us not wait For dreaming for me but take a little stoln Delights and so prevent our joyes to come Are. If you dare speak such thoughts I must withdraw in honour Exit Are. Pha. The constitution of my body will never hold out till the wedding I must seek elsewhere Exit Pha. Actus Secundus Scena Prima Enter Philaster and Bellario Phi. AND thou shalt find her honourable boy Full of regard unto thy tendor youth For thine own modesty and for my sake Apter to give than thou wilt be to ask I or deserve Bell. Sir you did take me up when I was nothing And only yet am something by being yours You trusted me unknown and that which you are apt To conster a simple innocence in me Perhaps might have been craft the cunning of a boy Hardened in lies and theft yet ventur'd you To part my miseries and me for which I never can expect to serve a Lady That bears more honour in her breast than you Phi. But boy it will prefer thee thou art young And bearest a childish overflowing love To them that clap thy cheeks and speak thee fair yet But when thy judgment comes to rule those passions Thou wilt remember best those careful friends That plac'd thee in the noblest way of life She is a Princess I prefer thee to Bell. In that small time that I have seen the world I never knew a man hasty to part With a servant he thought trusty I remember My Father would prefer the boys he kept To greater men than he but did it not Till they were grown too sawcy for himself Phi. Why gentle boy I find no fault at all in thy behaviour Bell. Sir if I have made A fault of ignorance instruct my youth I shall be willing if not apt to learn Age and experience will adorn my mind With larger knowledge And if I have done A wilful fault think me not past aâ— hope For once what Master holds so strict a hand Over his boy that he will part with him Without one warning Let me be corrected To break my stubbornness if it be so Rather than turn me off and I shall mend Phi. Thy love doth plead so prettily to stay That trust me I could weep to part with thee Alas I do not turn thee off thou knowest It is my business that doth call thee hence And when thou art with her thou dwel'st with me Think so and 't is so and when time is full That thou hast well discharged this heavy trust Laid on so weak a one I will again With joy receive thee as I live I will Nay weep not gentle boy 'T is more than time Thou didst attend the Princess Bell. I am gone But since I am to part with you my Lord And none knows whether I shall live to do More service for you take this little prayer Heaven bless your loves your sights all your designs May sick men if they have your wish be well And Heavens hate those you curse though I be one Exit Phi. The love of boyes unto their Lords is strange I have read wonders of it yet this boy For my sake if a man may judge by looks And speech would out do story I may see A day to pay him for his loyalty Exit Phi. Enter Pharamond Pha. Why should these Ladies stay so long They must come this way I know the Queen imployes 'em not for the Reverend Mother sent me word they would all be for the Garden If they should all prove honest now I were in a fair taking I was never so long without sport in my life and in my conscience 't is not my fault Oh for our Country Ladies Here 's one boulted I 'le hound at her Enter Galatea Gal. Your Grace Pha. Shall I not be a trouble Gal. Not to me Sir Pha. Nay nay you are too quick by this sweet hand Gal. You 'l be forsworn Sir 't is but an old glove If you will talk at distance I am for you but good Prince be not bawdy nor do not brag these two I bar and then I think I shall have sence enough to answer all the weighty Apothegmes your Royal blood shall manage Pha. Dear Lady can you love Gal. Dear Prince how dear I ne're cost you a Coach yet nor put you to the dear repentance of a Banquet here 's no Scarlet Sir to blush the sin out it was given for This wyer mine own hair covers and this face has been so far from being dear to any that it ne're cost penny painting And for the rest of my poor Wardrobe such as you see it leaves no hand behind it to make the jealous Mercers wife curse our good doings Pha. You mistake me Lady Pha. Lord I do so would you or I could help it Pha. Do Ladies of this Country use to give no more respect to men of my full being Gal. Full being I understand you not unless your Grace means growing to fatness and then your only remedy upon my knowledge Prince is in a morning a Cup of neat White-wine brew'd with Carduus then fast till supper about eight you may eat use exercise and keep a Sparrow-hawk you can shoot in a Tiller but of all your Grace must flie Phlebotomie fresh Pork Conger and clarified Whay They are all dullers of the vital spirits Pha. Lady you talk of nothing all this while Gal. 'T is very true Sir I talk of you Pha. This is a crafty wench I like her wit well 't will be rare to stir up a leaden appetite she 's a Danae and must be courted in a showr of gold Madam look here all these and more than Gal. What have you there my Lord Gold Now as I live 't is fair gold you would have silver for it to play with the Pages you could not have taken me in a worse time But if you have present use my Lord I 'le send my man with silver and keep your gold for you Pha. Lady Lady Gal. She 's coming Sir behind will take white mony Yet for all this I 'le match ye Exit Gal. behind the hangings Pha. If there be but two such more in this Kingdom and near the Court we may even hang up our Harps ten such Camphire constitutions as this would call the golden age again in question and teach the old way for every ill fac't Husband to get his own Children and what a mischief that will breed let all consider Enter Megra Here 's another if she be of the same last the Devil shall pluck her on Many fair mornings Lady Meg. As many mornings bring as many dayes Fair sweet and hopeful to your Grace Pha. She gives good words yet Sure this wench is free If your more serious business do not call you Let me hold quarter with you we 'll take an hour Out quickly Meg. What would your Grace talk of Pha. Of some such pretty subject as your self I 'le go no further than your eye or lip
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
should I fear her then Gent. Come let 's pass on wench Lav Gentille come hither who 's that Gentlewoman Gent. A child of mine Sir who observing custome Is going to the Monastery to her Prayers Lav. A fair one a most sweet one fitter far To beautifie a Court than make a Votarist Go on fair Beauty and in your Orizons Remember me will ye fair sweet Casta Most humbly Exeunt Lav. An admirable Beauty how it fires me Enter a Spirit But she 's too full of grace and I too wicked I feel my wonted fit Defend me goodness Oh! it grows colder still and stiffer on me My hair stands up my sinews shake and shrink Help me good Heaven and good thoughts dwell within me Oh get thee gone thou evil evil spirit Haunt me no more I charge thee Spir. Yes Lavall Thou art my vassal and the slave to mischief I blast thee with new sin pursue thy pleasure Casta is rare and sweet a blowing Beauty Set thy desires a fire and never quench 'em Till thou enjoy'st her make her all thy Heaven And all thy joy for she is all true happiness Thou art powerful use command if that prevail not Force her I 'll be thy friend Lav. Oh help me help me Spir. Her virtue like a spell sinks me to darkness Exit Enter Gentille and Casta Gent. He 's here still How is' t noble Lord me thinks Sir You look a little wildly Is it that way Is' t her you stare on so I have spy'd your fire Sir But dare not stay the flaming Come Lav. Sweet ereature Excellent Beauty do me but the happiness To be your humblest servant Oh fair eyes Oh blessed Blessed Sweetness Divine Virgin Casta Oh good my Lord retire into your honor You 're spoken good and virtuous plac'd and Helme To govern others from mischances from example Of such fair Chronicles as great ones are We do or sure we should direct our lives I know y' are full of worth a school of virtue Daâ—ly instructing us that live below ye I make no doubt dwells there Lav. I cannot answer She has struck me dumb with wonder Casta Goodness guide ye Exeunt Lav. She 's gone and with her all light and has left me Dark as my black desires Oh devil lust How dost thou hug my bloud and whisper to me There is no day again no time no living Without this lusty Beauty break upon me Let me collect my self I strive like billows Beaten against a rock and fall a fool still I must enjoy her and I will from this hour My thoughts and all my bus'ness shall be nothing Enter Maria. My eating and my sleeping but her beauty And how to work it Mar. Health to my Lord Lavall Nay good Sir do not turn with such displeasure I come not to afflict your new born pleasures My honour'd Mistriss neither let that vex ye For nothing is intended but safe to you Lav. What of your Mistriss I am full of bus'ness Mar. I will be short my Lord she loving Lady Considering the unequal tie between ye And how your ruine with the Duke lay on it As also the most noble match now made By me sends back all links of marriage All Holy Vows and Rights of Ceremony All promises oaths tears and all such pawns You left in hostage only her love she cannot For that still follows ye but not to hurt ye And still beholds ye Sir but not to shame ye In recompence of which this is her suit Sir Her poor and last petition but to grant her When weary nights have cloyd ye up with kisses As such must come the honor of a Mistriss The honor but to let her see those eyes Those eyes she donts on more than gods do goodness And but to kiss you only with this prayer a prayer only to awake your pity And on her knees she made it that this night You 'ld bless her with your company at supper Lav. I like this well and now I think on 't better I 'll make a present use from this occasion Mar. Nay good my Lord be not so cruel to her Because she has been yours Lav. And to mine own end A rare way I will work Mar. Can love for ever The Love of her my Lord so perish in ye As ye desire in your desires to prosper What gallant under Heaven but Anjon's Heir then Can brag so fair a Wife and sweet a Mistriss Good noble Lord. Lav. Ye mis-apply me Mary Nor do I want true pity to your Lady Pity and love tell me too much I have wrong'd her To dare to see her more yet if her sweetness Can entertain a Mediation And it must be a great one that can cure me My love again as far as honor bids me My service and my self Mar. That 's nobly spoken Lav. Shall hourly see her want shall never know her Nor where she has bestow'd her love repent her Mar. Now whither drives he Lav. I have heard Maria That no two women in the world more lov'd Then thy good Mistriss and Gentille's fair Daughter Mar. What may this mean you have heard a truth my Lord But since the secret Love betwixt you two My Mistriss durst not entertain such friendship Casta is quick and of a piercing judgement And quickly will find out a flaw Lav. Hold Marie Shrink not 't is good gold wench prepare a Banquet And get that Casta thither for she 's a creature So full of forcible Divine perswasion And so unwearied ever with good offices And she shall cure my ill cause to my Mistriss And make all errors up Mar. I 'll doe my best Sir But she 's too fearful coy and scrupulous To leave her Fathers house so late and bashful At any mans appearance that I fear Sir 'T will prove impossible Lav. There 's more gold Marie And fain thy Mistriss wondrous sick to death wench Mar. I have ye in the wind now and I 'll pay ye Lav. She cannot chuse but come 't is charity The chief of her profession undertake this And I am there at night if not I leave ye Mar. I will not loose this offer though it fall out Clean cross to that we cast I 'll undertake it I will my Lord she shall be there Lav. By Mar. By she shall Lav. Let it be something late then For being seen now force or favour wins her My spirits are grown dull strong wine and store Shall set 'em up again and make me fit To draw home at the enterprize I aim at Exit Ma. Go thy way false Lord if thou hold'st thou pay'st The price of all thy lusts Thou shalt be there Thou modest Maid if I have any working And yet thy honor safe for which this thief I know has set this meeting but I 'll watch him Enter Perelot Per. Maria. Mar. Are mine eyes mine own or bless me Am I deluded with a flying shadow Per. Why do you start so from me Mar. It speaks sensibly And shews
very young Arn. Yes Rut. And fair I dare proclaim her Else mine â—yes fail Arn. Faâ—â— as the â—nd unblasted Rut. I cannot blame him then if 't were mine own case I would not go an Ace less Arn. â—ye Rutilio Why do you make your brothers misery Your sport and game Rut. There is no pastime like it Arn. I look'd for your advice your timely Counsel How to avoid this blow not to be mockt at And my afflictions jeer'd Rut. I tell thee Arnoldo An thou wert my Father as thou art but my Brother My younger Brother too I must be merry And where there is a wench yet can a young wench A handsome wench and sooner a good turn too An I were to be hang'd thus must I handle it But you shall see Sir I can change this habit To do you any service advise what you please And see with what Devotion I 'le attend it But yet me thinks I am taken with this Custom Enter Charino and Zenocia And could pretend to th' place Arn. Draw off a little Here comes my Mistress and her Father Rut. A dainty wench Wou'd I might farm his Custom Char. My dear Daughter Now to bethink your self of new advice Will be too late late this timeless sorrow No price not prayers can infringe the fate Your beauty hath 〈…〉 â—ou my best Zenocia Be rul'd by me a Faâ—â—â—â— care directs ye Look on the Count look chearfully and sweetly What though he have thâ— power to possess ye 〈◊〉 pluck your Maiâ—â—â—onour and then slight ye 〈…〉 unresistible to enjoy you 〈◊〉 â—â—â—et Child so much your youth and goodness 〈◊〉 â—â—auty of your soul and Saint-like Modesty Have won upon his mild mind so much charm'd him That all power laid aside what Law allows him Or sudden fires kindled from those bright eyes He sues to be your servant fairly nobly For ever to be tyed your faithful Husband Consider my best child Zeno. I have considered Char. The blessedness that this breeds too consider Besides your Fathers Honour your own peace The banishment for ever of this Custom This base and barbarous use for after once He has sound the happiness of holy Marriage And what it is to grow up with one Beauty How he will scorn and kick at such an heritage Left him by lust and lewd progenitors All Virgins too shall bless your name shall Saint it And like so many Pilgrims go to your shrine When time has turn'd your beauty into ashes Fill d with your pious memory Zeno. Good Father Hide not that better Pill I loath to swallow In such sweet words Char. The Count 's a handsome Gentleman And having him y' are certain of a fortune A high and noble fortune to attend you Where if you fling your Love upon this stranger This young Arnoldo not knowing from what place Or honourable strain of blood he is sprung you venture All your own sweets and my long cares to nothing Nor are you certain of his saith why may not that Wander as he does every where Zen. No more Sir I must not hear I dare not hear him wrong'd thus Vertue is never wounded but I suffer 'T is an ill Office in your age a poor one To judge thus weakly and believe your self too A weaker to betray your innocent Daughter To his intemp'rate rude and wild embraces She hates as Heaven hates falshood Rut. A good wench She sticks close to you Sir Zeno. His faith uncertain The nobleness his vertue springs from doubted D' ye doubt it is day now or when your body 's perfect Your stomach 's well dispos'd your pulse's temperate D' ye doubt you are in health I tell you Father One hour of this mans goodness this mans Nobleness Put in the Scale against the Counts whole being Forgive his lusts too which are half his life He could no more endure to hold weight with him Arnoldo's very looks are fair examples His common and indifferent actions Rules and strong ties of vertue he has my first love To him in sacred vow I have given this body In him my mind inhabits Rut. Good wench still Zeno. And till he sting me off as undeserving Which I confess I am of such a blessing But would be loth to find it so Arn. O never Never my happy Mistress never never When your poor servant lives but in your favour One foot i' th' grave the other shall not linger What sacrifice of thanks what age of service What danger of more dreadful look than death What willing Martyrdom to crown me constant May merit such a goodness such a sweetness A love so Nobly great no power can ruine Most blessed Maid go on the Gods that gave this This pure unspotted love the Child of Heaven In their own goodness must preserve and save it And raise you a reward beyond our recompence Zeno. I ask but you a pure Maid to possess And then they have crown'd my wishes If I fall then Go seek some better love mine will debase you Rut. A pretty innocent fool well Governour Though I think well of your custom and could wish my self For this night in your place heartily wish it Yet if you play not fair play and above board too I have a foolish gin here I say no more I 'le tell you what and if your honours guts are not inchanted Arn. I should now chide you Sir for so declining The goodness and the grace you have ever shew'd me And your own vertue too in seeking rashly To violate that love Heaven has appointed To wrest your Daughters thoughts part that affection That both our hearts have tyed and seek to give it Rut. To a wild fellow that would weary her A Cannibal that feeds on the heads of Maids Then flings their bones and bodies to the Devil Would any man of discretion venture such a gristle To the rude clawes of such a Cat-a-mountain You had better tear her between two Oaks a Town Bull Is a meer Stoick to this fellow a grave Philosopher And a Spanish Jennet a most vertuous Gentleman Arn. Does this seem handsome Sir Rut. Though I confess Any man would desire to have her and by any means At any rate too yet that this common Hangman That hath whipt off the heads of a thousand maids already That he should glean the Harvest sticks in my stomach This Rogue breaks young wenches to the Saddle And teaches them to stumble ever after That he should have her for my Brother now That is a handsome young fellow and well thought on And will deal tenderly in the business Or for my self that have a reputation And have studied the conclusions of these causes And know the perfect manage I 'le tell you old Sir If I should call you wise Sir I should bely you This thing you study to betray your child to This Maiden-monger When you have done your best And think you have fixt her in the point of honour Who do you think you have tyed her to a
