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A59432
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The libertine a tragedy ... / written by Tho. Shadwell.
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Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692.; Rosimond, sieur, 1645-1686. Nouveau festin de Pierre.
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1676
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Pox of Honour I am content with the Stock I have already D. Joh. You are easily satisfied But now let 's fire the Nunnery D. Ant. Come on D. Lop. I long to be at it Jac. O Jacomo thy life is not worth a Piece of Eight 'T is in vain to disswade 'em Sir I will never trouble you with another request if you 'll be graciously pleas'd to leave me out of this adventure D. Joh. Well you have your desire Jac. A thousand thanks and when I see you again I will be humbly content with a Halter D. Joh But do you hear Fool stand Centinel here and if any thing happens extraordinary give us notice of it Jac. O good Sir what do you mean that 's as bad as going with you D. Joh. Let me find you here when I come again or you are a dead man Exeunt Don John Don Lopez Don Antonio Jac. I am sure I am a dead man if you find me here But would my Armour were off now that I might run the lighter Night assist me Heaven what noise is that to be left alone in the dark and fear Ghosts and Devils is very horrible But Oh who are these Enter Officer Guards and Shepherds 1. Shep. We are thus far right the Ravishers went this way 2. Shep. For Heavens sake take 'em dead or alive such desperate Villains ne'r were seen Jac. So if I be catch'd I shall be hang'd if not I shall be kill'd 'T is very fine Theâ—…e are the Shepherds I 'll hide my self He stands up close againâ—…t the Wall 1. Shep. If we catch the Rogues we will broil 'em alive no death can be painful enough for such Wretches Jac. O bloudy minded men 2. Shep. O impious vile Wretches that we had you in our clutches Open your Dark Lantern and let 's search for ' em Jac. What will become of me my Armour will not do now 1. Shep. Thus far we hunted them upon a good scent but now we are at a fault Jac. Let me see I have one trick left I have a Disguise will fright the Devil 2. Shep. They must be hereabouts Jac. I 'll in amongst them and certainly this will 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1. Shep. Oh Heav'n what horrid Object 's this Jac. The Devil 2. Shep. Oh fly â—…ly the Devil the Devil fly Exeunt Shepherds 〈◊〉 Jac. Farewell good Gentlemen This is the first tiâ—… my face e'r did me good But I 'll not stay I take it Yet whâ—…her shall I fly Oh! what noise is that I am in the dark in a strange place too what will follow There lie Oh! my Aâ—…ms Hah Who 's there Let me go this way Oh â—…he Ghost the Ghost Gad forgive me 't was nothing but my fear A noise within Firâ—… â—…ire the Nunnery's on â—…re Oh vile Wretches they have done the deed There is no â—…lying now the place will be full of people and wicked Lights that will discover me if I fly Within Fire fire fire the Nunnery's on fire help help Several people cross the Stage crying Fire Jac. What shall I do there 's no way but one I 'll go with the Crowd Fire Fire Murder help help fire fire More people cross the Stage he runs with them Enter Don John Don Antonio Don Lopez four Nuns D. Joh. Fear not Ladies we 'll protect you 1. Nun. Our Sex and Habits will protect us D. Lop. Not enough we will protect you better 1. Nun. Pray leave us we must not consort with men D. Ant. What would you run into the â—…ire to avoid Mankind you are zealous Ladies indeed D. Joh. Come Ladies walk with us we 'll put you in a place of safety 1. Nun. We 'll go no further we are safe enough be gone and help to quench the fire D. Joh. We have another fiâ—…e to quench come along with us D. Lop. Ay come you must go D. Anâ—… Come â—…long we know what 's good for you you must go with us 1. Nun. â—…ven what violence is this what impious men are thesâ—… Hâ—…lp help Allâ—…ry Help Enter Flavia and Clara Probationers Flav. Here are the bloudy Villains the causes of our misery Clar. Inhumane Butchers now we 'll have your lives D. Joh. Hah here are a brace of my Wives If you have a mind to this Fool take her betwixt you for my part I 'll have my own Come