your own disposure And so and so Exit La-writ Cler. This is a most rare Lawyer I am sure most valiant Well Dinant as you satisfie me I say no more I am loaden like an Armorer Exit Cler. Enter Dinant Din. To be dispatcht upon a sleeveless errand To leave my friend engag'd mine honour tainted These are trim things I am set here like a Perdue To watch a fellow that has wrong'd my Mistris A scurvy fellow that must pass this way But what this scurvy fellow is or whence Or whether his name be William or John Or Anthony or Dick or any thing I know not A scurvy rascally fellow I must aim at And there 's the office of an Asse flung on me Sâ—re Cleremont has fought but how come off And what the world shall think of me hereafter Well woman woman I must look your rascals And lose my reputation ye have a fine power over us These two long hours I have trotted here and curiously Survey'd all goers by yet find no rascal Nor any face to quarel with La-writ sings within then Enters What 's that This is a rascally voice sure it comes this way La-writ He strook so hard the Bason broke And Tarquin heard the sound Din. What Mister thing is this let me survey it La-writ And then he strook his neck in two Din. This may be a rascal but 't is a mad rascal What an Alphabet of faces he puts on Hey how it fences if this should be the rogue At 't is the likeliest rogue I see this day La-wr. Was euer man for Ladies sake down down 〈◊〉 And what are you good Sir down down down down La writ What 's that to you good Sir down down Din. A pox on you good Sir down down down You with your Buckram bag what make you here And from whence come you I could fight with my shadow now La-wr. Thou fierce man that like Sir Lancelot dost appear I need not tell thee what I am nor eke what I make here Din. This is a precious knave stay stay good Tristram And let me ask thy mightiness a question Did ye never abuse a Lady La writ Not to abuse a Lady is very hard Sir Din. Say you so Sir Didst thou never abuse her honour La writ Not to abuse her honour is impossible Din. Certain this is the rascal What 's thy name La-writ My name is Cock o' two use me respectively I will be Cock of three else Din. What 's all this You say you did abuse a Lady La writ You ly Din. And that you wrong'd her honour La-writ That 's two lyes Speak suddenly for I am full of business Din. What art thou or what canst thou be thou pea-goose That dar'st give me the ly thus thou mak'st me wonder La-writ And wonder on till time make all things plain Din. You must not part so Sir art thou a Gentleman La writ Ask those upon whose ruins I am mounted Din. This is some Cavellero Knight o' th' Sun La-wr. I tell thee I am as good a Gentleman as the Duke I have atchieved goe follow thy business Din. But for this Lady Sir La writ Why hang this Lady Sir And the Lady Mother too Sir what have I to do with Ladies Enter Cleremont Cler. 'T is the little Lawyers voice has he got my way It should be hereabouts Din. Ye dry bisket rogue I will so swinge you for this blasphemie Have I found you out Cler. That should be Dinants tongue too La-wr. And I defy thee do thy worst O ho quoth Lancelot tho And that thou shalt know I am a true Gentleman And speak according to the phrase triumphant Thy Lady is a scurvy Lady and a shitten Lady And though I never heard of her a deboâ—ed Lady And thou a squire of low degree will that content thee Dost thow way-lay me with Ladies A pretty sword Sir A very pretty sword I have a great mind to 't Din. You shall not lose your longing rogue Cler. Hold hold Hold Dinant as thou art a Gentleman La-writ As much as you will my hand is in now Cler. I am your friend Sir Dinant you draw your sword Upon the Gentleman preserv'd your honour This was my second and did back me nobly For shame forbear Din. I ask your mercy Sir and am your servant now La-writ May we not fight then Cler. I am sure you shall not now La-wr. I am sorry for 't I am sure I 'le stay no longer then Not a jot longer are there any more on ye afore I will sing still Sir Exit La-writ singing Din. I look now you should chide me and 't is fit And with much bitterness express your anger I have deserv'd yet when you know Cler. I thank ye Do you think that the wrong you have off'red me The most unmanly wrong unfriendly wrong Din. I do confess Cler. That boyish sleight Din. Not so Sir Cler. That poor and base renouncing of your honour Can be allaied with words Din. I give you way still Cler. Coloured with smooth excuses Was it a friends part A Gentlemans a mans that wears a Sword And stands upon the point of reputation To hide his head then when his honour call'd him Call'd him aloud and led him to his fortune To halt and slip the coller by my life I would have given my life I had never known thee Thou hast eaten Canker-like into my judgement With this disgrace thy whole life cannot heal again Din. This I can suffer too I find it honest Cler. Can you pretend an excuse now may absolve you Or any thing like honest to bring you off â—ngage me like an Asse Din. Will you but hear me Cler. Expose me like a Jade to tug and hale through â—augh'd at and almost hooted your disgraces Invite mans Swords and angers to dispatch me Din. If you will be patient Cler. And be abus'd still But that I have call'd thee friend And to that name allow a Sanctuary You should hear further from me I would not talk thus But hence forth stand upon your own bottom Sir And bâ—aâ— your own abuses I scorn my sword Should travel in so poor and empty quarrels Din. Ha' you done yet
Have you any more mind to Wenches Cler. To be abus'd too Lady you might have help'd this Ana. Sit now 't is past but 't may be I may stand Your friend hereafter in a greater matter Cler. Never whilst you live Ana. You cannot tell now Sir a parting hand Cler. Down and Roses Well I may live to see you again A dull Rogue No revelation in thee Lam. Were you well frighted Were your fitts from the heart of all colds and colours That 's all your punishment Cler. It might have been all yours Had not a block-head undertaken it Cham. Your swords you mnst leave to these Gentlemen Verd. And now when you dare fight We are on even lee again Din. 'T is well To be a Mistris is to be a monster And so I leave your house and you for ever Lam. Leave your wild lusts and then you are a master Cham. You may depart too Cler. I had rather stay here Cham. Faith we shall fright you worse Cler. Not in that manner There 's five hundred Crowns fright me but so again Din. Come Cleremont this is the hour of fool Cler. Wiser the next shall be or we 'll to School Exeunt Champ. How coolly these hot gallants are departed Faith Cousin 't was unconscionably done To lye so still and so long Anab. 'T was your pleasure If 't were a fault I may hereafter mend Champ. O my best Wife Take now what course thou wilt and lead what life Lam. The more trust you commit the more care still Goodness and vertue shall attend my will Cham. Let 's laugh this night out now and count our gains We have our honours home and they their pains Exeunt omnes Actus Quartus Scena Prima Enter Cleremont Dinant Din. IT holds they will go thither Cler. To their Summer-house Din. Thither i' th' evening and which is the most infliction Only to insult upon our miseries Cler. Are you provided Din. Yes yes Cler. Throughly Din. Throughly Cler. Basâ—a enough I have your mind I will not fail you Din. At such an hour Cler. Have I a memory A Cause and Will to do thou art so sullen Din. And shall be till I have a fair reparation Cler. I have more reason for I scaped a fortune Which if I come so near again I say nothing But if I sweat not in another fashion O a delicate Wench Din. 'T is certain a most handsome one Cler. And me thought the thing was angry with it self too It lay so long conceal'd but I must part with you I have a scene of mirth to drive this from my heart And my hour is come Din. Miss not your time Cler. I dare not Exeunt severally Enter Sampson and a Gentleman Gent. I presume Sir you now need no instruction But fairly know what belongs to a Gentleman You bear your Uncles cause Sam. Do not disturb me I understand my cause and the right carriage Gent. Be not too bloody Sam. As I find my enemy if his sword bite If it bite Sir you must pardon me Gent. No doubt he is valiant He durst not undertake else Sam. He 's most welcome As he is most valiant he were no man for me else Gent. But say he should relent Sam. He dies relenting I cannot help it he must dies relenting If he pray praying ipso facto praying Your honourable way admits no prayer And if he fight he falls there 's his quietus Gent. Y' are nobly punctual let 's retire and meet 'em But still I say have mercy Samp. I say honour Exeunt Enter Champernel Lamira Anabel Beaupre Verdone Charlote and a Servant Lam. Will not you go sweet-heart Champ. Go I 'le fly with thee I stay behind Lam. My Father will be there too And all our best friends Beau. And if we be not merry We have hard luck Lady Verd. Faith let 's have a kind of play Cham. What shall it be Verd. The story of Dinant Lam. With the merry conceits of Cleremont His Fits and Feavers Ana. But I 'le lie still no more Lam. That as you make the Play 't will be rare sport And how 't will vex my gallants when they hear it Have you given order for the Coach Charl. Yes Madam Cham. My easie Nag and padd Serv. 'T is making ready Cham. Where are your Horses Beau. Ready at an hour Sir we 'll not be last Cham. Fie what a night shall we have A roaring merry night Lam. We 'll flie at all Sir Cham. I 'le flie at thee too finely and so ruffle thee I 'le try your Art upon a Country pallet Lam. Brag not too much for fear I should expect it Then if you fail Cham. Thou saiest too true we all talk But let 's in and prepare and after dinner Begin our mirthful pilgrimage Lam. He that 's sad A crab-face'd Mistris cleave to him for this year Exeunt Enter Cleremont and La-writ La-writ Since it cannot be the Judge Cler. 'T is a great deal better La-writ You are sure he is his kinsman a Gentleman Cler. As arrant a Gentleman and a brave fellow And so near to his blood La-writ It shall suffice I 'le set him further off I 'le give a remove Shall quit his kindred I 'le lopp him Clor. Will ye kill him La-w. And there were no more Cousins in the world I kiâ— him I do mean Sir to kill all my Lords kindred For every cause a Cousin Cler. How if he have no more Cousins La-writ The next a kin then to his Lordships favour The man he smiles upon Cler. Why this is vengeance horrid and dire La writ I love a dire revenge Give me the man that will all others kill And last himself Cler. You stole that resolution La-writ I had it in a Play but that 's all one I wou'd see it done Cler. Come you must be more merciful La-writ To no Lords Cousins in the world I hate 'em A Lords Cousin to me is a kind of Cockatrice If I see him first he dies A strange Antipathy Cler. What think you of their Nieces La-writ If I like 'em They may live and multiply 't is a cold morning Cler. 'T is sharp indeed you have broke your fast La-writ No verily Cler. Your valour would have ask'd a good foundation La-writ Hang him I 'le kill him fasting Enter Sampson and the Gent. Cler. Here they come Bear your self in your language smooth and gently When your swords argue La-writ 'Pray Sir spare your precepts Gent. I have brought you Sir La-writ 'T is very well no words You are welcome Sir Sam. I thank you Sir few words La writ I 'le kill you for your Uncles sake Sam. I love you I 'le cut your throat for your own sake La-writ I esteem of you Cler. Let 's render 'em honest and fair Gentlemen Search my friend I 'le search yours Gent. That 's quickly done Cler. You come with no Spells nor Witchcrafts Sam. I come fairly to kill him honestly La-writ Hang Spells and Witchcrafts I come
one She is loose i' th' hilts by heaven but the world must know A fair way upon vow of marriage Fred. There may be such a slip John And will be Frederick Whil'st the old game 's a foot I fear the boy Will prove hers too I took up Fred. Good circumstance May cure all this yet John There thou hitst it Frederick Come let 's walk in and comfort her her being here Is nothing yet suspected anon I 'le tell thee Wherefore her Brother came who by this light Is a brave noble fellow and what honour H 'as done to me a stranger there be Irons Heating for some will hiss into their heart blouds E're all be ended so much for this time Fred. Well Sir Exeunt Actus Tertius Scena Prima Enter Land-lady and Peter Land COme ye do know Pet. I do not by this hand Mistris But I suspect Land What Peter That if egges continue At this price women will ne're be sav'd By their good works Land I will know Peter Ye shall any thing Lyes in my power The Duke of Loraine now Is seven thousand strong I heard it of a fish-wife A woman of fine knowledge Land Sirrah Sirrah Pet. The Popes Bulls are broke loose too and 't is suspected They shall be baited in England Land Very well Sir Peter No 't is not so well neither Land But I say to ye Who is it keeps your Master company Peter I say to you Don John Land I say what woman Peter I say so too Land I say again I will know Peter I say 't is fit ye should Land And I tell thee He has a woman here Peter And I tell thee 'T is then the better for him Land You are no Bawd now Peter Would I were able to be call'd unto it A worshipfull vocation for my elders For as I understand it is a place Fitting my betters far Land Was ever Gentlewoman So frumpt off with a fool well sawcy Sirrah I will know who it is and for what purpose I pay the rent and I will know how my house Comes by these Inflammations if this geer hold Best hang a sign-post up to tell the Signiors Here ye may have lewdness at Liverie Enter Frederick Peter 'T would be a great ease to your age Fred. How now Why what 's the matter Land-lady Land What 's the matter Ye use me decently among ye Gentlemen Fred. Who has abus'd her you Sir Land ' Ods my witness I will not be thus treated that I will not Peter I gave her no ill language Land Thou lyest lewdly Thou tookst me up at every word I spoke As I had been a Mawkin a flurt Gillian And thou thinkst because thou canst write and read Our noses must be â—nder thee Fred. Dare you Sirrah Pet. Let but the truth be known Sir I beseech ye She raves of wenches and I know not what Sir Lan. Go to thou know'st too well thou wicked varlet Thou instrument of evil Peter As I live Sir She is ever thus till dinner Fred. Get ye in I 'le answer you anon Sir Peter By this hand I 'le break your Poslet pan Exit Land Then by this hood I 'le lock the meat up Fred. Now your grief what is' t For I can ghesse Land Ye may with shame enough If there were shame amongst ye nothing thought on But how ye may abuse my house not satisfi'd With bringing home your Bastards to undoe me But you must drill your whores here too my patience Because I bear and bear and carry all And as they say am willing to groan under Must be your make-sport now Fred. No more of these words Nor no more murmurings Lady for you know That I know something I did suspect your anger But turn it presently and handsomely And bear your self discreetly to this woman For such an one there is indeed Land 'T is well son Fre. Leaving your devils Matins and your melancholies Or we shall leave our lodgings Land You have much need To use these vagrant ways and to much profit Ye had that might content At home within your selves too right good Gentlemen Wholsome and ye said handsom But you gallants Beast that I was to believe ye Fred. Leave your suspicion For as I live there 's no such thing Land Mine honour And 't were not for mine honour Fred. Come your honour Your house and you too if you dare believe me Are well enough sleek up your self leave crying For I must have ye entertain this Lady With all civility she well deserves it Together with all secresie I dare trust ye For I have found ye faithfull when you know her You will find your own fault no more words but do it Land You know you may command me Enter Don John John Worshipful Lady How does thy velvet Scabbard by this hand Thou lookst most amiably now could I willingly And 't were not foâ— abusing thy Geneva print there Venture my Body with thee Land You 'll leave this Roguery When you come to my years John By this light Thou art not above fifteen yet a meer Girl Thou hast not half thy teeth come Fred Prithee John Let her alone she has been vex'd already She 'll grow stark mad man John I would see her mad An old mad woman Fred. Prithee be patient John Is like a Millers Maro troubled with tooth-ach She 'll make the rarest faces Fred. Go and do it And do not mind this fellow Land Well Don John There will be times again when O good Mother What 's good for a Carnosity in the Bladder O the green water Mother John Doting take ye Do ye remember that Fred. She has paid ye now Sir Land Clary sweet mother clary Fred. Are ye satisfied Land I 'll never whore again never give petticoats And Wastcoats at five pound apiece good mother Quickly mother now mock on Son John A Devil grind your old Chaps Exit Landlady Fred. By this hand wench I 'll give thee a new hood for this Has she met with your Lordship John Touch-wood take her Enter Anthony She 's a rare ghostly Mother Ant. Below attends ye The Gentlemans man Sir that was with you John Well Sir My time is come then yet if my project hold You shall not stay behind I 'll rather trust Enter Constantia A Cat with sweet milk Frederick by her face I feel her fears are working Const Is there no way I do beseech ye think yet to divert This certain danger Fred. 'T is impossible Their Honours are engag'd Const Then there must be murther Which Gentlemen I shall no sooner hear of Than make one in 't you may if you please Sir Make all go less yet John Lady were 't mine own Cause I could dispense but loaden with my friends trust I must go on though general massacres As much I fear Const Do ye hear Sir for Heavens pity Let me request one love of you Fred. Yes any thing Const This Gentleman I find too resolute Too hot and
own fools Some to rejoyce with thee those be the times fools And some I fear to curse thee those are poor fools Enter Cassander an old Lady passing over A â—â—t people call them honest Look look King look A weather-beaten Lady new caresn'd Fred. An old one Tony. The glasses of her eyes are new rub'd over And the worm-eaten records in her face are daub'd up neatly She layes her breasts out too like to poch'd eggs That had the yelks suckt out they get new heads also New teeth new tongues for the old are all worn out And as 't is hop'd new tayls Fred. For what Tony. For old Courtiers The young ones are too stirring for their travels Fred. Go leave your knavery and help to keep the door well I will have no such press Tony. Lay thy hand o' thy heart King Fred. I 'le have ye whipt Tony. The fool and thou art parted Exit Fred. Sorano work and free me from this spell 'Twixt love and scorn there 's nothing felt but hell Exit Enter Valerio Camillo Cleanthes Menallo and Servants Val. Tye on my Scarf you are so long about me Good my Lords help give me my other Cloak That Hat and Feather Lord what a Taylor 's this To make me up thus straight one sigh would burst me I have not room to breath come button button Button apace Cam. I am glad to see you merry Sir Val. 'T would make you merry had you such a wife And such an age to injoy her in Men. An ago Sir Val. A moneth 's an age to him that is contented What should I seek for more give me my sword Ha my good Lords that every one of you now Had but a Lady of that youth and beauty To bless your selves this night with would ye not Pray ye speak uprightly Cle. We confess ye happy And we could well wish such another Banquet But on that price my Lord Val. 'T were nothing else No man can ever come to aim at Heaven But by the knowledge of a Hell These shooes are heavy And if I should be call'd to dance they 'l clog me Get me some pumps I 'le tell ye brave Cami lo And you dear friends the King has honour'd me Out of his gracious favour has much honour'd me To limit me my time for who would live long Who would be old 't is such a weariness Such a disease that hangs like lead upon us As it increases so vexations Griefs of the minde pains of the feeble body Rheums coughs catarrhs we are but our living coffins Besides the fair soul's old too it grows covetous Which shews all honour is departed from us And we are Earth again Cle. You make fair use Sir Val. I would not live to learn to lye Cleanthes For all the world old men are prone to that too Thou that hast been a Souldier Menallo A noble Souldier and defied all danger Adopted thy brave arm the heir to victory Would'st thou live so long till thy strength forsook thee Till thou grew'st only a long tedious story Of what thou hadst been till thy sword hang by And lazie Spiders fill'd the hilt with cobwebs Men. No sure I would not Val. 'T is not sit ye should To dye a young man is to be an Angel Our great good parts put wings unto our souls We 'l have a rouse before we go to bed friends Pray ye tell me is' t a hansome Mask we have Cam. We understand so Val. And the young gent. dance Cle. They do Sir and some dance well Val. They must before the Ladies We 'l have a rouse before we go to bed friends A lusty one 't will make my blood dance too Musick Cam. Ten if you please Val. And we 'l be wondrous merry They stay sure come I hear the Musick forward You shall have all Gloves presently Exit Men. We attend Sir but first we must look to th' Doors Knocking within The King has charged us Exeunt Enter two Servants 1 Ser. What a noise do you keep there call my fellows O' the Guard you must cease now untill the King be Enter'd he is gone to th' Temple now 2 Serv. Look to that back door and keep it fast They swaâ—m like Bees about it Enter Camillo Cleanthes Menallo Tony following Cam. Keep back those Citizens and let their wives in Their handsome wives Tony. They have crowded me to Veriuyce I sweat like a Butter-box 1 Serv. Stand further off there Men. Take the women aside and talk with 'em in private Give 'em that they came for Tony. The whole Court cannot do it Besides the next Mask if we use 'em so They 'l come by millions to expect our largess We have broke a hundred heads Cle. Are they so tender Ton. But 't was behind before they have all murrions Cam. Let in those Ladies make 'em room for shame there Ton. They are no Ladies there 's one bald before 'em A gent bald they are curtail'd queans in hired clothes They come out of Spain I think they are very sultry Men. Keep 'em in breath for an Embassadour Knocks within Me thinks my nose shakes at their memories What bounsing 's that Within I am one of the Musick Sir Within I have sweat-meats for the banquet Cam. Let 'em in Ton. They lye my Lord they come to seek their wives Two broken Citizens Cam. Break 'em more they are but brusled yet Bold Rascals offer to disturb your wives Cle. Lock the doors fast the Musick hark the King comes A Curtain drawn The King Queen Valerio Evanthe Ladies Attendants Camillo Cleanthes Sorano Menallo A Mask Cupid descends the Graces sitting by him Cupid being bound the Graces unbind him he speaks Cup. Unbind me my delight this night is mine Now let me look upon what Stars here shine Let me behold the beauties then clap high My cullor'd wings proud of my Deity I am satisfied bind me again and fast My angry Bow will make too great a wast Of beauty else now call my Maskers in Call with a Song and let the sports begin Call all my servants the effects of love And to a measure let them nobly move Come you servants of proud love Come away Fairly nobly gently move Too long too long you make us stay Fancy Desire Delight Hope Fear Distrust and Jealousie be you too here Consuming Care and raging Ire And Poverty in poor attire March fairly in and last Despair Now full Musick strike the Air. Enter the Maskers Fancy Desire Delight Hope Fear Distrust Jealousie Care Ire Despair they dance after which Cupid speaks Cup. Away I have done the day begins to light Lovers you know your sate good night good night Cupid and the Graces ascend in the Chariot King Come to the Banquet when that 's ended Sir I 'le see you i' bed and so good night be merry You have a sweet bed fellow Val. I thank your Grace And ever shall be bound unto your nobleness King I pray I may deserve your thanks
still When I am gone take those that shall succeed me Heaven must want light before you want a Husband To â—aâ—e up heirs of love and noble memory To your unfortunate Evan. Am I still hated hast thou no end O fate of my affliction Was I ordain'd to be a common Murdress And of the best men too Good Sir Val. Peace Sweet look on my hand Evan. I do accept the Gentleman I faint with joy Fr. I stop it none shall have her convey this stranger hence Val. I am no stranger Hark to the bell that rings Hark hark proud Frederick that was King of mischief Hark thou abhorred man dost thou hear thy sentence Does not this bell ring in thine ears thy ruine Fred. What bell is this Cam. The Castle bell Stand sure Sir and move not if you do you perish Mâ—n It rings your knell Alphonso King Alphonso All. Alphonso King Alphonso Fred. I am betrai'd loâ—k fast the Palace Cam. We have all the keys Sir And no door here shall shut without our Licence Cle. Do you shake now Lord Sorano no new trick Noâ— speedy poison to prevent this business No bawdy meditation now to fly to Fred. Treason Treason Treason Cam. Yes we hear ye Enter Alphonso Rugio Marco Castruchio Queen with Guard And we have found the Traytor in your shape Sir We 'll keep him fast too Fred. Recover'd then I am gone The Sun of all my pomp is set and vanisht Alp. Have you not forgot this face of mine King Frederick Brother I am come to see you and have brought A Banquet to be merry with your Grace I pray sit down I do beseech your Majesty And eat eat freely Sir why do you start Have you no stomuch to the meat I bring you Dare you not taste â—ave ye no Antidotes You need not fear Sorano's a good Apothecary Me thinks you look not well some fresh wine for him Some of the same he sent me by Sorano I thank you for 't it sav'd my life I am bound to ye But how 't will work on you I hope your Lordship Will pledge him too me thinks you look but scurvily And would be put into a better colour But I have a candi'd â—oad for your Lordship Sor Would I had any thing that would dispatch me So it were down and I out of this fear once Fred. Sir Thus low as my duty now compells me I do confess my unbounded sins my errours And feel within my soul the smarts already Hide not the noble nature of a Brother The pity of a friend from my afflictions Let me a while lament my misery And cast the load off of my wantonness Before I find your fury then strike home I do deserve the deepest blow of Justice And then how willingly O death I 'le meet thee Alp. Rise Madam those sweet tears are potent speakers And Brother live but in the Monastery Where I lived with the self same silence too I 'le teach you to be good against your will Brother Your tongue has done much harm that must be dumb now The daily pilgrimage to my Fathers Tomb Tears sighs and groans you shall wear out your daies with And true ones too you shall perform dear Brother Your diet shall be slender to inforce these too light a penance Sir Fred. I do confess it Alph. Sorano you shall Sor. How he studies for it Hanging 's the least part of my penance certain Evanthe Kneels Alph. What Lady 's that that kneels Cast The chaste Evanthe Alph. Sweet your Petition Evan. 'T is for this bad man Sir Abominable bad but yet my Brother Alph. The bad man shall attend as bad a Master And both shall be confin'd within the Monastery His rank flesh shall be pull'd with daily fasting But once a week he shall sâ—ell meat he will surfeit else And his immodest mind compell'd to prayer On the bare boards he shall lye to remember The wantonness he did commit in beds And drink fair water that will ne'r inflame him He sav'd my life though he purpos'd to destroy me For which I 'le save his though I make it miserable Madam at Court I shall desire your company You are wise and vertuous when you please to visit My Brother Frederick you shall have our Licence My dear best friend Valerio Val. Save Alphonso Oâ—n. Long live Alphonso King of us and Naples Alph. Is this the Lady that the wonder goes on Honour'd sweet Maid here take her my Valerio The King now gives her she is thine own without fear Brother have you so much provision that is good Not season'd by Sorano and his Cooks That we may venture on with honest safety We and our friends Fred. All that I have is yours Sir Alph. Come then let 's in and end this Nuptial Then to our Coronation with all speed My vertuous Maid this day I 'le be your Bride-man And see you bedded to your own desires too Beshrew me Lords who is not merry hates me Only Sorano shall not bear my cup Come now forget old pains and injuries As I must do and drown all in fair healths That Kingdom 's blessed where the King begins His true love first for there all loves are twins Exeunt Omnes Prologue YOu are wellcome Gentlemen and would our Feast Were so well season'd to please every Guest Ingenuous appetites I hope we shall And their examples may prevail in all Our noble friend who writ this bid me say He had rather dress upon a Triumph day My Lord Majors Feast and make him Sawces too Sawce for each several mouth nay further go He had rather build up those invincible Pyes And Castle Custards that affright all eyes Nay eat 'em all and their Artillery Than dress for such a curious company One single dish yet he has pleas'd ye too And you 've confest he knew well what to do Be hungry as you were wont to be and bring Sharp stomachs to the stories he shall sing And he dare yet he saies prepare a Table Shall make you say well drest and he well able Epilogue WE have your favours Gentlemen and you dear Friends grudge not now Have our indeavours There 's none of you but when you please can sell Many a lame Horse and many a fair tale tell Can put off many a Maid unto a friend That was not so since th' action at Mile-end Ours is a Virgin yet and they that love Untainted flesh we hope our friends will prove THE LOVERS PROGRESS A TRAGEDY Persons Represented in the Play King of France Cleander Husband to Calista both in love with Olinda Lidian Brother to Calista Clarange Rival to Lidian Dorilaus Father to Lidian and Calista a merry old man Lisander a noble Gentleman in love with Calista Alcidon a friend and second to Lidian Beronte Brother to Cleander Lemeor a noble Courtier Leon a Villain Lover of Clarinda Mallfort a foolish Steward of Cleander Lancelot Servant to Lisander Fryar Hosts ghost Chamberlain Servants WOMEN Calista a
And hath too much of nature to put off Any affection that belongs to you I could have only wish'd you had acquainted Her Father whom it equally concerns Though y 'had presum'd on me it might have open'd An easier gate and path to both our joyes For though I am none of those flinty Fathers That when their children do but natural things Turn rock and offence straight yet Mark-antonio All are not of my quarry Mar. 'T is my fear Sir And if hereafter I should e'r abuse So great a piety it were my malice Enter Attendants Atten. We must intreat you Gentlemen to take Another room the Governor is coming Here on some business Enter Governor Sanchio Alphonso Attendants Mar. We will give him way Sanch. I will have right Sir on you that believe If there be any Marshals Court in Spain Gov. For that Sir we shall talk Sanch. Do not slight me Though I am without a Sword Gov. Keep to your Chair Sir Sanch. Let me fall and hurle my chair slaves at him Gov. You are the more temper'd man Sir let me intreat Of you the manner how this brawl fell out Alph. Fell out I know not how nor do I care much But here we came Sir to this Town together Both in one business and one wrong engag'd To seek one Leonardo an old Genocse I ha' said enough there would you more false father Of a false son call'd Mark-antonio Who had stole both our Daughters and which Father Conspiring with his Son in treachery It seem'd to flie our satisfaction Was as we heard come private to this Town Here to take ship for Italy Leo. You heard More than was true then by the fear or falshood And though I thought not to reveal my self Pardon my manners in 't to you for some Important reasons yet being thus character'd And challeng'd know I dare appear and doe To who dares threaten Mar. I say he is not worthy The name of man or any honest preface That dares report or credit such a slander Do you Sir say it Alph. I doe say it Gov. Hold. Is this your father Signior Mark-antonio You have ill requited me thus to conceal him From him would honor him and do him service Enter Eugenia Leon. 'T was not his fault Sir Eug. Where 's my Lord Gov. Sweet-heart Eug. Know you these Gentlemen they are all the fathers Unto our friends Gov. So it appears my Dove Sanch. Sir I say nothing I do want a Sword And till I have a Sword I will say nothing Eug. Good Sir command these Gentlemen their Arms Entreat 'em as your friends not as your prisoners Where be their Swords Gov. Restore each man his weapon Sanch. It seems thou hast not read Caranza fellow I must have reparation of honor As well as this I find that wounded Gov. Sir I did not know your quality if I had 'T is like I should have done you more respects Sanch. It is sufficient by Caranza's rule Eug. I know it is Sir Sanch. Have you read Caranza Lady Eug. If you mean him that writ upon the Duel He was my kinsman Sanch. Lady then you know By the right noble writings of your kinsman My honor is as dear to me as the Kings Eug. 'T is very true Sir Sanch. Therefore I must crave Leave to go on now with my first dependance Eug. What ha' you more Gov. None here good Signior Sanch. I will refer me to Caranza still Eug. Nay love I prethee let me manage this With whom is' t Sir Sanch. With that false man Alphonso Eug. Why he has th' advantage Sir in legs Sanch. But I In truth in hand and heart and a good Sword Eug. But how if he will not stand you Sir Alph. For that Make it no question Lady I will stick My feet in earth down by him where he dare Sanch. O would thou wouldst Alph. I 'll do 't Sanch. Let me kiss him I fear thou wilt not yet Eug. Why Gentlemen If you 'll proceed according to Caranza Methinks an easier way were too good chairs So you would be content Sir to be bound ' Cause he is lame I 'll fit you with like weapons Pistols and Ponyards and ev'n end it If The difference between you be so mortal It cannot be tane up Sanch. Tane up take off This head first Alph. Come bind me in a chair Eug. Yes do Gov. What mean you Dove Eug. Let me alone And set 'em at their distance when you ha' done Lend me two Ponyards I 'll have Pistols ready Quickly Exit Enter Philippo Phi. She is not here Mark-antonio Saw you not Leocadia Mar. Not I brother Phi. Brother let 's speak with you you were false unto her Mar. I was but have ask'd pardon why do you urge it Phi. You were not worthy of her Mar. May be I was not But 't is not well you tell me so Phi. My Sister Is not so fair Mar. It skils not Phi. Nor so virtuous Mar. Yes she must be as virtuous Phi. I would fain Mar. What brother Phi. Strike you Mar. I shall not bear strokes Though I do these strange words Phi. Will you not kill me Mar. For what good brother Phi. Why for speaking well Of Leocadia Mar. No indeed Phi. Nor ill Of Theodosia Enter Eugenia Leocadia Theodosia and one with two Pistols Mar. Neither Phi. Fare you well then Eug. Nay you shall have as noble seconds too As ever Duelists had give 'em their weapons Now St. Jago Sanch. Are they charg'd Eug. Charg'd Sir I warrant you Alph. Would they were well discharg'd Sanch. I like a Sword much better I confess Eug. Nay wherefore stay you shall I mend your mark Strike one another thorough these Phi. My love Alph. My Theodosia Sanch. I ha' not the heart Alph. Nor I. Eug. Why here is a dependence ended Unbind that Gentleman come take here to you Your Sons and Daughters and be friends A feast Waits you within is better than your fray Lovers take you your own and all forbear Under my roof either to blush or fear My love what say you could Caranza himself Carry a business better Gov. It is well All are content I hope and we well eas'd If they for whom we have done all this be pleas'd Exeunt PROLOGUE TO this place Gentlemen full many a day We have bid ye welcome and to many a Play And those whose angry souls were not diseas'd With Law or lending Money we have pleas'd And make no doubt to do again This night No mighty matter nor no light We must intreat you look for A good tale Told in two hours we will not fail If we be perfect to rehearse ye New I am sure it is and handsome but how true Let them dispute that writ it Ten to one We please the Women and I would know that man Follows not their example If ye mean To know the Play well travel with the Scene For it lies upon the Road if we chance tire As ye are good
came home In a fair hour I hope Enter Aminta Ism From whence Sir Am. Sir there 's a Gentlewoman without desires to speak with you Ant. They were pretty homely toyes but your presence Made them illustrious Ism My Cosen speaks to you Am. A Gentlewoman Sir Isabella She names her self Mar. So so it hits finely now Ant. Name your self how you please speak what you please I 'll hear you cheerfully Ism You are not well Request her in she may have more acquaintance With his passions and better cure for 'em Am. She 's nice in that Madam poor soul it seems She 's fearful of your displeasure Ism I 'll quit her From that presently and bring her in my self Exit Mar. How carelesly do you behave your self When you should call all your best faculties To counsel in you how will you answer The breach you made with fair Ismenia Have you forgot the retrograde vow you took With her that now is come in evidence You 'll dye upon your shame you need no more Enemies of the house but the Lady now You shall have your dispatch Enter Ismenia like Juno Ant. Give me that face And I am satisfied upon whose shoulders So ere it grows Juno deliver us Out of this amazement Beseech you Goddess Tell us of our friends how does Ismenia And how does Isabella both in good health I hope as you your self are Ism I am at farthest In my counterfeit my Antonio I have matter against you may need pardon As I must crave of you Ant. Observe you Sir What evidence is come against me what think you The Hydra-headed Jury will say to 't Mar. 'T is I am fool'd My hopes are pour'd into the bottomless tubs 'T is labour for the house of Bellides I must not seem so yet but in sooth Lady Did you imagine your changeable face Hid you from me By this hand I knew you Ant. I went by the face and by these eyes I Might have been deceived Ism You might indeed Antonio For this Gentleman did vow to Isabella That he it was that lov'd Ismenia And not Antonio Mar. Good was not that A manifest confession that I knew you I else had been unjust unto my friend 'T was well remembred there I found you out And speak your conscience now Ant. But did he so protest Ism Yes I vow to you had Antonio Wedded Isabella Ismenia Had not been lost there had been her lover Ant. Why much good do you friend take her to you I crave but one here have I my wish full I am glad we shall be so near neighbors Mar. Take both Sir Juno to boot three parts in one S. Hilarie bless you now opportunity Beware to meet with falshood if thou canst Shun it my friends faith's turning from him Ism Might I not justly accuse Antonio For a love-wanderer you know no other But me for another and confess troth now Ant. Here was my guide where ere I find this face I am a Lover marry I must not miss This freckle then I have the number of 'em Nor this dimple nor a silk from this brow I carry the full Idea ever with me If nature can so punctually parallel I may be cozened Ism Well all this is even But now to perfect all our love must now Come to our Enemies hands where neither part Will ever give consent to 't Ant. Most certain For which reason it must not be put to 'em Have we not prevention in our own hands Shall I walk by the tree desire the fruit Yet be so nice to pull till I ask leave Of the churlish Gard'ner that will deny me Ism O Antonio Ant. 'T is manners to fall to When grace is said Ism That holy acts to come Mar. You may open an oyster or two before grace Ant. Are there not double vows as valuable And as well spoke as any Frier utters Heaven has heard all Ism Yes but stayes the blessing Till all dues be done heaven is not serv'd by halfs We shall have ne'r a fathers blessing here Let us not lose the better from above Ant. You take up weapons of unequal force It shows you cowardly heark in your ear Am. Have I lost all imployment Would this proffer Had been to me though I had paid it With a reasonable pennance Mar. Have I past All thy fore-lock Time I 'll stretch a long arm But I 'll catch hold again Do but look back Over thy shoulder and have a pull at thee Ism I hear you Sir nor can I hear too much While you speak well You know th'accustom'd place Of our night-parley if you can ascend The window shall receive you You may find there A corrupted Church-man to bid you welcome Ant. I would meet no other man Ism Aminta you hear this Am. With joy Madam ' cause it pleases you It may be mine own case another time Now you go the right way ask the Banes out Put it past father or friends to forbid it And then you 're sure Sir your Hymen Taper I 'll light up for you the window shall show you The way to Sestos Ant. I 'll venture drowning Mar. The simile holds not 't is hanging rather You must ascend your Castle by a Ladder To the foot I 'll bring you Ant. Leave me to climb it Mar. If I do turn you off Ant. Till night fare-well Then better Ism Best it should be But peevish hatred keeps back that degree Exeunt Mar. I never look'd so smooth as now I purpose And then beware Knave is at worst of knave When he smiles best and the most seems to save Exit Scaena Secunda Enter Julio Jul. My mind 's unquiet while Antonio My Nephew 's abroad my heart is not at home Only my fears stay with me bad company But I cannot shift 'em off This hatred Betwixt the house of Bellides and us Is not fair war 't is civil but uncivil We are near neighbors were of love as near Till a cross misconstruction 't was no more In conscience put us so far asunder I would 't were reconcil'd it has lasted Too many Sun-sets if grace might moderate Man should not lose so many days of peace To satisfie the anger of one minute I could repent it heartily I sent The knave to attend my Antonio too Yet he returns no comfort to me neither Enter Bustofa Bust No I must not Jul. Hah hee 's come Bust I must not 't will break his heart to hear it Jul. How there 's bad tidings I must obscure and hear it He will not tell me for breaking of my heart 'T is half split already Bust I have spi'd him Now to knock down a Doâ— with a lye a silly harmless lye 't will be valiantly done and nobly perhaps Jul. I cannot hear him now Bust Oh the bloody days that we live in the envious malitious deadly days that we draw breath in Jul. Now I hear too loud Bust The Children that ever shall be born may rue it for men
for him King I am a sure Curr at an old blind Prophet I 'll haunt ye such a false knave admirably A terrier I I eartht him and then snapt him Soz. Saving the reverence of your grace we stole him E'en out of the next chamber to ye Py. Come come begin King Begin this bloudy matter when you dare And yet I scorn my sword should touch the rascal I 'll tear him thus before ye Ha What art thou Pulls his Beard and hair off King How 's this Art thou a Prophet Ru. Come down Princes King We are abus'd Oh my most dear Armusia Off with his chains And now my noble Sister Rejoyce with me I know ye are pleas'd as I am Py. This is a precious Prophet Why Don Governor What make you here how long have you taken Orders Ruy. Why what a wretch Art thou to work this mischief To assume this holy shape to ruine honor Honor and chastity Enter King and all from above Gov. I had paid you all But fortune plaid the slut Come Give me my doom King I cannot speak for wonder Gov. Nay 't is I Sir And here I stay your sentence King Take her friend You have half perswaded me to be a Christian And with her all the joyes and all the blessings Why what dream have we dwelt in Ru. All peace to ye And all the happiness of heart dwell with ye Children as sweet and noble as their Parents Py. And Kings at least Ar. Good Sir forget my rashness And noble Princesses for I was once angry And out of that might utter some distemper Think not 't is my nature Sya. Your joy is ours Sir And nothing we find in ye but most noble King To prison with this dog there let him houl And if he can repent sigh out his villanies His Island we shall seize into our hands His Father and himself have both usurp'd it And kept it by oppression the Town and Castle In which I lay my self most miserable Till my most honourable friend redeem'd me Signior Pyniero I bestow on you The rest of next command upon these Gentlemen Upon ye all my love Arm. Oh brave Ruy Dias You have started now beyond me I must thank ye And thank ye for my life my wife and honor Ruy. I am glad I had her for you Sir King Come Princes Come Friends and Lovers all come noble Gentlemen No more Guns now nor hates but joyes and triumphs An universal gladness fly about us And know however subtle men dare cast And promise wrack the gods give peace at last Exeunt THE NOBLE GENTLEMAN A Comedy The Persons represented in the Play Monsieur Marine the Noble Gent. but none of the wisest Jaques an old servant to Marine's family Clerimont a Gull Cosin to Monsieur Marine A Gentleman Servant to Marine's wife two Courtiers that plot to abuse Marine Lougueville Beaufort Shattillion a Lord mad for Love Doctor Page Gentlemen Servants Duke Women Marine's Wife a witty wanton Clerimont's Wife a simple countrey Gentlewoman Shattillion 's Mistriss a virtuous Virgin Maria Servant to Marine's wife The Scene France PROLOGUE WIT is become an Antick and puts on As many shapes of variation To court the times applause as the times dare Change several fashions nothing is thought rare Which is not new and follow'd yet we know That what was worn some twenty years agoe Comes into grace again and we pursue That custom by presenting to your view A Play in fashion then not doubting now But 't will appear the same if you allow Worth to their noble memory whose name Beyond all power of death live in their fame Actus Primus Scaena Prima Enter Gentleman and Jaques Gent. WHat happiness waits on the life at Court What dear content greatness delight and ease What ever-springing hopes what tides of honor That raise their fortunes to the height of wishes What can be more in man what more in nature Than to be great and fear'd A Courtier A noble Courtier 'T is a name that draws Wonder and duty from all eyes and knees Jaq. And so your Worships Land within the Walls Where you shall have it all inclos'd and sure Gent. Peace knave dull creature bred of sweat and smoke These mysteries are far above thy faith But thou shalt see Jaq. And then I shall believe Your fair revenues turn'd into fair suits 〈…〉 I shall believe your Tenant's bruis'd and rent Under the weight of Coaches all your state Drawn through the streets in triumph suits for places â—â—ed with a Mine of Gold and being got â—ed with a great stream I shall believe all this Gent. You shall believe and know me glorious Cosin good day and health Enter Cosin Cosin The same to you Sir And more without my wishes could you know What calm content dwels in a private house Yet look into your self retire this place Of promises and protestations fits â—sâ—nds only bent to ruin you should know this You have their language perfect you have tutors â— do not doubt sufficient but beware Gent. You are merry Cosin Cosin Yet your patience You shall learn that too but not like it self Where it is held a virtue tell me Sir Have you cast up your State rated your Land And find it able to endure the change Of time and fashion is it always harvest Always vintage have you Ships at Sea To bring you Gold and Stone from rich Peru Monthly returning Treasure doth the King Open his large Exchequer to your hands And bid ye be a great man can your wife Coin off her beauty or the week allow â—â—uits to each day and know no ebb in honor â—f these be possible and can hold out Then be a Courtier still and still be wasting Gent. Cosin pray give me leave Cos I have done Gent. I could requite your gall and in a strain â—s bitter and as full of Rubarb preach â—gainst your Countrey life but 't is below me And only subject to my pitty know The eminent Court to them that can be wise â—nd fasten on her blessings is a Sun That draws men up from course and earthly Being â— mean these men of merit that have power â—nd reason to make good her benefits â—earns them a manly boldness gives their tongues â—weetness of Language makes them apt to please â—â—les of all rudeness and uncivil haviour â—hews them as neat in carriage as in cloaths Cosin have you ever seen the Court Cos No Sir Nor am I yet in travel with that longing Gent. Oh the state and greatness of that place Where men are found Only to give the first creation glory Those are the models of the antient world â—eft like the Roman Statues to stir up Our following hopes the place it self puts on The brow of Majesty and flings her lustre â—ike the air newly light'ned Form and Order â—re only there themselves unforc'd and sound As they were first created to this place Cos You nobly came but will goe from thence base
a lighting And all the Flower of Anjou Lav. Some few trifles For matter of adornment have a little Made me so slow Gentille which now in readiness I am for Court immediately Gent. Take heed Sir This is no time for trifling nor she no Lady To be now entertain'd with toys 't will cost ye Lav. Y' are an old Cock Gentille Gent. By your Lordships favour Lav. Prethee away 't will lose time Gent. Oh my Lord Pardon me that by all means Lav. We have business A-foot man of more moment Gent. Then my manners I know none nor I seek none Lav. Take to morrow Gent. Even now by your Lordships leave Excellent Beauty My service here I ever dedicate In honor of my best friend your dead Father To you his living virtue and wish heartily That firm affection that made us two happy May take as deep undying root and flourish Betwixt my Daughter Casta and your goodness Who shall be still your servant Gab. I much thank ye Lav. Oh this dreaming puppy Will ye go Sir Gent. A little more Good Lord. Lav. Not now by Come I must use ye Gent. Goodness dwell still with you Exeunt Gentill and Lavâ—â— Gab. The sight of this old Gentleman Maria Pulls to my mine eyes again the living Picture Of Perolot his virtuous Son my first Love That dy'd at Orleance Mar. You have felt both fortunes And in extreams poor Lady for young Perolot Being every way unable to maintain you Durst not make known his love to Friend or Father My Lord Lavall being powerful and you poor Will not acknowledge you Gab. No more Let 's in wench There let my Lute speak my Laments they have tried me Exeunt Enter two Courtiers 1 Court I grant the Duke is wondrous provident In his now planting for succession I know his care as honourable in the choice too Marines fair virtuous daughter but what 's all this To what end excellent arrives this travel When he that bears the main roof is so rotten 2 Court You have hit it now indeed For if Fame lye not He is untemperate 1 Court You express him poorly Too gentle Sir the most deboist and barbarous Believe it the most void of all humanity Howe'r his cunning cloak it to his Uncle And those his pride depends upon 1 Court I have heard too Given excessively to drink 1 Court Most certain â—d in that drink most dangerous I speak these things â—o one I know loves truth and dares not wrong her 2 Court You may speak on 1 Court Uncertain as the Sea Sir â—roud and deceitful as his sins Great Master His appetite to Women for there he carries His main Sail spread so boundles and abominably That but to have her name by that tongue spoken Poisons the virtue of the purest Virgin 2 Cour. I am sorry for young Gabriella then A Maid reputed ever of fair carriage For he has been noted visiting 1 Court She is gone then Or any else that promises or power Gifts or his guilful vows can work upon But these are but poor parcels 2 Court 'T is great pity 1 Court Nor want these sins a chief Saint to befriend 'em The Devil follows him and for a truth Sir Appears in visible figure often to him At which time he 's possest with sudden trances Cold deadly sweats and griping of the conscience Tormented strangely as they say 2 Court Heaven turn him This marriage-day mayst thou well curse fair Hellen. But let 's go view the ceremony 1 Court I 'll walk with you Exeunt Musick Enter Gabriella and Maria above And Laval Bride States in solemnity as to marriage and pass over viz. Duke Marine Longaville Mar. I hear 'em come Gab. Would I might never hear more Mar. I told you still but you were so incredulous See there they kiss Gab. Adders be your embraces The poison of a rotten heart oh Hellen Blast thee as I have been just such a flattery With that same cunning face that smile upon 't Oh mark it Marie mark it seriously That Master smile caught me Mar. There 's the old Duke and Marine her Father Gab. Oh! Mar. There Longaville The Ladies now Gab. Oh I am murder'd Marie Beast most inconstant beast Mar. There Gab. There I am not No more I am not there Hear me oh Heaven And all you powers of Justice bow down to me But you of pity dye I am abus'd â—he that depended on your Providence â—he is abus'd your honor is abus'd That noble piece ye made and call'd it man â— turn'd to Devil all the world 's abus'd Give me a womans Will provok'd to mischief â— two-edg'd heart my suffering thoughts to wild-fires And my embraces to a timeless grave turn Mar. Here I 'll step in for 't is an act of merit Gab. I am too big to utter more Mar. Take time then Exeunt Enter Gentille and Casta 〈◊〉 This solitary life at home undoes thee â—â—res thy beauty first which should prefer thee â—â—ills thee full of sad thoughts which thy years â—â—ot arrive at yet they choak thy sweetness Follow the time my Girl and it will bring thee Even to the fellowship of the noblest women Hellen her self to whom I would prefer thee And under whom this poor and private carriage Which I am only able yet to reach at Being cast off and all thy sweets at lustre Will take thee as a fair friend and prefer thee Casta Good Sir be not so cruel as to seek To kill that sweet content y' have bred me to Have I not here enough to thank Heaven for The free air uncorrupted with new flattery The water that I touch unbrib'd with odours To make me sweet to others the pure fire Not smothered up and choak'd with lustful incense To make my bloud sweat but burning clear and high Tells me my mind must flame up so to Heaven What should I do at Court wear rich apparel Methinks these are as warm And for your state Sir Wealthy enough Is it you would have me proud And like a Pageant stuck up for amazements Teach not your child to tread that path for fear Sir Your dry bones after death groan in your grave The miseries that follow Gent. Excellent Casta Casta When shall I pray again a Courtier Or when I do to what God what new body And new face must I make me with new manners For I must be no more my self Whose Mistriss Must I be first with whose sin-offering season'd And when I am grown so great and glorious With prostitution of my burning beauties That great Lords kneel and Princes beg for favours Do you think I 'll be your Daughter a poor Gentlemans Or know you for my Father Enter Lavall Gent. My best Casta Oh my most virtuous child Heaven reigns within thee Take thine own choice sweet child and live a Saint still The Lord Lavall stand by wench Lav. Gabriella She cannot nor she dares not make it known My greatness crushes her when e'r she offers Why
you Mel. Keep your ill temper in I speak no malice had my brother kept it I should ha' said as much King You are not merry brother drink wine Sit you all still Calianax Aside I cannot trust thus I have thrown out words That would have fetcht warm blood upon the cheeks Of guilty men and he is never mov'd he knows no such thing Cal. Impudence may scape when feeble vertue is accus'd King He must if he were guilty feel an alteration At this our whisper whilst we point at him You see he does not Cal. Let him hang himself What care I what he does this he did say King Melantius you cannot easily conceive What I have meant for men that are in fault Can subtly apprehend when others aime At what they do amiss but I forgive Freely before this man heaven do so too I will not touch thee so much as with shame Of telling it let it be so no more Cal. Why this is very sine Mel. I cannot tell What 't is you mean but I am apt enough Rudely to thrust into ignorant fault But let me know it happily 't is nought But misconstruction and where I am clear I will not take forgiveness of the gods much less of you King Nay if you stand so stiff I shall call back my mercy Mel. I want smoothness To thank a man for pardoning of a crime I never knew King Not to instruct your knowledge but to shew you my ears are every where you meant to kill me and get the Fort to scape Mel. Pardon me Sir my bluntness will be pardoned You preserve A race of idle people here about you Eaters and talkers to defame the worth Of those that do things worthy the man that uttered this Had peâ—â—sht without food be 't who it will But for â—â—is arm that sene't him from the soe And if I thought you gave a faith to this The plainness of my nature would speak more â—ive me a pardon for you ought to do 't To kill him that spake this Cal. I that will be the end of all Then I am fairly paid for all my care and service Mel. That old man who calls me enemy and of whom I Though I will never match my hate so low Have no good thought would yet I think excuse me And swear he thought me wrong'd in this Cal. Who I thou shameless fellow didst thou not speak to me of it thy self Mel. O then it came from him Cal. From me who should it come from but from me Mel. Nay I believe your malice is enough But I ha' lost my anger Sir I hope you are well satisfied King Lisip Chear Amintor and his Lady there 's no sound Comes from you I will come and do 't my self Amin. You have done already Sir for me I thank you King Melantius I do credit this from him How slight so e're you mak 't Mel. 'T is strange you should Cal. 'T is strange he should believe an old mans word That never lied in his life Mel. I talk not to thee Shall the wild words of this distempered man Frantick with age and sorrow make a breach Betwixt your Majesty and me 't was wrong To hearken to him but to credit him As much at least as I have power to bear But pardon me whilst I speak only truth I may commend my self I have bestow'd My careless blood with you and should be loth To think an action that would make me lose That and my thanks too when I was a boy I thrust my self into my Countries cause And did a deed that pluckt five years from time And stil'd me man then And for you my King Your subjects all have fed by vertue of my arm This sword of mine hath plow'd the ground And reapt the fruit in peace And your self have liv'd at home in ease So terrible I grew that without swords My name hath fetcht you conquest and my heart And limbs are still the same my will is great To do you service let me not be paid With such a strange distrust King Melantius I held it great injustice to believe Thine Enemy and did not if I did I do not let that satisfie what struck With sadness all More Wine Cal. A few fine words have overthrown my truth Ah th' art a Villain Mel. Why thou wert better let me have the Fort Dotard I will disgrace thee thus for ever Aside There shall no credit lie upon thy words Think better and deliver it Cal. My Liege he 's at me now agen to do it speak Deny it if thou canst examine him Whilst he 's hot for he 'l cool agen he will forswear it King This is lunacy I hope Melantius Mel. He hath lost himself Much since his Daughter mist the happiness My Sister gain'd and though he call me Foe I pity him Cal. Pity a pox upon you King Mark his disordered words and at the Mask Mel. Diagoras knows he raged and rail'd at me And cal'd a Lady Whore so innocent She understood him not but it becomes Both you and me too to forgive distraction Pardon him as I do Cal. I 'le not speak for thee for all thy cunning if you will be safe chop off his head for there was never known so impudent a Rascal King Some that love him get him to bed Why pity should not let age make it self contemptible we must be all old have him away Mel. Calianax the King believes you come you shall go Home and rest you ha' done well you 'l give it up When I have us'd you thus a moneth I hope Cal. Now now 't is plain Sir he does move me still He sayes he knows I 'le give him up the Fort When he had us'd me thus a moneth I am mad Am I not still Omnes Ha ha ha Cal. I shall be mad indeed if you do thus Why would you trust a sturdy fellow there That has no vertue in him all 's in his sword Before me do but take his weapons from him And he 's an Ass and I am a very fool Both with him and without him as you use me Omnes Ha ha ha King 'T is well Calianax but if you use This once again I shall intreat some other To see your Offices be well discharg'd Be merry Gentlemen it grows somewhat late Amintor thou wouldest be abed again Amin. Yes Sir King And you Evadne let me take thee in my arms Melantius and believe thou art as thou deservest to be my friend still and for ever Good Calianax Sleep soundly it will bring thee to thy self Exeunt omnes Manent Mel. and Cal. Cal. Sleep soundly I sleep soundly now I hope I could not be thus else How dar'st thou stay Alone with me knowing how thou hast used me Mel. You cannot blast me with your tongue And that 's the strongest part you have about you Cal. I do look for some great punishment for this For I begin to forget all my hate And tak 't unkindly that
to read their actions through mens hearts and faces are so far asunder that they hold no intelligence Do but view yon stranger well and you shall see a Feaver through all his bravery and feel him shake like a true Tenant if he give not back his Crown again upon the report of an Elder Gun I have no augury King Go to Be more your self as you respect our favour You 'l stir us else Sir I must have you know That y' are and shall be at our pleasure what fashion we Will put upon you smooth your brow or by the gods Phi. I am dead Sir y' are my fate it was not I Said I was 〈◊〉 wrong'd I carry all about me My weak stars led me to all my weak fortunes Who dares in all this presence speak that is But man of flesh and may be mortal tell me I do not most intirely love this Prince And honour his full vertues King Sure he 's possest Phi. Yes with my Fathers spirit It 's here O King A dangerous spirit now he tells me King I was a Kings heir bids me be a King And whispers to me these be all my Subjects 'T is strange he will not let me sleep but dives Into my fancy and there gives me shapes That kneel and do me service cry me King But I 'le suppress him he 's a factious spirit And will undo me noble Sir â—our hand I am your servant King Away I do not like this I 'le make you tamer or I 'le dispossess you Both of life and spirit For this time I pardon your wild speech without so much As your imprisonment Ex. King Pha. and Are. Di. I thank you Sir you dare not for the people Gal. Ladies what think you now of this brave fellow Meg. A pretty talking fellow hot at hand but eye yon stranger is not he a fine compleat Gentleman O these strangers I do affect them strangely they do the rarest home things and please the fullest as I live could love all the Nation over and over for his sake Gal. Pride comfort your poor head-piece Lady 't is a weak one and had need of a Night-cap Di. See how his fancy labours has he not spoke Home and bravely what a dangerous train Did he give fire to How he shook the King Made his soul melt within him and his blood Run into whay it stood upon his brow Like a cold winter dew Phi. Gentlemen You have no suit to me I am no minion You stand methinks like men that would be Courtiers If you could well be flatter'd at a price Not to undo your Children y' are all honest Go get you home again and make your Country A vertuous Court to which your great ones may In their Diseased age retire and live recluse Cle. How do you worthy Sir Phi. Well very well And so well that if the King please I find I may live many years Di. The King must please Whilst we know what you are and who you are Your wrongs and juiuries shrink not worthy Sir But add your Father to you in whose name We 'll waken all the gods and conjure up The rods of vengeance the abused people Who like to raging torrents shall swell high And so begirt the dens of these Male-dragons That through the strongest safety they shall beg For mercy at your swords point Phi. Friends no more Our years may be corrupted 'T is an age We dare not trust our wills to do you love me Thra. Do we love Heaven and honour Phi. My Lord Dion you had A vertuous Gentlewoman call'd you Father Is she yet alive Di. Most honour'd Sir she is And for the penance but of an idle dream Has undertook a tedious Pilgrimage Enter a Lady Phi. Is it to me or any of these Gentlemen you come La. To you brave Lord the Princess would intreat Your present company Phi. The Princess send for me y' are mistaken La. If you be call'd Philaster 't is to you Phi. Kiss her hand and say I will attend her Di. Do you know what you do Phi. Yes go to see a woman Cle. But do you weigh the danger you are in Phi. Danger in a sweet face By Jupiter I must not fear a woman Thra. But are you sure it was the Princess sent It may be some soul train to catch your life Phi. I do not think it Gentlemen she 's noble Her eye may shoot me dead or those true red And white friends in her face may steal my soul out There 's all the danger in 't but be what may Ex. Phil. Her single name hath arm'd me Di. Go on And be as truly happy as thou art fearless Come Gentlemen let 's make our friends acquainted Lest the King prove false Ex. Gentlemen Enter Arethusa and a Lady Are. Comes he not La. Madam Are. Will Philaster come La. Dear Madam you were wont To credit me at first Are. But didst thou tell me so I am forgetful and my womans strength Is so o'recharg'd with danger like to grow About my Marriage that these under-things Dare not abide in such a troubled sea How look't he when he told thee he would come La. Why well Are. And not a little fearful Lat. Fear Madam sure he knows not what it is Are. You are all of his Faction the whole Court Is bold in praise of him whilst I May live neglected and do noble things As fools in strife throw gold into the Sea Drown'd in the doing but I know he fears La. Fear Madam me thought his looks hid more Of love than fear Are. Of love To whom to you Did you deliver those plain words I sent With such a winning gesture and quick look That you have caught him La. Madam I mean to you Arc. Of love to me Alas thy ignorance Lets thee not see the crosses of our births Nature that loves not to be questioned Why she did this or that but has her ends And knows she does well never gave the world Two things so opposite so contrary As he and I am If a bowl of blood Drawn from this arm of mine would poyson thee A draught of his would cure thee Of love to me La. Madam I think I hear him Are. Bring him in You gods that would not have your dooms withstood Whose holy wisdoms at this time it is To make the passion of a feeble maid The way unto your justice I obey Enter Phil. La. Here is my Lord Philaster Are. Oh! 't is well Withdraw your self Phi. Madam your messenger Made me believe you wisht to speak with me Are. 'T is true Philaster but the words are such I have to say and do so ill beseem The mouth of woman that I wish them said And yet am loth to speak them Have you known That I have ought detracted from your worth Have I in person wrong'd you or have set My baser instruments to throw disgrace Upon your vertues Phi. Never Madam you Are. Why then should you in such a
the Princess to the King and bear that wounded fellow to dressing Come Gentlemen we 'l follow the chase close Ex. Are. Pha. Di. Cle. Thra. and 1 Woodman Coun. I pray you friend let me see the King 2 Wood. That you shall and receive thanks Exeunt Coun. If I get clear with this I 'le go see no more gay sights Enter Bellario Bell. A heaviness near death sits on my brow And I must sleep Bear me thou gentle bank For ever if thou wilt you sweet ones all Let me unworthy press you I could wish I rather were a Coarse strewed o're with you Than quick above you Dulness shuts mine eyes And I am giddy Oh that I could take So sound a sleep that I might never wake Enter Philaster Phi. I have done ill my conscience calls me false To strike at her that would not strike at me When I did sight me thought I heard her pray The gods to guard me She may be abus'd And I a loathed villain if she be She will conceal who hurt her He has wounds And cannot follow neither knows he me Who 's this Bellario sleeping If thou beest Guilty there is no justice that thy sleep Cry within Should be so sound and mine whom thou hast wrong'd So broken Hark I am pursued you gods I 'le take this offer'd means of my escape They have no mark to know me but my wounds If she be true if false let mischief light On all the world at once Sword print my wounds Upon this sleeping boy I ha' none I think Are mortal nor would I lay greater on thee Wounds him Bell. Oh death I hope is come blest be that hand It meant me well again for pities sake Phi. I have caught my self Phi. falls The loss of bloud hath stayed my flight Here here Is he that stroke thee take thy full revenge Use me as I did mean thee worse than death I 'le teach thee to revenge this luckless hand Wounded the Princess tell my followers Thou didst receive these hurts in staying me And I will second thee Get a reward Bell. Fly fly my Lord and save your self Phi. How 's this Wouldst thou I should be safe Bell. Else it were vain For me to live These little wounds I have Ha' not bled much reach me that noble hand I 'le help to cover you Phi. Art thou true to me Bell. Or let me perish loath'd Come my good Lord Creep in amongst those bushes who does know But that the gods may save your much lov'd breath Phi. Then I shall die for grief if not for this That I have wounded thee what wilt thou do Bell. Shift for my self well peace I hear 'em come Within Follow follow follow that way they went Bell. With my own wounds I 'le bloudy my own sword I need not counterfeit to fall Heaven knows That I can stand no longer Enter Pha. Dion Cle. and Thra. Pha. To this place we have tract him by his bloud Cle. Yonder my Lord creeps one away Di. Stay Sir what are you Bell. A wretched creature wounded in these Woods By Beasts relieve me if your names be men Or I shall perish Di. This is he my Lord Upon my soul that hurt her 't is the boy That wicked boy that serv'd her Pha. O thou damn'd in thy creation What cause could'st thou shape to hurt the Princess Bell. Then I am betrayed Di. Betrayed no apprehended Bell. I confess Urge it no more that big with evil thoughts I set upon her and did take my aim Her death For charity let fall at once The punishment you mean and do not load This weary flesh with tortures Pha. I will know who hir'd thee to this deed Bell. Mine own revenge Pha. Revenge for what Bell. It pleas'd her to receive Me as her Page and when my fortunes ebb'd That men strid o're them carelesly she did showr Her welcome graces on me and did swell My fortunes till they overflow'd their banks Threatning the men that crost 'em when as swift As storms arise at sea she turn'd her eyes To burning Suns upon me and did dry The streams she had bestowed leaving me worse And more contemn'd than other little brooks Because I had been great In short I knew I could not live and therefore did desire To die reveng'd Pha. If tortures can be found Long as thy natural life resolve to feel The utmost rigour Philaster creeps out of a bush Cle. Help to lead him hence Phi. Turn back you ravishers of Innocence Know ye the price of that you bear away so rudely Pha. Who 's that Di. 'T is the Lord Philaster Phi. 'T is not the treasure of all Kings in one The wealth of Tagus nor the Rocks of Pearl That pave the Court of Neptune can weigh down That vertue It was I that hurt the Princess Place me some god upon a Piramis Higher than hills of earth and lend a voice Loud as your Thunder to me that from thence I may discourse to all the under-world The worth that dwells in him Pha. How 's this Bell. My Lord some man Weary of life that would be glad to die Phi. Leave these untimely courtesies Bellario Bell. Alas he 's mad come will you lead me on Phi. By all the Oaths that men ought most to keep And Gods do punish most when men do break He toucht her not Take heed Bellario How thou dost drown the vertues thou hast shown With perjury By all that 's good 't was I You know she stood betwixt me and my right Pha. Thy own tongue be thy judge Cle It was Philaster Di. Is 't not a brave boy Well Sirs I fear we were all deceived Phi. Have I no friend here Di. Yes Phi. Then shew it Some good body lend a hand to draw us nearer Would you have tears shed for you when you dieâ— Then lay me gentle on his neck that there I may weep flouds and breath out my spirit 'T is not the wealth of Plutus nor the gold Lockt in the heart of earth can buy away This arm-full from me this had been a ransâ—m To have redeem'd the great Augustus Câ—sar Had he been taken you hard-hearted men More stony than these Mountains can you see Such clear pure bloud drop and not cut your flesh To stop his life To bind whose better wounâ—s Queens ought to tear their hair and with their tears Bath'em Forgive me thou that art the wealth of poor Phi. laster Enter King Arethusa and a Guard King Is the villain ta'ne Pha. Sir here be two confess the deed but say it was Phi. laster Phi. Question it no more it was King The fellow that did fight with him will tell us Are. Ay me I know he will King Did not you know him Are. Sir if it was he he was disguised Phi. I was so Oh my sâ—ars that I should live still King Thou ambitious fool Thou that hast laid a train for thy own life Now I do mean to do I 'le leave to
it I this state I continu'd till they hung me up by th' heels and beat me wi' hatle sticks as if they would have baked me and have consâ—n'd some body wi' me for Venison After this I rail'd and â—at quietly for the whole Kingdom took notice of me for a bastl'd whipt fellow and what I said was remembred in mirth but never in anger of which I was glad I would it were at that pass again After this heaven calls an Aunt of mine that left two hundred pound in a cousins hand for me who taking me to be a gallant young spirit raised a company for me with the money and sent me into Armonia with 'em Away I would have run from them but that I could get no company and alone I durst not run I was never at battail but once and there I was running but Mardonius cudgel'd me yet I got loose at last but was so fraid that I saw no more than my shoulders doe but fled with my whole company amongst my Enemies and overthrew'em Now the report of my valour is come over before me and they say I was a raw young fellow but now I am improv'd a Plague on their eloquence 't will cost me many a beating And Mardonius might help this too if he would for now they think to get honour on me and all the men I have abus'd call me freshly worthily as they call it by the way of challenge Enter a Gent. 3 Gent. Good morrow Captain Bessus Bes Good morrow Sir 3 Gent. I come to speak with you Bes You 're very welcome 3 Gent. From one that holds himself wrong'd by you some three years since your worth he says is fam'd and he doth nothing doubt but you will do him right as beseems a souldier Bes A pox on 'em so they cry all 3 Gent. And a slight note I have about me for you for the delivery of which you must excuse me it is an office that friendship calls upon me to do and no way offensive to you since I desire but right on both sides Bes 'T is a challenge Sir is it not 3 Gent. 'T is an inviting to the field Bes An inviting O Sir your Mercy what a Complement he delivers it with he might as agreeable to my nature present me poison with such a speech um um um reputation um um um call you to account um um um forc'd to this um um um with my Sword um um um like a Gentleman um um um dear to me um um um satisfaction 'T is very well Sir I do accept it but he must await an answer this thirteen weeks 3 Gent. Why Sir he would be glad to wipe off his stain as soon as he could Bes Sir upon my credit I am already ingag'd to two hundred and twelve all which must have their stains wip'd off if that be the word before him 3 Gent. Sir if you be truly ingag'd but to one he shall stay a competent time Bes Upon my faith Sir to two hundred and twelve and I have a spent body too much bruis'd in battel so that I cannot fight I must be plain above three combats a day All the kindness I can shew him is to set him resolvedly in my rowle the two hundred and thirteenth man which is something for I tell you I think there will be more after him than before him I think so pray you commend me to him and tell him this 3 Gent. I will Sir good morrow to you Exit 3 Gent. Bes Good morrow good Sir Certainly my safest way were to print my self a coward with a discovery how I came by my credit and clap it upon every post I have received above thirty challenges within this two hours marry all but the first I put off with ingagement and by good fortune the first is no madder of fighting than I so that that 's referred the place where it must be ended is four days journey off and our arbitratours are these He has chosen a Gentleman in travel and I have a special friend with a quartain ague like to hold him this five years for mine and when his man comes home we are to expect my friends health If they would finde me challenges thus thick as long as I liv'd I would have no other living I can make seven shillings a day o' th' paper to the Grocers yet I learn nothing by all these but a little skill in comparing of stiles I do finde evidently that there is some one Scriâ—ener in this Town that has a great hand in writing of Challenges for they are all of a cut and six of 'em in a hand and they all end my reputation is dear to me and I must require satisfaction Who 's there more paper I hope no 't is my Lord Bacurius I fear all is not well betwixt us Enter Bacurius Bac. Now Captain Bessus I come about a frivolous matter caus'd by as idle a report you know you were a coward Bes Very right Bac. And wronged me Bes True my Lord. Bac. But now people will call you valiant desertlesly I think yet for their satisfaction I will have you sight with me Bes O my good Lord my deep Engagements Bac. Tell not me of your Engagements Captain Bessus it is not to be put off with an excuse for my own part I am none of the multitude that believe your conversion from Coward Bes My Lord I seek not Quarrels and this belongs not to me I am not to maintain it Bac. Who then pray Bes Bessus the Coward wrong'd you Bac. Right Bes And shall Bessus the Valiant maintain what Bessus the Coward did Bac. I pray thee leave these cheating tricks I swear thou shalt fight with me or thou shalt be beaten extreamly and kick'd Bes Since you provoke me thus far my Lord I will fight with you and by my Sword it shall cost me twenty pound but I will have my Leg well a week sooner purposely Bac. Your Leg Why what ailes your Leg I 'le do a cure on you stand up Bes My Lord this is not Noble in you Bac. What dost thou with such a phrase in thy mouth I will kick thee out of all good words before I leave thee Bes My Lord I take this as a punishment for the offence I did when I was a Coward Bac. When thou wert Confess thy self a Coward still or by this light I 'le beat thee into Spunge Bes Why I am one Bac. Are you so Sir And why do you wear a Sword then Come unbuckle Bes My Lord. Bac. Unbuckle I say and give it me or as I live thy head will ake extreamly Bes It is a pretty Hilt and if your Lordship take an affection to it with all my heart I present it to you for a New-years gift Bac. I thank you very heartily sweet Captain farewel Bes One word more I beseech your Lordship to render me my knife again Bac. Marry by all means Captain cherish your self with it and eat hard
't Tigr. Doe What Sir I reach you not Arb. It shall not serve your turn Prince Tigr. Serve my turn Sir Arb. I Sit it shall not serve your turn Tigr. Be plainer good Sir Arb. This woman shall carry no more letters back to your Love Paâ—thea by Heaven she shall not I say she shall not Mar. This would make a Saint swear like a souldier Tigr. This beats me more King than the blowâ— you gave me Arb. Take 'em away both and together let them prisoners be strictly and closely kept or Sirra your life shall answeâ— it and let no body speak with 'em hereafter Tigr. Well I am subject to you And must indure these passions This is the imprisonment I have look'd for always And the dearer place I would choose Exeunt Tigr. Spa. Bac Mar. Sir you have done well now Arb. Dare you reprove it Mar. No. Arb. You must be crossing me Mar. I have no letters Sir to anger you But a dry sonnet of my Corporals To an old Suttlers wife and that I 'll burn Sir 'T is like to prove a fine age for the Ignorant Arb. How darst thou so often forfeit thy life Thou know'st 't is in my power to take it Mar. Yes and I know you wo'not or if you doe you 'll miss it quickly Arb. Why Mar. Who shall tell you of these childish sollies When I am dead who shall put to his power To draw those vertues out of a flood of humors When they are drown'd and make 'em shine again No cut my head off Then you may talk and be believed and grow worse And have your too self glorious temper rot Into a deep sleep and the Kingdom with you Till forraign swords be in your throats and slaughter Be every where about you like your slatterers Do kill me Arb. Prethee be tamer good Mardonius Thou know'st I love thee nay I honour thee Believe it good old Souldier I am thine But I am rack'd clean from my self bear with me Woot thou bear with me my Mardonius Enter Gobrias Mar. There comes a good man love him too he 's temperate You may live to have need of such a vertue Rage is not still in fashion Arb. Welcome good Gobrias Gob. My service and this letter to your Grace Arb. From whom Gob. From the rich Mine of vertue and beauty Your mournfull Sister Arb. She is in prison Gobrias is she not Gob. She is Sir till your pleasure to enlarge her Which on my knees I beg Oh 't is not fit That all the sweetness of the world in one The youth and vertue that would tame wild Tygers And wilder people that have known no manners Should live thus cloistred up for your loves sake If there be any in that noble heart To her a wretched Lady and forlorn Or for her love to you which is as much As nature and obedience ever gave Have pity on her beauties Arb. Pray thee stand up 'T is true she is too fair And all these commendations but her own Would thou had'st never so commended her Or I nere liv'd to have heard it Gobrias If thou but know'st the wrong her beautie does her Thou wouldst in pity of her be a lyar Thy ignorance has drawn me wretched man Whither my self nor thou canst well tell O my fate I think she loves me but I fear another Is deeper in her heart How thinkst thou Gobrias Gob. I do beseech your Grace believe it not For let me perish if it be not false Good Sir read her Letter Mar. This Love or what a devil it is I know not begets more mischief than a Wake I had rather be well beaten starv'd or lowsie than live within the Air on 't He that had seen this brave fellow Charge through a grove of Pikes â—ut t'other day and look upon him now will ne'r believe â—is eyes again if he continue thus but two days more a Taylor may beat him with one hand tied behind him Arb. Alas she would be at liberty And there bo a thousand reasons Gobrias Thousands that will deny 't Which if she knew she would contentedly Be where she is and bless her vertues for it And me though she were closer she would Gobrias Good man indeed she would Gob. Then good Sir for her satisfaction Send for her and with reason make her know Why she must live thus from you Arb. I will go bring her to me Exeunt all Enter Bessus and two Sword-men and a Boy Bes Y' are very welcome both some stools boy And reach a Table Gentlemen o' th' Sword Pray sit without more complement be gone child I have been curious in the searching of you Because I understand you wise and valiant persons 1 We understand our selves Sir Bes Nay Gentlemen and dear friends o' th' Sword No complement I pray but to the cause I hang upon which in few is my honour 2 You cannot hang too much Sir for your honour But to your cause Bes Be wise and speak truth my first doubt is My beating by my Prince 1 Stay there a little Sir do you doubt a beating Or have you had a beating by your Prince Bes Gentlemen o' th' Sword my Prince has beaten me 2 Brother what think you of this case 1 If he has beaten him the case is clear 2 If he have beaten him I grant the case But how we cannot be too subtil in this business I say but how Bes Even with his Royal hand 1 Was it a blow of love or indignation Bes 'T was twenty blows of indignation Gentlemen Besides two blows o' th' face 2 Those blows o' th' face have made a new cause on 't The rest were but an horrible rudeness 1 Two blows o' th' face and given by a worse man I must confess as the Sword-men say had turn'd the business Mark me brother by a worse man but being by his Prince had they been ten and those ten drawn teeth besides the hazard of his nose for ever all this had been but favours this is my flat opinion which I 'le die in 2 The King may do much Captain believe it for had he crackt your Scull through like a bottle or broke a Rib or two with tossing of you yet you had lost no honour This is strange you may imagine but this is truth now Captain Bes I will be glad to embrace it Gentlemen But how far may he strike me 1 There is another a new cause rising from the time and distance in which I will deliver my opinion he may strike beat or cause to be beaten for these are natural to man your Prince I say may beat you so far forth as his dominion reacheth that 's for the distance the time ten miles a day I take it 2 Brother you err 't is fifteen miles a day His stage is ten his beatings are fifteen Bes 'T is the longest but we subjects must 1 Be subject to it you are wise and vertuous Bes Obedience ever makes that noble use on
't To which I dedicate my beaten body I must trouble you a little further Gentlemen o' th' Sword 2 No trouble at all to us Sir if we may Profit your understanding we are bound By vertue of our calling to utter our opinions Shortly and discreetly Bes My forest business is I have been kick'd 2 How far Sir Bes Not to flatter my self in it all over my sword forc'd but not lost for discreetly I rendred it to save that imputation 1 It shew'd discretion the best part of valour 2 Brother this is a pretty cause pray ponder on 't Our friend here has been kick'd 1 He has so brother 2 Sorely he saies Now had he set down here Upon the meer kick 't had been Cowardly 1 I think it had been Cowardly indeed 2 But our friend has redeem'd it in delivering His sword without compulsion and that man That took it of him I pronounce a weak one And his kicks nullities He should have kick'd him after the delivering Which is the confirmation of a Coward 1 Brother I take it you mistake the question For say that I were kick'd 2 I must not say so Nor I must not hear it spoke by the tongue of man You kick'd dear brother you 're merry 1 But put the case I were kick'd 2 Let them put it that are things weary of their lives and know not honour put the case you were kick'd 1 I do not say I was kickt 2 Nor no silly creature that wears his head without a Case his soul in a Skin-coat You kickt dear brother Bes Nay Gentlemen let us do what we shall do Truly and honesty good Sirs to the question 1 Why then I say suppose your Boy kick't Captain 2 The Boy may be suppos'd is liable 1 A foolish forward zeal Sir in my friend But to the Boy suppose the Boy were kickt Bes I do suppose it 1 Has your Boy a sword Bes Surely no I pray suppose a sword too 1 I do suppose it you grant your Boy was kick't then 2 By no means Captain let it be supposed still the word grant makes not for us 1 I say this must be granted 2 This must be granted brother 1 I this must be granted 2 Still this must 1 I say this must be granted 2 I give me the must again brother you palter 1 I will not hear you wasp 2 Brother I say you palter the must three times together I wear as sharp Steel as another man and my Fox bites as deep musled my dear brother But to the cause again Bes Nay look you Gentlemen 2 In a word I ha' done 1 A tall man but intemperate 't is great pity Once more suppose the Boy kick'd 2 Forward 1 And being thorowly kick'd laughs at the kicker 2 So much for us proceed 1 And in this beaten scorn as I may call it Delivers up his weapon where lies the error Bes It lies i' th' beating Sir I found it four dayes since 2 The error and a sore one as I take it Lies in the thing kicking Bes I understand that well 't is so indeed Sir 1 That is according to the man that did it 2 There springs a new branch whose was the foot Bes A Lords 1 The cause is mighty but had it been two Lords And both had kick'd you if you laugh 't is clear Bes I did laugh But how will that help me Gentlemen 2 Yes it shall help you if you laught aloud Bes As loud as a kick'd man could laugh I laught Sir 1 My reason now the valiant man is known By suffering and contemning you have Enough of both and you are valiant 2 If he be sure he has been kick'd enough For that brave sufferance you speak of brother Consists not in a beating and away But in a endgell'd body from eighteen To eight and thirty in a head rebuk'd With pots of all size degrees stools and bed-staves This showes a valiant man Bes Then I am valiant as valiant as the proudest For these are all familiar things to me Familiar as my sleep or want of money All my whole body's but one bruise with beating I think I have been endgell'd with all nations And almost all Religions 2 Embrace him brother this man is valiant I know it by my self he 's valiant 1 Captain thou art a valiant Gentleman To bide upon a very valiant man Bes My equall friends o'th'Sword I must request your hands to this 2 'T is fit it should be Bes Boy get me some wine and pen and Ink within Am I clear Gentlemen 1 Sir the world has taken notice what we have done Make much of your body for I 'll pawn my steel Men will be cover of their legs hereafter Bes I must request you goe along and testife to the Lord Bacurius whose foot has struck me how you find my cause 2 We will and tell that Lord he must be rul'd Or there are those abroad will rule his Lordship Exeunt Enter Arbaces at one door and Gob. and Panthea at another Gob. Sir here 's the Princess Arb. Leave us then alone For the main cause of her imprisonment Must not be heard by any but her self Exit Gob. You 're welcome Sister and would to heaven I could so bid you by another name If you above love not such sins as these Circle my heart with thoughts as cold as snow To quench these rising flames that harbour here Pan. Sir does it please you I should speak Arb. Please me I more than all the art of musick can Thy speech doth please me for it ever sounds As thou brought'st joyfull unexpected news And yet it is not fit thou shouldst be heard I pray thee think so Pan. Be it so I will Am I the first that ever had a wrong So far from being sit to have redress That 't was unfit to hear it I will back To prison rather than disquiet you And wait till it be fit Arb. No do not goe For I will hear thee with a serious thought I have collected all that 's man about me Together strongly and I am resolv'd To hear thee largely but I do beseech thee Do not come nearer to me for there is Something in that that will undoe us both Pan. Aâ—as Sir am I vâ—nome Arb. Yes to me Though of thy self I think thee to be In equall degree of heat or cold As nature can make yet as unfound men Convert the sweetest and the nourishing'st meats Into diseases so shall I distemper'd Do thee I pray thee draw no nearer to me Pan. Sir this is that I would I am of late Shut from the world and why it should be thus Is all I wish to know Arb. Why credit me Panthea Credit me that am thy brother Thy loving brother that there is a cause Sufficient yet unsit for thee to know That might undoe thee everlastingly Only to hear wilt thou but credit this By Heaven 't is true believe it if thou canst Pan. Children and fools
King cast you off yet O thou vile creature whose best commendation is that thou art a young whore I would thy Mother had liv'd to see this or rather that I had died ere I had seen it why didst not make me acquainted when thou wert first resolv'd to be a whore I would have seen thy hot lust satisfied more privately I would have kept a dancer and a whole consort of musicians in my own house only to fiddle thee Spa. Sir I was never whore Lyg If thou couldst not say so much for thy self thou shouldst be carted Tigr. Lygones I have read it and I like it you shall deliver it Lyg Well Sir I will but I have private business with you Tigr. Speak what is' t Lyg How has my age deserv'd so ill of you that you can pick no strumpets i' th' land but out of my breed Tigr. Strumpets good Lygones Lyg Yes and I wish to have you know I scorn to get a whore for any prince alive and yet scorn will not help me-thinks my Daughter might have been spar'd there were enow besides Tigr. May I not prosper but she 's innocent as morning light for me and I dare swear for all the world Lyg Why is she with you then can she wait on yor better than your man has she a gift in plucking off your stockings can she make Cawdles well or cut your cornes Why do you keep her with you For a Queen I know yâ—â— do contemn her so should I and every subject else think much at it Tigr. Let 'em think much but 't is more firm than earth thou see'st thy Queen there Lyg Then have I made a fair hand I call'd her Whore If I shall speak now as her Father I cannot chuse but greatly rejoyce that she shall be a Queen but if I shall speak to you as a States-man she were more fit to be your whore Tigr. Get you about your business to Arbaces now you talk idlely Lyg Yes Sir I will go and shall she be a Queen she had more wit than her old Father when she ran away shall she be Queen now by my troth 't is fine I 'le dance out of all measure at her wedding shall I not Sir Tigr. Yes marry shalt thou Lyg I 'le make these withered kexes bear my body two hours together above ground Tigr. Nay go my business requires hast Lyg Good Heaven preserve you you are an excellent King Spa. Farwell good Father Lyg Farwell sweet vertuous Daughter I never was so joyfull in all my life that I remember shall she be a Queen Now I perceive a man may weep for joy I had thought they had lyed that said so Exit Lygones Tigr. Come my dear love Spa. But you may see another may alter that again Tigr. Urge it no more I have made up a new strong constancy not to be shook with eyes I know I have the passions of a man but if I meet with any subject that should hold my eyes more firmly than is fit I 'le think of thee and run away from it let that suffice Exeunt all Enter Bacurius and his Servant Bac. Three Gentlemen without to speak with me Ser. Yes Sir Bac. Let them come in Enter Bessus with the two Sword men Ser. They are entred Sir already Bac. Now fellows your business are these the Gentlemen Bes My Lord I have made bold to bring these Gentlemen my friends o' th' Sword along with me Bac. I am afraid you 'l fight then Bes My good Lord I will not your Lordship is much mistaken fear not Lord. Bac. Sir I am sorry for 't Bes I ask no more in honour Gentlemen you hear my Lord is sorry Bac. Not that I have beaten you but beaten one that will be beaten one whose dull body will require a laming as Surfeits do the diet spring and fall now to your Sword-men what come they for good Captain Stock-fish Bes It seems your Lordship has forgot my name Bac. No nor your nature neither though they are things fitter I must confess for any thing than my remembrance or any honest mans what shall these Billets do be pil'd up in my wood-yard Bes Your Lordship holds your mirth still Heaven continue it but for these Gentlemen they come Bac. To swear you are a Coward spare your book I do believe it Bes Your Lordship still draws wide they come to vouch under their valiant hands I am no Coward Bac. That would be a show indeed worth seeing sirra be wise and take Mony for this motion travel with it and where the name of Bessus has been known or a good Coward stirring 't will yield more than a tilting This will prove more beneficial to you if you be thristy than your Captainship and more natural men of most valiant hands is this true 2 Sword It is so most renowned Bac. 'T is somewhat strange 1 Sword Lord it is strange yet true we have examined from your Lordships foot there to this mans head the nature of the beatings and we do find his honour is come off clean and sufficient this as our swords shall help us Bac. You are much bound to your Bil-bow-men I am glad you are straight again Captain 't were good you would think on some way to gratifie them they have undergone a labour for you Bessus would have puzl'd Hercules with all his valour 2 Sword Your Lordship must understand we are no men o' th' Law that take pay for our opinions it is sufficient we have clear'd our friend Bac. Yet there is something due which I as toucht in Conscience will discharge Captain I 'le pay this Rent for you Bes Spare your self my good Lord my brave friends aim at nothing but the vertue Bac. That 's but a cold discharge Sir for the pains 2 Sword O Lord my good Lord. Bac. Be not so modest I will give you something Bes They shall dine with your Lordship that 's sufficient Bac. Something in hand the while you Rogues you Apple-squires do you come hither with your botled valour your windy froth to limit out my beatings 1 Sword I do beseech your Lordship 2 Sword O good Lord. Bac. S'foot what a beavy of beaten slaves are here get me a Cudgel sirra and a tough one 2 Sword More of your foot I do beseech your Lordship Bac. You shall you shall dog and your fellow-beagle 1 Sword O' this side good my Lord. Bac. Off with your swords for if you hurt my foot I 'le have you slead you Rascals 1 Sword Mine's off my Lord. 2 Sword I beseech your Lordship stay a little my strap 's tied to my Cod piece-point now when you please Bac. Captain these are your valiant friends you long for a little too Bes I am very well I humbly thank your Lordship Bac. What 's that in your pocket hurts my Toe you Mungril Thy Buttocks cannot be so hard out with it quickly 2 Sword Here 't is Sir a small piece of
Artillery that a Gentleman a dear friend of your Lordships sent me with to get it mended Sir for if you mark the nose is somewhat loose Bac. A friend of mine you Rascal I was never wearier of doing any thing than kicking these two Foot-balls Enter Servant Serv. Here is a good Cudgel Sir Bac. It comes too late l'me weary pray thee do thou beat them 2 Sword My Lord this is soul play i'saith to put a fresh man upon us men are but men Sir Bac. That jest shall save your bones Captain Rally up your rotten Regiment and be gone I had rather thrash than be bound to kick these Rascals till they cry'd ho Bessus you may put your hand to them now and then you are quit Farewel as you like this pray visit me again 't will keep me in good health Exit Bac. 2 Sword H 'as a devilish hard foot I never felt the like 1 Sword Nor I and yet I am sure I have felt a hundred 2 Sword If he kick thus i' th' Dog-daies he will be dry foundred what cure now Captain besides Oyl of Baies Bes Why well enough I warrant you you can go 2 Sword Yes heaven be thanked but I feel a shrowd ach sure h 'as sprang my huckle-bone 1 Sword I ha' lost a hanch Bes A little butter friend a little butter butter and parseley and a soveraign matter probatum est 2 Sword Captain we must request your hand now to our honours Bes Yes marry shall ye and then let all the world come we are valiant to our selves and there 's an end 1 Sword Nay then we must be valiant O my ribs 2 Sword O my small guts a plague upon these sharptoed shooes they are murtherers Exeunt clear Enter Arbaces with his sword drawn Arb. It is resolv'd I bare it whilst I could I can no more I must begin with murther of my friends and so go on to that incestuous ravishing and end my life and sins with a forbidden blow upon my self Enter Mardonius Mar. What Tragedy is near That hand was never wont to draw a sword but it cry'd dead to something Arb. Mardonius have you bid Gobrias come Mar. How do you Sir Arb. Well is he coming Mar. Why Sir are you thus why do your hands proclaim a lawless War against your self Arb. Thou answerest me one question with an other is Gobrias coming Mar. Sir he is Arb. 'T is well I can forbear your questions then be gone Mar. Sir I have mark't Arb. Mark less it troubles you and me Mar. You are more variable than you were Arb. It may be so Mar. To day no Hermit could be humbler than you were to us all Arb. And what of this Mar. And now you take new rage into your eyes as you would look us all out of the Land Arb. I do confess it will that satisfie I prethee get thee gone Mar. Sir I will speak Arb. Will ye Mar. It is my duty I fear you will kill your self I am a subject and you shall do me wrong in 't 't is my cause and I may speak Arb. Thou art not train'd in sin it seems Mardonius kill my self by Heaven I will not do it yet and when I will I 'le tell thee then I shall be such a creature that thou wilt give me leave without a word There is a method in mans wickedness it grows up by degrees I am not come so high as killing of my self there are a hundred thousand sins 'twixt me and it which I must doe and I shall come to 't at last but take my oath not now be satisfied and get thee hence Mar. I am sorry 't is so ill Arb. Be sorry then true sorrow is alone grieve by thy self Mar. I pray you let me see your Sword put up before I go I 'le leave you then Arb. Why so what folly is this in thee is it not as apt to mischief as it was before can I not reach it thinkst thou these are toyes for Children to be pleas'd with and not men now I am safe you think I would the book of fate were here my Sword is not so sure but I would get it out and mangle that that all the destinies should quite forget their sixt decrees and hast to make us new for other fortunes mine could not be worse wilt thou now leave me Mar. Heaven put into your bosome temperate thoughts I 'le leave you though I fear Arb. Go thou art honest why should the hasty error of my youth be so unpardonable to draw a sin helpless upon me Enter Gobrias Gob. There is the King now it is ripe Arb. Draw near thou guilty man that art the authour of the loathedst crime five ages have brought forth and hear me speak curses more incurable and all the evils mans body or his Spirit can receive be with thee Gob. Why Sir do you curse me thus Arb. Why do I curse thee if there be a man subtil in curses that exceeds the rest his worst wish on thee thou hast broke my heart Gob. How Sir have I preserv'd you from a child from all the arrows malice or ambition could shoot at you and have I this for my pay Arb. 'T is true thou didst preserve me and in that wert crueller than hardned murtherers of infants and their Mothers thou didst save me only till thou hadst studied out a way how to destroy me cunningly thy self this was a curious way of torturing Gob. What do you mean Arb. Thou knowst the evils thou hast done to me dost thou remember all those witching letters thou sent'st unto me to Armenia fill'd with the praise of my beloved Sister where thou extol'st her beauty what had I to do with that what could her beauty be to me and thou didst write how well she lov'd me dost thou remember this so that I doted something before I saw her Gob. This is true Arb. Is it and when I was return'd thou knowst thou didst pursue it till thou woundst me into such a strange and unbeliev'd affection as good men cannot think on Gob. This I grant I think I was the cause Arb. Wert thou Nay more I think thou meant'st it Gob. Sir I hate to lie as I love Heaven and honesty I did it was my meaning Arb. Be thine own sad judge a further condemnation will not need prepare thy self to dy Gob. Why Sir to dy Arb. Why shouldst thou live was ever yet offender so impudent that had a thought of Mercy after confession of a crime like this get out I cannot where thou hurl'st me in but I can take revenge that 's all the sweetness left for me Gob. Now is the time hear me but speak Arb. No yet I will be far more mercifull than thou wert to me thou didst steal into me and never gav'st me warning so much time as I give thee now had prevented thee for ever Notwithstanding all thy sins if thou hast hope that there is yet a prayer to save thee turn
to acknowledge her sorrow that you must take the pains to come up for so bad entertainment Wel. I shall obey your Lady that sent it and acknowledge you that brought it to be your Arts Master Rog. I am but a Batchelor of Art Sir and I have the mending of all under this roof from my Lady on her down-bed to the maid in the Pease straw Wel. A Cobler Sir Roger. No Sir I inculcate Divine Service within these Walls Wel. But the Inhabitants of this house do often imploy you on errands without any scruple of Conscience Rog. Yes I do take the air many mornings on foot three or four miles for eggs but why move you that Wel. To know whether it might become your function to bid my man to neglect his horse a little to attend on me Roger. Most properly Sir Wel. I pray you doe so then the whilst I will attend your Lady You direct all this house in the true way Roger. I doe Sir Wel. And this door I hope conducts to your Lady Rog. Your understanding is ingenious Ex. severally Enter young Loveless and Savil with a writing Sa. By your favour Sir you shall pardon me Yo. Lo. I shall bear your favour Sir cross me no more I say they shall come in Savil. Sir you forget who I am Yo. Lo. Sir I do not thou art my Brothers Steward his cast off mill-money his Kitchen Arithmetick Sa. Sir I hope you will not make so little of me Yo. Lo. I make thee not so little as thou art for indeed there goes no more to the making of a Steward but a fair Imprimis and then a reasonable Item infus'd into him and the thing is done Sa. Nay then you stir my duty and I most tell you Young Lo. What wouldst thou tell me how Hopps grow or hold some rotten discourse of Sheep or when our Lady-day falls Prethee farewel and entertain my friends be drunk and burn thy Table books and my dear spark of velvet thou and I. Sa. Good Sir remember Young Lo. I do remember thee a foolish fellow one that did put his trust in Almanacks and Horse-fairs and rose by Hony and Pot-butter Shall they come in yet Sa. Nay then I must unfold your Brothers pleasure these be the lessons Sir he left behind him Young Lo. Prethee expound the first Sa. I leave to maintain my house three hundred pounds a year and my Brother to dispose of it Young Lo. Mark that my wicked Steward and I dispose of it Sav. Whilest he bears himself like a Gentleman and my credit falls not in him Mark that my good young Sir mark that Young Lo. Nay if it be no more I shall fulfil it whilst my Legs will carry me I 'le bear my self Gentleman-like but when I am drunk let them bear me that can Forward dear Steward Sav. Next it is my will that he be furnished as my Brother with Attendance Apparel and the obedience of my people Young Lo. Steward this is as plain as your old Minikinbreeches Your wisdom will relent now will it not Be mollified or you understand me Sir proceed Sav. Next that my Steward keep his place and power and bound my Brother's wildness with his care Young Lo. I 'le hear no more of this Apocrypha bind it by it self Steward Sav. This is your Brothers will and as I take it he makes no mention of such company as you would draw unto you Captains of Gallysoists such as in a clear day have seen Callis fellows that have no more of God than their Oaths come to they wear swords to reach fire at a Play and get there the oyl'd end of a Pipe for their Guerdon then the remnant of your Regiment are wealthy Tobacco-Marchants that set up with one Ounce and break for three together with a Forlorn hope of Poets and all these look like Carthusians things without linnen Are these fit company for my Masters Brother Young Lo. I will either convert thee O thou Pagan Steward or presently confound thee and thy reckonings who 's there Call in the Gentlemen Sav. Good Sir Young Lo. Nay you shall know both who I am and where I am Sav. Are you my Masters Brother Young Lo. Are you the sage Master Steward with a face like an old Ephemerides Enter his Comrades Captain Traveller c. Sav. Then God help us all I say Young Lo. I and 't is well said my old peer of France welcome Gentlemen welcome Gentlemen mine own dear Lads y' are richly welcome Know this old Harry Groat Cap. Sir I will take your love Sav. Sir you will take my Purse Cap. And study to continue it Sav. I do believe you Trav. Your honorable friend and Masters Brother hath given you to us for a worthy fellow and so we hugg you Sir Sav. Has given himself into the hands of Varlets not to be curv'd out Sir are these the pieces Young Lo. They are the Morals of the Age the vertues men made of gold Sav. Of your gold you mean Sir Young Lo. This is a man of War and cryes go on and wears his colours Sav. In 's nose Young Lo. In the fragrant field This is a Traveler Sir knows men and manners and has plow'd up the Sâ—â— so far till both the Poles have knockt has seen the Sun 〈◊〉 Coach and can distinguish the colour of his Horses 〈◊〉 their kinds and had a Flanders-Mare leapt there Sav. 'T is much Tra. I have seen more Sir Sav. 'T is even enough o' Conscience sit down and reâ—â— you you are at the end of the world already Would ye had as good a Living Sir as this fellow could lie you out oâ— he has a notable gift in 't Young Lo. This ministers the smoak and this the Muâ—â— Sav. And you the Cloaths and Meat and Money yoâ— have a goodly generation of 'em pray let them multiplâ— your Brothers house is big enough and to say truth hâ—â— too much Land hang it durt Young Lo. Why now thou art a loving stinkard Fire of thy Annotations and thy Rent-books thou hast a weak brain Savil and with the next long Bill thou wilt run mad Gentlemen you are once more welcome to three hundred pounds a year we will be freely merry shall we not Capt. Merry as mirth and wine my lovely Loveless Poet. A serious look shall be a Jury to excommunicate any man from our company Tra. We will not talk wisely neither Young Lo. What think you Gentlemen by all this Revenue in Drink Capt. I am all for Drink Tra. I am dry till it be so Poet. He that will not cry Amen to this let him live sober seem wise and dye o' th' Coram Young Lo. It shall be so we 'l have it all in Drink let Meat and Lodging go they are transitory and shew men meerly mortal then we 'l have Wenches every one his Wench and every week a fresh one we 'l keep no powdered flesh all these we have by warrant under
know 't Some fellows would have cryed now and have curst thee and faln out with their meat and kept a pudder but all this helps not he was too good for us and let God keep him there 's the right use on 't friend Off with thy drink thou hast a spice of sorrow makes thee dry fill him another Savill your Master 's dead and who am I now Savill Nay let 's all bear it well wipe Savill wipe tears are but thrown away we shall have wenches now shall we not Savill Savill Yes Sir Young Lo. And drink innumerable Savil. Yes forsooth Young Lo. And you 'll strain curtsie and be drunk a little Savil. I would be glad Sir to doe my weak endeavour Yo. Lo. You may be brought in time to love a wench too Savil. In time the sturdie Oak Sir Young Lo. Some more wine for my friend there Elder Lo. I shall be drunk anon for my good news but I have a loving Brother that 's my comfort Young Lo. Here 's to you Sir this is the worst I wish you for your news and if I had another elder Brother and say it were his chance to feed Haddocks I should be still the same you see me now a poor contented Gentleman More wine for my friend there he 's dry again Elder Lo. I shall be if I follow this beginning Well my dear Brother if I scape this drowning 't is your turn next to sink you shall duck twice before I help you Sir I cannot drink more pray let me have your pardon Young Lo. O Lord Sir 't is your modestie more wine give him a bigger glass hug him my Captain thou shalt be my chief mourner Capt. And this my pennon Sir a full carouse to you and to my Lord of Land here Elder Lo. I feel a buzzing in my brains pray God they bear this out and I 'le ne're trouble them so far again Here 's to you Sir Young Lo. To my dear Steward down o' your knees you infidel you Pagan be drunk and penitent Savil. Forgive me Sir and I 'le be any thing Young Lo. Then be a Baud I 'le have thee a brave Band. Elder Lo. Sir I must take my leave of you my business is so urgent Young Lo. Let 's have a bridling cast before you go Fill 's a new stoupe Elder Lo. I dare not Sir by no means Young Lo. Have you any mind to a wench I would fain gratifie you for the pains you took Sir Elder Lo. As little as to the t'other Young Lo. If you find any stirring do but say so Elder Lo. Sir you are too bounteous when I feel that itching you shall asswage it Sir before another this only and Farewell Sir Your Brother when the storm was most extream told all about him he left a will which lies close behind a Chimney in the matted Chamber and so as well Sir as you have made me able I take my leave Young Lo. Let us imbrace him all if you grow drie before you end your business pray take a baite here I have a fresh hogshead for you Savil. You shall neither will nor chuse Sir My Master is a wonderfull fine Gentleman has a fine state a very fine state Sir I am his Steward Sir and his man Elder Lo. Would you were your own sir as I left you Well I must cast about or all sinks Savil. Farewell Gentleman Gentleman Gentleman Elder Lo. What would you with me sir Savil. Farewell Gentleman Elder Lo. O sleep Sir sleep Exit Elder Lo. Young Lo. Well boyes you see what 's faln let 's in and drink and give thanks for it Capt. Let 's give thanks for it Young Lo. Drunk as I live Savil. Drunk as I live boyes Young Lo. Why now thou art able to discharge thine office and cast up a reckoning of some weight I will be knighted for my state will bear it 't is sixteen hundred boyes off with your husks I 'le skin you all in Sattin Capt. O sweet Loveless Savil. All in Sattin O sweet Loveless Young Lo. March in my noble Compeeres and this my Countess shall be led by two and so proceed we to the Will Exeunt Enter Morecraft the Usurer and Widow Morec And Widow as I say be your own friend your husband left you wealthy I and wife continue so sweet duck continue so Take heed of young smooth Varlets younger Brothers they are worms that will eat through your bags they are very Lightning that with a flash or two will melt your money and never singe your purse-strings they are Colts wench Colts heady and dangerous till we take 'em up and make 'em sit for Bonds look upon me I have had and have yet matter of moment girle matter of moment you may meet with a worse back I 'le not commend it Wid. Nor I neither Sir Mor. Yet thus far by your favour Widow 't is tusse Wid. And therefore not for my dyet for I love a tender one Mor. Sweet Widow leave your frumps and be edified you know my state I sell no Perspectives Scarfs Gloves nor Hangers nor put my trust in Shoe-ties and where your Husband in an age was rising by burnt figs dreg'd with meal and powdered sugar saunders and grains wormeseed and rotten Raisins and such vile Tobacco that made the footmen mangie I in a year have put up hundreds inclos'd my Widow those pleasant Meadows by a forseit morgage for which the poor Knight takes a lone chamber owes for his Ale and dare not beat his Hostess nay more Wid. Good Sir no more what ere my Husband was I know what I am and if you marry me you must bear it bravely off Sir Mor. Not with the head sweet Widow Wid. No sweet Sir but with your shoulders I must have you dub'd for under that I will not stoop a feather My husband was a fellow lov'd to toyle fed ill made gain his exercise and so grew costive which for that I was his wife I gave way to and spun mine own smocks course and sir so little but let that pass time that wears all things out wore out this husband who in penitence of such fruitless five years marriage left me great with his wealth which if you 'le be a worthie gossip to be knighted Sir Enter Savil. Morec Now Sir from whom come you whose man are you Sir Savil. Sir I come from young Master Loveless Mor. Be silent Sir I have no money not a penny for you he 's sunk your Master 's sunk a perisht man Sir Savil. Indeed his Brother 's sunk sir God be with him a perisht man indeed and drown'd at Sea Morec How saidst thou good my friend his Brother drown'd Savil. Untimely sir at Sea Morec And thy young Master left sole Heir Savil. Yes Sir Morec And he wants money Sav. Yes and sent me to you for he is now to be knighted Mor. Widow be wise there 's more Land coming widow be very wise and give thanks for me widow
Satten eat by the hope of surfeits and lie down only in expectation of a morrow that may undo some easie hearted fool or reach a widows curses Let out mony whose use returns the principal and get out of these troubles a consuming heir For such a one must follow necessarily you shall die hated if not old and miserable and that possest wealth that you got with pining live to see tumbled to anothers hands that is no more a kin to you than you to his coâ—zenage Widow Sir you speak well would God that charity had first begun here Young Lo. 'T is yet time Be merrie me thinks you want wine there there 's more i' th' house Captain where rests the health Captain It shall goe round boy Young Lo. Say you can suffer this because the end points at much profit can you so far bow below your blood below your too much beautie to be a partner of this fellowes bed and lie with his diseases if you can I will nor press you further yet look upon him there 's nothing in that hide-bound Usurer that man of mat that all decai'd but aches for you to love unless his perisht lungs his drie cough or his scurvie This is truth and so far I dare speak yet he has yet past cure of Physick spaw or any diet a primitive pox in his bones and o' my Knowledge he has been ten times rowell'd ye may love him he had a bastard his own toward issue whipt and then cropt for washing out the roses in three farthings to make 'em pence Widow I do not like these Morals Young Lo. You must not like him then Enter Elder Love Elder Lo. By your leave Gentlemen Young Lo. By my troth sir you are welcom welcom faith Lord what a stranger you are grown pray know this Gentlewoman and if you please these friends here we are merry you see the worst on 't your house has been kept warm Sir Elder Lo. I am glad to hear it Brother pray God you are wise too Young Lo. Pray Mr Morecraft know my elder Brother and Captain do you complement Savil I date swear is glad at heart to see you Lord we heard Sir you were drown'd at Sea and see how luckily things come about More This mony must be paid again Sir Young Lo. No Sir pray keep the Sale 't will make good Tailoâ—s measures I am well I thank you Wid. By my troth the Gentleman has stew'd him in his own Sawce I shall love him for 't Sav. I know not where I am I am so glad your worship is the welcom'st man alive upon my knees I bid you welcome home here has been such a hurry such a din such dismal Drinking Swearing and Whoring 'thas almost made me mad we have all liv'd in a continual Turnbal-street Sir blest be Heaven that sent you safe again now shall I eat and go to bed again Elder Lo. Brother dismiss these people Young Lo. Captain be gone a while meet me at my old Randevouse in the evening take your small Poet with you Mr Morecraft you were best go prattle with your learned Counsel I shall preserve your mony I was couzen'd when time was we are quit Sir Wid. Better and better still Elder Lo. What is this fellow Brother Young Lo. The thirsty Usurer that supt my Land off Elder Lo. What does he tarry for Young Lo. Siâ— to be Landlord of your House and State I was bold to make a little sale Sir More Am I overreach'd if there be Law I 'le hamper ye Elder Lo. Pâ—ethee be gone and rave at home thou art so base a fool I cannot laugh at thee Sirrah this comes of couzening home and spaâ—e eat Reddish till you raise your sums again If you stir far in this I 'le have you whipt your caâ—s nail'd for intelligencing o' the Pillory and your goods forfeit you are a stale conzener leave my house no more More A pox upon your house Come Widow I shall yet hamper this young Gamester Wid. Good twelve i' th' hundred keep your way I am not for your diet marry in your own Tribe Jew and get a Broker Young Lo. 'T is well said Widow will you jog on Sir More Yes I will go but 't is no matter whither But when I trust a wild Fool and a Woman May I lend Gratis and build Hospitals Young Lo. Nay good Sir make all even here 's a Widow wants your good word for me she 's rich and may renew me and my fortunes Elder Lo. I am glad you look before you Gentlewoman here is a poor distressed younger Brother Wid. You do him wrong Sir he 's a Knight Elder Lo. I ask you mercy yet 't is no matter his Knighthood is no inheritance I take it whatsoever he is he is your Servant or would be Lady Faith be not merciless but make a man he 's young and handsome though he bâ— my Brother and his observances may deserve your Love he shall not sail for means Wid. Sir you speak like a worthy Brother and so much I do credit your fair Language that I shall love your Brother and so love him but I shall blush to say more Elder Lo. Stop her mouth I hope you shall not live to know that hour when this shall be repented Now Brother I should chide but I 'le give no distaste to your fair Mistress I will instruct her in 't and she shall do 't you have been wild and ignorant pray mend it Young Lo. Sir every day now Spring comes on Elder Lo. To you good Mr Savil and your Office thus much I have to say Y'aâ—â— from my Steward become first your own Drunkâ—â—d then his Bawd they say y' are excellent grown in both and perfect give me your keys Sir Savil Savil. Good Sir consider whom you left me to Elder Lo I left you as a carb for not to provoke my Brothers follies where 's the best drink now come tell me Savil where 's the soundest Whores Ye old he Goat ye dried Ape ye lame Stallion must you be leading in my house your Whores like Fairies dance their night rounds without fear either of King or Constable within my walls Are all my Hangings safe my Sheep unsold yet I hope my Plate is currant I ha' too much on 't What say you to 300 pounds in drink now Sav. Good Sir forgive me and but hear me speak Elder Lo. Me thinks thou shouldst be drunk still and not speak 't is the more pardonable Sav. I will Sir if you will have it so Elder Lo. I thank ye yes e'ne pursue it Sir do yoâ— hear get a Whore soon for your recreation go look oâ—â— Captain Broken-breech your fellow and Quarrel if you dare I shall deliver these Keys to one shall have more honesty though not so much fine wit Sir You may walk and gather Cresses sit to cool your Liver there 's something for you to begin a Diet you 'l have the Pox else Speed yoâ— well Sir
now no earthly thing But these unsatisfied Men lâ—â—ches women How devilishly my bones ake O the old Lady I have a kind of waiting woman lyes cross my back too O how she stings no treason to deliver me Now what are you do you mock me Enter 3. with Night-caps very faintly 1 No Sir no We were your Predecessors in this place 2 And come to see you bear up Rut. Good Gentlemen You seem to have a snuffing in your head Sir A parlous snuffing but this same dampish air 2 A dampish air indeed Rut. Blow your face tenderly Your nose will ne're endure it mercy o' me What are men chang'd to here is my nose fast yet Me thinks it shakes i' th' hilts pray tell me gentlemen How long is' t since you flourisht here 3 Not long since Rut. Move your self easily I see you are tender Noâ— long endured 2 The labour was so much Sir And so few to perform it Rut. Must I come to this And draw my legs after me like a lame Dog I cannot run away I am too feeble Will you sue for this place again Gentlemen 1 No truly Sir the place has been too warm for our complexions 2 We have enough on 't rest you merry Sir We came but to congratulate your fortune You have abundance 3 Bear your fortune soberly And so we leave you to the next fair Lady Ex. the 3 Rut. Stay but a little and I 'le meet you Gentlemen At the next Hospital there 's no living thus Nor am I able to endure it longer With all the helps and heats that can be given me I am at my trot already they are fair and young Most of the women that repair unto me But they stick on like Burs shake me like Feathers Enter Sulpitia More Women yet Would I were honestly married To any thing that had but half a face And not a groat to keep her nor a smock That I might be civilly merry when I pleased Rather than labouring in these Fulling mills Sul. By this the spell begins to work you are lusty I see you bear up bravely yet Rut. Do you hear Lady Do not make a game-bear of me to play me hourly And fling on all your whelps it would not hold Play me with some discretion to day one course And two dayes hence another Sulp. If you be so angry Pay back the mony I redeem'd you at And take your course I can have men enough You have cost me a hundred crowns since you came hither In Broths and strengthing Candles till you do pay me If you will eat and live you shall endeavour I 'le chain you to 't else Rut. Make me a Dog kennel I 'le keep your house and bark and feed on bare bones And be whipt out o'doors Do you mark me Lady whipt I 'le cat old shoes Enter Duarte. Dua. In this house I am told There is a stranger of a goodly person And such a one there was if I could see him I yet remember him Sulp. Your business Sir If it be for a woman ye are couzen'd I keep none here Exit Dua. Certain this is the Gentleman The very same Rut. Death if I had but mony Or any friend to bring me from this bondage I would Thresh set up a Coblers shop keep Hogs And feed with 'em sell Tinder-boxes And Knights of Ginger-bread Thatch for three Half pence a day and think it Lordly From this base Stallion trade why does he eye me Eye me so narrowly Dua. It seems you are troubled Sir I heard you speak of want Rut. 'T is better hearing Far than relieving Sir Dua. I do not think so you know me not Rut. Not yet that I remember Dua. You shall and for your friend I am beholding to ye Greatly beholding Sir if you remember You fought with such a man they call'd Duarte A proud distemper'd man he was my enemy My mortal foe you slew him fairly nobly Rut. Speak softly Sir you do not mean to betray me I wisht the Gallows now th' are coming fairly Dua. Be confident for as I live I love you And now you shall perceive it for that service Me and my purse command there take it to ye 'T is gold and no small sum a thousand Duckets Supply your want Rut. But do you do this faithfully Dua. If I mean ill spit in my face and kick me In what else I may serve you Sir Rut. I thank you This is as strange to me as Knights adventures I have a project 't is an honest one And now I 'le tempt my fortune Dua. Trust me with it Rut. You are so good and honest I must trust ye 'T is but to carry a letter to a Lady That sav'd my life once Dua. That will be most thankful I will do 't with all care Rut. Where are you white-broth Now lusty blood Come in and tell your mony 'T is ready here no threats nor no orations Nor prayers now Sulp. You do not mean to leave me Rut. I 'le live in Hell sooner than here and cooler Come quickly come dispatch this air's unwhosom Quickly good Lady quickly to 't Sulp. Well since it must be The next I 'le fetter faster sure and closer Rut. And pick his bones as y' have done mine pox take ye Dua. At my lodging for a while you shall be quartered And there take Physick for your health Rut. I thank ye I have found my Angel now too if I can keep him Exeunt omnes Actus Quintus Scena Prima Enter Rutilio and Duarte. Rut. YOU like the Letter Dua. Yes but I must tell you You tempt a desperate hazard to sollicite The mother and the grieved one too 't is rumor'd Of him you slew so lately Rut. I have told you Some proofs of her affection and I know not A nearer way to make her satisfaction For a lost Son than speedily to help her To a good Husband one that will beget Both Sons and Daughters if she be not barren I have had a breathing now and have recovered What I lost in my late service 't was a hot one It fired and fired me but all thanks to you Sir You have both freed and cool'd me Dua. What is done Sir I thought well done and was in that rewarded And therefore spare your thanks Rut. I 'le no more Whoring This fencing 'twixt a pair of sheets more wears one Than all the exercise in the world besides To be drunk with good Canary a meer Julip Or like gourd-water to 't twenty Surfeits Come short of one nights work there If I get this Lady As ten to one I shall I was ne're denied yet I will live wondrous honestly walk before her Gravely and demurely And then instruct my family you are sad What do you muse on Sir Dua. Truth I was thinking What course to take for the delivery of your letter And now I have it but saith did this Lady For do not gull your self for certain know You kill'd her Son Rut.