have Sir unto your youngs Brother Char. Is' t no more Bri. No no 't is nothing you shall be provided for and nâ—â— Books you shall have still and new Studies and have you means brought in without thy care Boy and one still to â—â—tend you Char. This shews your love Father Bri. I 'm tender to you And. Like a stone I take it Char. Why Father I 'll go down an 't please you let â—ne because I 'd see the thing they call the Gentlewoman 〈◊〉 see no Woman but through contemplation and there I 'll â—o't before the company and wish my Brother fortune Bri. Do I prethee Char. I must not stay for I have things above require my â—â—udy Bri. No thou shalt not stay thou shalt have a brave â—inner too And. Now has he o'erthrown himself for ever I will â—own into the Cellar and be stark drunk for anger Exeunt ACTUS III. SCENA V. Enter Lewis Angellina Eustace Priest Ladies Cowsy Notary and Miramont Not. Come let him bring his Sons hand and all 's done â—s your's ready Pri. Yes I 'll dispatch ye presently immediately for â—n truth I am a hungry Eust Do speak apace for we believe exactly do not â—e stay long Mistress Ang. I find no fault better things well done than want â—me to do them Uncle why are you sad Mir. Sweet smelling blossom would I were thine Uncle â—o thine own content I 'd make thy Husband's state a â—housand better a yearly thousand Thou hast mist a man 〈◊〉 but that he is addicted to his study and knows no other Mistress than his mind would weigh down bundles of these â—mpty kexes Ang. Can he speak Sir Mir. Faith yes but not to Women his language is â—o Heaven and heavenly wonder to Nature and her dark â—nd secret causes Ang. And does he speak well there Mir. O admirably but he 's too bashful to behold a Woman there 's none that sees him and he troubles none Ang. He is a man Mir. Faith yes and a clear sweet spirit Ang. Then conversation me thinks Mir. So think I but it is his rugged Fate and so I â—eave you Ang. I like thy nobleness Eust See my mad Uncle is courting my fair Mistress Lew. Let him alone there 's nothing that allays an anâ—ry mind so soon as a sweet Beauty he 'll come to us Enter Brisac and Charles Eust My Father 's here my Brother too that 's a wonâ—er broke like a Spirit from his Cell Bri. Come hither come nearer Charles 't was your â—esire to see my noble Daughter and the company and â—ive your Brother joy and then to Seal Boy you do like 〈◊〉 good Brother Lew. Marry does he and he shall have my love for ever â—or't Put to your hand now Not. Here 's the Deed Sir ready Char. No you must pardon me a while I tell ye I am â—n contemplation do not trouble me Bri. Come leave thy Study Charles Char. I 'll leave my life first I study now to be a man â—'ve found it Before what Man was was but my Argument Mir. I like this best of all he has taken fire his dull â—ist flies away Eust Will you write Brother Char. No Brother no I have no time for poor things â—'m taking the height of that bright Constellation Bri. I say you trifle time Son Char. I will not seal Sir I am your Eldest and I 'll keep my Birth-right for Heaven forbid I should become example Had y'only shew'd me Land I had deliver'd it and been a proud man to have paâ—ted with it 't is dirt and labour Do I speak right Uncle Mir. Bravely my Boy and bless thy tongue Char. I 'll forward but you have open'd to me such a treasure I find my mind free Heaven direct my fortune Mir. Can he speak now Is this a son to sacrifice Char. Such an inimitable piece of Beauty that I have studied long and now sound only that I 'll part sooner with my soul of Reason and be a Plant a Beast a Fish a Flie and only make the number of things up than yield to one foot of Land if she be ti'd to 't Lew. He speaks unhappily Ang. And methinks bravely This the meer Scholar Eust You but vex your self Brother and vex your study too Char. Go you and study for 't is time young Eustace you want both man and manners I 've study'd both although I made no shew on 't Go turn the Volumes over I have read eat and digest them that they may grow in thee wear out the tedious night with thy dim Lamp and sooner lose the day than leave a doubt Distil the sweetness from the Poets Spring and learn to love thou know'st not what fair is Traverse the stories of the great Heroes the wise and civil lives of good men walk through thou hast seen nothing but the face of Countrys and brought home nothing but their empty words why shouldst thou wear a Jewel of this worth that hast no worth within thee to preserve her Beauty clear and fair Where the Air Rather like a perfume dwells Where the Violet and the Rose The blew Veins in blush disclose And come to honour nothing else Where to live near And planted there Is to live and still live new Where to gain a favour is More than light perpetual bliss Make me live by serving you Dear again back recall To this light A stranger to himself and all Both the wonder and the story Shall be yours and eke the glory I am your servant and your thrall Mir. Speak such another Ode and take all yet What say ye to the Scholar now Ang. I wonder is he your Brother Sir Eust Yes would he were buried I fear he 'll make an Ass of me a younger Ang. Speak not so softly Sir 't is very likely Bri. Come leave your sinical talk and let 's dispatch Charles Char. Dispatch what Bri. Why the Land Char. You are deceiv'd Sir Now I perceive what 't is that wooes a woman and what maintains her when she 's woo'd I 'll stop here A wilful poverty ne'er made a Beauty nor want of means maintain'd it vertuously though land and moneys be no happiness yet they are counted good additions That use I 'll make he that neglects a blessing though he want a present knowledge how to use it neglects himself May be I have done you wrong Lady whose love and hope went hand in hand together may be my Brother that has long expected the happy hour and bless'd my ignorance pray give me leave Sir I shall clear all doubts why did they shew me you pray tell me that Mir. He 'll talk thee into a pension for thy knavery Char. You happy you why did you break unto me The Rosie suâ—ed morn ne'er broke so sweetly I am a man and have deâ—â—tes within me affections too though they were drown'd a while and lay dead till the Spring of beauty rais'd them till I saw those eyes I was
not miss of Nor any worldly care make me forget it I will be early there Ger. Heaven bless my Master Exeunt Actus Secundus Scena Prima Enter Higgen Ferret Prig Clause Jaculine Snap Ginks and other beggars Hig. COme Princes of the ragged regiment You o' the blood Prig my most upright Lord And these what name or title e're they bear Jarkman or Patrico Cranke or Clapperdudgeon Frater or Abram man I speak to all That stand in fair Election for the title Of King of Beggars with the command adjoyning Higgen your Orator in this Inter-regnum That whilom was your Dommerer doth beseech you All to stand fair and put your selves in rank That the first Comer may at his first view Make a free choice to say up the question Fer. Pr. 'T is done Lord Higgen Hig. Thanks to Prince Prig Prince Ferret Fer. Well pray my Masters all Ferret be chosen Y' are like to have a mercifull mild Prince of me Prig. A very tyrant I an arrant tyrant If e're I come to reign therefore look to 't Except you do provide me hum enough And Lour to bouze with I must have my Capons And Turkeys brought me in with my green Geese And Ducklings i' th' season fine fat chickens Or if you chance where an eye of tame Phesants Or Partridges are kept see they be mine Or straight I seize on all your priviledge Places revenues offices as forfeit Call in your crutches wooden legs false bellyes Fore'd eyes and teeth with your dead arms not leave you A durty clout to beg with o' your heads Or an old rag with Butter Frankincense Brimston and Rozen birdlime blood and cream To make you an old sore not so much soap As you may some with i' th' Falling sickness The very bag you bear and the brown dish Shall be escheated All your daintiest Dells too I will deflower and take your dearest Doxyes From your warm sides and then some one cold night I 'le watch you what old barn you go to roost in And there I 'le smother you all i' th' musty hay Hig. This is tyrant-like indeed But what would Ginks Or Clause be here if either of them should raign Clau. Bâ—sâ—â—ask an Ass if he were made a Camel What he would be or a dog and he were a Lyon Ginks. I care not what you are Sirs I shall be A Begger still I am sure I find my self there Enter Goswin Snap O here a Judge comes Hig. 〈◊〉 a Judge a Judge Gâ—s What all you Sirs what means this outcry Hig. Master A sort of poor tou's met Gods fools good Master Have had some little variance amongst our selves Who should be honestest of us and which lives Uprightest in his calling Now ' cause we thought We ne're should 'gree on 't our selves because Indeed 't is hard to say we all dissolv'd to put it To him that should come next and that 's your Master-ship Who I hope will ' termine it as your mind serves you Right and no otherwise we ask it which Which does your worship think is he sweet Master Look over us all and tell us we are seven of us Like to the seven wise Masters or the Planets Gos I should judge this the man with the grave beard And if he be not Clau. Bless you good Master bless you Gos I would he were there 's something too amongst you To keep you all honest Exit Snap King of Heaven go with you Omn. Now good reward him May he never want it to comfort still the poor in a good hour Fer. What is' t see Snap has got it Snap A good crown marry Prig. A crown of gold Fer. For our new King good luck Ginks. To the common treasury with it if 't be gold Thither it must Prig. Spoke like a Patriot Ferret King Clause I bid God save thee first first Clause After this golden token of a crown Where 's oratour Higgen with his gratuling speech now In all our names Fer. Here he is pumping for it Gin. H' has cough'd the second time 't is but once more And then it comes Fer. So out with all expect now Hig. That thou art chosen venerable Clause Our King and Soveraign Monarch o'th'Maunders Thus we throw up our Nab-cheats first for joy And then our silches last we clap our fambles Three subject signs we do it without envy For who is he here did not with thee chosen Now thou art chosen ask 'em all will say so Nay swear 't 't is for the King but let that pass When last in conference at the bouzing ken This other day we sat about our dead Prince Of famous memory rest go with his rags And that I saw thee at the tables end Rise mov'd and gravely leaning on one Crutch Lift the other like a Scepter at my head I then presag'd thou shortly wouldst be King And now thou art so but what need presage To us that might have read it in thy beard As well as he that chose thee by that beard Thou were found out and mark'd for Soveraignty O happy beard but happier Prince whose beard Was so remark'd as marked out our Prince Not bating us a hair Long may it grow And thick and fair that who lives under it May live as safe as under Beggars Bush Of which this is the thing that but the type Om. Excellent excellent orator forward good Higgen Give him leave to spit the fine well-spoken Higgen Hig. This is the beard the bush or bushy-beard Under whose gold and silver raign 't was said So many ages since we all should smile On impositions taxes grievances Knots in a State and whips unto a Subject Lye lurking in this beard but all kemb'd out If now the Beard be such what is the Prince That owes the Beard a Father no a Grand-father Nay the great Grand-father of you his people He will not force away your hens your bacon When you have ventur'd hard for 't nor take from you The fattest of your puddings under him Each man shall eat his own stolen eggs and butter In his own shade or sun-shine and enjoy His own dear Dell Doxy or Mort at night In his own straw with his own shirt or sheet That he hath filch'd that day I and possess What he can purchase back or belly-cheats To his own prop he will have no purveyers For Pigs and poultry Clau. That we must have my learned oratour It is our will and every man to keep In his own path and circuit Hig. Do you hear You must hereafter maund on your own pads he saies Clau. And what they get there is their own besides To give good words Hig. Do you mark to cut been whids That is the second Law Clau. And keep a foot The humble and the common phrase of begging Lest men discover us Hig. Yes and cry sometimes To move compassion Sir there is a table That doth command all these things and enjoyns 'em Be perfect in their crutches their feign'd
wench then Though of this age Lieu. No sure I should have spoil'd ye Ant. Well goe thy waies of all the lusty lovers That e're I saw wilt have another potion Lieu. If you will be another thing have at ye Ant. Ha ha ha give me thy hand from henceforth thou art my souldier Do bravely I 'le love thee as much Lieu. I thank ye But if you were mine enemy I would not wish it ye I beseech your Grace pay me my charge 2 Gent. That 's certain Sir H 'as bought up all that e're he found was like ye Or any thing you have lov'd that he could purchase Old horses that your Grace has ridden blind and foundr'd Dogs rotten hawks and which is more than all this Has worn your Graces Gauntlet in his Bonnet Ant. Bring in your Bills mine own love shall be satisfi'd And sirrah for this potion you have taken I 'le point ye out a portion ye shall live on Men. 'T was the best draught that e're ye drunk Lieu. I hope so Ant. Are the Princes come toth ' Court Men. They are all and lodg'd Sir Ant. Come then make ready for their entertainment Which presently we 'l give wait you on me Sir Lieu. I shall love drink the better whilst I live hoyes Exeunt SCENA III. Enter Demetrius and Leontius Dem. Let me but see her dear Leontius Let me but dye before her Leo. Would that would doe it If I knew where she lay now with what honestie You having slung so main a mischief on her And on so innocent and sweet a Beauty Dare I present your visit Dem. I 'le repent all And with the greatest sacrifice of sorrow That ever Lover made Leo. 'T will be too late Sir I know not what will become of you Dem. You can help me Leo. It may be to her sight what are you nearer She has sworn she will not speak to ye look upon ye And to love ye again O she cries out and thunders She had rather love there is no hope Dem. Yes Leontius There is a hope which though it draw no love to it At least will draw her to lament my fortune And that hope shall relieve me Leo. Hark ye Sir hark ye Say I should bring ye Dem Do not not trifle with me Leo. I will not trifle both together bring ye You know the wrongs ye ' done Dem. I do confess ' em Leo. And if you should then jump into your fury And have another querk in your head Dem. I 'le dye first Leo. You must say nothing to her for 't is certain The nature of your crime will admit to excuse Dem. I will not speak mine eyes shall tell my penance Leo. You must look wondrous sad too Dem. I need not look so I am truly sadness sâ—lf Leo. That look will do it Stay here I 'le bring her to you instantly But take heed how you bear your self sit down there The more humble you are the more she 'l take compassion Women are per'lous thing to deal upon Exit Dem. What shall become of me to curse my fortune Were but to curse my Father that 's too impious But under whatsoever fate I suffer Bless I beseech thee heaven her harmless goodness Enter Leontius and Celia Leo. Now arm your self Cel. You have not brought him Leo. Yes faith And there he is you see in what poor plight too Now you may doe your will kill him or save him Cel. I will goe back Leo. I will be hang'd then Lady Are ye a coward now Cel. I cannot speak to him Dem. O me Leo. There was a sigh to blow a Church down So now their eyes are fixt the small shot playes They will come toth ' batterie anon Cel. He weeps extreamly Leo. Rail at him now Cel. I dare not Leo. I am glad on 't Cel. Not dare believe his tears Dem. You may blest beauty For those thick streams that troubled my repentance Are crept out long agoe Leo. You see how he looks Cel. What have I to doe how he looks how lookt he then When with a poisoned tooth he bit mine honour It was your counsel too to scorn and slight him Leo. I if ye saw sit cause and you confest too Except this sin he was the bravest Gentleman The sweetest noblest I take nothing from ye Not from your anger use him as you please For to say truth he has deserved your justice But still consider what he has been to you Cel. Pray do not blind me thus Dem. O Gentle Mistris If there were any way to expiate A sin so great as mine by intercession By prayers by daily tears by dying for ye O what a joy would close these eyes that love ye Leo. They say women have tender hearts I know not I am sure mine melts Cel. Sir I forgive ye heartily And all your wrong to me I cast behind me And wish ye a fit beauty to your vertues Mine is too poor in peace I part thus from you I must look back gods keep your grace he 's here still Ex Dem. She has forgiven me Leo. She has directed ye Up up and follow like a man away Sir She lookt behind her twice her heart dwells here Sir Ye drew tears from her too she cannot freeze thus The door 's set open too are ye a man Are ye alive do ye understand her meaning Have ye bloud and spirit in ye Dem. I dare not trouble her Leo. Nay and you will be nipt i' th' head with nothing Walk whining up and down I dare not I cannot Strike now or never faint heart you know what Sir Be govern'd by your fear and quench your fire out A Devil on 't stands this door ope for nothing So get ye together and be naught now to secure all Will I go fetch out a more soveraign plaister Exeâ—â—â— SCENA IV. Enter Antigonus Seleucus Lysimachus Ptolomy Lieutenant Gentlemen Lords Ant. This peace is fairly made Seleu. Would your Grace wish us To put in more take what you please we yield it The honour done us by your son constrains it Your noble son Ant. It is sufficient Princes And now we are one again one mind one body And one sword shall strike for us Lys Let Prince Demetrius But lead us on for we are his vowed servants Against the strength of all the world we 'l buckle Ptol. And even from all that strength we 'l catch at â—ctoâ— Sel. O had I now recover'd but the fortune I lost in Antioch when mine Unckle perish'd But that were but to surfeit me with blessings Lys You lost a sweet child there Sel. Name it no more Sir This is no time to entertain such sorrows Will your Majesty do us the honour we may see the Prince And wait upon him Enter Leon. Ant. I wonder he stayes from us How now Leontius where 's my son Sel. Brave Captain Lys Old valiant Sir Leo. Your Graces are welcom Your son and 't please you Sir is new cashiered