Wives along with me we must consummate my Spouses we must consummate Clar. What Monsters are these All Nuns Help help D. Ant. ' Sdeath these foolish Women are their own Enemies D. Lop. Here are so many people if they cry out more they 'll interrupt us in our brave design D. Joh. I warrant you when they cry out let us out-noise ' em Come Women you must go along with us 1. Nun. Heaven what shall we do Help help D. Joh. Help help Fire fire fire D. Lop. Help help D. Ant. Help help They hale the Women by the hands who still cry out and they with them Enter several people crying out Fire Jacomo in the rear Jac. Fire fire fire Help help ' Sdeath here 's my Master D. Joh. Sirra come along with me I have use of you Jac. I am caught D. Joh. Here Sirra take one of my Wives and force her after me Do you refuse Villain Enter Shepherds with Offâ—…cer and Guards Nuns Help help good people â—…elp rescue us from these Villains 1. Shep. Who are you committing violâ—…nce on Women 2. Shep. Heavens they are the Villains we seek for Jac. Where is my Armour now Oh my Armour Officer Fall on They fight Women fly Jacomo falls down as kill'd two Shepherds and the Officer are kill'd D. Joh. Say you so Rogues D. Lop. So the Field's our own D. Joh. But a pox on 't we have bought a Vicâ—…ory too dear we have lost the Women D. Ant. We 'll find 'em again But poor Jacomo's kill'd Jac. That 's a lie Aâ—…ide D. Lop. 'Faith let 's carry off our dead D. Joh. Agreed we 'll bury him in the Church while the Ghost treats us we 'll â—…reat the Worms with the body of a Rascal Jac. Not yet a while Aside D. Lop. Come let 's take away the Fool. Jac. No the Fool can take up himself ' Sdeath you resolve not to let me alone dead or alive Here are more Murders Oh! D. Lop. Oh counterfâ—…iting Rascal are you alive The Clock strikes Twelve D. Ant. The Clock strikes Twelve D. Joh. ' Slife our times come we must to the Tomb I would not break my word with the Ghost for a thousand Doubloons Jac. Nor I keep it for ten times the Money D. Joh. But you shall keep your word Sir Jac. Sir I am resolv'd to fast to night 't is a Vigil Besides I care not for eating in such base company Wiâ—…hin Follow follow follow D. Lop. D'hear that noise the remaining Rogues have â—…ais'd the Mobâ—…le and are coming upon us Jac. Oh! lâ—…t's fâ—…ie fâ—…ie what will become of me D. Ant. Let
be troubled that I shall lose my honour by you Sir for people will be apt to say Like Master like Man D. Joh. Your honour Rascal a Sow-gelder may better pretend to it Jacom. But I have another scruple Sir D. Joh. What 's that Jacom. I fear I shall be hang'd in your company D. Joh. That 's an honour you will ne'r have courage to deserve Jacom. It is an honour I am not ambitious of D. Lop. Why does the Fool talk of hanging we scorn all Laws Jacom. It seems so or you would not have cut your Elder Brother's throat Don Lopez D. Lop. Why you Coxcomb he kept a good Estate from me and I could not Whore and Revel fufficiently without it D. Anto. Look you Jacomo had he not reason Jacom. Yes Antonio so had you to get both your Sisters with Child 't was very civil I take it D. Anto. Yes you Fool they were lusty young handsome Wenches and pleas'd my appetite Besides I sav'd the Honour of the Family by it for if I had not some body else would Jacom. O horrid villany But you are both Saints to my hopeful Master I 'll turu him loose to Belzebub himself He shall out-do him at his own Weapons D. Joh. I you Rascal Jacom. Oh no Sir you are as innocent To cause your good old Father to be kill'd was nothing D. Joh. It was something and a good thing too Sirra his whole design was to debar me of my pleasures he kept his purse from me and could not be content with that but still would preach his sensless Morals to me his old dull foolish stuff against my pleasure I caus'd him to be sent I know not whether But he believ'd he was to go to Heav'n I care not where he is since I am rid of him Jacom. Cutting his throat was a very good return for his begetting of you D. Joh. That was before he was aware on 't 't was for his own sake he ne'r thought of me in the business Jacom. Heav'n bless us D. Joh. You Dog I shall beat out your brains if you darâ—… be so impudent as to pray in my company Jacom. â—…ood Sir I have done I have done D. Lop. Prethee let the insipid Fool go on D. Ant. Let 's hear the Coxcomb number up your crimes The patterns we intend to imitate â—…acom Sir let me lay your horrid crimes before you The unhappy minute may perhaps arrive When the sense of 'em may make you penitent D. Anto. 