excellencies far far beyond Or my deservings or my hopes we are now Going our latest journey and together Our only comfort we desire pray give it Your charity to our ashes such we must be And not to curse our memories Hip. I am much mov'd Clod. I am wholly overcome all love to women Farewell for ever ere you dye your pardon And yours Sir had she many years to live Perhaps I might look on her as a Brother But as a lover never and since all Your sad misfortunes had original From the barbarous Custom practis'd in my Country Heaven witness for your sake I here release it So to your memory chaste Wives and Virgins Shall ever pay their vowes I give her to you And wish she were so now as when my lust Forc'd you to quit the Country Hip. It is in vain To strive with destiny here my dotage ends Look up Zenocia health in me speaks to you She gives him to you that by divers ways So long has kept him from you and repent not That you were once my servant for which health In recompence of what I made you suffer The hundred thousand Crowns the City owes me Shall be your dower Man 'T is a magnificent gift Had it been timely given Hip. It is believe it Sulpitia Enter a Servant and Sulpitia Sulp. Madam Hip. Quick undoe the charm Ask not a reason why let it suffice It is my will Sulp. Which I obey and gladly Exit Man Is to be married sayest thou Ser. So she sayes Sir And does desire your presence They are born off in chairs Man And tell her I 'le come Hip. Pray carry them to their rest for though already They do appear as dead let my life pay for 't If they recover not Man What you have warranted Assure your self will be expected from you Look to them carefully and till the tryal Hip. Which shall not be above four hours Man Let me Intreat your companies there is something Of weight invites me hence All. We 'll wait upon you Exeunt Enter Guiomar and Servants Guio. You understand what my directions are And what they guide you to the faithfull promise You have made me all All. We do and will perform it Guio. The Governour will not fail to be here presently Retire a while till you shall find occasion And bring me word when they arrive All. Wee shall Madam Guio. Only stay you to entertain 1 Ser. I am ready Guio. I wonder at the bold and practis'd malice Men ever have o' foot against our honours That nothing we can do never so vertuous No shape put on so pious no not think What a good is be that good ne're so noble Never so laden with admir'd example But still we end in lust our aims our actions Nay even our charities with lust are branded Why should this stranger else this wretched stranger Whose life I sav'd at what dear price sticks here yet Why should he hope he was not here an hour And certainly in that time I may swear it I gave him no loose look I had no reason Unless my tears were flames my curses courtships The killing of my Son a kindness to me Why should he send to me or with what safety Examining the ruine he had wrought me Though at that time my pious pity found him And my word fixt I am troubled strongly troubled Enter a Servant Ser. The Gentlemen are come Guio. Then bid 'em welcom I must retire Exit Enter Rutilio and Duarte. Ser. You are welcom Gentlemen Rut. I thank you friend I would speak with your Lady Ser. I 'le let her understand Rut. It shall besit you How do I look Sir in this handsome trim Exit Servant Me thinks I am wondrous brave Duar. You are very decent Rut. These by themselves without more helps of nature Would set a woman hard I know 'em all And where their first aims light I 'le lay my head on 't I 'le take her eye as soon as she looks on me And if I come to speak once woe be to her I have her in a nooze she cannot scape me I have their several lasts Dua. You are throughly studied But tell me Sir being unacquainted with her As you confess you are Rut. That 's not an hours work I 'le make a Nun forget her beads in two hours Dua. She being set in years next none of those lusters Appearing in her eye that warm the fancy Nor nothing in her face but handsom ruines Rut. I love old stories those live believ'd Authentique When 20. of your modern faces are call'd in For new opinion paintings and corruptions Give me an old confirm'd face besides she sav'd me She sav'd my life have I not cause to love her She 's rich and of a constant state a fair one Have I not cause to wooe her I have tryed sufficient All your young Phillies I think this back has try'd 'em And smarted for it too they run away with me Take bitt between the teeth and play the Devils A staied pace now becomes my years a sure one Where I may sit and crack no girths Dua. How miserable If my Mother should confirm what I suspect now Beyond all humane cure were my condition Then I shall wish this body had been so too Here comes the Lady Sir Enter Guiomar Rut. Excellent Lady To shew I am a creature bound to your service And only yours Guio. Keep at that distance Sir For if you stir Rut. I am obedient She has found already I am for her turn With what a greedy hawks eye she beholds me Mark how she musters all my parts Guio. A goodly Gentleman Of a more manly set I never look'd on Rut. Mark mark her eyes still mark but the carriage of ' em Guio. How happy am I now since my Son fell He fell not by a base unnoble hand As that still troubled me how far more happy Shall my revenge be since the Sacrifice I offer to his grave shall be both worthy A Sons untimely loss and a Mothers sorrow Rut. Sir I am made believe it she is mine own I told you what a spell I carried with me All this time does she spend in contemplation Of that unmatch'd delight I shall be thankfull to ye And if you please to know my house to use it To take it for your own Guio. Who waits without there Enter Guard and Servants they seize upon Rut. and bind him Rut. How now what means this Lady Guio. Bind him fast Rut. Are these the bride-laces you prepare for me The colours that you give Dua. Fye Gentle Lady This is not noble dealing Guio. Be you satisfied If seems you are a stranger to this meaning You shall not be so long Rut. Do you call this wooing Is there no end of womens persecutions Must I needs fool into mine own destruction Have I not had fair warnings and enough too Still pick the Devils teeth you are not mad Lady Do I come fairly and
art Heaven knows I am free Leop. The thought of that 's dead to me I gladly take your offer Rut. Do so Sir A piece of crackt gold ever will weigh down Silver that 's whole Gov. You shall be all my guests I must not be denyed Arn. Come my Zenocia Our bark at length has found a quiet harbour And the unspotted progress of our loves Ends not alone in safety but reward To instruct others by our fair example That though good purposes are long withstood The hand of Heaven still guides such as are good Exâ—oâ—â—â— The Prologue SO free this workes Gentlemen from offence That we are confident it needs no defence From us or from the Poets we dare look On any man that brings his Table-book To write down what again he may repeat At some great Table to deserve his meat Let such come swell'd with malice to apply What is mirth here there for an injurie Nor Lord nor Lady we have tax'd nor State Nor any private person their poor hate Will be stare'd here for envy shall not finde One touch that may be wrested to her minde And yet despair not Gentlemen The play Is quick and witty so the Poets say And we believe them the plot neat and new â—asâ—â—on'd like those that are approv'd by you Only 't will crave attention in the most Because one point unmark'd the whole is lost Hear first then and judge after and be free And as our cause is let our censure be Epilogue WHY there should be an Epilogue to a play I know no cause the old and usuall way For which they were made was to entreat the grace Of such as were spectators in this place And time 't is to no purpose for I know What you resolve already to bestow Will not be alter'd what so e're I say In the behalf of us and of the Play Only to quit our doubts if you think fit You may or cry it up or silence it Another Prologue for the Custom of the Country WE wish if it were possible you knew What we would give for this nights look if new It being our ambition to delight Our kind spectators with what 's good and right Yet so far know and credit me 't was made By such as were held work men in their Trade At a time too when they as I divine Were truly merrie and drank lusty wine The nectar of the Muses Some are here I dare presume to whom it did appear A well-drawn piece which gave a lawfull birth To passionate Scenes mixt with no vulgar mirth But unto such to whom 't is known by fame From others perhaps only by the name I am a suitor that they would prepare Sound palats and then judge their bill of fare It were injustice to decry this now For being like'd before you may allow Your candor safe what 's taught in the old schools All such as liv'd before you were not fools The Epilogue I Spake much in the Prologue for the Play To its desert I hope yet you might say Should I change now from that which then was meant Or in a syllable grow less confident I were weak-hearted I am still the same In my opinion and forbear to frame Qualification or excuse If you Concur with me and hold my judgement true Shew it with any sign and from this place Or send me off exploded or with grace THE ELDER BROTHER A COMEDY Persons Represented in the Play Lewis a Lord. Miramont a Gentleman Brisac a Justice Brother to Miramont Sons to Brisac Charles a Scholar Eustace a Courtier two Courtiers friends to Eustace Egremont Cowsy Andrew Servant to Charles Servants to Brisac Cook Butler Priest Notary Servants Officers Angellina Daughter to Lewis Sylvia her Woman Lilly Wife to Andrew Ladies LECTORI Would'st thou all Wit all Comick Art survey Read here and wonder Fletcher writ the Play Actus primus Scena prima Enter Lewis Angellina and Sylvia Lewis NAY I must walk you farther Ang. I am tir'd Sir and ne'er shall foot it home Lew. 'T is for your health the want of exercise takes from your Beauties and sloth dries up your sweetness That you are my only Daughter and my Heir is granted and you in thankfulness must needs acknowledge you ever find me an indulgent Father and open handed Ang. Nor can you tax me Sir I hope for want of duty to deserve these favours from you Lew. No my Angellina I love and cherish thy obedience to me which my care to advance thee shall confirm all that I aim at is to win thee from the practice of an idle foolish state us'd by great Women who think any labour though in the service of themselves a blemish to their fair fortunes Ang. Make me understand Sir what 't is you point at Lew. At the custom how Virgins of wealthy Families waste their youth after a long sleep when you wake your Woman presents your Breakfast then you sleep again then rise and being trimm'd up by other hands y' are led to Dinner and that ended either to Cards or to your Couch as if you were born without motion after this to Supper and then to Bed and so your life runs round without variety or action Daughter Syl. Here 's a learned Lecture Lew. Frow this idleness Diseases both in body and in mind grow strong upon you where a stirring nature with wholesome exercise guards both from danger I 'd have thee rise with the Sun walk dance or hunt visit the Groves and Springs and learn the vertue of Plants and Simples Do this moderately and thou shalt not with eating Chalk or Coles Leather and Oatmeal and such other trash fall into the Green-sickness Syl. With your pardon were you but pleas'd to minister it I could prescribe a Remedy for my Lady's health and her delight too far transcending those your Lordship but now mention'd Lew. What is it Sylvia Syl. What is' t a noble Husband in that word a noble Husband all content of Woman is wholly comprehended He will rouse her as you say with the Sun and so pipe to her as she will dance ne'er doubt it and hunt with her upon occasion until both be weary and then the knowledge of your Plants and Simples as I take it were superfluous A loving and but add to it a gamesome Bedfellow being the sure Physician Lew. Well said Wench Ang. And who gave you Commission to deliver your Verdict Minion Syl. I deserve a Fee and not a frown dear Madam I but speak her thoughts my Lord and what her modesty refuses to give voice to Shew no mercy to a Maidenhead of fourteen but off with 't let her lose no time Sir Fathers that deny their Daughters lawful pleasures when 〈◊〉 for them in some kinds edge their appetites to taste of the fruit that is forbidden Lew. 'T is well urg'd and I approve it No more blushing Girl thy Woman hath spoke truth and so prevented what I meant to move to thee There dwells
Poet and the Player means to live THE SPANISH CURATE A COMEDY Persons Represented in the Play Don Henrique an uxorious Lord cruel to his Brother Don Jamie younger Brother to Don Henrique Bartolus a covetous Lawyer Husband to Amaranta Leandro a Gentleman who wantonly loves the Lawyers Wife Three Gentlemen Friend to Leandro Angelo Milanes Arsenio Ascanio Son to Don Henrique Octavio supposed Husband to Jacintha Lopez the Spanish Curate Diego his Sexton Assistant which we call a Judge Algaziers whom we call Serjeants 4 Parishioners Apparitor Singers Servants WOMEN Violante supposed Wife to Don Henrique Jacintha formerly contracted to Don Henrique Amaranta Wife to Bartolus A Woman Moor Servant to Amaranta The Scene Spain The principal Actors were Joseph Taylor John Lowin Nicholas Toolie William Eglestone Thomas Polard Robert Benfeild Actus primus Scena prima Enter Angelo Milanes and Arsenio Arsenio LEandro paid all Mil. 'T is his usual custom And requisite he should he has now put off The Funeral black your rich heir wears with joy When he pretends to weep for his dead Father Your gathering Sires so long heap muck together That their kind Sons to rid them of their care Wish them in Heaven or if they take a taste Of Purgatory by the way it matters not Provided they remove hence what is befaln To his Father in the other world I ask not I am sure his prayer is heard would I could use one For mine in the same method Ars Fie upon thee This is prophane Mil. Good Doctor do not school me For a fault you are not free from On my life Were all Heirs in Corduba put to their Oaths They would confess with me 't is a sound Tenet I am sure Leandro do's Ars He is th' owner Of a fair Estate Mil. And fairly he deserves it He 's a Royal Fellow yet observes a mean In all his courses careful too on whom He showers his bounties he that 's liberal To all alike may do a good by chance But never out of Judgment This invites The prime men of the City to frequent All places he resorts to and are happy In his sweet Converse Ars Don Jamie the Brother To the Grandee Don Henrique appears much taken With his behaviour Mil. There is something more in 't He needs his Purse and knows how to make use on 't T is now in fashion for your Don that 's poor To vow all Leagues of friendship with a Merchant That can supply his wants and howsoe're Don Jamie's noble born his elder Brother Don Henrique rich and his Revenues long since Encreas'd by marrying with a wealthy Heir Call'd Madam Vialante he yet holds A hard hand o're Jamie allowing him A bare annuity only Ars Yet 't is said He hath no child and by the Laws of Spain If he die without issue Don Jamie â—nherits his Estate Mil. Why that 's the reason Of their so many jarrs though the young Lord â—e sick of the elder Brother and in reason Should flatter and observe him he 's of a nature Too bold and fierce to stoop so but bears up Presuming on his hopes Ars What 's the young Lad That all of 'em make so much of Mil. 'T is a sweet one And the best condition'd youth I ever saw yet So humble and so affable that he wins The love of all that know him and so modest That in despight of poverty he would starve Rather than ask a courtesie He 's the Son Of a poor cast Captain one Octavio And She that once was call'd th'fair Jacinta Is happy in being his Mother for his sake Enter Jamie Leandro and Ascanio Though in their Fortunes faln they are esteem'd of And cherish'd by the best O here they come I now may spare his Character but observe him He 'l justifie my report Jam. My good Ascanio Repair more often to me above Women Thou ever shalt be welcome Asc My Lord your favours May quickly teach a raw untutour'd Youth To be both rude and sawcy Lean. You cannot be Too frequent where you are so much desir'd And give me leave dear friend to be your Rival In part of his affection I will buy it At any rate Jam. Stood I but now possess'd Of what my future hope presages to me I then would make it clear thou hadst a Patron That would not say but do yet as I am Be mine I 'le not receive thee as a servant But as my Son and though I want my self No Page attending in the Court of Spain Shall find a kinder master Asc I beseech you That my refusal of so great an offer May make no ill construction 't is not pride That common vice is far from my condition That makes you a denyal to receive A favour I should sue for nor the fashion Which the Country follows in which to be a servant In those that groan beneath the heavy weight Of poverty is held an argument Of a base abject mind I wish my years Were sit to do you service in a nature That might become a Gentleman give me leave To think my self one My Father serv'd the King As a Captain in the field and though his fortune Return'd him home a poor man he was rich In Reputation and wounds fairly taken Nor am I by his ill success deterr'd I rather feel a strong desire that sways me To follow his profession and if Heaven Hath mark'd me out to be a man how proud In the service of my Country should I be To trail a Pike under your brave command There I would follow you as a guide to honour Though all the horrours of the War made up To stop my passage Jam. Thou art a hopeful Boy And it was bravely spoken For this answer I love thee more than ever Mil. Pity such seeds Of promising courage should not grow and prosper Ang. What ever his reputed Parents be He hath a mind that speaks him right and noble Lean. You make him blush it needs not sweet Ascanio We may hear praises when they are deserv'd Our modesty unwounded By my life I would add something to the building up So fair a mind and if till you are fit To bear Arms in the Field you 'l spend some years In Salamanca I 'le supply your studies With all conveniences Asc Your goodness Signiors And charitable favours overwhelm me If I were of your blood you could not be More tender of me what then can I pay A poor Boy and a stranger but a heart bound to your service with what willingness I would receive good Sir your noble offer Heaven can bear witness for me but alas Should I embrace the means to raise my fortunes I must destroy the lives of my poor Parents To whow I ow my being they in me Place all their comforts and as if I were The light of their dim eyes are so indulgent They cannot brook one short dayes absence from me And what will hardly win belief though young I am their Steward and
Bless your good learning Sir Lop. And bless you also He bears a promising face there 's some hope toward Lea. I have a Letter to your worship Lop. VVell Sir From whence I pray you Lea. From Nova Hispania Sir And from an ancient friend of yours Lop. 'T is well Sir 'T is very well the devil a one I know there Die Take heed of a Snap Sir h 'as a cozening countenance I do not like his way Lop. Let him goe forward Cantabit vacuus They that have nothing fear nothing All I have to lose Diego is my learning And when he has gotten that he may put it in a Nut shell LETTER READ SIgnior Lopez Since my arrival from Cordova to these parts I have written divers Letters unto you but as yet received no Answer of any Good and very good And although so great a forgetfulness might cause a want in my due correspondence yet the desire I have still to serve you must more prevail with me Better and better the devil a man know I yet and therefore with the present occasion offered I am willing to crave a continuance of the favours which I have heretofore received from you and do recommend my Son Leandro the Bearer to you with request that he may be admitted in that Vniversitie till such time as I shall arrive at home his studies he will make you acquainted withall This kindness shall supply the want of your slackness And so heaven keep you Yours Alonzo Tiveria Alonzo Tiveria very well A very ancient friend of mine I take it For till this hour I never heard his name yet Lea. You look Sir as if ye had forgot my Father Lop. No no I look as I would remember him For that I never remembred I cannot forget Sir Alonzo Tiveria Lea. The same Sir Lop. And now i' th' Indies Lea. Yes Lop. He may be any where For ought that I consider Lea. Think again Sir You were Students both at one time in Salamanca And as I take it Chamber-fellows Lop. Ha Lea. Nay sure you must remember Lop. Would I could Lea. I have heard him say you were Gossips too Lop. Very likely You did not hear him say to whom for we Students May oft-times over-reach our memories Do'st thou remember Diego this same Signiour Thou hast been mine these twenty years Die Remember Why this Fellow would make ye mad Nova Hispania And Signiour Tiveria what are these He may as well name ye Friends out of Cataya Take heed I beseech your worship do you hear my friend ' You have no Letters for me Lea. Not any letter But I was charged to doe my Fathers love To the old honest Sexton Diego are you he Sir Dig. Ha have I friends and know 'em not my name is Diego But if either I remember you or your Father Or Nova Hispania I was never there Sir Or any kindred that you have for heaven sake Master Let 's cast about a little and consider We may dream out our time Lea. It seems I am deceiv'd Sir Yet that you are Don Lopez all men tell me The Curate here and have been some time Sir And you the Sexton Diego such I am sent to The letter tells as much may be they are dead And you of the like names succeed I thank ye Gentlemen Ye have done honestly in telling truth I might have been forward else For to that Lopez That was my Fathers friend I had a charge A charge of mony to deliver Gentlemen Five hundred Duckets a poor small gratuity But since you are not he Lop. Good Sir let me think I pray ye be patient Pray ye stay a little Nay let me remember I beseech ye stay Sir Di. An honest noble friend that sends so lovingly An old friend too I shall remember sure Sir Lop. Thou sayst true Diego Die 'Pray ye consider quickly Doe doe by any means me thinks already A grave staid gentleman comes to my memory Lea. He 's old indeed sir Die With a goodly white Beard For now he must be so I know he must be Signior Alonzo Master Lop. I begin to have him Die H 'as been from hence about some twenty years sir Lea. Some five and twenty sir Die You say most true Sir Just to an hour 't is now just five and twenty A fine straight timber'd man and a brave soldier He married let me see Lea. De Castro is Daughter Die The very same Lea. Thou art a very Rascal De Castro is the Turk to thee or any thing The Mony â—abbs 'em into strange remembrances For as many Duchets more they would remember Adam Lop. Give me your hand you are welcome to your country Now I remember plainly manifestly As freshly as if yesterdy I had seen him Most heartily welcome sinfull that I am Most sinfull man why should I lose this Gentleman This loving old Companion we had all one soul sir He dwelt here hard by at a handsome Lea. Farm sir You say most true Lop. Alonzo Tiveria Lord Lord that time should play the treacherous knave thus Why he was the only friend I had in Spain sir I knew your Mother too a handsome Gentlewoman She was married very young I married 'em I do remember now the Maskes and Sports then The Fire works and the fine delights good faith sir Now I look in your face whose eyes are those Diego Nay if he be not just Alonzo's picture Lea. Lord how I blush for these two impudents Die Well Gentleman I think your name 's Leandro Lea. It is indeed sir Gra'-mercy letter thou hadst never known else Die I have dandled ye and kist ye and plaid with ye A hundred and a hundred times and danc'd ye And swong ye in my Bell-ropes ye lov'd swinging Lop. A sweet Boy Lea. Sweet lying knaves What would these doe for thousands Lop. A wondrous sweet Boy then it was see now Time that consumes us shoots him up still sweeter How do's the noble Gentleman how fares he When shall we see him when will he bless his Country Lea. O very shortly Sir till his return He has sent me over to your charge Lop. And welcome Nay you shall know you are welcome to your friend sir Lea. And to my Study Sir which must be the Law To further which he would entreat your care To plant me in the favour of some man That 's expert in that knowledge for his pains I have three hundred Duckets more For my Diet Enough Sir to defray me which I am charged To take still as I use it from your custodie I have the mony ready and I am weary Lop. Sit down sit down and once more ye are most welcome The Law you have hit upon most happily Here is a Master in that art Bartolus A neighbour by to him I will prefer ye A learned man and my most loving neighbour I 'le doe ye faithfull service Sir Die He 's an Ass And so wee 'll use him he shall be a Lawyer Lâ—â— But
any thing lose our learned Vicar And our most constant friend honest dear Diego Die Yet all this will not do I 'le tell ye Neighbours And tell ye true if ye will have us stay If you will have the comforts of our companies You shall be bound to do us right in these points You shall be bound and this the obligation Dye when 't is fit that we may have fit duties And do not seek to draw out our undoings Marry try'd Women that are free and fruitful Get Children in abundance for your Christnings Or suffer to be got 't is equal justice Lop. Let Weddings Christnings Churchings Funerals And merry Gossippings go round go round still Round as a Pig that we may find the profit Die And let your old men fall sick handsomely And dye immediately their Sons may shoot up Let Women dye o' th' Sullens too t is natural But be sure their Daughters be of age first That they may stock us still your queazie young Wives That perish undeliver'd I am vext with And vext abundantly it much concerns me There 's a Childs Burial lost look that be mended Lop. Let 'em be brought to Bed then dye when they please These things considered Country-men and sworn to 2 All these and all our Sports again and Gambos 3 We must dye and we must live and we 'll be merry Every man shall be rich by one another 2 We are here to morrow and gone to day for my part If getting Children can be friend my Neighbours I 'le labour hard but I 'le fill your Font Sir 1 I have a Mother now and an old Father They are as sure your own within these two months 4 My Sister must be pray'd for too she is desperate Desperate in love Die Keep desperate men far from her Then 't will go hard do you see how melancholy Do you mark the man do you profess ye love him And would do any thing to stay his fury And are ye unprovided to refresh him To make him know your loves sie Neighbours 2 We 'll do any thing We have brought Musick to appease his spirit And the best Song we 'll give him Die 'Pray ye sit down Sir They know their duties now and they stand ready To tender their best mirth Lop. 'T is well proceed Neighbours I am glad I have brought ye to understand good manners Ye had Puritan hearts a-while spurn'd at all pastimes But I see some hope now Die We are set proceed Neighbours SONG 1 Let the Bells ring and let the Boys sing The young Lasses skip and play Let the Cups go round till round goes the ground Our Learned old Vicar will stay 2 Let the Pig turn merrily merrily ah And let the fat Goose swim For verily verily verily ah Our Vicar this day shall be trim 3 The stew'd Cock shall Crow Cock a-loodle-loo A loud Cock-a-loodle shall he Crow The Duck and the Drake shall swim in a lake Of Omons and Claret below Our Wives shall be neat to bring in our meat To thee our most noble adviser Our pains shall be great and Bottles shall sweat And we our selves will be wiser We 'll labour and swinck we 'll kiss and we 'll drink And Tithes shall come thicker and thicker We 'll fall to our Plow and get Children enough And thou shalt be learned old Vicar Enter Arsenio and Milanes Ars What ails this Priest how highly the thing takes it Mil. Lord how it looks has he not bought some Prebend Leandro's mony makes the Rascal merry Merry at heart he spies us Lop. Be gone Neighbours Here are some Gentlemen be gone good Neighbours Be gone and labour to redeem my favour No more words but be gone these two are Gentlemen No company for crusty-handed fellows Die We will stay for a year or two and try ye Lop. Fill all your hearts with joy we will stay with ye Be gone no more I take your pastimes graciously Exeunt Would ye with me my friends Parishioners Ars We would look upon ye For me thinks ye look lovely Lop. Ye have no Letters Nor any kind Remembrances Mil. Remembrances Lop From Nova Hispania or some part remote Sir You look like Travel'd men may be some old friends That happily I have forgot some Signiours In China or Cataya some Companions Die In the Moguls Court or else-where Ars They are mad sure Lop. Ye came not from Peru do they look Diego As if they had some mystery about ' em Another Don Alonzo now Die I marry And so much mony Sir from one you know not Let it be who it will Lop. They have gracious favours Would ye be private Mil. There 's no need on 't Sir We come to bring ye a Remembrance from a Merchant Lop. 'T is very well 't is like I know him Ars No Sir I do not think ye do Lop. A new mistake Diego Let 's carry it decently Ars We come to tell ye You have received great sums from a young Factor They call Leandro that has rob'd his Master Rob'd him and run away Die Let 's keep close Master This news comes from a cold Country Lop. By my faith it freezes Mil. Is not this true do you shrink now good-man Cura◠Do I not touch ye Lop. We have a hundred Duckets Yet left we do beseech ye Sir Mil. You 'll hang both Lop. One may suffice Die I will not hang alone Master I had the least part you shall hang the highest Plague o' this Tiveria and the Letter The Devil sent it post to pepper us From Nova Hispania we shall hang at home now Ars I see ye are penitent and I have compassion Ye are secure both do but what we charge ye Ye shall have more gold too and he shall give it Yet ne're indanger ye Lop. Command us Master Command us presently and see how nimbly Die And if we do not handsomely endeavour Ars Go home and till ye hear more keep private Till we appear again no words Vicar There 's something added Mil. For you too Lop. We are ready Mil. Go and expect us hourly if ye falter Though ye had twenty lives Die We are fit to lose ' em Lop. 'T is most expedient that we should hang both Die If we be hang'd we cannot blame our fortune Mil. Farewel and be your own friends Lop. We expect ye Exeunt SCENA III. Enter Octavio Jacintha and Ascanio Octa. We cited to the Court A Bar Table-book 2 〈◊〉 and Paper standish set 〈◊〉 Jac. It is my wonder Octa. But not our fear Jacintha wealthy men That have Estates to lose whose conscious thoughts Are full of inward guilt may shake with horrour To have their Actions sifted or appear Before the Judge But we that know our selves As innocent as poor that have no Fleece On which the Talons of the griping Law Can take sure hold may smile with scorn on all That can be urg'd against us Jac. I am confident There is no man so covetous
Jam. Good Sir intend this business And let this bawling fool no more words lawyer And no more angers for I guess your reasons This Gentleman I 'le justifie in all places And that fair Ladies worth let who dare cross it The Plot was cast by me to make thee jealous But not to wrong your wife she is fair and vertuous Die Take us to mercy too we beseech your honour We shall be justified the way of all flesh else Jam. No more talk nor no more dissention lawyer I know your anger 't is a vain and flight one For if you doe I 'le lay your whole life open A life that all the world shall I 'le bring witness And tip before a Judge the ulcerous villanies You know I know ye and I can bring witness Bar. Nay good Sir noble Sir Jam. Be at peace then presently Immediatley take honest and fair truce With your good wise and shake hands with that Gentleman H 'as honour'd ye too much and doe it cheerfully Lop. Take us along for Heaven sake too Bar. I am friends There is no remedie I must put up all And like my neighbours rub it out by th' shoulders And perfect friends Leandro now I thank ye And there 's my hand I have no more grudge to ye But I am too mean hence forward for your Companie Lea. I shall not trouble ye Ars We will be friends too Mil. Nay Lawyer you shall not fright us farther For all your devils we will bolt Bar. I grant ye The Gentleman 's your Bail and thank his coming Did not he know me too well you should smart â—or't Goe all in peace but when ye fool next Gentlemen Come not to me to Breakfast Die I 'le be bak'd first Bar. And pray ye remember when ye are bold and merry The Lawyers Banquet and the Sawce he gave ye Jam. Come goe along I have employmâ—nt to ye Employment for your lewd brains too to cool ye For all for every one All. We are all your Servants Die All all for any thing from this day forward I 'le hate all Breakfasts and depend on dinners Jam. I am glad you come off fair Lea. The fair has blest me Exeunt SCENA III. Enter Octavia Jacinta Arsenio Oct. This is the place but why we are appointed By Don Jamie to stay here is a depth I cannot sound Asc Believ 't he is too noble To purpose any thing but for our good Had I assurance of a thousand lives And with them perpetuitie of pleasure And should lose all if he prov'd only false Yet I durst run the hazard Jac. 'T is our comfort We cannot be more wretched than we are And death concludes all misery Ocâ— Undiscovered Enter Henrique Jamie We must attend him Asâ— Out stay is not long With him Don Henrique Jac. Now I fear Be â—â—lent Hen. Why dost thou follow me Jam. To save your life A pâ—ot is laid for 't all my wrongs forgot I have a Brothers Love Hen. But thy false self I fear no enemy Jam. You have no friend But what breathes in me If you move a step Beyond this ground you tread on you are lost Hen. 'T is by thy practice then I am sent hither To meet her that prefers my life and safetie Before her own Jam. That you should be abus'd thus With weak credulitie She for whose sake You have forgot we had one noble Father Or that one Mother bare us for whose love You brake a contract to which heaven was witness To satisfie whose pride and wilfull humour You have expos'd a sweet and hopefull Son To all the miseries that want can bring him And such a Son though you are most obdurate To give whom entertainment Savages Would quit their Caves themselves to keep him from Bleak cold and hunger This dissembling woman This Idol whom you worship all your love And service trod under her feet designs you To fill a grave or dead to lye a prey For Wolves and Vulâ—ms Hen. 'T is false I defie thee And stand upon my Guard Enter Leandro Milanes Arsenio Bart. Lopez Diego Octavio Jacinta Ascanio and Servants Jam. Alas 't is weak Come on since you will teach me to be cruel By having no faith in me take your fortune Bring the rest forth and bind them fast Oct. My Lord. Asc In what have we offended Jam. I am deaf And following my will I do not stand Accomptable to reason See her Ring The first pledge of your love and service to her Deliver'd as a Warrant for your death These â—ags of gold you gave up to her trust The use of which you did deny your self Bestow'd on me and with a prodigal hand Whom â—he pick'd forth to be the Architect Of her most bloudy building and to see These Instruments to bring Materials To raise it up she bad me spare no cost And as a surplusage offer'd her self To be at my devotion Hen. O accurs'd Jam. But be incredulous still think this my plot â—aâ—â—en excuses to your self and swear That she is innocent that she doats on ye To have this as a fearfull Dream and that 〈◊〉 he not at my mercy which in this I wâ—â—l â—hâ— only She heâ— self shall give 〈…〉 â—ull Sentâ—nâ—e to remove all scruple Who 't is that sends you to the other world Enter Violante Appears my Violante speak my dearest Do's not the object please you Viol. More than if All treasure that 's above the earth with that That lyes conceal'd in both the Indian Mines Were laid down at my feet O bold Jamy Thou only canst deserve me Jam. I am forward And as you easily may perceive I sleep not On your commands Enter Assistant and Officers Viol. But yet they live I look'd To find them dead Jam. That was deferr'd that you Might triumph in their misery and have the power To say they are not Viol. 'T was well thought upon This kiss and all the pleasures of my Bed This night shall thank thee Hen. Monster Viol. You Sir that Would have me Mother Bastards being unable To honour me with one Child of mine own That underneath my roof kept your cast-Strumpet And out of my Revenues would maintain Her riotous issue now you find what 't is To tempt a woman with as little feeling As I turn off a slave that is unfit To doe me service or a horse or dog That have out-liv'd their use I shake thee off To make thy peace with heaven Hen. I do deserve this And never truly felt before what sorrow Attends on wilfull dotage Viol. For you Mistris That had the pleasure of his youth before me And triumph'd in the fruit that you had by him But that I think to have the Bastard strangled Before thy face and thou with speed to follow The way he leads thee is sufficient torture I would cut off thy nose put out thine eyes And set my foot on these bewitching lips That had the start of mine but as thou art Goe to the
stately and as crafty and stands I warrant you Hair Let her stand sure she falls before us else coâ—â— let 's go seek Valentine Mer. This Widow seems a Gallant Vncle A goodly Woman and to her handsomness 〈◊〉 bears her state reserved and great Fortune has made 〈◊〉 Mistress of a full means and well she knows to use it Mer. I would Valentine had her Vncle There 's no hope of that Sir Mer. O' that condition he had his Mortgage in again Vncle I would he had Mer. Seek means and see what I 'le do however let â—e Money be paid in I never sought a Gentlemans undoâ—g nor eat the bread of other mens vexations you told â—e of another Brother Vncle Yes Sir more miserable than he for he has eat â—m and drunk him up a handsome Gentleman and fine â—holar Enter three Tenants Mer. What are these Vnc. The Tenants they 'll do what they can Mer. It is well prepared be earnest honest friends and â—â—d upon him he is deaf to his own good Lance. We mean to tell him part of our minds an 't please â—ou Mer. Do and do it home and in what my care may â—elp or my perswasions when we meet next Vnc. Do but perswade him fairly and for your money â—ine and these mens thanks too and what we can be able Mer. Y' are most honest you shall find me no less and 〈◊〉 I leave you prosper your business my friends Ex. Mer. Vnc. Pray Heaven it may Sir Lance. Nay if he will be mad I 'le be mad with him and â—ell him that I 'le not spare him his Father kept good Meat â—ood Drink good Fellows good Hawks good Hounds â—nd bid his Neighbours welcome kept him too and supâ—lied his prodigality yet kept his state still must we turn Tenants now after we have lived under the race of Gentry â—nd maintained good Yeomantry to some of the City to 〈◊〉 great shoulder of Mutton and a Custard and have our â—ate turned into Cabbidge Gardens must it be so Vnc. You must be milder to him Lance. That 's as he makes his game Vnc. Intreat him lovingly and make him feel Lance. I 'le pinch him to the bones else Valen. Within And tell the Gentleman I 'le be with â—im presently say I want money too I must not fail boy Lance. You 'l want Cloaths I hope Enter Valentine Val. Bid the young Courtier repair to me anon I 'le read â—o him Vnc. He comes de diligent but not too rugged start â—im but affright him not Val. Phew are you there Vnc. We come to see you Nephew be not angry Val. Why do you dog me thus with these strange peoâ—le why all the world shall never make me rich more â—or master of these troubles Tenants We beseech you for our poor Childrens sake Val. Who bid you get ' em have you not threshing work â—nough but Children must be bang'd out o' th' sheaf too other men with all their delicates and healthful diets can â—et but wind eggs you with a clove of Garlick a piece of Cheese would break a Saw and sowre Milk can mount â—ike Stallions and I must maintain these tumblers Lance. You ought to maintain us we have maintained you and when you slept provided for you who bought the Silk you wear I think our labours reckon you 'll find it so who found your Horses perpetual pots of Ale maintain'd your Taverns and who extol'd you in the Half-crown-boxes where you might sit and muster all the Beauties we had no hand in these no we are all puppies Your Tenants base vexations Val. Very well Sir Lance. Had you Land Sir and honest men to serve your purposes honest and faithful and will you run away from 'em betray your self and your poor Tribe to misery mortgage all us like old Cloaks where will you hunt next you had a thousand Acres fair and open The Kings-Bench is enclosed there 's no good â—iding the Counter is full of thoâ— as and brakes take heed Siâ— and boggs you 'l quickly find what broth they 're made of Val. Y' are short and pithy Lance. They say y' are a fine Gentleman and of excellent judgement they report you have a wit keep your self out o' th' Rain and take your Cloak with you which by interpretation is your State Sir or I shall think your same belied you you have money and may have means Val. I pretâ—ee leave pâ—ating does my good lye within thy brain to further or my undoing in thy pity go go get you home there whistle to your Hoâ—ses and let them edifie away fow Hemp to hang your selves withal what am I to you or you to me am I your Landlord puppies Vnc. This is unâ—â—vil Val. More unmerciful you to vex me with these Bacon Broth and Puddings they are the walking shapes of all my sorrows 3 Tenants Your Fathers Worship would have used us better Val. My Fathers Worship was a Fool. Lance. Hey hey boys old Valentine i'saith the old boy still Vnc. Fie Cousin Val. I mean besotted to his state he had never left me the misery of so much means else which till I fold was a meer meagrim to me If you will talk turn out these Tenants they are as killing to my nature Uncle as water to a Feaver Lance. We will go but it is like Rams to come again the stronger and you shall keep your state Val. Thou lyest I will not Lance. Sweet Sir thou lyest thou shalt and so good morrow Exeunt Tenants Val. This was my man and of a noble breeding now to your business Uncle Vnc. To your state then Val. 'T is gone and I am glad on 't name it no more 't is that I pray against and Heaven has heard me I tell you Sir I am more fearful of it I mean of thinking of more lands or livings than sickly men are travelling of Sundays for being quell'd with Carriers out upon 't cavâ—at emptor let the fool out-sweat it that thinks he has got a catch on 't Vnc. This is madness to be a wilful begger Val. I am mad then and so I mean to be will that content you How bravely now I live how joâ—â—nd how near the first inheritance without fears how free from tâ—â—e troubles Vne And from means too Val. Means why all good men's my means my wit 's my Plow the Town 's my stock Tavern 's my standing house and all the world knows there 's no want all Gentlemen that love Society love me all Purses that wit and pleasure opens are my Tenants every mans Cloaths fit me the next fair lodging is but my next remove and when I please to be more eminent and take the Air a piece is levâ—ed and a Coach prepared and I go I care not whither what need state here Vnc. But say these means were honest will they last Sir Val. Far longer than your jerkin and wear fairer should I take ought of you 't is true I beg'd now or which is
worse than that I stole a kindness and which is worst of all I lost my way in 't your mind 's enclosed nothing lies open nobly your very thoughts are Hinds that work on nothing but daily sweat and trouble were my way so full of dirt as this 't is true I 'd shift it are my acquaintance Grasiers but Sir know no man that I am allied to in my living but makes it equal whether his own use oâ— my necessity pull first nor is this forc'd but the meeâ— quality and poisure of goodness and do you think I venture nothing equal Vnc. You pose me Cousin Val. What 's my knowledge Uncle is' t not worth mony what 's my understanding travel reading wit all these digested my daily making men some to speak that too much â—legm had frozen up some that spoke too much to hold their peace and put their tongues to pensions some to wear then cloaths and some to keep 'em these are nothing Uncle besides these wayes to teach the way of nature a manly love community to all that are deservers not examining how much or what 's done for them 't is wicked and such a one like you chews his thoughts doule making 'em only food for his repentance Enter two Servants 1 Ser. This cloak and hat Sir and my Masters love Val. Commend's to thy Master and take that and leave ' â—m at my lodging 1 Ser. I shall do it Sir Val. I do not think of these things 2 Ser. Please you Sir I have gold here for you Val. Give it me drink that and commend me to thy Master look you Uncle do I beg these Vnc. No sure 't is your worth Sir Val. 'T is like enough but pray satisfie me are not these ways as honest as persecuting the starved inheritance with musty Corn the very rats were fain to run away from or selling rotten wood by the pound like spices which Gentlemen do after burn by th'ounces do not I know your way of feeding beasts with grains and windy stuff to blow up Butchers your racking Pastures that have eaten up as many â—â—nging Shepherds and their issues as Andeluzia breeds these are authentique I tell you Sir I would not change ways with you unless it were to sell your state that hour and if it were possible to spend it then too for all your Beans in Rumnillo now you know me Vnc. I would you knew your self but since you are grown such a strange enemy to all that sits you give me leave to make your Brothers fortune Val. How Vnc. From your mortgage which yet you may recover I 'le find the means Val. Pray save your labour Sir my Brother and my self will run one fortune and I think what I hold a meer vexation cannot be safe for him I love him better he has wit at will the world has means he shall live without this trick of state we are heirs both and all the world before us Vnc. My last offer and then I am gone Val. What is' t and then I 'le answer Vnc. What think you of a wise yet to restore you and tell me seriously without these trifles Val. And you can find one that can please my fancy you shall not find me stubborn Vnc. Speak your Woman Val One without eyes that is self commendations for when they find they are handsom they are unwholsome one without ears not giving time to flatterers for she that hears her self commended wavers and points men out a way to make 'em wicked one without substance of her self that woman without the pleasure of her life that 's wanton though she be young forgetting it though fair making her glass the eyes of honest men not her own admiration all her ends obedience all her hours new blessings if there may be such a woman Vnc. Yes there may be Val. And without state too Vnc. You are disposed to trifle well fare you well Sir when you want me next you 'l seek me out a better sence Val. Farewell Uncle and as you love your estate let not me hear on 't Exit Vnc. It shall not trouble you I 'le watch him still And when his friends fall off then bend his will Exit Enter Isabella and Luce. Luce. I know the cause of all this sadness now your sister â—a â—ngâ—ost all the brave Lovers Isab She has where withall much good may 't do her prethee speak softly we are open to mens ears Luce. Fear not we are safe we may see all that pass her all and make our selves merry with their language aâ— yet stand undiscovered be not melancholy you are as far as she Isab Who I I thank you I am as haste ordain'd me 〈◊〉 thing slubber'd my sister is a goodly portly Lady a woâ— of a presence she spreads sattens as the Kings ships 〈◊〉 canvas every where she may spare me her misen and 〈◊〉 bonnets strike her main Petticoat and yet outsail me 〈…〉 am a Carvel to her Luce. But a tight one Isab She is excellent well built too Luce. And yet she 's old Isab She never saw above one voyage Luce and crâ— me after another her Hull will serve again a right goâ— Merchant she plaies and sings too dances and discourses comes very near Essays a pretty Poet begins to piddle wâ— Philosophie a subtil Chymick Wench and can exâ—â— the Spirit of mens Estates she has the light before her and cannot miss her choice for me 't is reason I wait my â—eâ—â— fortune Luce. You are so bashfull Isab It is not at first word up and ride thou art cozen that would shew mad i' faith besides we lose the main peâ—â— of our politick government if we become provokers theâ— we are fair and fit for mens imbraces when like towâ— they lie before us ages yet not carried hold out thâ— strongest batteries then compound too without the lâ—â— of honour and march off with our fair wedding Coloâ— slying Who are these Enter Franc. and Lance. Luce. I know not nor I care not Isab Prethee peace then a well built Gentleman Luce. But poorly thatcht Lance. Has he devour'd you too Fran. H 'as gulp'd me down Lance. Lance. Left you no means to study Fran. Not a farthing dispatcht my poor annuity I thaâ— him here 's all the hope I have left one bare ten shillings Lan. You are sit for great mens services Fran. I am sit but who 'le take me thus mens miseries are now accounted stains in their natures I have travelled and I have studied long observed all Kingdoms know all the promises of Art and manners yet that I am not bold tâ— cannot flatter I shall not thrive all these are but vain Studies art thou so rich as to get me a lodging Lance Lan. I 'le sell the titles of my house else my Horse my Hawk nay's death I 'le pawn my wife Oh Mr. Francis that I should see your Fathers house fall thus Isab An honest fellow Lan. Your Fathers house that fed me that
comes near him buy but a Glass 〈◊〉 you be yet so wealthy and look there who Val. Well said old Copihold Lan. My heart 's good Freehold Sir and so you 'l find 〈◊〉 this Gentleman 's your Brother your hopeful Brother fâ—â— there is no hope of you use him thereafter Val. E'ne as well as I use my self what wouldst thou haâ—e Frank Fran. Can you procure me a hundred pound Lan. Hark what he saies to you O try your wits 〈◊〉 say you are excellent at it for your Land has lain long â—â—â—rid and unsensible Fran. And I 'le forget all wrongs you see my state and 〈◊〉 what wretchedness your will has brought me but what it may be by this benefit if timely done and like a noble Brother both you and I may feel and to our comforts Val. A hundred pound dost thou know what thou hast said Boy Fran. I said a hundred pound Val. Thou hast said more than any man can justifie beâ—â—eve it procure a hundred pounds I say to thee there 's no â—uch sum in nature forty shillings there may be now i' th' Mint and that 's a Treasure I have seen five pound but let me â—ell it and 't is as wonderful as Calves with five Legs here 's â—â—ve â—illings Frank the harvest of five weeks and a good â—rop too take it and pay thy first fruits I 'le come down â—nd eat it out Fran. 'T is patience must meet with you Sir not love Lanc. Deal roundly and leave these fiddle faddles Val. Leave thy prating thou thinkest thou art a notable wise fellow thou and thy rotten Sparrow Hawk two of the reverent Lanc. I think you are mad or if you be not will be with the next moon what would you have him do Val. How Lanc. To get money first that 's to live you have shewed him how to want Val. ' Slife how do I live why what dull fool would ask that question three hundred three pilds more I and live bravely the better half o' th' Town live most gloriously â—nd ask them what states they have or what Annuities â—r when they pray for seasonable Harvests thou hast a handsome Wit stir into the world Frank stir stir for shame thou art a pretty Scholar ask how to live write write write any thing the World 's a fine believing World write News Lan. Dragons in Sussex Sir or fiery Battels seen in the Air at Aspurge Val. There 's the way Frank and in the tail of these â—right me the Kingdom with a sharp Prognostication that shall scowt them Dearth upon Dearth like leven Taffaties predictions of Sea-breaches Wars and want of Herâ—ings on our Coast with bloudy Noses Lan. Whirl-winds that shall take off the top of Granâ—ham Steeple and clap it on Pauls and after these a Lenâ—oy to the City for their sins Val. Probatum est thou canst not want a pension go switch me up a Covey of young Scholars there 's twenty nobles and two loads of Coals are not these ready wayes Cosmography thou art deeply read in draw me a Map from the Mermaid I mean a midnight Map to scape the Watches and such long sensless examinations and Gentlemen shall feed thee right good Gentlemen I cannot stay â—ong Lan. You have read learnedly and would you have him follow these Megera's did you begin with Ballads Fran. Well I will leave you I see my wants are grown ridiculous yours may be so I will not curse you neither you may think when these wanton fits are over who bred me and who ruined me look to your self Sir a providence I wait on Val. Thou art passionate hast thou been brought up with Girls Enter Shorthose with a bag Short Rest you merry Gentlemen Val. Not so merry as you suppose Sir Short Pray stay a while and let me take a view of you I may put my Spoon into the wrong Pottage-pot else Val. Why wilt thou muster us Short No you are not he you are a thought too handsome Lan. Who wouldst thou speak withal why dost thou peep so Short I am looking birds nests I can find none in your bush beard I would speak with you black Gentleman Fran. With me my friend Short Yes sure and the best friend Sir it seems you spake withal this twelve month Gentleman there 's money for you Val. How Short There 's none for you Sir be not so brief not a penny law how he itches at it stand off you stir my colour Lan. Take it 't is money Short You are too quick too first be sure you have it you seem to be a Faulkoner but a foolish one Lan. Take it and say nothing Short You are cozen'd too 't is take it and spend it Fran. From whom came it Sir Short Such another word and you shall have none on 't Fran. I thank you Sir I doubly thank you Short Well Sir then buy you better Cloaths and get your Hat drest and your Laundress to wash your Boots white Fran. Pray stay Sir may you not be mistaken Short I think I am give me the money again come quick quick quick Fran. I would be loth to render till I am sure it be so Short Hark in your ear is not your name Francisco Fran. Yes Short Be quiet then it may Thunder a hundred times before such stones fall do you not need it Fran. Yes Short And 't is thought you have it Fran. I think I have Short Then hold it fast 't is not fly-blown you may pay for the poundage you forget your self I have not seen a Gentleman so backward a wanting Gentleman Fran. Your mercy Sir Short Friend you have mercy a whole bag full of mercy be merry with it and be wise Fran. I would fain if it please you but know Short It does not please me tell over your money and be not mad Boy Val. You have no more such bags Short More such there are Sir but few I fear for you I have cast your water you have wit you need no money Exit Lan. Be not amazed Sir 't is good gold good old gold this is restorative and in good time it comes to do you good keep it and use it let honest fingers feel it yours be too quick Sir Fran. He named me and he gave it me but from whom Lan. Let 'em send more and then examine it this can be but a Preface Fran. Being a stranger of whom can I deserve this Lan. Sir of any man that has but eyes and manly understanding to find mens wants good men are bound to do so Val. Now you see Frank there are more wayes than certainties now you believe What Plow brought you this Harvest what sale of Timber Coals or what Annuities These feed no Hinds nor wait the expectation of Quarter-daies you see it showers in to you you are an Ass lie plodding and lie fooling about this Blazing Star and that bo-peep whining and fasting to find the natural reason why a Dog turns twice about before he lie
Exeunt Uncle Lance Font. 'T is true he is a knave I ever thought it Hare And we are fools tame fools Bell. Come let 's go seek him he shall be hang'd before he colt us basely Exeâ—â— Enter Isabella Luce. Isab Art sure she loves him Luce. Am I sure I live and I have clapt on such accomendation on your revenge Isab Faith he is a pretty Gentleman Luce. Handsome enough and that her eye has sound 〈◊〉 Isa He talks the best they say and yet the maddest Luce. H 'as the right way Isa How is she Luce. Bears it well as if she cared not but a man may 〈◊〉 with half an eye through all her forced behaviour and â—d who is her Valentine Isa Come let 's go see her I long to prosecute Luce. By no means Mistress let her take better hold â—st Isab I could burst now Exeunt Enter Valentine Fountain Bellamore Harebrain Val. Upbraid me with your benefits you Pilchers you â—tten sold slight fellows was 't not I that undertook â—u first from empty barrels and brought those barking â—ouths that gaped like bung-holes to utter sence where â—t you understanding who taught you manners and apt â—â—riage to rank your selves who filled you in fit Taveâ—ns â—re those born with your worships when you came hither â—at brought you from the Universities of moment matter â—allow you besides your small base sentences Bell. 'T is well Sir Val. Long Cloaks with two-hand-rapiers boot-hosâ—s â—th penny poses and twenty fools opinions who looked 〈◊〉 you but piping rites that knew you would be prizing â—d Prentices in Paul's Church-yard that scented your want 〈◊〉 Britains Books Enter Widow Luce Hairbrain Font. This cannot save you Val. Taunt my integrity you Whelps Bell. You may talk the stock we gave you out but see no â—ther Hair You tempt our patience we have found you out â—d what your trust comes to ye 're well feathered thank 〈◊〉 and think now of an honest course 't is time men now â—gin to look and narrowly into your tumbling tricks â—ey are stale Wid. Is not that he Luce. 'T is he Wid. Be still and mark him Val. How miserable will these poor wretches be when I â—sake ' em but things have their necessities I am soâ—â—y what a vomit must they turn again now to their own â—t Dunghil breeding never hope after I cast you off you â—n of Motley you most undone things below pity any â—t has a soul and six pence dares relieve you my name â—ll bar that blessing there 's your Cloak Sir keep it â—se to you it may yet preserve you a sortnight longer â—m the fool your Hat pray be covered and there 's â— Sattin that your Worship sent me will serve you at a â—es yet â—eunt Nay faith Sir you may e'ne rub these out now Val. No such relique nor the least rag of such a sordid â—akness shall keep me warm these Breeches are mine â—n purchased and paid for without your compassion Christian Breeches founded in Black-Friers and so I 'le â—intain ' em Hare So they seem Sir Val. Only the thirteen shillings in these Breeches and â—e odd groat I take it shall be yours Sir a mark to â—ow a Knave by pray preserve it do not displease more â— take it presently now help me off with my Boots Hare We are no Grooms Sir Val. For once you shall be do it willingly or by this â—nd I 'le make you Bell. To our own Sir we may apply our hands Val. There 's your Hangers you may deserve a strong â—r and a girdle will hold you without buckles now I am â—rfect and now the proudest of your worships tell me I beholding to you Fouâ—t No such matter Val. And take heed how you pity me 't is dangerous â—eeding dangerous to prate of pity which are the poorer â—u are now puppies I without you or you without my â—owledge be Rogues and so be gone be Rogues and reâ— not for if you do Bell. Only thus much and then we 'll leave you the Air is far sharper than our anâ—â—â— Su and thâ—se you may reserve to rail in waâ—meâ— Hare Pray have a care Sir of your health Ex 〈◊〉 Val. Yes Hog hounds more than you can have or your wits 't is cold and I am very sensible extreamly 〈◊〉 too yet I will not off till I have shamed these Rascals I have in suâ—ed as ill heats as another and every way â—â— oâ— could perish my body you 'll b at th◠〈…〉 I aâ— colder here not a poor penny â—â—ft Enter Uncle 〈…〉 Vâ—â— 'Thas taâ—en raâ—elâ— and now 〈…〉 he 〈◊〉 ruled Lan. To him to whim abusâ— him and 〈◊〉 him 〈◊〉 Vnc. Why how now 〈…〉 weather Val. As you see Sir in a â—ot ht I 〈…〉 Vnc. But Couâ—â— where 〈◊〉 you 〈…〉 are no inheritance 〈◊〉 scruple may compound with 〈◊〉 I take it this is no fashion Cousin Val. Not much followed I must confess yet Uncle I determine to try what may be done next Term. Lance. How came you thus Sir for you are strangely moved Val. Rags toys and trifles fit only for those fools that first possessed 'em and to those Knaves they are rendred Freemen Uncle ought to appear like innocents old Adam a fair Fig-leas sufficient Vnc. Take me with you were these your friends that clear'd you thus Val. Hang friends and even reckonings that make friends Vnc. I thought till now there â—aâ— been no such living no such purchase for all the rest is laâ—our as a 〈◊〉 oâ— honourable friends do such men as you Sir in him of all your understandings travels and those great gâ—ttâ— of nature aim at no more than casting off your Coatâ— I am strangely cozen'd Lance. Should not the Town shake at the cold you feeâ— now and all the Gently suffer interdiction no more sensâ— spoken all things â—oth and Vandal tâ—ll you be summed again Velvets and Scaâ—lets anointed with gold â—â—â—e and Cloth of silver turned into Spanish Cottens for a penance wits blasted with your Bulls and Taverns withered as though the Term lay at St Albans Val. Gentlemen you have spoken long and levâ—â— I beseech you take breath a while and hear me you imagine now by the twirling of your strings that I am at the last as also that my friends are flown like Swallows after Summer Vnc. Yes Sir Val. And that I have no more in this poor Pannieâ— to raise me up again above your rents Uncle Vnc. All this I do believe Val. You have no mind to better me Vnc. Yes Cousin and to that â—nd I come and once more offer you all that my power is matter of Val. A match then lay me down â—â—â—y pounds there Vnc. There it is Sir Val. And on it write that you are pleased to give this as due unto my merit without caution of 〈…〉 tedious thanks or thrist hereafter to be â—opâ—â— for Vnc. How Luce lâ—yâ— a Sâ—â—t and 〈…〉 Val. Without daâ—ing when you are dâ—â—â—k to 〈◊〉 of revilings
horses Sir Are well set up in Bruges all by this time You look as you were not well Sir and would be â—cortly let blood do you want a scarf Van-d. A halter Ger. 'T was like your self honest and noble Hubert Can'st thou behold these mirrors all together Of thy long false and bloody usurpation Thy tyrrannous proscription and fresh treason And not so see thy self as to fall down And sinking force a grave with thine own guilt As deep as hell to cover thee and it Wol. No I can stand and praise the toyles that took me And laughing in them dye they were brave snares Flo. 'T were truer valour if thou durst repent The wrongs th' hast done and live Wol. Who I repent And say I am sorry yes 't is the fool's language And not for Wolfort Van-d. Wolfort thou art a Devil And speakst his language oh that I had my longing Under this row of trees now would I hang him Flo. No let him live until he can repent But banish'd from our State that is thy doom Van-d. Then hang his worthy Captain here this Hemskirk For profit of th' example Flo. No let him Enjoy his shame too with his conscious life To shew how much our innocence contemns All practice from the guiltiest to molest us Van-d. A noble Prince Ger. Sir you must help to join Apair of hands as they have done their hearts here And to their loves with joy Flo. As to mine own My gracious Sister worthiest Brother Van. I 'le go afore and have the bon-fire made My fire-works flap dragons and good backrack With a peek of little fishes to drink down In healths to this day Hig. 'Slight here be changes The Bells ha' not so many nor a dance Prig. Prig. Our Company 's grown horrible thin by it What think you Ferret Fer. Many I do think That we might all be Lords now if we could stand for 't Hig. Not I if they should offer it I 'le dislodge first Remove the Bush to another climat Ger. Sir you must thank this worthy Burgomaster Here be friends ask to be look'd on too And thank'd who though their trade and course of life Be not so perfect but it may be better'd Have yet us'd me with courtesy and been true Subjects unto me while I was their King A place I know not well how to resign Nor unto whom But this I will entreat Your grace command them follow you to Bruges Where I will take the care on me to find Some manly and more profitable course To fit them as a part of the Republique Flo. Do you hear Sirs do so Hig. Thanks to your good grace Prig. To your good Lordship Fer. May you both live long all but Beggars Ger. Attend meat Van-dunks the Burgomasters Ex. Hig. Yes to beat hemp and be whipt twice a week Or turn the wheel for Crab the Rope maker Or learn to go along with him his course That 's a fine course now i' the common-wealth Prig. What say you to it Prig. It is the backwardst course I know i' the world Hig. Then Higgen will scarce thrive by it You do conclude Prig. 'Faith hardly very hardly Hig. Troth I am partly of your mind Prince Prig And therefore farewel Flanders Higgen will seek Some safer shelter in some other Climat With this his tatter'd Colony Let me see Snap Ferret Prig and Higgen all are left O' the true blood what shall we into England Prig. Agreed Hig. Then bear up bravely with your Brute my lads Higgen hath prig'd the prancers in his dayes And sold good penny-worths we will have a course The Spirit of Bottom is grown bottomless Prig. I 'le mand no more nor cant Hig. Yes your sixpenny worth In private Brother sixpence is a sum I 'le steal you any mans Dogg for Prig. For sixpence more You 'l tell the owner where he is Hig. 'T is right Higgen must practise so must Prig to eat And write the Letter and gi' the word But now No more as either of these Prig. But as true Beggars As e're we were Hig. We stand here for an Epilogue Ladies your bounties first the rest will follow For womens savours are a leading alms If you be pleas'd look cheerly throw your eyes Out at your masks Prig. And let your beauties sparkle Hig. So may you ne'er want dressings Jewels gowns Still I the fashion Prig. Nor the men you love Wealth nor discourse to please you Hig. May you Gentlemen Never want good fresh suits nor liberty Prig. May every Merchant here see safe his ventures Hig. And every honest Citizen his debts in Prig. The Lawyers again good Clyents Hig. And the Clyents good Counsel Prig. All the Gamesters here good fortune Hig. The Drunkards too good wine Prig. The eaters meat Fit for their tastes and palats Hig. The good wives kind Husbands Prig. The young maids choyce of Sutors Hig. The Midwives merry hearts Prig. And all good cheer Hig. As you are kind unto us and our Bush We are the Beggars and your daily Beadsmen And have your mony but the Alms we ask And live by is your Grace give that and then We 'l boldly say our word is Come again THE Humourous Lieutenant A TRAGI-COMEDY Persons Represented in the Play King Antigonus an old Man with young desires Demetrius Son to Antigonus in love with Celia Three Kings equal sharers with Antigonus of what Alexander had with united powers opposing Antigonus Seleucus â—ysimachus Ptolomie Leontius a brave old merry Souldier assistant to Demetrius Servants to Antigonus and his vices Timon Charinthus â—enippus The Humourous Lieutenant Gentlemen Friends and followers of Demetrius 〈◊〉 Embassadors from the three Kings Gentlemen-Vshers Grooms Citizens Physicians Herald Magician Souldiers Host WOMEN Celia alias Evanthe Daughter to Seleucus Mistris to Demetrius Leucippe a Bawd Agent for the Kings lust Ladies Citizens Wives Governesse to Celia A Country-Woman Phoebe her Daughter 2 Servants of the game The Scene Greece The principal Actors were Henry Condel John Lowin Richard Sharpe Robert Benfeild Joseph Taylor William Eglestone John Vnderwood Thomas Polard Actus primus Scena prima Enter 2 Ushers and Grooms with perfumes 1 Vsher ROund round perfume it round quick look ye Diligently the state be right are these the richest Cushions Fie fie who waits i' th' wardrobe 2 Vsh But pray tell me do you think for certain â—hese Embassadours shall have this morning audience 1 Vsh They shall have it Lord that you live at Court â—nd understand not I tell you they must have it 2 Vsh Upon what necessity 1 Vsh Still you are out of the trick of Court fell your place Enter Ladies and Gentlemen And sow your grounds you are not for this tillage Madams the best way is the upper lodgings There you may see at ease Ladies We thank you Sir Ex. Ladies Gent. 1 Vsh Would you have all these slighted who should report then The Embassadors were handsome men his beard A neat one the fire
above twenty times And yet I know not what a Devil 's in 't I crawled away and lived again still I am hurt plaguiâ—y But now I have nothing near so much pain Colonel They have sliced me for that maladie Dem. All the young men lost Lie I am glad you are here but they are all i' th' poundâ—â— They 'l never ride o're other mens corn again I take it Such frisking and such flaunting with their feathers And such careering with their Mistres favours And here must he be pricking out for honour And there got he a knock and down goes pilgarlick Commends his soul to his she-saint and Exit Another spurs in there cryes make room villains I am a Lord scarce spoken but with reverence A Rascal takes him o're the face and fells him There lyes the Lord the Lord be with him Leo. Now Sir Do you find this truth Dem. I would not Lieu. Pox upon it They have such tender bodies too such Culisses That one good handsom blow breaks 'em a pieces Leo. How stands the Enemy Lieu. Even cool enough too For to say truth he has been shrewdly heated The Gentleman no doubt will fall to his jewlips Leo. He marches not i' th' tail on 's Lieu. No plague take him He 'l kiss our tails as soon he looks upon us As if he would say if ye will turn again friends We will belabor you a little better And beat a little more care into your coxcombs Now shall we have damnable Ballads out against us Most wicked madrigals and ten to one Colonel Sung to such lowsie lamentable tunes Leo. Thou art merry How e're the game goes good Sir be not troubled A better day will draw this back again Pray go and cheer those left and lead 'em off They are hot and weary Dem. I 'le doe any thing Leo. Lieutenant send one presently away Toth ' King and let him know our state and hark ye Be sure the messenger advise his Majestie To comfort up the Prince he 's full of sadness Lieu. When shall I get a Surgeon this hot weather Unless I be well pepper'd I shall stink Colonel Leo. Go I 'le prepare thee one Lieu. If ye catch me then Fighting again I 'le eat hay with a horse Eâ—â— SCENA III. Enter Leucippe reading and two Maids at a Table writing Leu. Have ye written to Merione 1 Ma. Yes Madam Leu. And let her understand the hopes she has If she come speedilie 1 Ma. All these are specified Leu. And of the chain is sent her And the rich stuff to make her shew more handsom here 1 Maid All this is done Madam Leu. What have you dispatcht there 2 Maid A letter to the Country maid and 't please ye Leu. A pretty girle but peevish plaguy peevish Have ye bought the embroydered gloves and that purse 〈…〉 And the new Curle 2 Maid They are ready packt up Madam Leu. Her maiden head will yield me let me see now She is not fifteen they say for her complexion Cloe Cloe Cloe here I have her Cloe the Daughter of a Country Gentleman Her age upon fifteen now her complexion A lovely brown here 't is eyes black and rolling The body neatly built she strikes a Lute well â—gs most inticingly these helps consider'd â—r maiden-head will amount to some three hundred 〈◊〉 three hundred and fifty Crowns 't will bear it handsomly â—r Father's poor some little share deducted â—o buy him a hunting Nag I 't will be pretty â—â—o takes care of the Merchants Wife 1 Ma. I have wrought her Leu. You know for whom she is 1 Ma. Very well Madam â—hough very much ado I had to make her â—pprehend that happiness Leu. These Kind are subtile â—d she not cry and blubber when you urg'd her 1 Ma. O most extreamly and swore she would rather perish Leu. Good signs very good signs â—mptoms of easie nature â—â—d she the Plate 1 Ma. She lookt upon 't and left it â—â—d turn'd again and view'd it Leu. Very well still 1 Ma. At length she was content to let it lye there â—ll I call'd for 't or so Leu. She will come 1 Ma. Do you take me â—r such a Fool I would part without that promise Leu. The Chamber 's next the Park 1 Ma. The Widow Madam â—ou bad me look upon Leu. Hang her she is musty â—e is no mans meat besides she 's poor and sluttish 〈◊〉 here lyes old Thisbe now you are so long now 2 Ma. Thisbe Thisbe Thisbe agent Thisbe O I have her â—e lyes now in Nicopolis Leu. Dispatch a Packet â—nd tell her her Superiour here commands her â—â—e next month not to fail but see deliver'd â—ere to our use some twenty young and handsom â—s a â—able Maids for the Court service â—s she will answer it we are out of beauty â—â—rly out and rub the time away here â—ith such blown stuff I am asham'd to send it â—ho's that look out to your business Maid Knock within â—here's nothing got by idleness there is a Lady â—hich if I can but buckle with Altea â— A A A Altea young and married â—nd a great lover of her husband well â—ot to be brought to Court say ye so I am sorry â—he Court shall be brought to you then how now who is' t 1 Ma. An ancient woman with a maid attending â— pretty Girl but out of Cloaths for a little money 〈◊〉 seems she would put her to your bringing up Madam Enter Woman and Phebe Leu. Let her come in Would you ought with us good woman 〈◊〉 pray be short we are full of business Wo. I have a tender Girl here an 't please your honour Leu. Very well Wom. That hath a great desire to serve your worship Leu. It may be so I am full of Maids Wom. She is young forsooth â—nd for her truth and as they say her bearing Leu. Ye say well come ye hither maid let me feel your pulse â—is somewhat weak but Nature will grow stronger â—et me see your leg she treads but low i' th' Pasterns Wom. A cork Heel Madam Leu. We know what will do it â—ithout your aim good woman what do you pitch her at â—he's but a slight toy cannot hold out long Wom. Even what you think is meet Leu. Give her ten Crowns we are full of business â—he is a poor Woman let her take a Cheese home â—nter the wench i' th' Office Ex. Wom. and 1 Ma. 2 Ma. What 's your name Sister Phe. Phebe forsooth Leu. A pretty name 't will do well Go in and let the other Maid instruct you Phebe Ex. Phe. Let my old Velvet skirt be made fit for her I 'll put her into action for a Wast-coat And when I have rigg'd her up once this small Pinnace Shall fail for Gold and good store too who 's there Lord shall we never have any ease in this world Knock within Still troubled still molested what would you have Enter Menippe I cannot furnish you faster than I am able And
how she views the place she is very young sure That was an admirable smile a catching one The very twang of Cupids bow sung in it She has two edg'd eyes they kill o' both sides Men. She makes a stand as though she would speak Ant. Be still then Cel. Good Gentlemen trouble your selves no further I had thought sure to have met a noble friend here Tim. Ye may meet many Lady Cel. Such as you are I covet few or none Sir Char. Will you walk this way And take the sweets o' th' garden cool and close Lady Cel. Methinks this open air 's far better tend ye that way Pray where 's the woman came along Char. What woman Cel. The woman of the house I lay at Tim. Woman Here was none came along sure Cel. Sure I am catcht then Pray where 's the Prince Char. He will not be long from ye We are his humble Servants Cel. I could laugh now To see how finely I am cozen'd yet I fear not For sure I know a way to scape all dangers Tim. Madam your lodgings lye this way Cel. My Lodgings For Heaven sake Sit what office do I bear here Tim. The great commander of all hearts Enter Leucippe and Ladies Cel. You have hit it I thank your sweet heart for it Who are these now Char. Ladies that come to serve ye Cel. Well consider'd Are you my Servants Lady Servants to your pleasures Cel. I dare believe ye but I dare not trust ye Catch'd with a trick well I must bear it patiently Methinks this Court 's a neat place all the people Of so refin'd a size Tim. This is no poor Rogue Leu. Were it a Paradise to please your fancy And entertain the sweetness you bring with ye Cel. Take breath You are fat and many words may melt ye This is three Bawdes beaten into one bless me Heares What shall become of me I am i' th' pitfall O' my conscience this is the old viper and all these little oâ—â—s Creep every night into her belly do you hear plump servant And you my little sucking Ladies you must teach me For I know you are excellent at carriage How to behave my self for I am rude yet But you say the Prince will come Lady Will flie to see you Cel. For look you if a great man say the King now Should come and visit me Men. She names ye Ant. Peace fool Cel. And offer me a kindness such a kindness Leu. I such a kindness Cel. True Lady such a kindness What shall that kindness be now Leu. A witty Lady Learn little ones learn Cel. Say it be all his favour Leu. And a sweet saying ' t is Cel. And I grow peevish Leu. You must not be neglectfull Cel. There 's the matter There 's the main doctrine now and I may miss it Or a kind handsom Gentleman Leu. You say well Cel. They 'l count us basely bred Leu. Not freely nurtur'd Cel. I 'le take thy counsel Leu. 'T is an excellent woman Cel. I find a notable volum here a learned one Which way for I would fain be in my chamber In truth sweet Ladies I grow weary fie How hot the air beats on me Lady This way Madam Cel. Now by mine honour I grow wondrous saint too Leu. Your fans sweet Gentlewomen your fans Cel. Since I am fool'd I 'le make my self some sport though I pay dear for 't Ex Men. You see now what a manner of woman she is Sir Ant. Thou art an ass Men. Is this a fit love for the Prince Ant. A coxcombe Now by my crown a daintie wench a sharp wench And a matchless Spirit how she jeer'd ' em How carelesly she scoff'd ' em use her nobly I would I had not seen her wait anon And then you shall have more to trade upon Exeunt SCENA V. Enter Leontius and the 2 Gentlemen Leo. We must keep a round and a strong watch to night The Prince will not charge the Enemy till the morning But for the trick I told ye for this Rascal This rogue that health and strong heart makes a coward 1 Gent. I if it take Leo. Ne're fear it the Prince has it And if he let it fall I must not know it He will suspect me presently but you two May help the plough 2 Gent. That he is sick again Leo. Extreamly sick his disease grown incurable Never yet found nor touch'd at Enter Lieutenant 2 Gent. Well we have it And here he comes Leo. The Prince has been upon him What a flatten face he has now it takes believe it How like an Ass he looks Lieu. I feel no great pain At least I think I do not yet I feel sensibly I grow extreamly faint how cold I sweat now Leo. So so so Lieu. And now 't is ev'n too true I feel a pricking A pricking a strange pricking how it tingles And as it were a stitch too the Prince told me And every one cri'd out I was a dead man I had thought I had been as well Leo. Upon him now Boys And do it most demurely 1 Gent. How now Lieutenant Lieu. I thank ye Gentlemen 1 Gent. ' Life how looks this man How dost thou good Lieutenant 2 Gent. I ever told ye This man was never cur'd I see it too plain now How do you feel your self you look not perfect How dull his eye hangs 1 Gent. That may be discontent 2 Gent. Believe me friend I would not suffer now The tith of those pains this man feels mark his forehead What a cloud of cold dew hangs upon 't Lieu. I have it Again I have it how it grows upon me A miserable man I am Leo. Ha ha ha A miserable man thou shalt be This is the tamest Trout I ever tickl'd Enter 2 Physicians 1 Phy. This way he went 2 Phy. Pray Heaven we find him living He 's a brave fellow 't is pity he should perish thus 1 Phy. A strong hearted man and of a notable sufferance Lieu. Oh oh 1 Gent. How now how is it man Lieu. Oh Gentlemen Never so full of pain 2 Gent. Did I not tell ye Lieu. Never so full of pain Gentlemen 1 Phy. He is here How do you Sir 2 Phy. Be of good comfort Souldier The Prince has sent us to you Lieu. Do you think I may live 2 Phy. He alters hourly strangely 1 Phy. Yes you may live but Leo. Finely butted Doctor 1 Gent. Do not discourage him 1 Phy. He must be told truth T is now too late to trifle Enter Demetrius and Gent. 2 Gent. Here the Prince comes Dem. How now Gentlemen 2 Gent. Bewailing Sir a Souldier And one I think your Grace will grieve to part with But every living thing Dem. 'T is true must perish Our lives are but our marches to our graves How dost thou now Lieutenant Lieu. Faith 't is true Sir We are but spans and Candles ends Leo. He 's finely mortified Dem. Thou art heart whole yet I see he alters strangely And
that a pace too I saw it this morning in him When he poor man I dare swear Lieu. No believ 't Sir I never felt it Dem. Here lies the pain now how he is swel'd 1 Phy. The Impostume Fed with a new malignant humour now Will grow to such a bigness 't is incredible The compass of a Bushel will not hold it And with such a Hell of torture it will rise too Dem. Can you endure me touch it Lieu. Oh I beseech you Sir I feel you sensibly ere you come near me Dem. He 's finely wrought he must be cut no Cure else And suddenly you see how fast he blows out Lieu. Good Master Doctors let me be beholding to you I feel I cannot last 2 Phy. For what Lieutenant Lieu. But ev'n for half a dozen Cans of good Wine That I may drink my will out I faint hideously Dem. Fetch him some Wine and since he must go Gentlemen Why let him take his journey merrily Enter Servant with Wine Lieu. That 's ev'n the nearest way Leo. I could laugh dead now Dem. Here off with that Lieu. These two I give your Grace A poor remembrance of a dying man Sir And I beseech you wear 'em out Dem. I will Souldier These are fine Legacies Lieu. Among the Gentlemen Even all I have left I am a poor man naked Yet something for remembrace four a piece Gentlemen And so my body where you please Leo. It will work Lieu. I make your Grace my Executor and I beseech ye See my poor Will fulfill'd sure I shall walk else Dem. As full as they can be fill'd here 's my hand Souldier 1 Gent. The Wine will tickle him Lieu. I would hear a Drum beat But to see how I could endure it Dem. Beat a Drum there Drum within Lieu. Oh Heavenly Musick I would hear one sing to 't I am very full of pain Dem. Sing 't is impossible Lieu. Why then I would drink a Drum full Where lies the Enemy 2 Gent. Why here close by Leo. Now he begins to muster Lieu. And dare he fight Dare he fight Gentlemen 1 Phy. You must not cut him He 's gone then in a moment all the hope left is To work his weakness into suddain anger And make him raise his passion above his pain And so dispose him on the Enemy His body then being stir'd with violence Will purge it self and break the sore Dem. 'T is true Sir 1 Phy. And then my life for his Lieu. I will not dye thus Dem. But he is too weak to do Lieu. Dye like a Dog 2 Phy. I he 's weak but yet he 's heart whole Lieu. Hem. Dem. An excellent sign Lieu. Hem. Dem. Stronger still and better Lieu. Hem hem ran tan tan tan tan Exit 1 Phy. Now he 's i' th' way on 't Dem. Well go thy waies thou wilt do something certain Leo. And some brave thing or let mine ears be cut off He 's finely wrought Dem. Let 's after him Leo. I pray Sir But how this Rogue when this cloud 's melted in him And all discover'd Dem. That 's for an after mirth away away away Ex. SCENE VI. Enter Seleucus Lysimachus Ptolomie Souldiers Sel. Let no man â—â—at to dye we love to sleep all And death is but the sounder sleep all ages And all hours call us 't is so common easie That little Children tread those paths before us We are not 〈◊〉 nor our souls prest with sorrows Not go we out like tedious tales forgotten High high we come and hearty to our Funerals And as the Sun that sets in bloud let 's fall Lysi 'T is true they have us fast we cannot scape 'em Not keeps the brow of fortune one smile for us Dishonourable ends we can scape though And worse than those Captivities we can die And dying nobly though we leave behind us These clods of flesh that are too massie burthens Out living souls she crown'd with living conquests Ptol. They have begun sight bravely and fall bravely And may that man that seeks to save his life now By price or promise or by fear falls from us Never again be blest with name of Souldier Enter a Souldier Sel. How now who charged first I seek a brave hand To set me off in death Soul We are not charg'd Sir The Prince hes still Sel. How comes this Larum up then Soul There is one desperate fellow with the Devil in him He never durst do this else has broke into us And here he bangs ye two or three before him There five or six ventures upon whole Companies Ptol. And is not seconded Soul Not a man follows Sel. Not cut i' pieces Soul Their wonder yet has staid ' em Sel. Let 's in and see this miracle Ptol. I admire it Ex. Enter Leontius and Gentlemen Leon. Fetch him off fetch him off I am sure he 's clouted Did I not tell you how 't would take 1 Gent. 'T is admirable Enter Lieutenant with Colours in his hand pursuing 3 or 4 Souldiers Lâ—e Follow that blow my friend there 's at your coxcombs I fight to save me from the Surgions miseries Leo. How the Knave curries ' em Lieu. You cannot Rogues Till you have my Diseases flie my fury Ye Bread and Butter Rogues do ye run from me And my side would give me leave I would so hunt ye Ye Potridg gutted Slaves ye Veal broth Boobies Enter Demetrius and Physicians and Gentlemen Leo. Enough enough Lieutenant thou hast done bravely Dem. Mirâ—our of man Lieu. There 's a Flag for ye Sir I took it out o' th' shop and never paid for 't I 'le to 'em again I am not come to th' text yet De. No more my Souldier beshrew my heart he is hurt sore Leo. Hang him he 'l lick all those whole 1 Phy. Now will we take him And Cure him in a trice Dem. Be careful of him Lieu. Let me live but two years And do what ye will with me I never had but two hours yet of happiness Pray ye give me nothing to provoke my valour For I am ev'n as weary of this fighting 2 Phy. Ye shall have nothing come to the Princes Teâ—â— And there the Surgions presently shall search ye Then to your rest Lieu. A little handsome Litter To lay me in and I shall sleep Leo. Look to him Dem. I do believe a Horse begot this fellow He never knew his strength yet they are our own Leo. I think so I am cozen'd else I would but see now A way to fetch these off and save their honours Dem. Only their lives Leo. Pray ye take no way of peace now Unless it be with infinite advantage Dem. I shall be rul'd Let the Battels now move forward Our self will give the signal Enter Trumpet and Herald Now Herald what 's your message Her From my Masters This honourable courtesie a Parley For half an hour no more Sir Dem. Let 'em come on They have my Princely word Enter Seleticus Lysimacus Ptolomie Attendants Souldiers
the least too and the dullest water And when her mouth was made for certain Madam Nature intended her a right good stomach Olym. She has a good hand 2 Wom. 'T is good enough to hold fast And strong enough to strangle the neck of a Lute Olym. What think ye of her colour Pet. If it be her own 'T is good black blood right weather-proof I warrant it 2 Wom. What a strange pace she has got Olym. That 's but her breeding Pet. And what a manly body me thinks she locks As though she would pitch the Bar or go to Buffets 2 Wom. Yet her behaviour 's utterly against it For me thinks she is too bashful Olym. Is that hurtful 2 Wom. Even equal to too bold either of 'em Maâ—â—â— May do her injury when time shall serve her Olym. You discourse learnedly call in the wench Ex. Câ—â— What envious fools are you Is the rule general That Women can speak handsomly of none But those they are bred withal Pet. Scarce well of those Madam If they believe they may out shine 'em any way Our natures are like Oyl compound us with any thing Yet still we strive to swim o' th' top Suppose there were here now Now in this Court of Mosco a stranger Princess Of bloud and beauty equal to your excellence As many eyes and services stuck on her What would you think Olym. I would think she might deserve it Pet. Your Grace shall give me leave not to believe ye I know you are a Woman and so humour'd I 'le tell ye Madam I could then get more Gowns on ye More Caps and Feathers more Scarfs and more Silk stockings With rocking you asleep with nightly railings Upon that Woman than if I had nine lives I could wear out by this hand ye 'would scratch her eyes out Olym. Thou art deceiv'd fool Now let your own eye mock ye Enter Gentlewoman and Alinda Come hither Girl hang me and she be not a handsom one Pet. I fear it will prove indeed so Olym. Did you ever serve yet In any place of worth Alin. No Royal Lady Pet. Hold up your head fie Olym. Let her alone stand from her Alin. It shall be now Of all the blessings my poor youth has pray'd for The greatest and the happiest to serve you And might my promise carry but that credit To be believ'd because I am yet a stranger Excellent Lady when I fall from duty From all the service that my life can lend me May everlasting misery then find me Olym. What think ye now I do believe and thank ye And sure I shall not be so far forgetful To see that honest faith die unrewarded What must I call your name Alin. Alinda Madam Olym. Can ye sing Alin. A little when my grief will give me leave Lady Olym. What grief canst thou have Wench Thou art not in love Alin. If I be Madam 't is only with your goodness For yet I never saw that man I sighed for Olym. Of what years are you Alin. My Mother oft has told me That very day and hour this land was blest With your most happy birth I first saluted This worlds fair light Nature was then so busie And all the Graces to adorn your goodness I stole into the world poor and neglected Olym. Something there was when I first look'd upon thee Made me both like and love thee now I know it And you shall find that knowledge shall not hurt you I hope ye are a Maid Alin. I hope so too Madam I am sure for any man and were I otherwise Of all the services my hopes could point at I durst not touch at yours Flourish Enter Duke Burris and Gent. Pet. The great Duke Madam Duk. Good morrow Sister O ym A good day to your highness Duk. I am come to pray you use no more perswasions For this old stubborn man nay to command ye His sail is swell'd too full he is grown too insolent Too self affected proud those poor slight services He has done my Father and my self has blown him To such a pitch he flyes to stoop our favours Olym. I am sorry Sir I ever thought those services Both great and noble Bur. However may it please ye But to consider 'em a true hearts Servants Done out of faith to you and not self-fame Do but consider royal Sir the dangers When you have slept secure the mid-night tempests That as he marcht sung through his aged locks When you have fed at full the wants and famins The fires of Heaven when you have found all temperate Death with his thousand doors Duk. I have consider'd No more and that I will have shall be Olym. For the best I hope all still Duk. What handsom wench is that there Olym. My Servant Sir Duk. Prethee observe her Burris Is she not wondrous handsom speak thy freedom Bur. She appears no less to me Sir Duk. Of whence is she Ol. Her Father I am told is a good Gentleman But far off dwelling her desire to serve me Brought her to th' Court and here her friends have left her Du. She may find better friends Ye are welcom fair one I have not seen a sweeter By your Ladies leave Nay stand up sweet we 'll have no superstition You have got a Servant you may use him kindly And he may honour ye Ex. Duke and Burris Good morrow Sister Ol. Good morrow to your Grace How the wench blushes How like an Angel now she looks 1 Wom. At first jump Jump into the Dukes arms we must look to you Inâ—â—ed we must the next jump we are journeymen Pet. I see the ruine of our hopes already Would she were at home again milking her Fathers Cows 1 Wom. I fear she 'l milk all the great Courtiers first Olym. This has not made ye proud Al. No certain Madam Olym. It was the Duke that kist ye Al. 'T was your Brother And therefore nothing can be meant but honour Ol. But say he love ye Al. That he may with safety A Princes love extends to all his subjects Ol. But say in more particular Al. Pray fear not For vertues sake deliver me from doubts Lady 'T is not the name of King nor all his promises His glories and his greatness stuck about me Can make me prove a Traitor to your service You are my Mistris and my noble Master Your vertues my ambition and your favour The end of all my love and all my fortune And when I fail in that faith Ol. I believe thee Come wipe your eyes I do take you example Pus I would her eyes were out 1 Wom. If the wind stand in this door We shall have but cold custome some trick or other And speedily Pet. Let me alone to think on 't Ol. Come be you near me still Al. With all my duty Exeunt SCENA III. Enter Archas Theodor Putskie Ancient and Souldiers carrying his armour piâ—ce-meale his Colours wound up and his Drums in Cases Theod. This is the heaviest
youth how bawdily A woman of your tenderness a teacher Teacher of these lewd Arts of your full beauty A man made up in lust would loath this in ye The rankest Leacher hate such impudence They say the Devil can assume heavens brightness And so appear to tempt us sure thou art no woman Al. I joy to find ye thus Hon. Thou hast no tenderness No reluctation in thy heart 't is mischief Al. All 's one for that read these and then be satisfi'd A few more private rules I have gather'd for ye Read 'em and well observe 'em so I leave ye Exit Viol. A wondorus wicked woman shame go with thee Hon. What new Pandoras box is this I 'le see it Though presently I tear it Read Thine Viola 'T is in our own wills to believe and follow Worthy Honora as you have begun In vertues spotless school so forward run Pursue that nobleness and chaste desire You ever had burn in that holy fire And a white Martyr to fair memorie Give up your name unsoil'd of infamy How 's this Read yours out Sister this amazes me â—â—o Fear not thou yet unblasted Violet Nor let my wanton words a doubt beget Live in that peace and sweetness of thy bud Remember whose thou art and grow still good Remember what thou art and stand a storie Fit for thy noble Sex and thine own glorie Hon. I know not what to think Viol. Sure a good woman An excellent woman Sister Hon. It confounds me Let 'em use all their arts if these be their ends The Court I say breeds the best foes and friends Come let 's be honest wench and doe our best service Viol. A most excellent woman I will love her Exeunt Actus Quartus Scena Prima Enter Olympia with a Casket and Alinda Al. MAdam the Duke has sent for the two Ladies Olym. I prethee go I know thy thoughts are with him Go go Alinda do not mock me more I have found thy heart wench do not wrong thy Mistris Thy too much loving Mistris do not abuse her Al. By your own fair hands I understand ye not Olym. By thy own fair eyes I understand thee too much Too far and built a faith there thou hast ruin'd Goe and enjoy thy wish thy youth thy pleasure Eâ—â—oy the greatness no doubt he has promised Eâ—joy the service of all eyes that see thee The glory thou hast aim'd at and the triumph Only this last love I ask forget thy Mistris Al. Oh who has wrong'd me who has ruin'd me Poor wretched Girle what poyson is slung on thee Excellent vertue from whence flows this anger Ol. Go ask my Brother ask the faith thou gav'st me Ask all my favours to thee ask my love Last thy forgetfulness of good then flye me For we must part Alinda Al. You are weaty of me I must confess I was never worth your service Your bounteous favours less but that my duty My ready will and all I had to serve ye O Heaven thou know'st my honestie Olym. No more Take heed heaven has a justice take this ring with ye This doting spell you gave me too well Alinda Thou knew'st the vertue in 't too well I feel it Nay keep that too it may sometimes remember ye When you are willing to forget who gave it And to what vertuous end Al. Must I goe from ye Of all the sorrows sorrow has must I part with ye Part with my noble Mistris Olym. Or I with thee wench Al. And part stain'd with opinion Farewel Lady Happy and blessed Lady goodness keep ye Thus your poor Servant full of grief turns from ye For ever full of grief for ever from ye I have no being now no friends no Country I wander heaven knows whither heaven knows how No life now you are lost only mine innocence That little left me of my self goes with me That 's all my bread and comfort I confess Madam Truely confess the Duke has often courted me Olym. And pour'd his Soul into thee won thee Al. Do you think so Well time that told this tale will tell my truth too And say ye had a faithfull honest Servant The business of my life is now 〈◊〉 pray for ye Pray for your vertuous loves Pray for your children When Heaven shall make ye happy Olym. How she wounds me Either I am undone or she must go take these with ye Some toyes may doe ye service and this mony And when ye want I love ye not so poorly Not yet Alinda that I would see ye perish Prethee be good and let me hear look on me I love those eyes yet dearly I have kiss'd thee And now I 'le doe 't again Farewel Alinda I am too full to speak more and too wretched Exit Al. You have my faith And all the world my fortune Exit SCENA II. Enter Theodor. The. I would fain hear What becomes of these two Wenches And if I can I will doe 'em good Enter Gentleman passing over the Stage Do you hear my honest friend He knows no such name What a world of business Which by interpretation are meer nothings These things have here ' Mass now I think on 't better I wish he be not sent for one of them To some of these by-lodgings me thought I saw A kind of reference in his face to Bawderie Enter Gentleman with a Gentlewoman passing over the Stage He has her but 't is none of them hold fast thief An excellent touzing knave Mistris You are to suffer your penance some half hour hence now How far a fine Court Custard with Plums in it Will prevail with one of these waiting Gentlewomen They are taken with these soluble things exceedingly This is some yeoman o' th' bottles now that has sent for her 〈…〉 calls Father now woe to this Ale incense By your leave Sir Enter a Servant Ser. Well Sir what 's your pleasure with me The. You do not know the way to the maids lodgings Ser. Yes indeed do I Sir The But you will not tell me Ser. No indeed will not I because you doubt it Exit Enter 2 Servant The. These are fine gim-cracks hey here comes another A Flagon full of wine in 's hand I take it Well met my friend is that wine 2 Ser. Yes indeed is it The. Faith I 'le drink on 't then 2 Ser. Ye may because ye have sworn Sir The. 'T is very good I 'le drink a great deal now Sir 2 Ser. I cannot help it Sir The. I 'le drink more yet 2 Ser. 'T is in your own hands The. There 's your pot I thank ye Pray let me drink again 2 Ser. Faith but ye shall not Now have I sworn I take it Fare ye well Sir Exit Enter Lady The. This is the sin'st place to live in I e're enter'd Here comes a Gentlewoman and alone I 'le to her Madam my Lord my Master Lady Who 's your Lord Sir The. The Lord Boroskey Lady Lady Pray excuse me Here 's something