thee I should have shown my weak Mortalitie Besides by holy Oath betwixt us twain I am betroath'd unto a Shepherd swain Whose comely face I know the gods above May make me leave to see but not to love God May he prove to thee as true Fairest Virgin now adieu I must make my waters sly Lest they leave their Channels dry And beasts that come unto the spring Miss their mornings watering Which I would not for of late All the neighbour people sate On my banks and from the fold Two white Lambs of three weeks old Offered to my Deitie For which this year they shall be free From raging floods that as they pass Leave their gravel in the grass Nor shall their Meads be overflown When their grass is newly mown Amo. For thy kindness to me shown Never from thy banks be blown Any tree with windy force Cross thy streams to stop thy course May no beast that comes to drink With his horns cast down thy brink May none that for thy fish do look Cut thy banks to damm thy Brook Bare-foot may no Neighbour wade In thy cool streams wife nor maid When the spawns on stones do lye To wash their Hemp and spoil the Fry God Thanks Virgin I must down again Thy wound will put thee to no pain Wonder not so soon 't is gone A holy hand was laid upon Exit Amo. And I unhappy born to be Must follow him that flies from me Actus Quartus Scena Prima Enter Perigot Per. SHe is untrue unconstant and unkind She 's gone she 's gone blow high thou North-west wind And â—use the Sea to Mountains let the Trees That dare oppose thy raging fury leese Their firm foundation creep into the Earth And shake the world as at the monstrous birth Of some nâ—w Prodigy whilst I constant stand Holding this trustie Boar spear in my hand And falling thus upon it Enter Amaryllis running Amar. Stay thy dead doing hand thou art too hot Against thy self believe me comely Swain If â—â—at thou dyest not all the showers of Rain The heavy clods send down can wash away That soul unmanly guilt the world will lay Upon thee Yet thy love untainted stands Believe me she is constant not the sands Can be so hardly numbred as she won I do not trifle Shepherd by the Moon And all those lesser lights our eyes do view All that I told thee Perigot is true Then be a free man put away despair And will to dye smooth gently up that fair Dâ—â— cted forehead be as when those eyes Took the first heat Per. Alas he double dyes That would believe but cannot 't is not well Ye keep me thus from dying here to dwell With many worse companions but oh death I am not yet inamour'd of this breath So much but I dare leave it 't is not pain In forcing of a wound not after gain Of many dayes can hold me from my will 'T is not my self but Amoret bids kill Ama. Stay but a little little but one hour And if I do not show thee through the power Of herbs and words I have as dark as night My self turn'd to thy Amoret in sight Her very figure and the Robe she wears With tawny Buskins and the book she bears Oâ— thine own Carving where your names are set Wrought underneath with many a curious fret The Prim Rose Chaplet taudry lace and Ring T ou gavâ—st her for her singing with each thing If that she wears about her let me feel The first fell stroke of that Revenging steel Per. I am contented if there be a hope To give it entertainment for the scope Of one poor hour goâ— you shall find me next Under you shady Beech even thus perplext And thus believing Ama. Bind before I goe Thy soul by Pan unto me not to doe Harm or outragious wrong upon thy life Till my return Per. By Pan and by the strife 〈◊〉 had with Phâ—bus for the Mastery When Golden Midaâ— judg'd their Minstreley I will not Exeunt Enter Satyr with Alexis hurt Satyr Softly gliding as I goe With this burthen full of woe Through still silence of the night Guided by the Gloe-worms light Hither am I come at last Many a Thicket have I past Not a twig that durst deny me Not a bush that durst descry me To the little Bird that sleeps On the tender spray nor creeps That hardy worm with pointed tail But if I be under sail Flying faster than the wind Leaving all the clouds behind But doth hide her tender head In some hollow tree or bed Of feeded Nettles not a Hare Can be started from his fare By my footing nor a wish Is more sudden nor a fish Can be found with greater ease Cut the vast unbounded seas Leaving neither print nor sound Than I when nimbly on the ground I measure many a league an hour But behold the happy power That must ease me of my charge And by holy hand enlarge The soul of this sad man that yet Lyes fast bound in deadly fit Heaven and great Pan succour it Hail thou beauty of the bower Whiter than the Paramour Of my Master let me crave Thy vertuous help to keep from Grave This poor Mortal that here lyes Waiting when the destinies Will cut off his thred of life View the wound by cruel knife Trencht into him Clor. What art thou call'st me from my holy rites And with thy feared name of death affrights My tender Ears speak me thy name and will Satyr I am the Satyr that did fill Your lap with early fruit and will When I hap to gather more Bring ye better and more store Yet I come not empty now See a blossom from the bow But beshrew his heart that pull'd it And his perfect sight that cull'd it From the other springing blooms For a sweeter youth the Grooms Cannot show me nor the downs Nor the many neighbouring towns Low in yonder glade I found him Softly in mine Arms I bound him Hither have I brought him sleeping In a trance his wounds fresh weeping In remembrance such youth may Spring and perish in a day Clor. Satyr they wrong thee that do term thee rude Though thou beest outward rough and tawny hu'd Thy manners are as gentle and as fair As his who brags himself born only heir To all Humanity let me see the wound This Herb will stay the current being bound Fast to the Orifice and this restrain Ulcers and swellings and such inward pain As the cold air hath forc'd into the sore This to draw out such putrifying gore As inward falls Satyr Heaven grant it may doe good Clor. Fairly wipe away the blood Hold him gently till I fling Water of a vertuous spring On his temples turn him twice To the Moon beams pinch him thrice That the labouring soul may draw From his great eclipse Satyr I saw His eye-lids moving Clo. Give him breath All the danger of cold death Now is vanisht with this Plaster And this unction do
〈◊〉 bottom speak if thou be here My Perigot thy Amoret thy dear Callâ— on thy loved Name Per. What art thou darest Treaâ— thes◠〈…〉 paths where death and care Dwell on the face of â—â—â—knefs Amo. 'T is tâ—â— friend Thy Amoret come â—ither to give end To 〈◊〉 confiâ—â—â—ngs look up gentle Boy I have forgot â—â—ose Pains and dear annoy I suffer'd for thy sake and am content To be in love again why hast thou rent Those â—uâ—led loâ—ks where I have often hung Riband and Damask-roses and have slung Waters distil'd to make thee fresh and gay Sweeter than the Nosegayes on a Bridal day Why dost thou cross thine Arms and hang thy face Down to thy bosom letting fall apace From those two little Heavens upon the ground Showers of more price more Orient and more round Than those that hang upon the Moons pale brow Cease these complainings Shepherd I am now The same I ever was as kind and free And can forgive before you ask of me Indeed I can and will Per. So spoke my fair O you great working powers of Earth and Air Water and forming fire why have you lent Your hidden vertues of so ill intent Even such a face so fan so bright of liue Had Amoret such words so smooth and new Came flying from her tongue such was her eye And such the pointed sparkle that did flye Forth like a bleeding shaft all is the same The Robe and Buskins painted Hook and frame Of all her Body O me Amoret Amo. Shepherd what means this Riddle who hath set So strong a difference 'twixt my self and me That I am grown another look and see The Ring thou gav'st me and about my wrist That curious Bracelet thou thy fell didst twist From those fan Tresses knowst thou Amoret Hath not some newer love forc'd thee forget Thy Ancient faith Per. Still nearer to my love These be the very words she oft did prove Upon my temper so she still would take Wonder into her face and silent make Signs with her head and hand as who would say Shepherd remember this another day Amo. Am I not Amoret where was I lose Can there be Heaven and time and men and most Of these unconstant Faith where art thou 〈◊〉 Are all the vows and protestations dead The hands help up the wishes and the heart Is there not one remaining not a part Of all these to be found why then I see Men never knew that vertue Constancie Per. Men ever were most blessed till crass late Brought Love and Women forth unfortunate To all that ever tasted of their smiles Whose actions are all double full of wiles Like to the subtil Hare that 'fore the Hounds Makes many turnings leaps and many rounds This way and that way to deceive the scent Of her pursuers Amo. 'T is but to prevent Their speedy coming on that seek her fall The hands of cruel men more Bestial And of a nature more refusing good Than Beasts themselves or Fishes of the Flood Per. Thou art all these and more than nature meant When she created all frowns joys content Extream fire for an hour and presently Colder than sleepy poyson or the Sea Upon whose face sits a continual frost Your actions ever driven to the most Then down again as low that none can find The rise or falling of a Womans mâ—â—d Amo. Can there bâ— any Age or dayes or time Or tongues of men guilty so great a crime As wronging simple Maid O Perigot Thou that wast yesterday without a blot Thou that wast every good and every thing That men call blessed thou that wast the spring From whence our looser grooms drew all their best Thou that wast alwayes just and alwayes blest In faith and promise thou that hadst the name Of Vertuous given thee and made good the same Ev'en from thy Cradle thou that wast that all That men delighted in Oh what a fall Is this to have been so and now to be The only best in wrong and infamie And I to live to know this and by me That lov'd thee dearer than mine eyes or that Which we esteem'd our honour Virgin state Dearer than Swallows love the early morn Or Dogs of Chace the sound of merry Horn Dearer than thou canst love thy new Love if thou hast Another and far dearer than the last Dearer than thou canst love thy self though all The self love were within thee that did fall With that coy Swain that now is made a flower For whose dear sake Echo weeps many a shower And am I thus rewarded for my flame Lov'd worthily to get a wantons name Come thou forsaken Willow wind my head And noise it to the world my Love is dead I am forsaken I am cast away And left for every lazy Groom to say I was unconstant light and sooner lost Than the quick Clouds we see or the chill Frost When the hot Sun beats on it Tell me yet Canst thou not love again thy Amoret Per. Thou art not worthy of that blessed name I must not know thee fling thy wanton flame Upon some lighter blood that may be hot With words and feigned passions Perigot Was ever yet unstain'd and shall not now Stoop to the meltings of a borrowed brow Amo. Then hear me heaven to whom I call for right And you fair twinkling stars that crown the night And hear me woods and silence of this place And ye sad hours that move a sullen pace Hear me ye shadows that delight to dwell In horrid darkness and ye powers of Hell Whilst I breath out my last I am that maid That yet untainted Amoret that plaid The careless prodigal and gave away My soul to this young man that now dares say I am a stranger not the same more wild And thus with much belief I was beguil'd I am that maid that have delaid deny'd And almost scorn'd the loves of all that try'd To win me but this swain and yet confess I have been woo'd by many with no less Soul of affection and have often had Rings Belts and Cracknels sent me from the lad That feeds his flocks down westward Lambs and Doves By young Alexis Daphnis sent me gloves All which I gave to thee nor these nor they That sent them did I smile on or e're lay Up to my after-memory But why Do I resolve to grieve and not to dye Happy had been the stroke thou gav'st if home By this time had I found a quiet room Where every slave is free and every brest That living breeds new care now lies at rest And thither will poor Amoret Per. Thou must Was ever any man so loth to trust His eyes as I or was there ever yet Any so like as this to Amoret For whose dear sake I promise if there be A living soul within thee thus to free â—â—y body from it He hurts her again Amo. So this work hath end Farewel and live be constant to thy friend Tâ—at loves thee next Enter Satyr Perigot