'T were better thou wer 't hang'd D. Lop. Repent Cowards and Fools do that D. Joh. Your valiant well-bred Gentlemen never repent But what should I repent of Jacom. After the murder of your Father the brave Don Pedro â—…overnour of Sevil for whom the Town are still in grief was in his own house barb'rously kill'd by you D. Joh. Barbarously you lie you Rascal 't was finely done I run him through the Lungs as handsomely and kill'd him as decently and as like a Gentleman as could be The jealous Coxcomb deserv'd death he kept his Sister from me her eyes would have kill'd me if I had not enjoy'd her which I could not do without killing him Besides I was alone and kill'd him hand to fist Jacom. I never knew you go to Church but to take Sanctuary for a Murder or to rob Churches of their Plate D. Joh. Heav'n needs not be serv'd in Plate but I had use on 't Jacom. How often have you scal'd the Walls of Monasteries Two Nuns I know you ravish'd and a third you dangerously wounded for her violent resistance D. Joh. The perverse Jades were uncivill and deserv'd such usage Jacom. Some thirty Murders Rapes innumerable frequent Sacrilege Parricide in short not one in all the Catalogue of Sins have scap'd you D. Joh. My bus'ness is my pleasure that end I will always compass without scrupling the means there is no right or wrong but what conduces to or hinders pleasure But you tedious insipid Rascal if I hear more of your Morality I will Carbonado you D. Anto. We live the life of Sense which no fantastick thing call'd Reason shall controul D. Lop. My reason tells me I must please my Sense D. Joh. My appetites are all I 'm sure I have from Heav'n since they are Natural and them I always will obey Jacom. I doubt it not Sir therefore I desire to shake hands and part D. Joh. D' ye hear Dog talk once more of parting and I will saw your Wind-pipe I could find in my heart to cut your Rascal's Nose off and save the Pox a labour I 'll do 't Sirra have at you Jacom. Good Sir be not so transported I will live Sir and will serve you in any thing I 'll fetch a Wench or any thing in the world Sir O how I tremble at this Tyrant's rage aside D. Anto. Come 't is night we lose time to our adventures D. Lop. I have bespoke Musick for our Serenading D. Joh. Let 's on and live the noble life of Sense To all the powers of Love and mighty Lust In spight of formal Fops I will be just What ways soe'r conduce to my delight My Sense instructs me I must think 'em right On on my Soul and make no stop in pleasure They 're dull insipid Fools that live by measure Exeunt all but Jacomo Jacom. What will become of me if I should leave him he 's so revengeful he would travel o'r all Spain to find me out and cut my throat I cannot live long with him neither I shall be hang'd or knock'd o' th' head or share some dreadful Fate or other with him 'T is just between him and me as between the Devil and the Witch Who repents her bargain and would be free from future ills but for the fear of present durst not venture Enter Leonora Here comes Leonora one of those multitudes of Ladies he has sworn li'd to and betray'd Leon. Jacomo where is Don John I could not live to endure a longer absence from him I have sigh'd and wept my self away I 〈◊〉 but â—…ve no lifâ—… leâ—… in me His coldness and his absence 〈◊〉 giâ—…en me fearful and killing 〈◊〉 Where is my Dear 〈◊〉 Your Dear Madam he 's your's no more 〈◊〉 Heav'n what do I hear Speak is he dead â—…com To you he is Lâ—…on Ah me has he forgot his Vows and Oaths Haâ—…â—…e no Conscience Faith or Honour left 〈◊〉 Leâ—… Madam he ne'r had any 〈◊〉 It is impossible you speak this out of malice sure 〈◊〉 There 's no man knows him better than I do I have a greater respect for you than for any he has betray'd and will undeceive you he is the most perfidious Wretch alive Leon. Has he forgot the Sacred Contract which was made privately betwixt us and confirm'd before the altar during the time of holy Mass Jacom. All times and places are alike to him Leon. Oh how assiduous was he in his passion how many thousand vows and sighs he breath'd