snatch'd 'em up again again ye wore 'em Again you stain'd 'em stain'd your vow the Church too And rob'd it of that right was none of yours Sir For which the Law requires your head ye know it Ar. Those arms I fought in last Bor. The same Ar. God a mercy Thou hast hunted out a notable cause to kill me A subtle one I dye for saving all you Good Sir remember if you can the necessity The suddenness of time the state all stood in I was entreaâ—ed to kneel'd to and pray'd to The Duke himself the Princes all the Nobles The cries of Infants Bed-rid Fathers Virgins Prethee find out a better cause a hand somer This will undo thee too people will spit at thee The Devil himself would be asham'd of this cause Because my haste made me forget the ceremony The present danger every where must my life satisfie Bor. It must and shall Ar. O base ungrateful people Have ye no other Swords to cut my throat with But mine own nobleness I confess I took 'em The vow not yet absolv'd I hung 'em up with Wore 'em sought in 'em gilded 'em again In the sierce Tartars blouds for you I took 'em For your peculiar safety Lord for all I wore 'em for my Countries health that groan'd then Took from the Temple to preserve the Temple That holy place and all the sacred monuments The reverent shrines of Saints ador'd and honour'd Had been consum'd to ashes their own sacrifice Had I been stack or staid that absolution No Priest had liv'd to give it my own honour Cure of my Country murder me Bor. No no Sir I shall force that from ye will make this cause light too Away with him I shall pluck down that heart Sir Ar. Break it thou mayest but if it bend for pity Doggs and Kites eat it come I am honours Martyr Ex. SCENE VI. Enter Duke and Burris Du. Exceed my Warrant Bur. You know he loves him not Du. He daies as well eat death as do it eat wild-fire Through a few seats I mean to try his goodness That I may find him sit to wear here Burris I know Boroskie hates him to death hates him I know he 's a Serpent too a swoln one Noise within But I have pull'd his sting out what noise is that The. within Down with 'em down with 'em down with the gates Sâ—â—d within Stand stand stand Puts within Fire the Palace before ye Bur Upon my life the Souldier Sir the Souldier A miserable time is come Enter Gentleman Gent. Oh save him Upon my knees my hearts knees save Lord Archas We are undone else Du. Dates he touch his Body Gent He tacks him fearfully most fearfully Du. Away Burris Take men and take him from him clap him up And if I live I 'll find a strange death for him Ex. Bur. Are the Souldiers broke in Gent. By this time sure they are Sir They beat the Gates extreamly beat the people Du Got me a guard about me make sure the lodgings And speak the Souldiers fair Gent. Pray Heaven that take Sir Exeunt Enter Putskie Ancient Souldiers with Torches Puts Give us the General we 'll fire the Court else Render him safe and well Anc. Do not fire the Cellar There 's excellent Wine in 't Captain and though it be cold weather I do not love it mull'd bring out the General We 'll light ye such a Bone fire else where are ye Speak or we 'll toss your Turrets peep out of your Hives We 'll smoak ye else Is not that a Nose there â—ut out that Nose again and if thou dar'st But blow it before us now he creeps out on 's Burrough Enter Gentleman Puts Give us the General Gent. Yes Gentlemen Of any thing ye can desire Anc. You musk cat Cordevant-skin we will not take your answer Puts Where is the Duke speak suddenly and send him hither Anc. Of we 'll so sâ—ye your Buttocks Gent. Good sweet Gentlemen Anc. We are neither good nor sweet we are Souldiers And you miscreants that abuse the General Give fire my Boys 't is a dark Evening Let 's light 'em to their lodgings Enter Olympia Honora Viola Theodore Women Hon. Good Brother be not fierce The. I will not hurt her Fear not sweet Lady Olym. Nav do what you please Sir I have a sorrow that exceeds all yours And more contemns all danger Enter Duke above The. Where is the Duke Du. He 's here what would ye Souldiers wherefore troop ye Like mutinous mad men thus The. Give me my Father Puts Anc. Give us out General The. Set him here before us Ye see the pledge we have got ye see the Torches All shall to ashes as I live immediately A thousand lives for one Du. But hear me Puts No we come not to dispute Enter Archas and Burris The. By Heaven I swear he 's rackt and whipt Hon. Oh my poor Father Puts Burn kill and burn Arc. Hold hold I say hold Souldiers On your allegiance hold The. We must not Arc. Hold I swear by Heaven he is a barbarous Traitor stirs first A Villain and a stranger to Obedience Never my Souldier more nor Friend to Honour Why did you use your old Man thus thus cruelly Torture his poor weak Body I ever lov'd ye Du. Forget me in these wrongs most noble Archas. Arc. I have balm enough for all my hurts weep no more Sir A satisfaction for a thousand sorrows I do believe you innocent a good man And Heaven forgive that naughty thing that wrong'd me Why look ye wild my friends why stare ye on me I charge ye as ye are men my men my lovers As ye are honest faithful men fair Souldiers Let down your anger Is not this our Soveraign The head of mercy and of Law who dares then But Rebels scorning Law appear thus violent Is this a place for Swords for threatning fires The Reverence of this House dares any touch But with obedient knees and pious duties Are we not all his Subjects all sworn to him Has not he power to punish our offences And do we not daily fall into ' em assure your selves I did offend and highly grievously This good sweet Prince I offended my life forfeited Which yet his mercy and his old love met with And only let me feel his light rod this way Ye are to thank him for your General Pray for his life and fortune swear your bloods for him Ye are offenders too daily offenders Proud insolencies dwell in your hearts and ye do 'em Do 'em against his Peace his Law his Person Ye see he only sorrows for your sins And where his power might persecute forgives ye For shame put up your Swords for honesty For orders sake and whose ye are my Souldiers Be not so rude The. They have drawn blood from you Sir Arc. That was the blood rebell'd the naughty blood The proud provoking blood 't is well 't is out Boy Give you example first draw out and
now calls thee vertuous Why do ye not â—ail now at me Al. For what Ladâ— Oly. Call me base treacherous woman Al. Heaven defend me Oly. Rashly I thought her false and put her from me Rastify and madly I betrai'd her modesty Put her to wander heaven knows where â—ay more Sir Stuck a black brand upon her Al. 'T was not well Lady Oly. 'T was damnable she loving me so dearly Never pooâ— wench lov'd so Sir believe me 'T was the most dutrous wench the best companion When I was pleas'd the happiest and the gladdest The modestest sweet nature dwelt within her I saw all this I know all this I lov'd it I doated on it too and yet I kill'd it O what have I forsaken what have I lost Al. Madam I 'le take my leave since she is wandring 'T is sit I know no rest Oly. Will you go too Sir I have not wrong'd you yet if you dare trust me For yet I love Alinda there I honour her I love to look upon those eyes that speak her To read that face again modesty keep me Alinda in that shape â—ut why should you trust me 'T was I betray'd your Sister I undid her And believe me gentle youth 't is I weep for her Appoint what penance you please but stay then And see me perform it ask what honour this place Is able to heap on ye or what wealth If following me will like ye my care of ye Which for your sisters sake for your own goodness Al. Not all the honour earth has now she 's gone Lady Not all the favour yet if I sought preferment Under your bounteous Grace I would only take it Peace rest upon ye one sad tear every day For poor Alindas sake 't is sit ye pay Exit Oly. A thousand noble youth and when I sleep Even in my silver slumbers still I 'le weep Exit SCENA III. Enter Duke and Gentlemen Duke Have ye been with ' em Gent. Yes and 't please â—ooâ— Grace But no perswasion serves 'em nor no promise They are fearfull angry and by this time Sir Upon their march to the Enemy Du. They must be stopt Enter Burris Gent. I but what force is able and what leader Du. How now have you been with Archas Bur. Yes and 't please ye And told him all he frets like a chas'd Lyon And calls for his Arms and all those honest Courtiers That dare draw Swords Du. Is he able to do any thing Bur. His mind is well enough and where his charge is Let him be ne're so fore 't is a full Army Du. Who commands the Rebels Bur. The young Colonel That makes the old man almost mad he swears Sir He will not spare his Sons head for the Dukedom Du Is the Court in Arms Bur. As fast as they can bustle Every man mad to goe now inspir'd strangely As if they were to force the Enemy I beseech your grace to give me leave Du. Pray go Sir And look to the old man well take up all fairly And let no bloud be spilt take general pardons And quench this fury with fair peace Bur. I shall Sir Or seal it with my service they are villains The Court is up good Sir go strengthen 'em Your Royal sight will make 'em scorn all dangers The General needs no proof Duke Come let 's go view ' em Exâ—â— SCENA IV. Enter Theodore Putskie Ancient Souldiers Drums and Colours The. 'T is known we are up and marching no submission No promise of base peace can cure our maladies We have suffer'd beyond all repair of honour Your valiant old man 's whipt whipt Gentlemen Whipt like a slave that flesh that never trembled Nor shrunk one sinew at a thousand charges That noble body rib'd in arms the Enemy So often shook at and then shun'd like thunder That body 's torn with lashes Anc. Let 's turn head Put. Turn nothing Gentlemen let 's march on fairly Unless they charge us The. Think still of his abuses And keep your angers Anc. He was whipt like a top I never saw a whore so lac'd Court school-butter Is this their diet I 'le dress 'em one running banquet What Oracle can alter us did not we see him See him we lov'd The. And though we did obey him Forc'd by his reverence for that time is' t fit Gentlemen My noble friends is' t fit we men and Souldiers Live to endure this and look on too Put. Forward They maâ—â— caâ—â— back the Sun as soon stay time Prescribe a Law â—â— death as we endure this The. They will make ye all fair promises Anc. We â—are not The. Use all their arts upon ye Anc. Hang all their arts Put. And happily they 'l bring him with ' em Anc. March apace then He is old and cannot overtake us Put. Say he doe Anc. We 'l run away with him they shall never see him more The truth is we 'l hear nothing stop at nothing Consider nothing but our way believe nothing Not though they say their prayers be content with nothing But the knocking out their brains and last do nothing But ban 'em and curse 'em till we come to kill ' em The. Remove then forwards bravely keep your minds whole And the next time we face 'em shall be fatal Exeuâ—t SCENA V. Enter Archas Duke Burris Gent. and Sould. Ar. Peace to your Grace take rest Sir they are before us Duke Gent. They are Sir and upon the march Exit Duke Ar. Lord Burris Take you those horse and coast 'em upon the first advantage If they will not slake their march charge 'em up roundly By that time I 'le come in Bur. I 'le do it truly Exâ— Gent. How do you feel your self Sir Ar. Well I thank ye A little weak but anger shall supply that You will all stand bravely to it All. Whilst we have lives Sir Ar. Ye speak like Gentlemen I 'le make the knaves know The proudest and the strongest hearted Rebel They have a law to live in and they shall have Beat up a pace by this time he is upon 'em Drum within And sword but hold me now thou shalt play ever Exeunt Enter Drums beating Theodore Putskie Ancient and their Souldiers The. Stand stand stand close and sure Enter Burris and 1 or 2 Souldiers The horse will charge us Anc. Let 'em come on we have provender fit for ' em Put. Here comes Lord Burris Sir I think to parly The. You are welcom noble Sir I hope to our part Bur. No valiant Colonel I am come to chide ye To pity ye to kill ye if these fail me Fie what dishonour seek ye what black infamy Why do ye draw out thus draw all shame with ye Are these fit cares in subjects I command ye Lay down your arms again move in that peace That fair obedience you were bred in Put. Charge us We come not here to argue The. Charge up bravely And hotly too we have hot spleens to meet ye Hot as the
shames are offer'd us Enter Archas Gent. and Souldiers Bur. Look behind ye Do you see that old man do you know him Souldiers Put. Your Father Sir believe me Bur. You know his marches You have seen his executions is it yet peace The. We 'l dye here first Bur. Farewel you 'l hear on 's presently â—o Stay Burris this is too poor too beggerly a body â—â—ear the honour of a charge from me â—ixt of tatter'd Rebels go provide Gallowses â—e are troubled with hot heads I 'le cool ye presently These look like men that were my Souldiers â—ow I behold 'em nearly and more narrowly My honest friends where got they these fair figures Where did they steal these shapes Bur. They are struck already Ar. Do you see that fellow there that goodly Rebel â—e looks as like a Captain I lov'd tenderly A fellow of a faith indeed Bur. He has sham'd him Ar. And that that bears the Colours there most certain So like an Ancient of mine own a brave fellow A loving and obedient that believe me Burris I aâ— amaz'd and troubled and were it not I know the general goodness of my people The duty and the truth the stedfast honestie Adam assur'd they would as soon turn Devils As rebels to allegeance for mine honour Bur. Here needs no wars Put. I pray forgive us Sir Anc. Good General forgive us or use your sword â—out words are double death Al. Good noble General Bur. Pray Sir be mercifull Ar. Weep out your shames first â—t make me fool for companie fie Souldiers My Souldiers too and play these tricks what 's he there â—â—t I have seen his face too yes most certain â—are a son but I hope he is not here now Would much resemble this man wondrous near him 〈◊〉 of his height and making too you seem a Leader The. Good Sir do not shame me more I know your anger Aâ—d less than death I look not for Ar. You shall be my charge Sir it seems you want foes When you would make your friends your Enemies A running bloud ye have but I shall cure ye Bur. Good Sir An. No more good Lord beat forward Souldiers And you march in the rear you have lost your places Exeunt SCENA VI. Enter Duke Olympia Honora Viola Du. You shall not be thus fullen still with me Sister You do the most unnobly to be angry For as I have a soul I never touch'd her I never yet knew one unchast thought in her I must confess I lov'd her as who would not I must confess I doated on her strangely I offer'd all yet so strong was her honour So fortifi'd as fair no hope could reach her And whilst the world beheld this and confirm'd it Why would you be so jealous Oly. Good Sir pardon me I feel sufficiently my follies penance And am asham'd that shame a thousand sorrows Feed on continually would I had never seen her Or with a clearer judgement look'd upon her She was too good for me so heavenly good Sir Nothing but Heaven can love that soul sufficiently Where I shall see her once again Enter Burris Du. No more tears If she be within the Dukedom we 'l recover her Welcom Lord Burris fair news I hope Bur. Most fair Sir Without one drop of bloud these wars are ended The Souldier cool'd again indeed asham'd Sir And all his anger ended Du. Where 's Lord Archas Bur. Not far off Sir with him his valiant son Head of this fire but now a prisoner And if by your sweet mercy not prevented I fear some fatal stroke Drums Enter Archas Theodore Gentlemen Souldiers Du. I hear the Drums beat Welcom my worthy friend Ar. Stand where ye are Sir Even as you love your country move not forward Nor plead for peace till I have done a justice A justice on this villain none of mine now A justice on this Rebel Hon. O my Brother Ar. This fatal firebrand Du. Forget not old man He is thy son of thine own bloud Ar. In these veins No treacherie e're harbour'd yet no mutinie I ne're gave life to lewd and headstrong Rebels Du. 'T is his first fault Ar. Not of a thousand Sir Or were it so it is a fault so mightie So strong against the nature of all mercy His Mother were she living would not weep for him He dare not say he would live The. I must not Sir Whilst you say 't is not fit your Graces mercy Not to my life appli'd but to my fault Sir The worlds forgiveness next last on my knees Sir I humbly beg Do not take from me yet the name of Father Strike me a thousand blows but let me dye yours Ar. He moves my heart I must be suddain with him I shall grow faint else in my execution Come come Sir you have seen death now meet him bravely Du. Hold hold I say a little hold consider Thou hast no more sons Archas to inherit thee Ar. Yes Sir I have another and a nobler No treason shall inherit me young Archas A hâ—m as sweet as young my Brother breeds him My â—oole Brother Brâ—kie breeds him nobly Him let your favour find give him your honour Enter Putskie alias Briskie and Alinda alias Archas Pu. Thou hast no child left Archas none to inherit thee If thou striâ—st that stroke now behold young Archas Behold thy Brother here thou bloudy Brother As blooâ—y to this sacrifice as thou art Heave up thy swoâ—â— and mine 's heav'd up strike Archas And I 'le strike too as sâ—â—â—tly as deadly Have mercy and I 'le have mercy the Duke gives it Look upon all these how they weep it from thee Choose quickly and begin Du. On your obedience On your allegeance save him Ar. Take him to ye Soul shout And sâ—â—ah be an honest man ye have reason I thank ye worthy Brother welcom child Mine own sweet child Du. Why was this boy conceal'd thus Put. Your graces pardon Peaâ—ing the vow you made against my Brother And that your anger would not only light On him but find out all his familie This young boy to preserve from after danger Like a young wench hither I brought my self In the habit of an ordinarie Captain Disguis'd got entertainment and serv'd here That I might still be ready to all fortunes That boy your grace took nobly entertain'd him But thought a Gitle Alinda Madam Ol. Stand away And let me look upon him Du. My young Mistris This is a strange metamorphosis Alinda Al. Your graces humble servant Du. Come hither Sister I dare yet scarce believe mine eyes how they view one another Dost thou not love this boy well Oly. I should lye else Trust me extreamly lye Sir Du. Didst thou never wish Olympia It might be thus Oly. A thousand times Du. Here take him Nay do not blush I do not jest kiss sweetly Boy ye kiss faintly boy Heaven give ye comfort Teach him he 'l quickly learn there 's two hearts eas'd not Ar. You do me too much
Princes of the Earth besides Gonzalo told me that thou wert honest Gas Yes Sir And you shall find it Fer. Shall I Gas All my follies Be â—â—se recorded to my shame Fer. Enough My heart is here for ever lodg'd Gas The Lady Fer. The place admits no time to utter all But Gaspero if thou wilt prove my friend I 'll say thou art Gas Your Servant I conceive ye We 'll chuse some fitter leisure Fer. Never man Was in a moment or more bless'd or wretched Exeunt Enter Hyparcha placing two Chairs Antinous and Erota Er. Leave us Hyp. I shall Exit Er. Antinous sit down Ant. Madam Er. I say sit down I do command you sit For look what honour thou dost gain by me I cannot lose it happy Antinous The graces and the higher Deities Smil'd at thy Birth and still continue it Then think that I who scorn lesser examples Must do the like such as do taste my power And talk of it with fear and reverence Shall do the same unto the man I favour I tell thee Youth thou hast a conquest won Since thou cam'st home greater than that last Which dignified thy Fame greater than if Thou should'st go out again and conquer farther For I am not ashamed to acknowledge My self subdued by thee Ant. Great Lady Er. Sit still I will not hear thee else now speak And speak like my Antinous like my Souldier Whom Cupid and not Mars hath sent to Battel Ant. I must I see be silent Er. So thou maist There 's greater action in it than in clamour A look if it be gracious will begin the War A word conclude it then prove no Coward S nce thou hast such a friendly enemy That teaches thee to conquer Ant. You do amaze me Madam I have no skill no practice in this War And whether you be serious or please To make your sport on a dejected man I cannot rightly guess but be it as it will It is a like unhappiness to me My discontents bear those conditions in them And lay me out so wretched no designs However truly promising a good Can make me relish ought but a sweet bitter Voluntary Exile Er. Why an Exile What comfort can there be in those Companions Which sad thoughts bring along with Enter Hyparcha Hyp. Madam Musick Er. Whence comes this well tun'd sound Hyp. I know not Madam Er. Listen Wench Whatever friendly hands they are that send it Song Let 'em play on they are Masters of their faculty Doth it please you Sir Ant. According to the time Er. Go to 'em Wench And tell 'em we shall thank 'em for they have kept As good time to our disposition as to their instruments Unless Antinous shall say he loves There never can be sweeter accents utter'd Enter Philander Phi. Let then the heart that did employ those hands Receive some small share of your thanks with them 'T is happiness enough that you did like it A fortune unto me that I should send it In such a lucky minute but to obtain So gracious welcome did exceed my hopes Er. Good Prince I thank you for 't Phi. O Madam pour not too fast joys on me But sprinkle 'em so gently I may stand 'em It is enough at first you have laid aside Those cruel angry looks out of your eyes With which as with your lovely you did strike All your Beholders in an Ecstasie Er. Philander you have long profest to love me Phi. Have I but profest it Madam Er. Nay but hear me Phi. More attentively than to an Oracle Er. And I will speak more truly if more can be Nor shall my language be wrapt up in Riddles But plain as truth it self I love this Gentleman Whose grief has made him so uncapable Of Love he will not hear at least not understand it I that have lookt with scornful eyes on thee And other Princes mighty in their states And in their friends as fortunate have now pray'd In a petitionary kind almost This man this well-deserving man that I must say To look upon this beauty yet you see He casts his eyes rather upon the ground Than he will turn 'em this way Philander You look pale I 'll talk no more Phi. Pray go forward I would be your Martyr To dye thus were immortally to live Er. Will you go to him then and speak for me You have loved longer but not ferventer Know how to speak for you have done it like An Orator even for your self then how will you for me Whom you profess to love above your self Phi. The Curses of Dissemblers follow me Unto my Grave and if I do not so Er. You may as all men do speak boldlier better In their friends cause still than in your own But speak your utmost yet you cannot feign I will stand by and blush to witness it Tell him since I beheld him I have lost The happiness of this life food and rest A quiet bosome and the state I went with Tell him how he has humbled the proud And made the living but a dead Erota Tell him withal that she is better pleas'd With thinking on him than enjoying these Tell him Philander Prince I talk in vain To you you do not mark me Phi. Indeed I do Er. But thou dost look so pale As thou wilt spoil the story in relating Phi. Not if I can but live to tell it Er. It may be you have not the heart Phi. I have a will I am sure how e'r my heart May play the Coward but if you please I 'll try Er. If a kiss will strengthen thee I give you leave To challenge it nay I will give it you Phi. O that a man should taste such heavenly bliss And be enjoyn'd to beg it for another Er. Alas it is a misery I grieve To put you to and I will suffer rather In his tyranny than thou in mine Phi. Nay Madam s nce I cannot have your love I will endeavour to dâ—serve your pity For I had rather have within the grave Your love than you should want it upon earth But how can I hope with a feeble tongue To instruct him in the rudiments of love When your most powerful Beauty cannot work it Er. Do what thou wilt Philander the request Is so unreasonable that I quit thee of it I desire now no more but the true patience And fortitude of Lovers with those helps Of sighs and tears which I think is all the Physick Phi. O if he did but hear you 't were enough And I will ' wake him from his Apoplexie Antinous Ant. My Lord Phi. Nay 'pray No courtesie to me you are my Lord Indeed you are for you command her heart That commands mine nor can you want to know it For look you she that told it you in words Explains it now more passionately in tears Either thou hast no heart or a marble one If those drops cannot melt it prithee look up And see how sorrow sits within her eyes And love the
could wish To him I honour most Cas O my Antinous My own my own good son Fer. One suit I have to make Phil. To whom Fernando Fer. Lord Cassilane to you Cas To me Fer. This Lady Hath promised to be mine Ann. Your blessing Sir Brother your love Ant. You cannot Sir bestow her On a more noble Gentleman Cas Saist thou so Antinous I confirm it Here Fernando Live both as one she is thine Ant. And herein Sister I honour you for your wife setled love This is a day of Triumph all Contentions Are happily accorded Candy's peace Secur'd and Venice vow'd a worthy friend Exeuâ— THE FALSE ONE A TRAGEDY Persons Represented in the Play Julius Caesar Emperour of Rome Ptolomy King of Aegypt Achoreus an honest Counsellor Priest of Isis Photinus a Politician minion to Ptolomy Achillas Captain of the Guard to Ptolomy Septimius a revolted Roman Villain Labienus a Roman Souldier and Nuncio Apollodorus Guardian to Cleopatra Caesars Captains Antonie Dolabella Seeva a free Speaker also Captain to Caesar Guard Three lame Souldiers Servants WOMEN Cleopatra Queen of Aegypt Caesar's Mistris Arsino Cleopatra's Sister Eros Cleopatra's waiting Woman The Scene Aegypt The principal Actors were John Lowin John Vnderwood Robert Benfield Richard Sharpe Joseph Taylor Nicholas Toolie John Rice George Birch Actus Primus Scena Prima Enter Achillas and Achoreus Achil. I Love the King nor do dispute his power For that is not confin'd nor to be censur'd By me that am his Subject yet allow me The liberty of a Man that still would be A friend to Justice to demand the motives That did induce young Ptolomy or Photinus To whose directions he gives up himself And I hope wisely to commit his Sister The Princess Cleopatra if I said The Queen Achillas 't were I hope no treason She being by her Fathers Testament Whose memory I bow to left Co-heir In all he stood possest of Achil. 'T is confest My good Achoreus that in these Eastern Kingdoms Women are not exempted from the Sceptre But claim a priviledge equal to the Male But how much such divisions have ta'en from The Majesty of Egypt and what factions Have sprung from those partitions to the ruine Of the poor Subject doubtful which to follow We have too many and too sad examples Therefore the wise Photinus to prevent The Murthers and the Massacres that attend On disunited Government and to shew The King without a Partner in full splendour Thought it convenient the fair Cleopatra An attribute not frequent to the Climate Should be committed in safe Custody In which she is attended like her Birth Until her Beauty or her royal Dowre Hath found her out a Husband Ach. How this may Stand with the rules of policy I know not Most sure I am it holds no correspondence With the Rites of Aegypt or the Laws of Nature But grant that Cleopatra can sit down With this disgrace though insupportable Can you imagine that Romes glorious Senate To whose charge by the will of the dead King This government was deliver'd or great Pompey That is appointed Cleopatra's Guardian As well as Ptolomies will e're approve Of this rash counsel their consent not sought for That should authorize it Achil. The Civil war In which the Roman Empire is embarqu'd On a rough Sea of danger does exact Their whole care to preserve themselves and gives them No vacant time to think of what we do Which hardly can concern them Ach. What 's your opinion Of the success I have heard in multitudes Of Souldiers and all glorious pomp of war Pompey is much superiour Achil. I could give you A Catalogue of all the several Nations From whence he drew his powers but that were tedious They have rich arms are ten to one in number Which makes them think the â—ay alreaâ—y won And Pompey being master of the Sâ—a Such plenty of all delicates are brought in As if the place on which they are entâ—â—â—câ—'d Were not a Camp of Souldiers but Româ— In which Lucullus and Apicius joyn'd To make a publique Feast they at Dirachium Fought with success but knew not to make use of Fortunes fair offer so much I have heard Caesar himself confess Ach. Where are they now Achil. In Thessalie near the Pharsalian plains Where Caesar with a handfull of his Men Hems in the greater number his whole troops Exceed not twenty thousand but old Souldiers Flesh'd in the spoils of Germany and France Inur'd to his Command and only know To fight and overcome And though that Famine Raigns in his Camp compelling them to tast Bread made of roots forbid the use of man Which they with scorn threw into Pompeys Camp As in derision of his Delicates Or corn not yet half ripe and that a Banquet They still besiege him being ambitious only To come to blows and let their swords determine Who hath the better Cause Enter Septinius Ach. May Victory Attend on 't where it is Achil. We every hour Expect to hear the issue Sep. Save my good Lords By Isis and Osiris whom you worship And the four hundred gods and goddesses Ador'd in Rome I am your honours servant Ach. Truth needs Septinius no oaths Achil. You are cruel If you deny him swearing you take from him Three full parts of his language Sep. Your Honour 's bitter Confound me where I love I cannot say it But I must swear 't yet such is my ill fortune Nor vows nor protestations win belief I think and I can find no other reason Because I am a Roman Ach. No Septinius To be a Roman were an honour to you Did not your manners and your life take from it And cry aloud that from Rome you bring nothing But Roman Vices which you would plant here But no seed of her vertues Sep. With your reverence I am too old to learn Ach. Any thing honest That I believe without an oath Sep. I fear Your Lordship has slept ill to night and that Invites this sad discourse 't will make you old Before your time O these vertuous Morals And old religious principles that fool us I have brought you a new Song will make you laugh Though you were at your prayers Ach. What is the subject Be free Septinius Sep. 'T is a Catalogue Of all the Gamesters of the Court and City Which Lord lyes with that Lady and what Gallant Sports with that Merchants wife and does relate Who sells her honour for a Diamond Who for a tissew robe whose husband's jealous And who so kind that to share with his wife Will make the match himself Harml â—s conceits Though fools say they are dangerous I sang it The last night at my Lord Photinus table Ach. How as a Fidler Sep. No Sir as a Guest A welcom guest too and it was approv'd of By a dozen of his friends though they were touch'd in 't For look you 't is a kind of merriment When we have laid by foolish modesty As not a man of fashion will wear it
You see the tempest of his stern displeasure The death of him you urged a Sacrifice To stop his Rage presaging a full ruine Where are your Counsels now Acho. I told you Sir And told the truth what danger would flye after And though an Enemy I satisfied you He was a Roman and the top of Honour And howsoever this might please Great Caesar I told ye that the foulness of his Death The impious baseness Pho. Peace you are a Fool Men of deep ends must tread as deep ways to 'em Câ—sar I know is pleas'd and for all his sorrows Which are put on for forms and meer dissemblings I am confident he 's glad to have told ye so And thank ye outwardly had been too open And taken from the Wisedom of a Conquerour Be confident and proud ye have done this service Ye have deserv'd and ye will find it highly Make bold use of this benefit and be sure You keep your Sister the high-soul'd Cleopatra Both close and short enough she may not see him The rest if I may counsel Sir Ptol. Do all For in thy faithful service rests my safety Exeunt SCENE II. Enter Septimius Sept. Here 's a strange alteration in the Court Mens Faces are of other setts and motions Their minds of subtler stuff I pass by now As though I were a Rascal no man knows me No Eye looks after as I were a Plague Their doors shut close against me and I wondred at Because I have done a meritorious Murther Because I have pleas'd the Time does the Time plague me I have known the day they would have hug'd me for it For a less stroke than this have done me Reverence Open'd their Hearts and secret Closets to me Their Purses and their Pleasures and bid me wallow I now perceive the great Thieves eat the less And the huge Leviathans of Villany Sup up the merits nay the men and all That do them service and spowt 'em out again Into the air as thin and unregarded As drops of Water that are lost i'th'Ocean I was lov'd once for swearing and for drinking And for other principal Qualities that became me Now a foolish unthankful Murther has undone me If my Lord Photinus be not merciful Enter Photinus That set me on And he comes now Fortune Pho. Caesars unthankfulness a little stirs me A little frets my bloud take heed proud Roman Provoke me not stir not mine anger farther I may find out a way unto thy life too Though arm'd in all thy Victories and seize it A Conquerour has a heart and I may hit it Sept. May it please your Lordship Pho. O Septimius Sept. Your Lordships knows my wrongs Pho. Wrongs Sept. Yes my Lord How the Captain of the Guard Achillas slights me Pho. Think better of him he has much befriended thee Shew'd thee much love in taking the head from thee The times are alter'd Souldier Caesar's angry And our design to please him lost and perish'd Be glad thou art unnam'd 't is not worth the owning Yet that thou maist be useful Sept. Yes my Lord I shall be ready Pho. For I may employ thee To take a rub or two out of my way As time shall serve say that it be a Brother Or a hard Father Sept. 'T is most necessary A Mother or a Sister or whom you please Sir Pho. Or to betray a noble Friend Sept. 'T is all one Pho. I know thou wilt stir for Gold Sept. 'T is all my motion Pho. There take that for thy service and farewel I have greater business now Sept. I am still your own Sir Pho. One thing I charge thee see me no more Septimius Unless I send Exit Sept. I shall observe your hour So this brings something in the mouth some savour This is the Lord I serve the Power I worship My Friends Allies and here lies my Allegiance Let People talk as they please of my rudeness And shun me for my deed bring but this to 'em Let me be damn'd for blood yet still I am honourable This God creates new tongues and new affections And though I had kill'd my Father give me Gold I 'll make men swear I have done a pious Sacrifice Now I will out brave all make all my Servants And my brave deed shall be writ in Wine for vertuous Exit SCENE III. Enter Caesar Antony Dolabella Sceva Caes Keep strong Guards and with wary eyes my friends There is no trusting to these base Egyptians They that are false to pious benefits And make compell'd necessities their faiths Are Traitors to the gods Ant. We 'll call ashore A Legion of the best Caes Not a Man Antony That were to shew our fears and dim our greatness No 't is enough my Name 's ashore Sce. Too much too A sleeping Caesar is enough to shake them There are some two or three malicious Rascals Train'd up in Villany besides that Cerberus That Roman Dog that lick'd the blood of Pompey Dol. 'T is strange a Roman Souldier Sce. You are cozen'd There be of us as be of all other Nations Villains and Knaves 't is not the name contains him But the obedience when that 's once forgotten And Duty flung away then welcome Devil Photinus and Achillas and this Vermine That 's now become a natural Crocodile Must be with care observ'd Ant. And 't is well counsel'd No Confidence nor trust Sce. I 'll trust the Sea first When with her hollow murmurs she invites me And clutches in her storms as politick Lions Conceal their Claws I 'll trust the Devil first Caes Go to your rests and follow your own Wisedoms And leave me to my thoughts pray no more complement Once more strong Watches Dol. All shall be observ'd Sir Exit Caes I am dull and heavy yet I cannot sleep How happy was I in my lawful Wars In Germany and Gaul and Britanny When every night with pleasure I set down What the day ministred The sleep came sweetly But since I undertook this home-division This civil War and past the Rubicon What have I done that speaks an ancient Roman A good great man I have enter'd Rome by force And on her tender Womb that gave me life Let my insulting Souldiers rudely trample The dear Veins of my Country I have open'd And sail'd uphil the torrents that slow'd from her The bloody streams that in their confluence Carried before 'em thousand desolations I rob'd the Treasury and at one gripe Snatch'd all the wealth so many worthy triumphs Plac'd there as sacred to the Peace of Rome I raz'd Massilia in my wanton anger Petreius and Afranius I defeated Pompey I overthrew what did that get me The slubber'd Name of an authoriz'd Enemy Noise within I hear some Noise they are the Watches sure What Friends have I ty'd fast by these ambitions Cato the Lover of his Countries freedom Is now past into Africk to affront me Juba that kill'd my friend is up in Arms too The Sons of Pompey are Masters of the Sea And from
sleep Achil. He rowz'd them with his Sword We talk of Mars but I am sure his Courage Admits of no comparison but it self And as inspir'd by him his following friends With such a confidence as young Eagles prey Under the large wing of their fiercer Dam Brake through our Troops and scatter'd them he went on But still pursu'd by us when on the sudden He turn'd his head and from his Eyes slew terrour Which strook in us no less fear and amazement Than if we had encounter'd with the lightning Hurl'd from Jove's cloudy Brow Cleo. 'T was like my Caesar Achil. We faln back he made on and as out fear Had parted from us with his dreadful looks Again we follow'd but got near the Sea On which his Navy anchor'd in one hand Holding a Scroll he had above the waves And in the other grasping fast his Sword As it had been a Trident forg'd by Vulcan To calm the raging Ocean he made away As if he had been Neptune his friends like So many Tritons follow'd their bold shouts Yielding a chearful musick we showr'd darts Upon them but in vain they reach'd their ships And in their safety we are sunk for Caesar Prepares for War Pho. How fell the King Achil. Unable To follow Caesar he was trod to death By the Pursuers and with him the Priest Of Isis good Achoreus Ars May the Earth Lye gently on their ashes Pho. I feel now That there are powers above us and that 't is not Within the searching policies of man To alter their decrees Cleo. I laugh at thee Where are thy threats now Fool thy scoffs and scorns Against the gods I see calamity Is the best Mistress of Religion And can convert an Atheist Shout within Pho. O they come Mountains fall on me O for him to dye That plac'd his Heaven on Earth is an assurance Of his descent to Hell where shall I hide me The greatest daring to a man dishonest Is but a Bastard Courage ever fainting Exit Enter Caesar Sceva Antony Dolabella Caes Look on your Caesar banish fear my fairest You now are safe Sce. By Venus not a kiss Till our work be done the Traitors once dispatch'd To it and we 'll cry aim Caes I will be speedy Exeunt Cleo. Farewel again Arsino how now Eros Ever faint-hearted Eros But that I am assur'd Your Excellency can command the General I fear the Souldiers for they look as if They would be nibling too Cleo. He is all honour Nor do I now repent me of my favours Nor can I think that Nature e'r made a Woman That in her prime deserv'd him Enter Caesar Sceva Antonie Dolabella Souldiers with the Heads Ars He 's come back Pursue no further curb the Souldiers fury Caes See beauteous Mistris their accursed heads That did conspire against us Sce. Furies plague 'em They had too fair an end to dye like Souldiers Pompey fell by the Sword the Cross or Halter Should have dispatch'd them Caes All is but death good Sceva Be therefore satisfied and now my dearest Look upon Caesar as he still appear'd A Conquerour and this unfortunate King Entomb'd with honour we 'll to Rome where Caesar Will shew he can give Kingdoms for the Senate Thy Brother dead shall willingly decree The Crown of Egypt that was his to thee Exeunt oâ—â—â—es Prologue NEW Titles warrant not a Play for new The Subject being old and 't is as true Fresh and neat matter may with ease be fram'd Out of their Stories that have oft been nam'd With glory on the Stage what borrows he From him that wrote old Priam's Tragedy That writes his love to Hecuba Sure to tell Of Caesars amorous heats and how he fell In the Capitol can never be the same To the Judicious Nor will such blame Those who pen'd this for Barr'enness when they find Young Cleopatra here and her great Mind Express'd to the height with us a Maid and free And how he rated her Virginitie We treat not of what boldness she did dye Nor of her fatal Love to Antony What we present and offer to your view Upon their faiths the Stage yet never knew Let Reason then first to your Wills give laws And after judge of them and of their cause Epilogue I Now should wish another had my place But that I hope to come off and with Grace And but express some sign that you are pleas'd We of our doubts they of their fears are eas'd I would beg further Gentlemen and much say In favour of our selves them and the Play Did I not rest assur'd the most I see Hate Impudence and cherish Modestie THE Little French Lawyer A COMEDY Persons Represented in the Play Dinant a Gentleman that formerly loved and still pretended to love Lamira Cleremont a merry Gentleman his Friend Champernell a lame old Gentleman Husband to Lamira Vertaign a Noble-man and a Judge Beaupre Son to Vertaign Verdone Nephew to Champernell Monsieur La Writt a wrangling Advocate or the Little Lawyer Sampson a foolish Advocate Kinsman to Vertaign Provost Gentlemen Clients Servants WOMEN Lamira Wife to Champernell and Daughter to Vertaign Anabell Niece to Champernell Old Lady Nurse to Lamira Charlotte Waiting Gentlewoman to Lamira The Scene France The principal Actors were Joseph Taylor John Lowin John Vnderwood Robert Benfield Nicholas Toolie William Egleston Richard Sharpe Thomas Holcomb Actus Primus Scena Prima Enter Dinant and Cleremont Din. DIsswade me not Clere. It will breed a brawl Din. I care not I wear a Sword Cler. And wear discretion with it Or cast it off let that direct your arm 'T is madness else not valour and more base Than to receive a wrong Din. Why would you have me Sit down with a disgrace and thank the doer We are not Stoicks and that passive courage Is only now commendable in Lackies Peasants and Tradesmen not in men of rank And qualitie as I am Cler. Do not cherish That daring vice for which the whole age suffers The blood of our bold youth that heretofore Was spent in honourable action Or to defend or to enlarge the Kingdom For the honour of our Country and our Prince Pours it self out with prodigal expence Upon our Mothers lap the Earth that bred us For every trifle and these private Duells Which had their first original from the Frcenh And for which to this day we are justly censured Are banisht from all civil Governments Scarce three in Venice in as many years In Forence they are rarer and in all The fair Dominions of the Spanish King They are never heard of Nay those neighbour Countries Which gladly imitate our other follies And come at a dear rate to buy them of us Begin now to detest them Din. Will you end yet Cler. And I have heard that some of our late Kings For the lie wearing of a Mistris favour A cheat at Cards or Dice and such like causes Have lost as many gallant Gentlemen As might have met the great Turk in
me more Cousin Beaupre Champ. Repent not What thou hast done my life thou shalt not find I am decrepit in my love and service I will be young and constant and believe me For thou shalt find it true in sâ—orn of all The scandals thâ—se rude men have thrown upon me I 'le meet thy pleasures with a young mans ardour And in all circumstances of a Husband Perform my part Lamira Good Sir I am your sâ—rvâ—nt And 't is too late now iâ— I did repent Which as I am a virgin yet I do not To undoe the â—not that by the Church is tyed Only I would beseech ye as you have A good opinion of me and my vertues For so you have pleas'd to stile my innocent weakness That what hath pass'd be wâ—en Dinant and me Or what now in your hearing he hath spoken Beget not doubts or fears Champ. I apprehend you You think I will be jealous as I live Thou art mistaken sweet and to confirm it Discourse with whom thou wilt ride where thou wilt Feast whom thou wilt as often as thou wilt For I will have no other guards upon thee Than thine own thoughts Lamira I 'le use this liberty With moderation Sir Beaup. I am resolv'd Steal off I 'le follow you Champ. Come Sir you droop Till you find cause which I shall never give Dislike not of your Son in Law Verta Sir you teach me The language I should use I am most happy In being so near you Exeunt Verdone and Beaupre Lamira O my fears good nurse Follow my Brother unobserv'd and learn Which way he takes Nurs I will be carefull Madam Exit Nurse Champ. Between us complements are superfluous On Gentlemen th' affront we have met here We 'l think upon hereafter 't were unfit To cherish any thought to breed unrest Or to our selves or to our Nuptial feast Exeunt Enter Dinant and Cleremont Cler. We shall have sport ne'r fear 't Din. What sport I prethee Cler. Why we must fight I know it and I long â—or't It was apparent in the fiery eye Of young Verdoâ—e Beaupre look'd pale and shook too Familiar signs of anger They are both brave fellows Tri'd and approv'd and I am proud to encounter With men from whom no honour can be lost They will play up to a man and set him off When e're I go to the field heaven keep me from The meeting of an unflesh'd youth or Coward The first to get a name comes on too hot The Coward is so swift in giving ground There is no overtaking him without A hunting Nag well breath'd too Din. All this while You ne'r think on the danger Cler. Why 't is no more Than meeting of a dozen friends at Supper And drinking hard mischief comes there unlook'd for I am sure as suddain and strikes home as often For this we are prepar'd Din. Lamira Loves Her Brother Beaupre dearly Cler. What of that Din. And should he call me to account for what But now I spake nor can I with mine honour Recant my words that little hope is left me E're to enjoy what next to Heaven I long for Is taken from me Câ—er Why what can you hope for She being now married Din. Oh my Cleremont To you all secrets of my heart lye open And I rest most secure that whatsoe're I loâ—k up there is as a private thought And will no farther wrong me I am a French-man And for the greater part we are born Courtiers She is a woman and however yet No heat of service had the power to melt Her frozen Chastity time and opportunitie May work her to my ends I confess ill ones And yet I must pursue 'em now her marriage In probabilitie will no way hurt But rather help me Cler. Sits the wind there pray you tell me How far off dwells your love from lust Din. Too near But prethee chide me not Cler. Not I goe on boy I have faults my self and will not reprehend A crime I am not free from for her Marriage I do esteem it and most batchellors are Of my opinion as a fair protection To play the wanton without loss of honour Din. Would she make use of 't so I were most happy Cler. No more of this Judge now Whether I have the gift of prophecie Enter Beaupre and Verdone Beaup. Monsieur Dinant I am glad to find you Sir Din. I am at your service Verd. Good Monsieur Cleremont I have long wish'd To be known better to you Cler. My desires Embrace your wishes Sir Beaup. Sir I have ever Esteem'd you truly noble and profess I should have been most proud to have had the honour To call you Brother but my Fathers pleasure Denied that happiness I know no man lives That can command his passions and therefore Dare not condemn the late intemperate language You were pleas'd to use to my Father and my Sister He 's old and she a woman I most sorrie My honour does compel me to entreat you To do me the favour with your sword to meet me A mile without the Citie Din. You much honour me In the demand I 'le gladly wait upon you Beaup. O Sir you teach me what to say the time Din. With the next Sun if you think fit Beaup. The place Din. Near to the vineyard eastward from the Citie Beaup. I like it well this Gentleman if you please Will keep me company Cler. That is agreed on And in my friends behalf I will attend him Verd. You shall not miss my service Beaup. Good day Gentlemen Ex. Beaup. and Verd. Din. At your Commandment Cler. Proud to be your servants I think there is no Nation under Heaven That cut their enemies throats with complement And such fine tricks as we do If you have Any few Prayers to say this night you may Call 'em to mind and use 'em for my self As I have little to lose my care is less So till to morrow morning I bequeath you To your devotions and those paid but use That noble courage I have seen and wo Shall sight as in a Castle Din. Thou art all honour Thy resolution would steel a Coward And I most fortunate in such a Friend All tenderness and nice respect of woman Be now far from me reputation take A full possession of my heart and prove Honour the first place holds the second Love Exâ—uâ—â— Enter Lamira Charlote Lami. Sleeps my Lord still Charlote Char. Not to be wak'd By your Ladiships cheerfull looks I well perceive That this night the good Lord hath been At an unusual service and no wonder If he rest after it Lamira You are very bold Char. Your Creature Madam and when you are pleas'd Sadness to me 's a stranger your good pardon If I speak like a fool I could have wisht To have ta'ne your place to night had bold Dinant Your first and most obsequious servant tasted Those delicates which by his lethargie As it appears have cloy'd my Lord. Lamira No more Charl. I
am silenc'd Madam Lamira Saw you my nurse this morning Charl. No Madam Lamira I am full of fears Knock within Who 's that Charl. She you enquir'd for Lamira Bring her in and leave me Exit Charlote Now nurse what news Enter Nurse Nurse O Ladie dreadfull ones They are to fight this morning there 's no remedie I saw my Lord your Brother and Verdone Take horse as I came by Lamira Where 's Cleremont Nurse I met him too and mounted Lamira Where 's Dinant Nurse There 's all the hope I have staid him with a trick If I have done well so Lamira What trick Nurse I told him Your Ladiship laid your command upon him To attend you presently and to confirm it Gave him the ring he oft hath seen you wear That you bestowed on me he waits without Disguis'd and if you have that power in him As I presume you have it is in you To stay or alter him Lamira Have you learnt the place Where they are to encounter Nurse Yes 't is where The Duke of Burgundie met Lewis th' eleventh Lamir. Enough I will reward thee liberally Exit Nurse Goe bring him in full dear I loved Dinant While it was lawfull but those fires are quench'd I being now anothers truth forgive me And let dissimulation be no crime Though most unwillingly I put it on To guard a Brothers safetie Enter Dinant Din. Now your pleasure Though ill you have deserv'd it you perceive I am still your fool and cannot but obey What ever you command Lamira You speak as if You did repent it and 't is not worth my thanks then But there has been a time in which you would Receive this as a favour Din. Hope was left then Of recompence Lamira Why I am still Lamira And you Dinant and 't is yet in my power I dare not say I 'le put it into act To reward your love and service Din. There 's some comfort Lami. But think not that so low I prize my fame To give it up to any man that refuses To buy it or with danger of performance Of what I shall enjoin him Din. Name that danger Be it of what horrid shape soever Ladie Which I will shrink at only at this instant Be speedie in 't Lamira I 'le put you to the trial You shall not light to day do you start at that Not with my Brother I have heard your difference Mine is no Helens beauty to be purchas'd With blood and so defended if you look for Favours from me deserve them with obedience There 's no way else to gain ' em Din. You command What with mine honour I cannot obey Which lies at pawn against it and a friend Equally dear as that or life engag'd Not for himself but me Lamira Why foolish man Dare you solicite me to serve your lust In which not only I abuse my Lord My Father and my family but write whore Though not upon my forehead in my conscience To be read hourly and yet name your honour Yours suffers but in circumstance mine in substance If you obey me you part with some credit From whom the giddy multitude but mankind Will censure me and justly Din. I will lose What most I do desire rather than hazard So dear a friend or write my self a coward 'T is better be no man Lamira This will not do Why I desire not you should be a coward Nor do I weigh my Brothers life with yours Meet him fight with him do and kill him fairly Let me not suffer for you I am careless Din. Suffer for me Lamira For you my kindness to you Already brands me with a strumpets name Din. O that I knew the wretch Lamira I will not name him Nor give you any Character to know him But if you dare and instantly ride forth At the west port of the City and defend there My reputation against all you meet For two hours only I 'le not swear Dinant To satisfie though sure I think I shall What ever you desire if you denie this Be desperate for willingly by this light I 'le never see thee more Din Two hours do you say Lamira Only two hours Din. I were no Gentleman Should I make scruple of it this favour arms me And boldly I 'll perform it Exit Lamira I am glad on 't This will prevent their meeting yet and keep My Brother safe which was the mark I shot at Exit Actus Secundus Scena Prima Enter Cleremont as in the field Cler. I Am first i' th' field that honour 's gain'd of our side Pray Heaven I may get off as honourablie The hour is past I wonder Dinant comes not This is the place I cannot see him yet It is his quarel too that brought me hither And I ne'r knew him yet but to his honour A firm and worthy Friend yet I see nothing Nor Horse nor man 't would vex me to be left here To th' mercy of two swords and two approv'd ones I never knew him last Enter Beaupre and Verdone Beaup. You are well met Cleremont Verdo. You are a fair Gentleman and love your friend Sir What are you ready the time has overta'ne us Beaup. And this you know the place Cler. No Dinant yet Beaup. We come not now to argue but to do We wait you Sir Cler. There 's no time past yet Gentlemen We have day enough is' t possible he comes not You see I am â—eaâ—â— here and do but stay Till my Friend come walk but a turn or two 'T will not be long Verd We came to fight Cler. Ye shall 〈◊〉 Gentlemen And fight enough but a short turn or two I think I see him set up your watch we 'l fight by it Beaup. That is not he we will not be deluded Cler. Am I bob'd thus pray takâ— a pipe of tobacco Or sing but some new air by that time Gentlemen Verd. Come dâ—aw your Sword you know the custome here Sir First come first serv'd Cler. Though it be held a custom And practised so I do not hold it honest What honour can you both win on me single Beaup. Yield up your Sword then Cler. Yield my Sword that 's Hebrew I 'le be first cut a pecies hold but a while I 'le take the next that comes Enter an old Gentleman You are an old Gentleman Gent. Yes indeed am I Sir Cler. And wear no Sword Gent. I need none Sir Cler. I would you did and had one I want now such a foolish courtesie You see these Gentlemen Gent. You want a second In good Faith Sir I was never handsom at it I would you had my Son but he 's in Italy A proper Gentleman you may do well gallants If your quarrel be not capital to have more mercy The Gentleman may do his Country Cler. Now I beseech you Sir If you dare not fight do not stay to beg my pardon There lies your way Gent. Good morrow Gentlemen Exit Verd. You see your fortune You had better
that speed too And kill as deadly Verd. You are as far from justice In him you praise as equitie in the censure You load me with Beaup. Dinant he durst not meet us Lam. How durst not Brother Beaup. Durst not I repeat it Verd. Nor was it Cleremont's valour that disarm'd us I had the better of him for Dinant If that might make my peace with you I dare Write him a Coward upon every post And with the hazard or my life defend it Lam. If 't were laid at the stake you 'd lose it Nephew Cham. Came he not say you Verd. No but in his room There was a Devil hir'd from some Magician I' th' shape of an Atturney Beau. 'T was he did it Verd. And his the honour Beau. I could wish Dinant But what talk I of one that stept aside And durst not come Lam. I am such a friend to truth I cannot hear this why do you detract Thus poorly I should say to others basely From one of such approv'd worth Cham. Ha! how 's this Lam. From one so excellent in all that 's noble Whose only weakness is excess of courage That knows no enemies that he cannot master But his affections and in them the worst His love to me Cham. To you Lam. Yes Sir to me I dare for what is that which Innocence dares not To you profess it and he shun'd not the Combat For fear or doubt of these blush and repent That you in thought e're did that wrong to valour Beaup. Why this is rare Cham. 'Fore heaven exceeding rare Why modest Lady you that sing such Encomiums Of your first Suiter Verd. How can ye convince us In your reports Lam. With what you cannot answer 'T was my command that staid him Cham. Your command Lam. Mine Sir and had my will rank'd with my power And his obedience I could have sent him With more ease weaponless to you and bound Than have kept him back so well he loves his honour Beyond his life Cham. Better and better still Lam. I wrought with him in private to divert him From your assur'd destruction had he met you Cham. In private Lam. Yes and us'd all Arts all Charms Of one that knew her self the absolute Mistris Of all his faculties Cham. Gave all rewards too His service could deserve did not he take The measure of my sheets Lam. Do not look yellow I have cause to speak frowns cannot fright me By all my hopes as I am spotless to you If I rest once assur'd you do but doubt me Or curb me of that freedom you once gave me Cham. What then Lam. I 'le not alone abuse your bed that 's nothing But to your more vexation 't is resolv'd on I 'le run away and then try if Dinant Have courage to defend me Champ. Impudent Verd. And on the sudden Beau. How are ye transform'd From what you were Lam. I was an innocent Virgin And I can truly swear a Wise as pure As ever lay by Husband and will dy so Let me live unsuspected I am no servant Nor will be us'd like one If you desire To keep me constant as I would be let Trust and belief in you beget and nurse it Unnecessary jealousies make more whores Than all baits else laid to entrap our frailties Beau. There 's no contesting with her from a child Once mov'd she hardly was to be appeas'd Yet I dare swear her honest Cham. So I think too On better judgement I am no Italian To lock her up nor would I be a Dutchman To have my Wife my soveraign to command me I 'le try the gentler way but if that fail Believe it Sir there 's nothing but extreams Which she must feel from me Beau. That as you please Sir Charl. You have won the breeches Madam look up sweetly My Lord limps toward you Lam. You will learn more manners Charl. This is a fee for counsel that 's unask'd for Cham. Come I mistook thee sweet prethee forgive me I never will be jealous e're I cherish Such a mechanick humour I 'le be nothing I 'le say Dinant is all that thou wouldst have him Will that suffice Lam. 'T is well Sir Cham. Use thy freedom Uncheck'd and unobserv'd if thou wilt have it These shall forget their honour I my wrongs We 'll all dote on him hell be my reward If I dissemble Lam. And that hell take me If I affect him he 's a lustfull villain But yet no coward and sollicites me To my dishonour that 's indeed a quarrel And truly mine which I will so revenge As it shall fright such as dare only think To be adulterers C ham Use thine own waies I give up all to thee Beau. O women women When you are pleas'd you are the least of evils Verd. I 'le time to 't but provokt the worst of Devils Exeunt Enter Monsieur Sampson and three Clients Samp. I know Monsieur La writ 1 Cly. Would he knew himself Sir Samp. He was a pretty Lawyer a kind of pretty Lawyer Of a kind of unable thing 2 Cly. A fine Lawyer Sir And would have sâ—k'd you up a business And out of this Court into that Samp. Ye are too forward Not so fine my friends something he could have done But short short 1 Cy. I know your worships favour You are Nephew to the Judge Sir Samp. It may be so And something may be done without trotting i' th' dirt friends It may be I can take him in his Chamber And have an hours talk it may be so And tell him that in 's ear there are such courtesies I will not say I can 3 Cly. We know you can Sir Sam. Peradventure I peradventure no but where 's La-writ Where 's your sufficient Lawyer 1 Cly. He 's blown up Sir 2 Cly. Run mad and quarrels with the Dog he meets He is no Lawyer of this world now Sam. Your reason Is he defunct is he dead 2 Cly. No he 's not dead yet Sir But I would be loth to take a lease on 's life for two hours Alas he is possest Sir with the spirit of fighting And quarrels with all people but how he came to it Samp. If he fight well and like a Gentleman The man may fight for 't is a lawfull calling Look you my friends I am a civil Gentleman And my Lord my Uncle loves me 3 Cly. We all know it Sir Sam. I think he does Sir I have business too much business Turn you some forty or fifty Causes in a week Yet when I get an hour of vacancie I can fight too my friends a little does well I would be loth to learn to fight 1 Cly. But and 't please you Sir His fighting has neglected all our business We are undone our causes cast away Sir His not appearance Sam. There he fought too long A little and fight well he fought too long indeed fâ—s But ne'r the less things must be as they may And there be wayes 1 Cly. We know Sir if you
please Sam. Something I 'le do goe rally up your Causes Enter La-writ and a Gentleman at the door 2 Cly. Now you may behold Sir And be a witness whether we lie or no. La-writ I 'le meet you at the Ordinary sweet Gentâ—emen And if there be a wench or two Gen. We 'll have ' em La writ No handling any Duells before I come We 'll have no going else I hate a coward Gent. There shall be nothing done La-writ Make all the quarrels You can devise before I come and let 's all fight There is no sport else Gent. We 'll see what may be done Sir 1 Cly. Ha Monsieur La writ La-writ Baffled in way of business My causes cast away Judgement against us Why there it goes 2 Cly. What shall we do the whilst Sir La-wr. Breed new dissentions goe hang your selves 'T is all one to me I have a new trade of living 1 Cli. Do you hear what he saies Sir Sam. The Gentleman speaks finely La-wr. Will any of you fight Fighting's my occupation If you find your selves aggriev'd Sam. A compleat Gentleman La-writ Avant thou buckram budget of petitions Thou spittle of lame causes I lament for thee And till revenge be taken Sam. 'T is most excellent La-wr. There every man chuse his paper and his place I 'le answer ye all I will neglect no mans business But he shall have satisfaction like a Gentleman The Judge may do and not do he 's but a Monsieur Sam. You have nothing of mine in your bag Sir La-writ I know not Sir But you may put any thing in any fighting thing Sam. It is sufficient you may hear hereafter La-writ I rest your servant Sir Sam. No more words Gentlemen But follow me no more words as you love me The Gentleman 's a noble Gentleman I shall do what I can and then Cli. We thank you Sir Ex. Sam. and Clients Sam. Not a word to disturb him he 's a Gentleman La-writ Not cause go o' my side the judge cast all And because I was honourably employed in action And not appear'd pronounce 't is very well 'T is well faith 't is well Judge Enter Cleremont Cler. Who have we here My little furious Lawyer La-writ I say 't is well But mark the end Cler. How he is metamorphos'd Nothing of Lawyer left not a bit of buckram No solliciting face now This is no simple conversion Your servant Sir and Friend La-writ You come in time Sir Cler. The happier man to be at your command then La-writ You may wonder to see me thus but that 's all one Time shall declare 't is true I was a Lawyer But I have mew'd that coat I hate a Lawyer I talk'd much in the Court now I hate talking I did you the office of a man Cler. I must confess it La-w. And budg'd not no I budg'd not Cler. No you did not La w. There 's it then one good turn requires another Cler. Most willing Sir I am ready at your service La-w. There read and understand and then deliver it Cler. This is a Challenge Sir La-w. 'T is very like Sir I seldom now write Sonnets Cler. O admirantis To Monsieur Vertaign the President La w. I chuse no Fool Sir Cler. Why he 's no Sword-man Sir La w. Let him learn let him learn Time that trains Chickens up will teach him quickly Cler. VVhy he 's a Judge an Old Man La-w. Never too Old To be a Gentleman and he that is a Judge Can judge best what belongs to wounded honour There are my griefs he has cast away my causes In which he has bowed my reputation And therefore Judge or no Judge Cler. 'Pray be rul'd Sir This is the maddest thing La w. You will not carry it Cler. I do not tell you so but if you may be perswaded La w. You know how you us'd me when I would not fight Do you remember Gentleman Cler. The Devil 's in him La w. I see it in your Eyes that you dare do it You have a carrying face and you shall carry it Cler. The least is Banishment La-w. Be banish'd then 'T is a friends part we 'll meet in Africa Or any part of the Earth Cler. Say he will not fight La w. I know then what to say take you no care Sir Cler. Well I will carry it and deliver it And to morrow morning meet you in the Louver Tiâ—l when my service La-w. A Judge or no Judge no Judge Exit La-writ Cler. This is the prettiest Rogue that e'r I read of None to provoke to th'field but the old President What face shall I put on if I come in earnest I am sure to wear a pair of Bracelets This may make some sport yet I will deliver it Here comes the President Enter Vertaign with two Gentlemen Vert. I shall find time Gentlemen To do your causes good is not that Cleremont 1 Gent. 'T is he my Lord. Vert. Why does he smile upon me Am I become ridiculous has your fortune Sir Upon my Son made you contemn his Father The glory of a Gentleman is fair bearing Cler. Mistake me not my Lord you shall not find that I come with no blown Spirit to abuse you I know your place and honour due unto it The reverence to your silver Age and Vertue Vert. Your face is merry still Cler. So is my business And I beseech your honour mistake me not I have brought you from a wild or rather Mad-man As mad a piece of you were wont to love mirth In your young days I have known your Honour woo it This may be made no little one 't is a Challenge Sir Nay start not I beseech you it means you no harm Nor any Man of Honour or Understanding 'T is to steal from your serious hours a little laughter I am bold to bring it to your Lordship Vert. 'T is to me indeed Do they take me for a Sword-man at these years Cler. 'T is only worth your Honours Mirth that 's all Sir 'T had been in me else a sawcy rudness Vert. From one La writ a very punctual Challenge Cler. But if your Lordship mark it no great matter Vert. I have known such a wrangling Advocate Such a little figent thing Oh I remember him A notable talking Knave now out upon him Has challeng'd me downright defied me mortally I do remember too I cast his Causes Cler. Why there 's the quarrel Sir the mortal quarrel Vert. Why what a Knave is this as y' are a Gentleman Is there no further purpose but meer mirth What a bold Man of War he invites me roundly Cler. If there should be I were no Gentleman Nor worthy of the honour of my Kindred And though I am sure your Lordship hates my Person Which Time may bring again into your favour Yet for the manners Vert. I am satisfied You see Sir I have out-liv'd those days of fighting And therefore cannot do him the honour to beat him my self But I have
stop your pipes Musick The thing will ' wake now now methinks I find His Sword just gliding through my throat What 's that A vengeance choak your pipes Are you there Lady Stop stop those Rascals do you bring me hither To be cut into minced meat why Dinant Din. I cannot do withal I have spoke and spoke I am betray'd and lost too Cler. Do you hear me do you understand me ' Plague dam your Whistles Musickâ— Lam. 'T was but an over-sight they have done lye down Cler. Would you had done too You know not In what a misery and fear I lye You have a Lady in your arms Din. I would have The Recordeâ— agaâ— Champ. I 'll watch you Goodman Wou'd have Cler. Remove for Heavens sake And fall to that you come for Lam. Lie you down 'T is but an hours endurance now Cler. I dare not softly sweet Lady heart Lam. 'T is nothing but your fear he sleeps still soundly Lie gently down Cler. 'Pray make an end Din. Come Madam Lam. These Chambers are too near Ex. Din. Lam. Cham. I shall be nearer Well go thy wayes I 'le trust thee through the world Deal how thou wilt that that I never feel I 'le never fear Yet by the honour of a Souldier I hold thee truly noble How these things will look And how their blood will curdle Play on Children You shall have pap anon O thou grand Fool That thou knew'st but thy fortune Musick done Cler. Peace good Madam Stop her mouth Dinant it sleeps yet 'pray be wary Dispatch I cannot endure this misery I can hear nothing more I 'll say my prayers And down again Whistle within A thousand Alarms fall upon my quarters Heaven send me off when I lye keeping Conrses Pl o' your fumbling Dinant how I shake 'T is still again would I were in the Indies Exit Cler. Enter Dinant and Lamira a light within Din. Why do you use me thus thus poorly basely Work me into a hope and then destroy me Why did you send for me this new way train me Lam. Mad-man and fool and false man now I 'll shew thee Din. 'Pray put your light out Lam. Nay I 'll hold it thus That all chaste Eyes may see thy lust and scorn it Tell me but this when you first doted on me And made suit to enjoy me as your Wife Did you not hold me honest Din. Yes most vertuous Lam. And did not that appear the only lustre That made me worth your love and admiration Din. I must confess Lam. Why would you deal so basely So like a thief a Villain Din. Peace good Madam Lam. I 'll speak aloud too thus maliciously Thus breaking all the Rules of honesty Of honour and of truth for which I lov'd you For which call'd you servant and admir'd you To steal that Jewel purchas'd by another â—â—ously set in Wedlock even that Jewel Because it had no flaw you held unvaluable Can he that has lov'd good dote on the Devil For he that seeks a Whore seeks but his Agent Or am I of so wild and low a blood â—o nurs'd in infamies Din. I do not think so And I repent Lam. That will not serve your turn Sir Din. It was your treaty drew me on Lam. But it was your villany â—e you pursue it I drew you but to try â—ow much a man and nobly thou durst stand â—ow well you had deserv'd the name of vertuous â—et you like a wild torrent mix'd with all â—asely and base affections came floating on â—lling your poyson'd billows Din. Will you betray me Lam. To all the miseries a vext Woman may Dan. Let me but out â—ve me but room to â—oss my Sword about me â—d I will tell you y' are a treacherous woman 〈◊〉 that I had but words Lam. They will not serve you Din. But two-edg'd words to cut thee a Lady traytor Perish by a proud Puppet I did you too much honour To tender you my love too much respected you To think you worthy of my worst embraces Go take your Groom and let him dally with you Your greasie Groom I scorn to imp your lame stock You are not fair noâ— handsome I lyed louâ—ly This tongue abus'd you when it spoke you beauteous Lam. 'T is very well 't is brave Din. Put out your light Your lascivious eyes are fâ—â—mes enough For Fools to find you out a Lady Plotteâ— Must I begin your sacrifice of mischief I and my friend the first-fruits of that bloud You and your honou able Husband aim at Crooked and wretched you are both Lam. To you Sir Yet to the Eye of Justice straight as Truth Din. Is this a womans love a womans in â—y Do you profess this seriously do you laugh at me Lam. Ha ha Din Pl light upon your scorns upon your flatteries Upon your tempting faces all defâ—tions A bâ—d 〈…〉 upon your cheeks And â—lasâ— â—aâ—l 〈◊〉 those â—s of Pride that paint you â—â—thâ—n you â—s to fright mâ—n from these dangers Raise up youâ— tâ—opâ— Cleremâ—â— Cler. VVhat a vengeance 〈◊〉 you Din. VVhat dismal noisâ— is there no honour in you Cleremont we are betrayed betrayed sold by a woman Dâ—◠〈…〉 forth 〈◊〉 Cler. 〈…〉 â—ing Are we made stales to one another Din. Yes we are undone lost Cler. You shall pay for 't grey beard Up up you sleep your last else Lights above two Servants and Anabel 1 Serv. No not yet Sir Laâ—y look up would you have wrong'd this Beauty VVake so 〈◊〉 a Virgin with rough tâ—rms You wear a Sword we must entreat you leave it 2 Serv. Fye Sir so sweet a lady Cler. Was this my bed fellow pray give me leave to look I am not mâ— yet I may be by and by Did this lye â—e Did I fear this is this a Cause to shake at Away with mâ—â—â—r shame I am a Rascal Enter Champernel Beaupre Verdone Lamira Anabel Cleremont and two Servants Din. I am â—az'd too Beaup. VVe 'll recover you Verd. You walk like Robin good-fellow all the house over And every man afraid of you Diâ— 'T is well Lady Thâ— honour of this deed will be your own The world shall know your bounty Beaup. VVhat shall we do with ' em Cler. Gâ—ld me For 't is not fit I should be a man again I am an Ass a Dog Lam. Take your revenges You know my Husbands wrongs and your own losses Anab. A brave man an admirable brave man VVell well I would not be so tryed again A very handsome proper Gentleman Cler. VVill you let me lye by her but one hour more And then hang me Din. We wait your malice put your swords home bravely You have reason to seek bloud Lam. Not as you are noble Cham. Hands off and give them liberty only disarm ' em Beaup. We have done that already Cham. You are welcome Gentlâ—men I am glad my house has any pleasure for you I keep a couple of Ladies here they say fair And you are young and handsome Gentlemen
your skin coat too Verta. Away good Sampson You goe to grass else instantly Sam. But do not murder my brave friend Verta. Not one word Cham. If you do sirra Sam. Must I goe off dishonour'd Adversity tries valour so I leave thee 〈◊〉 Cham. Are you a Lawyer Sir La-writ I was I was Sir Cham. Nay never look your Lawyers pate is broken And your litigious blood about your ears sirra Why do you fight and snarle La-writ I was possest Cham. I 'le dispossess you Verta. Ha ha ha La-writ Et tu Brute Verta. Beat him no more Cham. Alas Sir I must beat him Beat him into his business again he will be lost else Verta. Then take your way Cham. Ly still and doe not struggle La-writ I am patient I never saw my blood before it jades me I have no more heart now than a goose Cham. Why sirra why do you leave your trade your trade of living And send your challenges like thunderbolts To men of honour'd place La-writ I understand Sir I never understood before your beating Cham. Does this work on you La writ Yes Cham. Do you thank me for 't La writ As well as a beaten man can Cham. And do you promise me To fall close to your trade again leave brawling La-writ If you will give me leave and life Cham. And ask this noble man forgiveness La-writ Heartily Cham. Rise then and get you gonâ— and let me hear of you As of an advocate new vampt no more words Get you off quickly and make no murmurs I shall pursue you else La writ I have done sweet Gentlemen Exit Verta. But we forget our selves our friends and Children Cham. We 'l raise the country first then take our fortunes Exeunt Enter one Gentleman and Lamira 1 Gent. Shall I entreat for what I may command Lam. Think on my birth 1 Gent. Here I am only Noble A King and thou in my dominions fool A subject and a slave Lam. Be not a Tyrant A ravisher of honour gentle Sir And I will think ye such and on my knees As to my Soveraign pay a Subjects duty With prayers and tears 1 Gent. I like this humble carriage I will walk by but kneel you still and weep too It shews well while I meditate on the prey Before I seize it Lam. Is there no mercie Heaven Enter second Gent and Anabel 2 Gent. Not kiss you I will kiss and kiss again Ana. Savage villain My Innocence be my strength I do defie thee Thus scorn and spit at thee will you come on Sir You are hot there is a cooler 2 Gent. A virago Ana. No loathsome Goat more more I am that Goddess That here with whips of steel in hell hereafter Scourge rape and theft 2 Gent. I 'le try your deity Ana. My chastity and this knife held by a Virgin Against thy lust thy sword and thee a Beast Call on for the encounter 2 Gent. Now what think you Throws her and taks her Knife Are you a Goddess Ana. In me their power suffers That should protect the Innocent 1 Gent. I am all sâ—e And thou shalt quench it and serve my pleasures Come partner in the spoil and the reward Let us enjoy our purchase Lam. O Dinant O Heaven O Husband Ana. O my Cleremont 1 Gent. Two are our slaves they call on bring 'em forth As they are chain'd together let them see And suffer in the object Enter Dinant and Cleremont bound by the rest of the Gent. 2 Gent. While we sit And without pity hear ' em Cler. By my life I suffer more for thee than for my self Din. Be a man Cleremont and look upon 'em As such that not alone abus'd our service Feel us with hopes most bitter in digestion But when love faâ—'d to draw on further mischief The baits they laid for us were our own honours Which thus hath made us slaves too worse than slaves 2 Gent. He dies 1 Gent. Pray hold give him a little respite Din. I see you now beyond expression wretched The wit you brag'd of fool'd that boasted honour As you believ'd compass'd with walls of brass To guard it sure subject to be o'râ—thrown With the least blast of lust Lam. A most sad truth Din. That confidence which was not to be shaken In a perpetual sâ—vâ— and those favours Which with so strong and Ceremonious duty Your loveâ— and a Gentleman long sought for Sought sued and kneel'd in vain for must you yield up To a licentious villain that will hardly Allow you thanks for 't Cler. Something I must say too And to you pretty one though crying one To be hang'd now when these worshipful benchers please Though I know not their faces that condemn me A little startles me but a man is nothing A Maidenhead is the thing the thing all aim at Do not you wish now and wish from your heart too When scarce sweet with my fears I long lay by you Those fears you and your good Aunt put upon me To make you sport you had given a little hint A touch or so to tell me I was mortal And by a mortal woman Ana. Pray you no more Cler. If I had loos'd that virgin Zone observe me I would have hired the best of all our Poets To have sung so much and so well in the honour Of that nights joy that Ovids afternoon Nor his Corinna should again be mention'd Ana. I do repent and wish I had Cler. That 's comfort But now 2 Gent. Another that will have it offer'd Compel it to be offer'd shall enjoy it Cler. A rogue a ruffian 2 Gent. As you love your throat 1 Gent. Away with them Ana. O Cleremont Lam. O Dinant Din. I can but add your sorrows to my sorrows Your fears to my fears Cler. To your wishes mine This slave may prove unable to perform Till I perform the task that I was born for Ana. Amen amen 1 Gent. Drag the slaves hence for you A while I 'le lock you up here study all ways You can to please me or the deed being done You are but dead 2 Gent. This strong Vault shall contain you There think how many for your maidenhead Have pin'd away and be prepar'd to lose it With penitence 1 Gent. No humane help can save you Ladyes Help help 2 Gent. You cry in vain rocks cannot hear you Actus Quintus Scena Prima A Horrid noise of Musique within Enter one and opens the door in which Lamira and Anabel were shut they in all fear Lam. O Cousin how I shake all this long night What frights and noises we have heard still they encrease The villains put on shapes to torture us And to their Devils form such preparations As if they were a hatching new dishonours And fatal ruine part dull mans invention Goe not too far and pray good Cousin Anabel Hark a new noise A strange Musick Sackbut Trup Musick Ana. They are exquisite in mischief I will goe on this room gives no protection More than
Thom. Kiss me and be my friend we two were twins And shall we now grow strangers Dor. 'T is not my fault Thom. Well there be other women and remember You you were the cause of this there be more lands too And better People in 'em fare ye well And other loves what shall become of me And of my vanities because they grieve ye Dor. Come hither come do you see that Cloud that flies there So light are you and blown with every fancy Will ye but make me hope ye may be civil I know your Nature's sweet enough and tender Not grated on nor curb'd do you love your Mistress Thom. He lies that says I do not Dor. Would ye see her Thom. If you please for it must be so Dor. And appear to her A thing to be belov'd Thom. Yes Dor. Change then A little of your wildness into wisdom And put on a more smoothness I 'll do the best I can to help ye yet I do protest she swore and swore it deeply She would never see you more where 's your mans heart now What do you faint at this Thom. She is a woman But him she entertains next for a servant I shall be bold to quarter Dor. No thought of fighting Go in and there we 'll talk more be but rul'd And what lies in my power ye shall be sure of Exeunt SCENE III. Enter Alice and Mary Alice He cannot be so wild still Mary 'T is most certain I have now heard all and all the truth Alice Grant all that Is he the first that has been giv'n a lost man And yet come fairly home he is young and tender And fit for that impression your affections Shall stamp upon him age brings on discretion A year hence these mad toys that now possess him Will shew like Bugbears to him shapes to fright him Marriage dissolves all these like mists Mary They are grounded Hereditary in him from his father And to his grave they will haunt him Alice 'T is your fear Which is a wise part in you yet your love However you may seem to lessen it With these dislikes and choak it with these errors Do what you can will break out to excuse him Ye have him in your heart and planted Cousin From whence the power of reason nor discretion Can ever root him Mary Planted in my heart Aunt Believe it no I never was so liberal What though he shew a so so comely fellow Which we call pretty or say it may be handsom What though his promises may stumble at The power of goodness in him sometimes use too Al. How willingly thy heart betrays thee Cousin Cozen thy self no more thou hast no more power To leave off loving him than he that 's thirsty Has to abstain from drink standing before him His mind is not so monstrous for his shape If I have Eyes I have not seen his better A handsome brown Complexion Mary Reasonable Inclining to a tawncy Alice Had I said so You would have wish'd my tongue out then his making Mar. Which may be mended I have seen legs straighter And cleaner made Alice A body too Mary Far neater And better set together Alice God forgive thee For against thy Conscience thou lyest stubbornly Mary I grant 't is neat enough Alice 'T is excellent And where the outward parts are fair and lovely Which are but moulds o' th' mind what must the soul be Put case youth has his swinge and fiery Nature Flames to mad uses many times Mary All this You only use to make me say I love him I do confess I do but that my fondness Should sling it self upon his desperate follies Alice I do not counsel that see him reclaim'd first Which will not prove a miracle yet Mary I am afraid 't will vex thee horribly To stay so long Mary No no Aunt no believe me Alice What was your dream to night for I observ'd ye Hugging of me with good dear sweet Tom. Mary Fye Aunt Upon my Conscience Alice On my word 't is true Wench And then ye kiss'd me Mary more than once too And sigh'd and O sweet Tom again nay do not blush Ye have it at the heart Wench Mary I 'll be hang'd first But you must have your way Enter Dorothea Alice And so will you too Or break down hedges for it Dorothea The welcom'st woman living how does thy Brother I hear he 's turn'd a wondrous civil Gentleman Since his short travel Dor. 'Pray Heaven he make it good Alice Mary How do ye friend I have a quarrel to ye Ye stole away and left my company Dor. O pardon me dear friend it was to welcome A Brother that I have some Cause to love well Mary Prithee how is he thou speak'st truth Dor. Not perfect I hope he will be Mary Never h 'as forgot me I hear Wench and his hot love too Alice Thou would'st howl then Mary And I am glad it should be so his travels Have yielded him variety of Mistresses Fairer in his eye far Alice O cogging Rascal Mary I was a fool but better thoughts I thank heaven Dor. 'Pray do not think so for he loves you dearly Upon my troth most firmly would fain see you Mary See me friend do you think it fit Dor. It may be Without the loss of credit too he 's not Such a prodigious thing so monstrous To fling from all society Mary He 's so much contrary To my desires such an antipathy That I must sooner see my grave Dor. Dear friend He was not so before he went Mary I grant it For then I daily hop'd his fair Conversion Alice Come do not mask your self but see him freely Ye have a mind Mary That mind I 'll master then Dor. And is your hate so mortal Mary 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 Do but this courtesie accept this Letter Mary From him Dor. The same 't is but a minutes reading And as we look on shapes of painted Devils Which for the present may disturb our fancy But with the next new object lose 'em so If this be foul ye may forget it ' pray Mary Have ye seen it friend Dor. I will not lie I have not But I presume so much he honours you The worst part of himself was cast away When to his best part he writ this Mary For your sake Not that I any way shall like his scribling Alice A shrewd dissembling Quean Dor. I thank ye dear friend I know she loves him Alice Yes and will not lose him Unless he leap into the Moon believe that And then she 'l scramble too young wenches loves Are like the course of quartans they may shift And seem to cease sometimes and yet we
the matter Whither go all these men-menders these Physicians Whose Dog lies sick o' th' mulligrubs Sam. O the Gentleman The young smug Seigniour Master Valentine Brought out of travel with him as I hear Is faln sick o' th' sudden desperate sick And likely they go thither Thom. Who young Frank The only temper'd spirit Scholar Souldier Courtier and all in one piece 't is not possible Enter Alice Sam. There 's one can better satisfie you Thom. Mistress Alice I joy to see you Lady Alice Good Monsieur Thomas You 're welcome from your travel I am hasty A Gâ—ntleman lyes sick Sir Thom. And how dost 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 prithee hark Alice I cannot stay Thom. A while Alice Sam. Never look so narrowly the mark 's in her mouth still Hyl. I am looking at her legs prithee be quiet Alice I cannot stay Thom. O sweet Alice Hyl. A clean instep And that I love a life I did not mark This woman half so well before how quick And nimble like a shadow there her leg shew'd By th' mass a neat one the colour of her Stocking A much inviting colour Alice My good Monsieur I have no time to talk now Hyl. Pretty Breeches Finely becoming too Thom. By Heaven Alice She will not I can assure you that and so Thom. But this word Alice I cannot nor I will not good Lord Exit Hyl. Well you shall 〈◊〉 more from me Thom. We 'll go 〈◊〉 'T is Charity bâ—â—â—ies I know she is there And under visitation I shall see her Will ye along Hyl. By any meanâ— Thom. Be sure then I be a civil man I have sport â—n hand Boâ—â— Shall make mirth for a Mâ—â—riage dâ—y Hyl. Away then Exeunt SCENE III. Enter three Physicians with an Vâ—â—â—al 1 Phy. A Pleurisie I see it 2 Phy. I rather hold it For tremor Cordis 3 Phy. Do you mark the Faeceâ— 'T is a most pestilent contagious â—eaâ—â—â— A suâ—â—â—it a plaguey surfeit he must blâ—eâ— 1 Phy. By no means 3 Phy. I say bleed 1 Phy. I say 't is dangerous The Person being spent so much bâ—fore hand And Nature drawn so low Clysters Cool Clysters 2 Phy. Now with you favours I should think a Vomit For take away the Cause the Effect must follow The Stomach's soul and fur'd the pot 's unflam'd yet 3 Phy. No no we 'll rectifie that part by mild means Nature so sunk must find no violence Enter a Servant Serv. Will 't please ye draw near the weak Gentleman Grows worse and worse still 1 Phy. Come we will attend him 2 Phy. He shall do well my friend Serv. My Masters love Sir 1 Excellent well I warrant thee right and straight friend 3 Phy. There 's no doubt in him none at all ne'r fear him Exeunt SCENE IV. Enter Valentine and Michael Mich. That he is desperate sick I do believe well And that without a speedy cure it kills him But that it lyes within the help of Physick Now to restore his health or art to cure him Believe it you are cozen'd clean beside it I would tell ye the true cause too but 't would vex ye Nay run ye mad Val. May all I have restore him So dearly and so tenderly I love him I do not know the cause why yea my life too Mich. Now I perceive ye so well set I 'll tell you Hei mihi quod nullis Amor est medicabilis herbis Val. 'T was that I only fear'd good friend go from me I find my heart too full for further conference You are assur'd of this Mich. 'T will prove too certain But bear it nobly Sir Youth hath his errours Val. I shall do and I thank ye 'pray ye no words on 't Mich. I do not use to talk Sir Exit Val. Ye are welcome Is there no Constancy in earthly things No happiness in us but what must alter No life without the heavy load of Fortune What miseries we are and to our selves Even 〈◊〉 wh n full content seems to sit by us What â—aily sores and sorrows Eâ—ter Alice Alice O dear Brother The Gentleman if ever you will see him Alive as I think Enter Cellide Cel. O he faints for Heavens sake For Heavens sake Sir Val. Go comfort him dear Sister Exit Alice And ouâ— word sweet with you then we 'll go to him What think you iâ— this Gentleman Cel. Mâ— p ty thinks Sir 'T is greâ—â— miâ—fortunâ— that 〈◊〉 should thus perish Val Iâ— is inâ—eed 〈◊〉 he must dye Cel. That were a cruelty when carâ— may cure him Why do you weep so Sir he may recover Val. He may but with much danger my sweet Cellide You have a powerful tongue Cel. To do you service Val. I will betray his grief he loves a Gentlewoman A friend of yours whose heart another holds He knows it too yet such a sway blind fancy And his not daring to deliver it Have won upon him that they must undo him Never so hopeful and so sweet a Spirit Misfortune fell so foul on Cel. Sure she 's hard hearted That can look on and not relent and deeply At such a misery she is not married Val. Not yet Cel. Nor near it Val. When she please Cel. And pray Sir Does he deserve her truly that she loves so Val. His love may mâ—â—â—t much his Person little For there the match lyes mangled Cel. Is he your friend Val. He should be for he is near me Cel. Will not he dye then When th' other shall recover Val. Ye have pos'd me Cel. Methinks he should go near it if he love her If she love him Val. She does and would do equal Cel. 'T is a hard task you put me yet for your sake I will speak to her all the art I have My best endeavours all his Youth and Person His mind more full of beauty all his hopes The memory of such a sad example Ill spoken of and never old the curses Of loving maids and what may be alledg'd I 'll lay before her what 's her Name I am ready Val. But will you deal effectually Cel. Most truly Nay were it my self at your entreaty Val. And could ye be so pitiful Cel So dutiful Because you urge it Sir Val. It may be then It is your self Cel. It is indeed I know it And now know how ye love me Val. O my dearest Let but your goodness judge your own part 's pity Set but your eyes on his afflictions He is mine and so becomes your charge but think What ruine Nature suffers in this young man What loss humanity and noble manhood Take to your better judgment my declining My Age hung full of impotence and ills My Body budding now no more seer Winter Hath seal'd that sap up at the best and happiest I can but be your infant you my Nurse And how unequal dearest where his years His sweetness and his ever spring
howsoever The worthiness of friend may make ye stagger Which is a fair thing in ye yet my Patient My gentle Patient I would fain say more If you would understand Val. O cruel Woman Cell Yet sure your sickness is not so forgetful Nor you so willing to be lost Fra. Pray stay there Me thinks you are not fair now me thinks more That modest vertue men delivered of you Shews but like shadow to me thin and fading Val. Excellent friend Fra. Ye have no share in goodness Ye are belyed you are not Cellide The modest immaculate who are ye For I will know what Devil to do mischief Unto 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 pity By those fair eyes I do Fra. O double hearted O Woman perfect Woman what distraction Was meant to mankind when thou was 't made a Devil What an inviting Hell invented tell me And if you yet remember what is goodness Tell me by that and truth can one so cherish'd So sainted in the soul of him whose service Is almost turn'd to superstition Whose every day endeavours and desires Offer themselves like Incense on your Altar Whose heart holds no intelligence but holy And most Religious with his love whose life And let it ever be remembred Lady Is drawn 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 your pleasures Whose breath is but your bubble Can ye dare ye Must ye cast off this man though he were willing Though in a nobleness â—o cross my danger His friendship durst confirm it without baseness Without the stain of honour shall not people Say liberally hereafter there 's the Lady That lost her Father friend herself her faith too To fawn upon a stranger for ought you know As â—â—â—thless as your sâ—lf in love as fruitless Val. â—ake her with all my heart thou art so honest 〈…〉 most necessaâ—y I be undone Cell With all my soul possess 〈◊〉 Exit Val. I 'll 〈◊〉 m nute I scoâ—nâ—d and hated ye and came to cozen ye I 〈…〉 those things might draw a wonder on me To make ye mad Fra. Good Heaven what is this Woman Cell Not did your danger but in charity Move me a whit nor you appear unto me More than a common object yet now truly Truly and nobly I do love ye dearly And from this hour ye are the man I honour You are the man the excellence the honesty The only friend and I am glad your sickness Fell so most happily at this time on ye To make this truth the worlds Fra. Whither do you drive me Cell Back to your honesty make that good ever 'T is like a strong built Castle seated high That draws on all ambitions still repair it Still fortifie it there are thousand foes Besides the Tyrant Beauty will assail it Look to your Centinels that watch it hourly Your eyes let them not wander Fra. Is this serious Or dos she play still with me Cell Keep your ears The two main Poâ—ts that may betray ye strongly From light belief first then from flattery Especially where Woman bâ—ats the parley The body of your strength your noble heart From every yielding to disâ—oneâ—â—â—nds Rig'd â—ound about with vertue that no breaches No subtil minds may meet ye Fra. How like the Sun Labouring in his Eclipse dark and prodigious She shew'd till now when having won her way How full of wonder he breaks out again And sheds his vertuous beams excellent Angel For no less can that heavenly mind proclaim thee Honour of all thy sex let it be lawful And like a Pilgrim thus I kneel to beg it Not with prophane lips now nor burnt affections But reconcil'd to faith with holy wishes To kiss that virgin hand C l. Take your desire Sir And in a nobler way for I dare trust ye No other fruit my love must every yield ye I fear no more yet your most constant memory So much I am wedded to that worthiness Shall ever be my Friend Companion Husband Farewel and fairly govern your affections Stand and deceive me not O noble young man I love thee with my soul but dare not say it Once more farewel and prosper Exit Fra. Goodness guide thee My wonder like to fearful shapes in dreams Has wakened me out of my sit of folly But not to shake it off a spell dwells in me A hidden charm shot from this beauteous Woman That late can ne'r avoid nor Physick find And by her counsel strengthen'd only this Is all the help I have I love fair vertue Well something I must do to be a friend Yet I am poor and tardy something for her too Though I can never reach her excellence Yet but to give an offer at a greatness Enter Valentine Thomas Hylas and Sam. Val. Be not uncivil Tom and take your pleasure Tho. Do you think I am mad you 'l give me leave To try her fairly Val. Do your best Tho. Why there Boy But where 's the sick man Hyl. Where are the Gentlewomâ—n That should attend him there 's the Patient Me thinks these Women Tho. Thou think'st nothing else Val. Go to him friend and comfort him I 'le lead ye O my best joy my worthiest friend pray pardon me I am so over-joy'd I want expression I may live to be thankful bid your friends welcome Exit Val. Tho. How do'st thou Frank how do'st thou Boy beat up man What shrink i' th' sinews for a little sickness Deavolo morte Fra. I am o' th' mending hand Tho. How like a Flute thou speak'st o' th' mending hand man Gogs bores I am well speak like a man of worship Fran. Thou art a mad companion never staid Tom. Tho. Let Rogues be staid that have no habitation A Gentleman may wander sit thee down Frank And see what I have brought thee come discover Open the Scene and let the work appear A friend aâ— need you Rogue is worth a million Fra. What hast thou there a julip Hyl. He must not touch it 'T is present death Tho. Ye are an Ass a twirepipe A Jeffery John bo peepe thou mimister Thou menâ— a left-handed pack-saddle out puppey My friâ—nd Frank but a very foolish fellow Do st thou see that Bottle view it well Fran. I do Tom. Tho. There be as many lives in 't as a Cat carries 'T is everlasting liquor Fran. What Tho. Old Sack Boy Old reverend Sack which for ought that I can read yet Was that Philosophers Stone the wise King Ptolomeus Did all his wonders by Fran. I see no harm Tom Drink with a moderation Tho. Drink with suger Which I have ready here and here a glass boy Take me without my tools Sam. Pray Sir be temperate You know your own state best Fra. Sir I much thank ye And shall be careful yet a glass