Western winds kindling desires And then our Poets Ca. Then our pay Mem. For Chilax when the triumph comes the Princess Then for I will have a Heaven made Chi. Bless your Lordship Stand still Sir Mem. So I do and in it Chi. Death Sir You talk you know not what Mem. Such rare devices Make me I say a Heaven Chi. I say so too Sir Mem. For here shall run a Constellation Chi. And there a pissing Conduit Mem. Ha! Chi. With wine Sir Mem. A Sun there in his height there such a Planet Chi. But where 's our money where runs that Mem. Ha Chi. Money Money an 't like your Lordship Mem. Why all the carriage shall come behind the stuff Rich hangings treasure Or say we have none Câ—â— I may say so truly For hang me if I have a Groat I have serv'd well And like an honest man I see no reason Mem. Thou must needs die good Chilax Chi. Very well Sir Mem. I will have honest valiant souls about me I cannot miss thee Chi. Dye Mem. Yes die and Pelius Eumenes and Polybius I shall think Of more within these two hours Chi. Dye Sir Mem. I Sir And ye shall dye Chi. When I beseech your Lordship Mem. To morrow see ye do dye Chi. A short warning Troth Sir I am â—ll prepar'd Mem. I dye my self then Beside there 's reason Chi. Oh! Mem. I pray thee tell me For thou art a great Dreamer Chi. I can dream Sir If I eat well and sleep well Mem. Was it never By Dream or Apparition open'd to thee Chi. He 's mad Mem. What the other world was or Elyzium Didst never travel in thy sleep Chi. To Taverns When I was drunk o're night or to a Wench There 's an Elyzium for ye a young Lady Wrapt round about ye like a Snake is that it Or if that strange Elyzium that you talk of Be where the Devil is I have dream't of him And that I have had him by the horns and rid him He trots the Dagger out o' th' sheath Mem. Elyzium The blessed fields man Chi. I know no fields blessed but those I have gain'd by I have dream't I have been in Heaven too Mem. There handle that place that 's Elyzium Chi. Brave singing and brave dancing And rare things Mem. All full of flowers Chi. And Pot-herbs Mem. Bowers for lovers And everlasting ages of delight Chi. I slept not so far Mem. Meet me on those banks Some two days hence Chi. In Dream Sir Mem. No in death Sir And there I Muster all and pay the Souldier Away no more no more Chi. God keep your Lordship This is fine dancing for us Enter Siphax Si. Where 's the General Chi. There 's the old sign of Memnon where the soul is You may go look as I have Si. What 's the matter Chi. Why question him and see he talks of Devils Hells Heavens Princes Powers and Potentates You must to th' pot too Si. How Chi. Do you know Elyzium a tale he talks the Wild-goose chase of Si. Elyzium I have read of such a place Chi. Then get ye to him Ye are as fine company as can be sitted Exit Chilax Your Worships fairly met Si. Mercy upon us What ails this Gentleman Mem. Provision Si. How his head works Mem. Between two Ribbs If he cut short or mangle me I 'le take him And twirle his neck about Si. Now Gods defend us Mem. In a pure Cup transparent with a writing To signifie Si. I never knew him thus Sure he 's bewitch'd or poyson'd Mem. Who 's there Si. I Sir Mem. Come hither Siphax Si. Yes how does your Lordship Mem. Well God a mercy Souldier very well But prithee tell me Si. Any thing I can Sir Mem. What durst thou do to gain the rarest Beauty The World has Si. That the World has 't is worth doing Mem. Is it so but what doing bears it Si. Why any thing all danger it appears to Mem. Name some of those things do Si. I would undertake Sir A Voyage round about the World Mem. Short Siphax A Merchant does it to spice pots of Ale Si. I wou'd swim in Armour Mem. Short still a poor Jade Loaden will take a stream and stem it strongly To leap a Mare Si. The plague I durst Mem. Still shorter I 'll cure it with an Onion Si. Surfeits Mem. Short still They are often Physicks for our healths and help us Si. I wou'd stand a breach Mem. Thine honour bids thee Souldier 'T is shame to find a second cause Si. I durst Sir Light with the sellest Monster Mem. That 's the poorest Man was ordain'd their Master durst ye dye Sir Si. How dye my Lord Mem. Dye Siphax take thy Sword And come by that door to her there 's a price To buy a lusty love at Si. I am content Sir To prove no Purchaser Mem. Away thou World-worm Thou win a matchless Beauty Si. 'T is to lose 't Sir For being dead where 's the reward I reach at The love I labour for Mem. There it begins Fool Thou art meerly cozen'd for the loves we now know Are but the heats of half an hour and hated Desires stir'd up by nature to encrease her Licking of one another to a lust Course and base appetites earths meer inheritours And Heirs of Idleness and blood Pure Love That that the soul affects and cannot purchase While she is loaden with our flesh that Love Sir Which is the price of honour dwells not here Your Ladies eyes are lampless to that Vertue That beauty smiles not on a cheek washt over Nor scents the sweet of Ambers below Siphax Below us in the other World Flyzium Where 's no more dying no despairing mourning Where all desires are full defarts down loaden There Siphax there where loves are ever living Si. Why do we love in this World then Mem. To preserve it The maker lost his work else but mark Siphax What issues that love bears Si. Why Children Sir I never heard him talk thus thus divinely And sensible before Mem It does so Siphax Things like our selves as sensual vain unvented Bubbles and breaths of air got with an itching As blisters are and bred as much corruption Flows from their lives sorrow conceives and shapes 'em And oftentimes the death of those we love most The bleeders bring them to the World to curse 'em Crying they creep amongst us like young Cats Cares and continual Crosses keeping with 'em They make Time old to tend them and experience An ass they alter so they grow and goodly Ere we can turn our thoughts like drops of water They fall into the main are known no more This is the love of this World I must tell thee For thou art understanding Si. What you please Sir Mem. And as a faithful man Nay I dare trust thee I love the Princess Si. There 't is that has fired him I knew he had some inspiration But does she know it Sir Mem. Yes marry does she I have given
And not the weakness look with your vertuous eyes And then clad royaltie in all his conquests His matchless love hung with a thousand merits Eternal youth attending Fame and Fortune Time and Oblivion vexing at his vertues He shall appear a miracle look on our dangers Look on the publick ruin Calis O dear Brother King Fie let us not like proud and greedy waters Gain to give off again this is our Sea And you his Cynthia govern him take heed His flouds have been as high and full as any And gloriously now is got up to the girdle The Kingdomes he hath purchas'd noble Sister Take not your vertue from him O take heed We ebbe not now to nothing take heed Calis Calis The will of Heaven not mine which must not alter And my eternal doom for ought I know Is fixt upon me alas I must love nothing Nothing that loves again must I be blest with The gentle Vine climbs up the Oke and clips him And when the stroke comes yet they fall together Death death must I enjoy and live to love him O noble Sir Mem. Those tears are some reward yet Pray let me wed your sorrows Calis Take 'em Souldier They are fruitfull ones lay but a sigh upon 'em And straight they will conceive to infinites I told ye what ye would find ' em Enter Funeral Captains following and Eumenes King How now what 's this more drops to th' Ocean Whose body 's this Eum. The noble Polydor 〈◊〉 speaks his death Mem. My Brother dead Calis O Goddess O cruel cruel Venus here 's my fortune King Read Captain Mem. Read aloud farewel my follies Eumen. reads to the Excellent Princess Calis Eum. Be wise as you are beauteous love with judgement And look with clear eyes on my noble Brother Value desert and vertue they are Jewels Fit for your worth and wearing take heed Lady The Gods reward ingratitude most grievous Remember me no more or if you must Seek me in noble Memnons love I dwell there I durst nor live because I durst not wrong him I can no more make me eternal happy With looking down upon your loves Farewel Mem. And did'st thou die for me King Excellent vertue What will ye now doe Calis Dwell for ever here Sir Mem. For me dear Polydor O worthy young man O love love love love above recompence Infinite love infinite honesty Good Lady leave you must have no share here Take home your sorrows here 's enough to store me Brave glorious griefs was ever such a Brother Turn all the stories over in the world yet And search through all the memories of mankind And find me such a friend h 'as out-done all Outstript 'em sheerly all all thou hast Polydor To die for me why as I hope for happiness 'T was one of the rarest thought on things The bravest and carried beyond compass of our actions I wonder how he hit it a young man too In all the blossomes of his youth and beautie In all the fulness of his veins and wishes Woo'd by that Paradise that would catch Heaven It starts me extreamly thou blest Ashes Thou faithfull monument where love and friendship Shall while the world is work new miracles Calis O! let me speak too Mem. No not yet thou man For we are but mans shadows only man I have not words to utter him speak Lady I 'le think a while Calis The Goddess grants me this yet I shall enjoy the dead no tomb shall hold thee But these two arms no Trickments but my tears Over thy Hearse my sorrows like sad arms Shall hang for ever on the tuffest Marble Mine eyes shall weep thee out an Epitaph Love at thy feet shall kneel his smart bow broken Faith at thy head youth and the Graces mourners O sweet young man King Now I begin to melt too Mem. Have ye enough yet Lady room for a gamester To my fond Love and all those idle fancies A long farewel thou diedst for me dear Polydor To give me peace thou hast eternal glory I stay and talk here I will kiss thee first And now I 'le follow thee Polydor rises Pol. Hold for Heavens sake Mem. Ha! Does he live Dost thou deceive me Pol. Thus far Yet for your good and honour King Now dear Sister Calis The Oracle is ended noble Sir Dispose me now as you please Pol. You are mine then Calis With all the joyes that may be Pol. Your consent Sir King Ye have it freely Pol. Walk along with me then And as you love me love my will Calis I will so Pol. Here worthy Brother take this vertuous Princess Ye have deserv'd her nobly she will love ye And when my life shall bring ye peace as she does Command it ye shall have it Mem. Sir I thank ye King I never found such goodness in such years Mem. Thou shalt not over doe me though I die for 't O how I love thy goodness my best Brother You have given me here a treasure to enrich me Would make the worthiest King alive a begger What may I give you back again Pol. Your love Sir Mem. And you shall have it even my dearest love My first my noblest love take her again Sir She is yours your honesty has over-run me She â—oves ye lose her not excellent Princess Injoy thy wish and now get Generals Pol. As ye love heaven love him she is only yours Sir Mem. As ye love heaven love him she is only yours Sir My Lord the King Pol. He will undoe himself Sir And must without her perish who shall fight then Who shall protect your Kingdom Mem. Give me hearing And after that belief were she my soul As I do love her equal all my victories And all the living names I have gain'd by war And loving him that good that vertuous good man That only worthy of the name of Brother I would resign all freely 't is all love To me all marriage rites the joy of issues To know him fruitfull that has been so faithfull King This is the noblest difference take your choice Sister Calis I see they are so brave and noble both I know not which to look on Pol. Chuse discreetly And vertue guide ye there all the world in one man Stands at the mark Mem. There all mans honestie The sweetness of all youth Cal. O God's Mem. My Armour By all the God's she 's yours my Arms I say And I beseech your Grace give me imployment That shall be now my Mistress there my Courtship King Ye shall have any thing Mem. Vertuous Lady Remember me your Servant now Young man You cannot over-reach me in your goodness O love how sweet thou look'st now and how gentle I should have slubber'd thee and stain'd thy beauty Your hand your hand Sir King Take her and Heaven bless her Mem. So. Pol. 'T is your will Sir nothing of my merit And as your royal gift I take this blessing Cal. And I from heaven this gentleman thanks Goddess Mem.
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
gardens of thee Spreading thy living goodness into branches Fry from thee and the hot Sun find thy vices Pho. You are a welcom woman Ard. Bless me Heaven How did you find the way to Court Luci. I know not Would I had never trod it Phor. Prethee tell me Good noble Lady and good sweet heart love us For we love thee extreamly is not this place A Paradise to live in Luci. To those people That know no other Paradise but pleasure That little I enjoy contents me better Ard. What heard ye any Musick yet Luci. Too much Phor. You must not be thus froward what this gown Is one o' th' prettiest by my troth Ardelia I ever saw yet 't was not to frown in Lady Ye put this gown on when ye came Ard. How do ye Alas poor wretch how cold it is Luci. Content ye I am as well as may be and as temperate If ye will let me be so where 's my Lord For there 's the business that I came for Ladies Phor. We 'l lead ye to him he 's i' th' Gallery Ard. We 'l shew ye all the Court too Luci. Shew me him And ye have shew'd me all I come to look on Phor. Come on we 'l be your guides and as ye goe We have some pretty tales to tell ye Lady Shall make ye merry too ye come not here To be a sad Lucina Luci. Would I might not Exeunt Enter Chilax and Balbus Chil. Now the soft Musick Balbus run Bal. I flye Boy Exit Balbus Chil. The women by this time are worming of her If she can hold out them the Emperour Musick Takes her to task he has her hark the Musick Enter Emperour and Lucina Luci. Good your Grace Where are my women Sir Emp. They are wise beholding What you think scorn to look on the Courts bravery Would you have run away so slily Lady And not have seen me Luci. I beseech your Majestie Consider what I am and whose Emp. I do so Luci. Believe me I shall never make a whore Sir Emp. A friend ye may and to that man that loves ye More than you love your vertue Luci. Sacred Caesar Emp. You shall not kneel to me sweet Luci. Look upon me And if ye be so cruel to abuse me Think how the Gods will take it does this beauty Afflict your soul I 'le hide it from you ever Nay more I will become so leprous That ye shall curse me from ye My dear Lord Has serv'd ye ever truly fought your Battels As if he daily long'd to dy for Caesar Was never Traytor Sir noâ— nâ—ver tainted In all the actions of his life Emp. I know it Luci. Hiâ— same and family have grown together And spred together like to sailing Cedars Over the Roman Diadem O let not As ye have any flesh that 's humane in you The having of a modest wife decline him Let not my vertue be the wedge to break him I do not think ye are lascivious These wanton men belye ye you are Caesar Which is the Father of the Empires honour Ye are too near the nature of the Gods To wrong the weakest of all creatures women Emp. I dare not do it here rise fair Lucina I did but try your temper ye are honest And with the commendations wait on that I 'le lead ye to your Lord and give you to him Wipe your fair eyes he that endeavours ill May well delay but never quench his hell Exeunt Actus Tertius Scena Prima Enter Chilax Licinius Proculus and Balbus Chil. 'T IS done Licinius Lici How I hil I shame to tell it If there be any justice we are Villains And must be so rewarded Bal. If it be done I take it 't is no time now to repent it Let 's make the best o' th' trade Pro. Now vengeance take it Why should not he have setled on a beauty Whose honesty stuck in a piece of tissue Or one a Ring might rule or such a one That had an itching husband to be honourable And ground to get it if he must have women And no allay without 'em why not those That know the misery and are best able To play a game with judgement such as she is Grant they be won with long siege endless travel And brought to opportunity with millions Yet when they come to motion their cold vertue Keeps 'em like cakes of Ice I 'le melt a Crystal And make a dead flint fire himself e're they Give greater heat than new departing embers Give to old men that watch ' em Lici A good Whore Had sav'd all this and happily as wholsom I and the thing once done too as well thought of But this same chastity forsooth Pro. A Pox on 't Why should not women be as free as we are They are but not in open and far freer And the more bold ye bear your self more welcom And there is nothing you dare say but truth But they dare hear Enter Emperour and Lucina Chi. The Emperour away And if we can repent let 's home and pray Exeunt Emp. Your only vertue now is patience Take heed and save your honour if you talk Luci. As long as there is motion in my body And life to give me words I 'le cry for justice Emp. Justice shall never hear ye I am justice Luci. Wilt thou not kill me Monster Ravisher Thou bitter bane o' th' Empire look upon me And if thy guilty eyes dare see these ruines Thy wild lust hath laid level with dishonour The sacrilegious razing of this Temple The mother of thy black sins would have blush'd at Behold and curse thy self the Gods will find thee That 's all my refuge now for they are righteous Vengeance and horror circle thee the Empire In which thou liv'st a strong continued surfeit Like poyson will disgorge thee good men raze thee For ever being read again but vicious Women and fearfull Maids make vows against thee Thy own Slaves if they hear of this shall hate thee And those thou hast corrupted first fall from thee And if thou let'st me live the Souldier Tir'd with thy Tyrannies break through obedience And shake his strong Steel at thee Emp. This prevails not Nor any Agony ye utter Lady If I have done a sin curse her that drew me Curse the first cause the witchcraft that abus'd me Curse those fair eyes and curse that heavenly beauty And curse your being good too Luci. Glorious thief What restitution canst thou make to save me Emp. I 'le ever love and honour you Luci. Thou canst not For that which was mine honour thou hast murdred And can there be a love in violence Emp. You shall be only mine Luci. Yet I like better Thy villany than flattery that 's thine own The other basely counterfeit flye from me Or for thy safety sake and wisdom kill me For I am worse than thou art thou maist pray And so recover grace I am lost for ever And if thou let'st me live th' art lost
some little practice with my soul And then the sharpest sword is welcom'st goe Pray be gone ye have obey'd me living Be not for shame now stubborn so I thank ye And fare ye well a better fortune guide ye Exeunt Phi. and Aretus I am a little thirstie not for fear And yet it is a kind of fear I say so Is it to be a just man now again And leave my flesh unthought of 't is departed I hear 'em come who strikes first I stay for ye Enter Balbus Chilax Licinius Yet I will dye a Souldier my sword drawn But against none Why do ye fear come forward Bal. You were a Souldier Chilax Chil. Yes I muster'd But never saw the Enemy Lici He 's drawn By heaven I dare not do it Aeci. Why do ye tremble I am to die come ye not now from Caesar To that end speak Bal. We do and we must kill ye 'T is Caesars will Chil. I charge you put your sword up That we may do it handsomly Aeci. Ha ha ha My sword up handsomly where were ye bred Ye are the merriest murderers my masters I ever met withal Come forward fools Why do ye stare upon mine honour Bawds I will not strike ye Lici I 'le not be first Bal. Nor I. Chil. You had best die quietly the Emperour Sees how you bear your self Aeci. I would die Rascals If you would kill me quietly Bal. of Proculus He promis'd us to bring a Captain hither That has been used to kill Aeci. I 'le call the Guard Unless you will kill me quickly and proclaim What beastly base and cowardly companions The Emperour has trusted with his safetie Nay I 'le give out ye fell of my side villains Strike home ye bawdy slaves Chil. He will kill us I mark'd his hand he waits but time to reach us Now do you offer Aeci. If ye do mangle me And kill me not at two blows or at three Or not so stagger me my senses fail me Look to your selves Chil. I told ye Aeci. Strike me manly And take a thousand strokes Enter Pontius Bal. Here 's Pontius Pon. Not kill'd him yet Is this the love ye bear the Emperour Lici runs away Nay then I see ye are Traitors all have at ye Chi. Oh I am hurt Bal. And I am kill'd Exeunt Chil. and Bal. Pon. Dye Bawds As ye have liv'd and flourish'd Aeci. Wretched fellow What hast thou done Pon. Kill'd them that durst not kill And you are next Aeci. Art thou not Pontius Pon. I am the same you cast Aecius And in the face of all the Camp disgrac'd Aec. Then so much nobler as thou wert a Souldier Shall my death be is it revenge provok'd thee Or art thou hir'd to kill me Pon. Both. Aeci. Then do it Pon. Is that all Aeci. Yes Pon. Would you not live Aeci. Why should I To thank thee for my life Pon. Yes if I spare it Aeci. Be not deceiv'd I was not made to thank For any courtesie but killing me A fellow of thy fortune do thy duty Pon. Do not you fear me Aeci. No. Pon. Nor love me for it Aeci. That 's as thou dost thy business Pon. When you are dead Your place is mine Aecius Aeci. Now I fear thee And not alone thee Pontius but the Empire Pon. Why I can govern Sir Aeci. I would thou couldst And first thy self Thou canst fight well and bravely Thou canst endure all dangers heats colds hungers Heavens angry flashes are not suddainer Than I have seen thee execute nor more mortal The winged feet of flying enemies I have stood and view'd thee mow away like rushes And still kill the killer were thy minde But half so sweet in peace as rough in dangers I died to leave a happy heir behind me Come strike and be a General Pon. Prepare then And for I see your honour cannot lessen And 't were a shame for me to strike a dead man Fight your short span out Aeci. No thou knowst I must not I dare not give thee so much vantage of me As disobedience Pon. Dare ye not defend ye Against your enemy Aeci. Not sent from Caesar I have no power to make such enemies For as I am condemn'd my naked sword Stands but a hatchment by me only held To shew I was a Souldier had not Caesar Chain'd all defence in this doom let him die Old as I am and quench'd with scarrs and sorrows Yet would I make this wither'd Arm do wonders And open in an enemy such wounds Mercy would weep to look on Pon. Then have at ye And look upon me and be sure ye fear not Remember who you are and why you live And what I have been to you cry not hold Nor think it base injustice I should kill ye Aeci. I am prepar'd for all Pon. For now Aecius Thou shalt behold and find I was no traitor Pontius kills himself And as I do it bless me die as I do Aeci. Thou hast deceiv'd me Pontius and I thank thee By all my hopes in Heaven thou art a Roman Pon. To shew you what you ought to do this is not For slanders self would shame to find you coward Or willing to out-live your honestie But noble Sir ye have been jealous of me And held me in the rank of dangerous persons And I must dying say it was but justice Ye cast me from my credit yet believe me For there is nothing now but truth to save me And your foâ—giveness though ye held me hainous And of a troubled spirit that like fire Turns all to flames it meets with ye mistook me If I were foe to any thing 't was ease Want of the Souldiers due the Enemy The nakedness we â—ound at home and scorn Children of peace and pleasures no regard Nor comfort for our seats but how we got 'em To rusty time that eat our bodies up And even began to prey upon our honours To wants at home and more than wants abuses To them that when the Enemy invaded Made us their Saints but now the sores of Rome To silken flattery and pride plain'd over Forgetting with what wind their feathers sail And under whose protection their soft pleasures Grow full and numberless to this I am foe Not to the state or any point of duty And let me speak but what a Souldier may Truly I ought to be so yet I err'd Because a far more noble sufferer Shew'd me the way to patience and I lost it This is the end I die Sir to live basely And not the follower of him that bred me In full account and vertue Pontius dare not Much less to out live what is good and flatter Aeci. I want a name to give thy vertue Souldier For only good is far below thee Pontius The gods shall find thee one thou hast fashion'd death In such an excellent and beauteous manner I wonder men can live Canst thou speak once more For thy words are such harmony a soul Would choose to flye to
me Sam. Thou art ever ready To thrust thy self into these she occasions And he as full of knavery to accept it Hyl. Well if I live I 'll have a new trick for him Sam. That will not be amiss but to fight with him Is to no purpose besides he 's truly valiant And a most deadly hand thou never fought'st yet Nor o' my Conscience hast no faith in fighting Hyl. No no I will not fight Sam. Besides the quarrel Which has a woman in 't to make it scurvy Who would lye stinking in a Surgeons hands A month or two this weather for believe it He never hurts under a quarters healing Hyl. No upon better thought I will not fight Sam But watch my time Sam. To pay him with a project Watch him too I would wish ye prithee tell me Dost thou affect these women still Hyl. Yes ' saith Sam I love 'em ev'n as well as e'r I did Nay if my brains were beaten out I must to ' em Sam. Dost thou love any woman Hyl. Any woman Of what degree or calling Sam. Of any age too Hyl. Of any age from fourscore to fourteen Boy Of any fashion Sam. And defect too Hyl. Right For those I love to lead me to repentance A woman with no Nose after my surquedry Shews like King Philip's Moral Memento mori And she that has a wooden leg demonstrates Like Hypocrites we halt before the gallows An old one with one tooth seems to say to us Sweets meat have sowr sauce she that 's full of aches Crum not your Bread before you taste your Porridge And many morals we may find Sam. 'T is well Sir Ye make so worthy uses but quid igitur What shall we now determine Hyl. Let 's consider An hour or two how I may fit this fellow Sam. Let 's find him first he 'll quickly give occasion But take heed to your self and say I warn'd ye He has a plaguey pate Hyl. That at my danger Exeunt Musick SCENE V. Enter Saylers singing to them Michael and Francis Sayl. Aboard aboard the wind stands fair Mich. These call for Passengers I 'll stay and see What men they take aboard Fran. A Boat a Boat a Boat Sayl. Away then Fran. Whither are ye bound Friends Sayl. Down to the Straits Mich. Ha! 't is not much unlike him Fran. May I have passage for my money Sayl. And welcome too Mich. 'T is he I know 't is he now Fran. Then merrily aboard and noble friend Heavens goodness keep thee ever and all vertue Dwell in thy bosome Cellide my last tears I leave behind me thus a sacrifice For I dare stay no longer to betray ye Mich. Be not so quick Sir Saylers I here charge ye By virtue of this Warrant as you will answer it For both your Ship and Merchant I know perfectly Lay hold upon this fellow Fran. Fellow Mich. I Sir Sayl. No hand to Sword Sir we shall master ye Fetch out the manacles Fran. I do obey ye But I beseech you Sir inform me truly How I am guilty Mich. You have rob'd a Gentleman One that you are bound to for your life and being Money and horse unjustly ye took from him And something of more note but for y' are a Gentleman Fra. It shall be so and here I 'll end all miseries Since friendship is so cruel I confess it And which is more a hundred of these robberies This Ring I stole too from him and this Jewel The first and last of all my wealth forgive me My innocence and truth for saying I stole 'em And may they prove of value but to recompence The thousandth part of his love and bread I have eaten 'Pray see 'em render'd noble Sir and so I yield me to your power Mich. Guard him to th' water I charge you Saylers there I will receive him And back convey him to a Justice Sayl. Come Sir Look to your neck you are like to sail i' th air now Exeunt SCENE VI. Enter Thomas Dorothy and Maid Thom. Come quickly quickly paint me handsomely Take heed my nose be not in grain too Come Doll Doll disen me Dor. If you should play now Your Devils parts again Thom. Yea and nay Dorothy Dor. If ye do any thing but that ye have sworn to Which only is access Thom. As I am a Gentleman Out with this hair Doll handsomely Dor. You have your Breeches Thom. I prithee away thou know'st I am monstrous ticklish What dost thou think I love to blast my Buttocks Dor. I 'll plague ye for this Roguery for I know well What ye intend Sir Thom. On with my muffler Dor. Ye are a sweet Lady come let 's see you courtesie What broke i' th bum hold up your head Thom. Plague on 't I shall bepiss my Breeches if I cowr thus Come I am ready Maid At all points as like Sir As if you were my Mistress Dor. Who goes with ye Thom. None but my fortune and my self Exit Tho. Dor. ' Bless ye Now run for thy life and get before him Take the by-way and tell my Cousin Mary In what shape he intends to come to cozen her I 'll follow at thy heels my self fly Wench Maid I 'll do it Exit Enter Sebastian and Thomas Dor. My Father has met him this goes excellent And I 'll away in time look to your Skin Thomas Exit Seb. What are you grown so corn fed Goody Gillian You will not know your Father what vagaries Have you in hand what out-leaps durty heels That at these hours of night ye must be gadding And through the Orchard take your private passage What is the breeze in your Breech or has your Brother Appointed you an hour of meditation How to demean himself get ye to bed drab Or I 'll so crab your Shoulders ye demure Slut Ye civil dish of sliced Beef get ye in Thom. I wi' not that I wi' not Seb. Is' t ev'n so Dame Have at ye with a night Spell then Thom. 'Pray hold Sir Seb. St. George St. George our Ladies Knight He walks by day so does he by night And when he had her found He her beat and her bound Until to him her troth she plight She would not stir from him that night Thom. Then have at ye with a Counter Spell From Elves Hobs and Fayries that trouble our Dayries From Fire-Drakes and Fiends and such as the Devil sends Defend us good Heaven Exit Enter Launcelot Laun. Bless me master look up Sir I beseech ye ' Up with your eyes to heaven Seb. Up with your nose Sir I do not bleed 't was a sound knock she gave me A plaguey mankind Girl how my brains totters Well go thy ways thou hast got one thousand pound more With this dog trick Mine own true spirit in her too Laun. In her alas Sir Alas poor Gentlewomen she a hand so heavy To knock ye like a Calf down or so brave a courage To beat her father if you could believe Sir Seb.
be therefore curious All keep at distance Exit Cam. I am taught my part Haste you to perfect yours 1 Guard I had rather meet An enemy in the field than stand thus nodding Like to a rug-gown'd Watch-man Enter Diocles Maximinian Geta. Geta. The Watch at noon This is a new device Cam. Stand. Dio. I am arm'd Against all danger Max. If I fear to follow A Cowards name pursue me Dio. Now my Fate Guide and direct me Cam. You are rude and sawcy With your forbidden feet to touch this ground Sacred to Caesar only and to these That do attend his person Speak what are you Dio. What thou nor any of thy faction are Nor ever were Souldiers and honest men Cam. So blunt Geta. Nay you shall find he 's good at the sharp too Dio. No instruments of craft engines of murther That serve the Emperour only with oil'd tongues Sooth and applaud his vices play the Bauds To all his appetites and when you have wrought So far upon his weakness that he 's grown Odious to the subject and himself And can no further help your wicked ends You rid him out of the way Cam. Treason Dio. 'T is truth And I will make it good Cam. Lay hands upon 'em Or kill them suddenly Geta. I am out at that I do not like the sport Dio. What 's he that is Owner of any vertue worth a Roman Or does retain the memory of the Oath He made to Caesar that dares lift his Sword Against the man that careless of his life Comes to discover such a horrid Treason As when you hear 't and understand how long Y 'ave been abus'd will run you mad with fury I am no stranger but like you a Souldier Train'd up one from my youth and there are some With whom I have serv'd and not to praise my self Must needs confess they have seen Diocles In the late Britain wars both dare and do Beyond a common man 1 Guard Diocles 2 Guard I know him The bravest Souldier of the Empire Cam. Stand If thou advance an inch thou art dead Dio. kills Camu Dio. Die thou That durst oppose thy self against a truth That will break out though mountains cover it Get. I fear this is a sucking Pig no Boar He falls so easie Dio. Hear me fellow Souldiers And if I make it not apparent to you This is an act of Justice and no Murther Cut me in pieces I 'le disperse the cloud That hath so long obscur'd a bloody act Ne'r equall'd yet you all knew with what favours The good Numerianus ever grac't The Provost Aper Guard True Dio. And that those bounties Should have contain'd him if he e're had learn'd The Elements of honesty and truth In loyal duty But ambition never Looks backward on desert but with blind haste Boldly runs on But I lose time You are here Commanded by this Aper to attend The Emperours person to admit no stranger To have access to him or come near his Litter Under pretence forsooth his eyes are sore And his minde troubled no my friends you are cozen'd The good Numerianus now is past The sense of wrong or injury Guard How dead Dio. Let your own eyes inform you Get. An Emperours Cabinet Fough I have known a Charnel-house smell sweeter If Emperours flesh have this savour what will mine do When I am rotten 1 Guard Most unheard of villany 2 Guard And with all cruelty to be reveng'd 3 Guard Who is the murtherer name him that we may Punish it in his family Dio. Who but Aper The barbarous and most ingrateful Aper His desperate Poniard printed on his breast This deadly wound hate to vow'd enemies Finds a full satisfaction in death And Tyrants seek no farther He a Subject And bound by all the Ties of love and duty Ended not so but does deny his Prince Whose ghost forbad passage to his rest Mourns by the Stygian shore his Funeral-Rites Nay weep not let your loves speak in your anger And to confirm you gave no suffrage to The damned Plot lend me your helping hands To wreak the Parricide and if you find That there is worth in Diocles to deserve it Make him your leader Guard A Diocles a Diocles. Dio. We 'll force him from his Guards And now my Stars If you have any good for me in store Shew it when I have slain this fatal Boar. Exeunt SCENE III. Enter Delphia and Drusilla in a Throne drawn by Dragons Del. Fix here and rest a while your Sail-stretch'd wings That have out-stript the winds the eye of Heaven Durst not behold your speed but hid it self Behind the grossest clouds and the pale Moon Pluckt in her silver horns trembling for fear That my strong Spells should force her from her Sphere Such is the power of Art Dru. Good Aunt where are we Del. Look down Drusilla on these lofty Towers These spacious streets where every private house Appears a Palace to receive a King The site the wealth the beauty of the place Will soon inform thee 't is imperious Rome Rome the great Mistris of the conquer'd world Dru. But without Diocles it is to me Like any wilderness we have pass'd o're Shall I not see him Del. Yes and in full glory And glut thy greedy eyes with looking on His prosperous success Contain thy self For though all things beneath us are transparent The sharpest sighted were he Eagle-ey'd Cannot discover us nor will we hang Idle Spectators to behold his triumph Enter Diocles Maximinian Guard Aper Senators Geta Officers with Litter But when occasion shall present it self Do something to add to it See he comes Dru. How god-like he appears with such a grace The Giants that attempted to scale Heaven When they lay dead on the Phlegrean plain Mars did appear to Jove Del. Forbear Dio. Look on this And when with horrour thou hast view'd thy deed Thy most accursed deed be thine own judge And see thy guilt consider'd if thou canst Perswade thy self whom thou stand'st bound to hate To hope or plead for mercy Aper I confess My life 's a burden to me Dio. Thou art like thy name A cruel Boar whose shout hath rooted up The fruitfull Vineyard of the common-wealth I long have hunted for thee and since now Thou art in the Toyl it is in vain to hope Thou ever shalt break out thou dost deserve The Hangmans hook or to be punished More majorum whipt with rods to death Or any way that were more terrible Yet since my future fate depends upon thee Thus to fulfull great Delphia's Prophecie Aper thou fatal Boar receive the honour Kills Aper To fall by Diocles hand Shine clear my Stars That usher'd me to taste this common air In my entrance to the world and give applause To this great work Musick Del. Strike Musick from the Spheres Dru. O now you honour me Dio. Ha! in the Air All. Miraculous Max. This shews the gods approve The Person and the Act then if the Senate For in their eyes