trick in 't you stole from me But who for Heavens sake Hyl. Ev'n the sweetest woman The rarest Woman Samuel and the lustiest But wondrous honest honest as the ice Boy Not a bit before hand for my life Sirrah And of a lusty kindred Sam. But who Hylas Hyl. The young Gentleman and I are like to be friends again The fates will have it so Sam. Who Monsieur Thomas Hyl. All wrongs forgot Sam. O now I smell ye Hylas Does he know of it Hyl. No there 's the trick I owe him 'T is done Boy we are fast 'faith my Youth now Shall know I am aforehand for his qualities Sam. Is there no trick in 't Hyl None but up and ride Boy I have made no Joynture neither there I have paid him Sam. She 's a brave wench Hyl. She shall be as I 'll use her And if she anger me all his abuses I 'll clap upon her Cassock Sam. Take heed Hylas Hyl. 'T is past that Sam come I must meet her presently And now shalt see me a most glorious Husband Exeunt SCENE VI. Enter Dorothy Mary Valentine Dor. In troth Sir you never spoke to me Val. Can ye forget me Did not you promise all your help and cunning In my behalf but for one hour to see her Did you not swear it by this hand no strictness Nor rule this house holds shall by me be broken Dor. I saw ye not these two days Val. Do not wrong me I met ye by my life just as you entred This gentle Ladies Lodge last night thus suited About eleven a clock Dor. 'T is true I was there But that I saw or spoke to you Mar. I have found it Your Brother Thomas Doll Dor. Pray Sir be satisfi'd And wherein I can do you good command me What a mad fool is this stay here a while Sir Whilst we walk in and make your peace Exit Enter Abbess Val. I thank ye Squeak withâ—â— Ab. Why what 's the matter there among these maids Now benedicite have ye got the breeze there Give me my holy sprinkle Enter 2 Nuns 1 Nun. O Madam there 's a strange thing like a Gentlewoman Like Mistress Dorothy I think the fiend Crept into th' Nunnery we know not which way Plays revel rout among us Ab. Give me my holy water-pot 1 Nun. Here Madam Ab. Spirit of earth or air I do conjure thee Squeak within Of water or of fire 1 Nun. Hark Madam hark Ab. Be thou Ghost that cannot rest Or a shadow of the blest Be thou black or white or green Be thou heard or to be seen Enter Thomas and Cellide 2 Nun. It comes it comes Cell What are ye speak speak gently And next what would ye with me Tho. Any thing you 'l let me Cell You are no Woman certain Tho. Nor you no Nun nor shall not be Cell What make ye here Tho. I am a holy Fryer Ab. Is this the Spirit Tho. Nothing but spirit Aunt Ab. Now out upon thee Tho. Peace or I 'le conjure too Aunt Ab. Why come you thus Tho. That 's all one here 's my purpose Out with this Nun she is too handsome for ye I 'le tell thee Aunt and I speak it with tears to thee If thou keepst her here as yet I hope thou art wiser Mark but the mischief follows Ab. She is a Votress Tho. Let her be what she will she will undo thee Let her but one hour out as I direct ye Or have among your Nuns again Ab. You have no project But fair and honest Tho. As thine eyes sweet Abbess Ab. I will be rul'd then Tho. Thus then and perswade her But do not juggle with me if ye do Aunt Ab. I must be there my self Tho. Away and fit her Ab. Come Daughter you must now be rul'd or never Cell I must obey your will Ab. That 's my good Daughter Exeunt SCENE VII Enter Dorothy and Mary Ma. What a coyle has this fellow kept i' th' Nunnery Sure he has run the Abbess out of her wits Do. Out of the Nunnery I think for we can neither see her Nor the young Cellide Ma. Pray Heavens he be not teasing Dor. Nay you may thank your self 't was your own structures Enter Hylas and Sam. Sam. Why there 's the Gentlewoman Hyl. Mass 't is she indeed How smart the pretty Thief looks ' morrow Mistress Dor. Good morrow to you Sir Sam. How strange she bears it Hyl. Maids must do so at first Dor. Would ye ought with us Gentlemen Hyl. Yes marry would I A little with your Ladyship Dor. Your will Sir Hyl. Doll I would have ye presently prepare your self And those things you would have with you For my house is ready Dor. How Sir Hyl. And this night not to fail you must come to me My friends will all be there too for Trunks and those things And houshold-stuff and cloaths you would have carried To morrow or the next day I 'le take order Only what mony you have bring away with ye And Jewels Dor. Jewels Sir Hyl. I for adornment There 's a bed up to play the game in Dorothy And now come kiss me heartily Dor. Who are you Hyl. This Lady shall be welcome too Ma. To what Sir Hyl. Your neighbour can resolve ye Dor. The man 's foolish Sir you look soberly who is this fellow And where 's his business Sam. By Heaven thou art abus'd still Hyl. It may be so Come ye may speak now boldly There 's none but friends Wench Dor. Came ye out of Bedlam Alas 't is ill Sir that ye suffer him To walk in th' open Air thus 't will undo him A pretty handsome Gentleman great pity Sam. Let me not live more if thou be'st not cozen'd Hyl. Are not you my Wife did not I marry you last night At St Michaels Chapel Dor. Did not I say he was mad Hyl. Are not you Mistress Dorothy Thomas's Sister Mar. There he speaks sence but I 'le assure ye Gentleman I think no Wife of yours at what hour was it Hyl. 'S pretious you 'l make me mad did not the Priest Sir Hugh that you appointed about twelve a Clock Tye our hands fast did not you swear you lov'd me Did not I court ye coming from this Gentlewomans Ma. Good Sir go sleep for if I credit have She was in my arms then abed Sam. I told ye Hyl. Be not so confident Dor. By th' mass she must Sir For I 'le no Husband here before I know him And so good morrow to ye Come let 's go seek ' em Sam. I told ye what ye had done Hyl. Is the Devil stirring Well go with me for now I will be married Exeunt SCENE VIII Enter Michael Valentine and Alice Mich. I have brought him back again Val. You have done a friendship Worthy the love you bear me Mich. Would he had so too Val. O he 's a worthy young man Mich. When all 's try'd I fear you 'll change your faith bring in the Gentleman
Enter Francis Servant Abbess and Cellide severally Val. My happy Mistress too now Fortune help me And all you Stars that govern chast desires Shine fair and lovely Ab. But one hour dear Daughter To hear your Guardian what he can deliver In Loves defence and his and then your pleasure Cell Though much unwilling you have made me yield More for his sake I see how full of sorrow Sweet catching sorrow he appears O love That thou but knew'st to heal as well as hurt us Mich. Be rul'd by me I see her eye fast on him And what ye heard believe for 't is so certain He neither dar'd nor must oppose my evidence And be you wise young Lady and believe too This man you love Sir Val As I love my soul Sir Miâ—h This man you put into a free possession Of what his wants could ask or your self render Val. And shall do still Mich. Nothing was barr'd his liberty But this fair Maid that friendship first was broken And you and she abus'd next to my sorrow So fair a form should hide so dark intentions He hath himself confess'd my purpose being Only to stop his journey by that policy Of laying Felony to his charge to fright the Sailers Divers abuses done Thefts often practis'd Monyes and Jewels 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 guilty thus Fran. Yes O my Fortune Mich. To give a proof I speak not enviously Look here do you know these Jewels Cell In good Mother Enter Thomas Dorothy and Mary then Sebastian and Launcelot Val. These Jewels I have known Dor. You have made brave sport Tho. I 'le make more if I live Wench Nay do not look on me I care not for ye Lan. Do you see now plain that 's Mistris Dorothy And that 's his Mistris Seb. Peace let my joy work easily Ha boy art there my boy mine own boy Tom boy Home Lance and strike a fresh piece of Wine the Town 's ours Val. Sure I have know these Jewels Alice They are they certain Val. Good Heaven that they were Alice I 'le pawn my life on 't And this is he come hither Mistris Dorothy And Mistris Mary who does that face look like And view my Brother well Dor. In truth like him Ma. Upon my troth exceeding like Mich. Beshrew me But much and main resemblance both of face And lineaments of body now Heaven grant it Ali. My Brother 's full of passion I 'le speak to him Now as you are a Gentleman resolve me Where did you get these Jewels Fran. Now I 'le tell ye Because blind fortune yet may make me happy Of whom I had 'em I have never heard yet But from my infancy upon this arm I ever wore ' em Ali. '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 I know yet the more my stubborn fortune But as I heard a Merchant say that bred me Who to my more affliction dyed a poor man When I teach'd eighteen years Ali. What said that Merchant Fra. He said an infant in the Genoway Galleys But from what place he never could direct me I was taken in a Sea-fight and from a Mariner Out of his manly pity he redeem'd me He told me of a Nurse that waited on me But she poor soul he said was killed A Letter too I had enclos'd within me To one Castruccio a Venetian Merchant To bring me up the man when years 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 â—nd my travel In which I found this Gentlemans free bounty For which Heaven recompenc'd him now ye have all Val. And all the worldly bliss 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 again in Galleys Mich. 'T is true believe her Sir and we all joy with ye Val. My best friend still my dearest now Heaven bless thee And make me worthy of this benefit Now my best Mistress Cel. Now Sir I come to ye Ab. No no let 's in Wench Cell Not for the world now Mother And thus Sir all my service I pay to you And all my love to him Val. And may it prosper Take her Francisco now no more young Callidon And love her dearly for thy Father does so Fran. May all hate seek me else and thus I seal it Val. Nothing but mirth now friends Enter Hylas and Sam. Hyl. Nay I will find him Sam. What do all these here Tho. You are a trusty Husband And a hot lover too Hyl. Nay then good morrow Now I perceive the Knavery Sam. I still told ye Tho. Stay or I 'le make ye stay come hither Sister Val. Why how now Mistris Thomas Tho. Peace a little Thou would'st fain have a Wife Hyl. Not I by no means Tho. Thou shalt have a wife and a fruitful wife for I find Hylas 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 year And thou shalt make her 3 hundred jâ—ynture Hyl. No. Tho. Thou shalt boy and shalt bestow Two hundred pound in Cloaths look on her A delicate lusty wench she has fifteen hundred And feasible strike hands or I 'le strike first Dor. You 'l let me like Mar. He 's a good handsome fellow Play not the fool 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 Mistriss 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 and I to make the feast full Tho. No not a bit you are a vertuous Lady And love to live in contemplation Ma. Come fool I am friends now Tho. The fool shall not ride ye There lye my Woman now my man again And now for travel once more Seb. I 'le barr that first Ma. And I next Tho. Hold your self contented for I say I will travel And so long I will travel till I find 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 Upon my faith I love you now extreamly And now I 'le kiss ye Tho. This will not do it Mistress Ma. Why when we are married we 'l do more Seb. There '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 nuptial The holy Priest shall make ye happy all Tho. Away then fair afore Exeunt TO THE NOBLE HONOURER OF THE Dead Author's Works and Memory Master CHARLES COTTON SIR MY directing of this piece unto you renders me obvious to many censures which I would willingly prevent by declaring mine own and your right thereto Mine was the fortune to be made the unworthy preserver of it yours is the worthy opinion you have of the Author and his Poems neither can it easily be determined whether your affection to them hath made you by observing more able to judge of them than your ability to judge of them hath made you to affect them deservedly not partially In this presumptuous act of mine I express my twofold zeal to him and your noble self who have built him a more honourable monument in that fair opinion you have of him than any inscription subject to the wearing of time can be You will find him in this Poem as active as in others to many of which the dull apprehensions of former times gave but slender allowance from malitious custom more than reason yet they have since by your candid self and others been clearly vindicated You shall oblige by your acceptance of this acknowledgment which is the best I can render you mine own weak labours being too unworthy your judicious perusal him that is ambitious to be known Your most humble Servant RICHARD BROME THE CHANCES A COMEDY Persons Represented in the Play Duke of Ferrara Petruccio Governour of Bolognia two Spanish Gentlemen and Comerades Don John Don Frederick Antonio an old stout Gentleman Kinsman to Petruccio Three Gentlemen friends to the Duke Two Gentlemen friends to Petruccio Francisco a Musician Antonio's Boy Peter Vecchio a Teacher of Latine and Musick a reputed Wizard two Servants to Don John and Frederick Peter and Anthonie A Surgeon WOMEN Constancia Sister to Petruccio and Mistriss to the Duke Gentlewoman Servant to Constancia Old Gentlewoman Landlady to Don John and Frederick Constancia a Whore to old Antonio Bawd The Scene Bolognia Actus Primus Scena Prima Enter 2. Serving men Peter and Anthony Peter I WOULD we were remov'd from this town Anthony That we might taste some quiet for mine own part I 'm almost melted with continual trotting After enquiries dreams and revelations Of who knows whom or where serve wenching soldiers That knows no other Paradise but Plackets I 'll serve a Priest in Lent first and eat Bell ropes Ant. Thou art the froward'st fool Pet. VVhy good tame Anthonie Tell me but this to what end came we hither Ant. To wait upon our Masters Pet. But how Anthony Answer me that resolve me there good Anthony Ant. To serve their uses Pet. Shew your uses Anthony Ant. To be imploy'd in any thing Pet. No Anthony Not any thing I take it nor that thing VVe travel to discover like new islands A sâ—lt itch serve such uses in things of moment Concerning things I grant ye not things errant Sweet Ladies things and things to thank the Surgeon In no such things sweet Anthony put case Ant. Come come all will be mended this invisible woman Of infinite report for shape and vertue That bred us all this trouble to no purpose They are determin'd now no more to think on But fall close to their studies Pet. VVas there ever Men known to run mad with report before Or wonder after they know not where To find or if found how to enjoy are mens brains Made now adays of malt that their affections Are never sober but like drunken People Founder at every new Fame I do believe too That men in love are ever drunk as drunken men Are ever loving Ant. Prithee be thou sober And know that they are none of those not guilty Of the least vanity of love only a doubt Fame might too far report or rather flatter The Graces of this Woman made them curious To find the truth which since they find so blocked And lockt up from their searches they are now setled To give the wonder over Pet. Would they were setled To give me some new shoos too for I 'll be sworn These are e'en worn out to the reasonable souls In their good worships business and some sleep Would not do much amiss unless they mean To make Bell man on me and what now Mean they to study Anthony moral Philosophy After their mar-all women Ant. Mar a fools head Pet. 'T will mar two fools heads and they take not heed Besides the Giblets to ' em Ant. Will you walk Sir And talk more out of hearing your fools head May chance to find a wooden night-cap else Pet. I never layin any Enter Don John and Frederick Ant. Then leave your lying And your blind prophesying here they come You had best tell them as much Pet. I am no tell-tale Exeunt John I would we could have seen her though for sure She must be some rare Creature or Report lies All mens Reports too Fred. I could well wish I had seen her But since she is so conceal'd so beyond venture Kept and preserv'd from view so like a Paradise Plac'd where no knowledge can come near her so guarded As 't were impossible though known to reach her I have made up my belief John Hang me from this hour If I more think upon her or believe her But as she came a strong Report unto me So the next Fame shall lose her Fred. 'T is the next way But whither are you walking John My old Round After my meat and then to Bed Fred. 'T is healthful John Will not you stir Fred. I have a little business Joh. Upon my life this Lady still Fred. Then you will lose it John 'Pray let 's walk together Fred. Now I cannot John I have something to impart Fred. An hour hence I will not miss to meet you John Where Fred. I' th' high street For not to lie I have a few Devotions To do first then I am yours John Remember Exeunt SCENE II. Enter Petruchio Antonio and two Gentlemen Ant. Cut his wind-pipe I say 1 Gent. Fye Antonio Ant. Or knock his brains out first and then forgive him If you do thrust be sure it be to th'hilts A Surgeon may see through him 1 Gent. You are too violent 2 Gent. Too open undiscreet Pet. Am I not ruin'd The honour of my house crack'd my bloud poyson'd My Credit and my Name 2 Gent. Be sure it be so Before ye use this violence Let not doubt And a suspecting anger so much sway ye Your wisedom may be question'd Ant. I say kill him And then dispute the cause cut off what may be And what is shall be safe 2 Gent. Hang up a true man Because 't is possible he may be thievish Alas is this good Justice Pet. I know as certain As day must
fiery for the Cause as ever You did a vertuous deed for honours sake Go with him and allay him your fair temper And noble disposition like wish'd showrs May quench those eating fires that would spoil all else I see in him destruction Fred. I will do it And 't is a wise consideration To me a bounteous favour hark ye John I will go with ye John No. Fred. Indeed I will Ye go upon a hazard no denial For as I live I 'll go John Then make ye ready For I am straight o' horse-back Fred. My Sword on I am as ready as you what my best labour With all the art I have can work upon 'em Be sure of and expect fair end the old Gentlewoman Shall wait upon you she is both grave and private And ye may trust her in all points Const You are noble And so I kiss your hand John That seal for me too And I hope happy issue Lady Const All Heavens Care upon ye and my Prayers John So Now my mind 's at rest Fred. Away 't is late John Exeunt SCENE II. Enter Antonio a Surgeon and 2 Gentlemen 1 Gent. Come Sir be hearty all the worst is past Ant. Give me some Wine Sur. 'T is death Sir Ant. 'T is a Horse Sir To be drest to the tune of Ale only Nothing but sawces to my sores 2 Gent. Fie Antonio You must be govern'd Ant. H 'as given me a damn'd Clyster Only of sand and snow water Gentlemen Has almost scour'd my guts out Sur. I have giv'n you that Sir Is fittest for your state Ant. And here he feeds me With rotten ends of Rooks and drown'd Chickens Stew'd Pericraniums and Pia-maâ—ers And when I go to bed by Heaven 't is true Gentlemen He rolls me up in Lints with Labels at 'em That I am just the man i' th' Almanack In Head and Face is Aries place Sur. Will 't please ye To let your friends see you open'd Ant. Will 't please you Sir To let me have a wench I feel my Body Open enough for that yet Sur. How a Wench Ant. Why look ye Gentlemen thus I am us'd still I can get nothing that I want 1 Gent. Leave these things And let him open ye Ant. D' ye hear Surgeon Send for the Musick let me have some pleasure To entertain my friends besides your Sallads Your green salves and your searches and some Wine too That I may only smell to it or by this light I 'll dye upon thy hand and spoil thy custome 1 Gent. Let him have Musick Enter Rowl with Wine Sur. 'T is in the house and ready If he will ask no more but Wine Musick 2 Gent. He shall not drink it Sur. Will these things please ye Ant. Yes and let 'em sing John Dorrie 2 Gent. 'T is too long Ant. I 'll have John Dorrie For to that warlike tune I will be open'd Give me some drink have ye stopt the leaks well Surgeon All will run out else Surg. Fear not Ant. Sit down Gentlemen And now advance your Plaisters Song of John Dorrie Give 'em ten shillings friends how do ye find me What symptoms do you see now Surg. None Sir dangerous But if you will be rul'd Ant. What time Surg. I can cure you In forty days if you will not transgress me Ant. I have a Dog shall lick me whole in twenty In how long canst thou kill me Surg. Presently Ant. Do it there 's more delight in 't 1 Gent. You must have patience Ant. Man I must have business this foolish fellow Hinders himself I have a dozen Rascals To hurt within these five days good man-mender Stop me with some Parsley like stuft Beef And let me walk abroad Surg. Ye shall walk shortly Ant. For I must find Petrucchio 2 Gent. Time enough 1 Gent. Come lead him in and let him sleep within these three days We 'll beg ye leave to play 2 Gent. And then how things fall We 'll certainly inform ye Ant. But Surgeon promise me I shall drink Wine then too Surg. A little temper'd Ant. Nay I 'll no tempering Surgeon Surg. Well as 't please ye So ye exceed not Ant. Farewell and if ye find The mad Slave that thus slash'd me commend me to him And bid him keep his Skin close 1 Gent. Take your rest Sir Exeunt SCENE III. Enter Constantia and Land-lady Const I have told ye all I can and more than yet Those Gentlemen know of me ever trusting Your Counsel and Concealment for to me You seem a worthy Woman one of those Are seldome found in our Sex wise and vertuous Direct me I beseech ye Land Ye say well Lady And hold ye to that point for in these businesses A Womans Counsel that conceives the matter Do ye mark me that conceives the matter Lady Is worth ten mens engagements She knows something And out of that can work like Wax when men Are giddy-headed either out of Wine Or a more Drunkenness vain Ostentation Discovering all there is no more keep in 'em Than hold upon an Eeles tail Nay 't is held fashion To defame now all they can Const I but these Gentlemen Land Do not you trust to that these Gentlemen Are as all Gentlemen of the same Barrel I and the self same pickle too Be it granted They have us'd ye with respect and fair behaviour Ere since ye came do you know what must follow They are Spaniards Lady Gennets of high mettle Things that will thrash the Devil or his Dam Let 'em appear but cloven Canst Now Heaven bless me Land Mad Colts will court the wind I know 'em Lady To the least hair they have and I tell you Old as I am let but the pint pot bless 'em They 'll offer to my years Const How Land Such rude gambolâ— Const To you Land I and so handle me that oft I am forc'd To fight of all four for my safety there 's the younger Don John the arrantest Jack in all this City The other Time has blasted yet he will stoop If not o'rflown and freely on the quarry Has been a Dragon in his days But Tarmont Don Jenkin is the Devil himself the dog-days The most incomprehensible Whore-master Twenty a night is nothing Beggars Broom-women And those so miserable they look like famine Are all sweet Ladies in his drink Const He 's a handsome Gentleman Pity he should be master of such follies Land He 's ne'r without a noise of Sirynges In 's Pocket those proclaim him birding Pills Waters to cool his Conscience in small Viols With thousand such sufficient emblems the truth is Whose Chastity he chops upon he cares not He flies at all Bastards upon my conscience He has now in making multitudes the last night He brought home one I pity her that bore it But we are all weak Vessels some rich Woman For wise I dare not call her was the mother For it was hung with Jewels the bearing Cloath No less than Crimson Velvet Const How Land 'T
is true Lady Const Was it a Boy too Land A brave Boy deliberation And judgment shew'd in 's getting as I 'll say for him He 's as well paced for that sport Const May I see it For there is a neighbour of mine a Gentlewoman Has had a late mischance which willingly I would know further of now if you please To be so courteous to me Land Ye shall see it But what do ye think of these men now ye know 'em And of the cause I told ye of Be wise Ye may repent too late else I but tell you For your own good and as you will find it Lady Const I am advis'd Land No more words then do that And instantly I told ye of be ready Don John I 'll fit you for your frumps Const I shall be But shall I see this Child Land Within this half hour Let 's in and there think better she that 's wise Leaps at occasion first the rest pay for it Exeunt SCENE IV. Enter Petrucchio Don John and Frederick John Sir he is worth your knowledg and a Gentleman If I that so much love him may commend him Of free and vertuous parts and one if foul play Should fall upon us for which fear I brought him Will not flye back for phillips Pet. Ye much honour me And once more I pronounce ye both mine Fred. Stay what Troop Is that below i' th' Valley there John Hawking I take it Pet. They are so 't is the Duke 't is even he Gentlemen Sirrah draw back the Horses till we call ye I know him by his Company Fred. I think too He bends up this way Pet. So he does John Stand you still Within that Covert till I call you Frederick By no means be not seen unless they offer To bring on odds upon us he comes forward Here will I wait him fairly to your Cabins Pet. I need no more instruct ye John Fear me not I 'le give it him and boldly Ex. Pet. and Fred. Enter Duke and his faction Duke Feed the Hawks up We 'll flie no more to day O my blest fortune Have I so fairly met the man John Ye have Sir And him you know by this Duke Sir all the honour And love John I do beseech your Grace stay there for I know you too now that love and honour I come not to receive nor can you give it Till ye appear fair to the world I must beseech ye Dismiss your train a little Duke Walk aside And out of hearing I command ye Now Sir John Last time we met I was a friend Duke And Nobly You did a friends office let your business Be what it may you must be still John Your pardon Never a friend to him cannot be friend To his own honour Duke In what have I transgress'd it Ye make a bold breach at the first Sir John Bolder You made that breach that let in infamy And ruine to surprise a noble stock Duke Be plain Sir John I will and short Ye have wrong'd a Gentleman Little behind your self beyond all justice Beyond mediation of all friends Duke The man and manner of wrong John Petrucchio The wrong ye have Whor'd his Sister Duke What 's his will in 't John His will is to oppose you like a Gentleman And single to decide all Duke Now stay you Sir And hear me with the like belief this Gentleman His Sister that you nam'd 't is true I have long lov'd Nor was that love lascivious as he makes it As true I have enjoy'd her no less truth I have a Child by her but that she or he Or any of that family are tainted Suffer disgrace or ruin by my pleasures I wear a Sword to satisfie the world no And him in this cause when he please for know Sir She is my Wife contracted before Heaven Witness I owe more tye to than her Brother Nor will I flye from that name which long since Had had the Churches approbation But for his jealous danger John Sir your pardon And all that was my anger now my service Duk. Fair Sir I knew I should convert ye had we But that rough man here now too John And ye shall Sir Whoa hoa hoo Duke I hope ye have laid no Ambush Enter Petrucchio John Only friends Duke My noble Brother welcome Come put your anger off we 'll no fighting Unless you will maintain I am unworthy To bear that name Pet. Do you speak this heartily Duke Upon my soul and truly the first Priest Shall put you out of these doubts Pet. Now I love ye And I beseech you pardon my suspicions You are now more than a Brother a brave friend too John The good man 's over-joy'd Enter Frederick Fred. How how how goes it John Why the man has his Mare again and all 's well Frederick The Duke professes freely he 's her Husband Fred. 'T is a good hearing John Yes for modest Gentlemen I must present ye may it please your Grace To number this brave Gentleman my friend And noble kinsman amongst those your servants Duke O my brave friend you shower your bounties on me Amongst my best thoughts Signior in which number You being worthily dispos'd already May place your friend to honour me Fred. My love Sir And where your Grace dares trust me all my service Pet. Why this is wondrous happy But now Brother Now comes the bitter to our sweet Constantia Duke Why what of her Pet. Nor what nor where do I know Wing'd with her fears last night beyond my knowledge She quit my house but whither Fred. Let not that Duke No more good Sir I have heard too much Pet. Nay sink not She cannot be so lost John Nor shall not Gentlemen Be free again the Lady 's found that smile Sir Shews ye distrust your Servant Duke I do beseech ye John Ye shall believe me by my soul she is safe Duke Heaven knows I would believe Sir Fred. Ye may safely John And under noble usage this fair Gentleman Met her in all her doubts last night and to his Guard Her fears being strong upon her she gave her person Who waited on her to our lodging where all respect Civil and honest service now attend her Pet. Ye may believe now Duke Yes I do and strongly Well my good friends or rather my good Angels For ye have both preserv'd me when these vertues Dye in your friends remembrance John Good your Grace Lose no more time in complement 't is too precious I know it by my self there can be no Hell To his that hangs upon his hopes especially In way of lustly pleasures Pet. He has hit it Fred. To horse again then for this night I 'le crown With all the joyes ye wish for Pet. Happy Gentlemen Exeunt Enter Francisco Fran. This is the maddest mischief never fool Was so sob'd off as I am made ridiculous And to my self mine own Ass trust a Woman I 'le trust the Devil first for he dare be Better than
like Brothers Petr. A rare fellow Vec. And what ye see stir not at nor use a word Until I ask ye for what shall appear Is but weak apparition and thin air Not to be held nor spoken to Knocking within John Frederick and a Servant within Duke We are counsell'd Vec. What noise is that without there Fred. within We must speak with him Serv. within He 's busie Gentlemen John within That 's all one friend We must and will speak with him Duke Let 'em in Sir We know their tongues and business 't is our own And in this very cause that we now come for They also come to be instructed Vec. Let 'em in then Sit down I know your meaning Enter Frederick John and Servant Fred. The Duke before us Now we shall sure know something Vec. Not a question But make your Eyes your Tongues John This is a strange Jugler Neither indent before-hand for his payment Nor know the Breadth of the business sure his Devil Comes out of Lapland where they sell men Winds For dead drink and old Doublets Fred. Peace he conjures John Let him he cannot raise my Devil Fred. Prithee Peace Vec. Appear appear And you soft Winds so clear That dance upon the leaves and make them sing Gentle Love-lay to the Spring Gilding all the Vaies below With your Verdure as ye blow Raise these forms from under ground With a soft and happy sound Soft Musick John This is an honest Conjurer and a pretty Poet I like his words well there 's no bumbast in 'em But do you think now he can cudgel up the Devil With this short Staff of Verses Fred. Peace the Spirits 2 shapes of women passing by John Nay and they be no worse Vec. Do ye know these faces Duke No. Vec. Sit still upon your lives then and mark what follows Away away John These Devils do not paint sure Have they no sweeter shapes in Hell Fred. Hark now John Constantia passes by John I marry this moves something like this Devil Carries some metal in her gate Vec. I find ye You would see her face unvail'd Duke Yes Vec. Be uncovered Duke O Heaven Vec. Peace Pet. See how she blushes John Frederick This Devil for my mony this is she Boy Why dost thou shake I burn Vec. Sit still and silent Duke She looks back at me now she smiles Sir Vec. Silence Duke I must rise or I burst Exit Constantia Vec. Ye see what follows Duke O gentle Sir this shape agen Vec. I cannot 'T is all dissolv'd again this was the Figure Duke The very same Sir No hope once more to see it Vec. You might have kept it longer had ye 〈◊〉 Now 't is impossible Du. No means to find it Vec. Yes that there is sit still a while ther◠〈◊〉 To thaw the wonder from your hearts 〈◊〉 welâ— Exit Vâ—â— John This Conjurer is a right good fellow too A Lad of mettle two such Devils more Would make me a Conjurer what wine is it Fred. Hollock John The Devil 's in it then look how it dances Well if I be Pet. We are all before ye That 's your best comfort Sir John By th' Mass brave Wine Nay and the Devils live in this Hell I dare venture Within these two months yet to be delivered Of a large Legion of ' em Enter Vecchio Du. Here he comes Silence of all sides Gentlemen Vec. Good your Grace Observe a stricter temper and you too Gallants You 'll be deluded all else This merry D v l That next appears for such a one you 'll find it Must be call'd up by a strange incantation A Song and I must sing it 'pray bear with me And pardon my rude Pipe for yet ere paâ—ting Twenty to one I please ye Du. We are arm'd Sir Pet. Nor shall you see us more trangress Fred. What think'st thou Now John John Why now do I think Frederick And if I think amiss Heaven pardon me This honest Conjurer with some four or five Of his good fellow Devils and my self Shall be yet drunk ere midnight SONG COme away thou Lady gay Hoist how she stumbles Hark how she mumbles Dame Gillian Answer 〈…〉 By old Claret I enlarge thee By Canary thus I charâ—e thee By Britain Matâ—â—wghn and â—eâ—ter Appear and answer me in meeter Answer You 'll tarry 〈…〉 Once again I conjure thee By the Pose in thy Nose And the Gout in thy Toes By thine old dryed Skin And the Mummie within By thy little little Ruff And thy Hood that 's made of Stuff By thy Bottle at thy Breech And thine old salt Itch By the Stakes and the Stones That have worn out thy Bones Appear Appear Appear Answer Oh I am here Fred. Peace he conjures John Why this is the Song Frederick twenty pound now To see but our Don Gillian Enter Land lady and the Child Fred. Peace it appears John I cannot peace Devils in French hoods Frederick Satans old Syringes Duke What 's this Vec. Peace John She Boy Fred. What dost thou mean John She Boy I say Fred. Ha John She Boy The very Child too Frederick Fred. She laughs on us Aloud John has the Devil these affections I do believe 't is she indeed Vec. Stand still John I will not Who calls Jeronimo from his naked Bed Sweet Lady was it you if thou beest the Devil First having crost my self to keep out wildfire Then said some special Prayers to defend me Against thy most unhallowed Hood have at thee Land Hold Sir I am no Devil John That 's all one Land I am your very Landlady John I defie thee Thus as St. Dunstan blew the Devil's Nose With a pair of tongs even so Right Worshipful Land Sweet Son I am old Gillian Duke This is no Spirit John Art thou old Gillian flesh and bone Land I am Son Vec. Sit still Sir now I 'll shew you all Ex. Vec. John Where 's thy Bottle Land Here I beseech ye Son John For I know the Devil Cannot assume that shape Fred. 'T is she John certain John A hogs pox o' your mouldy chaps what makes you Tumbling and juggling here Land I am quit now Seignior For all the pranks you plaid and railings at me For to tell true out of a trick I put Upon your high behaviours which was a lie But then it serv'd my turn I drew the Lady Unto my Kinsman 's here only to torture Your Don-ships for a day or two and secure her Out of all thoughts of danger here she comes now Enter Vecchio and Constantia Duke May I yet speak Vec. Yes and embrace her too For one that loves you dearer Duke O my Sweetest Pet. Blush not I will not chide ye Const To add more Unto the joy I know I bring ye see Sir The happy fruit of all our Vows Duke Heavens Blessing Be round about thee ever John Pray bless me too For if your Grace be well instructed this way You 'll find the keeping half the getting Duke How
And is for all diseases Physick Then let us swill boyes for our health Who drinks well loves the common-wealth And he that will to bed go sober Falls with the leaf still in October Well have you born your selves a red Deer Pye Boyes And that no lean one I bequeath your vertues What friends hast thou to day no citizens Pant. Yes Father the old Crew Coo. By the mass true wenches Sirrah set by a chine of Beef and a hot Pasty And let the Joll of Sturgeon be corrected And do you mark Sir stalk me to a Pheasant And see if you can shoot her in the Sellar Pant. God a mercy Lad send me thy roaring bottles And with such Nectar I will see 'em fill'd That all thou speak'st shall be pure Helicon Enter Latorch Monsieur Latorch what news with him Save you Lat. Save you Master save you Gentlemen You are casting for this preparation This joyfull supper for the royal Brothers I 'm glad I have met you fitly for to your charge My bountifull brave Butler I must deliver A Bevie of young Lasses that must look on This nights solemnity and see the two Dukes Or I shall lose my credit you have Stowage But. For such freight I 'le find room and be your servant Coo. Bring them they shall not starve here I 'le send 'em victuals Shall work you a good turn though 't be ten days hence Sir Lat. God a mercy noble Master Coo. Nay I 'le do 't Yeo. And wine they shall not want let 'em drink like Ducks Lat. What misery it is that minds so royal And such most honest bounties as yours are Should be confin'd thus to uncertainties But. I were the State once setled then we had places Yeo. Then we could shew our selves and help our friends Sir Coo. I then there were some savour in 't where now We live between two stools every hour ready To tumble on our noses and for ought we know yet For all this Supper ready to fast the next day Lat. I would fain speak unto you out of pitie Out of the love I bear you out of honesty For your own goods nay for the general blessing Coo. And we would as fain hear you pray go forward Lat. Dare you but think to make your selves up certainties Your places and your credits ten times doubled The Princes favour Rollo's But. A sweet Gentleman Yeo. I and as bounteous if he had his right too Coo. By the mass a Royal Gentleman indeed Boyes He 'd make the chimneys smoak Lat. He would do 't friends And you too if he had his right true Courtiers What could you want then dare you Coo. Pray you be short Sir Lat. And this my soul upon 't I dare assure you If you but dare your parts Coo. Dare not me Monsieur For I that fear nor fire nor water Sir Dare do enough a man would think Yeo. Believ 't Sir But make this good upon us you have promis'd You shall not find us flinchers Lat. Then I 'le be sudden Pant. What may this mean and whither would he drive us Lat. And first for what you must do because all danger Shall be apparantly ty'd up and muzl'd The matter seeming mighty there 's your pardons Pant. Pardon 's Is' t come to that gods defend us Lat. And here 's five hundred Crowns in bounteous earnest And now behold the matter Latorch gives each a paper But. What are these Sir Yeo. And of what nature to what use Lat. Imagine Coo. Will they kill Rats they eat my pyes abominably Or work upon a woman cold as Christmas I have an old Jade sticks upon my fingers May I taste them Lat. Is your will made And have you said your prayers for they 'le pay you And now to come up to you for your knowledge And for the good you never shall repent you If you be wise men now Coo. Wise as you will Sir Lat. These must be put then into the several meats Young Otto loves by you into his wine Sir Into his bread by you by you into his linnen Now if you desire you have found the means To make you and if you dare not you have Found your ruine resolve me e're you go But. You 'l keep your faith with us Lat. May I no more see light else Coo. Why 't is done then But. 'T is done Pant. 'T is done which shall be undone Lat. About it then farewel y' are all of one mind Coo. All All. All All. Lat. Why then all happie Exit But. What did we promise him Yeo. Do you ask that now But. I would be glad to know what ' t is Pan. I 'le tell you It is to be all villains knaves and traytors Coo. Fine wholsome titles Pan. But if you dare go forward Coo. We may be hang'd drawn and quarter'd Pan. Very true Sir Coo. What a goodly swing I shall give the gallows yet I think too this may be done and yet we may be rewarded not with a rope but with a royal master and yet we may be hang'd too Yeo. Say it were done who is it done for is it not for Rollo And for his right Coo. And yet we may be hang'd too But. Or say he take it say we be discover'd Is not the same man bound still to protect us Are we not his But. Sure he will never fail us Coo. If he do friends we shall find that will hold us And yet me thinks this prologue to our purpose These crowns should promise more 't is easily done As easie as a man would roast an egge If that be all for look you Gentlemen Here stand my broths my finger slips a little Down drops a dose I stir him with my ladle And there 's a dish for a Duke Olla Podrida Here stands a bak'd meat he wants a little seasoning A foolish mistake my Spice-box Gentlemen And put in some of this the matter 's ended Dredge you a dish of plovers there 's the Art on 't Yeo. Or as I fill my wine Coo. 'T is very true Sir Blessing it with your hand thus quick and neatly first 't is past And done once 't is as easie For him to thank us for it and reward us Pan. But 't is a damn'd sin Coo. O never fear that The fire 's my play-fellow and now I am resolv'd boyes But. Why then have with you Yeo. The same for me Pan. For me too Coo. And now no more our worships but our Lordships Pan. Not this year on my knowledge I 'le unlord you Exeunt SCENE III. Enter Servant and Sewer Ser. Perfume the room round and prepare the table Gentlemen officers wait in your places Sew Make room there Room for the Dukes meat Gentlemen be bare there Clear all the entrance Guard put by those gapers And Gentlemen-ushers see the gallery clear The Dukes are coming on Hoboys a banquet Enter Sophia between Rollo and Otto Aubry Latorch Gispert Baldwin Attendants Hamond Matilda Edith Ser. 'T is
Pin. Then would I sing and dance Bel You have wherewithal Sir Pin. And charge her up again Bel. I can be hang'd first Yet where I fasten well I am a tyrant Mir. Why thou darst fight Bel. Yes certainly I dare fight And fight with any man at any weapon Would the other were no more but a pox on 't When I was sometimes in my height of hope And reasonable valiant that way my heart harden'd Some scornful jest or other chops between me And my desire what would ye have me to do then Gentlemen Mir. Belvere you must be bolder Travel three years And bring home such a Baby to betray ye As bashfulness a great fellow and a Souldier Bel. You have the gift of impudence be thankful Every man has not the like talent I will study And if it may be reveal'd to me Mir. Learn of me And of Pinac no doubt you 'll find employment Ladies will look for Courtship Pic. 'T is but fleshing But standing one good brunt or two hast thou any mine to marriage We 'l provide theesome soft natur'd wench that 's dumb too Mir. Or an old woman that cannot refuse thee in charity Bel. A dumb woman or an old woman that were eager And car'd not for Discourse I were excellent at Mi. You must now put on boldness there 's no avoiding it And stand all hazards flye at all games bravely They 'll say you went out like an Oxe and return'd like an Ass else Bel. I shall make danger sure Mir. I am sent for home now I know it is to marry but my Father shall pardon me Although it be a witty Ceremony And may concern me hereafter in my Gravity I will not lose the freedom of a Traveller A new strong lusty Bark cannot ride at one Anchor Shall I make divers suits to shew to the same eyes 'T is dull and home-spun Study several pleasures And want employments for ' em I 'll be hang'd first Tye me to one smock make my travels fruitless I 'll none of that for every fresh behaviour By your leave Father I must have a fresh Mistriss And a fresh favour too Bel. I like that passingly As many as you will so they be willing Willing and gentle gentle Pin. There 's no reason A Gentleman and a Traveller should be clapt up For 't is a kind of Baeboes to be married Before he manifest to the World his good parts Tug ever like a Rascal at one Oar Give me the Italian liberty Mir. That I study And that I will enjoy Come go in Gentlemen There mark how I behave my self and follow Exeunt SCENE III. Enter La-Castre Natolet Lugien Rosa Lieura Lylia-Biancha La-Cas You and your beauteous daughters are most welcome Beshrew my blood they are fair ones welcom Beauties Welcome sweet Birds Nat. They are bound much to your courtesies La-Cas I hope we shall be nearer acquainted Nat. That 's my hope too For certain Sir I much desire your Alliance You see 'em they are no Gypsies for their breeding It has not been so coarse but they are able To rank themselves with women of fair fashion Indeed they have been trained well Lug. Thank me Nat. Fit for the Heirs of that State I shall leave 'em To say more is to sell ' em They say your Son Now he has travell'd must be wondrous curious And choice in what he takes these are no coarse ones Sir here 's a merry wench let him look to himself All heart i'faith may chance to startle him For all his care and travell'd caution May creep into his Eye if he love Gravity Affect a solemn face there 's one will fit him La-C. So young and so demure Nat. She is my Daughter Else I would tell you Sir she is a Mistriss Both of those manners and that modesty You would wonder at She is no often Speaker But when she does she speaks well Nor no Reveller Yet she can dance and has studied the Court Elements And sings as some say handsomely if a woman With the decency of her Sex may be a Scholar I can assure ye Sir she understands too La C. These are fit Garments Sir Lug. Thank them that cut 'em Yes they are handsome women they have handsome parts too Pretty becoming parts La-C. 'T is like they have Sir Lug. Yes yes and handsome Education they have had too Had it abundantly they need not blush at it I taught it I 'll avouch it La C. You say well Sir Lug. I know what I say Sir and I say but right Sir I am no Trumpet of their Commendations Before their Father else I should say farther La C. 'Pray ye what 's this Gentleman Nat. One that lives with me Sir A man well bred and learn'd but blunt and bitter Yet it offends no wise man I take pleasure in 't Many fair gifts he has in some of which That lye most easie to their understandings H 'as handsomely bred up my Girls I thank him I have put it to 'em that 's my part I have urg'd it It seems they are of years now to take hold on 't He 's wondrous blunt La C. By my faith I was afraid of him Does he not fall out with the Gentlewomen sometimes Nat. No no he 's that way moderate and discreet Sir Ros If he did we should be too hard for him Lug. Well said Sulphur Too hard for thy Husbands head if he wear not armour Enter Mirabel Pinac De-Gard and Oriana Nat. Many of these bickrings Sir La-C. I am glad they are no Oracles Sure as I live he beats them he 's so puisant Or Well if ye do forget Mir. Prithee hold thy peace I know thou art a pretty wench I know thou lov'st me Preserve it till we have a fit time to discourse on 't And a fit place I 'll ease thy heart I warrant thee Thou seest I have much to do now Or. I am answer'd Sir With me ye shall have nothing on these conditions De Gard. Your Father and your friends La C. You are welcome home Sir ' Bless ye ye are very welcome 'Pray know this Gentleman And these fair Ladies Nat. Monsieur Mirabell I am much affected with your fair return Sir You bring a general joy Mir. I bring you service And these bright Beauties Sir Nat. Welcome home Gentlemen Welcome with all my heart Bel. Pin. We thank ye Sir La C. Your friends will have their share too Bel. Sir we hope They 'll look upon us though we shew like strangers Nat. Monsieur De Gard I must salute you also And this fair Gentlewoman you are welcome from your Travel too All welcome all De Gard. We render ye our loves Sir The best Wealth we bring home By your Favours Beauties One of these two you know my meaning Or. Well Sir They are fair and handsom I must needs confess it And let it prove the worst I shall live after it Whilst I have meat and drink Love cannot starve
proud then Ser. She is a little haughtie Of a small body she has a mind well mounted Can ye speak Greek Pinac No certain Ser. Get ye gone then And talk of stars and firmaments and fire-drakes Do you remember who was Adams School-master And who taught Eve to spin she knows all these And will run ye over the beginning o' th' world As familiar as a Fidler Can ye sit seven hours together and say nothing Which she will do and when she speaks speak Oracles Speak things that no man understands nor her self neither Pi. Thou mak'st me wonder Ser. Can ye smile Pi. Yes willingly For naturally I bear a mirth about me Ser. She 'l ne'r endure ye then she is never merry If she see one laugh she 'll swound past Aqua vitae Never come near her Sir if ye chance to venture And talk not like a Doctor you are damn'd too I have told enough for your crown and so good speed ye Ex. Pi. I have a pretty task if she be thus curious As sure it seems she is if I fall off now I shall be laugh'd at fearfully if I go forward I can but be abus'd and that I look for And yet I may hit right but 't is unlikely Stay in what mood and figure shall I attempt her A careless way no no that will not waken her Besides her gravity will give me line still And let me lose my self yet this way often Has hit and handsomly A wanton method I if she give it leave to sink into her consideration But there 's the doubt if it but stir her blood once And creep into the crannies of her phansie Set her a gog but if she chance to slight it And by the pow'r of her modesty fling it back I shall appear the arrantst Rascal to her The most licentious knave for I shall talk lewdly To bear my self austerely rate my words And fling a general gravitie about me As if I meant to give Laws but this I cannot do This is a way above my understanding Or if I could 't is odds she 'll think I mock her For serious and sad things are ever still suspicious Well I 'le say something But learning I have none and less good manners Especially for Ladies well I 'le set my best face Enter Lilia Petella I hear some coming this is the first woman I ever fear'd yet the first face that shakes me Li. Give me my hat Petella take this veil off This sullen cloud it darkens my delights Come wench be free and let the Musick warble Play me some lusty measure Pi. This is she sure The very same I saw the very woman The Gravitie I wonder'd at Stay stay Let me be sure ne'r trust me but she danceth Summer is in her face now and she skippeth I 'le go a little nearer Li. Quicker time fellows Enter Mirabel I cannot find my legs yet now Petella Pe. I am amaz'd I am sounder'd in my fancies Mir. Hah say ye so is this your gravitie This the austeritie ye put upon ye I 'le see more o' this sport Lil. A Song now Call in for a merry and a light Song And sing it with a liberal spirit Enter a Man Man Yes Madam Lil. And be not amaz'd Sirrah but take us for your own company Let 's walk our selves come wench would we had a man or two Pi. Sure she has spi'd me and will abuse me dreadfully She has put on this for the purpose yet I will try her Madam I would be loth my rude intrusion Which I must crave a pardon for Lil. O ye are welcom Ye are very welcom Sir we want such a one Strike up again I dare presume ye dance well Quick quick Sir quick the time steals on Pi. I would talk with ye Lil. Talk as ye dance Mir. She 'l beat him off his legs first This is the finest Masque Lil. Now how do ye Sir Pi. You have given me a shrewd heat Lil. I 'le give ye a hundred Come sing now sing for I know ye sing well I see ye have a singing face Pi. A fine Modesty If I could she 'd never give me breath Madam would I might sit and recover Lil. Sit here and sing now Let 's do things quickly Sir and handsomly Sit close wench close begin begin Song Pi. I am lesson'd Lil. 'T is very pretty i'faith give me some wine now Pi. I would fain speak to ye Lil. You shall drink first believe me Here 's to ye a lusty health Pi. I thank ye Lady Would I were off again I smell my misery I was never put to this rack I shall be drunk too Mir. If thou be'st not a right one I have lost mine aim much I thank Heaven that I have scap'd thee To her Pinac For thou art as sure to have her and to groan for her I 'le see how my other youth does this speeds trimly A fine grave Gentle woman and worth much honour Exit Lil. Now how do ye like me Sir Pi. I like ye rarely Lil. Ye see Sir though sometimes we are grave and silent And put on sadder dispositions Yet we are compounded of free parts and sometimes too Our lighter airie and our fierie mettles Break out and shew themselves and what think you of that Sir Pi. Good Lady sit for I am very weary And then I 'le tell ye Lil. Fie a young man idle Up and walk be still in action The motions of the body are fair beauties Besides 't is cold ods-me Sir let 's walk faster What think ye now of the Lady Felicia And Bella fronte the Dukes fair Daughter ha Are they not handsom things there is Duaria And brown Olivia Pi. I know none of ' em Lil. But brown must not be cast away Sir if young Lelia Had kept her self till this day from a Husband Why what a Beauty Sir you know Ismena The fair Iem of Saint Germans Pi. By my troth I do not Lil. And then I know you must hear of Brisac How unlike a Gentleman Pi. As I live I have heard nothing Lil. Strike me another Galliard Pi. By this light I cannot In troth I have sprain'd my leg Madam Lil. Now sit ye down Sir And tell me why ye came hither why ye chose me out What is your business your errant dispatch dispatch ' May be ye are some Gentlemans man and I mistook ye That have brought me a Letter or a haunch of Venison Sent me from some friend of mine Pi. Do I look like a Carrier You might allow me what I am a Gentleman Lil. Cry ' ye mercie Sir I saw ye yesterday You are new come out of Travel I mistook ye And how do all our impudent friends in Italie Pi. Madam I came with duty and fair courtesie Service and honour to ye Lil. Ye came to jear me Ye see I am merry Sir I have chang'd my copy None of the Sages now and 'pray ye proclaim it Fling on me what aspersion you shall
formally and wait with patience I do beseech you Sir Lev. Sir leave your scoffing And as ye are a Gentleman deal fairly I have given ye a friends counsel so I 'le leave ye Mir. But hark ye hark ye Sir is' t possible I may believe what you say Lev. You may chuse Sir Mir. No Baits No Fish-hooks Sir No Gins No Nooses No Pitfals to catch Puppies Lev. I tell ye certain You may believe if not stand to the danger Exeunt Mir. A Lord of Savoy saies he The Dukes Nephew A man so mighty By ' Lady a fair marriage By my faith a handsom fortune I must leave prating For to confess the truth I have abused her For which I should be sorry but that will seem scurvy I must confess she was ever since I knew her As modest as she was fair I am sure she lov'd me Her means good and her breeding excellent And for my sake she has refus'd fair matches I may play the fool finely Stay who are these Enter De-Gard Oriana and Attendants 'T is she I am sure and that the Lord it should seem He carries a fair Port is a handsom man too I do begin to feel I am a Coxcomb Ori. Good my Lord chuse a nobler for I know I am so far below your rank and honour That what ye can say this way I must credit But spoken to beget your self sport Alas Sir I am so far off from deserving you My beauty so unfit for your Affection That I am grown the scorn of common Railers Of such injurious things that when they cannot Reach at my person he with my reputation I am poor besides de Ga. Ye are all wealth and goodness And none but such as are the scum of men The Ulcers of an honest state Spight-weavers That live on poyson only like swoln spiders Dare once profane such excellence such sweetness Mir. This man speaks loud indeed de-Ga. Name but the men Lady Let me but know these poor and base depravers Lay but to my revenge their persons open And you shall see how suddenly how fully For your most beauteous sake how direfully I 'le handle their despights Is this thing one Be what he will Mir. Sir de Ga. Dare your malicious tongue Sir Mir. I know you not nor what you mean Ori. Good my Lord. de Ga. If he or any he Ori. I beseech your honour This Gentleman 's a stranger to my knowledge And no doubt Sir a worthy man de-Ga. Your mercy But had he been a tainter of your honour A blaster of those beauties raign within ye But we shall find a fitter time dear Lady As soon as I have freed ye from your Guardian And done some honour'd offices unto ye I 'le take ye with those faults the world flings on ye And dearer than the whole world I 'le esteem ye Exeunt Mir. This is a thundring Lord I am glad I scap'd him How lovingly the wench disclaim'd my villany I am vext now heartily that he shall have her Not that I care to marry or to lose her But that this Bilbo-Lord shall reap that Maiden-head That was my due that he shall rig and top her I 'de give a thousand Crowns now he might miss her Enter a Servant Ser. Nay if I bear your blows and keep your counsel you have good luck Sir I 'le teach ye to strike lighter Mir. Come hither honest fellow canst thou tell me Where this great Lord lies This Savoy Lord Thou met'st him He now went by thee certain Ser. Yes he did Sir I know him and I know you are fool'd Mir. Come hither Here 's all this give me truth Sir Not for your mony And yet that may do much but I have been beaten And by the worshipfull Contrivers beaten and I 'le tell ye This is no Lord no Savoy Lord. Mir. Go forward Ser. This is a Trick and put upon ye grosly By one Lugier the Lord is Monsieur de-Gard Sir An honest Gentleman and a neighbour here Their ends you understand better than I sure Mir. Now I know him Know him now plain Ser. I have discharg'd my colours so God b'y ye sir Exit Mir. What a purblinde Puppy was I now I remember him All the whole cast on 's face though 't were umber'd And mask'd with patches what a dunder-whelp To let him domineer thus how he strutted And what a load of Lord he clapt upon him Would I had him here again I would so bounce him I would so thank his Lordship for his lewd plot Do they think to carry it away with a great band made of bird-pots And a pair of pin-buttockt breeches Ha! 'T is he again He comes he comes he comes have at him Enter de-Gard Oriana c. Sings My Savoy Lord why dost thou frown on me And will that savour never sweeter be Wilt thou I say for ever play the fool de Gard be wise and Savoy go to School My Lord de Gard I thank ye for your Antick My Lady bright that will be sometimes Frantick You worthy Train that wait upon this Pair ' Send you more wit and they a bouncing Baire And so I take my humble leave of your honours Exit de-Ga. We are discover'd there 's no remedy Lelia Biancha's man upon my life In stubbornness because Lugier corrected him A shameless slaves plague on him for a Rascal Ori. I was in a perfect hope the bane on 't is now He will make mirth on mirth to persecute us de-Ga. We must be patient I am vext to the proof too I 'le try once more then if I sail Here 's one speaks Ori. Let me be lost and scorn'd first de-Ga. Well we 'll consider Away and let me shift I shall be hooted else Exeunt Actus Quartus Scena Prima Enter Lugier Lelia Servants Lug. FAint not but do as I direct ye trust me Believe me too for what I have told ye Lady As true as you are Lelia is Authentick I know it I have found it 't is a poor courage Flies off for one repulse these Travellers Shall find before we have done a home-spun wit A plain French understanding may cope with 'em They have had the better yet thank your sweet Squire here And let 'em brag you would be reveng'd Lel. Yes surely Lug. And married too Lel. I think so Lug. Then be Counsel'd You know how to proceed I have other Irons Heating as well as yours and I will strike Three blows with one Stone home be rul'd and happie And so I leave ye Now is the time Lel. I am ready If he do come to do me Ser. Will ye stand here And let the people think ye are God knows what Mistris Let Boys and Prentices presume upon ye Lel. Pre'thee hold thy peace Ser. Stand at his dore that hates ye Lel. Pre'thee leave prating Sir 'Pray ye go to th' Tavern I 'le give ye a Pint of wine there If any of the Mad-cap Gentlemen should come by That take up women upon
him in Exit Servant Lisa I will retire the while to the next room Clar. We shall not long disturb you Enter Alcidon Alci Save ye Sir Clara. The like to you fair Sir pray you come near Alci Pray you instruct me for I know you not With Monsieur Clarange I would speak Clar. I am he Sir Ye are nobly welcome I wait your business Alci This will inform you Clar. Will you please to sit down Reads He shall command me Sir I 'le wait upon him Within this hour Alci Y' are a noble Gentleman Wil 't please you bring a friend we are two of us And pity either Sir should be unfurnish'd Clar. I have none now and the time is set so short 'T will not be possible Alci Do me the honour I know you are so full of brave acquaintance And worthy friends you cannot want a partner I would be loth to stand still Sir besides You know the custom and the vantage of it If you come in alone C ar And I must meet it Alci Send we 'l defer an hour let us be equal Games won and lost on equal terms shew fairest Clar. 'T is to no purpose to send any whither Unless men be at home by Revelation So please you breath a while when I have done with him You may be exercis'd too I 'le trouble no man Enter Lisander Lisa They are very loud Now what 's the news Clar. I must leave you Leave you a while two hours hence I 'le return friend Lisa Why what 's the matter Clar. A little business Lisa And 't be but a little you may take me with ye Clar. 'T will be a trouble to you Lisa No indeed to do you service I account a pleasure Clar. I must alone Lisa Why Clar. 'T is necessity Before you pass the walks and back again I will be with ye Lisa If it be not unmannerly To press you I would go Clar. I 'le tell you true Sir This Gentleman and I upon appointment Are going to visit a Lady Lisa I am no Capuchin why should not I go Alci Take the Gentleman Come he may see the Gentlewoman too And be most welcom I do beseech you take him Lis By any means I love to see a Gentlewoman A prettie wench too Clar. Well Sir we 'll meet you And at the place My service to the Lady Alci I kiss your hand Exit Clar. Prethee read o're her Letter Lisander Lisander reads Monsieur I Know you have consider'd the dark sentence Olinda gave us and that however she disguis'd it it pointed more at our swords edges than our bodies banishments the last must injoy her if we retire our youths are lost in wandring in emulation we shall grow old men and feeble which is the scorn of love and rust of honour and so return more fit to wed our Sepulchers than the Saint we aim at let us therefore make our journey short and our hearts ready and with our swords in our hands put it to fortune which shall be worthy to receive that blessing I 'le stay you on the mountain our old hunting place this Gentleman alone runs the hazard with me and so I kiss your hand Your Servant Lidian Is this your wench you 'l find her a sharp Mistris What have I thrust my self into is this that Lidian You told me of Clar. The same Lisa My Ladies Brother No cause to heave my sword against but his To save the Father yesterday and this morning To help to kill the Son this is most courteous The only way to make the Daughter doat on me Clar. Why do you muse would ye go off Lisa No no I must on now this will be kindly taken No life to sacrifice but part of hers Do you fight straight Clara. Yes presently Lisan To morrow then The balefull tidings of this day will break out And this nights Sun will set in bloud I am troubl'd If I am kill'd I am happy Clar. Will you go friend Lis I am ready Sir fortune thou hast made me monstrous Exeunt Enter Malfort and Clarinda Malf. Your cousin and my true friend lusty Leon Shall know how you use me Clar. Be more temperate Or I will never use nor know you more I' th' way of a servant all the house takes notice Of your ridiculous fopperie I have no sooner Perform'd my duties in my Ladies chamber And she scarce down the stairs but you appear Like my evil spirit to me Malf. Can the fish live out of the water or the Salamander Out of the fire or I live warm but in The fâ—ying pan of your favour Cla. Pray you forget Your curious comparisons borrowed from The pond and kitchin and remember what My Ladies pleasure is for th' entertainment Of her noble Father Ma. I would learn the art of memory in your table book Cla. Very good sir no more but up and ride I apprehend Your meaning soft fire makes sweet mault Sir I 'le answer you in a Proverb Mal. But one kiss from thy hony lip Cla. You fight too high my hand is A fair ascent from my foot his slavering kisses Spoil me more gloves enough for once you 'l surfeit With too much grace Mal. Have you no imployment for me Cal. Yes yes go send for Leon and convey him â—nto the private Arbour from his mouth â— hear your praises with more faith Ma. I am gone yet one thing e're I go there 's at the door The rarest Fortune-teller he hath told me The strangest things he knows ye are my Mistris And under seal deliver'd how many Children â— shall begâ—t on you pray you give him hearing He 'l make it good to you Cla. A cunning man Of your own making howsoe'r I 'le hear him At your intreaty Mal. Now I perceive ye love me At my entreaty come in friend remember To speak as I directed he knows his lesson And the right way to please her this it is To have a head-piece Exit Enter Lancelot like a Fortune-teller with a Purse and two Letters in it Cla. 'T is said you can tell fortunes to come Lan. Yes Mistris and what 's past Unglove your hand by this straight line I see You have lain crooked Cla. How lain crooked Lan. Yes and in that posture plaid at the old game No body hears me and I 'le be no blab And at it lost your maiden-head Câ—a A shrewd fellow 'T is truth but not to be confess'd in this Your palmistry deceives you something else Sir Lan. Ye are a great woman with your Lady and Acquainted with her counsels Cla. Still more strange Lan. There is a noble Knight Lisander loves her Whom she regards not and the destinies With whom I am familiar have deliver'd That by your means alone he must enjoy her Your hand again yes yes you have already Promis'd him your assistance and what 's more Tasted his bounty for which from the skye There are 200. crowns dropp'd in a Purse Look
was thought worth a quarrel Olin. Pray you think nobler Dor. I 'le tell thee what I think the plagâ—â— war famine Nay put in dice and drunkenness and those You 'l grant are pretty helps kill not so many I mean so many noble as your loves do Rather your lewdness I crave your mercy women Be not offended if I anger ye I am sure ye have touch'd me deep I came to be merry And with my children but to see one ruin'd By this fell accident are they all dead If they be speak Clean. What news Enter Beronte Alcidon Clarinda following with a Letter Ber. What dead ye pose me I understand you not Clea. My Brother Lidian Clarange and their seconds Ber. Here is one of 'em and sure this Gentleman 's alive Alci I hope so so is your Son Sir so is brave Clarange They fought indeed and they were hurt sufficiâ—ntly We were all hurt that bred the general rumour But friends again all and like friends we parted Clea. Heard ye of Lisander Ber. Yes and miss'd him narrowly He was one of the combatants fought with this Gentlâ—man Second against your Brother by his wisdom For certainly good fortune follows him All was made peace I 'le tell you the rest at dinner For we are hungry Alci I before I eat Must pay a vow I am sworn to my life Madam Was at Lisander's mercy I live by it And for the noble favour he desir'd me To kiss your fair hand for him offering This second service as a Sacrifice At the Altar of your vertues Dor. Come joy on all sides Heaven will not suffer honest men to perish Clea. Be proud of such a friend Dor. Forgive me Madam It was a grief might have concern'd you nâ—aâ— too Clea. No work of excellence but still Lisander Go thy waies Worthy Olin. We 'l be merry too Were I to speak again I would be wiser Ex. Manent Cal. Clarin. Cal. Too much of this rare cordial makes me sick However I obey you Clarin. Now or never is an apt time to move her Madam Cal. Who 's that Clarin. Your servant I would speak with your Ladyship Cla. Why dost thou look about Clarin. I have private business â—â—at noâ—â— must hear but youâ— Lisander Cal. Where Clar. Nay is not here but would entreat this favour Some of your Balsam from your own hand given For he is much hurt and that he thinks would cure him Cal. He shall have all my Prayers too Clar. But conceive me It must be from your self immediately Pity so brave a Gentleman should perish He is superstitious and he holds your hand Of infinite power I would not urge this Madam But only in a mans extreams to help him Cal. Let him come good wench 't is that I wish I am happy in 't My husband his true friend my noble father The fair Olinda all desire to see him He shall have many hands Clar. That he desires not Nor eyes but yours to look upon his miseries For then he thinks 't would be no perfect cure Madam He would come private Cal. How can that be here I shall do wrong unto all those that honour him Besides my credit Clar. Dare ye not trust a hurt man Not strain a courtesie to save a Gentleman To save his life that has sav'd all your family A man that comes like a poor mortifi'd Pilgrim Only to beg a Blessing and depart again He would but see you that he thinks would cure him But since you find fit reasons to the contrary And that it cannot stand with your clear honour Though you best know how well he has deserv'd of ye I 'll send him word back though I grieve to do it Grieve at my soul for certainly 't will kill him What your will is Cal. Stay I will think upon 't where is he Wench Clar. If you desire to see him Let not that trouble you he shall be with you And in that time that no man shall suspect ye Your honour Madam is in your own free keeping Your care in me in him all honesty If ye desire him not let him pass by ye And all this business reckon but a dream Col. Go in and counsel me I would fain see him And willingly comfort him Clar. 'T is in your power And if you dare trust me you shall do it safely Read that and let that tell you how he honours you Exeunt Actus Tertius Scena Prima Enter Clarinda with a Key and Leon. Leon. THis happy Night Kisses her Clar. Preserve this eagerness Till we meet nearer there is something done Will give us opportunity Leon. Witty Girl the plot Clar. You shall hear that at leisure The whole house reels with joy at the report Of Lidians safety and that joy encreas'd From their affection to the brave Lisander In being made the happy instrument to compound The bloudy difference Leon. They will hear shortly that Will turn their mirth to mourning he was then The principal means to save two lives but since There are two faln and by his single hand For which his life must answer if the King Whose arm is long can reach him Clar. We have now no spare time to hear stories take this Key 'T will make your passage to the banquetting house I' th' Garden free Leon. You will not fail to come Clar. For mine own sake ne'r doubt it now for Lisander Exit Enter Dorilaus Cleander Servants with lights Dor. To bed to bed 't is very late Clean. To bed all I have drunk a health too much Dor. You 'll sleep the better My usual physick that way Clean. Where 's your Mistriss Clar. She is above but very ill and aguish The late fright of her Brother has much troubl'd her She would entreat to lye alone Clean. Her pleasure Dor. Commend my love to her and my Prayers for her health I 'll see her ere I go Exeunt manet Clarinda Clar. All good rest to ye Now to my watch for Lisander when he is furnish'd For mine own friend since I stand Centinel I love to laugh i' th' evenings too and may The priviledg of my place will warrant it Exit Enter Lisander and Lancelot Lis You have done well hitherto where are we now Lanc. Not far from the house I hear by th' Owls There are many of your Welch falkoners about it Here were a night to chuse to run away with Another mans Wife and do the feat Lis Peace Knave The house is here before us and some may hear us The Candles are all out Lanc. But one i' th' Parlour I see it simper hither pray come this way Lis Step to the Garden-door and feel and 't be open Lan. I am going luck deliver me from the saw pits Or I am buried quick I hear a Dog No 't is a Cricket ha here 's a Cuckold buried Take heed of his horns Sir here 's the door 't is open Clarinda at the door Clar. Who 's there Lis Friend Clar. Sir
attend you go thy ways Thou hast a clear and noble soul for thy sake I 'll hold that man mine enemy who dares mutter The Court is not the sphere where vertue moves Humanity and Nobleness waiting on her Enter Servant Serv. Two Gentlemen but what they are I know not Their faces are so mustl'd press to see you And will not be deny'd Dor. What e'r they are I am too old to fear Serv. They need no Usher they make their own way Enter Lasander Alcidon Dor. Take you yours Lisander Exit Servant My joy to see you and my sorrow for The danger you are in contend so here Though different passions nay oppos'd in Nature I know not which to entertain Lis Your hate should win the victory from both with justice You may look on me as a Homicide A man whose life is forfeited to the Law But if howe'r I stand accus'd in thought I sin'd against Cleanders life or live Guilty of the dishonour of your Daughter May all the miseries that can fall on man Here or hereafter circle me Dor. To me this protestation 's useless I embrace you As the preserver of my life the man To whom my son ows his with life his honour And howsoever your affection To my unhappy Daughter though it were For I have sifted her in a noble way Hath printed some taint on her fame and brought Her life in question yet I would not purchase The wish'd recovery of her reputation With strong assurance of her innocence Before the King her Judge with certain loss Of my Lisander for whose life if found There 's no redemption my excess of love Though to enjoy you one short day would lengthen My life a dozen years boldly commands me Upon my knees which yet were never bent But to the King and Heaven to entreat you To flye hence with all possible speed and leave Calista to her fortune Lis O blessed Saints forsake her in affliction can you Be so unnatural to your own bloud To one so well deserving as to value My safety before hers shall innocence In her be branded and my guilt escape Unpunish'd does she suffer so much for me For me unworthy and shall I decline Fating the bitter bread of banishment The course of Justice to draw out a life A life I style it false a living death Which being uncompell'd laid down will clear her And write her name a new in the fair legend Of the best women seek not to disswade me I will not like a careless Poet spoil The last Act of my Play till now applauded My giving the World just cause to say I fear'd Death more than loss of Honour Dor. But suppose Heaven hath design'd some Other saving means for her deliverance Lis Other means that is A mischief above all I have groan'd under Shall any other pay my debt while I Write my self Bankrupt or Calista owe The least beholdingness for that which she On all the bonds of gratitude I have seal'd to May challenge from me to be freely tender'd Avert it mercy I will go to my Grave Without the curses of my Creditors I 'll vindicate her fair name and so cancel My obligation to her to the King To whom I stand accountable for the loss Of two of his lov'd subjects lives I 'll offer Mine own in satisfaction to Heaven I 'll pay my time Repentance to the timâ—s Present and future I 'll be register'd A memorable President to admonish Others however valiant not to trust To their abilities to dare and do And much less for the airy words of Honour And false stamp'd reputation to shake off The Chains of their Religion and Allegiance The principal means appointed to prefer Societies and Kingdoms Exit Dor. Let 's not leave him his mind 's much troubles Alc. Were your Daughter free Since from her dangers his distraction rises His cause is not so desperate for the slaughter Of Cloridon and Chrysanthes but it may Find passage to the mercy of the King The motives urg'd in his defence that forc'd him To act that bloudy Scene Dor. Heaven can send ayds When they are least expected let us walk The hour of tryal draws near Alci May it end well Exeunt Enter Olinda and Lidian Oli. That for my love you should turn Hermit Lidian As much amazes me as your report Clarange's dead Lidi He is so and all comforts My youth can hope for Madam with him buried Nor had I ever left my cell but that He did injoin me at his death to shed Some tears of friendship on his Monument And those last Rites perform'd he did dequeath you As the best legacie a friend could give Or I indeed could wish to my embraces Oli. 'T is still more strange is there no foul play in it I must confess I am not sorry Sir For your fair fortune yet 't is fit I grieve The most untimely death of such a Gentleman He was my worthy Servant Lid. And for this acknowledgment if I could prize you at A higher rate I should he was my friend My dearest friend Oli. But how should I be assur'd Sir For slow belief is the best friend of truth Of this Gentlemans death if I should credit it And afterward it fall out contrary How am I sham'd how is your vertue tainted Lid. There is a Frier that came along with me His business to deliver you a Letter From dead Clarange You shall hear his Testimonie Father my reverend Father look upon him Such holy men are Authors of no Fables Enter Clarange with a Letter writ out and Frier Oli. They should not be their lives and their opinions Like brightest purest flames should still burn upwards To me Sir delivers the Letter Clar. If you are the fair Olinda Frier I do not like these cross points Clar. Give me leave I am nearest to my self What I have plotted Shall be pursu'd you must not over-rule me Oli. Do you put the first hand to your own undoing Play to betray your game Mark but this letter Lady I am come to claim your noble promise Reads If you be Mistris of your word ye are mine I am last return'd your riddle is dissolv'd And I attend your faith Your humble servant Clarange Is this the Frier that saw him dead Gâ—â— Lid. 'T is he Clarange on my life I am defeated Such reverend habits juggle my true sorrow For a false friend not worth a tear derided Fri. You have abus'd my trust Oli. It is not well nor like a Gentleman Clar. All stratagems In love and that the sharpest war are lawfull By your example I did change my habit Caught you in your own toyle and triumph in it And what by policy 's got I will maintain With valour no Lisander shall come in again to fetch you off Lid. His honour'd name Pronounc'd by such a treacherous tongue is tainted Maintain thy treason with thy sword With what Contempt I hear it in a Wilderness I durst encounter it and
passages That will be look'd for you may hear this day Some Scenes that will confirm it is a play He being ambitious that it should be known What 's good was Fletchers and what ill his own Epilogue STill doubtfull and perplex'd too whether he Hath done Fletcher right in this Historie The Poet sits within since he must know it He with respect desires that you would shew it By some accustomed sign if from our action Or his indeavours you meet satisfaction With ours he hath his ends we hope the best To make that certainty in you doth rest THE PILGRIM A COMEDY Persons Represented in the Play Governour of Segovia Verdugo a Captain under him Alphonso an old angry Gentleman two Gentlemen friends to Alphonso Curio Seberto Pedro the Pilgrim a noble Gentleman Servant to Alinda An old Pilgrim two Out laws under Roderigo Lopes Jaques Roderigo rival to Pedro Captain of the Out-laws A Gentleman of the Country Courtiers Porter of the Mad folks Master Keepers 3 Gentlemen 4 Peasants Madmen A Scholar A Parson An Englishman Jenkin Fool. WOMEN Alinda Daughter to Alphonso Pedro's Lady Juletta Alinda's Maid a witty Lass Ladies The Scene Spain The principal Actors were Joseph Taylor Nicholas Toolie Robert Benfield John Thompson John Lowin John Vnderwood George Birch James Horn. Actus Primus Scena Prima Enter Alphonso Curio and Seberto Curio SIgnior Alphonso ye are too rugged to her Believe too full of harshness Alph. Yes it seems so Seb. A Father of so sweet a child so happy Fye Sir so excellent in all endowments In blessedness of beauty such a mirror Alph. She is a fool away Seb. Can ye be angry Can any wind blow rough upon a blossom So fair and tender Can a Fathers nature A noble Fathers too Alp. All this is but prating Let her be rul'd let her observe my humour With my eyes let her see with my ears listen I am her Father I begot her bred her And I will make her Cur. No doubt ye may compel her But what a mischievous unhappy fortune May wait upon this will of yours as commonly Such forcings ever end in hates and ruines Alph. Is' t not a man I wish her to a strong man What can she have what could she have a Gentleman A young man and an able man a rich man A handsome man a valiant man do you mark me None of your pieced-companions your pin'd-Gallants That flie to fitters with every flaw of weather None of your impt bravadoes what can she ask more Is not a metal'd man fit for a woman A strong chin'd man I 'le not be fool'd nor flurted Seb. I grant ye Roderigo is all these And a brave Gentleman must it therefore follow Upon necessity she must doat upon him Will ye allow no liberty in choosing Cur. Alas she is tender yet Alp. Enough enough enough Sir She is malleable she 'll endure the hammer And why not that strong workman that strikes deepest Let me know that she is fifteen with the vantage And if she be not ready now for mannage Seb. You know he is a banish'd man an Out-law And how he lives his nature rough and bloody By customary Rapines now her sweet humour That is as easie as a calm and peaceful All her affections like the dews on Roses Fair as the flowers themselves as sweet and gentle How would you have these meet Alp. A bed a bed Sir Let her be the fairest Rose and the sweetest Yet I know this fair Rose must have her prickles I grant ye Roderigo is an out Law An easie composition calls him in again He is a valiant man and he is a rich man And loves the fool a little rough by custom She 'l like him ten times better She 'l doat upon him If ere they come to grapling run mad for him But there is another in the wind some Castrel That hovers over her and dares her daily Some flickring slave Cur. I dare not think so poorly A p. Something there is and must be but I shall seent it And hunt it narrowly Seb. I never saw her yet Make offer at the least glance of affection But still so modest wise Alp. They are wise to gull us There was a fellow old Ferando's son I must confess handsome but my enemy And the whole family I hate young Pearo That fellow I have seen her gaze upon And turn and gaze again and make such offers As if she would shoot her eyes like Meteors at him But that cause stands removed Cur. You need not doubt him For long since as 't was thought on a griev'd Conscience He left his Father and his Friends more pity For truth reports he was a noble Gentleman Alp. Let him be what he will he was a beggar And there I 'le leave him Seb. The more the Court must answer But certainly I think though she might favour him And love his goodness as he was an honest man She never with loose eyes stuck on his person Alp. She is so full of Conscience too and charity And outward holiness she will undo me Relieves more Beggars than an Hospital Enter Alinda and Juletta And all poor Rogues that can but say their prayers And tune their pipes to Lamentations She thinks she is bound to dance to good morrow to you And that 's as ye deserve too you know my mind And study to observe it do it cheerfully And readily and home Alin. I shall obey ye But noble Sir Alp. Come come away with your flatteries And your fine phrases Cur. Pray ye be gentle to her Alp. I know 'em and know your feats if you will find me Noble and loving seek me in your duty You know I am too indulgent Seb. Alas poor Lady Alp. To your devotions I take no good thing from you Come Gentlemen leave pitying and moaning of her And praising of her vertues and her whim-whams It makes her proud and sturdy Seb. Cur. Good hours wait on ye Exeunt Alin. I thank ye Gentlemen I want such comforts I would thank you too Father but your cruelty Hath almost made me senseless of my duty Yet still I must know would I had known nothing What Poor attend my charity to day wench Jul. Of all sorts Madam your open handed bounty Make 's 'em flock every hour some worth your pity But others that have made a trade of begging Alin. Wench if they ask it truly I must give it It takes away the holy use of charity To examine wants Jul. I would you would be merry A cheerful giving hand as I think Madam Requires a heart as chearful Alin. Alas Juletta What is there to be merry at what joy now Unless we fool our own afflictions And make them shew ridiculous Jul. Sure Madam You could not seem thus serious if you were married Thus sad and full of thoughts Alin. Married to whom wench Thou thinkst if there be a young handsome fellow As those are plentiful our cares are quenched then Jul. Madam
sport whoring and drinking spoils us We keep no Guards 2 Out-law There come no Passengers Merchants nor Gentlemen nor whosoever But we have tribute Rod. And whilst we spend that idlely We let those pass that carry the best purchase I 'll have all search'd and brought in Rogues and Beggars Have got the trick now to become Bank-masters I 'll have none scape only my friends and neighbours That may deliver to the King my innocence Those I would have regarded 't is policy But otherwise nor gravities nor shadows Appear they how they will they may have purses For they shall pay 3 Out-law You speak now like a Captain And if we spare fley us and coin our Cassocks Will ye look blith Rod. You hear no preparation The King intends against us yet 4 Out-law Not a word Sir Good man he 's troubled with matter of more moment Hummings of higher nature vex his brains Sir Do not we see his Garrisons Rod. Who are out now 4 Out-law Good fellows Sir that if there be any purchase stirring Will strike it dead Jaques and Lopez Lads That know their Quarters as they know their Knapsacks And will not off Rod. Where is the Boy ye brought me A pretty Lad and of a quick capacity And bred up neatly 1 Out-law He 's within at meat Sir The Knave is hungry yet he seasons all He eats or drinks with many tears and sighings The saddest appetite I ever lookt on The Boy is young 't is fear and want of company He knows and loves use him not rough and harshly He will be quickly bold I 'll entertain him I want a pretty Boy to wait upon me And when I am sad or sleepy to prate to me Besides there 's something in his face I like well And still the more I look more like let him want nothing And use him gently all 2 Out-law Here 's a small Box Sir We took about him which he griev'd to part with May be some Wealth Rod. Alas some little money The poor Knave carried to defray his lodgings I 'll give it him again and add unto it 'T were sin to open such a petty purchase Enter Lopez and Jaques with Pedro. How now who is this what have you brought me Souldiers Lop. We know not well what a strange slaving fellow Sullen enough I am sure Rod. Where took ye him Jaq. Upon the Skirt o' th' wood viewing and gaping And sometime standing still as if he had meant To view the best accesses to our quarters Money he has enough and when we threatned him He smil'd and yielded but not one word utter'd Lop. His habit says he 's holy if his heart Keep that proportion too 't is best ye free him We keep his wallet here I am sure 't is heavy Rod. Pilgrim come hither Sir are you a Pilgrim A piece of pretty holiness do you shrink Sir A smug young Saint What Country were you born in Ye have a Spanish face In a dumb Province And had your Mother too this excellent Vertue No tongue do you say sure she was a matchless woman What a fine family is this man sprung from Certain he was begotten in a Calm When all was hush'd the Midwife was dumb Midnight Are ye seal'd up or do you scorn to answer Ye are in my hands and I have Medicines for ye Can make ye speak pull off his Bonnet Souldiers Ye have a speaking face Lop. I am sure a handsome This Pilgrim cannot want She Saints to pray to Rod. Stand nearer ha Ped. Come do your worst I am ready Rod. Is your tongue found go off and let me talk with him And keep your watches round All. We are ready Captain Rod. So now what are ye Ped. Am I My habit shews me what I am Rod. Thy heart A desperate fool and so thy fate shall tell thee What Devil brought thee hither for I know thee Ped. I know thou dost and since it is my fortune To light into thy fingers I must think too The most malicious of all Devils brought me Yet some men say thou art noble Rod. Not to thee That were a benefit to mock the Giver Thy father hates my friends and family And thou hast been the heir of all this malice Can two such storms meet then and part with kissing Ped. You have the mightier hand Rod. And so I 'll use it Ped. I cannot hinder ye less can I beg Submissive at his knees that knows not honour That bears the Stamp of Man and not his Nature Ye may do what ye please Rod. I will do all Ped. And when you have done all which is my poor â—â—ine For farther your base malice cannot venture Dishonours self will cry you out a Coward Hadst thou been brave and noble and an Enemy Thou wouldst have sought me whilst I carried Arms Whilst my good Sword was my profession And then have cryed out Pedro I defie thee Then stuck Alphonso's quarrel on the point The mercenary anger thou serv'st under To get his Daughter Then thou shouldst have brav'd me And arm'd with all thy Families hate upon thee Done something worthy fear Now poor and basely Thou fetst Toyls to betray me and like the Peâ—ant That dares not meet the Lion in the face Dig'st crafty pit-falls thou sham'st the Spanish Honour Thou hast neither point of Man nor Conscience in thee Rod. Sir Sir y' are brave ye plead now in a Sanctuary You think your Pilgrâ—ims Bulwaâ—k can defend ye You will not find it so Ped. I look not for 't The more unhallowed soul hast thou to offer it Rod. VVhen you were bravest Sir and your sword sharpest I durst affront ye when the Court Sun gilded ye And every cry was the young hopeful Pedro Alonso's sprightly Son then durst I meet ye When you were Master of this fame and fashion And all your glories in the full Meridian The Kings proof-favour buckled on your body Had we then come to competition Which I have often sought Pedro. And I deâ—â—'d too Rod. You should have seen this Sword how e're you slight it And felt it too sharper than sorrow felt it In execution quicker than thy scorns Thou should'st have seen all this and shrunk to see it Then like a Gentleman I would have us'd thee And given thee the fair fortune of thy being Then with a Souldiers arm I had honour'd thee But since thou stealst upon me like a Spie And thief-like thinkst that holy case shall carry thee Through all my purposes and so betray me Base as the act thy end be and I forget thee Ped. What poor evasions thou buildst on to abuse me The goodness of a man ne'r taught these principles I come a Spie durst any noble spirit But on this habit to become a Traitor Even in an Enemy shew me this antipathy Where there is Christian faith and this not reverenced I come a Spie no Roderigo no A â—ater of thy person a maligner So far from that I brought no malice with
be forgiven and I prethee forgive me too And if any of you will marry her Jul. No I beseech you Sir My Mistress is my husband with her I 'le dwell still And when you play any more pranks you know where to have me Ped. You know him Sir Gov. Know him and much lament him The King 's incens'd much much Sir I can assure you Ped. Noble Governour Gov. But since he is your friend and now appears In honour of this day and love to you Sir I 'le try the power I have to the pinch I 'le put it Here 's my hand Roderigo I 'le set you fair again Rod. And here 's mine to be true and full of service Gov. Your people too shall have their general pardons We 'l have all peace and love Rod. All shall pray for you Gov. To my house now and suite you to your worths Off with these weeds and appear glorious Then to the Priest that shall attend us here And this be stil'd Loves new and happy year Rod. The Kings and Queens two noble honours meet To grace this day two true loves at their feet Alph. Well well since wedding will come after wooing Give me some Rose-Mary and let 's be going Exeunt THE CAPTAIN A COMEDY Persons Represented in the Play Julio a noble Gentleman in Love with Lelia Angelo a Gentleman friend to Julio two Cowardly Gulls Lodovico Piso Frederick a Gentleman Brother to Frank. Jacomo an angry Captain a Woman-hater Fabritio a merry Souldier friend to Jacomo Lelia's Father an old poor Gentleman Host Vintner Drawers Servants WOMEN Frank Sister to Frederick a Lady passionately in love with Jacomo Clara Sister to Fabritio a witty companion to Frank. Lelia a cunning wanton Widow Waiting-woman Maid Servants The Scene Venice Spain The principal Actors were Richard Burbadge Henry Condel William Ostler Alexander Cooke Actus Primus Scena Prima Enter Lodovico and Piso Lodovico THE truth is Piso so she be a woman And rich and wholsome let her be of what Condition and Complexion it please She shall please me I am sure Those men are fools That make their eyes their choosers not their needs Piso Me thinks I would have her honest too and handsom Lod. Yes if I could have both but since they are Wishes so near impossibilities Let me have that that may be Piso If it were so I hope your conscience would not be so nice To start at such a blessing Lod. No believe me I do not think I should Piso But thou would'st be I do not doubt upon the least suspicion Unmercifully jealous Lod. No I should not For I believe those mad that seek vexations A Wife though she be honest is a trouble Had I a Wife as fair as Hellen was That drew so many Cuckolds to her cause These eyes should see another in my Saddle Ere I believe my beast would carry double Piso So should not I by ' our Lady and I think My patience by your leave as good as yours Report would stir me mainly I am sure on 't Lod. Report You are unwise report is nothing For if there were a truth in what men talk I mean of this kind this part of the world I am sure would be no more call'd Christendom Piso What then Lod. Why Cuckoldom for we should lose Our old faiths clean and hold their new opinions If talk could make me sweat before I would marry I 'd tie a surer knot and hang my self I tell thee there was never woman yet Nor never hope there shall be though a Saint But she has been a subject to mens tongues And in the worse sense and that desperate Husband That dares give up his peace and follow humours Which he shall find too busie if he seek 'em Besides the forcing of himself an Ass He dyes in chains eating himself with anger Piso Having these Antidotes against opinion I would marry any one an arrant Whore Lod. Thou dost not feel the nature of this Physick Which I prescribe not to beget diseases But where they are to stop them Piso I conceive ye What thinkest thou thy way of the widow Lelia Lod. Faith thou hast found out one I must confess Would stagger my best patience From that woman As I would bless my self from plagues and surfeits From Men of war at Sea from storms and quicksands From hearing Treason and concealing it From daring of a Madman or a Drunkard From Heresie ill Wine and stumbling post Horse So would I pray each morning and each night And if I said each hour I should not lye To be delivered of all these in one The woman thou hast named Enter Julio Angelo and Father Piso Thou hast set her in a pretty Litany Ang. Pray take my counsel Jul. When I am my self I 'le hear you any way love me though thus As thou art honest which I dare not be Lest I despise my self Farewel Exit Julio Piso Do you hear my friend Sir are you not a setter For the fair widow here of famous memory Fa. Ha am I taken for a Bawd Oh Heaven To mine own child too misery I thank thee That keepst me from their knowledge Sir believe me I understand ye not Lod. You love plain dealing Are you not parcel Bawd confess your Function It may be we would use it Fa. Were she worse As I fear strangely she is ill enough I would not hear this tamely Piso Here 's a shilling To strike good luck withal Fa. Here 's a Sword Sir To strike a Knave withal thou lyest and basely Be what thou wilt Ang. Why how now Gentlemen Fa. You are many I shall meet you Sir again And make you understand y' have wrong'd a Woman Compar'd with whom thy Mother was a sinner Farewel Piso He has amazed me Exit Father Ang. With a blow By 'r Lady 't was a found one are ye good At taking knocks I shall know you hereafter You were to blame to tempt a man so far Before you knew him certain h 'as not hurt ye Piso No I think Lod. We were to blame indeed to go so far For men may be mistaken if he had swinged us H 'had serv'd us right Beshrew my heart I think We have done the Gentlewoman as much wrong too For hang me if I know her In my particular Piso Nor I this 't is to credit Mens idle tongues I warrant they have said As much by our two Mothers Lod. Like enough Ang. I see a beating now and then does more Move and stir up a mans contrition Than a sharp Sermon here probatum est Enter Frederick and Servant Ser. What shall I tell your Sister Fred. Tell her this Till she be better conversation'd And leave her walking by her self and whining To her old melancholy Lute I 'le keep As far from her as the Gallows Exit Servant Ang. Who 's that Frederick Fred. Yes marry is' t O Angelo how dost thou Ang. Save you Sir how does my Mistris Fred. She is in
love I think but not with you I can assure you saw ye Fabritio Ang. Is he come over Fred. Yes a week ago Shall we dine Ang. I cannot Fred. Prethee do Ang. Believe me I have business Fred. Have you too Gentlemen Piso No Sir Fred. Why then let 's dine together Lod. With all my heart Fred. Go then Farewel good Angelo Commend me to your friend Ang. I will Exeunt SCENE II. Enter Frank and Clora Clo. Do not dissemble Frank mine eyes are quicker Than such observers that do ground their faith Upon one smile or tear y' are much alter'd And are as empty of those excellencies That were companions to you I mean mirth And free disposure of your blood and Spirit As you were born a mourner Fran. How I prethee For I perceive no such change in my self Clo. Come come this is not wise nor provident To halt before a Cripple if you love Be liberal to your friend and let her know it I see the way you run and know how tedious 'T will prove without a true companion Fran. Sure thou wouldst have me love Clo. Yes marry would I I should not please ye else Fran. And who for Heavens sake For I assure my self I know not yet And prethee Clora since thou 'lt have it so That I must love and do I know not what Let him be held a pretty handsome fellow And young and if he be a little valiant 'T will be the better and a little wise And faith a little honest Clor. Well I will found ye yet for all your craft Fran. Heigh ho I 'le love no more Clo. Than one and him You shall love Frank. Fran. Which him thou art so wise People will take thee shortly for a Witch But prethee tell me Clora if I were So mad as thou wouldst make me what kind of man Wouldst thou imagine him Clo. Faith some pretty fellow With a clean strength that cracks a cudgel well And dances at a Wake and plays at Nine-holes Fran. O what pretty commendations thou hast given him Faith if I were in love as I thank Heaven I do not think I am this short Epistle Before my love would make me burn the Legend Clor. You are too wild I mean some Gentleman Fran. So do not I till I can know 'em wiser Some Gentleman no Clora till some Gentleman Keep some land and fewer whores believe me I 'le keep no love for him I do not long To go a foot yet and solicite causes Clor. What think you then of an adventurer I mean some wealthy Merchant Fran. Let him venture In some decai'd Ware or Carack of his own he shall not Rig me out that 's the short on 't out upon 't What young thing of my years would endure To have her Husband in another Country Within a month after she is married Chopping for rotten Raisins and lye pining At home under the mercy of his fore-man no Though they be wealthy and indifferent wise I do not see that I am bound to love ' em Clo. I see ye are hard to please yet I will please ye Fran. Faith not so hard neither if considered What woman may deserve as she is worthy But why do we bestow our time so idlely Prethee let us entertain some other talk This is as sickly to me as faint weather Clor. Now I believe I shall content you Frank What think you of a Courtier Fran. Faith so ill That if I should be full and speak but truth 'T would shew as if I wanted charity Prethee good wench let me not rail upon 'em Yet I have an excellent stomach and must do it I have no mercy of these Infidels Since I am put in mind on 't good wench bear with me Clo. Can no man fit you I will find him out Fran. This Summer fâ—uit that you call Courtier While you continue cold and frosty to him Hangs fast and may be found but when you sâ—ing Too full a heat of your affections Upon his root and make him ripe too soon You 'll find him rotten i' th' handling His oaths and affections are all one With his apparel things to set him off He has as many Mistrisses as Faiths And all Apocrypha his true belief Is only in a private Surgion And for my single self I 'd sooner venture A new conversion of the Indies Than to make Courtiers able men or honest Clo. I do believe you love no Courtier And by my troth to ghess you into love With any I can think of is beyond Either your will or my imagination And yet I am sure y' are caught and I will know him There 's none left now worthy the thinking of Unless it be a Souldier and I am sure I would ever bless my self from such a fellow Fran. Why prethee Clo. Out upon 'em fire-locks They are nothing i' th' world but Buff and Scarlet Tough unhewn pieces to hack swords upon I had as lieve be courted by a Cannon As one of those Fran. Thou art too malicious Upon my faith me thinks they 're worthy men Clo. Say ye so I 'le pull ye on a little further What worth can be in those men whose profession Is nothing i' th' world but drink and damn me Out of whose violence they are possest With legions of unwholsome whores and quarrels I am of that opinion and will dye in 't There is no understanding nor can be In a soust Souldier Fran. Now 't is ignorance I easily perceive that thus provokes thee And not the love of truth I 'le lay my life If thou'dst been made a man thou hadst been a coward Clo. If to be valiant be to be a Souldier I 'le tell ye true I had rather be a Coward I am sure with less sin Fra. This Heresie must be look'd to in time for if it spread 'T will grow too Pestilent were I a Scholar I would so hamper thee for thy opinion That ere I left I would write thee out of credit With all the world and make thee not believ'd Even in indifferent things that I would leave thee A reprobate out of the state of honour By all good things thou hast flung aspersions So like a fool for I am angry with thee Upon a sort of men that let me tell thee Thy mothers mother would have been a Saint Had she conceiv'd a Souldier they are people I may commend 'em while I speak but truth Of all the old world only left to keep Man as he was valiant and vertuous They are the model of those men whose honours We heave our hands at when we hear recited Clo. They are and I have all I sought for 't is a souldier You love hide it no longer you have betray'd your self Come I have found your way of commendations And what I said was but to pull it from ye Fran. 'T was pretty are you grown so cunning Clora I grant I love a souldier But what souldier Will be a new task to ye But
trim youth Piso what do you call him Piso Why Captain Jacomo Lod. O Captain Jack-boy That is the Gentleman Fred. I think he be A Gentleman at worst Lod. So think I too Would he would mend Sir Fred. And a tall one too Lod. Yes of his teeth for of my faith I think They are sharper than his sword and dare do more If the Buff meet him fairly Fred. Very well Piso Now do I wonder what she means to do When she has married him Lod. Why well enough Trail his Pike under him and be a Gentlewoman Of the brave Captains Company Fred. Do you hear me This woman is my Sister Gentlemen Lod. I am glad she is none of mine but Frederick Thou art not such a fool sure to be angry Unless it be with her we are thy friends man Fred. I think ye are Lod. Yes 'faith and do but tell thee How she will utterly overthrow her credit If she continue gracing of this pot-gun Piso I think she was bewitcht or mad or blind She would never have taken such a scar-Crow else Into protection of my life he looks Of a more rusty swarth Complexion Than an old arming Doublet Lod. I would send His face to the Cutlers then and have it sanguin'd 'T will look a great deal sweeter then his Nose I would have shorter and my reason is His face will be ill mounted else Piso For his Body I will not be my own Judge lest I seem A Railer but let others look upon 't And if they find it any other thing Than a Trunk-sellar to send wines down in Or a long walking bottle I 'll be hang'd for 't His Hide for sure he is a Beast is ranker Than the Muscovy-Leather and grain'd like it And by all likelihoods he was begotten Between a stubborn pair of Winter boots His body goes with straps he is so churlish Lod. He 's poor and beggarly besides all this And of a nature far uncapable Of any benefit for his manners cannot Shew him a way to thank a man that does one He 's so uncivil you may do a part Worthy a Brother to perswade your Sister From her undoing if she prove so foolish To marry this cast Captain look to find her Within a month where you or any good man Would blush to know her selling cheese and prunes And retail'd Bottle-Ale I grieve to think Because I lov'd her what a march this Captain Will set her into Fred. You are both believe me Two arrant Knaves and were it not for taking So just an execution from his hands You have bely'd thus I would swaddle ye Till I could draw off both your skins like Scabbards That man that you have wrong'd thus though to me He be a stranger yet I know so worthy However low in fortune that his worst parts The very wearing of his Cloaths would make Two better Gentlemen than you dare be For there is vertue in his outward things Lod. Belike you love him then Fred. Yes marry do I. Lod. And will be angry for him Fred. If you talk Or pull your face into a stich again As I love truth I shall be very angry Do not I know thee though thou hast some land To set thee out thus among Gentlemen To be a prating and vain-glorious Ass I do not wrong thee now for I speak truth Do not I know thou hast been a cudgel'd Coward That has no cure for shame but Cloath of Silver And think'st the wearing of a gawdy Suit Hides all disgraces Lod. I understand you not you hurt not me Your anger flies so wide Piso Seignior Frederick You much mistake this Gentleman Fred. No Sir Piso If you would please to be less angry I would tell you how Fred. You had better study Sir How to excuse your self if ye be able Or I shall tell you once again Piso Not me Sir For I protest what I have said was only To make you understand your Sisters danger Lod. He might if it pleas'd him conceive it so Fred. I might if it pleas'd me stand still and hear My Sister made a May-game might I not And give allowance to your liberal jests Upon his Person whose least anger would Consume a Legion of such wretched people That have no more to justifie their actions But their tongues ends that dare lie every way As a Mill grinds from this hour I renounce All part of fellowship that may hereafter Make me take knowledg of ye but for Knaves And take heed as ye love whole skins and coxcombs How and to whom ye prate thus for this time I care not if I spare ye do not shake I will not beat ye though ye do deserve it Richly Lod. This is a strange Course Frederick But sure you do not or you would not know us Beat us Piso 'T is somewhat low Sir to a Gentleman Fred. I 'll speak but few words but I 'll make 'em truths Get you gone both and quickly without murmuring Or looking big and yet before you go I will have this confess'd and seriously That you two are two Rascals Lod. How Fred. Two Rascals Come speak it from your hearts or by this light My sword shall flye among ye answer me And to the point directly Piso You shall have Your will for this time since we see y' are grown So far untemperate Let it be so Sir In your opinion Fred. Do not mince the matter But speak the words plain and you Lodovick That stand so tally on your reputation You shall be he shall speak it Lod. This is pretty Fred. Let me not stay upon 't Lod. Well we are Rascals Yes Piso we are Rascals Ex. Lod. and Piso Fred. Get ye gone now not a word more y' are Rascals Enter Fabricio and Jacomo Fab. That should be Frederick Jac. 'T is he Frederick Fred. Who 's that Jac. A friend Sir Fred. It is so by the voyce I have sought you Gentlemen and since I have found you So near our house I 'le force ye stay a while I pray let it be so Fab. It is too late We 'l come and dine to morrow with your Sister And do our services Jac. Who were those with you Fab. We met two came from hence Fred. Two idle fellows That you shall beat hereafter and I 'le tell ye Some fitter time a cause sufficient for it Fab. But Frederick tell me truly do you think She can affect my friend Fred. No certainer Than when I speak of him or any other She entertains it with as much desire As others do their recreations Fabr. Let not him have this light by any means He will but think he 's mockt and so grow angry Even to a quarrel he 's so much distrustfull Of all that take occasion to commend him Women especially for which he shuns All conversation with 'em and believes He can be but a mirth to all their Sex Whence is this musique Fred. From my Sisters chamber Fab. The touch is excellent let 's be
Where was the place Mer. I know not neither Ag. O Heaven Is this the happy time my hope to this come Leo. Neither the man nor circumstances The. His tongue Did you not hear his tongue no voice Mer. None none Sir All I know of him was his violence Ag. How came ye hither Sweet Mer. I know not neither The. A cunning piece of villany Mâ—r. All I remember Is only this Going to Vestas Temple To give the goddess my last Virgin prayers Near to that place I was suddainly surpriz'd By five or six disguis'd and from thence violently To my dishonour hal'd that Act perform'd Brought back but how or whether till I wak'd here The. This is so monstrous the gods cannot suffer it I have not read in all the villanies Committed by the most obdurate Rascals An act so tru y impious Leo. Would I knew him The. He must be known the Devil cannot hide him Qu. If all the Art I have or power can do it He shall be found and such a way of justice Inflicted on him A Lady wrong'd in my Court And this way rob'd and ruin'd The. Be contented Madam If he be above ground I will have him Ag. Fair virtuous Maid take comfort yet and flourish In my love flourish the stain was forc'd upon ye None of your wills nor yours rise and rise mine still And rise the same white sweet fair soul I lov'd ye Take me the same Mer. I kneel and thank ye Sir And I must say ye are truly honourable And dare confess my Will yet still a Virgin But so unfit and weak a Cabinet To keep your love and virtue in am I now That have been forc'd and broken lost my lustre I mean this body so corrupt a Volume For you to study goodness in and honor I shall intreat your Grace confer that happiness Upon a beauty sorrow never saw yet And when this grief shall kill me as it must do Only remember yet ye had such a Mistriss And if ye then dare shed a tear yet honour me Good Gentlemen express your pities to me In seeking out this villany and my last suit Is to your Grace that I may have your favour To live a poor recluse Nun with this Lady From Court and company till Heaven shall hear me And send me comfort or death end my misery Qu. Take your own Will my very heart bleeds for thee Ag. Farwell Merione since I have not thee I 'll wed thy goodness and thy memory Leo. And I her fair revenge The. Away let 's follow it For he is so rank i' th' wind we cannot miss him Exeunt Scaena Quarta Enter Crates and Conon Cra. Conon you are welcome home ye are wondrous welcome Is this your first arrival Co. Sir but now I reacht the Town Cra. Y' are once more welcome then Co. I thank ye noble Sir Cra. Pray ye do me the honor To make my poor house first Con. Pray Sir excuse me I have not seen mine own yet nor made happy These longing eyes with those I love there what 's this a Tavern Cra. It seems so by the outside Co. Step in here then And since it offers it self so freely to us A place made only for liberal entertainment Let 's seek no further but make use of this And after the Greek fashion to our friends Crown a round cup or two Enter Vintner and Drawer Cra. Your pleasure Sir Drawers who waits within Draw Anon anon Sir Vint. Look into the Lilly-pot why Mark there You are welcome Gentlemen heartily welcome My noble friend Cra. Let 's have good Wine mine Host And a fine private room Vint. Will ye be there Sir What is' t you 'll drink I 'll draw your Wine my self Quissions ye knaves why when Enter Drawer Draw Anon anon Sir Vint. Chios or Lebos Greek Cra. Your best and neatest Vint. I 'll draw ye that shall dance Cra. Away be quick then Exit Vintner Con. How does your Brother Sir my noble friend The good Euphanes in all my course of travel I met not with a Gentleman so furnish'd In gentleness and courtesie believe Sir So many friendly Offices I receiv'd from him So great and timely and enjoy'd his company In such an open and a liberal sweetness That when I dare forget him Cra. He 's in good health Sir But you will find him a much alter'd man Grown a great Courtier Sir Co. He 's worthy of it Cra. A man drawn up that leaves no print behind him Of what he was those goodnesses you speak of That have been in him those that you call freedoms Societies and sweetness look for now Sir You 'll find no shadows of them left no sound The very Air he has liv'd in alter'd now behold him And you shall see a thing walk by look big upon ye And cry for place I am the Queens give room there If you bow low may be he 'll touch the Bonnet Or sling a forced smile at ye for a favour Co. He is your brother Sir Cra. These forms put off Which travel and Court Holy-water sprinkle on him I dare accept and know him you 'll think it strange Sir That even to me to me his natural Brother And one by birth he owes a little honor too Enter Vintner with Wine But that 's all one come give me some Wine mine Host Here 's to your fair return Con. I wonder at it But sure he has found a nature not worth owning In this way else I know he is tender carried I thank ye Sir and now durst I presume For all you tell me of these alterations And stops in his sweet nature which till I find so I have known him now so long and look'd so through him You must give me leave to be a little faithless I say for all these if you please to venture I 'll lay the Wine we drink let me send for him Even I that am the poorest of his fellowship But by a Boy o th' house too let him have business Let him attend the Queen nay let his Mistriss Hold him betwixt her arms he shall come to me And shall drink with me too love me and heartily Like a true honest man bid me welcome home I am confident Cra. You will loose Con. You 'l stand to th'wager Cra. With all my heart Con. Go Boy and tell Euphanes Boy He 's now gone up the street Sir With a great train of Gallants Cra. What think you now Sir Con. Go and overtake him Commend my love unto him my name is Conon Tell him I am new arriv'd and where I am And would request to see him presently Ye see I use old dudgen phrase to draw him Cra. I 'll hang and quarter when you draw him hither Con. Away Boy Boy I am gone Sir Exit Con. Here 's to you now And you shall find his travel has not stopt him As you suppose nor alter'd any freedome But made him far more clear and excellent It draws the grosness
off the understanding And renders active and industrious spirits He that knows most mens manners must of necessity Best know his own and mend those by example 'T is a dull thing to travell like a Mill-horse Still in the place he was born in lam'd and blinded Living at home is like it pure and strong spirits That like the fire still covet to fly upward And to give fire as well as take it cas'd up and mewd here I mean at home like lusty metled Horses Only ty'd up in Stables to please their Masters Beat out their fiery lives in their own Litters Why do not you travel Sir Cra. I have no belief in 't I see so many strange things half unhatcht to Return those that went out men and good men They look like potch'd Eggs with the souls suckt out Empty and full of wind all their affections Are bak'd in Rye crust to hold carriage From this good Town to th' other and when they are open'd They are so ill cooked and mouldy Con. Ye are pleasant Cra. I 'll shew ye a pack of these I have 'em for ye That have been long in travel too Con. Please you Sir Cra. You know the Merchants walk Boy 2 Boy Very well Cra. And you remember those Gentlemen were here The other day with me 2 Boy Yes Cra. Then go thither For there I am sure they are pray 'em come hither And use my name I would be glad to see ' em Enter 1 Boy 1 Boy Your Brother 's coming in Sir Vint. Odds my passion Out with the Plate ye knaves bring the new Quishions And wash those Glasses I set by for high days Perfume the rooms along why Sirrah 1 Boy Here Sir Vint. Bid my Wife make her self ready handsomly And put on her best Apron it may be The noble Gentleman will look upon her Enter Euphanes and two Gentlemen Euph. Where is he Boy Vint. Your worship 's heartily welcome It joyes my very heart to see ye here Sir The Gentleman that sent for your honor Euph. O good mine Host Vint. To my poor homely house and 't like your honor Euph. I thank thine honor good mine Host where is he Con. What think ye now my best Euphanes Euph. Conon welcome my friend my noble friend how is it Are you in safety come in health Con. All health all safety Riches and all that makes content and happiness Now I am here I have how have you far'd Sir Euph. Well I thank Heaven and never nearer friend To catch at great occasion Con. Indeed I joy in 't Euph. Nor am I for my self born in these fortunes In truth I love my friends Con. You were noble ever Cra. I thought you had not known me Euph. salutes Cra. Euph. Yes ye are my Brother My elder Brother too would your affections Were able but to ask that love I owe to ye And as I give preserve it here friend Conon To your fair welcome home Con. Dear Sir I thank ye Fill it toth'brim Boy Crates Cra. I 'll pledge you But for that glorious Comet lately fired Con. Fie fie Sir fie Euph. Nay let him take his freedomes He stirs not me I vow to ye much less stains me Cra. Sir I cannot talk with that neat travelling tongue Con. As I live he has the worst belief in men abroad Enter the 2. Boy I am glad I am come home 2 Boy Here are the Gentlemen Cra. O let 'em enter now you that trust in travel And make sharp Beards and little Breeches Deities You that inhaunce the daily price of Tooth-picks And hold there is no homebred happiness Behold a model of your minds and actions Euph. Though this be envious yet done i th' way of mirth I am content to thank ye for 't Con. 'T is well yet Cra. Let the Maske enter Enter Onos his Unkle and Tutor Onos A pretty Taverne 'faith of a fine structure Vnc. Bear your self like a Gentleman here 's six pence And be sure you break no Glasses Tut. Hark ye Pupill Go as I taught you hang more upon your hams And put your knees out bent there yet a little Now I beseech ye be not so improvident To forget your travelling pace 't is a main posture And to all unayr'd Gentlemen will betray you Play with your Pisa Beard why where 's your brush Pupill He must have a Brush Sir Vnc. More charge yet Tut. Here take mine These elements of travel he must not want Sir Vnc. Ma'foy he has had some nineteen pence in elements What would you more Tut. Durus mehercle pater Con. What Monsieur Onos the very pump of travell Sir as I live you have done me the greatest kindnes O my fair Sir Lampree the careful Unkle To this young hopeful issue Monsieur Tutor too The father to his mind Gome come let 's hug Boyes Why what a bunch of travel do I embrace now Methinks I put a Girdle about Europe How has the boy profited Vnc. He has enough Sir If his too fiery mettle do not mar it Con. Is he not thrifty yet Tut. That 's all his fault Too bounteous minded being under age too A great consumer of his stock in Pippins Had ever a hot stomach Con. Come hither Onos Will you love me for this fine Apple Onos We. Con. And will ye be rul'd by me sometimes Onos 'Faith I will Con. That 's a good boy Vnc. Pray give not the child so much fruit He 's of a raw Complexion Euph. You Monsieur hard ege Do you remember me Do you remember When you and your Consort travell'd through Hungary Con. He 's in that circuit still Euph. Do you remember The cantell of immortal Cheese ye carried with ye The half cold Gabbedge in a leather Sachell And those invincible Eggs that would lye in your bowells A fortnight together and then turn to bedstaves Your sowre milk that would choak an Irish man And bread was bak'd in Caesars time for the Army Con. Providence providence Tut. The soul of travel Euph. Can the boy speak yet Tut. Yes and as fine a Gentleman I thank my able knowledge he has arriv'd at Only a little sparing of his Language Which every man of observation Vnc. And of as many tongues Tut. Pray be content Sir You know you are for the bodily part the Purse I for the magazin the mind Euph. Come hither springall On. That in the Almain Tongue signifies a Gentleman Euph. What think you of the forms of Italy or Spain Onos I love mine own Countrey Pippin Tut. Nobly answer'd Born for his Countrey first Euph. A great Philosopher What Horses do you prefer Onos The white horse Sir There where I lye honest and a just beast Tut O caput lepidum a Child to say this Are these figures for the mouths of Infants Con. Onos what wenches Come tell me true On. I cannot speak without book Con. When shall we have one ha On. Steal me from mine Unckle For look you I am broke out
dangerous Dru. The good gods cure it Pen. My honour got thorow fire thorow stubborn breaches Thorow Battels that have been as hard to win as heaven Thorow death himself in all his horrid trims Is gone for ever ever ever Gentlemen And now I am left to scornful tales and laughters To hootings at pointing with fingers That 's he That 's the brave Gentleman forsook the battel The most wise Penyus the disputing coward O my good sword break from my side and kill me Cut out the coward from my heart Reg. Ye are none Pen. He lyes that says so by he lyes lyes basely Baser than I have done Come soldiers seek me I have robb'd ye of your virtues Justice seek me I have broke my fair obedience lost shame take me Take me and swallow me make ballads of me Shame endless shame and pray do you forsake me Dru. What shall we do Pen. Good Gentlemen forsake me You were not wont to be commanded Friends pray do it And do not fear for as I am a coward I will not hurt my self when that mind takes me I 'll call to you and ask your help I dare not Enter Petillius Petill. Good morrow Gentlemen where 's the Tribune Reg. There Dru. Whence come ye good Petillius Petill. From the General Dru. With what for heavens sake Petill. With good counsel Drusus And love to comfort him Dru. Good Regulus Step to the Soldier and allay his anger For he is wild as winter Exeunt Drusius and Regulus Petill. O are ye there have at ye Sure he 's dead It cannot be he dare out-live this fortune He must die 't is most necessary men expect it And thought of life in him goes beyond coward Forsake the field so basely fie upon 't So poorly to betray his worth so coldly To cut all credit from the soldier sure If this man mean to live as I should think it Beyond belief he must retire where never The name of Rome the voice of Arms or Honour Was known or heard of yet he 's certain dead Or strongly means it he 's no Soldier else No Roman in him all he has done but outside Fought either drunk or desperate Now he rises How does Lord Penyus Pen. As ye see Petill. I am glad on 't Continue so still The Lord General The valiant General great Swetonius Pen. No more of me is spoken my name 's perish'd Petill. He that commanded fortune and the day By his own valour and discretion When as some say Penyus refused to come But I believe 'em not sent me to see ye Pen. Ye are welcome and pray see me see me well Ye shall not see me long Petill. I hope so Penyus The gods defend Sir Pen. See me and understand me This is he Left to fill up your triumph he that basely Whistled his honour off to th'wind that coldly Shrunk in his politick head when Rome like reapers Sweat blood and spirit for a glorious harvest And bound it up and brought it off that fool That having gold and copper offer'd him Refus'd the wealth and took the wast that soldier That being courted by loud fame and fortune Labour in one hand that propounds us gods And in the other glory that creates us Yet durst doubt and be damned Petill. It was an errour Pen. A foul one and a black one Petill. Yet the blackest May be washt white again Pen. Never Petill. Your leave Sir And I beseech ye note me for I love ye And bring all comfort Are we gods Allied to no infirmities are our natures More than mens natures when we slip a little Out of the way of virtue are we lost Is there no medicine called Sweet mercy Pen. None Petillius There is no mercy in mankind can reach me Nor is it fit it should I have sinn'd beyond it Petill. Forgiveness meets with all faults Pen. 'T is all faults All sins I can commit to be forgiven 'T is loss of whole man in me my discretion To be so stupid to arrive at pardon Petill. O but the General Pen. He 's a brave Gentleman A valiant and a loving and I dare say He would as far as honor durst direct him Make even with my fault but 't is not honest Nor in his power examples that may nourish Neglect and disobedience in whole bodies And totter the estates and faiths of armies Must not be plaid withall nor out of pitty Make a General forget his duty Nor dare I hope more from him than is worthy Petill. What would ye do Pen. Dye Petill. So would sullen children Women that want their wills slaves disobedient That fear the law die Fie great Captain you A man to rule men to have thousand lives Under your Regiment and let your passion Betray your reason I bring you all forgiveness The noblest kind commends your place your honour Pen. Prethee no more 't is foolish didst not thou By thou didst I over-heard thee there There where thou standst now deliver me for rascal Poor dead cold coward miserable wretched If I out-liv'd this ruine Petill. I Pen. And thou dist it nobly Like a true man a souldier and I thank thee I thank thee good Petillius thus I thank thee Petill. Since ye are so justly made up let me tell ye 'T is fit ye dye indeed Pen. O how thou lov'st me Petill. For say he had forgiven ye say the peoples whispers Were tame again the time run out for wonder What must your own Command think from whose Swords Ye have taken off the edges from whose valours The due and recompence of Arms nay made it doubtful Whither they knew obedience must not these kill ye Say they are won to pardon ye by meer miracle Brought to forgive ye what old valiant Souldier What man that loves to fight and fight for Rome Will ever follow you more dare ye know these ventures If so I bring ye comfort dare ye take it Pen. No no Petillius no. Petill. If your mind serve ye Ye may live still but how yet pardon me You may outwear all too but when and certain There is a mercy for each fault if tamely A man will take 't upon conditions Pen. No by no means I am only thinking now Sir For I am resolved to go of a most base death Fitting the baseness of my fault I 'll hang. Petill. Ye shall not y' are a Gentleman I honor I would else flatter ye and force ye live Which is far baser Hanging 't is a dogs death An end for slaves Pen. The fitter for my baseness Petill. Besides the man that 's hang'd preaches his end And fits a sign for all the world to gape at Pen. That 's true I 'll take a fitter poison Petill. No 'T is equal ill the death of rats and women Lovers and lazie boys that fear correction Die like a man Pen. Why my sword then Petill. I If your Sword be sharp Sir There 's nothing under heaven that 's like your Sword Your Sword 's a
he be above ground and besides George here be a number of sufficient Gentlemen can witness and my self and your self and the Musicians if we be call'd in question but here comes Ralph George thou shalt hear him speak as he were an Emperal Enter Ralph and Dwarfe Ralph Comes not Sir Squire again Dwarf Right courteous Knight Your Squire doth come and with him comes the Lady Enter Mistriss Mer. and Michael and Squire For and the Squire of Damsels as I take it Rafe Madam if any service or devoir Of a poor errant Knight may right your wrongs Command it I am prest to give you succor For to that holy end I bear my Armour Mist Mer. Alas Sir I am a poor Gentlewoman and I have lost my money in this Forrest Desart you would say Lady and not lost Whilst I have Sword and Launce dry up your tears Which ill befits the beauty of that face And tell the story if I may request it Of your disastrous fortune Mist Mer. Out alas I left a thousand pound a thousand pound e'n all the money I had laid up for this youth upon the sight of your Mastership you lookt so grim and as I may say it saving your presence more like a Giant than a mortal man Ralph I am as you are Lady so are they All mortal but why weeps this gentle Squire Mist Mer. Has he not cause to weep do you think when he has lost his inheritance Ralph Young hope of valour weep not I am here That will confound thy foe and pay it dear Upon his coward head that dare denie Distressed Squires and Ladies equity I have but one horse on which shall ride This Lady fair behind me and before This courteous Squire fortune will give us more Upon our next adventure fairly speed Beside us Squire aed Dwarfe to do us need Exeunt Cit Did not I tell you Nell what your man would do by the faith of my body wench for clean action and good delivery they may all cast their caps at him Wife And so they may i'faith for I dare speak it boldly the twelve Companies of London cannot match him timber for timber well George and he be not inveigled by some of these paltery Players I ha much marvel but George we ha done our parts if the Boy have any grace to be thankful Cit. Yes I warrant you duckling Enter Humphrey and Luce. Hum. Good Mistriss Luce how ever I in fault am For your lame horse you 're welcome unto Waltham But which way now to go or what to say I know not truly till it be broad day Luce. O fear not master Humphrey I am guide For this place good enough Hum. Then up and ride Or if it please you walk for your repose Or sit or if you will go pluck a Rose Either of which shall be indifferent To your good friend and Humphrey whose consent Is so intangled ever to your will As the poor harmless horse is to the ill Luce. Faith and you say the word we 'll e'n sit down And take a nap Hum. 'T is better in the Town Where we may nap together for believe me To sleep without a snatch would mickle grieve me Luce. You 're merry master Humphrey Hum. So I am And have been every merry from my Dam. Luce. Your Nurse had the less labour Hum. Faith it may be Unless it were by chance I did beray me Enter Jasper Jasp Luce dear friend Luce Luce. Here Jasper Jasp You are mine Hum. If it be so my friend you use me fine What do you think I am Jasp An arrant Noddy Hum. A word of obloquie now by gods body I 'll tell thy Master for I know thee well Jasp Nay and you be so forward for to tell Take that and that and tell him Sir I gave it And say I paid you well Hum. O Sir I have it And do confess the payment pray be quiet Jasp Go get you to your night-cap and the diet To cure your beaten bones Luce. Alas poor Humphrey Get thee some wholsome broth with Sage and Cumfrie A little oil of Roses and a Feather To noint thy back withal Hum. When I came hither Would I had gone to Paris with John Dorry Luce. Farewel my pretty Nump I am very sorry I cannot bear thee company Hum. Farewel The Devils Dam was ne'r so bang'd in Hell Exeunt Manet Humphrey Wife This young Jasper will prove me another Things a my conscience and he may be suffered George dost not see George how a swaggers and flies at the very heads a fokes as he were a Dragon well if I do not do his lesson for wronging the poor Gentleman I am no true Woman his friends that brought him up might have been better occupied I wis then have taught him these fegaries he 's e'n in the high-way to the Gallows God bless him Cit. You 're too bitter Connie the young man may do well enough for all this Wife Come hither master Humphrey has he hurt you now beshrew his fingers for 't here Sweet-heart here 's some Green Ginger for thee now beshrew my heart but a has Pepper-nel in 's head as big as a Pullets egg alas sweet Lamb how thy Temples beat take the peace on him sweet heart take the peace on him Enter a Boy Cit. No no you talk like a foolish woman I 'll ha Ralph fight with him and swinge him up well-favour'dly sirrah boy come hither let Ralph come in and fight with Jasper Wife I and beat him well he 's an unhappy boy Boy Sir you must pardon us the plot of our Play lies contrary and 't will hazard the spoiling of our Play Cit. Plot me no plots I 'll ha Ralph come out I 'll make your house too hot for you else Boy Why Sir he shall but if any thing fall out of order the Gentlemen must pardon us Cit. Go your ways good-man boy I 'll hold him a penny he shall have his belly full of fighting now ho here comes Ralph no more Enter Ralph 〈◊〉 Michael Squire and Dwarf Ralph What Knight is that Squire ask him if he keep The passage bound by love of Lady fair Or else but prickant Hum. Sir I am no Knight But a poor Gentleman that this same night Had stoln from me on yonder Green My lovely Wife and suffered to be seen Yet extant on my shoulderr such a greeting That whilst I live I shall think of that meeting Wife I Ralph he beat him unmercifully Ralph and thou spar'st him Ralph I would thou wert hang'd Cit. No more wife no more Ralph Where is the Caitiff wretch hath done this deed Lady your pardon that I may proceed Upon the quest of this injurious Knight And thou fair Squire repute me not the worse In leaving the great venture of the purse Enter Jasper and Luce. And the rich Casket till some better leisure Hum. Here comes the Broker hath purloin'd my treasure Ralph Go Squire and tell him I am here
And stood at William's feet I have money and meat and drink before hand till to morrow at noon why should I be sad methinks I have halfe a dozen jovial spirits within me I am three merry men and three merry men To what end should any man be sad in this world give me a man that when he goes to hanging cries troul the black boul to me and a Woman that will sing a catch in her Travel I have seen a man come by my door with a serious face in a black cloak without a Hatband carrying his head as if he lookt for pins in the street I have lookt out of my window halfe a year after and have spied that mans head upon London Bridge 't is vile never trust a Tailor that does not sing at his work his mind is of nothing but filching Wife Mark this George 't is worth noting Godfrey my Tailor you know never sings and he had fourteen yards to make this Gown and I 'll be sworn Mistriss Penistone the Drapers Wife had one made with twelve Old Mer. 'T is mirth that fills the veins with blood More than Wine or Sleep or Food Let each man keep his heart at ease No man dies of that disease He that would his body keep From diseases must not weep But whoever laughs and sings Never his body brings Into Feavers Gouts or Rhumes Or lingringly his Lungs consumes Or meets with aches in the bone Or Catarrhs or griping Stone But contented lives for aye The more he laughs the more he may Wife Look George how sayst thou by this George is' t not a fine old man Now Gods blessing a thy sweet lips When wilt thou be so merry George Faith thou art the frowningst little thing when thou art angry in a Countrey Enter Merchant Cit. Peace Conny Thou shalt see him took down too I warrant thee here 's Luce's Father come now Old Mer. As you came from Walsingam from the Holy Land there met you not with my true love by the way as you came Mer. Oh Master Merry-thought my Daughter 's gone This mirth becomes you not my Daughter 's gone Old Mer. Why an if she be what care I Or let her come or go or tarry Merch. Mock not my misery it is your Son Whom I have made my own when all forsook him Has stoln my only joy my child away Old Mer. He set her on a milk white Steed and himself upon a gray He never turn'd his face again but he bore her quite away Merch. Unworthy of the kindness I have shewn To thee and thine too late I well perceive Thou art consenting to my Daughters loss Old Mer. Your Daughter what a-stirs here wi' y'r daughter Let her go think no more on her but sing loud If both my sons were on the gallows I would sing down down down they fall down and arise they never shall Merch. Oh might I behold her once again And she once more embrace her aged sire Old Mer. Fie how scurvily this goes and she once more embrace her aged sire you 'll make a dog on her will ye she cares much for her aged sire warrant you She cares not for her Daddy nor she cares not for her Mammy For she is she is she is my Lord of Low-gaves Lassie Merch. For this thy scorn I will pursue That son of thine to death Old Mer. Do and when you ha kill'd him Give him flowers i'now Palmer give him flowers i'now Give him red and white and blue green and yellow Merch. I 'll fetch my Daughter Old Mer. I 'll hear no more o' your Daughter it spoils my mirth Merch. I say I 'll fetch my Daughter Old Mer. Was never man for Ladies sake down down Tormented as I Sir Guy de derry down For Lucies sake that Lady bright down down As over men beheld with eye de derry down Merch. I 'll be reveng'd by heaven Wife How dost thou like this George Cit. Why this is well Cunnie but if Ralph were hot once thou shouldst see more Wife The Fidlers go again Husband Cit. I Nell but this is scurvy Musick I gave the whoreson gallows money and I think he has not got me the Waits of Southwark if I hear him not anan I 'll twinge him by the ears Your Musicians play Baloo Wife No good George let 's ha Lachrymae Cit. Why this is it Cunny Wife It 's all the better George now sweet Lamb what story is that painted upon the cloth the confutation of Saint Paul Cit. No Lamb that 's Ralph and Lucrece Wife Ralph and Lucrece which Ralph our Ralph Cit. No Mouse that was a Tartarian Wife A Tartarian well I wo'd the Fidlers had done that we might see our Ralph again Exeunt Musick Finis Act. Secund. Actus Tertius Scaena Prima Enter Jasper and Luce. Jasp Come my dear though we have lost our way We have not lost our selves are you not weary With this nights wandring broken from your rest And frighted with the terror that attends The darkness of this wild unpeopled place Luce. No my best friend I cannot either fear Or entertain a weary thought whilst you The end of all my full desires stand by me Let them that lose their hopes and live to languish Amongst the number of forsaken Lovers Tell the long weary steps and number time Start at a shadow and shrink up their bloud Whilst I possest with all content and quiet Thus take my pretty love and thus embrace him Jasp You have caught me Luce so fast that whilst I live I shall become your faithful prisoner And wear these chains for ever Come sit down And rest your body too too delicate For these disturbances so will you sleep Come do not be more able than you are I know you are not skilful in these Watches For Women are no soldiers be not nice But take it sleep I say Luce. I cannot sleep Indeed I cannot friend Jasp Why then we 'll sing And try how that will work upon our sences Luce. I 'll sing or say or any thing but sleep Jasp Come little Mermaid rob me of my heart With that inchanting voice Luce. You mock me Jasper SONG Jasp Tell me dearest what is Love Luce. 'T is a lightning from above 'T is an Arrow 't is a Fire 'T is a Boy they call desire 'T is a smile Doth beguile Jasp The poor hearts of men that prove Tell me more are Women true Luce. Some Love change and so do you Jasp Are they fair and never kind Luce. Yes when men turn with the wind Jasp Are they froward Luce. Ever toward Those that love to love anew Jasp Dissemble it no more I see the God Of heavy sleep lay on his heavy Mace Upon your eye-lids Luce. I am very heavy Jasp Sleep sleep and quiet rest crown thy sweet thoughts Keep from her fair blood distempers startings Horrors and fearful shapes let all her dreams Be joys and chaste delights embraces wishes And such new
I I am his Ghost Whom thou hast injur'd for his constant love Fond worldly wretch who dost not understand In death that true hearts cannot parted be First know thy daughter is quite born away On wings on Angels through the liquid Ayre Too far out of thy reach and never more Shalt thou behold her face But she and I Will in another world enjoy our loves Where neither fathers anger poverty Nor any cross that troubles earthly men Shall make us sever our united hearts And never shalt thou sit or be alone In any place but I will visit thee With gastly looks and put into thy mind The great offences which thou didst to me When thou art at thy Table with thy friends Merry in heart and sild with swelling wine I 'll come in midst of all thy pride and mirth Invisible to all men but thy self And whisper such a sad tale in thine ear Shall make thee let the Cup fall from thy hand And stand as mute and pale as Death it self Merch. Forgive me Jasper Oh! what might I do Tell me to satisfie thy troubled Ghost Jasp There is no means too late thou thinkst on this Mer. But tell me what were best for me to do Jasp Repent thy deed and satisfie my father And beat fond Humphrey out of thy doors Exit Jasp Enter Humphrey Wife Look George his very Ghost would have folks beaten Hum. Father my bride is gone fair Mistris Luce My soul 's the font of vengeance mischiefs sluce Mer. Hence fool out of my sight with thy fond passion Thou hast undone me Hum. Hold my father dear For Luce thy daughters sake that had no peer Mer. Thy father fool there 's some blows more begon Jasper I hope thy Ghost be well appeased To see thy will perform'd now I 'll go To satisfie thy father for thy wrongs Exit Hum. What shall I do I have been beaten twice And Mistris Luce is gone help me device Since my true-love is gone I never more Whilst I do live upon the Skie will pore But in the dark will wear out my shoo-soles In passion in Saint Faiths Church under Pauls Exit Wife George call Rafe hither if you love me call Rafe hither I have the bravest thing for him to do George prethee call him quickly Cit. Rafe why Rafe boy Enter Rafe Rafe Here Sir Cit. Come hither Rafe come to thy Mistris Boy Wife Rafe I would have thee call all the youths together in battle-ray with Drums and Guns and flags and march to Mile-end in pompous fashion and there exhort your Souldiers to be merry and wise and to keep their beards from burning Rafe and then skirmish and let your flags fly and cry kill kill kill my husband shall lend you his Jerkin Rafe and there 's a Scarfe for the rest the house shall furnish you and we 'll pay for 't do it bravely Rafe and think before whom you perform and what person you represent Rafe I warrant you Mistress if I do it not for the honor of the City and the credit of my Master let me never hope for freedome Wife 'T is well spoken i'faith go thy waies thou art a spark indeed Cit. Ralph double your files bravely Ralph Ralph I warrant you Sir Exit Ralph Cit. Let him look narrowly to his service I shall take him else I was there my self a Pike-man once in the hottest of the day wench had my feather shot shaer away the fringe of my pike burnt off with powder my pate broken with a scouring-stick and yet I thank God I am here Drum within Wife Hark George the Drums Cit Ran tan tan tan ran tan Oh wench an thou hadst but seen little Ned of Aldgate drum Ned how he made it roar again and laid on like a tyrant and then struck softly till the Ward came up and then thundred again and together we go sa sa sa bounce quoth the Guns courage my hearts quoth the Captains Saint George quoth the pike-men and withal here they lay and there they lay And yet for all this I am here wench Wife Be thankful for it George for indeed 't is wonderful Enter Ralph and his company with Drums and Colours Ralph March fair my hearts Lieutenant beat the rear up Ancient let your Colours flie but have a great care of the Butchers hooks at White-Chappel they have been the death of many a fair Ancient Open your files that I may take a view both of your persons and munition Serjeant call a Muster Serg. A stand William Hamerton Pewterer Ham. Here Captain Ralph A Corslet and a Spanish Pike 't is well can you shake it with a terror Ham. I hope so Captain Ralph Charge upon me 't is with the weakest put more strength William Hamerton more strength as you were again proceed Serjeant Serj. George Green-goose Poulterer Green Here. Ralph Let me see your Peece neighbor Green-goose when was she shot in Green And like you master Captain I made a shot even now partly to scour her and partly for audacity Ralph It should seem so certainly for her breath is yet inflamed besides there is a main fault in the touch-hole it runs and stinketh and I tell you moreover and believe it Ten such touch-holes would breed the Pox in the Army Get you a Feather neighbor get you a Feather sweet Oil and Paper and your Peece may do well enough yet Where 's your Powder Green Here. Ralph What in a Paper As I am a Soldier and a Gentleman it craves a Martial Court you ought to die for 't Where 's your horn answer me to that Green An 't like you Sir I was oblivious Ralph It likes me not it should be so 't is a shame for you and a scandal to all our Neighbors being a man of worth and estimation to leave your horn behind you I am afraid 't will breed example But let me tell you no more on 't stand till I view you all What 's become o' th' nose of your flaske 1 Sold. Indeed law Captain 't was blown away with powder Ralph Put on a new one at the Cities Charge Where 's the stone of this Peece 2 Sold. The Drummer took it out to light Tobacco Ralph 'T is a fault my friend put it in again you want a Nose and you a Stone Serjeant take a note on 't for I mean to stop it in the pay Remove and march soft and fair Gentlemen soft and fair double and files as you were faces about Now you with the sodden face keep in there look to your Match sirrah it will be in your fellows flask anon So make a Crescent now advance your Pikes stand and give ear Gentlemen Countrey-men Friends and my fellow-Soldiers I have brought you this day from the Shop of Security and the Counters of Content to measure out in these furious fields Honor by the ell and Prowess by the pound Let it not O let it not I say be told hereafter the noble issue of
sitting I espi'd a lovely Dame Whose Master wrought with Lingell and with All And underground he vampied many a Boot Straight did her love prick forth me tender sprig To follow feats of Arms in warlike wise Through Waltham Desart where I did perform Many atchievements and did lay on ground Huge Barbaroso that insulting Giant And all his Captives soon set at liberty Then honor prickt me from my native soil Into Moldavia where I gain'd the love Of Pompiana his beloved Daughter But yet prov'd constant to the black thumm'd Maid Susan and scorn'd Pompianaes love Yet liberal I was and gave her pins And money for her Fathers Officers I then returned home and thrust my self In action and by all means chosen was The Lord of May where I did flourish it With Scarfs and Rings and Poesie in my hand Afrer this action I preferred was And chosen City-Captain at Mile-end With Hat and Feather and with leading staff And train'd my men and brought them all off clear Save one man that beraid him with the noise But all these things I Ralph did undertake Only for my beloved Susans sake Then coming home and sitting in my shop With Apron blew Death came unto my stall To cheapen Aquavitae but e'r I Could take the bottle down and fill a taste Death come and caught a pound of Pepper in his hand And sprinkled all my Face and Body o'r And in an instant vanished away Cit. 'T is a pretty fiction i'faith Ralph Then took I up my Bow and Shaft in hand And walkt in Moor-fields to cool my self But there grim cruel death met me again And shot this forked Arrow through my head And now I faint therefore be warn'd by me My fellows every one of forked heads Farewel all you good boys in merry London Ne'r shall we more upon Shrove-Tuesday meet And pluck down houses of iniquity My pain increaseth I shall never more Hold open whilst another pumps both legs Nor daub a Sattin Gown with rotten Eggs Set up a stake Oh never more I shall I die flie flie my soul to Grocers Hall oh oh oh c. Wife Well said Ralph do your obeysance to the Gentlemen and go your ways well said Ralph Exit Ralph Old Mer. Methinks all we thus kindly and unexpectedly reconciled should not part without a Song Merch. A good motion Old Mer. Strike up then SONG Better Musick ne'r was known Than a Quire of hearts in one Let each other that hath been Troubled with the gall or spleen Learn of us to keep his brow Smooth and plain as ours are now Sing though before the hour of dying He shall rise and then be crying Hey ho 'T is nought but mirth That keeps the bodie from the earth Exeunt omnes Epilogus Cit. Come Nell shall we go the Play 's done Wife Nay by my saith George I have more manners than so I 'll speak to these Gentlemen first I thank you all Gentlemen for your patience and countenance to Ralph a poor fatherless child and if I may see you at my house it should go hard but I would have a pottle of Wine and a Pipe of Tobacco for you for truly I hope you like the youth but I would be glad to know the truth I refer it to your own discretions whether you will applaud him or no for I will wink and whilst you shall do what you will I thank you with all my heart God give you good night come George Loves Pilgramage a Comedy The Persons Represented in the Play Governor of Barcellona Leonardo a noble Genoese Father to Mark Antonio Don Zanchio an old lame angry Soldier Father to Leocadia Alphonso a cholerick Don Father to Theodosia Philippo Son to Alphonso Lover of Leocadia Marc-Antonio Son to Leonardo Pedro a Gentleman and friend to Leonardo Rodorigo General of the Spanish Gallies Incubo Bailiff of Castel Bianco Diego Host of Ossuna Lazaro Hostler to Diego Host of Borcellona Bailiff of Barcellona Chirurgeons Soldiers Attendants Townsmen Attendants WOMEN Love-sick Ladies in pursuit of M. Anton. Theodosia Daugh. to Alphonso Leocadia Daugh. to Don Zanchio Eugenia Wife to the Governor of Barcellona Hostess Wife to Diego Hostess Wife to the Host of Barcellona The Scene Barcellona and the Road. Actus Primus Scaena Prima Enter Incubo the Bailiff Diego the Host Inc. SIgnior Don Diego and mine Host save thee Die I thank you Mr. Baily Inc. O the block Die Why how should I have answer'd Inc. Not with that Negligent rudeness But I kiss your hands Signior Don Incubo de Hambre and then My Titles Master Baily of Castle-blanco Thou ne'r wilt have the elegancy of an Host I sorrow for thee as my friend and Gossip No smoak nor steam out-breathing from the kitchen There 's little life i' th Hearth then Die I there there That is his friendship harkening for the spit And sorrow that he cannot smell the pot boil Inc. Strange An Inn should be so curst and not the sign Blasted nor withered very strange three days now And not an Egg eat in it nor an Onion Die I think they ha' strew'd the high-ways with caltraps I No horse dares pass 'em I did never know A week of so sad doings since I first Stood to my Sign-post Inc. Gossip I have found The root of all kneel it is thy self Art cause thereof each person is the Founder Of his own fortune good or bad but mend it Call for thy Cloak and Rapier Die How Inc. Do call And put 'em on in haste Alter thy fortune By appearing worthy of her Dost thou think Her good face e'r will know a man in cuerpo In single body thus in Hose and Doublet The horse-boys garb base blank and halfe blank cuerpo Did I or Mr Dean of Sivil our neighbor E'r reach our dignities in cuerpo think'st thou In squirting Hose and Doublet Signior no There went more to 't there were Cloaks Gowns Cassocks And other paramentos Call I say His Cloak and Rapier here Enter Hostess Host What means your Worship Inc. Bring forth thy Husbands Sword so hang it on And now his cloak here cast it up I mean Gossip to change your luck and brink you guests Host Why is there charm in this Inc. Expect now walk But not the pace of one that runs on errands For want of gravity in an Host is odious You may remember Gossip if you please Your Wife being then th' Infanta of the Gipsies And your self governing a great mans Mules then Me a poor Squire at Madrid attending A Master of Ceremonies But a man believe it That knew his place to the gold weight and such Have I heard him ought say ought every Host Within the Catholique Kings Dominions Be in his own house Die How Inc. A Master of Ceremonies At least Vice-Master and to do nought in cuerpo That was his Maxim I will tell thee of him He would not speak with an Ambassadors Cook See a cold bake-meat from a forreign part In cuerpo had
true Leo. Who saw ye with him Ped. None but things like himself young Souldiers And Gentlemen desirous to seek honor Leo. Was there no woman there nor none disguis'd That might be thought a woman in his language Did he not let slip something of suspition Touching that wanton way Ped. Believe me Sir I neither saw nor could suspect that face That might be doubted womans yet I am sure Aboard him I see all that past and 't is impossible Among so many high set bloods there should be A woman let her close her self within a cockle But they would open her he must not love Within that place alone and therefore surely He would not be so foolish had he any To trust her there for his discourse 't was ever About his business war or mirth to make us Relish a Can of Wine well when he spoke private 'T was only the remembrance of his service And hope of your good prayers for his health Sir And so I gave him to the seas Leo. I thank ye And now am satisfied and to prevent Suspitions that may nourish dangers Signior For I have told you how the mad Alphonso Chafes like a Stag i' th toyl and bends his fury ' Gainst all but his own ignorance I am determin'd For peace sake and the preservation Of my yet untoucht honor and his cure My self to seek him there and bring him back As testimony of an unsought injury By either of our actions That the world And he if he have reason may see plainly Opinion is no perfect guide nor all fames Founders of truths In the mean time this courtesie I must intreat of you Sir Be my self here And as my self command my family Ped. Ye lay too much trust on me Leo. 'T is my love Sir I will not be long from ye if this question Chance to be call'd upon ere my return I leave your care to answer so Farewell Sir Ped. Ye take a wise way All my best endeavors Shall labor in your absence peace go with ye Exit Lec A noble honest Gentleman free hearted And of an open faith much loving and much loved And father of that goodness only malice Can truly stir against what dare befall Till his return I 'll answer Exit Ped. Enter Alphonso and Servant Alph. Walk off Sirrah But keep your self within my call Serv. I will Sir Alph. And stir my horse for taking cold within there Hoa people you that dwell there my brave Signior What are ye all a sleep is' t that time with ye I 'll ring a little lowder Enter Pedro. Ped. Sir who seek ye Alph. Not you Sir Where 's your Master Ped. I serve no man In way of pay Sir Alph. Where 's the man o' th house then Ped. What would you have with him Sir Alph. Do you stand here Sir To ask men questions when they come Ped. I would sir Being his friend and hearing such alarmes Know how men come to visit him Alph. Ye shall Sir Pray tell his mightiness here is a Gentleman By name Alphonso would intreat his conference About affairs of State Sir are ye answer'd Enter Sanchio carried Ped. I must be Sir Sanch. Stay set me down stay Signior You must stay and ye shall stay Alph. Meaning me Sir Sanch. Yes you Sir you I mean I mean you Alph. Well Sir Why should I stay Sanch. There 's reason Alph. Reason Sir Sanch. I reason Sir My wrong is greatest and I will be served first Call out the man of fame Alph. How serv'd Sir Sanch. Thus sir Alph. But not before me Sanch. Before all the world sir As my case stands Alph. I have lost a daughter sir Sanch. I have lost another worth five score of her sir Alph. Ye must not tell me so Sanch. I have and heark ye Make it up five score more Call out the fellow And stand you by sir Ped. This is the mad morriss Alph. And I stand by Sanch. I say stand by and do it Alph. Stand by among thy lungs Sanch. Tuâ—n presently And say thy prayers thou art dead Alph. I scorn thee And scorn to say my prayers more than thou do'st 〈◊〉 is the most wrong and my daughter dearest And mine shall first be righted Sanch. Shall be righted Ped. A third may live I see pray hear me Gentlemen Sanch. Shall be Alph. I shall be righted Sanch. Now Alph. Now. Sanch. Instantly Alph. Before I stir Sanch. Before me Alph. Before any Sanch. Dost thou consider what thou say'st hast thou friends here Able to quench my anger or perswade me After I have beaten thee into one main bruist And made thee spend thy state in rotten apples Thou canst at length be quiet shall I kill thee Divide thee like a rotten Pumpion And leave thee stincking to posterity There 's not the least blow I shall give but do's this Urge me no farther I am first Alph. I 'll hang first No goodman glory 't is not your bravado's Your punctual honor nor soldadoship Sanch. Set me a little nearer Alph. Let him sally 〈◊〉 Lin'd with your quiâ—cks of carriage and discretion Can blow me off my purpose Where 's your credit With all your school points now your decent arguing And apt time for performing where are these toys These wise ways and most honorable courses To take revenge how dar'st thou talk of killing Or think of drawing any thing but squirts When letchery has dry foundrerd thee Sanch. Neerer yet That I may spit him down thou look'st like a man Ped. I would be thought so Sir Sanch. Prethee do but take me And fling me upon that Puppy Alph. Do for heavens sake And see but how I 'll hug him Saneh Yet take warning Ped. Faith Gentlemen this is a needless quarrel Sanch. And do you desire to make one Ped. As a friend Sir To tell you all this anger is but lost Sir For Leonardo is from home Alph. No no Sir Ped. Indeed he is Sanch. Where dare he be but here Sir When men are wrong'd and come for satisfactions Ped. It seems he has done none Sir for his business Clear of those cares hath carried him for sometime To Barcelona if he had been guilty I know he would have stayd and clear'd all difference Either by free confession or his sword Sanch. This must not be Ped. Sure as I live it is Sir Alph. Sure as we all live He 's run away for ever Barcelona Why 't is the key for Italy from whence He stole first hither Sanch. And having found his knaveries Too gross to be forgiven and too open He has found the same way back again I believe too The good grass Gentleman for his own ease Has taken one o'th'Fillyes Is not his stuff sold Alph. I fear his worships shoos too to escape us I do not think he has a dish within doors A louse left of his linnage Ped. Ye are too wide Sir Alph. Or one poor wooden spoon Ped. Come in and see Sir Alph. I 'll see
hold thee up Theo. You help me To life but I would see Antonio That 's dead Phil. Thou shalt see any thing how dost thou Theo. Better I thank you Phil. Why that 's well call up Thy senses and uncloud thy cover'd spirits How now Theo. Recover'd but Antonio Where is he Phil. We will find him art thou well Theo. Perfectly well saving the miss of him And I do charge you here by our allyance And by the love which would have been betwixt us Knew we no kindred by that killing fear Mingled with twenty thousand hopes and doubts Which you may think plac'd in a Lovers heart And in a Virgins too when she wants help To grant me your assistance to find out This man alive or dead and I will pay you In service tears or prayers a world of wealth But other treasure I have none alas You men have strong hearts but we feeble maids Have tender eyes which only given be To blind themselves crying for what they see Phil. Why do'st thou charge me thus have I been found Slow to perform what I could but imagine Thy wishes were have I at any time Tender'd a business of mine own beyond A vanity of thine have I not been As if I were a sensless creature made To serve thee without pow'r of questioning If so why fear'st thou Theo. I am satisfied Phil. Come then let 's go where 's Leocadia Theo. I know not Sir Phil. Where 's Leocadia Theo. I do not know Phil. Leocadia This Tumult made the streets as dead as night A man may talk as freely what 's become Of Leocadia Theo. She 's run away Phil. Begone and let us never more behold Each others face till we may both together Fasten our eyes on her accursed be Those tender cozening names of charity And natural affection they have lost Me only by observing them what cost Travel and fruitless wishes may in vain Search through the world but never find again Theo. Good Sir be patient I have done no fault Worthy this banishment Phil. Yes Leocadia The Lady so distress'd who was content To lay her story and to lay her heart As open as her story to your self Who was content that I should know her Sex Before dissembl'd and to put her self Into my conduct whom I undertook Safely to guard is in this Tumult lost Theo. And can I help it Sir Phil No would thou couldst You might have done but for that zeald religion You women bear to swownings you do pick Your times to faint when some body is by bound or by nature or by love or service To raise you from that well dissembled death Inform me but of one that has been found Dead in her private chamber by her self Where sickness would no more forbear than here And I will quit the rest for her Theo. I know not What they may do and how they may dissemble But by my troth I did not Phil. By my troth Would I had try'd would I had let thee layn And followed her Theo. I would you had done so Rather than been so angry where 's Antonio Phil. Why do'st thou vex me with these questions I 'll tell thee where he 's carried to the Galleys There to be chain'd and row and beat and row With knotted ropes and pizzels if he swound He has a dose of bisket Theo. I am glad He is alive Phil. Was ever man thus troubled Tell me where Leocadia is Theo. Good brother be not so hasty and I think I can You found no error in me when I first Told you she was a woman and believe me Something I have found out which makes me think Nay almost know so well that I durst swear She follow'd hurt Antonio Phil. What do we Enter the Governor two Attendants and the Townsmen Then lingring here we will aboard the Galleys And find her Gov. Made he a shot into the Town 1. Attend. He did Sir Gov. Call back those Gentlemen 1. Attend. The Governor commands you back Phil. We will obey him Sir Gov. You gave him cause to shoot I know he is So far from rash offence and holds with me Such curious friendship could not one of you Have call'd me while 't was doing such an uproar Before my dore too 1. Towns By my troth Sir we were so busy in the publick cause of our own Private falling out that we forgot it at home we see now You were not but as soon as the shot made us fly we ran Away as fast as we could to seek your honor Gov. 'T was gravely done but no man tells the cause Or chance or what it was that made you differ 1. Towns For my part Sir if there were any that I knew Of the shot drove it out of my head do you know any neighbours all Not we not we Gov. Not we nor can you tell 1. Attend. No other cause But the old quarrel betwixt the Town and the Galleys Gov. Come nearer Gentlemen what are your names Phil. My name Philippo Theo. And mine Theodoro Gov. Strangers you are it seems Phil. Newly arriv'd Gov. Then you are they begun this Tumult Phil. No Sir Cov. Speak one of you 1. Attend. They are not I can quit ' em Theo. Yet we saw part and an unhappy part Of this debate a long sought friend of ours Strook down for dead and born unto the Galleys His name is Markantonio Phil. And another Of our company a Gentleman Of noble birth besides accompanyed With all the gifts of nature ravish'd hence We know not how in this dissention Gov. Get you home all and work and when I hear You meddle with a weapon any more But those belonging to your Trades I 'll lay you Where your best Customers shall hardly find you Exit Townsmen I am sorry gentlemen I troubled you Being both strangers by your tongues and looks Of worth To make ye some part of amends If there be any thing in this poor Town Of Barcelona that you would command Command me Theo. Sir this wounded Gentleman If it might please you if your pow'r and love Extend so far I would be glad to wish Might be remov'd into the Town for cure The Galleys stay not and his wound I know Cannot endure a voyage Gov. Sir he shall I warrant you Go call me hither Sirrah One of my other Servants Exit 1. attendane Phil. And besides The Gentleman we lost Signior Francisco Shall be render'd too Enter a Servant Gover. And he Sir too Go sirrah bear this ring To Roderigo my most noble friend The General of the Galleys Tell him this Exit servant Whispers to his Servant Theo. Now we shall have 'em both Phil. Blest be thy thoughts For apprehending this blest be thy breath For uttering it Gov. Come Gentlemen you shall Enter my roof and I will send for Surgeons And you shall see your friends here presently Theo. His name was Markantonio Gover. I know it And have sent word so Phil. Did you not forget Francisco's
ayre Theo. Good Brother will he scape The Surgeons say there is no danger Phil. Scape No doubt he will Leo. Alas will he not leave This trying all Madam I do beseech you Let me but speak to him you and these by And I dare almost promise you to make him Shew himself truly sorrowful to you besides a story I shall open to you Not put in so good words but in it self So full of chance that you will easily Forgive my tediousness and be well pleas'd With that so much afflicts me Eug. Good Sir do Leo. And I desire no interruption Of speech may trouble me till I have said What I will quickly do Theo. What will she say Eug. Come Gentlemen I pray you lend your ears And keep your voyces Leo. Signior Mark-antonio How do you do Mar. Oh the Surgeons Leoc. Let me tell you Who know as well as you you do dissemble It is no time to do so leave the thoughts Of this vain world forget your flesh and blood And make your spirit an untroubled way To pass to what it ought Mar. Y 're not in earnest Why I can walk Sir and am well Leoc. 'T is true That you can walk and do believe y 're well It is the nature as your Surgeons say Of these wounds for a man to go and talk Nay merrily till his last hour his minute For heaven sake Sir sit down again Mar. Alass Where are the Surgeons Leoc. Sir they will not come If they should dress you you would dye they say Ere one would tell twenty trouble not your mind Keep your head warm and do not stir your body And you may live an hour Mar. Oh heavens an hour Alass it is to little too remember But half the wrongs that I have done how short Then for contrition and how least of all For satisfaction Leo. But you desire To satisfie Mar. Heaven knows I do Leo. Then know That I am he or she or what you will Most wrong'd by you your Leocadia I know you must remember me Mar. Oh heaven Lec That lost her friends that lost her fathers house That lost her fame in loosing of her Sex With these strange garments there is no excuse To hinder me it is within your power To give me satisfaction you have time Left in this little piece of life to do it Therefore I charge you for your conscience sake And for our fame which I would fain have live When both of us are dead to celebrate That Contract which you have both seal'd and sworn Yet ere you dye which must be hastily Heaven knows Mar. Alass the sting of conscience To death-ward for our faults draw nearer all And hear what I unhappy man shall say First Madam I desire your pardon next I feel my spirits fail me Gentlemen Let me shake hands with you and let 's be friends For I have done wrong upon wrong so thick I know not where that every man methinks Should be mine enemy Forgive me both Lastly 't is true oh I do feel the power Of death seize on me that I was contracted By seal and oath to Leocadia I must speak fast because I fear my life Will else be shorter than my speech would be But 't is impossible to satisfie You Leocadia but by repentance Though I can dyingly and boldly say I know not your dishonor yet that was Your virtue and not mine you know it well But herein lies th'impossibility O Theodosia Theodosia I was betroth'd to Theodosia Before I ever saw thee heaven forgive me She is my wife this half hour whilst I live Theo. That 's I that 's I I 'm Theodosia Hear me a little now who have not suffer'd Disgrace at all methinks since you confess What I so long have sought for here is with me Philippo too my Brother Mar. I am glad All happiness to him come let me kiss thee Beg pardon of that Maid for my offence And let me farther with a dying breath Tell in thine ear the rest of my desires Eug. I am afraid they will all four turn women If we hold longer talk Leoc. Alass there is No hope for me that 's Theodosia And that her Brother I am only sorry I was beholding to 'em I will search Over the world as careless of my fortunes As they of me till I can meet a curse To make these almost killing-sorrows worse Exit Theo. Sir as I live she ly'd only to draw A just confession from you which she hath A happy one for me ask of this Lady Ask of my Brother Eug. Sir she did dissemble Your wound is nothing Phil. Leocadia's gone Exit Theo. Rise up and stir your self 't is but amazement And your imagination that afflicts you Look you Sir now Mar. I think 't is so indeed Theo. The Surgeons do not come because they swear It needs no dressing Eug. You shall talk with 'em Within for your own fancy Mar. Where 's your Brother and Leocadia Eug. Within belike Mar. I feel my self methinks as well as ever Eug. Keep then your mind so too I do forgive The fault you did to me But here is one Must not be wrong'd hereafter Mar. Neither shall she When I make jests of oaths again or make My lust play with religion when I leave To keep true joys for her and yet within My self true sorrow for my passed deeds May I want grace when I would fain repent And find a great and sodain punishment Exeunt Actus V. Scaena Prima Enter Philippo Diego and Incubo Phil. WHere is mine Host did not he see him neither Die Not I i'faith Sir Phil. Nor the muleter Inc. Nay he is past seeing unless it be in 's sleep By this time all his visions were the pots Three hours since Sir Phil. Which way should she take Nay look you now do you all stand still good Heaven You might have lighted on him now this instant For loves sake see him out who ever find him I will reward his fortune as his diligence Get all the Town to help that will be hir'd Their pains I 'll turn to annual holiday If it shall chance but one bring word of her Pray you about it Inc. Her Sir who do you mean Phil. I had forgot my self the Page I meant That came along with us Die He you gave the clothes too Phil. I ga' the clothes to Rascal Die Nay good Sir Phi. Why dost thou mention or upbraid my courtesies Slave Die For your honor Sir Phi. Wretch I was honor'd That she would wear 'em he I would say 's death Go get and find 'em out or never see me I shall betray my love e'r I possess it Some Star direct me or ill Planet strike me Exit Phil. Inc. Best to divide Die I 'll this way Inc. And I this Die I as you find him for a Real Inc. 'T is done Die My course is now directly to some Ple-house I know the Pages compass Inc. I think rather The smock-side
dispence With his faith given I cannot with mine Phi. You do mistake cleer soul his precontract Doth annul yours and you have giv'n no faith That ties you in Religion or humanity You rather sin against that greater precept To covet what 's anothers Sweet you do Believe me who dare not urge dishonest things Remove that scruple therefore and but take Your dangers now into your judgements skale And weigh them with your safeties Think but whither Now you can goe what you can do to live How near you ha' barr'd all Ports to to your own succor Except this one that I here open Love Should you be left alone you were a prey To the wild lust of any who would look Upon this shape like a temptation And think you want the man you personate Would not regard this shift which love put on As virtue forc'd but covet it like vice So should you live the slander of each Sex And be the child of error and of shame And which is worse even Mark-antoniâ— Would be call'd just to turn a wanderer off And Fame report you worthy his contempt Where if you make new choice and settle here There is no further tumult in this stood Each current keeps his course and all suspitions Shall return honors Came you forth a Maid Go home a Wiseâ— alone and in disguise Go home a waited Leocadia Go home and by the viruue of that charm Transform all mischiefs as you are transform'd Turn your offended Fathers wrath to wonder Add all his loud grief to a silent welcome Unfold the Riddles you have made what say you Enter Sanchio carried Alphonso and Servants Now is the time delay is but despair If you be chang'd let a kiss tell me so Leo. I am but how I rather feel than know Sanc. Come Sir you are welcome now to Barcelona Take off my hood Phi. Who be these stay let 's view ' em Alph. 'T was a long journey are you not weary Sir Sanc. Weary I could have rid it in mine Armour Leo. Alas Phi. What ail you dear Leo. It is my Father Phi. Your Father which Leo. He that is carried oh Let us make hence Phi. For loves sake good my heart Leo. Into some house before he see me Phi. Dear Be not thus frighted Leo. Oh his wrath is tempest Phi. Sweet take your spirit to you and stay be 't he He cannot know you in this habit and me I 'm sure he less knows for he never saw me Alph. Ha who is that my Son Philippo Phi. Sir Alph. Why what make you here Is this Salamanca And that your study ha nay stay him too We 'll see him by his leave Serv. You must not strive Sir Alph. No no come near Sanc. My Daughter Leocadia Alph. How Sir your Daughter Sanc. Yes Sir and as sure As that 's your Son Come hither what now run Out o' your sex breech'd was 't not enough At once to leave thy Father and thine honor Unless th' hadst quit thy self too Phi. Sir what fault She can be urg'd of I must take on me The guilt and punishment Sanc. You must Sir how If you shall not though you must I deal not With boys Sir I you have a Father here Shall do me right Alph. Thou art not mad Philippo Art thou Mark-antonie Son to Leonardo Our business is to them Sanc. No no no no. I 'll ha' the business now with you none else Pray you let 's speak in private carry me to him Your Son 's the ravisher Sir and here I find him I hope you 'll give me cause to think you noble And do me right with your sword Sir as becomes One gentleman of honor to another All this is fair Sir here 's the Sea fast by Upon the sands we will determine 'T is that I call you to let 's make no daies on 't I 'll lead your way to the sea-side Rascals Phil. Sir I would beseech your stay he may not follow you San. No turn I 'll kill him here then Slaves Rogues Bloks Why do you not bear me to him ha' you been Acquainted with my motions loggs so long And yet not know to time ' em Phi. Were you Sir Not impotent Alph. Hold you your peace Boy Sanc. Impotent ' Death I 'll cut his throat first and then his Fathers Alph. You must provide you then a sharper Razor Than is your tongue for I not fear your sword Sanc. ' Heart bear me to either of ' em Phi. Pray Sir your patience Enter Governor and Attendants Alph. My curse light on thee if thou stay him Phi. Hold. Gov. Why what 's the matter Gentlemen what tumult Is this you raise i' th' street before my door Know you what 't is to draw a weapon here Sanc. Yes and to use it bear me up to him Rogues Thus at a Traitors heart Alph. Truer than thine Gov. Strike strike Some of the people disarm 'em Kill 'em if they resist Phi. Nay generous Sir Let not your courtesie turn fury now Gov. Lay hold upon 'em take away their weapons I will be worth an answer e'r we part Phi. 'T is the Governor Sir Alph. I yield my self Sanch. My Sword what thinkst thou of me pray thee tell me 1 Attend. As of a Gentleman Sanch. No more 1 Attend. Of worth And quality Sanch. And I should quit my sword There were small worth or quality in that friend Pray thee learn thou more worth and quality Than to demand it Gov. Force it I say 1 Attend. The Governor You hear commands Sanch. The Governr shall pardon me Phi. How Leocadia gone again Exit Phi. Sanch. He shall friend I' th' point of honor by his leave so tell him His person and authority I acknowledge And do submit me to it but my Sword He shall excuse me were he fifteen Governors That and I dwell together and must yet Till my hands part assure him Gov. I say force it Sanch. Stay hear me Hast thou ever read Caranza Understandst thou honor Noble Governor Gov. For that we 'll have more fit dispute Sanch. Your name Sir Gov. You shall know that too but on colder terms Your blood and brain are now too hot to take it Sanch. Force my Sword from me this is an affront Gov. Bring 'em away Sanch. You 'll do me reparation Exeunt Enter Philippo Phi. I have for ever lost her and am lost And worthily my tameness hath undone me She 's gone hence asham'd of me yet I seek her Will she be ever found to me again Whom she saw stand so poorly and dare nothing In her defence here when I should have drawn This Sword out like a Meteor and have shot it In both our Parents eies and left 'em blind Unto their impotent angers Oh I am worthy On whom this loss and scorn should light to death Without the pity that should wish me better Either alive or in my Epitaph Enter Leonardo Mark-Antonio Leo. Well Son your Father is too near himself
cause 't will double arm you This woman never knew it yet my daughter Some discontents she has Daugh. Pray sir go forward Ses These fourteen years I have stored it here at Sea Where the most curious thought could never find it Boats Call up the Master and all the Mates Enter below the Master and Sailers Ses Good morrow Mast Good morrow to our General a good one And to that Noble Lady all good wishes Daugh. I thank you Master Ses Mark me thus it is then Which I did never think to have discovered Till full revenge had wooed me but to satisfie My faithful friends thus I cast off my burden In that short time I was a Courtier And followed that most hated of all Princes Ferrant the full example of all mischiefs Compell'd to follow to my soul a stranger It was my chance one day to play at Chesse For some few Crowns with a mynion of this Kings A mean poor man that only serv'd his pleasures Removing of a Rook we grew to words From this to hotter anger to be short I got a blow Daugh. How how my Noble Father Ses A blow my girl which I had soon repaid And sunk the slave for ever had not odds Thrust in betwixt us I went away disgrac'd Daugh. For honors sake not so Sir Ses For that time wench But call'd upon him like a Gentleman By many private friends knockt at his valour Courted his honor hourly to repair me And though he were a thing my thoughts made slight on And only worth the fury of my footman Still I pursu'd him Nobly Daugh. Did he escape you My old brave father could you sit down so coldly Ses Have patience and know all Pursu'd him fairly Till I was laugh'd at scorn'd my wrongs made Maygames By him unjustly wrong'd should be all justice The slave protected yet at length I found him Found him when he suppos'd all had been buried And what I had received durst not be questioned And then he fell under my Sword he fell For ever sunk his poor life like the air Blown in an empty bubble burst and left him No noble wind of memory to raise him But then began my misery I fled The Kings frowns following and my friends despair No hand that durst relieve my Countrey fearful Basely and weakly fearful of a tyrant Which made his bad Will worse stood still and wondred Their virtues bedrid in 'em then my girl A little one I snatch'd thee from thy Nurse The modell of thy fathers miseries And some small wealth was fit for present carriage And got to Sea where I profest my anger And will do whilst that base ungrateful Countrey And that bad King have blood or means to quench me Now ye know all Mast We know all and admire all Go on and do all still and still be fortunate Daught. Had you done less or lost this Noble anger You had been worthy then mens empty pities And not their wonders Go on and use your justice And use it still with that fell violence It first appeared to you if you go less Or take a dyating mercy to protection The honor of a Father I disclaim in you Call back all duty and will be prouder of Th' infamous and base name of a whore Than daughter to a great Duke and a coward Ses Mine own sweet Martia no thou knowst my nature It cannot must not be Daugh. I hope it shall not But why Sir do you keep alive still young Ascanio Prince of Rossana King Ferrants most belov'd one You took two months agoe Why is not he flung ' overboard or hang'd Ses I 'll tell thee girl It were a mercy in my nature now So soon to break the bed of his afflictions I am not so far reconcil'd yet to him To let him die that were a benefit Besides I keep him as a bait and diet To draw on more and nearer to the King I look each hour to hear of his Armados And a hot welcome they shall have Daugh. But hark you If you were oversway'd with odds Ses I find you I would not yield no girl no hope of yielding Nor fling my self one hour into their mercies And give the tyrant hope to gain his kingdom No I can sink wench and make shift to die A thousand doors are open I shall hit one I am no niggard of my life so it go nobly All waies are equal and all hours I care not Daugh. Now you speak like my father Mast Noble General If by our means they inherit ought but bangs The mercy of the main yard light upon us No we can sink too Sir and sink low enough To pose their cruelties to follow us And he that thinks of life if the world go that way A thousand cowards suck his bones Gun Let the worst come I can unbreech a Cannon and without much help Turn her into the Keel and when she has split it Every man knows his way his own prayers And so good night I think Mast We have liv'd all with you Boy a top And will die with you General Ses I thank you Gentlemen Boy above A Sail a Sail. Mast A cheerful sound Boy A Sail. Boats Of whence of whence boy Boy A lusty Sail. Daugh. Look right and look again Boy She plows the Sea before her And fomes i' th' mouth Boats Of whence Boy I ken not yet sir Ses Oh may she prove of Naples Mast Prove the Devil We 'll spit out fire as thick as she Boy Hoy. Mast Brave boy Boy Of Naples Naples I think of Naples Master Methinks I see the Arms. Mast Up up another And give more certain signs Exit Sailor Ses All to your business And stand but right and true Boats Hang him that halts now Boy Sh 'as us in chase Mast We 'll spare her our main top-sail He shall not look us long we are no-starters Down with the foresail too we 'll spoom before her Mart. Gunner good noble Gunner for my honor Load me but these two Minions in the chape there And load 'em right that they may bid fair welcome And be thine eye and level as thy heart is Gun Madam I 'll scratch 'em out I 'll piss 'em out else Sayl above Ho. Ses Of whence now Sail. Of Naples Naples Naples I see her top-Flag how she quarters Naples I hear her Trumpets Ses Down she 's welcome to us Exit Mast Boats Gun Sail. Every man to his charge mann her i' th' bow well And place your Rakers right Daughter be sparing Mart. I swear I 'll be above Sir in the thickest And where most danger is I 'll seek for honor They have begun hark how their Trumpets call us Hark how the wide-mouth'd Cannons sing amongst us Hark how they sail out of our shels for shame Sir Ses Now fortune and my cause Mart. Be bold and conquer Exit Charge Trumpets and shot within Enter Master and Boatswain Mast They 'll board us once again they 're
Flatter not thy self With these deluding hopes thou cruel beast Thou art ith'toyle and the glad Huntsman prouder By whom thou art taken of his prey than if Like thee he should command and spoil his Forrest Fer. What art thou Sess To thy horror Duke of Sesse Fer. The Divel Sess Reserv'd for thy damnation Fer. Why shakes my love Mart. O I am lost for ever Mountains divide me from him some kind hand Prevent our fearful meeting Or lead me To the steep rock whose rugged brows are bent Upon the swelling main there let me hide me And as our bodies then shall be divided May our souls never meet Fer. Whence grows this Sweetest Mar. There are a thousand furies in his looks And in his deadly silence more loud horror Than when in hell the tortur'd and tormentors Contend whose shreeks are greater Wretched me It is my father Sess Yes and I will own her Sir Till my revenge It is my daughter Ferrand My daughter thou hast whor'd Fer. I triumph in it To know she 's thine affords me more true pleasure Than the act gave me when even at the height I crack'd her Virgin zone Her shame dwell on thee And all thy family may they never know A female issue but a whore Ascanio Ronvere look cheerfull be thou a man too And learn of me to dye That we might fall And in our ruines swallow up this Kingdom Nay the whole world and make a second Chaos And if from thence a new beginning rise Be it recorded this did end with us And from our dust hath embryon Ron. I liv'd with you And will dye with you your example makes me Equally bold Asc And I resolv'd to bear What ere my fate appoints me Sess They are ours Now to the spoyl Boats Pitty the Lady to all else be deaf Exeunt Within Kill kill kill Alarum Flo. Trumpets Retreat Enter Sesse with Ferrands head the Citizens Master Boteswaine Gunner Souldiers bringing in Ascanio and Martia Sess Cruel beginnings meet with cruel ends And the best sacrifice to Heaven for peace Is tyrants blood and those that stuck fast to him Flesh'd instruments in his commands to mischief With him dispatch'd Boats They are cut off Sess 'T is well All. Thanks to the Duke of Sesse Sess Pay that to Heaven And for a general joy give general thanks For blessings nere descend from Heaven but when A grateful Sacrifice ascends from men To your devotion leave me there 's a Scene Which I would act alone yet you may stay For wanting just spectators 't will be nothing The rest forbear me Cit. Liberty liberty liberty Mar. I would I were as far beneath the Centre As now I stand above it how I tremble Thrice happy they that dyed I dying live To stand the whirlwind of a fathers fury Now it moves toward me Sess Thou I want a name By which to stile thee All articulate sounds That do express the mischief of vile woman That are or have been or shall be are weak To speak thee to the height Witch Parricide For thou in taking leave of modesty Hast kild thy father and his honor lost He 's but a walking shadow to torment thee To leave and rob thy father then set free His foes whose slavery he did prefer Above all treasure was a strong defeazance To cut off even the surest bonds of mercy After all this having given up thy self Like to a sensual beast a slave to lust To play the whore and then high Heaven it racks me To find out none to quench thy appetite But the most cruel King whom next to Hell Thy father hated and whose black imbraces Thou shouldst have fled from as the whips of furies What canst thou look for Enter Pandulph and bodies born on the Herse Mart. Death and 't is not in you To hurt me farther my old resolution Take now the place of fear in this I liv'd In this I 'll dye your daughter Pand. Look but here You had I know a guilty hand in this Repent it Lady Mart. Juliana dead And Virolet Pand. By her unwilling hand Mart. Fates you are equal What can now fall on me That I will shrink at now unmov'd I dare Look on your anger and not bend a knee To ask your pardon let your rage run higher Than billows rais'd up by a violent Tempest And be as that is deaf to all intreaties They are dead and I prepar'd for in their fall All my desires are summ'd up Sess Impudent too Die in it wretch Boats Stay Sir Boats kills her Sess How dar'st thou villain Snatch from my sword the honor of my justice Boats I never did you better service Sir Yet have been ever faithful I confess That she deserv'd to dye but by whose hand Not by a fathers Double all her guilt It could not make you innocent had you done it In me 't is murder in you 't were a crime Heaven could not pardon Witness that I love you And in that love I did it Sess Thou art Noble I thank thee for 't the thought of her dye with her Asc My turn is next since she could find no mercy What am I to expect Cit. With one voyce Sir The Citizens salute you with the stile Of King of Naples Sess I must be excus'd The burden is too heavy for my shoulder Bestow it where 't is due Stand forth Ascanio It does belong to you live long and wear it And warn'd by the example of your Unkle Learn that you are to govern men not beasts And that it is a most improvident head That strives to hurt the limbs that do support it Give burial to the dead for me and mine We will again to Sea and never know The place which in my birth first gave me woe Exeunt Flor. Trumpets FINIS THE Maid in the Mill. A COMEDY The Persons Represented in the Play Don Philippo King of Spain Otrante a Spanish Count in love with Florimel Julio A Noble Man Vncle to Antonio Bellides Father to Ismenia Enemy to Julio Lisauro Brother to Ismenia Bellides Son Terzo Kinsman to Lisauro and friend to Bellides Antonio In love with Ismenia an enemy to Bellides Martino Friend to Antonio and his secret Rival Gerasto Friend to Otrante Two Courtiers Pedro. Moncado Gostanzo Three Gentlemen Friends to Julio Giraldo Philippo Vertigo A French Taylor Lords attending the King in progress Franio A Miller supposed Father to Florimell Bustopha Franio his Son a Clown Constable Officers Pedro A Songster Servants WOMEN Ismenia Daughter to Bellides Mistriss of Antonio Aminta Cousen to Ismenia and her private competrix in Antonio's love Florimell Supposed Daughter to Franio Daughter to Julio stolen from him a child Gillian Franio the Millers Wife Countrey Maids The Scene Spaine The principal Actors were Joseph Tailor John Lowin John Vnderwood William Rowly John Thomson Robert Benfield Tho. Polard Actus Primus Scaena Prima Enter Lisauro Terzo Ismenia and Aminta Lis LEt the Coach go round we 'll walk along
these Meadows And meet at Port again Come my fair Sister These cool shades will delight ye Am. Pray be merry The Birds sing as they meant to entertain ye Every thing smiles abroad methinks the River As he steals by curles up his head to view ye Every thing is in love Ism You would have it so You that are fair are easie of belief Cosen The theam slides from your tongue Am. I fair I thank ye Mine's but shadow when your Sun shines by me Ism No more of this you know your worth Aminta Where are we now Am. Hard by the Town Ismena Ter. Close by the Gates Ism 'T is a fine Ayr. Lis A delicate The way so sweet and even that the Coach Would be a tumbling trouble to our pleasures Methinks I am very merry Ism I am sad Am. You are ever so when we entreat ye Cosen Ism I have no reason such a trembling here Over my heart methinks Am. Sure you are fasting Or not slept well to night some dream Ismena Ism My dreams are like my thoughts honest and innocent Yours are unhappy who are these that coast us Enter Antonio and Martin You told me the walk was private Ter. 'T is most commonly Ism Two proper men It seems they have some business With me none sure I do not like their faces They are not of our Company Ter. No Cosen Lisauro we are dog'd Lis I find it Cosen Ant. What handsome Lady Mar. Yes she 's very handsome They are handsome both Ant. Martin stay we are cosen'd Mar. I will go up a woman is no wild-fire Ant. Now by my life she is sweet Stay good Martin They are of our enemies the house of Belides Our mortal enemies Mar. Let 'em be devils They appear so handsomly I will go forward If these be enemies I 'll ne'r seek friends more Ant. Prethee forbear the Gentlewomen Mar. That 's it man That moves me like a Gin. 'Pray ye stand off Ladies Lis They are both our enemies both hate us equally By this fair day our mortal foes Ter. I know 'em And come here to affront how they gape at us They shall have gaping work Ism Why your swords Gentlemen Ter. Pray ye stand you off Cosen And good now leave your whistling we are abus'd all Back back I say Lis Go back Ant. We are no dogs Sir To run back on command Ter. We 'll make ye run Sir Ant. Having a civil charge of handsome Ladies We are your servants pray ye no quarrel Gentlemen There 's way enough for both Lis We 'll make it wider Ant. If you will fight arm'd from this Saint have at ye Ism O me unhappy are ye Gentlemen Discreet and Civil and in open view thus Am. What will men think of us nay you may kill us Mercy o' me through my petticoat what bloody Gentlemen Ism Make way through me ye had best and kill an innocent Brother why Cosen by this light I 'll dye too This Gentleman is temperate be you merciful Alass the Swords Am. You had best run me through 'T will be a valiant thrust Ism I faint amongst ye Ant. Pray ye be not fearful I have done sweet Lady My swords already aw'd and shall obey ye I come not here to violate sweet beauty I bow to that Ism Brother you see this Gentleman This noble Gentleman Lis Let him avoid then And leave our Walk Ant. The Lady may command Sir She bears an eye more dreadful than your weapon Ism What a sweet nature this man has dear brother Put up your sword Ter. Let them put up and walk then Ant. No more loud words there 's time enough before us For shame put up do honor to these beauties Mar. Our way is this We will not be denyed it Ter. And ours is this we will not be cross'd in it Ant. What ere your way is Lady 't is a fair one And may it never meet with rude hands more Nor rough uncivil Tongues Exeunt Ism I thank ye Sir Indeed I thank ye nobly a brave Enemy Here 's a sweet temper now This is a man Brother This Gentleman's anger is so nobly seated That it becomes him Yours proclaim ye Monsters What if he be our House-Foe we may brag on 't We have ne'er a friend in all our House so honorable I had rather from an Enemy my Brother Learn worthy distances and modest difference Than from a race of empty friends loud nothings I am hurt between ye Am. So am I I fear too Dear Cosen Why look ye pale where are ye hurt Ism I know not But here methinks Lis Unlace her gentle Cousen Ism My heart my heart and yet I bless the Hurter Am. Is it so dangerous Ism Nay nay I faint not Am. Here is no blood that I find sure 't is inward Ism Yes yes 't is inward 't was a subtle weapon The hurt not to be cur'd I fear Lis The Coach there Am. May be a fright Ism Aminta 't was a sweet one And yet a cruel Am. Now I find the wound plain A wondrous handsome Gentleman Ism Oh no deeper Prethee be silent wench it may be thy case Am. You must be searched the wound will rancle Cosen And of so sweet a nature Ism Dear Aminta Make it not sorer Am. And on my life admires ye Ism Call the Coach Cosen Am. The Coach the Coach Ter. 'T is ready bring the Coach there Lis Well my brave Enemies we shall yet meet ye And our old hate shall testifie Ter. It shall Cosen Exeunt Scaena Secunda Enter Antonio and Martine Ant. Their swords alass I weigh 'em not dear Friend The indiscretion of the Owners blunts 'em The fury of the House affrights not me It spends it self in words Oh me Martine There was a two edg'd eye a Lady carried A weapon that no valor can avoyd Nor Art the hand of Spirit put aside O Friend it broke out on me like a bullet Wrapt in a cloud of fire that point Martine Dazled my sence and was too subtle for me Shot like a Comet in my face and wounded To my eternal ruine my hearts valor Mar. Methinks she was no such piece Ant. Blaspheme not Sir She is so far beyond weak commendation That impudence will blush to think ill of her Mar. I see it not and yet I have both eyes open And I could judge I know there is no beauty Till our eyes give it 'em and make 'em handsome What 's red and white unless we do allow ' em A green face else and me-thinks such an other Ant. Peace thou leud Heretick Thou judge of beauties Thou hast an excellent sense for a sign-post Friend Dost thou not see I 'll swear thou art soon blind else As blind as ignorance when she appeared first Aurora breaking in the east and through her face As if the hours and graces had strew'd Roses A blush of wonder flying when she was frighted At our uncivil swords didst thou not mark How far beyond the