a couple of stools And then begin And let the Grocer do rare things Pro. But sir We have never a Boy to play him Every one hath a part already Wife Husband Husband For gods sake let Ralph play him Beshrew me if I do not think He will go beyond them all Cit. Well remembred wife Come up Ralph I 'll tell you Gentlemen Let them but lend him a suit of reparrel and necessaries And by gad If any of them all blow wind in the tail on him I 'll be hang'd Wife I pray you youth Let him have a suit of reparrel I 'll be sworn Gentlemen My Husband tells you true He will act you sometimes at our house That all the neighbors cry out on him He will fetch you up a couraging part so in the Garret That we are all as fear'd I warrant you That we quake again We 'll fear our children with him If they be never so unruly Do but cry Ralph comes Ralph comes to them And they 'll be as quiet as Lambs Hold up thy head Ralph Shew the Gentlemen what thou canst do Speak a huffing part I warrant you the Gentlemen will accept of it Cit. Do Ralph do Ralph By heaven Methinks it were an easie leap To pluck bright honor from the pale-fac'd Moon Or dive into the bottom of the Sea Where never fathome line toucht any ground And pluck up drowned honor From the lake of Hell Cit. How say you Gentlemen Is it not as I told you Wife Nay Gentlemen He hath plaid before my husband says Musidorus Before the Wardens of our company Cit. I and he should have plaid Jeronimo With a shoo-maker for a wager Pro. He shall have a suit of apparel If he will go in Cit. In Ralph in Ralph And set out the Grocers in their kind If thou lov'st me Wife I warrant our Ralph will look finely When he 's drest Pro. But what will you have it call'd Cit. The Grocers Honor. Pro. Methinks Me 〈◊〉 The Knight of the bunrning Pestle were better 〈◊〉 I 'll be sworn Husband â—â—at's as good a name as can be Cit Let it be so begin begin My Wife and I will sit down Pro. I pray you do Cit. What stately Musick have you You have Shawnes Pro. Shawns no. Cit. No I 'm a thief if my mind did not give me so Ralph plaies a stately part And he must needs have Shawns I 'll be at the charge of them my self Rather than we 'll be without them Pro. So you are like to be Cit. Why and so I will be There 's two shillings Let 's have the Waits of Southwark They are as rare fellows as any are in England And that will fetch them all o'r the water with a vengeance As if they were mad Pro. You shall have them Will you sit down then Cit. I come Wife Wifc Sit you merry all Gentlemen I 'm bold to sit amongst you for my ease Pro. From all that 's near the Court From all that 's great Within the compass of the City walls We now have brought our Scaene Flie far from hence All private taxes immodest phrases What e'r may but shew like vicious For wicked mirth never true pleasure brings But honest minds are pleas'd with honest things Thus much for that we do But for Ralphs part You must answer for your self Cit. Take you no care for Ralph He 'll discharge himself I warrant you Wife I'faith Gentlemen I 'll give my my word for Ralph Actus Primus Scaena Prima Enter Merchant and Jasper his Man Merch. Sirrah I 'll make you know you are my Prentice And whom my charitable love redeem'd Even from the fall of fortune gave thee heat And growth to be what now thou art new cast thee Adding the trust of all I have at home In forreign Staples or upon the Sea To thy direction ti'de the good opinions Both of self and friends to thy endeavors So fair were thy beginnings but with these As I remember you had never charge To love your Masters Daughter and even then When I had found a wealthy Husband for her I take it Sir you had not but however I 'll break the neck of that Commission And make you know you are but a Merchants Factor Jasp Sir I do liberally confess I am yours bound both by love and duty to your service In which my labor hath been all my profit I have not lost in bargain nor delighted To wear your honest gains upon my back Nor have I given a pension to my bloud Or lavishly in play consum'd your stock These and the miseries that do attend them I dare with innocence proclaim are strangers To all my temperate actions for your Daughter If there be any love to my deservings Born by her virtuous self I cannot stop it Nor am I able to refrain her wishes She 's private to her self and best of knowledge Whom she 'll make so happy as to sigh for· Besides I cannot think you mean to match her Unto a fellow of so lame a presence One that hath little left of Nature in him Mer. 'T is very well Sir I can tell your wisdom How all this shall be cur'd Jasp Your care becomes you Merc. And thus it shall be Sir I here discharge you My house and service take your liberty And when I want a Son I 'll send for you Exit Jasp These be the fair rewards of them that love Oh you that live in freedom never prove The travel of a mind led by desire Enter Luce. Luce. Why how now friend struck with my Fathers thunder Jasp Struck and struck dead unless the remedy Be full of speed and virtue I am now What I expected long no more your father's Luce. But mine Jasp But yours and only yours I am That 's all I have to keep me from the statute You dare be constant still Luce. O fear me not In this I dare be better than a woman Nor shall his anger nor his offers move me Were they both equal to a Princes power Jasp You know my Rival Luce. Yes and love him dearly Even as I love an ague or foul weather I prethee Jasper fear him not Jasp Oh no I do not mean to do him so much kindness But to our own desires you know the plot We both agreed on Luâ—e Yes and will perform My part exactly Jasp I desire no more Farewel and keep my heart 't is yours Luce. I take it He must do miracles Makes me forsake it Exeunt Cit. Fie upon 'em little infidels What a matter 's here now Well I 'll be hang'd for a half-penny If there be not some abomination knavery in this Play Well let 'em look to 't Ralph must come And if there be any tricks a brewing Wife Let 'em brew and bake too Husband a gods name Ralph will find all out I warrant you And they were older than they are I pray my pretty youth is Ralph ready Boy He will be presently Wife Now I
The ports are ours The treasure and the port fight bravely Gentlemen Cry to the Town cry liberty and honor crying liberty and freedom within Waken their persecuted souls cry loudly We 'll share the wealth among ye Cast Do you hear Captain If ever you hear me name a King Sess You shall not Cast Or though I live under one obey him Gun This Rogue again Sess Away with him good Gunner Cast Why look ye Sir I 'll put you to no charge I 'll never eat Gun I 'll take a course you shall not Come no more words Enter Boatswine Cast Say nothing when you kill me Sess He 's taken to the Towers strength Now stand sure Gentlemen We have him in a pen he cannot scape us The rest oth'Castle's ours liberty liberty What is this City up Boatsw They are up and glorious And rouling like a storm they come their Tents Ring nothing but liberty and freedome The women are in Arms too Sess Let 'em come all Honour and liberty All. Honor and liberty Exeunt Enter Juliana Jul. This woman threats her eyes even red with fury Which like prodigious meteors foretold Assur'd destruction are still before me Besides I know such natures unacquainted With any mean or in their love or hatred And she that dar'd all dangers to possess him Will check at nothing to revenge the loss Of what she held so dear I first discover'd Her bloody purposes which she made good And openly profess'd 'em that in me Was but a cold affection charity Commands so much to all for Virolet Methinks I should forget my Sexes weakness Rise up and dare beyond a womans strength Then do not counsel he is too secure And in my judgment 't were a greater service To free him from a deadly Enemy Then to get him a friend I undertook too To cross her plots oppos'd my piety Against her malice and shall vertue suffer No Martia wer 't thou here equally armed I have cause spite of thy masculine breeding That would assure the victory my angel Direct and help me Enter Virolet like Ronvere Vir. The State in Combustion Part of the Cittadel forc'd the treasure seiz'd on The guards corrupted arm themselves against Their late protected Master Ferrant fled too And with small strength into the Castle 's Tower The only Aventine that now is left him And yet the undertakers nay performers Of such a brave and glorious enterprize Are yet unknown they did proceed like men I like a child and had I never trusted So deep a practice unto shallow fools Besides my souls peace in my Juliana The honor of this action had been mine In which accurs'd I now can claim no share Jul. Ronvere 't is he a thing next to the devil I most detest and like him terrible Martia's right hand the instrument I fear too That is put to her bloody will into act Have I not will enough and cause too mighty Weak womens fear fly from me Vir. Sure this habit This likeness to Ronvere which I have studied Either admits me safe to my design Which I too cowardly have halted after And suffer'd to be ravisht from my glory Or sinks me and my miseries together Either concludes me happy Jul. He stands musing Some mischief is now hatching In the full meditation of his wickedness I 'll sink his cursed soul guide my hand heaven And to my tender arm give strength and fortune That I may do a pious deed all ages Shall bless my name for all remembrance crown me Vir. It shall be so Jul. It shall not take that token And bear it to the lustful arms of Martia Tell her for Virolets dear sake I sent it Vir. O I am happy let me see thee That I may bless the hand that gave me liberty O courteous hand nay thou hast done most nobly And heaven has guided thee 't was their great justice O blessed wound that I could come to kiss thee How beautiful and sweet thou shew'st Jul. Oh! Vir. Sigh not Nor weep not dear shed not those sovereign Balsames Into my blood which must recover me Then I shall live again to do a mischief Against the mightiness of love and virtue Some base unhallowed hand shall rob thy right of Help me I faint so Jul. O unhappy wench How has my zeal abus'd me you that guard virtue Were ye asleep or do you laugh at innocence You suffer'd this mistake O my dear Virolet An everlasting curse follow that forme I strook thee in his name be ever blasted For his accursed shadow has betray'd The sweetness of all youth the nobleness The honour and the valor wither'd for ever The beauty and the bravery of all mankind O my dull devils eyes Vir. I do forgive you By this and this I do I know you were cozen'd The shadow of Ronvere I know you aym'd at And not at me but 't was most necessary I should be struck some hand above directed you For Juliana could not shew her justice Without depriving high heaven of his glory Or any subject fit for her but Virolet Forgive me too and take my last breath sweet one This the new marriage of our souls together Think of me Juliana but not often For fear my faults should burthen your affections Pray for me for I faint Jul. O stay a little A little little Sir Offers to kill her self Vir. Fye Juliana Jul. Shall I outlive the virtue I have murder'd Vir. Hold or thou hat'st my peace give me the dagger On your obedience and your love deliver it If you do thus we shall not meet in heaven sweet No guilty blood comes there kill your intentions And then you conquer there where I am going Would you not meet me Dear Jul. Yes Vir. And still love me Jul. And still behold you Vir. Live then till heaven calls you Then ripe and full of sweetness you rise sainted Then I that went before you to prepare Shall meet and welcome you and daily court you With Hymnes of holy Love I go out Give me your hand farewell in peace farewell Remember me farewell dyes Jul. Sleep you sweet glasses An everlasting slumber crown those Chrystals All my delight adue farewell Dear Virolet Dear Dear most Dear O I can weep no more My body now is fire and all consuming Here will I sit forget the world and all things And only wait what heaven shall turn me to For now methinks I should not live She sits down Enter Pandulfo Pond O my sweet daughter The work is finisht now I promis'd thee Here are thy virtues shewed here register'd And here shall live for ever Jul. Blot it burn it I have no virtue hateful I am as hell is Pand. Is not this Virolet Jul. Ask no more questions Mistaking him I kill'd him Pand. O my Son Nature turns to my heart again my dear Son Son of my age would'st thou go out so quickly So poorly take thy leave and never see me Was this a kind stroak daughter could you
Money again then good sweet Doctor Wilt thou have twenty shillings a day for vexing me Doct. That shall not serve ye Sir Drums afar off Nor. Than forty shall Sir A low March And that will make ye speak well hark the Drums Cast They begin to beat to th' field Oh noble Dane Never was such a stake I hope of innocence Plaid for in Malta and in bloud before Ast It makes us hang our heads all Nor. A bold villain If there be treason in it accuse poor Ladies And yet they may do mischief too I 'll be with ye If she be innocent I shall find it quickly And something then I 'll say Ast Come lean on us Sir Nor. I thank ye Gentlemen and Domine Doctor Pray bring a little sneezing powder in your pocket For fear I sound when I see my bloud Doct. You are pleasant Exeunt Scaena Quinta Enter two Marshals 1. Are the Combatants come in The Scaffold set out and the stairs 2 Yes 1 Make the field clear there 2. That 's done too 1. Then to the prisoner the grand Master's coming Let 's see that all be ready there 2. Too ready How ceremonious our very ends are 〈◊〉 Alas sweet Lady If she be innocent Florish No doubt but justice will direct her Champion Away I hear 'em come 1. Pray heaven she prosper Enter Valetta Norandine Astor Castriot c. Val. Give Captain Norandine a chair Nor. I thank your Lordship Val. Sit Sir and take your ease your hurts require it You come to see a womans cause decided That 's all the knowledge now or name I have for her They say a false a base and treacherous woman And partly prov'd too Nor. Pity it should be so And if your Lordship durst ask my opinion Sure I should answer no so much I honor her And answer 't with my life too But Gomera As a brave Gentleman the other valiant And if he be not good dogs gnaw his flesh off And one above 'em both will find the truth out He never fails Sir Val. That 's the hope rests with me Nor. How nature and his honor struggle in him A sweet clear noble Gentleman Within make room there Guard Make room there Val. Go up and what you have to say say there Enter Oriana Ladies Executioner Abdella and Guard Ori. Thus I ascend nearer I hope to heaven Nor doe I fear to tread this dark black Mansion The Image of my grave each foot we move Goes to it still each hour we leave behind us Knols sadly toward it My noble Brother For yet mine innocence dares call ye so And you the friends to virtue that come hither The Chorus to this Tragick Scaene behold me Behold me with your Justice not with Pity My cause was ne'r so poor to ask compassion Behold me in this spotless White I wear The Emblem of my life of all my actions So ye shall find my story though I perish Behold me in my Sex I am no Soldier Tâ—â—ler and full of fears our blushing Sex is Unhardned with relentless thoughts unhatcht With bloud and bloudy practice alas we tremble But when an angry dream afflicts our fancies Die with a tale well told had I been practis'd And known the way of mischief travell'd in it And given my bloud and honor up to reach it Forgot Religion and the line I sprung on Oh heaven I had been fit then for thy justice And then in black as dark as Hell I had howl'd here Last in your own opinions weigh mine innocence Amongst ye I was planted from an Infant Would then if heaven had so been pleas'd I had perish'd Grew up and goodly ready to bear fruit The honourable fruit of marriage And am I blasted in my bud with Treason Boldly and basely of my fair name ravish'd And hither brought to find my rest in ruine But he that knows all he that rights all wrongs And in his time restores knows me I have spoken Val. If ye be innocent heaven will protect ye And so I leave ye to his Sword strikes for ye Farewell Ori. Oh that went deep farewel deer brother And howsoe'r my cause goes see my body Upon my knees I ask it buried chastely For yet by holy truth it never trespass'd Ast Justice sit on your cause and heaven fight for ye Nor. Two of ye Gentlemen do me but the honor To lead me to her good my Lord your leave too Val. You have it Sir Nor. Give me your fair hands fearless As white as this I see your Innocence As spotless and as pure be not afraid Lady You are but here brought to your nobler fortune To add unto your life immortal story Vertue through hardest things arrives at happiness Shame follow that blunt sword that looses you And he that strikes against you I shall study A curse or two for him once more your fair hands I never brought ill luck yet be fearless happy Ori. I thank ye noble Captain Nor. So I leave ye Val. Call in the Knights severally Enter severally Gomera and Miranda Ori. But two words to my champion And then to heaven and him I give my cause up Val. Speak quickly and speak short Ori. I have not much Sir Noble Gomera from your own free virtue You have undertaken here a poor Maids honor And with the hazard of your life and happily You may suspect the cause though in your true worth You will not shew it therefore take this testimony And as I hope for happiness a true one And may it steel your heart and edge your good sword Ye fight for her as spotless of these mischiefs As heaven is of our sins or truth of errors And so defie that treacherous man and prosper Nor. Blessing o' thy heart Lady Val. Give the signal to ' em Low Alarms Nor. 'T is bravely fought Gomera follow that blow Well struck again boy look upon the Lady And gather spirit brave again lye close Lye close I say he fights aloft and strongly Close for thy life a vengeance o' that fell buffet Retire and gather breath ye have day enough Knights Look lovely on him Lady to 't again now Stand stand Gomera stand one blow for all now Gather thy strength together God bless the woman Why where 's thy noble heart heaven bless the Lady All. Oh oh Val. She is gone she is gone Nor. Now strike it Hold hold he yields hold thy brave sword he 's conquer'd He 's thine Gomera now be joyful Lady What could this thief have done had his cause been equal He made my heart-strings tremble Val. Off with his Caske there And Executioner take you his head next Abdel. Oh cursed fortune Gom. Stay I beseech ye Sir and this one honor Grant me I have deserv'd it that this villain May live one day to envy at my justice That he may pine and dye before the sword fall Viewing the glory I have won her goodness Val. He shall and you the harvest of your valour Shall