purity of snow The soft wind drives whiteness of innocence Or any thing that bears Celestial paleness She appear'd o' th' sodain Didst thou not see her tears When she intreated O thou Reprobate Didst thou not see those orient tears flow'd from her The little Worlds of Love A set Martine Of such sanctified Beads and a holy heart to love I could live ever a Religious Hermite Mer. I do believe a little and yet methinks She was of the lowest stature Ant. A rich Diamond Set neat and deep Natures chief Art Martine Is to reserve her Models curious Not cumbersome and great and such an one For fear she should exceed upon her matter Has she fram'd this Oh 't is a spark of beauty And where they appear so excellent in little They will but flame in great Extention spoils 'em Martine learn this the narrower that our eyes Keep way unto our object still the sweeter That comes unto us Great bodies are like Countries Discovering still toyl and no pleasure finds ' em Mar. A rare Cosmographer for a small Island Now I believe she is handsome Ant. Believe heartily Let thy belief though long a coming save thee Mar. She was certain fair Ant. But heark ye friend Martine Do not believe your self too far before me For then you may wrong me Sir Mar. Who bid ye teach me Do you show me meat and stitch my lips Antonio Is that fair play Ant. Now if thou shouldst abuse me And yet I know thee for an errant wencher A most immoderate thing thou canst not love long Mar. A little serves my turn I fly at all games But I believe Ant. How if we never see her more She is our enemy Mar. Why are you jealous then As far as I conceive she hates our whole House Ant. Yet good Martine Mar. Come come I have mercy on ye You shall enjoy her in your dream Antonio And I 'll not hinder though now I perswade my self Enter Aminta with a Letter Ant. Sit with perswasion down and you deal honestly I will look better on her Mar. Stay who 's this Friend Ant. Is' t not the other Gentlewoman Mar. Yes a Letter She brings to challenge sure if she do Antonio I hope she 'll be a Second too I am for her Am. A good hour Gentlemen Ant. You are welcome Lady 'T is like our late rude passage has powr'd on us Some reprehension Am. No I bring no anger Though some deserv'd it Ant. Sure we were all to blame Lady But for my part in all humility And with no little shame I ask your pardons Indeed I wear no sword to fright sweet beauties Am. You have it and this Letter pray ye Sir view it And my Commission 's done Mar. Have ye none for me Lady Am. Not at this time Mar. I am sorry for 't I can read too Am. I am glad but Sir to keep you in your exercise You may chance meet with one ill written Mar. Thank ye So it be a womans I can pick the meaning For likely they have but one end Am. You say true Sir Exit Ant. Martine my wishes are come home and loaden Loaden with brave return most happy happy I am a blessed man where 's the Gentlewoman Mar. Gone the spirit 's gone what news Ant. 'T is from the Lady From her we saw from that same miracle I know her name now read but these three lines Read with devotion friend the lines are holy Martine reads I dare not chide ye in my Letter Sir 'T will be too gentle If you please to look me In the West-street and find a fair Stone window Carved with white Cupids there I 'll entertain ye Night and discretion guide ye Call me Ismena Ant. Give it me again Come come fly fly I am all fire Mar. There may be danger Ant. So there is to drink When men are thirsty to eat hastily When we are hungry so there is in sleep Friend Obstructions then may rise and smother us We may dye laughing choak'd even at devotions An Apoplexie or a sodain Palsey May strike us down Mar. May be a train to catch ye Ant. Then I am caught and let Love answer for it 'T is not my folly but his infamy And if he be ador'd and dare do vild things Mar. Well I will go Ant. She is a Lady Sir A Maid I think and where that holy spell Is flung about me I ne're fear a villany 'T is almost night away friend Mar. I am ready I think I know the house too Ant. Then are we happy Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter Ismena and Aminta Ism Did you meet him Am. Yes Ism And did you give my Letter Am. To what end went I Ism Are ye sure it was he Was it that Gentleman Am. Do you think I was blind I went to seek no Carrier nor no Midwife Is What kind of man was he thou mayst be deceiv'd Friend Am. A man with a nose on 's face I think he had eyes too And hands for sure he took it Ism What an answer Am. What questions are these to one that 's hot and troubled Do you think me a Babe am I not able Cosin At my years and discretion to deliver A Letter handsomely Is that such a hard thing Why every Wafer-woman will undertake it A Sempsters girl or a Tailors wife will not miss it A Puritan Hostess Cosin would scorn these questions My legs are weary Ism I 'll make 'em well again Am. Are they at supper Ism Yes and I am not well Nor desire no company look out 't is darkish Am. I see nothing yet assure your self Ismena If he be a man he will not miss Ism It may be he is modest And that may pull him back from seeing me Or has made some wild construction of my easiness I blush to think what I writ Am. What should ye blush at Blush when you act your thoughts not when you write 'em Blush soft between a pair of sheets sweet Cosin Though he be a curious carried Gentleman I cannot think He 's so unnatural to leave a woman A young a noble and a beauteous woman Leave her in her desires Men of this age Are rather prone to come before they are sent for Hark I hear something up to th' Chamber Cosin You may spoil all else Enter Antonio and Martine Ism Let me see they are Gentlemen It may be they Am. They are they get ye up And like a Land-star draw him Ism I am shame-fac'd Exit Ant. This is the street Mar. I am looking for the house Close close pray ye close here Ant. No this is a Merchants I know the man well Mar. And this a Pothecaries I have lain here many times For a looseness in my hilts Amt. Have ye not past it Mar. No sure There is no house of mark that we have scaped yet Ant. What place is this Mar. Speak softer ' may be spies If any this a goodly window too Carv'd far above that I perceive
braver beasts Than others are But faces faces man May a man be caught with faces Mar. Without wonder 'T is odds against him May not a good face Lead a man about by th' nose 'las The nose is but a part against the whole Ant. But is it possible that two faces Should be so twin'd in form complexion Figure aspect that neither wen nor mole The Table of the brow the eyes lustre The lips cherry neither the blush nor smile Should give the one distinction from the other Does Nature work in molds Mar. Altogether We are all one mold one dust Ant. Thy reason 's moldie I speak from the Form thou the Matter Why was 't not ever one of Natures Glories Nay her great piece of wonder that amongst So many millions millions of her works She left the eye distinction to cull out The one from th' other yet all one name the face Mar. You must compare 'em by some other part Of the body if the face cannot do 't Ant. Didst ask her name Mar. Yes and who gave it her And what they promis'd more besides a spoon And what Apostles picture she is christned too In token wherefore she is call'd Isabella The daughter of a Countrey plow-swain by If this be not true she lies Ant. She cannot It would be seen a blister on her lip Should falshood touch it it is so tender Had her name held 't had been Ismenia And not another of her name Mar. Shall I speak Ant. Yes if thou 'lt speak truth Is she not wondrous like Mar. As two garments of the same fashion Cut from the same piece yet if any excell This has the first and in my judgement 't is so Ant. 'T is my opinion Mar. Were it the face Where mine eye should dwell I would please both With this as soon as one with the other Ant. And yet the other is the case of this Had I not look'd upon Ismenia I ne'r had staid beyond good-morrows time In view of this Mar. Would I could leave him here 'T were a free passage to Ismenia I must now blow as to put out the fire Yet kindle 't more You not consider Sir The great disparitie is in their bloods Estates and fortunes there 's the rich beauty Which this poor homeliness is not endow'd with There 's difference enough Ant. The least of all Equality is no rule in Loves Grammar That sole unhappiness is left to Princes To marry bloud we are free disposers And have the power to equalize their blouds Up to our own we cannot keep it back 'T is a due debt from us Mar. I Sir had you No Father nor Uncle nor such hinderers You might do with your self at your pleasure But as it is Ant. As it is 't is nothing Their powers will come too late to give me back The yesterday I lost Mar. Indeed to say sooth Your opposition from the other part Is of more force there you run the hazard Of every hour a life had you supply You meet your dearest enemy in love With all his hate about him 'T will be more hard For your Ismenia to come home to you Than yuu to goe to Countrey Isabell Enter Julio Ant. Tush 't is not fear removes me Mar. No more your Uncle Jul. Oh the good hour upon you Gentlemen Welcome Nephew Speak it to your friend Sir It may be happier receiv'd from you In his acceptance Ant. I made bold Uncle To do it before and I think he believes it Mar. 'T was never doubted Sir Jul. Here are sports Dons That you must look on with a loving eye And without Censure ' less it be giving My countrey neighbors loves their yearly offerings That must not be refus'd though 't be more pain To the Spectator than the painful Actor 'T will abide no more test than the tinsel We clad our Masks in for an hours wearing Or the Livery Lace sometimes on the cloaks Of a great Don's Followers I speak no further Than our own Countrey Sir Mar. For my part Sir The more absurd 't shall be the better welcome Jul. You 'll find the guest you look for I heard Confin You were at Toledo th' other day Ant. Not late Sir Jul. Oh sie must I be plainer You chang'd the point With Tirso and Lisauro two of the Stock Of our Antagonists the Belides Ant. A meer proffer Sir the prevention Was quick with us we had done somewhat else This Gentleman was engag'd in 't Jul. I am The enemy to his foe for it that wild-fire Will crave more than fair water to quench it I suspect Whence it will come I know not Enter two or three Gentlemen Ant. I was about a gentle reconcilement But I do fear I shall goe back agen Jul. Come come The Sports are coming on us Nay I have more guests to grace it Welcome Don Gostanco Giraldo Philippo Seat seat all Musick Enter a Cupid Cup. Love is little and therefore I present him Love is a fire therefore you may lament him Mar. Alas poor Love who are they that can quench him Jul. He 's not without those members fear him not Cup. Love shoots therefore I bear his bow about And Love is blind therefore my eyes are out Ma. I never heard Love give reason for what he did before Enter Bustofa for Paris Cup. Let such as can see see such as cannot behold Our goddesses all three strive for the ball of Gold And here fair Paris comes the hopeful youth of Troy Queen Hecub's darling-son King Priams only joy Mart. Is this Paris I should have taken him for Hector rather Bust Paris at this time Pray you hold your prating Ant. Paris can be angry Jul. Oh at this time You must pardon him he comes as a Judge Mar. Mercy on all that looks upon him say I. Bust The thundring seas whose watry fire washes the Whiting Mops. The gentle Whale whose feet so fell flies o'r the mountain tops No roars so fierce no throats so deep no howls can bring such fears As Paris can if Garden from he call his Dogs and Bears Mar. I those they were that I fear'd all this while Bust Yes Jack-an-Apes Mar. I thank you good Paris Bust You may hold your peace and stand further out o' th way then The lines will fall where they light Yes Jack-an-Apes he hath to sports and faces make like mirth Whilst bellowing buls the horned beasts do toss from ground to earth Blind Bear there is as Cupid blind Ant. That Bear would be whip'd for losing of his eies Bust Be whipped man may see But we present no such content but Nymphs such as they be Ant. These are long lines Mar. Can you blame him leading Buls and Bears in 'em Enter Shepherd singing with Ismena Aminta Florimel as Juno Pallas Venus and three Nymphs attending Bust Go Cupid blind conduct the dumb for Ladies must not speak here Let shepherds sing with dancing feet and cords of musick break here Song Now Ladies fight
can go farther yet Jul. 'T is far enough Let us attone it here And in a reconciled circle fold Our friendship new again Bel. The sign 's in Gemini An auspicious house 't has join'd both ours again Jul. You cannot proclaim me coward now Don Bellides Bel. No thou 'rt a valiant fellow so am I I 'll fight with thee at this hug to the last leg I have to stand on or breath or life left Jul. This is the salt unto humanity And keeps it sweet Bel. Love oh life stinks without it I can tell you news Jul. Good has long been wanting Bel. I do suspect and I have some proof on 't So far as a Love-Epistle comes to That Antonio your Nephew and my daughter Ismenia are very good friends before us Jul. That were a double wall about our houses Which I could wish were built Bel. I had it From Antonio's Intimate Don Martin And yet me thought it was no friendly part To show it me Jul. Perhaps 't was his consent Lovers have policies as well as Statesmen They look not always at the mark they aim at Bel. Wee 'll take up cudgels and have one bowt with 'em They shall know nothing of this union And till they find themselves most desperate Succor shall never see ' em Jul. I 'll take your part Sir Bel. It grows late there 's a happy day past us Jul. The example I hope to all behind it Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter Aminta above with a Taper Am. Stand fair light of Love which epithite and place Adds to thee honour to me it would be shame We must be weight in love no grain too light Thou art the Land-mark but if love be blind As many that can see have so reported What benefit canst thou be to his darkness Love is a jewel some say inestimable But hung at the ear deprives our own sight And so it shines to others not our selves I speak my skill I have only heard on 't But I could wish a nearer document Alass the ignorant desire to know Some say Love 's but a toy and with a but. Now methinks I should love it ne'er the worse A toy is harmless sure and may be plaid with It seldome goes without his adjunct pretty A pretty toy we say 't is meeter to joy too Well here may be a mad night yet for all this Here 's a Priest ready and a Lady ready A chamber ready and a bed ready 'T is then but making unready and that 's soon done My Lady is my Cosen I my self Which is nearest then My desires are mine Say they be hers too is' t a hanging matter It may be ventur'd in a worser cause I must go question with my conscience I have the word Centinel do thou stand Thou shalt not need to call I 'll be at hand Exit Enter Antonio and Martin Ant. Are we not dog'd behind us thinkst thou friend Mar. I heard not one bark Sir Ant. There are that bite And bark not man me-thought I spy'd two fellows That through two streets together walk'd aloof And wore their eyes suspiciously upon us Mar. Your Jealousie nothing else or such perhaps As are afraid as much of us who knows But about the like business but for your fears sake I 'll advise and intreat one curtesie Ant. What 's that friend Mar. I will not be denyed Sir Change your upper garments with me Ant. It needs not Mar. I think so too but I will have it so If you dare trust me with the better Sir Ant. Nay then Mar. If there should be danger towards There will be the main mark I 'm sure Ant. Here thou tak'st from me Mar. Tush the General Must be safe how ere the Battle goes See you the Beacon yonder Ant. Yes we are near shore Enter 2. Gentlemen with weapons drawn they set upon Martin Antonio pursues them out in rescue of Martin Mar. Come Land Land you must clamber by the cliffe Here are no stairs to rise by Ant. I are you there fight and Exeunt Enter Aminta above and Martin return'd again ascends Am. Antonio Mar. Yes Ismenia Am. Thine own Mar. Quench the light thine eyes are guides illustrious Am. 'T is necessary Exeunt Enter Antonio Mar. Your legs have sav'd your lives who ere you are Friend Martin where art thou not hurt I hope Sure I was farthest in the pursuit of 'em My pleasures are forgotten through my fears The lights extinct it was discreetly done They could not but have notice of the broil And fearing that might call up company Have carefully prevented and closed up I do commend the heed oh but my friend I fear his hurt friend friend it cannot be So mortal that I should lose thee quite friend A groan any thing that may discover thee Thou art not sunk so far but I might hear thee I 'll lay mine ear as low as thou canst fall Friend Don Martin I must answer for thee 'T was in my cause thou feel'st if thou be'st down Such dangers stand betwixt us and our ioyes That should we forethink ere we undertake Wee 'ld sit at home and save What a night 's here Purpos'd for so much joy and now dispos'd To so much wretchedness I shall not rest in 't â—f I had all my pleasures there within â— should not entertain 'em with a smile Good night to you Mine will be black and sad A friend cannot a woman may be bad Exit Actus Quintus Scaena Prima Enter Ismenia and Aminta Ism O thou false Am. Do your daringst he 's mine own Soul and body mine church and chamber mine Totally mine Ism Dar'st thou face thy falshood Am. Shall I not give a welcome to my wishes Come home so sweetly farewell your company Till you be calmer woman Exit Ism Oh what a heap Of misery has one night brought with it Enter Antonio Ant. Where is he do you turn your shame from me You 'r a blind Adulteress you know you are Ism How 's that Antonio Ant. Till I have vengeance Your sin 's not pardonable I 'll have him If hell hide him not y' have had your last of him Exit Ism What did he speak I understood him not He call'd me a foul name it was not mine He took me for another sure Enter Bellides Bell. Ha are you there Where 's your sweet heart I have found you Traytor To my house wilt league with mine enemy You 'll shed his blood you 'll say hah will you so And fight with your heels upwards No Minion â— have a husband for you since y' are so rank And such a husband as thou shalt like him Whether thou wilt or no Antonio Ism It thunders with the storm now Bel. And to night I 'll have it dispatch'd I 'll make it sure I By to morrow this time thy Maiden-head Shall not be worth a Chicken if it were Knockt at an out-cry go I 'll ha' ye before me Shough shough up to your coop Pea-Hen Ism Then
And hazardous exploits full sixteen years Have led as hand-maids Fortune Victory Whom the Maltezi call my servitors Tempests I have subdued and fought them calm Out-lighten'd lightning in my Chivalry Rid tame as patience billows that kick'd heaven Whistl'd enraged Boreas till his gusts Were grown so gentle that he seem'd to sigh Because he could not show the ayr my keel And yet I cannot conquer her bright eyes Which though they blaze both comfort and invite Neither by force nor fraud pass through her ear Whose guard is only blushing Innocence To take the least possession of her heart Did I attempt her with a thred-bare name-unapt with meritorious actions She might with colour dis-allow my suit But by the honor of this Christian cross In blood of Infidels so often dy'd Which mine own Soul and Sword hath fixed here And neither favor nor births priviledge Oriana shall confess although she be Valettas Sister our Grand-master here The wages of scorn'd Love is baneful hate And if I rule not her I 'le rule her fate Rocca my trusty Servant welcome Enter Rocca Rocca Sir I wish my news deserv'd it hapless I That being lov'd and trusted fail to bring The loving answer that you do expect Mount Why speak'st thou from me thy pleas'd eyes send forth Beams brighter than the star that ushers day Thy smiles restore sick expectation Roc. I bring you Sir her smiles not mine Mount Her smiles Why they are presents for Kings eldest Sons Great Solyman that wearies his hot eyes But to peruse his deck'd Seraglio When from the number of his Concubines He chooseth one for that night in his pride Of them wives wealth is not so rich as I In this one smile from Oriana sent Roc. Sir fare ye well Mount Oh Rocca thou art wise And woul'st not have the torrent of my joy Ruine me headlong aptly thou conceiv'st If one reviving smile can raise me thus What trances will the sweet words which thou bring'st Cast me into I selt my dearest friend No more my Servant when I imployed thee That knew'st to look and speak as Lovers should And carry faithfully thy Masters sighs That it must work some heat in her cold heart And all my labors now come fraughted home With ten fold prize Roc. Will you yet hear me Mount Yes But take heed gentle Rocca that thou do'st Tenderly by degrees assault mine ears With her consent now to embrace my love For thou well know'st I have been so plung'd so torn With her resolv'd reject and neglect That to report her soft acceptance now Will stupifie sense in me if not kill Why shew'st thou this distemper Roc. Draw your sword And when I with my breath have blasted you Kill me with it I bring you smiles of pitty not affection For such she sent Mount Oh! can she pitty me Of all the paths lead to a womans love Pitties the streightest Roc. Waken Sir and know That her contempt if you can name it so Continues still she bids you throw your Pearl Into strong streams and hope to turn them so Ere her too foul dishonor writ your plaints In rocks of Coral grow'n above the Sea Them hope to soften to compassion Or change their modest blush to love sick pale Ere work her to your impious requests All your loose thoughts she chides you home again But with such calm behaviour and mild looks She gentlier denies than others grant For just as others love so doth she hate She says that by your order you are bound From marrying ever and much marvels then You would thus violate her and your own faith That being the virgin you should now protect Hitherto she professes she has conceal'd Your lustful Batteries but the next she vowes In open Hall before the honor'd cross And her great Brother she will quite disclose Calling for justice to your utter shame Mount Hence find the Blackamore that waits upon her Bring her unto me she doth love me yet And I must her now at least seem to do Cupid thy brands that glow thus in my veins I will with blood extinguish ar't not gone Shall my desires like beggars wait at dore Whil'st any others revel in her breast Sweat on my spirits know thou trickt up toy My love 's a violent flood where art thou faln Playing with which tide thou 'dst been gently toss'd But crossing it thou art or'whelm'd and lost Enter Astorius and Castriot Cast Monsieur good day Ast Good morrow valiant Knight What are you for this great solemnity This morn intended Mount What solemnity Ast The investing of the Martial Spaniard Peter Gomera with our Christian Badge Cast And young Miranda the Italian Both which with wondrous prowess and great luck Have dar'd and done for Malta such high feats That not one Fort in it but rings their names As loud as any mans Mount As any mans Why we have fought for Malta Ast Yes Mountferrat No bold Knight ever past you but we wear The dignity of Christians on our breasts And have a long time triumph'd for our conquests These conquer'd a long time not triumph'd yet Mount Astorius you are a most indulgent Knight Detracting from your self to add to others You know this title is the period To all our labors the extremity Of that tall pyramid where honer hangs Which we with sweat and agony have reach'd And should not then so easily impart So bright a wreath to every cheap desert Cast How is this French man chang'd Astorius Some sullen discontent possesses him That makes him envy what he heretofore Did most ingeniously but emulate Mount Oh furious desire how like a whirl-wind Thou hurriest me beyond mine honors point Out of my heart base lust or heart I vow Those flames that heat me thus I 'll burn thee in Ast Do ' ye observe him Mount What news of the Dane That valiant Captain Norandine Cast He fights still In view o th' Town he playes the devil with 'em And they the Turks with him Mount They 'r well met then 't were sin to sever 'em Pish woman Memory Would one of ye would leave me Ast Six fresh Gallies I in St. Angelo from the promontory This morne descride making a Girdle for him But our great Master doth intend relief This present meeting will you walk along Mount Humh I have read Ladies enjoy'd have been The gulphs of worthiest men buried their names Their former valor bounty beauty virtue And sent 'em stinking to untimely graves I that cannot enjoy by her disdain Am like to prove as wretched woman then Checking or granting is the grave of men Ast He 's saying of his prayers sure Cast Will you go Sir Mount I cry you mercy I am so transported Your pardon noble Brothers with a business That doth concern all Malta that I am Anon you 'l hear 't almost blind and deaf Lust neither sees nor hears ought but it self But I will follow instantly your cross Ast Not mine dropt Cast Nor mine 't is
the spume of Cocitus do ye snarle you black Jill she looks like the Picture of America Val. Why stay we now Mir. This last petition to the Court I may bequeath the keeping of my Fort To this my kinsman toward the maintenance Of him and his fair virtuous wife discreet Loyal and valiant I dare give him you Val. You must not ask in vain Sir Col. My best thanks To you my noble Cosin and my service To the whole Court may I deserve this bounty Val. Proceed to th' ceremony one of our Esguard Degrade Mountferrat first Mount I will not sue For mercy 't were in vain fortune thy worst Musick An Altar discover'd with Tapers and a Book on it The two Bishops stand on each side of it Mountferrat as the Song is singing ascends up the Altar See see the stain of honor virtues foe Of Virgins fair fames the foul overthrow That broken hath his oath of chastity Dishonor'd much this holy dignity Off with his Robe expell him forth this place Whilst we rejoyce and sing at his disgrace Val. Since by thy actions thou hast made thy self Unworthy of that worthy sign thou wear'st And of our sacred order into which For former virtues we receiv'd thee first According to our Statutes Ordinances For praise unto the good a terror to The bad and an example to all men We here deprive thee of our habit and Declare thee unworthy our society From which we do expell thee as a rotten Corrupted and contagious member Esq Using th' authority th' Superior Hath given unto me I untie this knot And take from thee the pleasing yoak of heaven We take from off thy breast this holy cross Which thou hast made thy burthen not thy prop Thy spurs we spoil thee of leaving thy heels Bare of thy honor that have kick'd against Our Orders precepts next we reave thy sword And give foe to goodness and to Heaven Last 'bout thy stiffneck we this halter hang And leave thee to the mercy of thy Court. Val. Invest Miranda SONG Fair child of virtue honors bloom That here with burning zeal dost come With joy to ask the white cross cloak And yield unto this pleasing yoak That being young vows chastity And choosest wilful poverty As this flame mounts so mount thy zeal thy glory Rise past the Stars and fix in Heaven thy story 1 Bish Whar crave you gentle Sir Mir. Humble admittance To be a brother of the holy Hospital Of great Jerusalem 2 Bish Breathe out your vow Mir. To heaven and all the bench of Saints above Whose succor I implore t' enable me I vow henceforth a chaste life not to enjoy Any thing proper to my self obedience To my superiors whom Religion And Heaven shall give me ever to defend The virtuous fame of Ladies and to oppugne Even unto death the Christian enemy This do I vow to accomplish Esq Who can tell Has he made other vow or promis'd marriage To any one or is in servitude All. He 's free from all these 1 Bish Put on his spurs and girt him with the sword The scourge of Infidels and tipes of speed Buildst thy faith on this Mir. On him that dy'd On such a sacred figure for our sins 2 Bish Here then we fix it on thy left side for Thy increase of faith Christian defence and service To th' poor and thus near to thy heart we plant it That thou maist love it even with all thy heart With thy right hand protect preserve it whole For if thou fighting ' gainst heavens enemies Shalt flie away abandoning the cross The Ensign of thy holy General With shame thou justly shalt be robb'd of it Chas'd from our company and cut away As an infectious putrified limb Mir. I ask no favour 1 Bish Then receive the yoak Of him that makes it sweet and light in which Thy soul find her eternal rest Val. Most welcome All. Welcome our noble Brother Val. Break up the Court Mountferrat though your deeds Conspiring ' gainst the lives of innocents Hath forfeited your own we will not stain Our white cross with your blood your doom is theâ— o marry this coagent of your mischiefs Which done we banish you the continent If either after three daies here be found The hand of Law laies hold upon your lives Nor. Away French stallion now you have a Barbary mare of your own go leap her and engender young devilings Val. We will find something noble Norandine To quit your merit so to civil feasts According to our customs and all pray The dew of grace bless our new Knight to day Exeuâ—â— FINIS Loves Cure or the Martial Maid A COMEDY The Persons Represented in the Play Assistant or Governor Vitelli a young Gentleman enemy to Alvarez Lamoral a fighting Gallant friend to Vitelli. Anastro an honest Gentleman friend to Vitelli Don Alvarez a noble Gent. Father to Lucio and Clara. Siavedra a friend to Alvarez Lucio Son to Alvarez a brave young Gent. in womans habit Alguazeir a sharking panderly Constable of worship Pachieco a Cobler Mendoza a Botcher Metaldie a Smith Lazarillo Pachieco his hungry servant Bobbadilla a witty knave servant to Eugenia and Steward vant to Alvarez Herald Officer WOMEN Eugenia a virtuous Lady wife to Don Alvarez Clara Daughter to Eugenia a martial Maid valiant and chaste enamoured of Vitelli. Genevora Sister to Vitelli in love with Lucio Malroda a wanton Mistiriss of Vitelli. The Scene Sevil. A PROLOGUE At the reviving of this PLAY STatues and Pictures challenge price and fame If they can justly boast and prove they came From Phidias or Apelles None denie Poets and Painters hold a sympathy Yet their works may decay and lose their grace Receiving blemish in their Limbs or Face When the Minds Art has this preheminence She still retaineth her first excellence Then why should not this dear Piece be esteem'd Child to the richest fancies that e'r teem'd When not their meanest off-spring that came forth But bore the image of their Fathers worth Beaumonts and Fletchers whose desert out-wayes The best applause and their least sprig of Boyes Is worthy Phaebus and who comes to gather Their fruits of wit he shall not rob the treasure Nor can you ever surfeit of the plenty Nor can you call them rare though they be dainty The more you take the more you do them right And we will thank you for your own delight Actus Primus Scaena Prima Enter Vitelli Lamoral Anastro Vit. ALvarez pardon'd Ana. And return'd Lamo. I saw him land At St. Lucars and such a general welcome Fame as harbinger to his brave actions Had with the easie people prepar'd for him As if by his command alone and fortune Holland with those low Provinces that hold out Against the Arch-Duke were again compell'd With their obedience to give up their lives To be at his Devotion Vit. You amaze me For though I have heard that when he fled from Sevil To save his life than forfeited to Law For
women Can make men friends and enemies when they list Say A gallant undertaking and a happy Why this is noble in you and will be A welcomer present to our Master Philip Than the return from his Indies Enter Clara Genevora Eugenia and Bobadilla Cla. Father your blessing Alv. Take her if ye bring not Betwixt you boys that will find out new worlds And win 'em too I 'm a false Prophet Vit. Brother There is a Sister long divided streams Mix now at length by fate Bob. I am not regarded I was the careful Steward that provided these Instruments of peace I put the longest weapon in your Sisters hand my Lord because she was the shortest Lady For likely the shortest Ladies love the longest men And for mine own part I could have discharged â—â—t my Pistol is no ordinary Pistol it has two ramming bullets but thought I why should I shoot my two bullets into my old Lady if they had gone I would not have staid â—ong after I would ev'n have died too bravely y'â—aith like â— Roman Steward hung my self in mine own chain and there had been a story of Bobadilla Spindola Zancho for after ages to lament hum I perceive I am not only not regarded but also not rewarded Alv. Prethee peace ' shalt have a new chain next Saint Jaques day or this new gilt â—ob I am satisfied let virtue have her due And yet I am melancholy upon this atonement pray heaven the State â—â—ue it not I would my Lord Vitellie's Steward and I could meet they should find it should cost 'em a little more to make us friends well I will forswear wine and women for a year and then I will be drunk to morrow and run a whoring like a dog with a broken bottle at 's tail then will I repent next day and forswear 'em again more vehemently be forsworn next day again and repent my repentance for thus a melancholy Gentleman doth and ought to live Assist Nay you stall dine with me and afterward I 'll with ye to the King But first I will Dispatch the Castles business that this day May be compleat Bring forth the malefactors Enter Alguazier Pachieco Metaldi Mendoza Lazaril Piorato Malroda and Guard You Alguazier the Ringleader of these Poor fellows are degraded from your office You must return all stolen goods you receiv'd And watch a twelve month without any pay This if you fail of all your goods confiscate You are to be whipt and sent into the Gallies Alg. I like all but restoring that Catholique Doctrine I do dislike Learn all ye officers By this to live uprightly if you can Exit Assist You Cobler to tanslate your manners new Are doom'd to th' Cloisters of the Mendicants With this your brother botcher there for nothing To cobble and heel hose for the poor Friers Till they allow you pennance for sufficient And your amendment then you shall be freed And may set up again Pach. Mendoza come Our souls have trode awry in all mens sight We 'll underlay 'em till they go upright Exe. Pach. and Mend. Assist Smith in those shackles you for your hard heart Must lie by th' heels a year Met. I have shod your horse my Lord. Exit Assist Away for you my hungry white-loaf'd face You must to th' Gallies where you shall be sure To have no more bits than you shall have blows Laz. Well though herrings want I shall have rowes Assist Signior you have prevented us and punish'd Your selfe severelier than we would have done You have married a whore may she prove honest Pio. 'T is better my Lord than to marry an honest woman That may prove a whore Vit. 'T is a hansome wench and thou canst keep her tame I 'll send you what I promis'd Pio. Joy to your Lordships Alv. Hear may all Ladies learn to make of foes The perfect'st friends and not the perfect'st foes Of dearest friends as some do now a daies Vit. Behold the power of love to nature lost By custome irrecoverably past the hope Of friends restoring Love hath here retriv'd To her own habit made her blush to see Her so long monstrous Metamorphoses May strange affairs never have worse success Exeunt EPILOGUE OVr Author fears there are some Rebel hearts Whose dulness doth oppose loves piercing darts Such will be apt to say there wanted wit The language low very few Scaenes are writ With spirit and life such odd things as these He cares not for nor ever means to please For if your selves a Mistriss or loves friends Are lik'd with this smooth Play he hath his ends FINIS WOMEN PLEAS'D A TRAGY-COMEDY The Persons Represented in the Play Duke of Siena Suitor to Belvidere Silvio A Gentleman of quality servant to Belvidere Claudio Silvio's friend brother to Isabella Bartello Captain of the Citadel Vncle to Silvio Lopez A sordid Vsurer the jealous Husband of Isabella Lords of Florence Lords of Siena Councellors Courtiers Penurio A hungry servant to Lopez Soto A merry servant to Claudio A Farmer Father to Soto Captain Soldiers of the Guard A Clarke Bomby An enemy to Watches and May-poles Morrice-dancers Masquers WOMEN Dutchess of Florence Belvidere A virtuous Princess daughter to the Dutchess in love with Silvio Rodope wife to Bartello Isabella Wife to Lopez and Sister to Claudio Jaquenett servant to Isabella Two Gentlewomen The Scene Florence The principal Actors were Joseph Taylor John Vnderwood Rob. Benfield Rich. Sharpe John Lowin Will. Eglestone Nicholas Toolie Thomas Holcombe Actus Primus Scaena Prima Enter Bartello and Silvio Sil. T Is true she is a right good Princess and a just one And Florence when she sets has lost a Planet Bar. My Mistriss I tell thee gentle Nephew There is not such another friend to goodness To down-right dealing to faith and true heart Within the Christian confines Before she blest us Justice was a Cheese-monger a meer Cheese-monger Weigh'd nothing to the world but Mites and Maggots And a main stink Law like a Horse-courser Her rules and precepts hung with gawdes and ribbonds And pamper'd up to cousen him that bought her When she her self was hackney lame and founder'd Sil. But the sweet Lady Belvidere the bright one Bar. I there 's a face indeed Oh my dear Nephew Could a young fellow of thy fiery mettle Freeze and that Lady in his Arms Sil. I think not Bar. Thou hast a parlous judgement but let that pass She is as truly virtuous fair and noble As her great Mother's good and that 's not ordinary Sil. But why so many Princes and so great ones Being Suitors should the Dutchess deny to match her Bar. She is a Jewel man hangs in her bosom Her only Child with her eies she sees all things Discourses with her tongue and pluck her from her So dotingly the old one loves her young one You pluck her heart out too Besides of late daies The Duke of Milan who could never win her By Love nor Treaty laid a close train for her
tyrant in me Soto Oh. Cla. What 's that cry Soto A Surgeon a Surgeon Twenty good Surgeons Cla. 'T is not far from me Some murther o' my life Soto Will you let me dye here No drink come nor no Surgeon Cla. 'T is my man sure His voice and here he lies how is it with thee Soto I am slain Sir I am slain Cla. Slain Who has slain thee Soto Kill'd kill'd out-right kill'd Cla. Where 's thy hurt Soto I know not But I am sure I am kill'd Cla. Canst thou sit up That I may find the hurt out Soto I can sit up But ne'er the less I am slain Cla. 'T is not o'th is side Soto No Sir I think it be not Cla. Nor o' this side Was it done with a sword Soto A Gun a Gun sweet Master Cla. The devil a bullet has been here thou art well man Soto No sure I am kill'd Cla. Let me see thy thighs and belly As whole as a fish for any thing I see yet Thou bleed'st no where Soto I think I do not bleed Sir But yet I am afraid I am slain Cla. Stand up fool Thou hast as much hurt as my nail who shot thee A Pottle or a Pint Soto Signior Silvio shot me In these clothes taking me for you and seeing The Ladder in my hand here which I stole from ye Thinking to have gone to the Lady my self and have spoke for ye Cla. If he had hit ye home he had serv'd ye right sirrah You saucy rogue how poor my intent shews to me How â—aked now and foolish Soto Are ye sure he has not hit me It gave a monstrous bounce Cla. You rose o' your right side And said your prayers too you had been payed else But what need'st thou a Bullet when thy fear kills thee Sirrah keep your own counsel for all this you 'll be hang'd else If it be known Soto If it be by my means let me I am glad I am not kill'd and far more gladder My Gentleman-like humor 's out I feel 't is dangerous And to be a gentleman is to be kill'd twice a week Cla. Keep your self close i' th' Countrey for a while sirrah There 's Money walk to your friends Soto They have no Pistols Nor are no Gentlemen that 's my comfort Exit Cla. I will retire too and live private for this Silvio Inflam'd with nobleness will be my death else And if I can forget this love that loads me At least the danger and now I think on 't better I have some conclusions else invites me to it Exit Actus Secundus Scaena Prima Enter Rodope and Silvio at several doors Rod. NEphew Sil. My dear Aunt Rod. Would you go by thus slily And never see me not once send in to me Your loving Aunt she that above all those I call my kindred honour'd you and placed you Nearest my heart Sil. I thank you worthy Aunt But such at this time are my occasions Rod. You shall not goe yet by my faith you shall not I will not be deny'd why look ye sad Nephew Sil. I am seldom other Oh this blood sits heavy As I walk'd this way late last night In meditation of some things concern'd me Rod. What Nephew Sil. Why methought I heard a Piece Lady A Piece shot off much about this place too But could not judge the cause nor what it boaded Under the Castle-wall Rod. We heard it too And the Watch pursu'd it presently but found nothing Not any tract Sil. I am right glad to hear it The Ruffians surely that command the night Have found him stript him and into the River Convey'd the body Rod. You look still sadder Nephew Is any thing within these walls to comfort ye Speak and be Master of it Sil. Ye are a right Courtier A great Professor but a poor performer Rod. Do you doubt my faith you never found me that way I dare well speak it boldly but a true friend Sil. Continue then Rod. Try me and see who falters Sil. I will and presently 't is in your power To make me the most bound man to your courtesie Rod. Let me know how and if I fail Sil. 'T is thus then Get me access to the Lady Belvidere But for a minute but to see her your Husband now Is safe at Court I left him full employ'd there Rod. You have ask'd the thing without my power to grant ye The Law lies on the danger if I lov'd ye not â— would bid ye goe and there be found and dye for 't Sil. I knew your love and where there shew'd a danger How far you durst step for me give me a true friend That where occasion is to do a benefit Aims at the end and not the rubs before it I was a fool to ask ye this a more fool To think a woman had so much noble nature To entertain a secret of this burthen Ye had best to tell the Dutchess I perswaded ye That 's a fine course and one will win ye credit Forget the name of Cosin blot my blood out And so you raise your self let me grow shorter A woman friend he that believes that weakness Steers in a stormy night without a Compass Rod. What is' t I durst not do might not impeach ye Sil. Why this ye dare not do ye dare not think of Rod. 'T is a main hazard Sil. If it were not so I would not come to you to seek a favour Rod. You will lose your self Sil. The loss ends with my self then Rod. You will but see her Sil. Only look upon her Rod. Not stay Sil. Prescribe your time Rod. Not traffique with her In any close dishonourable action Sil. Stand you your self by Rod. I will venture for ye Because ye shall be sure I am a touch'd friend I 'll bring her to ye come walk you know the Garden And take this key to open the little Postern There stand no guards Sil. I shall soon find it Aunt Exeunt Scaena Secunda Enter two Soldiers 1 Sol. Is the Captain come home 2 Sol. No who commands the Guard to night 1 Sold. I think Petruchio 2 Sold. What 's the Word 1 Sold. None knows yet 2 Sol. I would this Lady were married out o' th' way once Or out of our custodies I wish they would take in more companies For I am sure we feel her in our duties shrewdly 1 Sol. 'T is not her fault I warrant ye she is ready for 't And that 's the plague when they grow ripe for marriage They must be slipt like Hawkes 2 Sol. Give me a mean wench No State doubt lies on her she is alwayes ready 1 Sol. Come to the Guard 't is late and sure the Captain Can not be long away 2 Sol. I have watch'd these three nights To morrow they may keep me tame for nothing Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter Silvio Belvidere and Rodope with a Light Sil. This is the place I think what Light is that there The Lady and my
still With my virtue and my skill Still increase and build thy name Chuse now Silvio here I am Sil. I know not what to say which way to turn me Into thy Soveraign will I put my answer Bel. I thank ye Sir and my Will thus rewards ye Take your old Love your best your dearest Silvio No more Spells now nor further shapes to alter me I am thy Belvidere indeed Dear Mother There is no altering this heavens hand is with it And now you ought to give me he has fairly won me Sil. But why that Hag Bel. In that shape most secure still I followed all your fortunes serv'd and counsell'd ye I met ye at the Farmers first a Countrey wench Where fearing to be known I took that habit And to make ye laughing sport at this mad marriage By secret aid of my friend Rhodope We got this Maske Sil. And I am sure I have ye Bel. For ever now for ever Dutch You see it must be The wheel of destiny hath turn'd it round so Sy. It must it is and curs'd be he that breaks it Dutch I 'll put a choice to you Sir ye are my prisoner Sy. I am so and I must be so till it please you Dutch Chuse one of these either to pay a Ransom At what a rate I shall set it which shall be high enough And so return a Free-man and a Batchelor Or give me leave to give you a fit wife In honor every way yours Graces equal And so your Ransom 's paid Sy. You say most nobly Silvio's example's mine pray chuse you for me Dutch I thank ye Sir I have got the mastry too And here I give your Grace a Husbands freedom Give me your hand my Husband Sy. You much honor me And I shall ever serve ye for this favour Bâ—t Come Lopoz let us give our wives the breeches too For they will have ' em Lop. Whilst they rule with virtue I 'll give 'em skin and all Isâ— We 'll sâ—rach it off else Sil. I am glad ye live more glad ye live to honor And from this hour a stronger love dwell with us Pray you take your man again Cla. He knows my house Sir Dutch 'T is sin to keep you longer from your loves We 'll lead the way and you young men that know not How to preserve a wife and keep her fair Give 'em their soveraign Wills and pleas'd they are Exeunt Here endeth Women pleas'd THE NIGHT-WALKER OR THE LITTLE THIEF A Comedy The Actors Names Tom Lurcher Jack Wild-brain Gentlemen Justice Algripe Frank Hartlove Toby Servants Sexton Bell-Ringers Boy A Lady Mother to Maria. Maria. Nurse Mistriss New-love Women Mistriss Actus Primus Scaena Prima Enter Tom Lurcher and Jack Wild-brain Lur. JAck Wild. What wind brought thee hither In what hollow tree or rotten wall Hast thou been like a Swallow all this winter Where hast thou been man Lur. Following the Plow Wild. What Plow Thou hast no Land Stealing is thy own purchase Lur. The best inheritance Wild. Not in my opinion Thou hadst five hundred pound a year Lur. 'T is gone Prethee no more on 't have I not told thee And oftentimes nature made all men equal Her distribution to each child alike Till labour came and thrust a new Will in Which I allow not till men won a priviledge By that they call endeavour which indeed Is nothing but a lawful Cosenage An allowed way to cheat why should my neighhor That hath no more soul than his Horse-keeper Nor bounteous faculties above a Broom-man Have forty thousand pounds and I four groats Why should he keep it Will. Thy old opinion still Lur. Why should that Scrivener That ne'er writ reason in his life nor any thing That time e'ver gloried in that never knew How to keep any courtesie conceal'd But Noverint Vniversi must proclaim it Purchase perpetually and I a rascal Consider this why should that mouldy Cobler Marry his Daughter to a wealthy Merchant And give five thousand pounds is this good justice Because he has a tougher constitution Can feed upon old Songs and save his money Therefore must I go beg Wil. What 's this to thee Thou canst not mend if thou beest determin'd To rob all like a Tyrant yet take heed A keener justice do not overtake thee And catch you in a Nooze Lâ—r. I am no Wood-cock He that shall sit down frighted with that foolery â—s not worth pity let me alone to shuffle Thou art for wenching Wil. For beauty I a safe course No halter hangs in the way I defie it Luâ— But a worse fate a wilful poverty For where thou gain'st by one that indeed loves thee A thousand will draw from thee 't is thy destiny One is a kind of weeping cross Jack A gentle Purgatory do not sling at all You 'll pay the Box so often till you perish Wil. Take you no care for that sir 't is my pleasure I will imploy my wits a great deal faster Than you shall do your fingers and my loves If I mistake not shall prove riper harvest And handsomer and come within less danger Where 's thy young Sister Lur. I know not where she is she is not worth caring for She has no wit Oh you 'd be nibling with her She 's far enough I hope I know not where She 's not worth caring for a sullen thing She wou'd not take my counsel Jack And so I parted from her Wil. Leave her to her wants Lur I gave her a little money what I could spare She had a mind to th' Countrey she is turn'd By this some Farriers dairy maid I may meet her Riding from Market one day 'twixt her Dorsers If I do by this hand I wo'not spare Her butter pence Wil. Thou wilt not rob thy Sister Lur. She shall account me for her Egs and Cheeses Wil. A pretty Girl did not old Algripe love her A very pretty Girl she was Lur. Some such thing â—â—t he was too wise to fasten let her pass Wil. Then where 's thy Mistriss Lur. Where you sha'not find her Nor know what stuff she is made on no indeed Sir I choose her not for your use Wil. Sure she is handsome Lur. Yes indeed is she she is very handsome but that 's all one Wil. You 'll come to th' Marriage Lur. Is it to day Wil. Now now they are come from Church now Lur. Any great preparation Does Justice Algripe shew his power Wil. Very glorious and glorious people there Lur. I may meet with him yet e're I dye as cunning as he is Wil. You may do good Tom at the carriage We have plate and dainty things Lur. Do you no harm Sir For yet methinks the Marriage should be mar'd If thou maist have thy will farewell say nothing Exit Enter Gentlemen Wil. You are welcome noble friends 1. I thank you Sir Nephew to the old Lady his name is Wildbrain And wild his best condition 2. I have heard of him I pray
prethee what are they 1. They are so pat upon the time as if He studied to answer the late Histriomastix Talking of change and transformations That wittily and learnedly he bangs him So many a Puritans ruff though starch'd in print Be turn'd to Paper and a Play writâ—n't And confute Horace with a Water Poet A Play in the Puritans ruff I 'll buy his Works for 't What hast there a Ballad too 2. This is a piece of Poetry indeed He sings Justice cries within What noise is that 1. Some cry i th' streets prethee sing on Sing again 2. Agen dost not hear 't is i' th' house certainly 1. 'T is a strange noise and has a tang o' th' Justice 2. Let 's see Exit Enter the Servants bringing in their Master bound and gagg'd 1. Untie his feet pull out his gagg he will choak else What desperate rogues were these 2. Give him fresh air Ju. I will never study books more I am undone these villains have undone me Rifled my Desk they have undone me learnedly A fire take all their Books I 'll burn my Study Where were you rascals when the villains bound me You could not hear 1. He gave us Books Sir dainty Books to busie us And we were reading in that which was the Brew-house A great way off we were singing Ballads too And could not hear Ju. This was a precious thief A subtle trick to keep my servants safe 2. What ha you lost Sir Ju. They ransack'd all before my face and threatned To kill me if I cough'd they have a chain My rings my box of casting gold my purse too They robb'd me miserably but that which most grieves me They took away some Writings 't was a rogue That knew me and set on by the old Lady I will indite her for 't 1. Shall we pursue ' em Ju. Run run cursed raskals I am out of my wits let not a creature in No not with necessaries 2. We shall be starv'd Ju. I 'll buy my meat at window as they pass by I wo'nt trust my Scrivenor he has books too And bread I 'll ha flung up I charge ye all 〈◊〉 all the books i' th' house 1. Your little Prayer Book Ju. I 'll never pray agen I 'll have my doors Made up nothing but walls and thick ones too No sound shall tempt me agen remember I Have forswore books 2. If you should be call'd to take your oath Ju. I will forswear all oaths rather than see â— thing but in the likeness of a book And I were condemn'd I 'll rather chuse to hang Than read agen come in and search all places They may be about the house were the doors lock'd 1. But the keys in 'em and if they be gone They could not want wit to lock us in Sir Ju. Never was a man so miserably undone â— would lose a limb to see their rogueships totter Exeunt Enter Lady and Nurse La. Thy brothers daughter saist and born in Wales Nur. I have long time desired to see her and I hope Your Ladyship will not be offended La. No no. Nur. I should be happy if she might be serviceable To you Madam La. Beshrew me but at first she took me much Is she not like Maria setting aside Her language very like her and I love her The better for 't I prethee call her hither She speaks feat English Nur. Why Guennith Guennith du hummah Guennith She is course Madam after her countrey guise And were she in fine cloths La. I 'll have her handsome Enter Maria. What part of Wales were you born in Ma. In Abehundis Madam Nur. She speaks that name in Welsh which we call Brecknock La. What can you do Ma. Her was toe many tings in Walls know not the fashion in Londons her was milk the Cows make seeze and buters and spin very well the Welsh freeze her was Cooke to te Mountain Cots and sing very fine prittish tunes was mage good ales and breds and her know to dance on Sundays marge you now Madams La. A pretty innocence I do like her infinitely Nurse And if I live Enter Servant Ser. Here is Mr. Hartlove Madam come to see you La. Alas poor Gentleman prethee admit him Enter Hartlove and Gent. Ha. Madam I am come to take my last leave La. How Sir Ha. Of all my home affections and my friends For the interest you had once in Maria I would acquaint you when I leave the kingdom La. Would there were any thing in my poor power That might divert your Will and make you happy I am sure I have wrong'd her too but let your pardon Assure me you are charitable she 's dead Which makes us both sad What do you look on The likest face Ma. Plesse us awle why does that sentilman make such unders and mazements at her I know her not Ha. Be not offended maid La. How the wench blushes she represents Marias loss to him Ma. Will the sentilman hurt her pray you be her defences was have mad phisnomies is her troubled with Lunaticks in her prain pans bless us awle Ha. Where had you this face Ma. Her faces be our none I warrant her Ha. I wonot hurt you all the lineaments That built Maria up all those springing beauties Dwell on this thing change but her tongue I know her Let me see your hand Ma. Du Guin was never thieves and robberies here is no sindge in her hands warrant her Ha. Trust me the self-same white And softness prethee speak our English Dialect Ma. Ha leggs what does her speage hard urds to her to make poor Guennith ridicles was no mannerly sentilman to abuse her Ha. By the love That everlasting love I bear Maria Ma. Maria her name was Guenith and good names was poor else oman maid her have no fine kanags to madge her tricksie in her own cuntries was held a fine ense her can tels her and honest ense too marg you dat now her can keep her little legs close enough warrant her La. How prettily this anger shews 1. She gabbles innocently Ha. Madam farewel and all good fortune dwell we 'e With me my own affections farewel Maid Fair gentle Maid 2. She sighs Ma. Du cat a whee Ha. I cannot goe there 's somewhat calls me back Ma. Poor Franke How gladly would I entertain thy love And meet thy worthy flame but shame forbids me If please her Ladyship dwell here with Guenneth and learn to spinn and card ull to mage flannells and linseyes ulseis sall tawgco'd urds to her Ladyships urships for her The tears flow from him The tears of true affection woe is me Oh cursed love that glories in maids miseries And true mens broken hearts La. Alas I pity him the wench is rude and knows you not forgive her Ma. Wype your nyes yray you though was porn in Walls 'mong craggy rocks and mountains yet heart is soft look you hur can weep too when hur see men
mage prinie tears and lamentations Ha. How hard she holds me Just as Maria did weeps the same drops Now as I have a living soul her sight too What shall I think is not your name Maria If it be not delude me with so much charity To say it is Ma. Upon her life you was mighty deal in love with some podies your pale seekes and hollow nyes and pantings upon her posom know very well because look you her think her honest sentilman you sall call her Maria. Ha. Good Madam think not ill I am thus saucy La. Oh no Sir be you not angry with the wench Ha. I am most pleas'd 1. Le ts interrupt him he 'll be mad outright else 2. Observe a little more Ha. Would I could in your language beg a kiss Ma. If her have necessities of a kiss look you dere is one in sarities Ha. Let me suffer death If in my apprehension two twinn'd cherries Be more a kinn than her lips to Maria's And if this harsh illusion would but leave her She were the same good Madam shall I have Your consent now La. To what Ha. To give this Virgin to me La. She 's not mine this is her kinswoman And has more power to dispose alas I pity him Pray gentleman prevail with him to goe More that I wish his comfort than his absence Ha. You have been always kind to me will you Deny me your fair Cosin Nu. 'T were fit you first obtain'd her own consent Ha. She is no friend that wishes my departure I doe not trouble you 1. 'T is not Maria. Ha. Her shadow is enough I 'll dwell with that Pursue your own ways shall we live together Ma. If her will come to morrow and tauge to her her will tell her more of her meanings and then if her be melancholy her will sing her a Welch Song too to make her merries but Guenith was very honest her was never love but one sentleman and he was bear her great teal of good-ills too was marry one day S. Davy her give her five pair of white gloves if her will dance at her weddings Ha. All I am worth And all my hopes this strange voice would forsake her For then she shud be prethee stay a little Hark in thine ear dissemble not but tell me And save my life I know you are Maria Speak but as I doe ten words to confirm me You have an English soul do not disguise it From me with these strange accents She pinch'd hard Again and sigh'd La. What ails the Wench Exit Nur. Why Guenith Ha. She 's gone too 2. Come leave this dream Ha. A dream I think so But 't was a pleasing one now I 'll obey And forget all these wonders lead the way Exeunt Actus Quartus Scaena Prima Enter Wildbrain and Toby Wil. HOnest Toby To. Sweet Mr. Wildbrain I am glad I ha met w' ye Wild. Why did my Aunt send for me Tob. Your Aunt 's a mortal and thinks not on you For ought I can perceive Wild. Is my cosin alive agen Tob. Neither and yet we do not hear That she 's buried Wild. What should make thee glad then Tob. What should make me glad have I not cause To see your Princely body well and walk thus Look blithe and bonny and your Wardrobe whole still Wild. The case is clear and I ha found a Mine A perfect Indie since my Aunt cashier'd me What think'st of this Tob. Oh delicate bells Wild. Thou puttest me in mind We are to ring anon I mean to send for thee Meet me at the old Parish Church Tob. Say no more Wild. When thy Lady is a bed we ha conspir'd A midnight peal for joy Tob. If I fail hang me i' th' bell-ropes Wild. And how and how does my Aunt Tob. She 's up to th' ears in Law I do so whirl her to the Counsellors chambers And back again and bounce her for more money And too again I know not what they do with her But she 's the merriest thing among these Law-drivers And in their studies half a day together If they do get her with Magna Charta she swears By all the ability of her old body She will so claw the Justice she will sell The tiles of the house she vows and Sack out o' th' Cellar That she worships to Idolatry but she 'll hang him Wild. I would she could but hark thee honest Toby If a man have a Mistriss may we not Without my Aunts leave borrow now and then A Coach to tumble in towards the Exchange And so forth Tob. A Mistriss Wil. She may be thine when we are married Tob. Command I 'll carry you both in pomp And let my Lady go a foot a Law-catching And exercise her corns where is she Master John Wild. ' Shat see her Tob. Shall we ring for her Wild. And drink her health Tob. Drink stifly for five hours Wild. We 'll drink fifteen Tob. To night we will ha twenty Torches then And through the streets drive on triumphantly Triumphantly we 'll drive by my Ladies door As I am a Christian Coachman I will rattle you And Urine in her porch and she shall fear me If you say more I shall run mad outright I will drink Sack and surfeit instantly I know not where I am now Exit Enter Lurcher Wi. Hold for thy buttons sake the knave 's transported Lur. Jack Wildbrain Wild. Honest Tom how thrives the fellonious world with thee now Lur. You look and talk as you were much exalted Wild. Th' art i' th' right Tom. I 'll tell thee first I ha shook off my Aunt and yet I live still And drink and sing her house had like to ha spoil'd me I keep no hours now Nor need any false key To the old womans Cabinets I ha money Upon my word and pawn no oaths to th' Butler No matrimonial protestations For Sack-possets to the Chambermaid I praise my Fate there be more ways to th' wood Tom. Lur. Prethee release my wonder Wild. I 'll increase it wipe thine eyes Here is a chain worth money and some man had it A foolist Diamond and other trifles Lur. The very same Oh Gipsey Infidel All that I sweat and ventur'd my neck for He has got already who would trust a strumpet Wild. This This is nothing to what I possess At home Lur. What home Wild. A house that shall be nameless The Mistriss of it mine too such a piece For flesh and blood added to that so loving Lur. Is she married Wild. I know not nor I care not â—ut such a prize so mounting so delicious Thou wilt run mad I 'll tell thee more hereafter Lur. Nay prethee a word more Wild. I took no pains to find out all this Paradise My destiny threw me upon 't i' th dark I found it Wanting a Lodging too Lur. No old acquaintance Wild. Never never saw her But these things happen not in every age I cannot stay if thou wilt
wish I had lost mine ears so I had my cloaths again The weather wo'not allow this fashion I do look for an Ague besides Lur. How the raskal shakes To. Here are company Buy a Mat for a Bed buy a Mat A hassock for your feet or a Piss clean and sweet Buy a Mat for a Bed buy a Mat Ringing I renounce thee I 'll never come to church more Lur. You with a Mat. Tob. I am call'd If any one should offer to buy my Mat what a case were I in Oh that I were in my Oat-tub with a horse-loaf Something to hearten me I dare not hear 'em Buy a mat for a bed buy a mat Lur. He 's deaf Tob. I am glad I am buy a mat for a bed Lur. How the raskal sweats What a pickle he 's in Every street he goes through will be a new torment Tob. If ever I meet at midnight more a jangling I am cold and yet I drop buy a mat for a bed buy a mat Lur. He has punishment enough Exit Enter Wildbrain Who 's this my tother youth he is turn'd Bear Wild. I am halfe afraid of my self this poor shift I got o' th' Sexton to convey me handsomly To some harbor the wench will hardly know me They 'll take me for some Watchman o' th' parish I ha ne'r a penny left me that 's one comfort And ringing has begot a monstrous stomach And that 's another mischief I were best go home For every thing will scorn me in this habit Besides I am so full of these young bell-ringers If I get in adoors not the power o' th' countrey Nor all my Aunts curses shall disembogue me Lur. Bid her come hither presently hum 't is he Exit Serv. Wild. I am betraid to one that will eternally laugh at me Three of these rogues will jeer a horse to death Lur. 'T is Mr. Wildbrain sure and yet me thinks His fashion's strangely alt'red sirrah Watchman You rugamuffin turn you louzie Bears skin You with the Bed-rid Bill Wild. H 'as found me out There 's no avoiding him I had rather now Be arraign'd at Newgaâ—e for a robbery Than answer to his Articles your Will Sir I am in haste Lur. Nay then I will make bold wi' ye A Watchman and asham'd to shew his countenance His face of authority I have seen that physiognomy Were you never in prison for pilfering Wild. How the rogue worries me Lur. Why may not this Be the villain robb'd my house last night And walks disguis'd in this malignant rugg Arm'd with a tun of Iron I will have you Before a Magistrate Wild. What will become of me Lur. What art thou speak Wild. I am the wandring Jew and please your worship Lur. By your leave Rabbi I will shew you then A Synagogue iclip't Bridewel where you Under correction may rest your self You have brought a bill to guard you there be dog-whpis To firk such rugg'd currs whips without bells Indeed Wild. Bells Lur. How he sweats Wild. I must be known as good at first now jeer on But do not anger me too impudently The Rabbi will be mov'd then Lur. How Jack Wildbrain What time o' th' Moon man ha what strange bells Hast in thy brains Wild. No more bells No more bells they ring backwards Lur. Why where 's the wench the blessing that befel thee The unexpected happiness where 's that Jack Where are thy golden days Wild. It was his trick as sure as I am louzie But how to be reveng'd Lur. Fie fie Jack Marry a Watchmans widow in thy young daies With a revenue of old Iron and a Rugg Is this the Paragon the dainty piece The delicate divine rogue Wild. 'T is enough I am undone Mark'd for a misery and so leave prating Give me my Bill Lur. You need not ask your Taylors Unless you had better Linings it may be To avoid suspition you are going thus Disguis'd to your fair Mistriss Wild. Mock no further Or as I live I 'll lay my Bill o' thy pate I 'll take a Watchmans fury into my fingers To ha no judgement to distinguish persons And knock thee down Lur. Come I ha done and now Will speak some comfort to thee I will lead thee Now to my Mistriss hitherto conceal'd She shall take pity on thee too she loves A handsome man thy misery invites me To do thee good I 'll not be jealous Jack Her beauty shall commend it self but do not When I have brought you into grace supplant me Wild. Art thou in earnest by this cold Iron Lur. No oaths I am not costive here she comes Enter Mistriss Sweet-heart I have brought a Gentleman A friend of mine to be acquainted with you He 's other than he seems why d' ye stare thus Mist Oh Sir forgive me I have done ye wrong Lur. What 's the matter didst ever see her afore Jack Wild. Prethee do what thou wot wi' me if thou hast A mind hang me up quickly Lur. Never despair I 'll give thee my share rather Take her I hope she loves thee at first sight She has petticoats will patch thee up a suit I resign all only I 'll keep these trifles I took some pains for 'em I take it Jack What think you pink of beauty come let me Counsel you both to marry she has a trade If you have audacity to hook in Gamesters Let 's ha a wedding you will be wondrous rich For she is impudent and thou art miserable 'T will be a rare match Mist As you are a man forgive me I 'll redeem all Lur. You wo'not to this geer of marriage then Wild. No no I thank you Tom I can watch for A groat a night and be every gentlemans fellow Exit Mâ— Lur. Rise and be good keep home and tend your busineâ— Wild. Thou hast don 't to purpose give me thy hand Toâ— Shall we be friends thou seest what state I am in I 'll undertake this pennance to my Aunt Jâ—â—t as I am and openly I 'll goe Where if I be received again for currant And fortuâ—e smile once more Lur. Nay nay I 'm satisfied so farewâ—l honest louzie Jack Wild. I cannot help it some men meet with strange destinies â—f things go right thou mayst be hang'd and I May live to see 't and purchase thy apparel So farewel Tom. commend me to thy Polcat Exit Enter Lady Nurse Servanâ— La. Now that I have my counsel ready and my cause ripe The Judges all inform'd of the abuses Now that he should be gone Nur. No man knows whether And yet they talk he went forth with a Constable Thâ—t told him of strange business that would bring him Money and Lands and Heaven knows what but they Have search'd and cannot find out such an Officer And as a secret Madam they told your man Nicholas whom you sent thither as a spie They had a shrewd suspition 't was the devil I' th' likeness of a Constable that has tempted him By this time to
't thou the little thief Boy I stole the contract I must confess And kept it to my self it most concern'd me Ha. Cotracted this destroys his after marriage Ma. Dare you give this hand To this young Gentleman my heart goes with it Al. Maria alive how my heart 's exalted 't is my duty Take her Frank Hartlove take her and all joyes With her besides some Lands to advance her Joynture La. What I have is your own and blessings crown ye Ha. Give me room And fresh air to consider Gentlemen My hopes are too high Ma. Be more temperate Or I 'll be Welsh again Al. A day of wonder Lur. Lady your love I ha kept my word there was A time when my much suffering made me hate you And to that end I did my best to cross you And fearing you were dead I stole your Coffin That you might never more usurp my Office Many more knacks I did which at the Weddings Shall be told of as harmless tales Shout within Enter Wildbrain Wild. Hollow your throats a pieces I am at home If you can roar me out again La. What thing is this Lur. A continent of Fleas room for the Pageant Make room afore there your kinsman Madam La. My kinsman let me wonder Wild. Do and I 'll wonder too to see this company At peace one with another 't is not worth Your admiration I was never dead yet Y 're merry Aunt I see and all your company If ye be not I 'll fool up and provoke ye I will do any thing to get your love again I 'll forswear Midnight Taverns and Temptations Give good example to your Grooms the Maids Shall go to bed and take their rest this year None shall appear with blisters in their bellies Lur. And when you will fool again you may go ring Wild. Madam have mercy La. Your submission Sir I gladly take we will Enquire the reason of this habit afterwards Now you are soundly sham'd well we restore you Where 's Toby Where 's the Coachman Nur. He 's a bed Madam And has an ague he says Lur. I 'll be his Physitian La. We must a foot then Lur. E'er the Priest ha done Toby shall wait upon you with his Coach And make your Flanders Mares dance back agen we'ye I warrant you Madam you are mortified Your sute shall be granted too Wild. Make make room afore thee La. Home forward with glad hearts home child Ma. I wait you Ha. On joyfully the cure of all our grief Is owing to this pretty little Thief Exeunt omnes THE WOMANS PRIZE OR THE TAMER TAM'D A Comedy The Persons represented in the Play Moroso an old rich doating Citizen suitor to Livia Two Gentlemen friends to Petruchio Sophocles Tranio Petruchio An Italian Gent. Husband to Maria. Rowland A young Gent. in love with Livia Petronius Father to Maria and Livia Two witty servants to Petruchio Jaques Pedro Doctor Apothecarie Watchmen Porters Women The two masculine daughters of Petronius Maria A chaste witty Lady Livia Mistriss to Rowland â—iancha Their Cosin and Commander in chief To the relief of the Ladies of which two were drunk City Wives Countrey Wives Maids The Scene London PROLOGUE LAdies to you in whose defence and right Fletchers brave Muse prepar'd her self to fight I battel without blood 't was well fought too The victory 's yours though got with much ado We do present this Comedy in which Arivulet of pure wit flows strong and rich Iâ— Fancy Language and all parts that may Add Grace and Ornament to a merry Play Which this may prove Yet not to go too far In promises from this our Female War We do intreat the angry men would not Expect the mazes of a subtle plot Set Speeches high Expressions and what 's worse In a true Comedy politick discourse The end we aim at is to make you sport Yet neither gall the City nor the Court. Hear and observe his Comique strain and when Y are sick of melancholy see 't agen 'T is no dear Physick since 't will quit the cost Or his intentions with our pains are lost Actus Primus Scaena Prima Enter Moroso Sophocles and Tranio with Rosemary as from a wedding Mâ— GOd give 'em joy Tra. Amen Soph. Amen say I too The pudding's now i' th' proof alas poor wench Through what a mine of patience must thou work 〈◊〉 thou know'st good hour more Tra. 'T is too true Certain Methinks her father has dealt harshly with her Exceeding harshly and not like a Father To match her to this Dragon I protest I pity the poor Gentlewoman Mor. Methinks now He 's not so terrible as people think him Soph. This old thief flatters out of meer devotion To please the Father for his second daughter Tra. But shall he have her Soph. Yes when I have Rome And yet the father 's for him Mor. I 'll assure ye I hold â—im a good man Sopâ— Yes sure a wealthy But whether a good womans man is doubtful Tra. Would 't were no worse Mar. What though his other wife Out of her most abundant soberness Out of her daily hue and cries upon him For sure she was a rebel turn'd his temper And forc'd him blow as high as she dos't follow He must retain that long since buried Tempest To this soft Maid Soph. I fear it Tra. So do I too And so far that if God had made me woman And his wife that must be Mor. What would you do Sir Tra. I would learn to eat coals with an angry Cat And spit sire at him I would to prevent him Do all the ramping roaring tricks a whore Being drunk and tumbling ripe would tremble at There is no safety else nor moral wisdom To be a wife and his Soph. So I should think too Tra. For yet the bare remembrance of his first wife I tell ye on my knowledge and a truth too Will make him start in 's sleep and very often Cry out for Cudgels Colestaves any thing Hiding his breeches out of fear her Ghost Should walk and wear 'em yet Since his first marriage He is no more the still Petruchio Than I am Babylon Soph. He 's a good fellow And on my word I love him but to think A fit match for this tender soul Tra. His very frown if she but say her prayers Louder than men talk treason makes him tinder The motion of a Dial when he 's testy Is the same trouble to him as a Water-work She must do nothing of her self not eat Drink say Sir how do ye make her ready unready Unless he bid her Soph. He will bury her Ten pound to twenty shillings within these three weeks Tra. I 'll be your half Enter Jaques with a pot of Wine Mor. He loves her most extreamly And so long 't will be Honey-moon Now Jaques You are a busie man I am sure Jaq. Yes certain This old sport must have eggs Sop. Not yet this ten daies Jaq. Sweet Gentlemen with Muskadel Tra. That
and her Fortune-tellers Her readers of her Love-Lectures her Inflamers These doors I must pass through I hope they are wide Good day to your beauties how they take it to ' em As if they were fair indeed Quisan Good morrow to you Sir Pyn. That 's the old Hen the brood bird how she busles How like an Inventory of Lechery she looks Many a good piece of iniquity Has past her hands I warrant her I beseech you Is the fair Princess stirring Pan. Yes marry is she Sir But somewhat private you have a business with her Py. Yes forsooth have I and a serious business Pan May not we know Py. Yes when you can keep counsel Pan. How prettily he looks he 's a soldier sure His rudeness sits so handsomly upon him Quisan A good blunt Gentleman Py. Yes marry am I Yet for a push or two at sharp and 't please you Pan. My honest friend you know not who you speak to This is the Princesses Aunt Py. I like her the better And she were her Mother Lady or her Grandmother I am not so bashful but I can buckle with her Pan. Of what size is your business Pyn. Of the long sixteens And will make way I warrant ye Pan. How fine he talks Pyn. Nay in troth I talk but coursely Lady But I hold it comfortable for the understanding How fain they wou'd draw me into ribaldry These wenches that live easily live high I ove these broad discourses as they love possets These dry delights serve for preparatives Pan. Why do you look so on me Pyn. I am guessing should be By the cast of your face what the property of your place For I presume you turn a key sweet beauty And you another gravity under the Princess And by my I warrant ye good places Comly commodious Seats Quisan Prethee let him talk still For me thinks he talks handsomely Py. And truly As near as my understanding shall enable me You look as if you kept my Ladies secrets Nay do not laugh for I mean honestly How these young things tattle when they get a toy by th' end And how their hearts go pit-a-pat and look for it Wou'd it not dance too if it had a Fiddle Your gravity I guess to take the Petitions And hear the lingring suits in love dispos'd Their sighs and sorrows in their proper place You keep the Ay-me Office Quisan Prethee suffer him For as I live he 's a pretty fellow I love to hear sometimes what men think of us And thus deliver'd freely 't is no malice Proceed good honest man Pin. I will good Madam According to mens states and dignities Moneys and moveables you rate their dreams And cast the Nativity of their desires If he reward well all he thinks is prosperous And if he promise place his dreams are Oracles Your antient practique Art too in these discoveries Who loves at such a length who a span farther And who draws home yield you no little profit For these ye milk by circumstance Qui. Ye are cunning Pin. And as they oil ye and advance your Spindle So you draw out the lines of love your doors too The doors of destiny that men must pass through These are fair places Pan. He knows all Pin. Your trap-doors To pop fools in it that have no providence Your little wickets to work wise men like wires through at And draw their states and bodies into Cobwebs Your Postern doors to catch those that are cautelous And would not have the worlds eye find their knaveries Your doors of danger some men hate a pleasure Unless that may be full of fears your hope doors And those are fine commodities where fools pay For every new encouragement a new custom You have your doors of honor and of pleasure But those are for great Princes glorious vanities That travel to be famous through diseases There be the doors of poverty and death too But these you do the best you can to damm up For then your gain goes out Qui. This is a rare Lecture Pin. Read to them that understand Pan. Beshrew me I dare not venture on ye ye cut too keen Sir Enter Quisara Quisan We thank you Sir for your good mirth You are a good companion Here comes the Princess now attend your business Quisar Is there no remedy no hopes can help me No wit to set me free whose there hoe Quisan Troubled her looks are almost wild What ails the Princess I know nothing she wants Quisar Who 's that there with you Oh Signior Pyniero you are most welcome How does your noble Uncle Pin. Sad as you are Madam But he commends his service and this Letter Quisar Go off attend within Fair Sir I thank ye Pray be no stranger for indeed you are welcome For your own virtues welcome Quisan We are mistaken This is some brave fellow sure Pan. I 'm sure he 's a bold fellow But if she hold him so we must believe it Exit Quisar Do you know of this fair Sir Pin. I ghess it Madam And whether it intends I had not brought it else Quis It is a business of no common reckoning Pin. The handsomer for him that goes about it Slight actions are rewarded with slight thanks Give me a matter of some weight to wade in Quisar And can you love your Uncle so directly So seriously and so full to undertake this Can there be such a faith Pin. Dare you say I to it And set me on 't is no matter for my Uncle Or what I owe to him dare you but wish it Quisar I wou'd fain Pyn. Have it done say but so Lady Quisan Conceive it so Pyn. I will 't is that I am bound to Your Will that must command me and your Pleasure The fair aspects of those eyes that must direct me I am no Uncles Agent I am mine own Lady I scorn my able youth should plough for others Or my ambition serve for pay I aim Although I never hit as high as any man And the reward I reach at shall be equal And what love spurs me on to this desire Makes me forget an honest man a brave man A valiant and a virtuous man my countrey-man Armusâ—â— The delight of all the Minions This love of you doting upon your beauty the admiration oâ— your excellence Make me but servant to the poorest smile Or the least grace you have bestow'd on others And see how suddenly I 'll work your safety And set your thoughts at peace I am no flatterer To promise infinitely and out-dream dangers To lye a bed and swear men into Feavers Like some of your trim suiters when I promise The light is not more constant to the world Than I am to my word She turns for millions Quisar I have not seen a braver confirm'd courage Pyn. For a Tun of Crowns she turns she is a woman And much I fear a worse than I expected You are the object Lady you are the eye In which all excellence appears all
wonder From which all hearts take fire all hands their valour And when he stands disputing when you bid him Or but thinks of his Estate Father Mother Friends Wife and Children H 'is a fool and I scorn him And 't be but to make clean his sword a coward Men have forgot their fealty to beauty Had I the place in your affections My most unworthy Uncle is fit to fall from Liv'd in those blessed eyes and read the stories Of everlasting pleasures figur'd there I wou'd find out your commands before you thought 'em And bring 'em to you done e'r you dream't of ' em Quis I admire his boldness Pyn. This or any thing Your brothers death mine Uncles any mans No state that stands secure if you frown on it Look on my youth I bring no blastings to you The first flower of my strength my faith Quis No more Sir I am too willing to believe rest satisfi'd If you dare do for me I shall be thankful You are a handsome Gentleman a fair one My servant if you please I seal it thus Sir No more till you deserve more Exit Pyn. I am rewarded This woman's cunning but she 's bloody too Although she pulls her Tallons in she 's mischievous Form'd like the face of Heaven clear and transparent I must pretend still bear 'em both in hopes For fear some bloudy slave thrust in indeed Fashion'd and flesh'd to what they wish well Uncle What will become of this and what dishonor Follow this fatal shaft if shot let time tell I can but only fear and strive to cross it Exit Enter Armusia Emanuel and Soza Em. Why are you thus sad what can grieve or vex you That have the pleasures of the world the profits The honor and the loves at your disposes Why should a man that wants nothing want his quiet Ar. I want what beggars are above me in content I want the grace I have merited The favor the due respect Soz. Does not the King allow it Ar. Yes and all honors else all I can ask That he has power to give but from his Sister The scornful cruelty forgive me beauty That I transgress from her that should look on me That should a little smile upon my service And foster my deserts for her own faiths sake That should at least acknowledge me speak to me Soz. And you goe whining up and down for this Sir Lamenting and disputing of your grievances Sighing and sobbing like a sullen School-boy And cursing good-wife fortune for this favour Ar. What would you have me doe Soz. Doe what you should do What a man would doe in this case a wise man An understanding man that knows a woman Knows her and all her tricks her scorns and all her trifles Goe to her and take her in your arms and shake her Take her and toss her like a barr Em. But be sure you pitch her upon a Feather-bed Shake her between a pair of Sheets Sir There snake these sullen fits out of her spare her not there There you may break her Will and bruise no bone Sir Soz. Goe to her Em. That 's the way Soz. And tell her and boldly And do not mince the matter nor mock your self With being too indulgent to her pride Let her hear roundly from ye what ye are And what ye have deserved and what she must be Em. And be not put off like a common fellow With the Princess would be private Or that she has taken physick and admits none I would talk to her any where Ar. It makes me smile Em. Now you look handsomly Had I a wench to win I would so flutter her They love a man that crushes 'em to verjuce A woman held at hard meat is your Spaniel Soz. Pray take our council Sir Ar. I shall do something But not your way it shews too boisterous For my affections are as fair and gentle As her they serve Enter King Soz. The King King Why how now friend Why do you rob me of the company I love so dearly Sir I have been seeking you For when I want you I want all my pleasure Why sad thus sad still man I will not have it I must not see the face I love thus shadowed Em. And 't please your Grace methinks it ill becomes him A soldier should be jovial high and lusty King He shall be so come come I know your reason It shall be none to cross you ye shall have her Take my word 't is a Kings word ye shall have her She shall be yours or nothing pray be merry Arm. Your Grace has given me cause I shall be Sir And ever your poor servant King Me my self Sir My better self I shall find time and suddainly To gratifie your loves too Gentlemen And make you know how much I stand bound to you Nay 't is not worth your thanks no further complement Will you go with me friend Arm. I beseech your Grace Spare me an hour or two I shall wait on you Some little private business with my self Sir For such a time King I 'll hinder no devotion For I know you are regular I 'll take you Gentlemen Because he shall have nothing to disturb him I shall look for your friend Exeunt manet Armusia Enter Panura Arm. I dare not fail Sir What shall I do to make her know my misery To make her sensible This is her woman I have a toy come to me suddenly It may work for the best she can but scorn me And lower than I am I cannot tumble I 'll try what e'er my fate be Good even fair one Pan. 'T is the brave stranger A good night to you Sir Now by my Ladies hand a goodly Gentleman How happy shall she be in such a Husband Wou'd I were so provided too Arm. Good pretty one Shall I keep you company for an hour or two I want employment for this evening I am an honest man Pan. I dare believe ye Or if ye were not Sir that 's no great matter We take mens promises wou'd ye stay with me Sir Arm. So it please you pray let 's be better acquainted I know you are the Princesses Gentlewoman And wait upon her near Pan. 'T is like I do so Arm. And may be friend a man do him fair courtesies If he have business your way Pan. I understand ye Arm. So kind an office that you may bind a gentleman Hereafter to be yours and your way too And ye may bless the hour you did this benefit Sweet handsome faces should have courteous minds And ready faculties Pan. Tell me your business Yet if I think it be to her your self Sir For I know what you are and what we hold ye And in what grace ye stand without a second For that but darkens you wou'd do it better The Princess must be pleas'd with your accesses I 'm sure I should Arm. I want a Courtiers boldness And am yet but a stranger I wou'd fain speak with her Pan. 'T
not flatter you Nor do I dote in telling this I am amazed Lady And as I think the gods bestow'd these on ye The gods that love ye Quisar I confess their bounty Gov. Apply it then to their use to their honor To them and to their service give this sweetness They have an instant great use of your goodness You are a Saint esteem'd here for your beauty And many a longing heart Quisar I seek no fealty Nor will I blemish that heaven has seal'd on me I know my worth indeed the Portugals I have at those commands and their last services Nay even their lives so much I think my handsomness That what I shall enjoyn Gov. Use it discreetly For I perceive ye understand me rightly For here the gods regard your help and suddainly The Portugals like sharp thorns mark me Lady Stick in our sides like Razors wound Religion Draw deep they wound till the Life-bloud follows Our gods they spurn at and their worships scorn A mighty hand they bear upon our government These are the men your miracle must work on Your heavenly form either to root them out Which as you may endeavour will be easie Remember whose great cause you have to execute To nip their memory that may not spring more Or fairly bring 'em home to our devotions Which will be blessed and for which you sainted But cannot be and they go let me buzle Quisar Go up with me Where we 'll converse more privately I 'll shew ye shortly how I hold their temper And in what chain thir souls Gov. Keep fast that hold still And either bring that chain and those bound in it And link it to our gods and their fair worships Or Daughter pinch their hearts a pieces with it I 'll wait upon your grace Quisar Come reverend father Wait you below Ex. Quisar and Gov. Pan. If this Prophet were a young thing I should suspect him now he cleaves so close to her These holy Coats are long and hide iniquities Quisan Away away fool a poor wretch Pan. These poor ones Warm but their stomachs once Quisan Come in thou art foolish Ex. Quisania and Panura Enter Armusia Emanuel and Pyniero Arm. I am sorry Sir my fortune is so stubborn To court my sword against my Countreyman I love my Nation well and where I find A Portugal of noble Name and Virtue I am his humble servant Signior Pyniero Your person nor your Uncles am I angry with You are both fair Gentlemen in my opinion And I protest I had rather use my sword In your defences than against your safeties 'T is methinks a strange dearth of enemies When we seek foes among our selves Em. You are injured And you must make the best on 't now and readiest Arm. You see I am ready in the place and arm'd To his desire that call'd me Py. Ye speak honestly And I could wish ye had met on terms more friendly But it cannot now be so Enter Ruy Dias Em. Turn Sir and see Py. I have kept my word with ye Uncle The Gentleman is ready Enter Governor and Quisara above Arm. Ye are welcome Ru. Bid those fools welcome that affect your courtesie I come not to use compliment ye have wrong'd me And ye shall feel proud man e'r I part from ye The effects of that if fortune do not fool me Thy life is mine and no hope shall redeem thee Arm. That 's a proud word More than your saith can justifie Quisar Sure they will fight Ruy. She 's there I am happy Gov. Let 'em alone let 'em kill one another These are the main posts if they fall the buildings Will tumble quickly Quisar How temperate Armusia No more be quiet yet Arm. I am not bloody Nor do not feel such mortal malice in me But since we cannot both enjoy the Princess I am resolv'd to fight Ruy. Fight home Armusia For if thou faint'st or fall'st Arm. Do ye make all vantages Ruy Always unto thy life I will not spare thee Nor look not for thy mercy Arm. I am arm'd then Ruy. Stand still I charge ye Nephew as ye honor me Arm. And good Emanuel stir not Py. Ye speak fitly For we had not stood idle else Gov. I am sorry sor't Em. But since you will have it so Ruy. Come Sir Arm. I wait ye Py. I marry this looks handsomely This is warm work Gov. Both fall and 't be thy Will Ruy. falls Py. My Uncle dead Em. Stand still or my swords in Arm. Now brave Ruy Dias Now where 's your confidence your prayers quickly Your own spite has condemn'd ye Quisar Hold Armusia Ar. Most happy Lady Quisar Hold and let him rise Spare him for me Ar. Along life may he enjoy Lady Gov. What ha you done 't is better they had all perisht Quisar Peace father I work for the best Armusia Be in the Garden an hour hence Ex. Qu. and Gov. Ar. I shall Madam Py. Now as I live a Gentleman at all inches So brave a mingled temper saw I never Ar. Why are ye sad Sir how would this have griev'd you If ye had fall'n under a profest enemy Under one had taken vantage of your shame too Pray ye be at peace I am so far from wronging ye Or glorying in the pride of such a victory That I desire to serve ye pray look chearfully Py. Do you hear this Sir this love Sir do you see this Gentleman How he courts ye why do you hold your head down 'T is no high Treason I take it to be equall'd To have a slip i' th field no sin that 's mortal Come come thank fortune and your friend Ar. It may be You think my tongue may prove your enemy And though restrain'd sometimes out of a bravery May take a License to disable ye Believe me Sir so much I hate that liberty That in a strangers tongue 't will prove an injury And I shall right you in 't Py. Can you have more Uncle Ru. Sir you have beat me both ways yet so nobly That I shall ever love the hand that did it Fortune may make me worthy of some title That may be near your friend Ar. Sir I must leave ye But with so hearty love and pray be confident I carry nothing from this place shall wrong ye Exit Arm. and Em. Py. Come come you are right agen Sir love your honor And love your friend take heed of bloody purposes And unjust ends good heaven is angry with ye Make your fair virtues and your fame your Mistriss And let these trinkets go Ru. You teach well Nephew Now to be honourably even with this Gentleman Shall be my business and my ends his Enter Governor and King Gov. Sir Sir you must do something suddainly To stop his pride so great and high he is shot up Upon his person too your state is sunk else You must not stand now upon terms of gratitude And let a simple tenderness besot ye I 'll bring ye suddenly where you
use him nobly King Had it to me been done I had forgiven it And still preserv'd you fair but to our gods Sir Quisar Methinks I hate 'em now King To our Religion To these to be thus stubborn thus rebellious To threaten them Arm. Use all your violence I ask no mercy nor repent my words I spit at your best powers I serve one Will give me strength to scourge your gods Gov. Away with him Arm. To grind 'em into base dust and disperse 'em That never more their bloudy memories Gov. Clap him close up King Good friend be cooler Arm. Never Your painted Sister I despise too King Softly Arm. And all her devilish Arts laugh and scorn at Mock her blind purposes King You must be temperate Offer him no violence I command you strictly Gov. Now thou art up I shall have time to speak too Quisar Oh how I love this man how truly honor him Exeunt Actus Quintus Seaena Prima Enter Christophero and Pedro at one door Emanuel and Soza at another Chr. DO you know the news Gentlemen Em. Wou'd we knew as well Sir How to prevent it Soz. Is this the love they bear us For our late benefit taken so maliciously And clapt up close is that the thanks they render Ch. It must not be put up thus smother'd slightly 'T is such a base unnatural wrong Ped. I know They may think to doe wonders aim at all And to blow us with a vengeance out o' th' Islands But if we be our selves honest and resolute And continue but Masters of our antient courages Stick close and give no vantage to their villanies Soz. Nay if we saint or fall apieces now We are fools and worthy to be markt for misery Begin to strike at him they are all bound too To cancel his deserts what must we look for If they can carry this Em. I 'll carry coals then I have but one life and one fortune Gentlemen But I 'll so husband it to vex these rascals These barbarous slaves Ch. Shall we go charge 'em presently Soz. No that will be too weak and too fool-hardy We must have grounds that promise safety friends And sure offence we lose our angers else And worse than that venture our lives too lightly Enter Pyniero Py. Did you see mine Uncle plague o' these Barbarians How the rogues stick in my teeth I know ye are angry So I am too monstrous angry Gentlemen I am angry that I choak agen You hear Armusia 's up honest Arm Clapt up in prison friends the brave Arm Here are fine boys Em. We hope he shall not stay there Py. Stay no he must not stay no talk of staying These are no times to stay are not these rascals Speak I beseech ye speak are they not Rogues Think some abominable names are they not devils But the devil 's a great deal too good for 'em fusty villains Ch. They are a kind of hounds Py. Hounds were their fathers Old blear-ey'd bob-tail'd hounds Lord where 's my Uncle Soz. But what shall be done Sir Py. Done Soz. Yes to relieve him If it be not sudden they may take his life too Py. They dare as soon take fire and swallow it Take stakes and thrust into their tails for glisters His life why 't is a thing worth all the Islands And they know will be rated at that value His very imprisonment will make the Town stink And shake and stink I have physick in my hand for 'em Shall give the goblins such a purge Enter Ruy Dias Ped. Your Uncle Ru. I hear strange news and have been seeking ye They say Armusia's prisoner Py. 'T is most certain Ru. Upon what cause Py. He has deserv'd too much Sir The old heathen policie has light upon him And paid him home Ru. A most unnoble dealing Py. You are the next if you can carry it tamely He has deserved of all Ru. I must confess it Of me so nobly too Py. I am glad to hear it You have a time now to make good your confession Your faith will shew but cold else and for fashion Now to redeem all now to thank his courtesie Now to make those believe that held you backward And an ill instrument you are a Gentleman An honest man and you dare love your Nations Dare stick to virtue though she be opprest And for her own fair sake step to her rescue If you live ages Sir and lose this hour Not now redeem and vindicate your honor Your life will be a murmure and no man in 't Ru. I thank ye nephew come along with me Gentlemen We 'll make 'em dancing sport immediately We are Masters of the Fort yet we shall see What that can do Py. Let it but spit fire sinely And play their turrets and their painted Palaces A frisking round or two that they may trip it And caper in the air Ru. Come we 'll do something Shall make 'em look about we 'll send 'em plums If they be not too hard for their teeth Py. And fine Potatoes Rosted in Gunpowder such a Banquet Sir Will prepare their unmannerly stomachs Ru. They shall see There is no safe retreat in villany Come be high-hearted all Omnes We are all on fire Sir Exeunt Enter King and Governor King I am ungrateful and a wretch perswade me not Forgetful of the mercy he shew'd me The timely noble pity why should I See him fast bound and fetter'd whose true courtesie Whose manhood and whose mighty hand set me free Why should it come from me why I command this Shall not all tongues and truths call me unthankful Gov. Had the offence been thrown on you 't is certain It had been in your power and your discretion To have turn'd it into mercy and forgiven it And then it had shew'd a virtuous point of gratitude Timely and nobly taken but since the cause Concerns the honor of our gods and their Title And so transcends your power and your compassion A little your own safety if you saw it too If your too fond indulgence did not dazle you It cannot now admit a private pitty 'T is in their Wills their Mercies or Revenges And these revolts in you shew mere rebellions King They are mild and pittiful Gov. To those repent King Their nature's soft and tender Gov. To true hearts That feel compunction for their trespasses This man defies 'em still threatens destruction And demolition of their Arms and Worship Spits at their powers take heed ye be not found Sir And mark'd a favourer of their dishonor They use no common justice King What shall I do To deserve of this man Gov. If ye more bemoan him Or mitigate your power to preserve him I 'll curse ye from the gods call up their vengeance Enter Quisara with her hands bound Quisana Panura And fling it on your Land and you I have charge I hope to wrack you all King What ails my Sister Why is she bound why looks she so distractedly Who does do
Is he not Duke indeed see how he looks As if his spirit were a last or two Above his veins and stretcht his noble hide Long. Hee 's high-brac't like a Drum pray God he break not Bew. Why let him break there 's but a Calves-skin lost Long. May it please your Grace to see the City 'T will be to the minds and much contentment Of the doubtful people Du. I am determin'd so till my return I leave my honour'd Dutchess to her chamber Be careful of your health I pray you be so Ser. Your Grace shall suffer us your humble servants To give attendance fit so great a person Upon your body Du. I am pleased so Long. Away good Bewford raise a guard sufficient To keep him from the reach of Tongues be quick And do you hear remember how the streets Must be dispos'd with for cries and salutations Your Grace determines not to see the King Du. Not yet I shall be ready ten dayes hence To kiss his Highness hand and give him thanks As it is fit I should for his great bounty Set forward Gentlemen Groom Room for the Duke there Exeunt Duke and Train Wife 'T is fit he should have room to shew his mightiness He swells so with his poyson 'T is better to reclaim ye thus than make A sheeps-head of you It had been but your due But I have mercy Sir and mean to reclaim you By a directer course That Woman is not worthy of a Soul That has the sovereign power to rule her husband And gives her title up so long provided As there be fair play and his state not wrong'd Enter Shattillion Shat I would be glad to know whence this new Duke springs The people buz abroad or by what title He receiv'd his dignity 't is very strange There should be such close jugling in the State But I am ty'd to silence yet a day May come and soon to perfect all these doubts Wife It is the mad Shattillion by my Soul I suffer much for this poor Gentleman I 'll speak to him may be he yet knows me Monsieur Shattilion Shat. Can you give me reason from whence This great Duke sprang that walks abroad Wife Even from the King himself Shat. As you are a Woman I think you may be cover'd Yet your prayer would do no harm good Woman Wife God preserve him Enter Shattillions Love Shat. I say Amen and so say all good Subjects Love Lady as ever you have lov'd or shall As you have hope of heaven lend your hand And wit to draw this poor distracted man Under your roofe from the broad eyes of people And wonder of the streets Wife With all my heart My feeling of his grief and loss is much Love Sir now you are come so near the prison will ye Goe in and visit your fair Love poor soul She would be glad to see you Shat. This same Duke is but Apocryphal there 's no creation That can stand where titles are not right Lov. 'T is true Sir Shat. This is another draught upon my life Let me examine well the words I spake The words I spake were that this novel Duke Is not o' th' true making 't is to me most certain Wife You are as right Sir as you went by line Shat. And to the grief of many thousands more Wife If there be any such God comfort them Shat. Whose mouths may open when the time shall please I 'm betray'd commend me to the King And tell him I am sound and crave but justice You shall not need to have your guard upon me Which I am sure are plac'd for my attachment Lead on I 'm obedient to my bonds Lov. Good Sir be not displeased with us We are but servants to his Highness will To make that good Shat. I do forgive you even with my heart Shall I entreat a favor Wife Any thing Shat. To see my love before that fatal stroak And publish to the world my christian death And true obedience to the Crown of France Lov. I hope it shall not need Sir for there is mercy As well as Justice in his Royal heart Exeunt Enter three Gentlemen 1 Gent. Every man take his corner here am I You there and you in that place so be perfect Have a great care your cries be loud and faces Full of dejected fear and humbleness He comes Enter Jaques Ja. Fye how these streets are charg'd and swell'd With these same rascally people give more room Or I shall have occasion to distribute A martial almes amongst you as I am a Gentleman I have not seen such rude disorder They follow him like a prize there 's no true gaper Like to your Citizen he will be sure The Beares shall not pass by his door in peace But he and all his family will follow Room there afore Sound Enter Duke and his company Ja. Give room and keep your places And you may see enough keep your places Long. These people are too far unmanner'd thus To stop your Graces way with multitudes Du. Rebuke them not good Monsieur 't is their loves Which I will answer if it please my stars To spare me life and health 2 Gen. Bless your Grace Du. And you with all my heart 1 Gen. Now heaven preserve your happy dayes Du. I thank you too 3. Gen. Now Heaven save your Grace Du. I thank you all Bew. On there before Du. Stand Gentlemen stay yet a while For I am minded to impart my love To these good people and my friends Whose love and prayers for my greatness Are equal in abundance note me well And with my words my heart for as the Tree Long. Your Grace had best beware 't will be inform'd Your greatness with the people Duke I had more My honest and ingenious people But The weight of business hath prevented me I am call'd from you but this tree I spake of Shall bring forth fruit I hope to your content And so I share my bowels amongst you all Omnes A noble Duke a very noble Duke Enter a Gentleman Ser. Afore there Gentlemen Gen. You 'r faithfully met good Monsieur Mount Marine Ser. Be advis'd the time is alter'd Gen. Is he not the same man he was afore Duke Still the same man to you Sir Long. You have received mighty Grace be thankful Gen. Let me not dye in ignorance Long. You shall not Then know the King out of his love hath pleas'd To stile him Duke of Burgundy Gen. O great Duke Thus low I plead for pardon and desire To be enrol'd amongst your poorest slaves Du. Sir you have mercy and withal my hand From henceforth let me call you one of mine Ser. Make room afore there and dismiss the people Du. Every Man to his house in peace and quiet Peop. Now heaven preserve the Duke heaven bless the Duke Exeunt Omnes Enter Wife Wife This Letter came this morn from my Cosin To the great Lady high and mighty Duchess Of burgundy be these delivered Oh
furniture Belonging to the head on with it friend Lov. Sir do you hear Sha. I do God bless the King It was a habit I had laid aside For my own person if the state had forced me Love Good Sir unlock your door Sha. Be full of speed I see some 20 Musquetiers in ambush Whate'r thou art know I am here and will be Seest thou this bloody sword that cries revenge Shake not my friend through millions of these foes I 'll be thy guard and set thee safe aboard Lov. Dare you not trust me Sir Sha. My good sword before me And my allegeance to the King I tell thee Captain for so I ghess thee by thy Arms And the loose slanks of Halberdiers about thee Thou art too weak and foolish to attempt me If you be ready follow me and hark you Upon your life speak to no living wight Except my self Love Monsieur Shattillion Sha. Thou shalt not call agen thus with my sword And the strong faith I bear unto the King Whom God preserve I will defend my chamber And cut thy throat I swear I 'll cut thy throat Steal after me and live Love I will not stay The fury of a man so far distracted Exit Love Enter Shattillion Where 's the Officer that dares not enter To intrap the life of my distressed friend I have you hid your self you must be found What do you fear is not authority on your side Nay I know the Kings command Will be your warrant why then fear you speak What strange designs are these Shattillion Be resolute and bear thy self upright Though the whole world despise thee soft methinks I heard a rushing which was like the shake Of a discovered Officer I 'll search The whole street over but I 'll find thee out Exit Enter Jaques in womans apparel Jaq. How my joynts do shake where had I been But for this worthy Gentleman that Hath some touch of my infortunes would I were Safe under hatches once for Callicut Farewel the pomp of Court I never more Can hope to be a Duke or any thing I never more shall see the glorious face Of my fair spreading Lord that lov'd me well Enter Shattillion Shat. Fly you so fast I had a sight of you But would not follow you I was too wise You shall not lead me with a cunning trick Where you may catch me poor Shattillion Hath the Kings anger left thee never a friend No all mens loves move by the breath of Kings Jaq. It is the Gentleman that sav'd my life Sir Shat. Bless Shattillion another plot Jaq. No Sir 't is I. Shat. Why who are you Jaq. Your friend whom you preserv'd Shat. Whom I preserv'd My friend I have no woman friend but one Who is too close in prison to be here Come near let me look on you Jaq. 'T is I. Shat. You should not be a woman by your stature Jaq. I am none Sir Shat. I know it then keep off Strange men and times how I am still preserv'd Here they have sent a yeoman of the guard Disguis'd in womans clothes to work on me To make love to me and to trap my words And so insnare my life I know you Sir Stand back upon your peril can this be In Christian Common-weals from this time forth I 'll cut off all the means to work on me I 'll ne'er stir from my house and keep my doors Lockt day and night and cheapen meat and drink At the next shops by Signs out of my window And having bought it draw it up in my garters Jaq. Sir will you help me Shat. Do not follow me I 'll take a course to live despight of men Exit Shat. Jaq. He dares not venture for me wretched Jaques Thou art undone for ever and for ever Never to rise again what shall I do Enter Bewfort Where shall I hide me here 's one to take me I must stand close and not speak for my life Bew. This is the time of night and this the haunt In which I use to catch my Wastcoatiers It is not very dark no I shall spie 'em I have walk't out in such a pitchy night I could not see my fingers this far off And yet have brought home venison by the smell I hope they have not left their old walk ah Have I spied you sitting by this light To me there 's no such fine sight in the world As a white apron 'twixt twelve and one See how it glisters do you think to scape So now I have you fast come and do not strive It takes away the edge of appetite Come I 'll be liberal every way Exeunt Take heed you make no noise for waking of the Watch Enter Cosin and his Wife Cos Now the blessing of some happy guide To bring us to the Duke and we are ready Enter Long. and Servant Come forward see the door is open'd And two of his Gent. I 'll speak to them And mark how I behave my self God save ye For less I cannot wish to men of sort and of your seeming Are you of the Dukes Long. We are Sir and your servants your salutes We give you back again with many thanks Cos When did you hear such words before Wife peace Do you not dare to answer yet is' t fit So mean a Gentleman as my self should crave The presence of the great Duke your Master Serv. Sir you may Long. Shall we desire your name and business Sir And we will presently inform him of you Cos My name is Cleremont Serv. You are his Graces kinsman Or I am much mistaken Cos You are right Some of his noble bloud runs through these veins Though far unworthy of his graces knowledge Long. Sir we must all be yours his graces kinsman And we so much forgetful 't was a rudeness And must attend your pardon thus I crave it First to this beauteous Lady whom I take To be your Wife Sir next your mercy Cos You have it Sir I do not like this kissing It lies so open to a world of wishes Serv. This is the merry fellow this is he That must be noble too Long. And so he shall If all the Art I have can make him noble I 'll dub him with a Knight-hood if his wife Will be but forward and joyn issue I like her above excellent Serv. Wil 't please you To walk a turn or two whilst to the Duke We make your comming known Exit Serv. and Long Cos I shall attend Sir Wife These Gentlemen are very proper men And kiss the best that e'er I tasted For goodness-sake husband let us never more Come near the Countrey whatsoe'er betide us I am in malice with the memory Of that same stinking dung-hil Cos Why now you are my chicken and my dear Love where I love hate where I hate now You shall have twenty Gowns and twenty Chains See the door is opening Groom Room afore there the Duke is entring Enter Duke Wife Long. Servant Maria. Cos 'T
Instantly Pol Not so But take a time when his joy swels him most When his delights are high and ravishing When you perceive his Soul dance in his eyes When she that must be his hath drest her beauty With all her pride and sends a thousand Cupids To call him to the tasting of her lip Then give him this and tell him while I live I 'll pray for him Ser. I shall Exeunt Enter Cassander and Lisimachus Cas There is no way but death Lisi That 's black and horrid Consider Sir it was her sin not his I cannot accuse him what man could carry A heart so frozen not to melt at such A glorious flame Who could not fly to such A happiness Cas Have you ambition To be a tame fool see so vast an injury And not revenge it make me not suspect Thy Mother for this sufferance my Son Lis Pray hear me Sir Cas Hear a patient gull A property thou hast no blood of mine If this affront provoke thee not how canst Be charitable to thy self and let him live To glory in thy shame Nor is he innocent He had before crept slily into her bosome And practised thy dishonor Lisi You begin to stir me Sir Cas How else could she be guilty Of such contempt of thee and in the eye Of all the Kingdom they conspir'd this stain When they had cunning meetings shall thy love And blooming hopes be scatter'd thus and Lisimachus Stand idle gazer Lisi What Sir will his death Advantage us if she be false to me So irreligious and to touch her person Pause we may be observed Enter Philocles and Lisander Lisa 'T is the Protector And his son Phi. Alas poor Gentleman I pitty His neglect but am not sorry for his Father Phi. 'T is a strange turne Lisa The whirligigs of Women Phi. Your Graces servant Cas I am yours Gentlemen And should be happy to deserve your loves Phi. Now he can flatter Lisa In't Sir to inlarge your sufferings I have A heart doth wish The Qeeen had known better to reward Your love and merit Lisa If you would express Your love to me pray do not mention it I must obey my fate Phi. She will be married To t'other Gentleman for certain then Cas I hope you 'll wish 'em joy Phi. Indeed I will Sir Lisa Your Graces servant Exit Cas We are grown Ridiculous the pastime of the Court Here comes another Enter Seleucus Sel. Where 's your Son my Lord Cas Like a neglected servant of his Mistress Sel. I would ask him a question Cas What Sel. Whether the Queen As 't is reported lov'd him he can tell Whether she promis'd what they talke of marriage Cas I can resolve you that Sir Sel. She did promise Cas Yes Sel. Then shee 's a Woman and your Son Cas What Sel. Not worthy his blood and expectation If he be calme Cas There 's no opposing destiny Sel. I would cut the Throat Cas Whose throat Sel. The destinies that 's all your pardon Sir I am Seleucus still a poor shadow o th' World a walking picture it concerns Not me I am forgotten by my stars Cas The Queen with more discretion might ha chosen Thee Sel. Whom Cas Thee Seleucus Sel. Me I cannot dance and frisk with due activity My body is lead I have too much phlegme what should I do with a Kingdome no Arcadius Becomes the cushion and can please yet setting Aside the trick that Ladies of Blood look at Another Man might make a shift to weare Rich Clothes sit in the chair of state and nod Dare venture on discourse that does not trench On compliment and think the study of Armes And Arts more commendable in a Gentleman Than any Galliard Cas Arcadius And you were reconcil'd Sel. We yes oh yes But 't is not manners now to say we are friends At our equality there had been reason But now subjection is the word Cas They are not Yet married Sel. I 'll make no Oath upon 't My Lord Lisimachus A word you 'll not be angry if I love you May not a Batchellor be made a Cuckold Lisi How Sir Cas Lisimachus this Gentleman Is worth our embrace hee 's spirited And may be useful Sel. Hark you can you tell Where 's the best Dancing-master and you mean To rise at Court practise to caper farewel The noble science that makes work for cutlers It will be out of fashion to weare swords Masques and devices welcome I salute you Is it not pitty any division Should be heard out of Musick Oh 't will be An excellent age of crotchets and of Canters Buy Captains that like fools will spend your blood Out of your Country you will be of less Use than your feathers if you return unman'd You shall be beaten soon to a new march When you shall think it a discretion To sell your glorious buffes to buy fine pumps And pantables this is I hope no treason Enter Arcadius leading the Queen Charia Eubulus Lisander Philocles Polidora servant Cas Wot stay Lisimachus Lisi Yes Sir And shew a patience above her injury Arc. This honor is too much Madam assume Your place and let Arcadius waite still 'T is happiness enough to be your servant Cas Now he dissembles Que. Sir you must sit Arc. I am Obedient Que. This is not Musick Sprightly enough it feeds the soul with melancholy How sayes Arcadius Arc. Give me leave to think There is no harmony but in your voice And not an accent of your heavenly tongue But strikes me into rapture I incline To think the tale of Orpheus no fable 'T is possible he might inchant the Rocks And charme the Forrest soften hell hell it self With his commanding Lute it is no miracle To what you work whose very breath conveyes The hearer into Heaven how at your lips Day-winds gather Perfumes proudly glide away To disperse sweetness round about the world Sel. Fine stuff Que. You cannot flatter Arc. Not if I should say Nature had plac'd you here the creatures wonder And her own spring from which all excellence On Earth's deriv'd and copyed forth and when The character of fair and good in others Is quite worne out and lost looking on you It is supply'd and you alone made mortal To feed and keep alive all beauty Sel. Ha ha Can you indure it Gentlemen Lisa What do you meane Sel. Nay ask him what he meanes mine is a down Right laugh Que. Well Sir proceed Arc. At such bright eyes the stars do light themselves At such a forehead Swans renew their white From such a lip the morning gathers blushes Sel. The morning is more modest than thy praises VVhat a thing does he make her Arc. And when you flie to Heaven and leave this work No longer maintenance of goodness from you Then Poetry shall lose all use with us And be no more since nothing in your absence Is left that can be worthy of a Verse Sel. Ha ha Que. VVhos 's that Sel. 'T was I
it must be granted Sop. If you have Cancell'd your kind opinion of me Deny me not to know who hath succeeded Sophia in your heart I beg the name Of your new Mistriss Lis You shall know her Madam If but these tumults cease and fate allow us To see the Court agen I hope you 'll bring No mutiny against her but this is No time to talk of Love let me attend you Sop. I must expect till you are pleas'd to satisfie My poor request conduct me at your pleasure Exeunt Enter Leonatus Eubulus Bishop Lisander and Philocles Leo. They are too slow dispatch new messengers To intreat 'em fairly hither I am extasi'd Were you witness for me too is it possible I am what this affirms true Leonatus And were you not my Father was I given In trust to you an Infant Eub. 'T is a truth Our soul 's bound to acknowledge you supply'd The absence and opinion of my Son Who died but to make you my greater care I know not of Demetrius but suppos'd Him dead indeed as Epire thought you were Your Fathers character doth want no testimony Which but compar'd with what concerns Demetrius Will prove it self King Theodosius act Your Royal Father Bish I am subscrib'd to both his Legacies By oath oblig'd to secresie until Thus fairly summon'd to reveal the trust Eub. Cassander had no thought you would prove thus To whose policie I gave this aim although He wrought you up to serve but as his Engine To batter young Demetrius for it was Your Fathers prudent jealousie that made him Give out your early deaths as if his soul Prophecy'd his own first and fear'd to leave Either of you to the unsafe protection Of one whose study would be to supplant Your right and make himself the King of Epire. Bish Your Sister fair Sophia in your Fathers Life was design'd to marry with Lisimachus That guarded her although she us'd some Art To quit her pupillage and being absolute Declar'd love to Demetrius which enforc'd Macarius to discover first your brother Leo. No more lest you destroy agen Leonatus With wonder of his fate are they not come yet Something it was I felt within my envy Of young Demetrius's fortune there were seeds Scattered upon my heart that made it swell With thought of Empire Princes I see cannot Be totally eclips'd but wherefore stays Demetrius and Sophia at whose names A gentle spirit walk'd upon my blood Enter Demetrius Polidora Sophia Macarius Cassander Lisima Eub. They are here Leo. Then thus I flie into their bosoms Nature has rectifi'd in me Demetrius The wandrings of ambition our dear Sister You are amaz'd I did expect it read Assurance there the day is big with wonder Mac. What means all this Leo. Lisimachus be dear to us Cassander you are welcome too Cas Not I I do not look for 't all this sha'not bribe My conscience to your faction and make Me false agen Seleucus is no son Of Theodosius my dear Countrey-men Correct your erring duties and to that Your lawful King prostrate your selves Demetrius Doth challenge all your knees Dem. All Love and Duty Flow from me to my Royal King and Brother I am confirm'd Cas You are two credulous What can betray your faith so much Leo. Sophia you appear sad as if your Will Gave no consent to this days happiness Sop. No joy exceeds Sophia's for your self Lis With your pardon Sir I apprehend A cause that makes her troubled she desires To know what other Mistriss since her late Unkindness I have chosen to direct My faith and service Leo. Another Mistriss Lis Yes Sir Leo. And does our Sister love Lisimachus Sop. Here 's something would confess Leo. He must not dare To affront Sophia Cas How my shame confounds me I beg your justice without pity on My age Leo. Your pennance shall be to be faithful To our state hereafter Omnes May you live long and happy Leonatus King of Epire. Leo. But where 's your other Mistriss Lis Even here Sir Leo. Our Sister is this another Mistriss Sir Sis It holds To prove my thoughts were so when she began Her sorrow for neglecting me that sweetness Deserv'd I should esteem her another Mistriss Then when she cruelly forsook Lisimachus Your pardon Madam and receive a heart Proud with my first devotions to serve you Sop. In this I am crown'd agen now mine for ever Leo. You have deceiv'd her happily Joy to you both Dem. We are ripe for the same wishes Polidora's part of me Pol. He all my blessing Leo. Heaven pour full joys upon you Mac. We are all blest There wants but one to fill your arms Leo. My Mistriss And Wife shall be my Countrey to which I Was in my birth contracted your love since Hath plaid the Priest to perfect what was ceremony Though Kingdoms by just Titles prove our own The subjects hearts do best secure a Crown Exeunt Omnes EPILOGUE THere is no Coronation to day Vnless your gentle votes do crown our Play If smiles appear within each Ladies eye Which are the leading Stars in this fair skie Our solemn day sets glorious for then We hope by their sad influence the men Will grace what they first shin'd on make 't appear Both how we please and bless our covetous ear With your applause more welcome than the Bells Vpon a triumph Bonfires or what else Can speak a Coronation And though I Were late depos'd and spoil'd of Majesty By the kind aid of your hands Gentlemen I quickly may be Crown'd a Queen agen THE COXCOMB A Comedy The Persons represented in the Play Ricardo a young Gentleman in love with Viola Antonio the Coxcomb Gentleman Mercurie fellow-traveller with Antonio three merry Gentlemen friends to Ricardo Uberto Pedro Silvio Valerio a Countrey Gentleman Curio Kinsman to Antonio Justice a shallow one Andrugio Father to Viola Alexander servant to Mercurie's Mother Marke the Justice's Clerk Rowland servant to Andrugio Tinker Constable Watch Drawer Musicians Women Viola Daughter to Andrugio Maria Wife to Antonio A Countrey-woman Mother to Mercurie Milk-maids Nan and Madge Dorothie the Tinkers Trull The Scene England France The Principal Actors were Nathan Field Giles Gary Rich. Allen Robert Benfeild Joseph Taylor Emanuel Read Hugh Atawell Will. Barcksted PROLOGUE THis Comedy long forgot by some thought dead By us preserv'd once more doth raise her head And to your noble censures does present Her outward form and inward ornament Nor let this smell of arrogance since 't is known The makers that confest it for their own Were this way skilful and without the crime Of flatteries I may say did please the time The work it self too when it first came forth In the opinion of men of worth Was well receiv'd and favour'd though some rude And harsh among th' ignorant multitude That relish gross food better than a dish That 's cook'd with care and serv'd into the wish Of curious pallats wanting wit and strength Truly to judge condemn'd it for
Wench to night and she shall be yours to morrow Ped. Let go the Wench Sil. Let you go the Wench Viol. O Gentlemen as you had mothers Vber They had no mothers they are the Sons of bitches Ric. Let that be maintain'd Sil. Marry then Viol. Oh bless me heaven Vber How many is there on 's Ric. About five Vber Why then le ts fight three to three Sil. Content Draw and fall down Draw The Watch the watch the watch Where are you Exit Ric. Where are these Cowards Exit Ped. There 's the Wore Viol. I never saw a drunken man before But these I think are so Sil. Oh! Ped. I mist you narrowly there Viol. My state is such I know not how to think A prayer fit for me only I could move That never Maiden more might be in love Exit Enter Drawer Constable and Watch. Watch. Where are they Boy Draw Make no such haste Sir they are no runners Vb. I am hurt but that 's all one I shall light upon some of ye Pedro thou art a tall Gentleman let me kiss thee Watch. My friend Vber Your friend you lie Ric. Stand further off the watch you are full of fleas Con. Gentlemen either be quiet or we must make you quiet Rich. Nay good Mr. Constable be not so Rigorou s. Vber Mr. Constable lend me thy hand of Justice Const That I will Sir Vber Fy Mr. Constable What golls you have is Justice so blind Y' cannot see to wash your hands I cry you Mercy Sir Your gloves are on Draw Now you are up Sir Will you go to bed Ped. I 'll truckle here Boy give me another pillow Draw Will you stand up and let me lay it on then Ped. Yes Draw There hold him two of ye now they are up be going Mr. Constable Rich. And this way and that way tom Vber And here away and there away tom Silv. This is the right way the others the wrong Ped. Th' others the wrong All. Thou art over-long at the pot tom tom Rich. Lead valiantly sweet Constable whoop ha Boyes Const This Wine hunts in their heads Rich. Give me the bill for I 'll be the Sergeant Const Look to him Sirs Rich. Keep your Ranks you Rascalls keep your Ranks Exeunt Actus Secundus Scaena Prima Enter Mercury Mer. I Cannot sleep for thinking of this Asses Wife I 'll be gon presently there 's no staying here with this Devil about me hoe this is the house of sleep hoe again there 'sfoot the darkness and this love together will make me lunatick ho Enter a Servingman above unready Ser. Who calls there Mer. Pray take the pains to rise and light a candle Ser. Presently Mer. Was ever man but I in such a stocks well this shall be a warning to me and a fair one too how I betray my self to such a Dunce by way of benefit Enter Servingman Ser. Did you call Mer. Yes pray do me the kindness Sir to let me out and not enquire why for I must needs be gone Ser. Not to night I hope Sir Mer. Good Sir to night I would not have troubled you else pray let it be so Ser. Alas Sir my Master will be offended Mer. That I have business no I warrant ye Ser. Good Sir take your rest Mer. Pray my good friend let me appoint my own rest Ser. Yes Sir Mer. Then shew me the way out I 'll consider you Ser. Good Lord Sir Mer. If I had not an excellent temper'd patience now should I break this fellows head and make him understand 't were necessary the onely plague of this house is the unhandsome love of servants that ne'er do their duty in the right place but when they muster before dinner and sweep the Table with a wodden dagger and then they are troublesome too to all mens shoulders the Woodcocks flesht agen now I shall have a new stir Enter Antonio Ant. Why how now friend What do you up so late are you well Do you want any thing pray speak Mer. Onely the cause I rise for Ant. What knaves are these What do you want why Sirrah Mer. Nothing i' th' World but the keyes to let me out of dores I must be gon be not against it for you cannot stay me Ant. Be gon at this time that were a merry jest Mer. If there be any mirth in 't make you use on 't but I must go Ant. Why for loves sake Mer. 'T will benefit your understanding nothing to know the cause pray go to bed I 'll trouble your Man only Ant. Nay Sir you have rais'd more that has reason to curse you and you knew all my Wifes up and coming down too Mer. Alas it will be a trouble pray go up to her and let me disturbe no more 't is unmannerly Enter Wife as out of her hed Ant. Shee 's here already sweet heart How say you by this Gentleman he would away at midnight Wife That I am sure he will not Mer. Indeed I must Mar. Good Sir let not your homely entertainment press you to leave your bed at midnight if you want what my house or our town may afford you make it your own fault if you call not for it pray go to bed again let me compel you I am sure you have no power to deny a Woman the ayr is piercing and to a body beaten with long travel 't will prove an ill Physitian Mer. If she speak longer I shall be a knave as rank as ever sweat for 't Sir if you will send your Wife up presently I will either stay with you d' ye mark me or deliver you so just a cause that you your self shall thrust me out of dores both suddenly and willingly Ant. I would fain hear that 'faith pray thee go up sweet heart I have half perswaded him besides he hath some private business with me Mar. Good night Sir and what content you would have I wish with you Exit Mer. Could any man that had a back ask more O me O me Ant. Now deal directly with me Why should you go Mer. If you be wise do not enquire the cause 't will trouble you Ant. Why prithee why Mer. 'Faith I would not have you know it let me go 't will be far better for you Ant. Who 's that that knocks there i' st not at the street door Ser. Yes Sir Ant. Who 's there cannot you speak Within Vio. A poor distressed Maid for gods sake let me in Mer. Let her in and me out together 't is but one labor 't is pity she should stand i' th' street it seems she knows you Ant. There she shall stand for me you are ignorant this is a common custome of the Rogues that lie about the loose parts of the City Mer. As how Ant. To knock at doors in dead time of night and use some feigned voice to raise compassion and when the doors are open in they rush and cut the throats of all and take the booty we cannot be too
Man had a Boy as I am Curstend Whore would have run through a Cat hole he would have boulted such a piece of Linen in an evening Tinck. Well we will have a Boy prethee le ts go I am vengeance cold I tell thee Dorothy I 'll be hang'd before I stir without some purchase by these ten bones I 'll turn she-ape and untile a house but I 'll have it it may be I have a humor to be hang'd I cannot tell Enter Viola Tinck. Peace you flead Whore thou hast a mouth like a Bloodhound here comes a night-shade Dorit. A Gentlewoman Whore by this darkness I 'll case her to the skin Tinck. Peace I say Viola What fear have I endur'd this dismal night And what disgrace if I were seen and known In which this darkness onely is my friend That onely has undone me a thousand curses Light on my easie foolish childish love That durst so lightly lay a confidence Upon a Man so many being false My weariness and weeping makes me sleepy I must lie down Tinck. What 's this a Prayer or a Homily or a Ballad of good councel she has a Gown I am sure Dor. Knock out her brains and then shee 'll nee'r bite Tinck. Yes I will knock her but not yet you woman Viol. For Gods sake what are you Tinck. One of the groomes of your wardrobe come uncase uncase by r Lady a good Kersey Vio. Pray do not hurt me Sir Dor. Let 's have no pitty for if you do here 's that shall cut your whistle Viol. Alas what would you have I am as miserable as you can make me any way Dor. That shall be try'd Vio. Here take my Gown if that will do you pleasure Tink Yes marry will it look in the Pockets Doll there may be birds Dor. They are flown a pox go with them I 'll have this Hat and this Ruffe too I like it now will I flourish like a Lady brave I faith boy Vio. Y' are so gentle people to my seeming That by my truth I could live with you Tin Could you so a pretty young round wench well bloudded I am for her Theeves Dor. But by this I am not coole your Codpiece Rogue or I 'll clap a spell upon 't shall take your edge off with a very vengeance Tin Peace horse-flesh peace I 'll cast off my Amazon she has walk'd too long and is indeed notorious shee 'll fight and scould and drink like one of the worthies Dort Uds pretious you young contagious Whore must you be ticing and Is your flesh so wranck Sir that two may live upon 't I am glad to hear your Cortalls grown so lusty he was dry founder'd t'other day wehee my pamper'd Jade of Asia Vio. Good Woman do not hurt me I am sorry that I have given any cause of anger Dor. Either bind her quickly and come away or by this steel I 'll tell thee though I truss for company now could I eate her broyl'd or any way without Vinegar I must have her Nose Vio. By any thing you love best good Sir good Woman Tin Why her Nose Dorothy Dor. If I have it not and presently warm I lose that I go withal Tin Wood the Devil had that thou goest withall and thee together for sure he got thy whelps if thou hast any shee s thy deere dad Whore put up your cutpurse an I take my switch up 't will be a black time with you else sheth your bung Whore Dor. Will you bind her we shall stand here prating and be hang'd both Tin Come I must bind you not a word no crying Vio. Do what you will indeed I will not cry Tin Hurt her not if thou dost by Ale and Beer I 'll clout thy old bald brain pan with a piece of Brass you Bitch incarnate Exeunt Tinker and Dorothy Viola O Heaven to what am I reserv'd that knew not Through all my childish hours and actions More sin than poor imagination And too much loving of a faithless Man For which I 'm paid and so that not the day That now is rising to protect the harmless And give the innocent a sanctuary From theeves and spoilers can deliver me From shame at leaâ—t suspition Enter Valerio Val. Sirrah lead down the horses easily I 'll walke a foot till I be down the hill 't is very early I shall reach home betimes How now whose there Vio. Night that was ever friend to Lovers yet Has rais'd some weary Soul that hates his bed To come and see me blush and then laugh at me Val. H 'ad a rude heart that did this Vio. Gentle Sir If you have that which honest men call pitty And be as far from evil as you shew Help a poor Maid that this night by bad fortune Has been thus us'd by Robbers Val. A pox upon his heart that would not help thee this Thief was half a Lawyer by his bands How long have you been tyed here Viol. Alas this hour and with cold and fear am almost perisht Val. Where were the watch the while good sober Gent. â—hey were like careful members of the City drawing in diligent Ale and singing catches while Mr. Constable contriv'd the Tosts these fellows would be more severely punisht than wandring Gipsies that every statute whips for â—f they had every one two eyes a piece more three pots would put them out Viol. I cannot tell I found no Christian to give me succor Val. When they take a Thief I 'll take Ostend agen the â—horsons drink Opium in their Ale and then they sleep like â—ops as for their bills they only serve to reach down Baâ—on to make Rashers on now let me know whom I have â—one this courtesie too that I may thank my early rising for it Viol. Sir All I am you see Val. You have a name I 'm sure and a kindred a Father â—riend or something that must own you shee 's a handsome â—oung Wench What Rogues were these to Rob â—er Vio. Sir you see all I dare reveale And as you are a Gentleman press me no further For there begins a grief whose bitterness Will break a stronger heart than I have in me â—nd 't will but make you heavy with the hearing For your own goodness sake desire it not Val. If you would not have me enquire that How do you live then Viol. How I have liv'd is still one question Which must not be resolv'd How I desire to live is in your liking So worthy an opinion I have of you Val. Is in my liking How I pray thee tell me i'faith I 'll do you any good lies in my power she has an eye would raise a bedrid man come leave your fear and tell me that 's a good Wench Viol. Sir I would serve Val. Who would'st thou serve do not weep and tell me Viol. Faith Sir even some good woman and such a wife if you be married I do imagine yours Val. Alas thou art young and tender let me see thy
time Enter Pedro Silvio Uberto Ped. Good morrow Sir Rich. Good morrow Gentlemen shall we go drink agen I have my wits Ped. So have I but they are unsetled ones would I had some porrige Rich. The Tavern boy was here this morning with me And told me that there was a Gentlewoman Which he took for a Whore that hung on me For whom we quarrel'd and I know not what Ped. I faith nor I. Vbe I have a glimmering of some such thing Rich. Was it you Silvio That made me drink so much 't was you or Pedro. Ped. I know not who Sil. We are all apt enough Rich. But I will lay the fault on none but me That I would be so entreated come Silvio Shall we go drink agen come Gentlemen Why do you stay let 's never leave off now Whil'st we have Wine and Throats I 'll practise it Till I have made it my best quality For what is best for me to do but that For Heaven sake come and drink when I am nam'd Men shall make answer VVhich Richardo mean you The excellent drinker I will have it so VVill you go drink Silv. VVe drunk too much too lately Rich. VVhy there is then the less behind to drink Let 's end it all dispatch that wee 'l send abroad And purchase all the VVine the world can yield And then drink it off then take the fruits o' th' earth Distil the Juice from them and drink that off Wee 'l catch the rain before it fall to ground And drink off that that never more may grow Wee 'l set our mouths to Springs and drink them off And all this while wee 'l never think of those That love us best more than we did last night We will not give unto the poor a drop Of all this drink but when we see them weep Wee 'l run to them and drink their tears off too Wee 'l never leave whilst there is heat or moisture In this large globe but suck it cold and dry Till we have made it Elemental earth Merely by drinking Ped. Is' t flattery to tell you you are mad Rich. If it be false There 's no such way to bind me to a Man He that will have me lay my goods and lands My life down for him need no more but say Richardo thou art mad and then all these Are at his service then he pleases me And makes me think that I had vertue in me That I had love and tenderness of heart That though I have committed such a fault As never creature did yet running mad As honest men should do for such a crime I have exprest some worth though it be late But I alas have none of these in me But keep my wits still like a frozen Man That had no fire within him Sil. Nay good Richardo leave this wild talk and send a letter to her I 'll deliver it Rich. 'T is to no purpose perhaps she 's lost last night Or she got home agen she 's now so strictly Look'd to the wind can scarce come to her or admit She were her self if she would hear from me From me unworthy that have us'd her thus She were so foolish that she were no more To be belov'd Enter Andrugio and Servant with a Night-gown Ser. Sir we have found this night-gown she took with her Ricb. Where where speak quickly Ser. Searching in the Suburbs we found a Tinker and his Whore that had it in a Tap-house whom we apprehended and they confest they stole it from her Rich. And murthered her Sil. What aile you man Rich. Why all this doth not make me mad Sil. It does you would not offer this else good Pedro look to his sword Ser. They do deny the killing of her but swore they left her tyed to a Tree in the fields next those Suburbs that â—re without our Ladies gate near day and by the Rode so â—hat some passinger must needs unty her quickly And. The will of Heaven be done Sir I will only enâ—reat you this that as you were the greatest occasion of her â—â—ss that you will be pleased to urge your friends and be â—our self earnest in the search of her if she be found she 〈◊〉 yours if she please I my self only see these people betâ—er examin'd and after follow some way in search God â—eep you Gentlemen Exit Sil. Alas good man Ric. What think you now of me I think this lump â—s nothing but a piece of fleagme congeal'd Without a soul for where there 's so much spirit As would but warm a flea those faults of mine Would make it glow and flame in this dull heart â—nd run like molten gold through every sin Till it could burst these walls and fly away â—hall I intreat you all to take your horses And search this innocent Ped. With all our hearts Ric. Do not divide your selves till you come there Where they say she was ty'd I 'll follow too But never to return till she be found Give me my sword good Pedro I will do No harm believe me with it I am now Farr better temper'd if I were not so 〈◊〉 have enow besides God keep you all And send us good success Exeunt Actus Tertius Sâ—ena Prima Enter Mercury and Servant Mer. WHo is it can you tell Ser. By my troth Sir I know not but 't is a Gentlewoman Mer. A Gentleman I 'll lay my life you puppy h 'as sent his Wife to me if he have fling up the bed Ser. Here she is Sir Enter Wife with a Letter Wife I am glad I found you Sir there take your Letter and keep it till you have anoâ—her friend to wrong 't is too malicious false to make me sin you have provoked me to be that I love not a talker and you shall hear me Why should you dare to imagine me So light a huswife that from four hours knowledge You might presume to offer to my credit This rude and ruffian tryal I am sure I never courted you nor gave you tokens That might concern assurance you are a fool Mer. I cannot blame you now I see this letter Though you be angry yet with me you must not Unless you 'l make me guilty of a wrong My worst affections hate Wife Did not you send it Mer. No upon my faith which is more I understand it not the hand is as far from my knowledge as the malice Wife This is strange Mer. It is so and had been stranger and indeed more hateful Had I that have receiv'd such courtesies and owe so many Thanks done this base office Wife Your name is at it Mer. Yes but not my nature and I shall hate my name worse than the manner for this base broking you are wise and vertuous remove this fault from me for on the love I bear to truth and goodness this Letter dare not name me for the author Wife Now I perceive my husbands knavery if any man can but find where he has been I will
goe with this Gentleman whatsoever comes on 't and as I mean to carry it both he and all the World shall think it fit and thank me for it Mer. I must confess I loved you at first however this made me leave your house unmannerly that might provoke me to do something ill both to your honor and my faith and not to write this Letter which I hold so truly wicked that I will not think on 't Wife I do believe you and since I see you are free my words were not meant to you but this is not the half of my affliction Mer. 'T is pitty you should know more vexation may I enquire Wife Faith Sir I fear I have lost my husband Mer. Your husband it cannot be I pitty her how she 's vext Enter Servant Wife How now What news nay speak for we must know Ser. Faith I have found at length by chance where he has been Wife Where Ser. In a blind out-house in the Suburbs pray God all be well with him Wife Why Serv. There are his cloaths but What 's become of him I cannot yet enquire Wife I am glad of this sure they have murther'd him What shall I do Mer. Be not so grieved before you know the truth you have time enough to weep this is the sodain'st mischief Did you not bring an Officer to search there where you say you found his cloaths Ser. Yes and we searcht it and charg'd the fellow with him but he like a Rogue stubborn Rogue made answer he knew not where he was he had been there but where he was now he could not tell I tell you true I fear h m. Wife Are all my hopes and longings to enjoy him After this 3 years travel come to this Ser. It is the rankest house in all the City the most cursed roguy Bawdy-house Hell fire it Mer. This is the worst I heard yet Will you go home I 'll bear you company and give you the best help I may this being here will wrong you Wife As you are a Gentleman and as you lov'd your dead friend let me not go home that will but heap one sorrow on another Mer. Why propose any thing and I 'll perform 't I am at my wits end too Ser. So am I O my dear Master Mer. Peace you great fool Wife Then good Sir carry me to some retir'd place far from the sight of this unhappy City whether you will indeed so it be far enough Mer. If I might Councel you I think 't were better to go home And try what may be done yet he may be at home afore you Who can tell Wife O no I know he 's dead I know he 's murder'd tell me not of going home you murder me too Mer. Well since it pleases you to have it so I will no more perswade you to go home I 'll be your guide in the Countrey as your grief doth command me I have a Mother dwelling from this place some 20 miles the house though homely yet able to shew something like a welcome thither I 'll see you safe with all your sorrows Wife With all the speed that may be thought upon I have a Coach here ready good Sir quickly I 'll fit you my fine husband Mer. It shall be so if this fellow be dead I see no band of any other Man to tye me from my will and I will follow her with such careful service that she shall either be my Love or Wise Will you walk in Wife I thank you Sir but one word with my Man and I am ready keep the Irish fellow safe as you love your life for he I fear has a deep hand in this then search agen and get out warrants for that naughty man that keeps the bad house that he may answer it if you find the body give it due burial farewel You shall hear from me keep all safe Exeunt Ser. O my sweet Master Antonio knocking within Ant. within Man-a-cree the Devil take thee Wilt thou kill me here I prethee now let me goe seek my Master I shall be very cheel else Enter Servant Ser. Do you hear man-a-cree I 'll cree your coxcombe and you keep not still down you rogue Ant. Good sweet fact serving-man let me out I beseech de and by my trot I will give dye VVorship 2 shillings in good argott to buy dy Worship pippines Ser. This rogue thinks all the worth of man consists in Peepins by this light I 'll beat rebellion out of you for ever Ant. VVilt thou not hear me Man is fet I 'll give thee all I have about me Ser. I thank you Sir so I may have picking work Ant. Here is five shillings Man Serv. Here is a cudgel a very good one Enter two Serving-men 2. Ser. How now VVhat 's the matter VVhere 's the Irishman 1. Ser. There a wyth take him he makes more noise alone there than ten Lawyers can do with double and a scurvy Case 2. Ser. Let him out I must talk with him Enter Antonio Ant. Wilt thou give me some drink O hone I am very dry Man 2 Ser. You shall have that shall quench your thirst my friend Ant. Fate dost thou mean man 2 Ser. Even a good tough halter Ant. A halter O hone 2 Ser. Sirrah you are a mischievous Rogue that 's the truth Ant. No fet I am not 1 Ser. Shall I knock out his brains I have kill'd dogs have been worth three of him for all uses 2 Ser. Sirrah the truth on 't is you must with me to a Justice O Roger Roger. 1 Ser. Why what 's the matter William 2 Ser. Heavy news Roger heavy newes god comfort us 1 Ser. What is' t Man Ant. What 's the matter now I am e'en weary of this way would I were out on 't 1 Ser. My Master sure is murder'd Roger and this cursed rogue I fear has had a hand in 't Ant. No fet not 1 Ser. Stand away I 'll kic kt out of him come sirrha mount I 'll make you dance you Rascal kill my Master If thy breech were cannon proof having this good cause on my side I would encounter it hold fair Shamrocke Ant. Why how now Sirs you will not murder me indeed 2 Ser. Bless us Roger Ant. Nay I am no spirit 2 Ser. How do you Sir this is my very Master Ant. Why well enough yet but you have a heavy foot of your own Where 's my Wife 1 Ser. Alas poor sorrowful Gentlewoman she thinks you are dead and has given o're house-keeping Ant. Whether is she gone then 1 Ser. Into the Countrey with the Gentleman your Friend Sir to see if she can wear her sorrows out there she weeps and takes on too too Ant. This falls out pat I shall be everlasting for a name Doe you hear upon your lives and faiths to me not one word I am living but let the same report pass along that I am murther'd still I am made for ever 1 Ser. VVhy
the worlds chief joy His face so manly as it had been made To fright the world yet he so sweetly temper'd That he would make himself a natural fool To do a noble kindess for a friend He was a man whose name I 'll not out-live Longer than heaven whose Will must be obey'd Will have me do Ant. And I will quit thy kindness Just Before me she has made the tears stand in mine eyes but I must be austere Gentlewoman you must confess this murder Wife I cannot Sir I did it not but I desire to see those examinations which this Gentleman acknowledges to have about him for but late last night I receiv'd Letters from the City yet I heard of no confession then Just You shall see them time enough I warrant you but Letters you say you had where are those Letters Wife Sir they are gone Just Gone whither are they gone How have you dispos'd of ' em Wife Why Sir they are for womens matters and so I use ' em Just Who writ ' em Wife A man of mine Just Who brought ' em Wife A Post Just A Post there is some great haste sure aha where is that Post Wife Sir there he stands Just Does he so bring hither that Post I am afraid that Post will prove a knave come hither Post what what can you say concerning the murder of Antonio Ant. What 's that to you Just Oh Post you have no answer ready have you I 'll have one from you Ant. You shall have no more from me than you have you examine an honest Gentleman and Gentlemoman here 't is pitty such fools as you should be i' th Commission Just Say you so Post take away that Post whip him and bring him again quickly I 'll hamper you Post Mer. 'T is Antonio I know him now as well what an irregular fool is this Ant. Whip me hold off Wife Oh good Sir whip him by his murmuring he should know something of my Husbands death that may quit me for gods sake fetch 't out Just Whip him I say Ant. Who is' t dares whip me now Wife Oh my lov'd Husband Mer. My most worthy friend where have you been so long Ant. I cannot speak for joy Just Why what 's the matter now and shall not Law then have her course Andra. It shall heve no other course than it has I think Just It shall have other course before I go or I 'll beat my brains and I say it was not honestly done of him to discover himself before the parties accus'd were executed that Law might have had her course for then the kingdom flourishes Ant. But such a wife as thou had never any man and such a friend as he believe me wife shall never be good wife love my friend friend love my wife hark friend Just Mark if we can have nothing to do you shall swear the peace of some body Mark Yes Sir Ant. By my troth I am sorry my wife is so obstinate sooth if I could yet do thee any good I wou'd faith I wou'd Mer. I thank you Sir I have lost that passion Ant. Cosin Curio you and I must be better acquainted Cur. It is my wish Sir Ant. I should not have known you neither 't is so long since we saw we were but children then but you have shew'd your self an honest man to me Cur. I would be ever so Enter Richardo and Viola Moth. Look you who 's there And. Say nothing to me for thy peace is made Rich. Sir I can nothing say But that you are her Father you can both Not only pardon when you have a wrong But love where you have most injury Just I think I shall hear of no hanging this year there 's A Tinker and a Whore yet the Cryer said that rob'd her and are in prison I hope they shall be hang'd And. No truly Sir they have broke prison Just 'T is no matter then rhe Jaylor shall be hang'd And. You are deceiv'd in that too Sir 't was known to be against his will and he hath got his pardon I think for nothing but if it doth cost him any thing I 'll pay it Just Mark up with your papers away Mer Oh you shall stay dinner I have a couple of brawling neighbors that I 'll assure you will not agree and you shall have the hearing of their matter Just With all my heart Mer. Go Gentlemen go in Rich. Oh Viola that no succeeding age Might loose the memory of what thou wert But such an overswayed Sex is yours That all the virtuous actions you can do Are but as men will call them and I swear 'T is my belief that women want but ways To praise their deeds but men want deeds to praise Exeunt omnes EPILOGUE 'T Is ended but my hopes and fears begin Nor can it be imputed as a sin In me to wish it favour if this night To the Judicious it hath giv'n delight I have my ends and may such for their grace Vouchsaf'd to this find theirs in every place THE SEA-VOYAGE A Comedy The Persons represented in the Play Albert a French Pirat in love with Aminta Tibalt du Pont a merry Gentleman friend to Albert. Master of the Ship an honest merry man â—â—mure an usuring Merchant Franville a vain-glorious gallant Morillat a shallow-brain'd Gentleman Bortswain an honest man Sebastian a noble Gentleman of Portugal Husband to Rosellia Nicusa Nephew to Sebastian both cast upon a desart Island Raimond brother to Aminta Surgeon Sailors Women Aminta Mistriss to Albert a noble French Virgin Rosellia Governess of the Amazonian Portugals Clarinda Daughter to Rosellia in love with Albert. three Ladies Members of the Female Common-wealth Hippolita Crocale Juletta The Scene First at Sea then in the desart Islands The Principal Actors were Joseph Taylor William Eglestone Nich. Toolie Joh Lowin John Vnderwood Actus Primus Scaena Prima A Tempest Thunder and Lightning Enter Master and two Sailors Master LAy her aloof the Sea grows dangerous How it spits against the clouds how it capers And how the fiery Element frights it back There be Devils dancing in the air I think I saw a Dolphin hang i' th horns o' th' moon â—â—at from a wave hey day hey day â—â—w she kicks and yerks Down with the Main Mast lay her at hull Farle up all her Linnens and let her ride it out 1 Sailor She 'll never brook it Master She 's so deep laden that she 'll bulge Master Hang her Can she not buffet with a storm a little How it tosses her she reels like a Drunkard 2. Sail. We have discover'd the Land Sir Pray let 's make in she 's so drunk else She may chance to cast up all her Lading 1 Sail. Sland in sland in we are all lost else lost and perish'd Mast Steer her a Star-board there 2 Sail. Bear in with all the sail we can see Master See what a clap of Thunder there is What a face of heaven how dreadfully it
looks Mast Thou rascal thou fearful rogue thou hast been praying I see 't in thy face thou hast been mumbling When we are split you slave is this a time To discourage our friends with your cold orizons Call up the Boatswain how it storms holla Boats What shall we do Master Cast over all her lading she will not swim An hour else Enter Albert Franvile La-mure Tibalt de pont Morillat Mast The storm is loud We cannot hear one another What 's the coast Boats We know not ye shall we make in Albert. What comfort Sailors I never saw since I have known the Sea which has been this twenty years so rude a tempest In what State are we Mast Dangerous enough Captain We have sprung five leaks and no little ones Still rage besides her ribs are open Her rudder almost spent prepare your selves And have good courages death comes but once And let him come in all his frights Albert. Is' t not possible To make in to th' Land 't is here before us Morill. Here hard by Sir Mast Death is nearer Gentlemen Yet do not cry let 's dye like in men Tib. Shall 's hoise the Boat out And goe all at one cast the more the merrier Enter Amint. Mast You are too hasty Mounsieur Do ye long to be i' th' Fish-market before your time Hold her up there Amint. Oh miserable fortune Nothing but horror sounding in mine ears No minute to promise to my frighted soul Tib. Peace woman We ha storms enough already no more howling Amint. Gentle Master Mast Clap this woman under hatches Alb. Prethe speak mildly to her Amint. Can no help Mast None that I know Amint. No promise from your goodness Mast Am I a God for heavens sake stow this Tib. Go take your gilt Prayer-Book woman And to your business wink and die There 's an old Haddock staies for ye Amint. Must I die here in all the frights and terrors The thousand several shapes death triumphs in No friend to counsel me Alb. Have peace sweet Mistriss Amint. No kindreds tears upon me oh my countrey No gentle hand to close mine eyes Alb. Be comforted heaven has the same Power still and the same mercy Amint. Oh that wave will devour me Mast Carry her down Captain Or by these hands I 'll give no more direction Let the Ship sink or swim we ha ne'er better luck When we ha such stowage as these trinkets with us These sweet sin-breeders how can heaven smile on us When such a burthen of iniquity Lies tumbling like a potion in our ship's belly Exit Tib. Away with her and if she have a Prayer That 's fit for such an hour let her say 't quickly And seriously Exit Alb. Come I see it clear Lady come in And take some comfort I 'll stay with ye Amint. Where should I stay to what end should I hope Am not I circled round with misery Confusions in their full heights dwell about me Oh Mounsieur Albert How am I bound to curse ye If curses could redeem me how to hate ye You forc'd me from my quiet from my friends Even from their Arms that were as dear to me As day-light is or comfort to the wretched You forc'd my friends from their peaceful rest Some your relentless sword gave their last groans Would I had there been numbred And to fortunes never satisfied afflictions â—e turn'd my Brother and those few friends I 'd left Like desperate creatures to their own fears And the world 's stubborn pitties Oh merciless Alb. Sweet Mistriss Amint. And whither they are wandred to avoid ye Or whither dead and no kind earth to cover 'em Was this a Lovers part but heaven has found ye 〈◊〉 in his loudest voice his voice of thunder And in the mutiny of his deep wonders â—e tells ye now ye weep too late Alb. Let these tears tell how I honor ye Ye know dear Lady since ye are mine How truly I have lov'd ye how sanctimoniously Observ'd your honor not one lascivious word Not one touch Lady no not a hope that might not render me The unpolluted servant of your chastity For you I put to sea to seek your Brother Your Captain yet your slave that his redemption If he be living where the Sun has circuit May expiate your rigor and my rashness Amint. The storm grows greater what shall we do Alb. Let 's in And ask heavens mercy my strong mind yet presages Through all these dangers we shall see a day yet Shall crown your pious hopes and my fair wishes Exit Enter Master Sailors Gentlemen and Boatswain Mast It must all over-board Boats It clears to Sea-ward Mast Fling o'er the Lading there and let 's lighten her All the meat and the Cakes we are all gone else That we may find her Leaks and hold her up Yet save some little Bisket for the Lady Till we come to the Land La-m. Must my Goods over too Why honest Master here lies all my money The Money I ha wrackt by usury To buy new Lands and Lordships in new Countreys ' Cause I was banish'd from mine own I ha been this twenty years a raising it Tib. Out with it The devils are got together by the ears who shall have it And here they quarrel in the clouds La-m. I am undone Sir Tib. And be undone 't is better than we La-m. Oh save one Chest of Plate Tib. Away with it lustily Sailors It was some pawn that he has got unjustly Down with it low enough and let Crabs breed in 't Mast Over with the Trunks too Enter Albert. Alb. Take mine and spare not Mast We must over with all Fran. Will ye throw away my Lordship That I sold put it into cloaths and necessaries To goe to sea with Tib. Over with it I love to see a Lordship sink Sir you left no wood upon 't to buoy it up You might ha' sav'd it else Fran. I am undone for ever Alb. Why we are all undone would you be only happy La-m. Sir you may loose too Tib. Thou liest I ha' nothing but my skin And my cloaths my sword here and my self Two Crowns in my pocket two pair of Cards And three false Dice I can swim like a fish Rascal nothing to hinder me Boatsw In with her of all hands Mast Come Gentlemen come Captain ye must help all My life now for the Land 'T is high and rocky and full of perils Alb However let 's attempt it Mast Then cheer lustily my hearts Exit Enter Sebastian and Nicusa Sebast Yes 't is a Ship I see it now a tall Ship She has wrought lustily for her deliverance Heavens mercy what a wretched day has here been Nicu. To still and quiet minds that knew no misery It may seem wretched but with us 't is ordinary Heaven has no storm in store nor earth no terror That can seem new to us Sebast 'T is true Nicusa if fortune were determin'd To be wanton and would wipe out the stories
Of mens miseries yet we two living We could cross her purpose for 't is impossible She could cure us we are so excellent in our afflictions It would be more than glory to her blindness And stile her power beyond her pride to quit us Nicu. Do they live still Sebast Yes and make to harbor Nicu. Most miserable men I grieve their fortunes Sebast How happy had they been had the Sea cover'd em They leap from one calamity to another Had they been drown'd they had ended all their sorrows What shouts of joy they make Nicu. Alas poor wretches had they but once experience Of this Island they 'd turn their tunes to wailings Sebast Nay to curses That ever they set foot on such calamities Here 's nothing but Rocks and barrenness Hunger and cold to eat here 's no Vineyards To cheer the heart of man no Christal Rivers After his labour to refresh his body If he be feeble nothing to restore him But heavenly hopes nature that made those remedies Dares not come here nor look on our distresses For fear she turn wild like the place and barren Nicu. Oh Uncle yet a little memory of what we were 'T will be a little comfort in our calamities When we were seated in our blessed homes How happy in our kindreds in our families In all our fortunes Sebast Curse on those French Pirats that displanted us That flung us from that happiness we found there Constrain'd us to Sea to save our lives honors and our riches With all we had our kinsmen and our jewels In hope to find some place free from such robbers Where a mighty storm sever'd our Barks That where my Wife my Daughter And my noble Ladies that went with her Virgins and loving souls to scape those Pirats Nicus They are yet living such goodness cannot perish Sebast But never to me Cosin Never to me again what bears their Flag-staves Nicu. The Arms of France sure Nay doe not start we cannot be more miserable Death is a cordial now come when it will Sebast They get to shore apace they 'll flie as fast When once they find the place what 's that which swims there Ni. A strong young man Sir with a handsom woman Hanging about his neck Sebast That shews some honor May thy brave charity what e'er thou art Be spoken in a place that may renown thee And not dye here Nicus The Boat it seems turn'd over So forced to their shifts yet all are landed They 're Pirates on my life Sebast They will not rob us For none will take out misery for riches Come Cosin let 's descend and try their pities If we get off a little hope walks with us If not we shall but load this wretched Island With the same shadows still that must grow shorter Ex. Enter Albert Aminta Tibalt Morillat La-mure Master Franvile Surgeon Sailors Tib. Wet come ashore my mates we are safe arrived yet Mast Thanks to heavens goodness no man lost The Ship rides fair too and her leaks in good plight Alb. The weathers turn'd more courteous How does my Dear Alas how weak she is and wet Amint. I am glad yet I scap'd with life Which certain noble Captain next to heavens goodness I must thank you for and which is more Acknowledge your dear tenderness your firm love To your unworthy Mistriss and recant too Indeed I must those harsh opinions Those cruel unkind thoughts I heapt upon ye Farther than that I must forget your injuries So far I am ti'd and fet'red to your service Believe me I will learn to love Alb. I thank ye Madam And it shall be my practise to serve What cheer companions Tib. No great cheer Sir a piece of souc'd Bisket And halfe a hard egg for the Sea has taken order Being young and strong we shall not surfet Captain For mine own part I 'll dance till I 'm dry Come Surgeon out with your Clister-pipe And strike a Galliard Alb. What a brave day again And what fair weather after so foul a storm La mure I an 't pleas'd the Master he might ha seen This weather and ha' sav'd our goods Alb. Never think on 'em we have our lives and healths La-m. I must think on 'em and think 'T was most maliciously done to undoe me Fran. And me too I lost all I ha'n't another shirt to put upon me nor cloaths But these poor rags I had fifteen fair suits The worst was cut upon Taffaty Tib. I am glad you ha' lost give me thy hand Is thy skin whole art thou not purl'd with scabs No antient monuments of Madam Venus Thou hast a suit then will pose the cunning'st Tailor That will never turn fashion nor forsake thee Till thy executors the Worms uncase thee They take off glorious sutes Franvile thou art happy Thou art deliver'd of 'em here are no Brokers No Alchymists to turn 'em into Mettal Nor leather'd Captains with Ladies to adore 'em Wilt thou see a Dog-fish rise in one of thy brave doublets And tumble like a tub to make thee merry Or an old Haddock rise with thy hatch'd sword Thou paid'st a hundred Crowns for A Mermaid in a Mantle of your Worships Or a Dolphin in your double Ruffe Fran. Ye are merry but if I take it thus If I be foisted and jeer'd out of my goods La-m. Nor I I vow thee Nor Master nor Mate I see your cunning Alb. Oh be not angry Gentlemen Moril. Yes Sir we have reason And some friends I can make Mast What I did Gentlemen was for the general safety If ye aim at me I am not so tame Tib. Pray take my counsel Gallants Fight not till the Surgeon be well He 's damnable sea-sick and may spoil all Besides he has lost his Fiddlestick and the best Box of Bores-grease why do you make such faces And hand your swords Alb. Who would ye fight with Gentlemen Who has done ye wrong for shame be better temper'd No sooner come to give thanks for our safeties But we must raise new civil broils amongst us Inslame those angry powers to shower new vengeance on us What can we expect for these unmanly murmurs These strong temptations of their holy pitties But plagues in another kind a fuller so dreadful That the singing storms are slumbers to it Tib. Be men and rule your minds If you will needs fight Gentlemen And think to raise new riches by your valours Have at ye I have little else to do now I have said my prayers you say you have lost And make your loss your quarrel And grumble at my Captain here and the Master Two worthy persons indeed too worthy for such rascals Thou Galloon gallant and Mammon you That build on golden Mountains thou Money-Maggot Come all draw your swords ye say ye are miserable Alb. Nay hold good Tibalt Tib. Captain let me correct 'em I 'll make ye ten times worse I will not leave 'em For look ye fighting is as nourishing to me as eating I was
born quarrelling Mast Pray Sir Tib. I will not leave 'em skins to cover 'em Do ye grumble when ye are well ye rogues Mast Noble Du-pont Tib. Ye have cloaths now and ye prate Amin. Pray Gentlemen for my sake be at peace Let it become me to make all friends Fran. You have stopt our angers Lady Alb. This shews noble Tib. 'T is well 't is very well there 's half a Bisket Break 't amongst ye all and thank my bounty This is Cloaths and Plate too come no more quarrelling Amin. But ha what things are these Are they humane creatures Enter Sebastian and Nicusa Tib. I have heard of Sea-Calves Alb. They are no shadows sure they have Legs and Arms. Tib. They hang but lightly on though Amint. How they look are they mens faces Tib. They have horse-tails growing to ' em Goodly long manes Amint. Alas what sunk eyes they have How they are crept in as if they had been frighted Sure they are wretched men Tib. Where are their Wardrobes Look ye Franvile here are a couple of Courtiers Amint. They kneel alas poor souls Alb. What are ye speak are ye alive Or wandring sâ—adows that find no peace on earth Till ye reveal some hidden secret Sebast We are men as you are Only our miseries make us seem monsters If ever pitty dwelt in noble hearts Alb. We understand 'em too pray mark'em t Gentlemen Sebast Or that heaven is pleas'd with human echarity If ever ye have heard the name of friendship Or suffered in your selves the least afflictions Have gentle Fathers that have bred ye tenderly And Mothers that have wept for your misfortunes Have mercy on our miseries Alb. Stand up wretches Speak boldly and have release Nicus If ye be Christians And by that blessed name bound to relieve us Convey us from this Island Alb. Speak what are ye Seb. As you are Gentle born to tell ye more Were but to number up our own calamities And turn your eyes wild with perpetual weepings These many years in this most wretched Island We two have liv'd the scorn and game of fortune Bless your selves from it Noble Gentlemen The greatest plagues that humane nature suffers Are seated here wildness and wants innumerable Alb. How came ye hither Nicus In a ship as you do and you might have been Had not Heaven preserv'd ye for some more noble use Wrackt desperately our men and all consum'd But we two that still live and spin out The thin and ragged threds of our misfortunes Alb. Is there no meat above Sebast Nor meat nor quiet No summer here to promise any thing Nor Autumn to make full the reapers hands The earth obdurate to the tears of heaven Le ts nothing shoot but poison'd weeds No Rivers nor no pleasant Groves no Beasts All that were made for man's use slie this desart No airy Fowl dares make his flight over it It is so ominous Serpents and ugly things the shames of nature Roots of malignant tasts foul standing waters Sometimes we find a fulsome Sea-root And that 's a delicate a Rat sometimes And that we hunt like Princes in their pleasure And when we take a Toad we make a Banquet Amint. For heavens sake let 's aboard Alb. D' ye know no farther Nicu. Yes we have sometimes seen the shadow of a place inhabited And heard the noise of hunters And have attempted ro find it to far as a River Deep slow and dangerous fenced with high Rocks We have gone but not able to atchieve that hazard Return to our old miseries If this sad story may deserve your pities Alb. Ye shall aboard with us we will relieve your miseries Sebast Nor will we be unthankful for this benefit No Gentlemen we 'll pay for our deliverance Look ye that plough the Seas for wealth and pleasures That out-run day and night with your ambitions Look on those heaps they seem hard ragged quarries Remove 'em and view 'em fully Mast Oh heaven they are Gold and Jewels Sebast Be not too hasty here lies another heap Moril. And here another All perfect Gold Alb. Stand farther off you must not be your own carvers La-m. We have shares and deep ones Fran. Yes Sir we 'll maintain 't ho fellow Sailors La-m. Stand all to your freedoms I 'll have all this Fran. And I this Tib. You shall be hang'd first La-m. My losses shall be made good Fran. So shall mine or with my sword I 'll do 't All that will share with us assist us Tib. Captain let 's set in Alb. This money will undo us undo us all Sebast This Gold was the overthrow of my happiness I had command too when I landed here And lead young high and noble spirits under me This cursed Gold enticing 'em they set upon their Captain On me that own'd this wealth and this poor Gentleman Gave us no few wounds forc'd us from our own And then their civil swords who should be owners And who Lords over all turn'd against their own lives First their rage consum'd the Ship That poor part of the Ship that scap'd the first wrack Next their lives by heaps Oh be you wise and careful La-m. We 'll ha'more sirrah come shew it Fran. Or ten times worse afflictions than thou speak'st of Alb. Nay and ye will be dogs Beats 'em out Tib. Let me come Captain This Golden age must have an Iron ending Have at the bunch He beats 'em off Exit Amint. Oh Albert Oh Gentlemen Oh Friends Exit Sebast Come noble Nephew if we stay here we dye Here rides their Ship yet all are gone to th' spoil Let 's make a quick use Nicus Away dear Uncle Sebast This Gold was our overthrow Exit Nicus It may now be our happiness Enter Tibalt and the rest Tib. You shall have Gold yes I 'll cram it int'ye You shall be your own carvers yes I 'll carve ye Morill. I am sore I pray hear reason Tib. I 'll hear none Covetous base minds have no reason I am hurt my self but whilst I have a leg left I will so haunt your gilded souls how d' ye Captain Ye bleed apace curse on the causers on 't Ye do not faint Alb. No no I am not so happy Tib. D' ye howl nay ye deserve it â—â—se greedy rogues come shall we make an end of 'em Alb. They are our Countrey-men for heavens sake spare ' em Alas they are hurt enough and they relent now Aminta above Aminta Oh Captain Captain Alb. Whose voice is that Tib. The Ladies Amint. Look Captain look ye are undone poor Captain We are all undone all all we are all miserable â—ad wilful men ye are undone your Ship your Ship Alb. What of her Amint. She 's under sail and floating See where she flies see to your shames you wretches These poor starv'd things that shew'd you Gold La-m. and Franvile goes up to see the Ship 1 Sail. They have cut the Cables And got her out the Tide too has befriended ' em Mast
Witty Gentlemen I have done any man that can go farther I confess my self at a Nonplus Sir Greg. Faith not I Sir I was at my farthest in my natural language I was never double-tongu'd I thank my hard fortune Witty Well Gentlemen 't is pity walk farther off a little my friends I say 't is pity such fellows so endow'd so qualified with the gifts of Nature and Arts yet should have such a scarcity of fortune's benefits we must blame our Iron-hearted age for it Old K. 'T is pity indeed and our pity shall speak a little for 'em Come Sir here 's my groat Witty A Groat Sir oh sie give nothing rather 't were better you rail'd on 'em for begging and so quit your self I am a poor Gentleman that have but little but my wits to live on Old K. Troth and I love you the better Sir Witty Yet I 'll begin a better example than so here fellows there 's between you take Purse and all and I would it were here heavier for your sakes there 's a pair of Angels to guide you to your lodgings a poor Gentleman's good Will Pris Gratias maximas gratias benignissime Domine Old K. This is an ill example for us Sir I would this bountiful Gentleman had not come this way to day Sir Gr. Pox we must not shame our selves now Sir I 'll give as much as that Gentleman though I never be Soldier or Scholar while I live here friends there 's a piece that if he were divided would make a pair of Angels for me too in the love I bear to the Sword and the Tongues Old K. My largess shall be equal too and much good do you this bounty is a little abatement of my wit though I feel that Ruin May soldiers ever defend such charities Pris And Scholars pray for their increase Old K. Fare you well Sir these fellows may pray for you you have made the Scholars Commons exceed to day and a word with you Sir you said you liv'd by your wits if you use this bounty you 'll begger your wits believe it Witty Oh Sir I hope to encrease 'em by it this seed never wants his harvest fare you well Sir Exit Sir Gr. I think a man were as good meet with a reasonable Thief as an unreasonable Begger sometimes I could find in my heart to beg half mine back agen can you change my piece my friends Pris Tempora mutantur nos mutamur in illis Sir Gr. My Gold is turn'd into Latine Enter Witty-pate Look you good fellows here 's one round Shilling more that lay conceal'd Old K. Sir away we shall be drawn farther into damage else Sir Gr. A pox of the Fool he live by his wits if his wits leave him any money but what he begs or steals very shortly I 'll be hang'd for him Exeunt the two Knights Ruin This breakfast parcel was well fetcht off i'faith Witty Tush a by-blow for mirth we must have better purchase we want a fourth for another project that I have ripen'd Ruin My wife she shares and can deserve it Witty She can change her shape and be masculine Ruin 'T is one of the free'st conditions she fears not the crack of a Pistol she dares say Stand to a Grazier Pris Probatum fuit profecto Domine Witty Good then you Sir Bacchus Apollo shall be dispatcht with her share and some contents to meet us to morrow at a certain place and time appointed iâ— the Masculine Gender my Father has a Nephew and â— an own Cosin coming up from the University whom he loves most indulgently easie Master Credulous Oldcraft for you know what your meer Academique is your Carrier never misses his hour he must not be rob'd because he has but little to lose but he must joyn with â—â— in a devise that I have that shall rob my Father of a hundred pieces and thank me to be rid on 't for there 's the ambition of my wit to live upon his profest wit that has turn'd me out to live by my wits Pris Cum hirundinis alis tibi regratulor Witty A male habit a bag of an hunder'd weight though it be Counters for my Alchimy shall turn 'em into Gold of my Fathers the hour the place the action shall be aâ— large set down and Father you shall know that I put my portion to use that you have given me to live by And to confirm your self in me renate I hope you 'll find my wits legitimate Exeunt Actus Secundus Scaena Prima Enter Lady and Servants Serv. NAy Lady Lady Put me not in mind on 't prethee You cannot do a greater wrong to Women For in our wants 't is the most chief affliction To have that name remembred 't is a Title That misery mocks us by and the worlds malice Scorn and contempt has not wherewith to work On humble Callings they are safe and lye Level with pitty still and pale distress Is no great stranger to 'em but when fortune Looks with a stormy face on our conditions We find affliction work and envy pastime And our worst enemy than that most abuses us Is that we are call'd by Lady Oh my spirit Will nothing make thee humble I am well methinks And can live quiet with my fate sometimes Until I look into the world agen Then I begin to rave at my Stars bitterness To see how many muckhils plac'd above me Peasants and Droyls Caroches full of Dunghils Whose very birth stinks in a generous nostril Glistring by night like Glow-worms through the High streets Hâ—rried by Torch-light in the Foot-mans hands That shew like running Fire-drakes through the City And I put to my shifts and wits to live Nay sometimes danger too on Foot on Horseback And earn my supper manfully e'r I get it Many a meal I have purchas'd at that rate Enter Priscian Fed with a wound upon me stampt at midnight Hah what are you Pris Now you may tell your self Lady Pulls off's beard Lady Oh Mr. Priscian what 's the project For you ne'r come without one Pris First your Husband Sir Ruinous Gentry greets you with best wishes And here has sent you your full share by me In five Cheats and two Robberies Lady And what comes it too Prisc Near upon thirteen pound Lady A goodly share 'T will put a Lady scarce in Philip and Cheyney With three small Bugle Laces like a Chamber-maid Here 's precious listing Pris 'Las you must consider Lady 'T is but young Term Attornies ha small doings yet Then Highway Lawyers they must needs ha little We'ave had no great good luck to speak troth Beauty Since your stout Ladyship parted from 's at Highgate But there 's a fair hope now for a prâ—sent hunder'd Here 's mans Apparel your Horse stands at door Lady And what 's the virtuous plot now Prisc Marry Lady You like a brave young Gallant must be robb'd Lady I robb'd Pris Nay then Lady Well well go on
let 's hear Sir Pris Here 's a seal'd bag of a Hunder'd which indeed Are Counters all only some sixteen Groats Of white money i' th' mouth on 't Lady So what Saddle have I Pris Monsieur Laroon's the Frenchmans Lady That agen You know so well it is not for my stride How oft have I complain'd on 't Pris You may have Jocke's then the little Scotch one You must dispatch Exit Pris Lady I 'll soon be ready Sir Before you ha shifted Saddles many Women Have their wealth flow to 'em I was made I see To help my fortune not my fortune me Exit Enter Cuningam Cun. My ways are Goblin-led and the night-Elf Still draws me from my home yet I follow Sure 't is not altogether fabulous Such Haggs do get dominion of our tongues So soon as we speak the Inchantment binds I have dissembled such a trouble on me As my best wits can hardly clear agen Piping through this old reed the Guardianess With purpose that my harmony shall reach And please the Ladies ear she stops below And ecchoes back my Love unto my Lips Perswaded by most violent arguments Of self-love in her self I am so self-fool To doat upon her hunder'd wrinkl'd face I could beggar her to accept the gifts She would throw upon me 't were charity But for pities sake I will be a niggard And undo her refusing to take from her I 'm haunted agen if it take not now I 'll break the Spell Enter Guardianess Guard Sweet Cuningam welcome What a whole day absent Birds that build Nests Have care to keep ' em Cun. That 's granted But not continually to sit upon 'em Less in the youngling season else they desire To fly abroad and recreate their labours Then they return with fresher appetite To work agen Guard Well well you have built a Nest That will stand all storms you need not mistrust A weather-wrack and one day it may be The youngling season too then I hope You 'll ne'er fly out of sight Cun. There will be pains I see to shake this Burr off and sweetest Prethee how fares thy charge has my good friend Sir Gregory the countenance of a Lover Guard No by my troth not in my mind methinks Setting his Worship aside he looks like a fool Cun. Nay i'faith ne'r divide his Worship from him for that Small matter Fool and Worship are no such Strangers now adaies but my meaning is Has he thy Ladies countenance of Love Looks she like a welcome on him plainly Have they as good hope of one another As Cupid bless us we have Guard Troth I know not I can perceive no forwardness in my charge But I protest I wish the Knight better For your sake Bird. Cun. Why thanks sweet Bird and with my heart I wish That he had as strong and likely hope of her As thou hast of me Guard Well he 's like to speed Ne'er the worse for that good wish and I 'll tell you Bird for secrets are not to be kept betwixt us two My charge thinks well of you Cun. Of me for what Guard For my sake ' I mean so I have heard her A hundred times since her Uncle gave her The first bob about you that she 'd doe somewhat For my sake if things went well together We have spoke of doors and bolts and things and things Go too I 'll tell you all but you 'll find Some advancement for my sake I do believe Cun. Faith be not sparing tell me Guard By my Lady You shall pardon me for that 't were a shame If men should hear all that women speak behind Their backs sometimes Cun. You must give me leave yet At least to give her thanks Guard Nor that neither She must not take notice of my blabbing It is sufficient you shall give me thanks For 't is for my sake if she be bountiful She loves me and loves you too for my sake Cun. How shall I knowing this but be ingrate Not to repay her with my dearest duty Guard I but you must not know it if you tell All that I open to you you 'll shame us both A far off you may kiss your hand blush or so But I 'll allow no nearer conference Cun. Whoop you 'll be jealous I perceive now Guard Jealous why there 's no true love without it Bird I must be jealous of thee but for her Were it within my duty to my Master I durst trust her with the strongest temper And I dare swear her now as pure a Virgin As e'er was welcom'd to a marriagâ— bed If thoughts may be untainted hers are so Cun. And where 's the cause of your fear then Guard Well well When things are past and the wedding Torches Lighted at Matches to kindle better fire Then I 'll tell you more Cun. Come come I see farther That if we were married you 'd be jealous Guard I protest I should a little but not of her It is the married woman if you mark it And not the Maid that longs the appetite Follows the first taste when we have relisht We wish cloying the taste once pleas'd before Then our desire is whetted on to more But I reveal too much to you i'faith Bird. Cun. Not a whit i'faith Bird betwixt you and I I am beholding for bettering of my knowledg Guard Nay you shall know more of me if you 'll be rul'd But make not things common Cun. Ud ' so your Lady Guard I 't is no matter she 'll like well of this Our familiarity is her content Enter Neece and Clown Nee. This present from Sir Gregery Clow. From my Master the Worshipful right Sir Gregery Fop. Nee. A Ruffe and what might be his high conceit In sending of a Ruff Clow. I think he had two conceits in it forsooth too high too Low Ruff high because as the Ruff does embrace your neck all day so does he desire to throw his Knightly Arms. Nee. But then I leave him off a-nights Clow. Why then he is ruffe low a ruffian a bold adventurous errand to do any rough service for his Lady Nee. A witty and unhappy conceit does he mean Toward Cuning As he seems to say unto that reverence He does wooe her sure Clow. To tell you you truth Lady his conceit was far better than I have blaz'd it yet Nee. Do you think so Sir Clow. Nay I know it forsooth for it was two days e'r he compass'd it to find a sitting present for your Ladyship he was sending once a very fine Puppy to you Nee. And that he would have brought himself Clow. So he would indeed but then he alter'd his device and sent this Ruffe requesting with all that whensoever it is foul you with your own hands would bestow the starching of it Nee. Else she wooes him now his eyes sâ—oots this way And what was the reason for that Sir Toward Cun. Clow. There lies his main conceit Lady for says he in so doing she cannot
'l answer for 't Cun. Alas What seek you Neece Sir mine own with loss Cun. You shall Neece I never made so hard a bargain Cun. Sweet Lady Neece Unjust man let my wrath reach her As you owe virtue duty Cun. falls on purpose Your cause trips you Now Minion you shall feel what loves rage is Before you taste the pleasure smile you false Sir Cun. How can I chuse to see what pains you take Upon a thing will never thank you for 't Neece How Cun. See what things you women be Lady When cloaths are taken for the best part of you This was to show you when you think I love you not How y' are deceiv'd still there the Moral lies 'T was a trap set to catch you and the only bait To take a Lady nibling is fine clothes Now I dare boldly thank you for your love I 'm pretty well resolv'd in 't by this fit For a jealous ague alwayes ushers it Neece Now blessings still maintain this wit of thine And I have an excellent fortune coming in thee Bring nothing else I charge thee Cun. Not a groat I warrant ye Neece Thou shalt be worthily welcome take my faith for 't Next opportunity shall make us Cun. The old Gentlewoman has fool'd her revenge sweetly Neece ' Lass 't is her part she knows her place so well yonder Alwayes when Women jumpe upon threescore Love shoves e'm from the chamber to the door Cun. Thou art a precious she-wit Exeunt Actus Quintus Scaena Prima Enter Cunningame at one door Witty-Pate Ruinous L. Ruinous and Priscian at the other Cun. FRiend met in the harvest of our designs Not a thought but 's busie Wit I knew it Man And that made me provide these needful Reapers Hooks Rakers Gleaners we 'll sing it home With a melodious Horne-pipe this is the Bond That as we further in your great affair You 'l suffer us to glean pick up for crums And if we snatch a handful from theÌ„ sheaf You will not look a churle on 's Cuâ— Friend we 'll share The sheaves of gold only the Love Aker Shall be peculiar Wit Much good do you Sir Away you know your way and your stay get you The Musick ready while we prepare the dancers Ruin We are a consort of our selves Pris And can strike up lustily Wit You must bring Sir Fop. Cun That 's perfect enough Ruin Bring all the Fops you can the more the better fare So the proverb runs backwards Exeunt Ruin and Pris L. Ruin I 'll bring the Ladies Exit Wit Do so first and then the Fops will follow I must to my Father he must make one Exit Enter two Servants with a Banquet Cun. While I dispatch a business with the Knight And I go with you Well sed I thank you This small Banquet will furnish our few Guests With taste and state enough one reach my Gown The action craves it rather than the weather 1 Serv. There 's one stayes to speak with you Sir Cun. What is he 1 Serv. Faith I know not what Sir a Fool I think That some Brokers shop has made half a Gentleman Has the name of a Worthy too Cun. Pompey Is' t not 1 Ser. That 's he Sir Cun. Alas poor fellow prethee enter him he will need too Enter second Servant with a Gown He shall serve for a Witness Oh Gramercy â—f my friend Sir Gregory comes you know him Enter Clown Entertain him kindly Oh Master Pompey How is' t man Clow. ' Snails I 'm almost starv'd with Love and cold and one thing or other Has not my Lady sent for me yet Cun. Not that I hear sure some unfriendly Messenger â—s imploy'd betwixt you Clow. I was ne'er so cold in my life in my Conscience I â—ave been seven mile in length along the New River I â—ave seen a hundred stickle bags I do not think but there 's â—udgeons too 't will ne'er he a true water Cun. Why think you so Clow. I warrant you I told a thousand Millers thumbs in it I 'll make a little bold with your Sweet-meats Cun. And welcome Pompey Clow. 'T is a strange thing I have no taste in any thing Cun. Oh that 's Love that distasts any thing but it self Clow. 'T is worse than Cheese in that point may not a Man break his word with a Lady I could find in my heart and my hose too Cun. By no means Sir that breaks all the Laws of Love Clow. Well I 'll ne'er pass my word without my deed to A Lady while I live agen I would fain recover my taste Cun. Well I have news to tell you Clow. Good news Sir Cun. Happy news I help you away with a Rival your Master bestow'd Clow. Where for this Plumbs sake Cun. Nay listen me Clow. I warrant you Sir I have two ears to one mouth I hear more than I eat I 'de ne'er row by Queen Hive While I liv'd else Cun. I have a Wife for him and thou shalt witness the Contract Clow. The old one I hope 't is not the Lady Cun. Choak him first 't is one which thou shalt see See him see him deceiv'd see the deceit only The injunction is you shall smile with modesty Clow. I 'll simper I'faith as cold as I am yet the old one I hope Enter Servant Serv. Sir here 's Sir Gregory Cun. U'd so shelter shelter if you be seen All 's ravell'd out again stand there private And you 'll find the very opportunity To call you forth and place you at the Table Enter Sir Gregory You are welcome Sir this Banquet will serve When it is crown'd with such a dainty as you Expect and must have Sir Greg. ' Tush these sweet-meats are but sauce to that Well if there be any honesty or true word in a dream She 's mine own nay and chang'd extreamly Not the same Woman Cun. Who not the Lady Sir Greg. No not to me the edge of her tongue iS taken off Gives me very good words turn'd up-side-down to me And we live as quietly as two Tortoises if she hold on As she began in my dream Soft Musick Cun. Nay if Love send forth such Predictions You are bound to believe 'em there 's the watch-word Of her coming to your practis'd part now If you hit it Aequus Cupido nobis Both go into the Gown Sir Greg. I will warrant you Sir I will give armes to Your Gentry look you forward to your business I am an eye behind you place her in that Chair And let me alone to grope her out Enter Mirabell Cun. Silence Lady your sweet presence illustrates This homely roof and as course entertainment But where affections are both Host and Guest They cannot meet unkindly please you sit Your something long stay made me unmannerly To place before you you know this friend here He 's my Guest and more especially That this our meeting might not be too single Without a witness to 't Mirab. I came not