Alas win us from in an hour an instant We are so easie make him so forgetful Both of his reason honesty and credit As to deny his Wife a visitation His Wife that though she was a little foolish Lov'd him Oh Heaven forgive her for 't nay doted Nay had run mad had she not married him Petru. Though I do know this falser than the Devil I cannot choose but love it Mar. What do I know But those that came to keep him might have kill'd him In what a case had I been then I dare not Believe him such a base debosh'd companion That one refusal of a tender Maid Would make him faign this Sickness out of need And take a Keeper to him of Fourscore To play at Billiards one that mew'd content And all her teeth together not come near him Petru. This Woman would have made a most rare Jesuite She can prevaricate on any thing There was not to be thought a way to save her In all imagination beside this Mar. His unkind dealing which was worst of all In sending who knowes whether all the plate And all the houshold-stuffe had I not crost it By a great providence and my friends assistance Which he will thank me one day for alas I could have watch'd as well as they have serv'd him In any use better and willinger The Law commands me to do it love commands me And my own duty charges me Petru. Heav'n bless me And now I have said my Prayers I 'll go to her Are you a Wife for any Man Mar. For you Sir If I were worse I were better That you are well At least that you appear so I thank Heaven Long may it hold and that you are here I am glad too But that you have abus'd me wretchedly And such a way that shames the name of Husband Such a malicious mangy way so mingled Never look strangely on me I dare tell you With breach of honesty care kindness manners Petru. Holla you kick too fast Mar. Was I a stranger Or had I vow'd perdition to your person Am I not Married to you tell me that Petru. I would I could not tell you Mar. Is my presence The stock I come of which is worshipful If I should say Right worshipful I ly'd not My Grandsire was a Knight Petru. O' the Shire Mar. A Soldier Which none of all thy Family e're heard of But one conductor of thy name a Grasier That ran away with pay or am I grown Because I have been a little peevish to you Onely to try your temper such a dogge-leech I could not be admitted to your presence Petru. If I endure this hang me Mar. And two deaths heads Two Harry Groats that had their faces worn Almost their names away too Petru. Now hear me For I will stay no longer Mar. This you shall How ever you shall think to flatter me For this offence which no submission Can ever mediate for you 'l find it so What ever you shall do by intercession What you can offer what your Land can purchase What all your friends or families can win Shall be but this not to forswear your knowledge But ever to forbear it now your will Sir Petru. Thou art the subtlest Woman I think living I am sure the lewdest now be still and mark me Were I but any way addided to the Devil I should now think I had met a play-fellow To profit by and that way the most learned That ever taught to murmur Tell me thou Thou most poor paltry spiteful Whore Do you cry I 'll make you roare before I leave Mar. Your pleasure Petru. Was it not sin enough thou Fruiterer Full of the fall thou eat'st thou Devils Broker Thou Seminary of all sedition Thou Sword of veng'ance with a thred hung o're us Was it not sin enough and wickedness In full abundance Was it not vexation At all points cap a pe nay I shall pinch you Thus like a rotten Rascal to abuse The name of Heaven the tye of Marriage The honour of thy Friends the expectation Of all that thought thee virtuous with Rebellion Childish and base Rebellion but continuing After forgiveness too and worse your mischief And against him setting the hope of Heaven by And the dear reservation of his honor Nothing above ground could have won to hate thee Well goe thy wayes Mar. Yes Petru. You shall hear me out first What punishment may'st thou deserve thou thing Thou Idle thing of nothing thou pull'd Primrose That two hours after art a Weed and wither'd For this last flourish on me am I one Selected out of all the Husbands living To be so ridden by a Tit of ten pence Am I so blind and Bed-rid I was mad And had the Plague and no Man must come near me I must be shut up and my substance bezel'd And an old Woman watch me Mar. Well Sir well You may well glory in 't Petru. And when it comes to opening 't is my plot I must undoe my self forsooth do'st hear me If I should beat thee now as much may be Do'st thou not well deserve it o' thy Conscience Do'st thou not cry come beat me Mar. I defie you And my last loving tears farewell the first stroke The very first you give me if you dare strike Try me and you shall find it so for ever Never to be recall'd I know you love me Mad till you have enjoy'd me I do turne Utterly from you and what Man I meet first That has but spirit to deserve a favour Let him bear any shape the worse the better â—all kill you and enjoy me what I have said About your foolish sickness e're you have me As you would have me you shall swear is certain And challenge any Man that dares deny it And in all companies approve my actions And so farewell for this time Ex. Mar. Petru. Grief goe with thee If there be any witchcrafts herbes or potions Saying my Prayers backward Fiends or Fayries That can again unlove me I am made Exit Scaena Secunda Enter Byancha and Tranio Tra. Mistress you must do it By. Are the Writings ready I told you of Tra. Yes they are ready but to what use I know not By. Y' are an Ass you must have all things constru'd Tra. Yes and pierc'd too Or I find little pleasure By. Now you are knavish Goe too fetch Rowland hither presently Your Twenty pounds lies bleeding else she is married Within these twelve hours if we cross it not And see the Papers of one size Tra. I have ye By. And for disposing of ' em Tra. If I fail you Now I have found the way use Marshal Law And cut my head off with a hand Saw By. Well Sir Petronius and Moroso I 'll see sent for About your business goe Tra. I am gone Ex. Tra. Enter Livia By. Ho Livia Liv. Who 's that By. A friend of yours Lord how you look now As if you had lost a Carrack Liv. O Byancha I am the most
'll carry it Ru. Does this become you Princess Arm. The Captain 's jealous Jealous of that he never durst deserve yet Goe freely goe I 'll give thee leave Ru. Your leave Sir Arm. Yes my leave Sir I 'll not be troubled neither Nor shall my heart ake or my head be jealous Nor strange suspitious thoughts reign in my memory Go on and do thy worst I 'll smile at thee I kiss your fair hand first then farewel Captain Exit Quisar What a pure soul inherits here what innocence Sure I was blind when I first lov'd this fellow And long to live in that fogg still how he blusters Ru. Am I your property or those your flatteries The banquets that ye bid me to the trust I build my goodly hopes on Quisar Be more temperate Ru. Are these the shews of your respect and favour What did he here what language had he with ye Did ye invite could ye stay no longer â—o be so gracious in your eye Quisar You are too forward Ru. Why at these private hours Quisar You are too saucy Too impudent to task me with those errors Do ye know what I am Sir and my prerogative Though you be a thing I have call'd by th' name of friend â— never taught you to dispose my liberty â—ow durst you touch mine honor blot my meanings â—nd name an action and of mine but noble Thou poor unworthy thing how have I grac'd thee â—ow have I nourisht thee and raised thee hourly Are these the gratitudes you bring Ruy Dias The thanks the services I am fairly paid Was 't not enough I saw thou wert a Coward â—nd shaddowed thee no noble sparkle in thee Daily provok'd thee and still found thee coward â—ais'd noble causes for thee strangers started at Yet still still still a Coward ever Coward And with those taints dost thou upbraid my virtues Ruy. I was too blame Lady Quisar So blindly bold to touch at my behaviour Durst thou but look amiss at my allowance If thou hadst been a brave fellow thou hadst had some licence Some liberty I might have then allowed thee For thy good face some scope to have argued with me But being nothing but a sound a shape The meer sign of a Soldier of a Lover The dregs and draffy part disgrace and jealousie I scorn thee and contemn thee Ru. Dearest Lady If I have been too free Quisar Thou hast been too foolish And go on still I 'll study to forget thee I would I could and yet I pity thee Exit Ru. I am not worth it if I were that 's misery The next door is but death I must aim at it Exit Actus Quartus Scaena Prina Enter King and Governor like a Moor-Priest Kin. SO far and truly you have discovered to me The former currents of my life and fortune That I am bound to acknowledge ye most holy And certainly to credit your predictions Of what are yet to come Gov. I am no lyer 'T is strange I should and live so near a neighbor But these are not my ends Kin. Pray ye sit good father Certain a reverend man and most religious Gov. I that belief 's well now and let me work then I 'll make ye curse Religion e'r I leave ye I have liv'd a long time Son a mew'd up man Sequester'd by the special hand of Heaven From the worlds vanities bid farewel to follies And shook hands with all heats of youth and pleasures As in a dream these twenty years I have slumber'd Many a cold Moon have I in meditation And searching out the hidden Wils of heaven Lain shaking under many a burning Sun Has fear'd my body and boil'd up my blood Feebl'd my knees and stampt a Meagerness Upon my figure all to find out knowledge Which I have now attained to thanks to heaven All for my countreys good too and many a vision Many a mistick vision have I seen Son And many a sight from heaven which has been terrible Wherein the Goods and Evils of these Islands Were lively shadowed many a charge I have had too Still as the time grew ripe to reveal these To travel and discover now I am come Son The hour is now appointed My tongue is touch'd and now I speak Kin. Do Holy man I 'll hear ye Gov. Beware these Portugals I say beware 'em These smooth-sac'd strangers have an eye upon ' em The cause is now the God's hear and believe King King I do hear but before I give rash credit Or hang too light on belief which is a sin father Know I have found 'em gentle faithful valiant And am in my particular bound to 'em I mean to some for my most strange deliverance Gov. Oh Son the future aims of men observe me Above their present actions and their glory Are to be look'd at the Stars shew many turnings If you could see mark but with my eyes pupil These men came hither as my vision tells me Poor weather-beaten almost lost starv'd feebled Their vessels like themselves most miserable Made a long sute for traffique and for comfort To vent their childrens toys cure their diseases They had their sute they landed and to th' rate Grew rich and powerful suckt the fat and freedom Of this most blessed Isle taught her to tremble Witness the Castle here the Citadel They have clapt upon the neck of your Tidore This happy Town till that she knew these strangers To check her when she 's jolly King They have so indeed Father Gov. Take heed take heed I find your fair delivery Though you be pleas'd to glorifie that fortune And think these strangers gods take heed I say I find it but a handsome preparation A fair-fac'd Prologue to a further mischief Mark but the end good King the pin he shoots at That was the man deliver'd ye the mirror Your Sister is his due what 's she your heir Sir And what 's he a kin then to the kingdom But heirs are not ambitious who then suffers What reverence shall the gods have and what justice The miserable people what shall they do King He points at truth directly Gov. Think of these Son The person nor the manner I mislike not Of your preserver nor the whole man together Were he but season'd in the Faith we are In our Devotions learn'd King You say right Father Gov. To change our Worships now and our Religion To be traytor to our God King You have well advised me And I will seriously consider Father In the mean time you shall have your fair access Unto my Sister advise her to your purpose And let me still know how the gods determine Gov. I will but my main end is to advise The destruction of you all a general ruine And when I am reveng'd let the gods whistle Exeunt Enter Ruy Dias and Pyniero Ruy. Indeed I am right glad ye were not greedy And sudden in performing what I will'd you Upon the person of Armufia I was afraid for I well
knew your valour And love to me Py. 'T was not a fair thing Uncle It shew'd not handsome carried no man in it Ruy. I must confess 't was ill and I abhor it Only this good has risen from this evil I have tried your honesty and find proof A constancy that will not be corrupted And I much honor it Py. This Bell sounds better Ruy. My anger now and that disgrace I have suffer'd Shall be more manly vented and wip'd off And my sick honor cur'd the right and straight way My Sword 's in my hand now Nephew my cause upon it And man to man one valour to another My hope to his Py. Why this is like Ruy Dias This carries something of some substance in it Some mettle and some man this sounds a Gentleman And now methinks ye utter what becomes ye To kill men scurvily 't is such a dog-trick Such a Rat-catchers occupation Ru. It is no better But Pyniero now Py. Now you do bravely Ru. The difference of our States flung by forgotten The full opinion I have won in service And such respects that may not shew us equal Laid handsomly aside only our fortunes And single manhoods Py. In a service Sir Of this most noble nature all I am If I had ten lives more those and my fortunes Are ready for ye I had thought ye had for sworn fighting Or banish'd those brave thoughts were wont to wait upon you I am glad to see 'em call'd home agen Ruy. They are Nephew And thou shalt see what fire they carry in them Here you guess what this means Shews a challenge Py. Yes very well Sir A portion of Scripture that puzles many an interpreter Ruy. As soon as you can find him Py. That will not be long Uncle And o' my conscience he 'll be ready as quickly Ruy. I make no doubt good Nephew carry it so If you can possible that we may fight Py. Nay you shall fight assure your self Ru. Pray ye hear me In some such place where it may be possible The Princess may behold us Py. I conceive ye Upon the sand behind the Castle Sir A place remote enough and there be windows Out of her Lodgings too or I am mistaken Ruy. Y' are i' th' right if ye can work that handsomly Py. Let me alone and pray be you prepar'd Some three hours hence Ruy. I will not fail Py. Get you home And if you have any things to dispose of Or a few light prayers That may befriend you run 'em over quickly I warrant I 'll bring him on Ruy. Farewel Nephew And when we meet again Py. I I fight handsomly Take a good draught or two of Wine to settle ye 'T is an excellent armour for an ill conscience Uncle I am glad to see this mans conversion I was afraid fair honor had been bed-rid Or beaten out o' th' Island soldiers and good ones Intended such base courses he will fight now And I believe too bravely I have seen him Curry a fellows carkasse handsomely And in the head of a troop stand as if he had been rooted there Dealing large doles of death what a rascal was I I did not see his Will drawn What does she here Enter Quisara If there be any mischief towards a woman makes one still Now what new business is for me Quisar I was sending for ye But since we have met so fair You have sav'd that labour I must intreat you Sir Py. Any