be with us Most royall Brother Hippol. Sir by our tye of Marriage Emil. By your own spotless honor Hip. By that faith That fair hand and that honest heart you gave me Emil. By that you would have pitty in another By your own virtues infinite Hip. By valor By all the chast nights I have ever pleas'd you Thes These are strange Conjurings Per. Nay then I 'll in too By all our friendship Sir by all our dangers By all you love most wars And this sweet Lady Emil. By that you would have trembled to deny A blushing Maid Hip. By your own eyes By strength In which you swore I went beyond all women Almost all men and yet I yielded Theseus Per. To crown all this By your most noble soul Which cannot want due mercie I beg first Hip. Next hear my prayers Emil. Last let me intreat Sir Per. For mercy Hip. Mercy Emil. Mercy on these Princes Thes Ye make my faith reel Say I felt Compassion to 'em both how would you place it Emil. Upon their lives But with their banishments Thes You are a right woman Sister You have pitty But want the understanding where to use it If you desire their lives invent a way Safer than banishment Can these two live And have the agony of love about 'em And not kill one another Every day They 'ld fight about you Hourly bring your honor In publique question with their Swords Be wise then And here forget 'em It concerns your credit And my o' th equally I have said they die Better they fall by th' Law than one another Bow not my honor Emil. O my noble Brother That o' th was rashly made and in your anger Your reason will not hold it if such vows Stand for express will all the world must perish Beside I have another oath gainst yours Of more authority I 'm sure more love Not made in passion neither but good heed Thes What is it Sister Per. Urge it home brave Lady Emil. That you would never deny me any thing Fit for my modest suit and your free granting I tye you to your word now if ye fall in 't Think how you maim your honor For now I 'm set a begging Sir I 'm deaf To all but your compassion how_their lives Might breed the ruin of my name Opinion Shall any thing that loves me perish for me That were a cruell wisdom doe men proyn The straight young Bows that blush with thousand Blossoms Because they may be rotten O Duke Theseus The goodly Mothers that have groan'd for these And all the longing Maids that ever lov'd If your vow stand shall curse me and my Beauty And in their funerall songs for these two Cosens Despise my crueltie and cry woe worth me Till I 'm nothing but the scorn of women For Heavens sake save their lives and banish ' em Thes On what conditions Emil. Swear'em never more To make me their Contention or to know me To tread upon the Dukedome and to be Where ever they shall travel ever strangers to one another Pal. I 'll be cut a peeces Before I take this oath forget I love her O all ye gods dispise me then Thy Banishment I not mislike so we may fairly carry Our Swords and cause along Else never trifle But take our lives Duke I must love and will And for that love must and dare kill this Cosen On any peece the earth has Thes Will you Arcite Take these conditions Pal. He 's a villain then Per. These are men Arcite No never Duke 'T is worse to me than begging To take my life so basely though I think I never shall enjoy her yet I 'll preserve The honor of affection and dye for her Make death a Devill Thes What may be done For now I feel compassion Per. Let it not fall again Sir Thes Say Emilia If one of them were dead as one must are you Content to take th' other to your husband They cannot both enjoy you They are Princes As goodly as your own eyes and as noble As ever same yet spoke of Look upon 'em And if you can love end this difference I give consent are you content too Princes Both. With all our souls Thes He that she refuses Must dye then Both. Any death thou canst invent Duke Pal. If I fall from that mouth I fall with favor And Lovers yet unborn shall bless my ashes Arc. If she refuse me yet my grave will wed me And Soldiers sing my Epitaph Thes Make choice then Emil. I cannot Sir they are both too excellent For me a hayr shall never fall of these men Hip. What will become of ' em Thes Thus I ordain it And by mine honor once again it stands Or both shall dye You shall both to your Countrey And each within this month accompanied With three fair Knights appear again in this place In which I 'll plant a Pyramid And whether Before us that are here can force his Cosen By fair and knightly strength to touch the Pillar He shall enjoy her The other loose his head And all his friends Nor shall he grudge to fall Nor think he dies with interest in this Lady Will this content ye Pal. Yes Here Cosen Arcite I'm friends again till that hour Arc. I embrace ye Thes Are you content Sister Emil. Yes I must Sir Ecel both miscarry Thes Come shake hands again then And take heed as you are Gentlemen this Quarrell Sleep till the hour perfixt and hold your course Pal. We dare not fail thee Theseus Toes Come I 'll give ye Now usage like to Princes and to Friends When ye return who wins I 'll settle here Who loses yet I 'll weep upon his Beer Exeunt Actus Quartus Scaena Prima Enter Jailor and his freind Jail HEar you no more was nothing said of me Concerning the escape of Palamon Good Sir remember 1 Fr. Nothing that I heard For I came home before the business Was fully ended yet I might perceive E'r I departed a great likelyhood Of both their pardons for Hippolita And fair-ey'd Emilia upon their knees Begg'd with such handsome pitty that the Duke Methought stood staggering whether he should follow His rash oath or the sweet compassion Of those two Ladies and to second them That truly noble Prince Perithous Half his own heart set in too that I hope All shall be well neither heard I one question Of your name or his scape Enter 2 Friends Jail Pray Heaven it hold so 2 Fr. Be of good comfort man I bring you news Good news Jail They are welcome 2 Fr. Palamon has clear'd you And got your pardon and discover'd How and by whose means he scap'd which was your Daughter's Whose pardon is procured too and the prisoner Not to be held ungrateful to her goodness Has given a sum of money to her Marriage A large one I 'll assure you Jail Ye are a good man And ever bring good news 1 Fr. How was it ended 2 Fr. Why
Hip. I wish it But not the cause my Lord They would shew Bravely about the Titles of two Kingdoms 'T is pity Love should be so tyrannoâ—â— Oh my soft-hearted Sister what think you Weep not till they weep bloud Wench it must be Thes You have steel'd 'em wiâ—h your Beauty honor'd friend To you I give the Field pray order it Fitting the persons that must use it Per. Yes Sir Thes Comâ— I 'll go visit 'em I cannot stay Their â—ame has sir'd me so till they appear Good friend be royal Per. There shall want no bravery Emil. Poor wench go weep for whosoever wins Looses a noble Cosin for thy sins Exeunt Scena Tertia Enter Jailor Wooer Doctor Doct. Her distraction is more at some time of the Moon Than at other some is it not Jay She is continually in a harmless distemper sleeps Little altogether without appetite save often drinking Dreaming of another world and a better and what Broken piece of matter so e'er she 's about the name Palamon lards it that she sarces ev'ry business Enter Daughter Withal sits it to every question Look where She comes you shall perceive her behaviour Daugh. I have forgot it quite the burden on 't was Down A down a and penn'd by no worse man than Giraldo Emilias Schoolmaster he 's as Fantastical too as ever he may goe upon 's legs For in the next world will Dido see Palamon and Then will she be out of love with Aeneas Doct. What stuff 's here poor soul Jay Ev'n thus all day long Daugh. Now for this Charm that I told you of you must Bring a piece of silver on the tip of your tongue Or no ferry then if it be your chance to come where The blessed spirits as there 's a sight now we Maids That have our Livers perisht crackt to pieces with Love we shall come there and do nothing all day long But pick Flowers with Proserpine then will I make Palamon a Nosegay then let him mark me then Doct. How prettily she 's amiss note her a little farther Dan. Faith I 'll tell you sometime we goe to Barly-break We of the blessed alas 't is a sore life they have i' th' Other place such burning frying boiling hissing Howling chatt'ring cursing oh they have shrowd Measure take heed if one be mad or hang or Drown themselves thither they goe Jupiter bless Us and there shall we be put in a Cauldron of Lead and Usurers grease amongst a whole million of Cut-purses and there boil like a Gamon of Bacon That will never be enough Exit Doct. How her brain coins Daugh. Lords and Courtiers that have got Maids with child they are in this place they shall stand in fire up to the Navel and in Ice up to th' heart and there th' offending paâ— burns and the deceiving part freezes in troth a very gâ—â—â—vous punishment as one would think for such a Tristâ—â—â—lieve me one would marry a leprous witch to be rid oâ—â— I 'll assure you Doct. How she continues this fancie 'T is not an engrasâ—â—d madness but a most thick and profound melancholly Daugh. To hear there a proud Lady and a proud City wife howl together I were a beast and I l'd call it good sport one cries oh this smoak another this fire one cries oh that I ever did it behind the Arras and then howls th' other curses a suing fellow and her Garden-house Sings I will be true my Stars my Fate c. Exit Daugh. Jay What think you of her Sir Doct. I think she has a perturbed mind which I cannot minister to Jay Alas what then Doct. Understand you she ever affected any man e'r She beheld Palamon Jay I was once Sir in great hope she had fix'd her Liking on this Gentleman my friend Woo. I did think so too and would account I had a great Pen'worth on 't to give half my state that both She and I at this present stood unfainedly on the Same terms Doct. That intemperate surfet of her eye hath distemper'd the Other sences they may return and settle again to Execute their preordained faculties but they are Now in a most extravagant vagary This you Must doe confine her to a place where the light May rather seem to steal in than be permitted take Upon you young Sir her friend the name of Palamon say you come to eat with her and to Commune of Love this will catch her attention for This her mind beats upon other objects that are Inserted 'tween her mind and eye become the pranks And friskins of her madness sing to her such green Songs of Love as she says Palamon hath sung in Prison Come to her stuck in as sweet Flowers as the Season is mistriss of and thereto make an addition of Some other compounded odors which are grateful to the Sense all this shall become Palamon for Palamon can Sing and Palamon is sweet and ev'ry good thing desire To eat with her carve her drink to her and still Among intermingle your petition of grace and acceptance Into her favour learn what Maids have been her Companions and Play-pheers and let them repair to Her with Palamon in their mouths and appear with Tokens as if they suggested for him it is a falshood She is in which is with falshoods to be combated This may bring her to eat to sleep and reduce what 's Now out of square in her into their former Law and Regiment I have seen it approved how many times I know not but to make the number more I have Great hope in this I will between the passages of This project come in with my applyance Let us Put it in execution and hasten the success which doubt not Will bring forth comfort Florish Exeunt Actus Quintus Scaena Prima Enter Thesius Perithous Hippolita Attendants Thes NOw let 'em enter and before the gods Tender their holy Prayers Let the Temples Burn bright with sacred fires and the Altars In hallowed clouds commend their swelling Incense To â—hose above us Let no due be wanting Florish of Cornets They haâ—â— a noble work in hand will honor â—â—e very powers that love ' em Enteâ— â—alamon and Arcite and their Knights Per. Sir they enter Thes You valiant and strong-hearted enemies You royal German soes that this day come To blow that nearness out that flames between ye Lay by your anger for an hour and Dove like Before the holy Altars of your helpers The all-fear'd gods bow down your stubborn bodies Your Ire is more than mortal So your help be And as the gods regard ye fight with Justice I 'll leave you to your prayers and betwixt ye I part my wishes Per. Honor crown the worthiest Exit Theseus and his train Pal. The glass is running now that cannot finish Till one of us expire think you but thus That were there ought in me which strove to shew Mine enemy in this business were 't one eye Against another Arm opprest by Arm I
River runs his head Into forgotten ways again I ransome And his fair course turn right this day Thierry The Son of France whose manly powers like prisoners Have been tied up and fetter'd by one death Give life to thousand ages this day beauty The envy of the world Pleasure the glory Content above the world desire beyond it Are made mine own and useful Mart. Happy Woman That dies to do these things Thier. But ten times happier That lives to do the greater oh Martel The gods have heard me now and those that scorn'd me Mothers of many children and blest fathers That see their issues like the Stars un-number'd Their comfort more than them shall in my praises Now teach their Infants songs and tell their ages From such a Son of mine or such a Queen That chaste Ordella brings me blessed marriage The chain that links two Holy Loves together And in the marriage more than blest Ordella That comes so near the Sacrament it self The Priests doubt whether purer Mart. Sir y' are lost Thier. I prethee let me be so Mart. The day â—ears And those that have been offering early prayers Are now retiring homeward Thier. Stand and mark then Mart. Is it the first must suffer Thier. The first Woman Mart. What hand shall do it Sir Thier. This hand Martell For who less dare presume to give the gods An incense of this offering Mart. Would I were she For such away to die and such a blessing Can never crown my parting Enter two men passing over Thier. What are those Mart. Men men Sir men Thier. The plagues of men light on 'em They cross my hopes like Hares who 's that Enter a Priest Mart. A Priest Sir Thier. Would he were gelt Mart. May not these rascals serve Sir Well hang'd and quarter'd Thier. Nov Mart. Here comes a woman Enter Ordella veil'd Thier. Stand and behold her then Mart. I think a fair one Thier. Move not whilst I prepare her may her peace Like his whose innocence the gods are pleas'd with And offering at their Altars gives his soul Far purer than those fires pull heaven upon her You holy powers no humane spot dwell in her No love of any thing but you and goodness Tie her to earth fear be a stranger to her And all weak blouds affections but thy hope Let her bequeath to Women hear me heaven Give her a spirit masculine and noble Fit for your selves to ask and me to offer Oh let her meet my blow doat on her death And as a wanton Vine bows to the pruner That by his cutting off more may increase So let her fall to raise me fruit hail woman The happiest and the best if the dull Will Do not abuse thy fortune France e'er found yet Ordel. Sh 'is more than dull Sir less and worse than Woman That may inherit such an infinite As you propound a greatness so near goodness And brings a Will to rob her Thier. Tell me this then Was there e'er woman yet or may be found That for fair Fame unspotted memory For virtues sake and only for it self sake Has or dare make a story Ordel. Many dead Sir Living I thing as many Thier. Say the kingdom May from a womans Will receive a blessing The King and kingdom not a private safety A general blessing Lady Ordel. A general curse Light on her heart denies it Thier. Full of honor And such examples as the former ages Were but dim shadows of and empty figures Ordel. You strangely stir me Sir and were my weakness In any other flesh but modest womans You should not ask more questions may I do it Thier. You may and which is more you must Ordel. I joy in 't Above a moderate gladness Sir you promise It shall be honest Thier. As ever time discover'd Ordel. Let it be what it may then what it dare I have a mind will hazard it Thier. But hark ye What may that woman merit makes this blessing Ordel. Only her duty Sir Thier. 'T is terrible Ordel. 'T is so much the more noble Thier. 'T is full of fearful shadows Ordel. So is sleep Sir Or any thing that 's meerly ours and mortal We were begotten gods else but those fears Feeling but once the fires of nobler thoughts Flie like the shapes of clouds we form to nothing Thier. Suppose it death Ordel. I do Thier. And endless parting With all we can call ours with all our sweetness With youth strength pleasure people time nay reason For in the silent grave no conversation No joyful tread of friends no voice of Lovers No careful Fathers counsel nothing's hâ—â—d Nor nothing is but all oblivion Dust and an endless darkness and dare you woman Desire this place Ordeel 'T is of all sleeps the sweetest Children begin it to us strong men seek it And Kings from heighth of all their painted glories Fall like spent exhalations to this centre And those are fools that fear it or imagine A few unhandsome pleasures or lifes profits Can recompence this place and mad that staies it Till age blow out their lights or rotten humors Bring them dispers'd to th' earth Thier. Then you can suffer Ordel. As willingly as say it Thier. Martell a wonder Here 's a woman that dares die yet tell me Are you a Wife Ordel. I am Sir Thier. And have children She sighs and weeps Ordel. Oh none Sir Thier. Dare you venture For a poor barren praise you ne'er shall hear To part with these sweet hopes Ordel. With all but Heaven And yet die full of children he that reads me When I am ashes is my Son in wishes And those chaste dames that keep my memory Singing my yearly requiems are my Daughters Thier. Then there is nothing wanting but my knowledg And what I must doe Lady Ordel. You are the King Sir And what you do I 'll suffer and that blessing That you desire the gods showr on the Kingdom Thier. Thus much before I strike then for I must kill you The gods have will'd it so they 're made the blessing Must make France young again and me a man Keep up your strength still nobly Ordel. Fear me not Thier. And meet death like a measure Ordel. I am stedfast Thier. Thou shalt be sainted woman and thy Tomb Cut out in Chrystal pure and good as thou art And on it shall be graven every age Succeeding Peers of France that rise by thy fall Tell thou liest there like old and fruitful nature Darest thou behold thy happiness Ordel. I dare Sir Thier. Ha Puls off her veil le ts fall his sword Mar. Oh Sir you must not doe it Thier. No I dare not There is an Angel keeps that Paradice A fiery Angel friend oh virtue virtue Ever and endless virtue Ordel. Strike Sir strike And if in my poor death fair France may merit Give me a thousand blows be killing me A thousand days Thier. First let the earth be barren And man no more remembred rise Ordella The nearest to
Dukes own Table Boy For the Dukes own Table the head of an Vmbrana Laza. Is' t possible can Heaven be so propitious to the Duke Boy Yes I 'll assure you Sir 't is possible Heaven is so propitious to him Laza. Why then he is the richest Prince alive He were the wealthiest Monarch in all Europe Had he no other Territories Dominions Provinces Seats Not Palaces but only that Vmbrana's head Boy 'T is very fresh and sweet Sir the fish was taken but this night and the head as a rare novelty appointed by special commandement for the Dukes own Table this dinner Laza. If poor unworthy I may come to eat Of this most sacred dish I here do vow If that blind Huswife Fortune will bestow But means on me to keep a sumptuous house A board groaning under the heavy burden of the beasts that cheweth the cudd and the Fowl that cutteth the Air I shall not like the Table of a countrey Justice besprinkled over with all manner of cheap Sallads sliced Beef Giblets and Petitoes to fill up room nor should there stand any great cumbersom un-cut-up pies at the nether end fill'd with moss and stones partly to make a shew with and partly to keep the lower Mess from eating nor shall my meat come in sheaking like the City service one dish a quarter of an hour after another and gone as if they had appointed to meet there and had mistook the hour nor should it like the new Court service come in in haste as if it fain would be gone again all courses at once like a hunting breakfast but I would have my several courses and my dishes well fill'd my first course should be brought in after the antient manner by a score of old bleer-ey'd Serving-men in long blew coats marry they shall buy Silk Facing and Buttons themselves but that 's by the way Boy Master the time calls on will you be walking Exit Boy Laza. Follow boy follow my guts were half an hour since in the privy Kitchin Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter Count and his Sister Oriana Oria. Faith brother I must needs go yonder Count. And faith Sister what will you do yonder Oria. I know the Lady Honoria will be glad to see me Count. Glad to see you faith the Lady Honoria cares for you as she doth for all other young Ladies she 's glad to see you and will shew you the Privy Garden and tell you how many Gowns the Duchess had Marry if you have ever an old Uncle that would be a Lord or ever a kinsman that hath done a murther or committed a robbery and will give good store of Money to procure his pardon then the Lady Honoria will be glad to see you Oria. I but they say one shall see fine fights at the Court. Count. I 'll tell you what you shall see you shall see many faces of mans making for you shall find very few as God left them and you shall see many legs too amongst the rest you shall behold one pair the feet of which were in times past sockless but are now through the change of time that alters all things very strangely become the legs of a Knight and a Courtier another pair you shall see that were heir apparent legs to a Glover these legs hope shortly to be honourable when they pass by they will bow and the mouth to these legs will seem to offer you some Courtship it will not swear but it it will lye hear it not Oria. Why and are not these fine sights Count. Sister in seriousness you yet are young And fair a fair young Maid and apt Oria. Apt Count. Exceeding apt to be drawn to Oria. To what Count. To that you should not be 't is no dispraise She is not bad that hath desire to ill But she that hath no power to rule that Will For there you shall be wooed in other kinds Than yet your years have known the chiefest men Will seem to throw themselves As vassals at your voice kiss your hand Prepare your Banquets Masques Shews all inticements That Wit and Lust together can devise To draw a Lady from the state of Grace To an old Lady widdows Gallery And they will praise your virtues beware that The only way to turn a Woman whore Is to commend her chastity you 'll goe Oria. I would go if it were but only to shew you that I could be there and be mov'd with none of these tricks Count. Your servants are ready Oria. An hour since Count. Well if you come off clear from this hot service Your praise shall be the greater Farewel Sister Oria. Farewel Brother Count. Once more if you stay in the presence till candle-light keep on the foreside o' th' Curtain and do you hear take heed of the old Bawd in the cloth of Tissue sleeves and the knit Mittines Farewel Sister Exit Oria. Now am I idle I would I had been a Scholar that I might a studied now the punishment of meaner men is they have too much to do our only misery is that without company we know not what to do I must take some of the common courses of our Nobility which is thus if I can find no company that likes me pluck off my Hatband throw an old Cloak over my face and as if I would not be known walk hastily through the streets till I be discovered then there goes Count such a one says one there goes Count such a one says another Look how fast he goes says a third there 's some great matters in hand questionless says a fourth when all my business is to havâ— them say so this hath been used or if I can find any company I 'll after dinner to the Stage to see a Play where when I first enter you shall have a mâ—rmure in the house every one that does not know cries What Nobleman is that all the Gallants on the Stage rise vail to me kiss their hand offer me their places then I pick out some one whom I please to grace among the rest take his seat use it throw my cloak over my face and laugh at him the poor Gentleman imagines himself most highly grac'd thinks all the Auditors esteem him one of my bosom friends and in right special regard with me But here comes a Gentleman that I hope will make me better sport than either street and stage fooleries Enter Lazarello and Boy This man loves to eat good meat always provided he do not pay for it himself he goes by the name of the Hungry Courtier marry because I think that name will not sufficiently distinguish him for no doubt he hath more fellows there his name is Lazarello he is none of these ordinary eaters that will devour three breakfasts and as many dinners without any prejudiâ—e to their Beavers Drinkings or Suppers but he hath a more courtly kind of hunger and doth hunt more after novelty than plenty I 'll over-hear him Laza. Oh thou most itching kindly
Pity your self Sir and leave this fury Laz. For such a prize and so I enter Exit Lazarello and Boy Pan. Dun 's i' th' mire get out again how he can My honest gallant I 'll shew you one trick more Than e'er the fool your father dream'd of yet Madona Julia Enter Madona Julia a Whore Julia. What news my sweet rogue my dear sins-broker what good news Pan. There is a kind of ignorant thing Much like a Courtier now gone in Jul. Is he gallant Pan. He shines not very gloriously nor does he wear one skin perfum'd to keep the other sweet his coat is not in Or nor does the world run yet on wheels with him he 's rich enough and has a small thing follows him like to a boat tyed to a tall ships tail give him entertainment be light and flashing like a Meteor hug him about the neck give him a kiss and lisping cry good Sir and he 's thine own as fast as he were tied to thine arms by Indenture Jul. I dare doe more than this if he be o' th' true Court cut I 'll take him out a lesson worth the Learning but we are but their Apes what 's he worth Pan. Be he rich or poor if he will take thee with him thou maist use thy trade from Constables and Marshals who hath been here since I went out Jul. There is a Gentlewoman sent hither by a Lord she 's a piece of dainty stuff my rogue smooth and soft as new Sattin she was never gumm'd yet boy nor fretted Pan. Where lies she Jul. She lies above towards the street not to be spoke with but by my Lord that sent her or some from him we have in charge from his servants Enter Lazarello Pan. Peace he comes out again upon discovery up with all your Canvas hale him in and when thou hast done clap him aboard bravely my valiant Pinnace Jul. Begone I shall doe reason with him Laz. Are you the special beauty of this house Jul. Sir you have given it a more special regard by your good language than these black brows can merit Laz. Lady you are fair Jul. Fair Sir I thank ye all the poor means I have left to be thought grateful is but a kiss and ye shall have it Sir Laz. Ye have a very moving lip Jul. Prove it again Sir it may be your sense was set too high and so over-wrought it self Laz. 'T is still the same how far may ye hold the time to be spent Lady Jul. Four a clock Sir Laz. I have not eat to day Jul. You will have the better stomach to your supper in the mean time I 'll feed you with delight Laz. 'T is not so good upon an empty stomach if it might be without the trouble of your house I would eat Jul. Sir we can have a Capon ready Laz. The day Jul. 'T is Friday Sir Laz. I do eat little flesh upon these days Jul. Come sweet ye shall not think on meat I 'll drown it with a better appetite Laz. I feel it work more strangely I must eat Jul. 'T is now too late to send I say ye shall not think on meat if ye do by this kiss I 'll be angry Laz. I could be far more sprightful had I eaten and more lasting Jul. What will you have Sir name but the Fish my Maid shall bring it if it may be got Laz. Methinks your house should not be so unfurnish'd as not to have some pretty modicum Jul. It is now but cou'd ye stay till supper Laz. Sure I have offended highly and much and my afflictions makes it manifest I will retire henceforth and keep my chamber live privately and dye forgotten Jul. Sir I must crave your pardon I had forgot my self I have a dish of meat within and it is fish I think this Dukedom holds not a daintier 't is an Vmbranoes head Laz. This kiss is yours and this Jul. Hoe within there cover the board and set the Fish head on it Laz. Now am I so truly happy so much above all fate and fortune that I should despise that man durst say remember Lazarello thou art mortal Enter Intelligencers with a Guard 2 Int. This is the villain lay hold on him Laz. Gentlemen why am I thus intreated what is the nature of my crime 2 Int. Sir though you have carried it a great while privately and as you think well yet we have seen you Sir and we do know thee Lazarello for a Traitor Laz. The gods defend our Duke 2 Int. Amen Sir Sir this cannot save that stiff neck from the halter Jul. Gentlemen I am glad you have discover'd him he should not have eaten under my roof for twenty pounds and surely I did not like him when he call'd for Fish Laz. My friends will ye let me have that little favour 1 Int. Sir ye shall have Law and nothing else Laz. To let me stay the eating of a bit or two for I protest I am yet fasting Jul. I 'll have no Traitor come within my house Laz. Now could I wish my self I had been a Traitor I have strength enough for to endure it had I but patience Man thou art but grass thou art a bubble and thou must perish Then lead along I am prepar'd for all Since I have lost my hopes welcome my fall 2 Int. Away Sir Laz. As thou hast hope of man stay but this dish this two hours I doubt not but I shall be discharged by this light I will marry thee Jul. You shall marry me first then Laz. I do contract my self unto thee now before these Gentlemen Jul. I 'll preserve it till you be hang'd or quitted Laz. Thanks thanks 2 Int. Away away you shall thank her at the gallows Laz. Adieu adieu Exeunt Laz. 2 Int. and Guard Jul. If he live I 'll have him if he be hang'd there 's no loss in it Exit Enter Oriana and her waiting woman looking out at a window Orian. Hast thou provided one to bear my Letter to my brother Wait. I have enquir'd but they of the house will suffer no Letter nor message to be carried from you but such as the Lord Gondarino shall be acquainted with truly Madam I suspect the house to be no better than it should be Ori. What dost thou doubt Wait. Faith I am loth to tell it Madam Ori. Out with it 't is not true modesty to fear to speak that thou dost think Wait. I think it to be one of these Bawdy houses Ori. 'T is no matter wench we are warm in it keep thou thy mind pure and upon my word that name will do thee no hurt I cannot force my self yet to fear any thing when I do get out I 'll another encounter with my Woman-Hater Here will I sit I may get sight of some of my friends it must needs be a comfort to them to see me here Enter Duke Gondarino Count Arrigo. Gond. Are we all sufficiently disguis'd for this house where she
leave the answerer barren Sir You comprehend in few words so much worth Sham. 'T is all too little for thee come th' art welcome So I include all take especial knowledge pray Of this dear Gentleman my absolute friend That loves a Soldier far above a Mistriss Thou excellently faithful to 'em both But love to manhood owns the purer troth Exeunt Actus Secundus Scaena Prima Enter Shamont's brother a Soldier and a Lady the Dukes Sister Lady THere should be in this Gallery oh th' are here Pray sit down believe me Sir I 'm weary Sold. It well becomes a Lady to complain a little Of what she never feels your walk was short Madam You can be but afraid of weariness Which well employs the softness of your Sex As for the thing it self you never came to 't La. You 're wond'rously well read in Ladies Sir Sold. Shall I think such a creature as you Madam Was ever born to feel pain but in Travel There 's your full portion Besides a little tooth-ach in the breeding Which a kind Husband too takes from you Madam La. But where do Ladies Sir find such kind Husbands Perhaps you have heard The Rheumatick story of some loving Chandler now Or some such melting fellow that you talk So prodigal of mens kindness I confess Sir Many of those wives are happy their ambition Does reach no higher than to Love and Ignorance Which makes an excellent Husband and a fond one Now Sir your great ones aim at height and cunning And so are oft deceiv'd yet they must venture it For 't is a Ladies contumely Sir To have a Lord an Ignorant then the worlds voice Will deem her for a wanton e'r she taste on 't But to deceive a wise man to whose circumspection The world resigns it self with all his envy 'T is less dishonor to us than to fall Because his believ'd wisdom keeps out all Sold. Would I were the man Lady that should venture His wisdom to your goodness La. You might fail In the return as many men have done Sir I dare not justifie what is to come of me Because I know it not though I hope virtuously Marry what 's past or present I durst put Into a good mans hand which if he take Upon my word for good it shall not cozen him Sol. No nor hereafter La. It may hap so too Sir A womans goodness when she is a wife Lies much upon a mans desert believe it Sir If there be fault in her I 'll pawn my life on 't 'T is first in him if she were ever good That makes one knowing not a Husband yet Or what he may be I promise no more virtues Than I may well perform for that were cozenage Sol. Happy were he that had you with all fears That 's my opinion Lady Enter Shamount and a servant list'ning Serv. What say you now Sir Dare you give confidence to your own eyes Sham. Not yet I dare not Serv. No Sham. Scarce yet or yet Although I see 't is he Why can a thing That 's but my self divided be so false Serv. Nay do but mark how the chair plays hie part too How amoroesly 't is bent Shvm. Hell take thy bad thoughts For they are strange ones Never take delight To make a torment worse Look on 'em heaven For that 's a brother send me a fair enemy And take him for a fouler Fiend there breathes not I will not sin to think there 's ill in her But what 's of his producing Yet goodness whose inclosure is but flesh Holds out oft times but sorrily But as black Sir As ever kindred was I hate mine own bloud Because is is so near thine Live without honesty And mayst thou dye with an unmoist'ned eye And no tear follow thee Ex. Shamont Servant La. Y' are wond'rous merry Sir I would your Brother heard you Sold. Oh my Sister I would not out o' th' way let fall my words Lady For the precisest humor Enter passionate Lord. Pas Yea so close Sold. Th' are merry that 's the worst you can report on 'em Th' are neither dangerous nor immodest Pas So Sir Shall I believe you think you Sold. Who 's this Lady La. Oh the Dukes Cosin he came late from travel Sir Sold. Respect belongs to him Pas For as I said Lady Th' are merry that 's the worst you can report of 'em Th' are neither dangerous nor immodest Sold. How 's this Pas And there I think I left Sold. Abuses me Pas Now to proceed Lady perhaps I swore I lov'd you If you believe me not y' are much the wiser Sold. He speaks still in my person and derides me Pas For I can cog with you La. You can all do so We make no question of mens promptness that way Pas And smile and wave a chair with comely grace too Play with our Tastle gently and do fine things That catch a Lady sooner than a virtue Sold. I never us'd to let man live so long That wrong'd me Pas Talk of Battalions wooe you in a skirmish Divine my mind to you Lady and being sharp set Can court you at Half pike or name your weapon We cannot fail you Lady Enter 1 Gentleman Sold. Now he dies Were all succeeding hopes stor'd up wichin him 1 Gent. Oh fie i' th' Court Sir Sold. I most dearly thank you Sir 1 Gent. 'T is rage ill spent upon a passionate mad man Sold. That shall not priviledge him for ever Sir A mad man call you him I have sound too much reason Sound in his injury to me to believe him so 1 Gent. If ever truth from mans lips may be held In reputation with you give this confidence And this his Love-fit which we observe still By 's flattering and his fineness at some other time He 'll go as slovenly as heart can wish The love and pity that his Highness shews to him Makes every man the more respectful of him Has never a passion but is well provided for As this of Love he is full fed in all His swinge as I may tearm it have but patience And ye shall witness somewhat Sold. Still he mocks me Look you in action in behaviour Sir Hold still the chair with a grand mischief to you Or I 'll let so much strength upon your heart Sir Pas I feel some power has restrain'd me Lady If it be sent from Love say I obey it And ever keep a voice to welcome it SONG THou Deity swift winged Love Sometimes below sometimes above Little in shape but great in power Thou that mak'st a heart thy Tower And thy loop-holes Ladies eyes From whence thou strik'st the fond and wise Did all the Shafts in thy fair Quiver Stick fast in my ambitious Liver Yet thy power would I adore And call upon thee to shoot more Shoot more shoot more Enter one like a Cupid offering to shoot at him Pas I prethee hold though sweet Celestial boy I 'm not requited yet with love enough For
It seems you have bin in terrible hot service Captain La-p. It has ever bin the fate of the low Country wars to spoil many a man I ha' not bin the first nor shall not be the last but I 'll tell you Sir hunger has brought it in to mind I served once at the Siege of Braste 't is memorable to this day where we were in great distress for victuals whole troops fainted more for want of food then for blood and died yet we were resolved to stand it out I my self was but then Gentleman of a Company and had as much need as any man and indeed I had perished had not a miraculous providence preserved me Lav. As how good Captain La-p. Marry Sir e'en as I was fainting and falling down for want of sustenance the enemy made a shot at me and struck me full i th' paunch with a penny loaf Lav. Instead of a bullet La-p. In stead of a bullet Lav. That was miraculous indeed and that loaf sustained you La-p. Nourished me or I had famished with the rest Lav You have done worthy acts being a soldier and now you shall give me leave to requite your tale and to acquaint you with the most notorious deeds that I have done being a Courtier I protest Captain I will lie no more than you have done La-p. I can indure no lies Lav. I know you cannot Captain therefore I 'll only tell you of strange things I did once a deed of charity for it self I assisted a poor widow in a sute and obtained it yet I protest I took not a penny for my labor La-p. 'T is no such strange thing Lav. By Mars Captain but it is and a very strange thing too in a Courtier it may take the upper hand of your penny loaf for a miracle I could ha' told you how many Ladyes have languished for my love and how I was once sollicited by the mother the daughter and grand-mother out of the least of which I might have digg'd my self a fortune they were all great Ladyes for two of them were so big I could hardly embrace them but I was sluggish in my rising courses and therefore let them pass what means I had is spent upon such as had the wit to cheat me That wealth being gone I have only bought experience with it with a strong hope to cheat others but see here comes the much declined Montague who had all the Manor houses which were the body of his estate overthrowen by a great wind Enter Montague Mallicorne La-p. How by a great wind was he not overthrown by law Lav. Yes marry was he but there was terrible puffing and blowing before he was overthrown if you observ'd and believe it Captain there 's no wind so dangerous to a building as a lawyers breath La-p. What 's he with him Lav. An eminent Citizen Mounsier Mallicorne let 's stand a side and listen their design Mal. Sir profit is the Crown of labor it is the life the soul of the industrious Merchant in it he makes his paradise and for it neglects Wife Children Friends Parents nay all the world and delivers up himself to the violence of storms and to be tos'd into unknown ayrs as there is no faculty so perillous so there 's none so worthy profitable Mont. Sir I am very well possest of it and what of my poore fortunes remaines I would gladly hazard upon the Sea it cannot deal worse with me than the Land though it sink or throw it in the hands of Pirats I have yet five hundred pounds left and your honest and worthy acquaintance may make me a young Merchant th' one moity of what I have I would gladly adventure Mal. How adventure you shall hazard nothing you shall only joyn with me in certain commodities that are safe arrived unto the Key you shall neither be in doubt of danger nor dammage But so much money disburst so much receive Sir I would have you conceive I pursue it not for any good your money will do me but meerly out of mine own freeness and courtesie to pleasure you Mont. I can believe no less and you express a noble nature seeking to build up a man so ruin'd as my self Lav. Captain here is subject for us to work upon if we have wit you hear that there is money yet left and it is going to be layd out in Rattels Bels Hobby-Horses brown paper or some such like sale commodities now it would do better in our purses upon our backs in good Gold-lace and Scarlat and then we might pursue our projects and our devices towards my Lady Annabella go to there 's a conceit newly landed heark I stand in good reputation with him and thereâ—ore may the better cheat him Captain take a few instructions from me Mont. What monies I have is at your disposing and upon twelve I will meet you at the Pallace with it Mal. I will there expect you and so I take my leave Exit Lav. You apprehend me La-p. Why do ye think I am a dunce Lav. Not a dunce Captain but you might give me leave to misdoubt that pregnancy in a Soldier which is proper and hereditary to a Courtier but prosecute it I will both second and give credit to it Good Mounsier Montague I would your whole revenues lay within the circuit of mine armes that I might as easily bestow or restore it unto you as my curtesie La-p. My zealous wishes Sir do accompany his for your good fortunes Lav. Believe it Sir our affection towards you is a strong band of friendship Mont. To which I shall most willingly seal But believe me Gentlemen in a broken estate the bond of friendship oft is forfeited but that it is your free and ingenuous nature to renew it Lav. Sir I will amply extend my self to your use and am very zealously afflicted as not one of your least friends for your crooked fate But let it not seise you with any dejection you have as I hear a sufficient competency left which well disposed may erect you as high in the worlds account as ever Mont. I cannot live to hope it much less injoy it nor is it any part of my endeavor my study is to render every man his own and to contain my self within the limits of a Gentleman Lav. I have the grant of an Office given me by some noble favorites of mine in Court there stands but a small matter between me and it if your ability be such to lay down the present summ out of the love I bear you before any other man it shall be confirmed yours Mont. I have heard you often speak of such a thing If it be assur'd to you I will gladly deal in it that portion I have I would not hazard upon one course for I see the most certain is incertain La-p Having money Sir you could not light upon men that could give better direction there is at this time a friend of mine upon the Seas to
Enter Mallicorne Mont. But here comes one made of another piece A man well meriting that free born name Of Citizen welcome my deliverer I am falen Into the hands of blood-hounds that for a sum Lesser than their honesties which is nothing Wou'd tear me out of my skin Mol. Why Sir what 's the matter 1 Cre. Why Sir the matter is that we must have our money which if we cannot have we 'll satisfie our selves with his carcass and be payd that wayes you had as good Sir not have been so peremptory Officer hold fast 1 Offi. The strenuous fist of vengeance now is clutcht therefore fear nothing Mal. What may be the debt in gross Mont. Some forty Crowns nay rather not so much 't is quickly cast Mal. 'T is strange to me that your estate shou'd have so low an ebb to stick at such sleight sums why my friends you are too strict in your accounts and call too sudden on this Gentleman he has hopes left yet to pay you all 1 Cred. Hopes I marry bid him pay his friends with hopes and pay us with currant Coyn I knew a gallant once that fed his creditors still with hopes and bid 'em they shou'd fear nothing for he had 'em tyed in a string and trust me so he had indeed for at last he and all his hopes hopt in a halter Mont. Good Sir with what speed you may free me out of the company of these slaves that have nothing but their names to show 'em men Mal. What wou'd you wish me do Sir I protest I ha' not the present sum small as it is to lay down for you and for giving my word my friends no later than yester-night made me take bread and eat it that I shou'd not do it for any man breathing i' th' world therefore I pray hold me excused Mont. You do not speak this seriously Mal As ever I said my prayers I protest to you Mont. What may I think of this Mal. Troth Sir thought is free for any man we abuse our betters in it I have done it my self Mont. Trust me this speech of yours doth much amaze me pray leave this language and out of that same sum you lately did receive of me lay down as much as may discharge me Mal. You are a merry man Sir and I am glad you take your crosses so temperately fare you well Sir and yet I have something more to say to ye a word in your ear I pray to be plain with you I did lay this plot to arrest you to enjoy this money I have of yours with the more safety I am a fool to tell you this now but in good faith I could not keep it in And the money wou'd a done me little good else An honest Citizen cannot wholly enjoy his own wife for you they grow old before they have true use of them which is a lamentable thing and truely much hardens the hearts of us Citizens against you I can say no more but am heartily sorry for your heaviness and so I take my leave Exit Mallycorne 1 Cred. Officers take hold on him again for Mounsier Mallycorne will do nothing for him I perceive Enter Duboys Lapoope and Laverdine Dub. Nay come my masters leave dancing of the old measures and let 's assault him bravely La. By no means for it goes against my stomach to kill a roan in an unjust quarrell La-p. It must needs be a clog to a mans conscience all his life time Lav. It must indeed Captain besides doe ye not see he has gotten a guard of friends about him as if he had some knowledge of our purpose Dub. Had he a guard of Devils as I think them little better my Sword should doe the message that it came for Lav. If you will be so desperate the blood lie upon your own neck for we 'll not meddle in 't Duboys runs upon Montague and strugling yields him his Sword the Officers draw Laverdine and La-poope in the scuffing retire Montague chaseth them off the Stage himself wounded Dub. I am your friend and servant Struggle with me and take my Sword Noble Sir make your way you have slain an Officer Mont. Some one of them has certainly Requited me for I doe lose much blood 1 Offic. Udsprecious we have lost a brother pursue the Gentleman 2 Offic. I 'll not meddle with him you see what comes on 't besides I know he will be hang'd ere he be taken 1 Offic. I tell thee yeoman he must be taken ere he be hanged he is hurt in the guts run afore therefore and know how his wife will rate his Sawsages a pound 3 Offic. Stay brother I may live for surely I find I 'm but hurt in the leg a dangerous kick on the shin-bone Exeunt Actus Tertius Scaena Prima Enter Madam Lamira Madam le Orleans Veramour Lam. YOU see Lady What harmless sports ous Countrey life affords And though you meet not here with City dainties Or Courtly entertainment what you have Is free and hearty L. Orl. Madam I find here What is a stranger to the Court content And receive curtesies done for themselves Without an expectation of return Which binds me to your service Lam. Oh your love My homely house built more for use than shew Observes the Golden mean equally distant From glittering pomp and sordid avarice For Maskes we will observe the works of nature And in the place of visitation read Our Physick shall be wholsome walks our viands Nourishing not provoking for I find Pleasures are tortures that leave stings behind L. Orl. You have a great estate Lam. A competency Sufficient to maintain me and my rank Nor am I I thank Heaven so Courtly bred As to imploy the utmost of my Rents In paying Tailors for phantastick Robes Or rather than be second in the fashion Eat out my Officers and my Revenues With grating usury my back shall not Be the base on which your soothing Citizen Erects his Summer-houses nor on th' other side Will I be so penuriously wife As to make money that 's my slave my Idoll Which yet to wrong merits as much reproof As to abuse our servant L. Orl. Yet with your pardon I think you want the Crown of all contentment Lam. In what good Madam L. Orl. In a worthy husband Lam. It is strange the galley-slave should praise His Oar or stroaks or you that have made shipwrack Of all delight upon this Rock cal'd marriage Should sing Encomions ou 't L. Orl. Madam though one fall From his horse and break his neck will you Conclude from that it is unfit to ride Or must it follow because Orleans My Lord 's pleased to make his passionate triall Of my suspected patience that my brother Were he not so I might say worthy Amiens Will imitate his ills that cannot fancy What 's truely Noble in him Lam. I must grant There 's as much worth in him as can be lookt for From a young Lord but not
agreed Omnes We be Lami. Then as I am a Maid I shall choose here Montague I must have thee Mont. Why Madam I have learnt to suffer more Than you can out of pity mock me with this way especially Lami. Thou think'st I jest now But by the love I bear thee I will have thee Mont. If you could be so weak to love a fall'n man He must deserve more than I ever can Or ever shall dear Lady look but this way Upon that Lord and you will tell the then Your eyes are no true choosers of good men Ami. Do you love him truly Lam. Yes my Lord I will obey him truly for I 'll marry him and justly think he that has so well serv'd me with his obedience being born to greatness must use me nobly of necessity when I shall serve him Ami. 'T were a deep sin to cross ye noble Montague I wish ye all content and am as happy In my friends good as it were meerly mine Mont. Your Lordship does ill to give up your right I am not capable of this great goodness There sits my wife that holds my troth Cha. I 'll end all I wooed you for my Lady and now give up my Title alas poor wench my aims are lower fat Mont. How 's this sweet-heart Lami. Sweet-heart 't is so the drift was mine to hide My purpose till it struck home Omnes Give you joy Lami. Prethee leave wondring by this kiss I 'll have thee Mont. Then by this kiss and this I 'll ever serve ye Long. This Gentleman and I Sir must needs hope once more to follow ye Mont. As friends and fellows never as servants more Long. Dub. You make us happy Orl. Friend Montague ye have taught me so much honor I have found a fault in my self but thus I 'll purge my conscience of it the late Land I took by false play from you with as much contrition and entireness of affection to this most happy day again I render be master of your own forget my malice and make me worthy of your love L. Montague Mont. You have won me and honor to your name Mal. Since your Lordship has begun good deeds we 'll follow good Sir forgive us we are now those men fear you for goodness sake those sums of money unjustly we detain from you on your pardon shall be restor'd again and we your servants La-p. You are very forward Sir it seems you have money I pray you lay out I 'll pay you or pray for you as the Sea-works Lav. Their pennance Sir I 'll undertake so please ye To grant me one concealment Long. A right Courtier still a begging Mont. What is it Sir Lav. A Gentlewoman Mont. In my gift Lav. Yes Sir in yours Mont. Why bring her forth and take her Lami. What wench would he have Mont. Any wench I think Enter Laverdine and Veramour like a woman Lav. This is the Gentlewoman Mont. 'T is my Page Sir Ver. No Sir I am a poor disguis'd Lady That like a Page have followed you full long for love godwot Omnes A Lady Laverdine yes yes 't is a Lady Mont. It may be so and yet we have lain together But by my troth I never found her Lady L. Orl. Why wore you boys cloaths Ver. I 'll tell you Madam I took example by two or three Plays that me thought Concerned me Mont. Why made you not me acquainted with it Ver. Indeed Sir I knew it not my self Until this Gentleman open'd my dull eyes And by perswasion made me see it Ami. Could his power in words make such a change Ver. Yes as truly woman as your self my Lord. Lav. Why but hark you are not you a woman Ver. If hands and face make it not evident you shall see more Mal. Breeches breeches Laverdine La-p. 'T is not enough women may wear those cases Search further Courtier Omnes Ha ha ha La-p. Oh thou fresh-water Gudgeon wouldst thou come To point of Marriage with an Ignoramus Thou shouldst have had her Urin to the Doctors The foolishest Physitian could have made plain The liquid Epicaene a blind man by the hand Could have discovered the ring from the stone Boy come to Sea with me I 'll teach thee to climb And come down by the Rope nay to eat Rats Ver. I shall devour my Master before the prison then Sir I have began my Trade Mal. Trade to the City child a flat-cap will become thee Mont. Gentlemen I beseech you molest your selves no further For his preâ—erment it is determin'd Lav. I am much ashamed and if my cheek Gives not satisfaction break my head Mont. Your shame 's enough Sir Ami. Montague much joy attend thy marriage-bed By thy example of true goodness envy is exil'd And to all honest men that truth intend I wish good luck fair fate be still thy friend Exeunt Upon an Honest Man's Fortune By Mr. JOHN FLETCHER YOu that can look through Heaven and tell the Stars Observe their kind conjunctions and their wars Find out new Lights and give them where you please To those men honors pleasures to those ease You that are God's Surveyers and can show How far and when and why the wind doth blow Know all the charges of the dreadful thunder And when it will shoot over or fall under Tell me by all your Art I conjure ye Yes and by truth what shall become of me Find out my Star if each one as you say Have his peculiar Angel and his way Observe my fate next fall into your dreams Sweep clean your houses and new line your Sceames Then say your worst or have I none at all Or is it burnt out lately or did fall Or am I poor not able no full flame My Star like me unworthy of a name Is it your Art can only work on those That deal with dangers dignities and cloaths With Love or new Opinions you all lye A Fish-wife hath a fate and so have I But far above your finding he that gives Out of his providence to all that lives And no man knows his treasure no not you He that made Egypt blind from whence you grew Scabby and lowzie that the world might see Your Calculations are as blind as ye He that made all the Stars you daily read And from thence filtch a knowledge how to feed Hath hid this from you your conjectures all Are drunken things not how but when they fall Man is his own Star and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Command's all light all influence all fate Nothing to him falls early or too late Our Acts our Angels are or good or ill Our fatal shadows that walk by us still And when the Stars are labouring we believe It is not that they govern but they grieve For stuborn ignorance all things that are Made for our general uses are at war Even we among our selves and from the strife Your first unlike opinions got a life Oh man thou Image of
and her Put off all doubt she loves ye what d' ye say Rand. Speak man Why look you so distractedly Ferd. There are your keys I 'll no Contract I. Divinest Vlolanta I will serve you Thus on my knees and pray for you Juno Lucina for opem My inequality ascends no higher I dare not marry you Ben. How 's this Ferd. Good night I have a friend has almost made me mad I weep sometimes and instantly can laugh Nay I do dance and sing and suddenly Roar like a storm Strange tricks these are they not And wherefore all this Shall I tell you no Thorow mine ears my heart a plague hath caught And I have vow'd to keep it close not shew My grief to any for it has no cure On wandring steps to some remote place move I 'll keep my vow though I have lost my Love Exit Ben. 'Fore heaven distracted for her fare you well I 'll watch his steps for I no joy shall find Till I have found his cause and calm'd his mind â—â—t He 's overcome with joy 'T is ve◠〈…〉 〈◊〉 Well S◠〈…〉 must leave you the time 's busie 〈◊〉 chear you up and I pray Heaven â—ore each to their love and health again Exit Viol. Amen Great Uncle Mother what a chance Unluckily is added to my woe In this young Gentleman Angel True Violanta It grieves me much Doll go you instantly And find out Gerrard tell him his friends hap And let him use best means to comfort him But as his life preserve this secret still Viol. Mother I 'ld not offend you might not Gerrard Steal in and see me in the evening Angel Well Bid him do so Viol. Heavens blessing o' your heart Do ye not call Child-bearing Travel Mother Angel Yes Viol. It well may be The bare-foot traveller That 's born a Prince and walks his pilgrimage Whose tender feet kiss the remorseless stones Only ne'er felt a travel like to it Alas dear Mother you groan'd thus for me And yet how disobedient have I been Angel Peace Violanta thou hast always been Gentle and good Viol. Gerrard is better Mother Oh if you knew the implicite innocency Dwells in his brest you 'ld love him like your Prayers I see no reason but my Father might Be told the truth being pleas'd for Ferdinand To wooe himself and Gerard ever was His full comparative my Uncle loves him As he loves Ferdinand Angel No not for the world Since his intent is cross'd lov'd Ferdinand Thus ruin'd and a child got out of wedlock His madness would pursue ye both to death Viol. As you please mother I am now methinks Even in the land of ease I 'll sleep Angel Draw in The bed nearer the fire silken rest Tie all thy cares up Exeunt Enter Ferdinand and Benvoglio privately after him Ferd Oh blessed solitude here my griefe may speak And sorrow I will argue with thee now Nothing will keep me company the flowers Die at my moan the gliding silver streams Hasten to flee my lamentations The air rolls from 'em and the Golden Sun Is smother'd pale as Phabâ— with my sighs Only the earth is kind that stays Then earth To thee will I complain Why do the Heavens â—â—pose â—pon me Love what I can ne'er enjoy Before â—â—tion was impossible 〈◊〉 not thirst it Gerrard she is thine 〈◊〉 and deliver'd but 't was ill to stain 〈…〉 state e'r ye were married 〈◊〉 infant what 's become of theâ— thou know'st not 〈…〉 thy parents brought thee too Dear earth 〈…〉 this close in thy sterlity 〈…〉 to this â—eed let it not grow 〈…〉 do 't will â—odâ—o Violet 〈…〉 flower but wild Brieâ— or rank Rue 〈…〉 and hurtful 〈◊〉 Ferdinand â—◠〈…〉 hath diâ—â—'d the Earth thy words my Heart 〈…〉 violated faith betraid 〈…〉 â—nnocency 〈…〉 Desperate 〈◊〉 〈…〉 â—ot thy 〈…〉 showers 〈…〉 young man 〈…〉 â—es for thee 〈…〉 honor And proâ—â—itute my Daughter Bastard who reâ—â— Come turn thy femal tears into revenâ—e Which I will quench my thirst with e'r I see Daughter or Wife or branded Family By both dye and for amends Ferd'nando be my heir I 'll to my brother First tell him all then to the Duke for justice This morning he 's receiv'd Mountains nor Seas Shall bar my flight to vengeance the foul stain Printed on me thy bloud shall rinse again Exit Ferd. I have transgress'd all goodness witlesly Rais'd mine own cursse from posterity I 'll follow to redress in what I may If not your heir can dye as well as they Exit Dumb Shew Enter Duke Rinaldo with Attendants at one door States Randulpho and Gerrard at another they kneel to the Duke he accepts their obedience and raises them up they prefer Gerrard to the Duke who entertains him they seat the Duke in State Enter Benvoglio and Ferdinand Benvoglio kneels for justice Ferd. seems to restrein him Benvog gives the Duke a paper Duke reads frowns on Gerr. shews the paper to the States they seem sorry consult cause the Guard to apprehend him they go off with him Then Rand. and Benâ— seem to crave justice Duke vows it and exit with his attendants Rand. Ben. and Ferd. confer Enter to them Cornelia with two servant◠〈◊〉 seems to expostulate Rand. in scorn causeth her to be thrust out poorly Exit Rand. Benv beckâ—ns Ferd to him with much seeming passion swears him then stamps with his foot Enter Dorothea with a Cup weeping she delivers it to Ferd. who with discontent exit and exeunt Benvoglio and Dorothea Enter Violanta Viol. Gerrard not come nor Dorothy return'd What averse star rul'd my Nativity The time to night has been as dilatory As languishing Consumptions But till now I never durst say my Gerrard was unkind Heaven grant all things go well and nothing does If he be ill which I much fear my dreams Have been portentous I did think I saw My Love araid for battel with a beast A hideous Monster arm'd with teeth and claws Grinning and venemous that sought to make Both us a prey on 's tail wash lash'd in bloud Law and his forehead I did plainly see Held Characters that spell'd Authority This rent my slumbers and my fearful soul Ran searching up and down my dismaid breast To find a Port t' escape Good faith I am cold But Gerrard's love is colder here I 'll sit And think my self away Enter Ferdinand with a Cup and a Letter Ferd. The peace of Love Attend the sweet Violanta Read For the sad news I bring I do not know Only I am sworn to give you that and this Viol. Is it from Gerrard gentle Ferdinand How glad am I to see you thus well restor'd In troth he never wrong'd you in his life Nor I but always held fair thoughts of you Knew not my Fathers meaning till of late Could never have known it soon enough for Sir Gerrard's and my affection began In infancy My Uncle brought him oft In long coats hither you were such another 〈◊〉 little boâ— would
kiss me being a child And say he lov'd me give me all his toys Bracelets Rings Sweet-meats all his Rosie-smiles â— then would stand and stare upon his eyes 〈◊〉 with his locks and swear I lov'd him too For sure methought he was a little Love 〈◊〉 woo'd so prettily in innocence 〈◊〉 then he warm'd my fancy for I felt 〈◊〉 â—â—mmering beam of Love kindle my bloud 〈◊〉 which time since hath made a flame and floud 〈◊〉 Oh gentle innocent methinks it talks 〈◊〉 a child still whose white simplicity Never arriv'd at sin Forgive me Lady I have destroy'd Gerrard and thee rebell'd Against Heavens Ordinance dis-pair'd two Doves Made 'em sit mourning slaughter'd Love and cleft The heart of all integrity This breast Was trusted with the secret of your vow By Gerrard and reveal'd it to your Father Viol. Hah Ferd. Read and curse me Viol. Neither I will never Nor Write nor Read again Ferd. My pennance be it Reads Your Labyrinth is found your Lust proclaim'd Viol. Lust Humh My Mother sure felt none when I was got Fer. I and the Law implacably offended Gerrard's imprison'd and to dye Viol. Oh Heaven Ferd. And you to suff ewith reproach and scoffs A publick execution I have sent you 〈◊〉 Antidote ' gainst shame poison by him You have most wrong'd give him your penitent tears Viol. Humh 't is not truth Ferd. Drink and farewel for ever And though thy whoredom blemish thy whole line Prevent the Hangmans stroke and die like mine Viol. Oh woe is me for Gerrard I have brought Confusion on the noblest Gentleman That ever truly lov'd But we shall meet Where our condemners shall not and enjoy A more refin'd affection than here No Law nor Father hinders marriage there Twixt souls Divinely assi'd as sure ours were There we will multiply and generate joyes Like fruitful Parents Luckless Ferdinand Where 's the good old Gentlewoman my Husbands Aunt Ferd. Thrust from youâ— Uncle to all poverty Viol. Alas the piry reach me Sir the cup I 'll say my prayers and take my Fathers Physick Ferd. Oh villain that I was I had forgot To spill the rest and am unable now To stir to hinder her Viol. What ail you Sir Ferd. Your Father is a monster I a villain This tongue has kill'd you pardon Violanto Oh pardon Gerrard and for sacrifice Accept my life to expiate my fault I have drunk up the poison Viol. Thou art not so Uncharitable a better fellow far Thou 'st left me halfe Sure death is now a-dry And calls for more bloud still to quench his thirst I pledge thee Ferdinand to Gerrards health Dear Gerrard poor Aunt and unfortunate friend Ay me that Love should breed true Lovers end Fer. Stay Madam stay help hoa for Heavens sake help Improvident man that good I did intend For satisfaction saving of her life My equal cruel Stars made me forget Enter Angelina with two Servants Ang. What spectacle of death assaults me oh Viol. M dearest Mother I am dead I leave Father and friends and life to follow Love Good Mother love my Child that did no ill Fie how men lie that say death is a pain Or has he chang'd his nature like soft sleep He seizes me Your blessing Last I crave That I may rest by Gerrard in his grave Ferd. There lay me too oh noble Mistriss I Have caus'd all this and therefore justly dye That key will open all Ang. Oh viperous Father For Heavens sake bear 'em in run for Physitians And Medicines quickly Heaven thou shalt not have Yet 't is too soon Alas I have no more And taking her away thou rob'st the poor Exeâ— Flourish Enter Duke States Randulpho Benvoglio Gerrard Executioner Guard Duke The Law as greedy as your red desire Benvoglio hath cast this man 'T is pity So many excellent parts are swallow'd up In one foul wave Is Violanta sent for Our Justice must not lop a branch and let The body grow still Ben. Sir she will be here Alive or dead I am sure Ger. How chearfully my countenance comments death That which makes men seem horrid I will wear Like to an Ornament Oh Violanta Might my life only satisfie the Law How jocundly my soul would enter Heaven Why shouldst thou dye thou wither'st in thy bud As I have seen a Rose e'er it was blown I do beseech your Grace the Statute may In this case made be read not that I hope T' extenuate my offence or penalty But to see whether it lay hold on her And since my death is more exemplary Than just this publick Reading will advise Caution to others Duke Read it Ran. Brother does not Your soul groan under this severity Statute read A Statute provided in case of unequal Matches Marriages against Parents consent stealing of Heirs Rapes Prostitutions and such like That if any person meanly descended or ignorant of his own Parentage which implies as much shall with a foul intent unlawfully sollicite the Daughter of any Peer of the Dukedom he shall for the same of fence forfeit his right hand but if he further prâ—stitute her to his Lust he shall first have his rigâ—â— hand cut off and then suffer death by the comâ—â—â— Executioner After whom the Lady so offendinâ— shall likewise the next day in the same manneâ— dye for tke Fact Ger. This Statute has more cruelty than sense I see no ray of Mercy Must the Lady Suffer death too suppose she were inforc'd By some confederates born away and ravish'd Is she not guiltless Duke Yes if it be prov'd Ger. This case is so I ravish'd Violanta State Who ever knew a Rape produce a child Ben. Pish these are idle Will your grace command The Executioner proceed Duke Your Office Ger. Farewell to thy inticing vanity Thou round gilt box that dost deceive man's eye The wise man knows when open thou art broke The treasure thou includ'st is dust and smoke Even thus I cast thee by My Lords the Law Is but the great mans mule he rides on it And tramples poorer men under his feet Yet when they come to knock at yon bright Gate Ones Rags shall enter 'fore the others State Peace to ye all here sirrah strike this hand Hath Violanta kiss'd a thousand times It smells sweet ever since this was the hand Plighted my faith to her do not think thou canst Cut that in sunder with my hand My Lord As free from speek as this arm is my heart Is of foul Lust and every vein glides here As full of truth Why does thy hand shake so 'T is mine must be cut off and that is firm For it was ever constant Enter Cornelia Cor. Hold your Sentence Unjustly is pronounced my Lord this blow Cuts your hand off for his is none of yours But Violanta's given in Holy marriage Before she was delivered consummated With the free Will of her Mother by her Confessor In Lord Benvoglio's house Ger. Alas good Aunt That helps us nothing else I had reveal'd
own Sons were vicious to choose one Out of a vertuous Stock though of poor Parents And make him noble But the laws of Spain Intending to preserve all ancient Houses Prevent such free elections with this my Brother 's Too well acquainted and this makes him bold to Reign o're me as a Master Viol. I will sire The Portion I brought with me e're he spend A Royal of it no Quirck left no Quiddit That may defeat him Hen. Were I but confirmed That you would take the means I use with patience As I must practise it with my dishonour I could lay level with the earth his hopes That soar above the clouds with expectation To see me in my grave Viol. Effect but this And our revenge shall be to us a Son That shall inherit for us Hen. Do not repent When 't is too late Viol. I fear not what may fall He dispossess'd that does usurp on all Exeunt Actus Secundus Scena Prima Enter Leandro with a letter writ out Milanes and Arsenio M l. CAn any thing but wonder Lea. Wonder on I am as ye sâ—e and what will follow Gentlemen Ars Why dost thou put on this form what can this do From lookest most â—illily Mil. Take a young Clerk A halt pin'd puppy that would write for a Royal. Is this a commanding shapâ— to win a beauty To what use what occasion Lean. Peace ye are â—ools More silly than my out side seems caâ—e ignorant Tâ—â—y that pretend to wonders must weave cunningly A s What manner of access can this get or if gotten What credit in her eyes Lean. Will ye but leave me Mil. Me thinks a young man and a handsom Gentleman But sure thou art lunatick me thinks a brave man That would catch cunningly the beams of beauty And so distribute 'em unto his comfort Should like himself appear young high and buxom And in the brightest form Lean. Ye are cozen'd Gentlemen Neither do I believe this nor will follow it Thus as I am I will begin my voyage When you love lanch it out in silks and velvets I 'le love in Serge and will out go your Sattins To get upon my great horse and appear The sign of such a man and trot my measures Or fiddle out whole frosty nights my friends Under the window while my teeth keep tune I hold no handsomness Let me get in There trot and fiddle where I may have fair play Ars But how get in Lean. Leave that to me your patience I have some toyes here that I dare well trust to I have smelt a Vicar out they call him Lopez You are ne're the nearer now Mil. We do confess it Lea. Weak simple men this Vicar to this Lawyer Is the most inward Damon Ars What can this do Mil. We know the fellow and he dwells there Lean. So. Ars A poor thin thief he help he hang the Vicar Can reading of an prefer thee Thou art dead sick in love and hee 'l pray for thee Lean. Have patience Gentlemen I say this Vicar This thing I say is all one with the Close Bartolus For so they call the Lawyer on his nature Which I have studied by relation And make no doubt I shall hit handsomly Will I work cunningly and home understand me Enter Lopez and Diego Next I pray leave me leave me to my fortune Difficilia pulchra that 's my Motto Gentlemen I 'le win this Diamond from the rock and wear her Or Mil. Peace the Vicar send ye a full fail Sir Ars There 's your Confessor but what shall be your penance Lean. A fools head if I fail and so forsake me You shall hear from me daily Mil. We will be ready Exeunt Mil. Ars Lop. Thin world indeed Lean. I 'le let him breath and mark him No man would think a stranger as I am Should reap any great commodity from his pigbelly Lop. Poor stirring for poor Vicars Diego And poor Sextons Lop. We pray and pray but to no purpose Those that enjoy our lands choak our Devotions Our poor thin stipends make us arrant dunces Diego If you live miserably how shall we do Master That are fed only with the sound of prayers We rise and ring the Bells to get good stomachs And must be fain to eat the ropes with reverence Lop. VVhen was there a Christning Diego Diego Not this ten weeks Alas they have forgot to get children Master The VVars the Seas and usurie undoe us Takes off our minds our edges blunts our plough-shares They eat nothing here but herbs and get nothing but green sarcâ— There are some poor Labourers that perhaps Once in seven year with helping one another Produce some few pin'd-Butter-prints that scarce ho'd The christning neither Lop. Your Gallants they get Honour A strange fantastical Birth to defraud the Vicar And the Camp Christens their Issues or the Curtizans T is a lewd time Die They are so hard-hearted here too They will not dye there 's nothing got by Burials Lop. Diego the Air 's too pure they cannot perish To have a thin Stipend and an everlasting Parish Lord what a torment ' t is Die Good sensible Master You are allow'd to pray against all weathers Both foul and fair as you shall find occasion Ah not against all airs Lop. That 's not i' th' Canons â— would it had 't is out of our way forty pence Di. 'T is strange they are starv'd too yet they will not die here They will not earth a good stout plague amongst 'em Or half a dozen new fantastical Fevers That would turn up their heels by whole-sale Master And take the Doctors too in their grave Counsels That there might be no natural help for mony How merrily would my Bells goe then Lop. Peace Diego The Doctors are our friends let 's please them well For though they kill but slow they are certain Diego We must remove into a muddy Air A most contagious Climate Die VVe must certain An air that is the nursery of agues Such agues Master that will shake mens souls out Ne're stay for Possets nor good old wives plasters Lop. Gowts and dead Palsies Die The dead do's well at all times Yet Cowts will hang an arse a long time Master The â—ox or English Surfeits if we had 'em Those are rich marle they make a Church-yard fat And make the Sexton sing they never miss Sir Lop. Then Wills and Funeral Sermons come in season And Feasts that make us frolick Die VVould I could see ' em Lop. And though I weep i' th' Pulpit for my Brother Yet Diego here I laugh Die The cause requires it Lop. Since people left to die I am dunce Diego Die 'T is a strange thing I have forgot to dig too Lea. A pretious pair of youths I must make toward ' em Lop. Who 's that look it seems he would speak to us I hope a Marriage or some Will to make Diego Dic. My friend your business Lea. 'T is to that grave Gentleman
I will not say I ow ye a quarel Monsieur For making me your Stale a noble Gentleman Would have had more courtesie at least more faith Than to turn off his Mistris at first trial You know not what respect I might have shew'd ye I find ye have worth Pi. I cannot stay to answer ye Ye see my charge I am beholding to ye For all your merry tricks ye put upon me Your bobs and base accounts I came to love ye To wooe ye and to serve ye I am much indebted to ye For dancing me off my legs and then for walking me For telling me strange tales I never heard of More to abuse me for mistaking me When ye both knew I was a Gentleman And one deserv'd as rich a match as you are Lel. Be not so bitter Sir Pi. You see this Lady She is young enough and fair enough to please me A woman of a loving mind a quiet And one that weighs the worth of him that loves her I am content with this and bless my fortune Your curious Wits and Beauties Lel. Faith see me once more Pi. I dare not trouble ye Lel. May I speak to your Lady Pi. I pray ye content your self I know ye are bitter And in your bitterness ye may abuse her Which if she comes to know for she understands ye not It may breed such a quarrel to your kindred And such an indiscretion fling on you too For she is nobly friended Lel. I could eat her Pi. Rest as ye are a modest noble Gentlewoman And afford your honest neighbours some of your prayers Exit Mir. What think you now Lel. Faith she 's a pretty Whiting She has got a pretty catch too Mir. You are angry Monstrous angry now grievously angry And the pretty heart does swell now Lel. No in troth Sir Mir. And it will cry anon a pox upon it And it will curse it self and eat no meat Lady And it will fight Lel. Indeed you are mistaken It will be very merry Ros Why Sir do you think There are no more men living nor no handsomer Than he or you By this light there be ten thousand Ten thousand thousand comfort your self dear Monsieur Faces and bodies Wits and all Abiliments There are so many we regard 'em not Enter Belleur and two Gentlemen Mir. That such a noble Lady I could burst now So far above such trifles Bel. You did laugh at me And I know why ye laughed 1 Gent. I pray ye be satisfied If we did laugh we had some private reason And not at you 2 Gent. Alas we know you not Sir Bel. I 'le make you know me set your faces soberly Stand this way and look sad I 'le be no May-game Sadder demurer yet Ros What 's the matter What ails this Gentleman Bel Go off now backward that I may behold ye And not a simper on your lives Lel. He 's mad sure Bel. Do you observe me too Mir. I may look on ye Bel. Why do you grin I know your minde Mir. You do not You are strangely humorous is there no mirth nor pleasure But you must be the object Bel. Mark and observe me Where ever I am nam'd The very word shall raise a general sadness For the disgrace this scurvy woman did me This proud pert thing take heed ye laugh not at me Provoke me not take heed Ros I would fain please ye Do any thing to keep ye quiet Bel. Hear me Till I receive a satisfaction Equal to the disgrace and scorn ye gave me Ye are a wretched woman till thou woo'st me And I scorn thee asmuch as seriously Jear and abuse thee ask what Gill thou art Or any baser name I will proclaim thee I will so sing thy vertue so be-paint thee Ros Nay good Sir be more modest Bel. Do you laugh again Because ye are a woman ye are lawless And out of compass of an honest anger Ros Good Sir have a better belief of me Lel. Away dear Sister Exit Mir. Is not this better now this seeming madness Than falling out with your friends Bel. Have I not frighted her Mir. Into her right wits I warrant thee follow this humor And thou shalt see how prosperously 't will guide thee Bel. I am glad I have found a way to woo yet I was afraid once I never should have made a civil Suiter Well I 'le about it still Exit Mir. Do do and prosper What sport do I make with these fools What pleasure Feeds me and fats my sides at their poor innocence Enter Leverduce alias Lugier Mr. Illiard Wooing and wiving hang it give me mirth Witty and dainty mirth I shall grow in love sure With mine own happy head Who 's this To me Sir What youth is this Lev. Yes Sir I would speak with you If your name be Monsieur Mirabel Mir. Ye have hit it Your business I beseech ye Lev. This it is Sir There is a Gentlewoman hath long time affected ye And lov'd ye dearly Mir. Turn over and end that story 'T is long enough I have no faith in women Sir Lev. It seems so Sir I do not come to woo for her Or sing her praises though she well deserve 'em I come to tell ye ye have been cruel to her Unkind and cruel falser of faith and careless Taking more pleasure in abusing her Wresting her honour to your wild disposes Than noble in requiting her affection Which as ye are a man I must desire ye A Gentleman of rank not to persist in No more to load her fair name with your injuries Mir. Why I beseech ye Sir Lev. Good Sir I 'le tell ye And I 'le be short I 'le tell ye because I love ye Because I would have you shun the shame may follow There is a noble man new come to Town Sir A noble and a great man that affects her A Coutrey-man of mine a brave Savoyan Nephew to th' Duke and so much honours her That 't will be dangerous to pursue your old way To touch at any thing concerns her honour Believe most dangerous her name is Oriana And this great man will marry her take heed Sir For howsoe'r her Brother a staid Gentleman Le ts things pass upon better hopes this Lord Sir Is of that fiery and that poynant metal Especially provok'd on by affection That 't will be hard but you are wise Mir. A Lord Sir Lev. Yes and a noble Lord. Mir. ' Send her good fortune This will not stir her Lord a Barronness Say ye so say ye so by 'r Lady a brave title Top and top gallant now ' save her great Ladiship I was a poor servant of hers I must confess Sir And in those daies I thought I might be jovy And make a little bold to call into her But Basto now I know my rules and distance Yet if she want an Usher such an implement One that is throughly pac'd a clean made Gentleman Can hold a hanging up with approbation Plant his hat
vertuous Lady Wife to Cleander Olinda a noble Maid and rich Heir Mistress to Lidian and Clarange Clarinda a lustful Wench Calista 's waiting woman The Scene France The principal Actors were Joseph Taylor Robert Benfield Thomas Polard George Birch John Lowin John Vnderwood Richard Sharpe John Thomson Actus Primus Scena Prima Enter Leon and Mallfort Mal. AND as I told you Sir Leon. I understand you Clarinda's still perverse Mal. She 's worse obdurate Flinty relentless my love-passions jeer'd at My Presents scorn'd Leon. 'T is strange a waiting woman In her condition apt to yield should hold out A man of your place reverend Beard and shape Besieging her Mal. You might add too my wealth Which she contemns five hundred Crowns per annum For which I have ventur'd hard my Conscience knows it Not thought upon though offer'd for a Joynture This Chain which my Lords Pesants worship flouted My solemn hums and ha's the servants quake at No Rhetorick with her every hour she hangs out Some new Flag of defiance to torment me Last Lent my Lady call'd me her Poor John But now I am grown a walking Skeleton You may see through and through me Leon. Indeed you are much faln away Mal. I am a kind of nothing As she hath made me Love's a terrible Clyster And if some Cordial of her favours help not I shall like an Italian dye backward And breathe my last the wrong way Leon. As I live you have my pity but this is cold comfort And in a friend lip-physick and now I think on 't I should do more and will so you deny not Your self the means of comfort Mal. I 'll be hang'd first one dram of 't I beseech you Leon. You are not jealous of any mans access to her Mal. I would not receive the Dor but as a bosome friend You shall direct me still provided that I understand who is the man and what His purpose that pleads for me Leon. By all means First for the undertaker I am he The means that I will practise thus Mal. Pray you forward Leon. You know your Lady chaste Calista loves her Mal. Too well that makes her proud Leon. Nay give me leave This beauteous Lady I may stile her so Being the paragon of France for feature Is not alone contented in her self To seem and be good but desires to make All such as have dependance on her like her For this Clarinda's liberty is restrain'd And though her kinsman the gate 's shut against me Now if you please to make your self the door For my conveyance to her though you run The hazard of a check for 't 't is no matter Mal. It being for mine own ends Leon. I 'll give it o'r If that you make the least doubt otherwise Study upon 't good morrow Mal. Pray you stay Sir You are my friend yet as the Proverb says When love puts in friendship is gone suppose You should your self affect her Leon. Do you think I 'll commit incest for it is no less She being my Cousin German Fare you well Sir Mal. I had forgot that for this once forgive me Only to ease the throbbing of my heart For I do feel strange pangs instruct me what You will say for me Leon. First I 'll tell her that She hath so far besotted you that you have Almost forgot to cast accompt Mal. Meer truth Sir Leon. That of a wise and provident Steward You are turn'd stark Ass Mal. Urge that point home I am so Leon. That you adore the ground she treads upon And kiss her footsteps Mal. As I do when I find their print in the snow Leon. A loving fool I know it By your bloudless frosty lips then having related How much you suffer for her and how well You do deserve it Mal. How to suffer Leon. No Sir to have your love return'd Mal. That 's good I thank you Leon. I will deliver her an Inventory Of your good parts as this your precious nose Dropping affection your high forehead reaching Almost to the Crown of your head your slender waste And a back not like a threshers but a bending And Court-like back and so forth for your Body But when I touch your mind for that must take her Since your out-side promises little I 'll enlarge it Though ne'r so narrow as your arts to thrive Your composition with the Cook and Butler For Cony-Skins and Chippings and half a share With all the under Officers of the house In strangers bounties that she shall have all And you as 't were her Bailiff Mal. As I will be Leon. As you shall so I 'll promise Then your qualities As playing on a Gyttern or a Jews-Trump Mal. A little too on the Viol. Leon. Fear you nothing Then singing her asleep with curious Catches Of your own making for as I have heard You are Poetical Mal. Something given that way Yet my works seldom thrive and the main reason The Poets urge for 't is because I am not As poor as they are Leon. Very likely fetch her While I am in the vein Mal. 'T is an apt time my Lady being at her Prayers Leon. Let her pray on Nay go and if upon my intercession She do you not some favour I 'll disclaim her I 'll ruminate on 't the while Mal. A hundred Crowns is your reward Leon. Without 'em nay no trifling Ex. Mal. That this dull clod of ignorance should know How to get money yet want eyes to see How grosly he 's abus'd and wrought upon When he should make his will the Rogue 's turn'd rampant As he had renew'd his youth a handsome wench Love one a spittle-whore would run away from Well Master Steward I will plead for you In such a method as it shall appear You are sit to be a property Enter Malfort and Clarinda Mal. Yonder he walks That knows my worth and value though you scorn it Clar. If my Lady know not this Mal. I 'll answer it If you were a Nun I hope your Cousin German Might talk with you through a grate but you are none And therefore may come closer ne'r hang off As I live you shall bill ye may salute as strangers Custom allows it Now now come upon her With all your Oratory As a young Advocate should and leave no Vertue Of mine unmentioned I 'll stand centinel Nay keep the door my self Exit Clar. How have you work'd This piece of motley to your ends Leon. Of that at leasure Mistriss Kissing Clar. Lower you are too loud Though the fool be deaf some of the house may hear you Leon. Suppose they should I am a Gentleman And held your Kinsman under that I hope I may be free Clar. I grant it but with caution But be not seen to talk with me familiarly But at fit distance or not seen at all It were the better you know my Ladies humour She is all honour and compos'd of goodness As she pretends and you having no business How
find by this assur'd intelligence The preparation of the Turks against us We have met him oft and beat him now to fear him Would argue want of courage and I hold it A safer policie for us and our signiories To charge him in his passage o'er the Sea Than to expect him here Alb. May it please your Highness Since you vouchsafe to think me worthy of This great imployment if I may deliver My judgement freely 't is not flattery Though I say my opinion waits on you Nor would I give my suffrage and consent To what you have propos'd but that I know it Worth the great speaker though that the denial Call'd on your heavy anger For my self I do profess thus much if a blunt Soldier May borrow so much from the oyl'd tongu'd Courtier That ecchoes whatsoe'er the Prince allows of All that my long experience hath taught me That have spent three parts of my life at Sea Let it not taste of arrogance that I say it Could not have added reasons of more weight To fortifie your affections ' than such As your grace out of observation meerly Already have propounded Bap. With the honor to give the daring enemy an affront In being the first opposer it will teach Your Soldiers boldness and strike fear in them That durst attempt you 1 Magi. Victuals and Ammunition And Money too the sinews of the War are stor'd up in the Magazine 2 Magi. And the Gallies new rig'd and train'd up And at two dayes warning fit for the service Duke We commend your care Nor will we e'er be wanting in Our counsels As we doubt not your action you Baptista Shall stay with us that Merchant is not wise That ventures his whole fortunes in one bottom Albertâ— Be our Admiral spare your thanks 'T is Merit in you that invites this honor Preserve it such ere long you shall hear more Things rashly undertaken end as ill But great acts thrive when reason guides the will Exeunt Enter 3 Gentlemen 1. No question 't was not well done in Caesario To cross the horse of young Mentivole â—n the midst of this course 2. That was not all the switching him dull'd him 3. Would that both the jades Had broke their necks when they first started 'Slight We stand here prating give them leave to whisper And when they have cut one anothers throats Enter Mentivole and Caesario Make in to part ' em 2. There is no such hazard Their Fathers friendship and their love forbid it â—ee where they come 1. With fury in their looks Ment. You have the wager with what foul play got â—ll not dispute Caesar Foul play Ment. I cannot speak it â—n a fairer language and if some respects â—amiliar to my self chain'd not my tongue â— should say no more I should but I 'll sit down With this disgrace how e'er press me no farther â—or if once more provok'd you 'll understand â— dare no more suffer an Injury Than I dare do one Caesar Why Sir are you injur'd â—n that I take my right which I would force Should you detain it Ment. Put it to judgment Caesar No my will in this shall carry it Ment. Your will nay farewell softness then They suddenly draw 3. This I foresaw 2. Hold hold Caesar I am hurt 2. Shift for your self 't is death Men. As you respect me bear him off with care â—f he miscarry since he did the wrong â—'ll stand the shock of 't 2. Gently he will faint else Exeunt Gent. with Caesario Ment. And speedily I beseech you my rage over That pour'd upon my reason clouds of error â— see my folly and at what dear loss â— have exchang'd a real innocence To gain a meer fantastical report Transported only by vain popular wind To be a daring nay fool-hardy Man Enter Baptista But could I satisfie my self within here How should I bear my fathers frown They meet me My guilt conjures him hither Bap. Sirrah Mentiv. Sir Bap. I have met the trophies of your russian sword Was there no other Anvile to make triall How far thou durst be wicked but the bosome Of him which under the adulterate name Of friendship thou hast murder'd Ment. Murder'd Sir My dreams abhor so base a fact true valour Imploy'd to keep my reputation fair From the austerest Judge can never merit To be branded with that title you begot me A man no coward and but call your youth To memory when injur'd you could never Boast of the Asses fortitude slave-like patience And you might justly doubt I were your son If I should entertain it if Caesario Recover as I hope his wound 's not mortal A second tryal of what I dare doe In a just cause shall give strong witness for me I am the true heir to Baptista's courage As to his other fortunes Baptist Boy to neither But on this strict condition which intreaties From Saints nay Angels shall not make me alter A friendship so began and so continu'd Between me and Alberto my best friend Your brawls shall not dissolve it is my will And as I am thy Father I command thee That instantly on any termes how poor So e'er it skills not thou desire his pardon And bring assurance to me he has sign'd it Or by my Fathers soul I 'll never know thee But as a stranger to my blood perform it And suddenly without reply I have said it Ment. And in it given a heavier sentence on me Than the most cruel death you are my father And your will to be serv'd and not disputed By me that am your Son But I 'll obey And though my heart-strings crack for 't make it known When you command my faculties are your own Exeunt Actus Secundus Scaena Prima Enter Alberto Physitian and a Chirurgion Phys HAve patience Noble Sir your son Caesario Will recover without question Surgeon A slight wound Though it pierc't his body it hath miss'd the vitals Phys My life for 't he shall take the air again within these ten dayes Alber. O but from a friend To receive this bloody measure from a friend If that a man should meet a violent death In a place where he had taken sanctuary Would it not grieve him such all Florence held Their friendship and 't is that which multiplies The injury Physi Have patience worthy Signior Alber. I do protest as I am Man and Soldier If I had buried him in a wave at Sea Lost in some honorable action I would not to the saltness of his grave Have added the least tear but these quarrels Enter Mariana and Clarissa Bred out of game and wine I had as live He should have died of a Surfet Maria. Oh what comfort How is it with our Son Sir Alber. His Work-masters Bear me in hand here as my Lawyer does When I have a crackt Title or bad Sute in Law All shall go well Maria. I pray you Gentlemen what think you of his wound Physi 'T is but a scratch nothing to danger
Claris But he receiv'd it from a friend And the unkindness ta'en at that may kill him Mari. Let me see him Physi By no means he slumbers Mari. Then I cannot believe you When you tell me there 's hope of him Alber. Yet many Ladies Do give more saith to their Physitian Than to their Confessor Claris O my poor lost brother And friend more dear than Brother Alber. More loud instruments To disturb his slumbers goe goe take Caroch And as you love me you and the Girle retire To our Summer house i' th' Country I 'll be with you Within these two days Maria. I am yours in all things Though with much sorrow to leave him Exeunt Maria Claris Alber. I pray you Gentlemen With best observance tend your Patient The loss of my heir-male lies now a bleeding Enter Mentivole And think what payment his recovery Shall show'r upon you Of all men breathing Exeunt Physitian Chirur. Wherefore do you arrive here Are you mad My injury begins to bleed afresh At sight of you why this affront of yours I receive more malitious than the other Your hurt was only danger to my son But your sight to me is death Why come you hither Do you come to view the wounds which you have made And glory in them Menti. Rather worthy Sir to pour Oyl into them Alber. I am a Soldier Sir Least part of a Courtier and understand By your smooth Oyl Your present flattery Menti. Sir for my Fathers sake acknowledge me To be born a Gentleman no slave I ever Held flatterers of that breed do not misconstrue In your distaste of me the true intent Of my coming hither for I do protest I do not come to tell you I am sorry For your sons hurt Alber. Not sorry Menti. No not sorry I have to the lowest ebbo lost all my fury But I must not lose my honesty 't was he Gave heat unto the injury which return'd Like a Petar ill lighted into ' th' bosome Of him gave fire to 't yet I hope his hurt Is not so dangerous but he may recover When if it please him call me to account For the loss of so much blood I shall be ready To do him noble reason Alber. You are arm'd me thinks with wondrous confidence Menti. O with the best Sir For I bring penitence and satisfaction Alber. Satisfaction Why I heard you say but now You were not sorry for his wounds Menti. Nor am I the satisfaction which I bring Sir is to you You are a Gentleman ne'er injur'd me One ever lov'd my Father the right way And most approv'd of noble amity Yet I have run my sword quite through your heart And slightly hurt your son for 't may be scar'd A grief ta'en at these years for your sons loss May hazard yours And therefore I am sent By him that has most interest in your sorrow Who having chid me almost to the ruin Of a disheritance for violating So continued and so sacred a friendship Of 50 Winters standing such a friendship That ever did continue like the spring Ne'er saw the fall o' th' leaf by him I am sent To say the wrong I have done Sir is to you And that I have quite lost him for a Father Until I find your pardon nay there follows A weightier deprivation his Estate I could with a less number of sighs part with Fortune might attend my youth and my deservings In any Climate but a Fathers blessing To settle and confirm that fortune no where But only here Your pardon give me that And when you have done kill me for 't is that Takes from me the effect of excommunication A Fathers heavy curse Alber. Nay may that curse Light on himself for sending thee in this minute When I am grown as deaf to all compassion As the cruellest Sea-fight or most horrid tempest That I had drown'd i' th' Sea a thousand duckets Thou hadst not made this visit rash young man Thou tak'st me in an ill Planet and hast cause To curse thy Father for I do protest If I had met thee in any part o' th' World But under my own roofe I would have kill'd thee Within there Enter Physitian Chirurgion and Servants Look you Here 's a triumph sent for the death of your young Master Serv. Shall we kill him Alber. No I 'll not be so unhospitable but Sir By my life I vow to take assurance from you That right hand never more shall strike my son Menti. That will be easily protested Alber. Not easily when it must be exacted and a bloody seal to 't Bind him and cut off's right hand presently Fair words shall never satisfie foul deeds Chop 's hand off Menti. You cannot be so unrighteous to your own honor Phy. O Sir collect your self And recall your bloody purpose Alber. My intents of this nature do ever come to action Chirur. Then I must fetch another stickler Exit Alber. Yet I do grieve at heart And I do curse thy Father heartily That 's the cause of my dishonor sending thee In such an hour when I am apt for mischief Apt as a Dutch-man after a Sea-fight When his enemy kneels afore him come dispatch Phys Intreat him Noble Sir Menti. You shall excuse me Whatsoever he dares do that I dare suffer Enter Caesario and Chirurgion Caesar Oh Sir for honors sake stay your foul purpose For if you do proceed thus cruelly There is no question in the wound you give him I shall bleed to death for 't Alber. Thou art not of my temper What I purpose cannot be alter'd Serv. Sir the Duke With all speed expects you You must instantly Ship all your followers and to sea Alber. My blessing stay with thee upon this condition Take away his use of fighting as thou hop'st To be accounted for my son perform 't Exit Cesar You hear what I am injoyn'd to Menti. Pray thee take it Only this ring this best esteem'd Jewel I will not give 't to 'th hangman chops it off It is too dear a relique I 'll remove it nearer my heart Caesar Ha that Rings my Sisters The Ring I injoyn'd her never part withal Without my knowledge come Sir we are friends Pardon my fathers heat and melancholy Two violent Fevers which he caught at Sea And cannot yet shake off only one promise I must injoyn you to and seriously Hereafter you shall never draw a Sword To the prejudice of my life Menti. By my best hopes I shall not Caesar I pray deliver me your sword On that condition Menti. I shall Sir may it hereafter Ever fight on your part Caesar Noble Sir I thank you But for performance of your vow I intreat Some gage from you Menti. Any Sir Caesar Deliver me that ring Menti. Ha this Ring indeed this Jewel binds me If you knew the vertue of it never more To draw my sword against you Caesar Therefore I will have it Menti. You may not Caesar Come you must I that by violence could