thing Madam Your Wils are my Commands Quisar Y' are nobly courteous Upon my better thoughts Signior Pyniero And my more peaceable considerations Which now I find the richer ornaments I wou'd desire you to attempt no farther Against the person of the noble stranger In truth I am asham'd of my share in 't Nor be incited farther by your Uncle I see it will sit ill upon your person I have considered and it will shew ugly Carried at best a most unheard of cruelty Good Sir desist Py. You speak now like a woman And wondrous well this tenderness becomes ye But this you must remember your command Was laid on with a kiss and seriously It must be taken off the same way Madam Or I stand bound still Quisar That shall not endanger ye Look ye fair Sir thus I take off that duty Py. By th' mass 't was soft and sweet Some bloods would bound now And run a tilt do not you think bright beauty You have done me in this kiss a mighty favour And that Island bound by virtue of this honor To do what ever you command me Quisar I think Sir From me these are unusual courtefies And ought to be respected so there are some And men of no mean rank would hold themselves Not poorly blest to taste of such a bounty Py. I know there are that wou'd do many unjust things For such a kiss and yet I hold this modest All villanies body and soul dispense with For such a provocation kill their kindred Demolish the fair credits of their Parents Those kisses I am not acquainted with most certain Madam The appurtenance of this kiss wou'd not provoke me To do a mischief 't is the devils own dance To be kiss'd into cruelty Quisar I am glad you make that use Sir Py. I am gladder That you made me believe you were cruel For by thiS hand I know I am so honest However I deceiv'd ye 't was high time too Some common slave might have been set upon it else That willingly I wou'd not kill a dog That could but fetch and carry for a woman She must be a good woman made me kick him And that will be hard to find to kill a man â—f you will give me leave to get another Or any she that plaid the best game at it And 'fore a womans anger prefer her fancy Quisar I take it in you well Py. I thank ye Lady And I shall study to confirm it Quisar Do Sir For this time and this present cause I allow it Most holy Sir Enter Governor Quisana and Panura Gov. Bless ye my Royal Daughter And in you bless this Island Heaven Quisar Good Aunt What think ye of this man Quisan Sure h' is a wise man And a Religious he tells us things have hapened So many years ago almost forgotten As readily as if they were done this hour Quisar Does he not meet with your sharp tongue Pan. He tells me Madam Marriage and mouldy Cheese will make me tamer Gov. A stubborn keeper and worse fare An open stable and cold care Will tame a Jade may be your snare Pan. Bi r Lady a sharp prophet when this proves good I 'll bequeath you a skin to make ye a Hood Gov. Lady I would talk with you Quisar Do reverend Sir Gov. And for your good for that that must concern ye And give ear wisely to me Quisar I shall father Gov. You are a Princess of that excellence â—â—etness and grace that Angel-like fair feature Nay do not blush I 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
For a stronger lace to keep my breath That I may laugh the nine days till the wonder Fall to an ebb the high and mighty Duchess The high and mighty God what a stile is this Methinks it goes like a Duchy lope-man A ladder of 100 rounds will fail To reach the top on 't well my gentle Cosin I know by these contents your itch of honor You must to the Court you say and very shortly You shall be welcome and if your wife have wit I 'll put her in a thriving course if not Her own sin on her own head not a blot Shall stain my reputation only this I must for healths sake sometimes make an ass Of the tame moil my Husband 't will do him good And give him fresher brains Me fresher bloud Now for the noble Duke I hear him coming Enter Duke his train Your Grace is well return'd Duke As well as may be Never in younger health never more able I mean to be your bed-fellow this night Let me have good encounter Bew. Bless me heaven What a hot meat this greatness is Long. It may be so For I 'll be sworn he hath not got a snap This two months on my knowledge or her woman Is damn'd for swearing it Duke I thank you Gentlemen for your attendance And also your great pains pray know my Lodgings Petter and oftner do so Gentlemen Now by my honor as I am a Prince I speak sincerely know my lodgings better And be not strangers I shall see your service And your deservings when you least expect Om. We humbly thank your grace for this great favor Du. Jaques Jaq. Your Grace Du. Be ready for the Countrey And let my Tenants know the Kings great love Say I would see them but the weight at Court Lies heavy on my shoulders let them know I do expect their duties in attendance Against the next feast wait for my coming To take up Post-horse and be full of speed Exit Jaq. Wife I would desire your Grace Du. You shall desire and have your Fâ—ll desire sweet Duchess speak Wife To have some conference with a Gentleman That seems not altogether void of reason He talks of Titles and things near the Crown And knowing none so fit as your Grace To give the difference in such points of State Du. What is he if he be noble or have any part That 's worthy our converse we do accept him Wife I can assure your Grace his strain is noble But he 's very subtle Duke Let him be so Let him have all the brains I shall demonstrate How this most Christian Crown of France can bear No other shew of Title than the Kings â— will go in and meditate for half an hour â—nd then be ready for him presently â— will convert him quickly or confound him Serv. Is mad Shattillion here Wife Is here and 's Lady I prethee servant fetch him hither Serv. Why what do you mean to put him to Wife To chat with the mad lad my Husband 'T will be brave to hear them speak babble Stare and prate Bew. But what shall be the end of all this Lady Enter Shattillion and Lady Wife Leave that to me now for the grand dispute For see here comes Shattillion as I live methiâ—ks All France should bear part of his griess Long. I 'll fetch my Lord the Duke Shat. Where am I now or whether will you lead me To my death I crave my priviledge I must not dye but by just course of Law Serv His Majesty hath sent by me your pardon He meant not you should dye but would intreat you To laâ— the full state of your Title open Unto a grave and Noble Gentleman Enter Duke and Longovile The Duke of Burgundy who here doth come Who either by his wisdom will confute you Or else inform and satisfie the King Bew. May 't please your grace this is the Genâ—leman Duke Is this he that chops Logick with my Liege Shat. D' ye mock me you are great the time will come When you shall be as much contemn'd as I Where are the antient compliments of France The upstarts brave the Princes of the bloud Duke Your Title Sir in short Shat. He must Sir Be a better States-man than your self that can Trip me in any thing I will not speak Before these witnesses Duke Depart the room for none shall stay No not my dearest Duchess Wife We 'll stand behind the Arras and hear all Exeunt Duke In that chair take your place I in this Discourse your Title now Shat. Sir you shall know My Loves true Title mine by Marriage Setting aside the first race of French Kings Which will not here concern us as Pharamond With Clodian Meroveus and Chilperick And to come down unto the second Race Which we will likewise slip Duke But take me with you Shat. I pray you give me leave of Martel Charles The Father of King Pippin who was Sire To Charles the Great and famous Charlemain And to come to the third Race of French Kings Which will not be greatly pertinent in this cause Betwixt the King and me of which you know HVGH CAPET was the first Next his Son Robert Henry then and Philip With Lewis and his Son a Lewis too And of that name the Seventh but all this Springs from a Female as it shall appear Duke Now give me leave I grant you this your Title At the first sight carries some shew of truth But if ye weigh it well ye shall find light Is not his Majesty possest in peace And justice executed in his name And can you think the most Christian King Would do this if he saw not reason for it Shat. But had not the Tenth Lewis a sole Daughter Duke I cannot tell Shat. But answer me directly Duke It is a most seditious question Shat. Is this your justice Duke I stand for my King Shat. Was ever Heir-apparant thus abus'd I 'll have your head for this Duke Why do your worst Shat. Will no one stir to apprehend this Traitor A guard about my person will none come Must my own royal hands perform the deed Then thus I do arrest you Duke Treason help Enter Wife Long. Bew. and Serv. Wife Help help my Lord and Husband Duke Help the Duke Long. Forbear his grace's person Shat. Forbear you to touch him that Your Heir-apparent weds But by this hand I will have all your heads Exit Serv. How doth your Grace Duke Why well Serv. How do you find his Title Duke 'T is a dangerous one As can come by a female Serv. I 't is true But the Law Salique cuts him off from all Long. I do beseech your Grace how stands his Title Duke Pew nothing the Law Salique cuts him off from all Wife My gracious Husband you must now prepare In all your Graces pomp to entertain Your Cosin who is now a convertite And follows here this night he will be here Duke Be ready all in haste I do intend To
is the Duke even he himself be merry This is the golden age the Poet speaks on Wife I pray it be not brazen'd by their faces And yet methinks they are the neatest Pieces For shape and cutting that e'er I beheld Cos Most gracious Duke my poor Spouse and my self Do kiss your mighty foot and next to that The great hand of your Dutchess ever wishing Your honors ever springing and your years Duke Cosin Cos Your Graces vassal far unworthy The nearness of your blood Duke Correct me not I know the word I speak And know the person Though I be something higher than the place Where common men have motion and descending Down with my eye their forms are lessened to me Yet from this pitch can I behold my own From millions of those men that have no mark And in my fearful stoop can make them stand When others feel my feet and perish Cosin Be comforted you are very welcome so Is your fair Wife the charge of whom I give To my own dearest and best beloved Tell me you have resolv'd your self for Court And utterly renounc'd the slavish Countrey With all the cares thereof Cos I have Sir Duke Have you dismist your eating houshold Sold your hangings of Nebuchadnezar for such they were As I remember with the Furnitures Belonging to your Beds and Chambers Cos I Sir Duke Have you most carefully ta'en off the Lead From you roof weak with age and so prevented The ruin of your house and clapt him In a summer suit of thatch to keep him cool Cos All this I have perform'd Duke Then lend me all your hands I will embrace my Cosin Who is an understanding Gentleman And with a zeal mighty as is my name Once more I bid you welcome to the Court My state again Duch. As I was telling you your Husband Must be no more Commander look to that Be several at meat and lodging let him have Board-wages and Diet ' mongst his men i' th' Town For pleasure if he be given to 't let him have it Else as your own fancy shall direct you Cosin you see this mighty man here he was an ass When he came first to Town indeed he was Just such another coxcomb as your Husband God bless the mark and every good mans child This must not stir you Cosin Wif. Heaven forbid Long. Sweet Maria provide the cushion ready for it Mar. It shall be done Duke Receive all your advices from our self Be once a day with us and so farewel For this time my fair Cosin Gentlemen Conduct him to his Lodging Duch. Farewel and think upon my words Wife I shall observe them Exit Duke and Duchess Cos Health and the Kings continual love attend you Serv. Oh for a private place to ease my Lungs Heaven give me patience such a pair of jades Were never better ridden to this hour Pray heaven they hold out to the journeys end Long. Twitch him aside good Monsieur whilst I break Upon the body of his strength his wife I have a constant promise she is my own Serv. Ply her to wind-ward Monsieur you have taken The most compendious way to raise your self That could have been delivered by a Counsel Cos I have some certain aims Sir but my wife Serv. Your wife you must not let that trouble you Cos It will Sir to see her in a strangers arms Serv. What mean you let her alone be wise stir not a foot For if you do all your hopes are buried I swear you are a lost man if you stir Cos I thank you Sir I will be more advis'd Serv. But what great Office do you level at Cos Sir they are kissing Serv. Let them kiss And much may do their good hearts they must kiss And kiss and double kiss and kiss again Or you may kiss the post for any rising Had your noble kinsman ever mounted To these high Spheres of honor now he moves in But for the kisses of his wife Cos I know not Serv. Then I do credit me he had been lost A fellow of no mark and no repute Had not his wife kist soon and very sweetly She was an excellent woman and dispatcht him To his full being in a moment Sir Exit Long. and Wife Cos But yet methinks he would not take her Sir Into a private room Serv. Now stand and flourish You are a mads man for ever â— do envy you if you stand your fortunes up You are the happiest man but your great Cosin This day in Court well I will marry surely And not let every man out-run me thus 'T is time to be mine own friend I live â—â— town here and direct the readiest way To other men and be a slave my self Cos Nay good Sir be not mov'd I am your servant And will not be ungrateful for this knowledge Serv. Will you be walking home Cos I would desire to have my wife along Serv. You are too raw Begone and take no notice where you left her Let her return at leasure if she stay A month 't will be the better understand me This Gentleman can do 't Exit Cosin Cos I will Sir and wife remember me a Duke a Duke wife Serv. Aboard her Longaveile she 's thine own To me the fooling of this fool is venery Exit Servant Enter Bewford and Jaques Bew. Come prethee come have I not crowns behold â—ad follow me here not a word go in Grope by the walls and you shall find a bed Lie down there see see a turn or two to give My blood some heats and I am presently For action darkness by thy leave I come Exit Bew. Enter Maria. Ma. I am perfect in my lesson be my speed Thou god of marriage this is the door I 'll knock Bew. within Whose there I cannot come yet Ma. Monsieur Bewford Bew. Stay till I light a candle who are ye Ma. Sir a poor Gentlewoman Enter Bewford Bew. Oh come in I 'll find a time for you too be not loud Ma. Sir you have found that time already shame On my soul therefore Bew Why what 's the matter Ma. Do you not see Sir is your light so dim Bew. Do you not wait on the Lady Mount Marine Ma. I do Sir but my love on you Bew. Poor soul how cam'st thou by this big belly Ma. By your self Bew. By heaven I ne'er touch'd your body Ma. Yes unswear that oath again I 'll tell you all These two years I have lov'd you but the means How to enjoy you I did never know Till Twelf-night last when hearing of your game To take up wenches private in the night I apprehended straight this course to make My self as one of them and wait your coming I did so and enjoyed you and now this child That now is quick within me hide my shame And marry me or else I must be forc'd Long. within Monsieur Bewford Monsieur Bewford Bew. Whos 's that calls Long. Are you a bed Bew. No Sir the hangings Enter
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
hour longer Vio. Good Mistriss beat me rather for my fault as much as it deserves I do not know whither to go Moth. No I warrant thee out of my doors Vio. Indeed I 'll mend I pray speak you for me Alex. If thou hadst hurl'd down any thing but the Pie-meat I would have spoke for thee but I cannot find in my heart now Moth. Art thou here yet I think I must have an Officer to thrust thee out of my doors must I Vio. Why you may stop this in my wages too For God's sake do I 'll find my self this year And let me stay Moth. Thou't spoil ten times as much I 'll cudgel thee out of my doors Vio. I am assur'd you are more merciful Than thus to beat me and discharge me too Moth. Dost thou dispute with me Alexander carry the prating hilding forth Vio. Good Mistriss hear me I have here a Jewel My Mother left me and 't is something worth Receive it and when all my faults together Come to the worth of that then turn me forth Till then I pray you keep me Moth. What giggombob have we here pray god you have not pilfred this somewhere th' art such a puling thing wipe your eyes and rise go your ways Alexander bid the Cook mince some more meat come and get you to bed quickly that you may up betime i' th' morning a milking or you and I shall fall out worse yet Exit Moth. and Alex. Vio. She has hurt my arm I am afraid she is a very angry woman but bless him heaven that did me the most wrong I am afraid Antonio's wife should see me she will know me Mother within Melvia Vio. I am coming she 's not angry agen I hope Exit Enter Mercury Mer. Now what am I the better for enjoying This woman that I lov'd so all I find That I before imagined to be happy Now I have done it turns to nothing else But a poor pitied and a base repentance Udsfoot I am monstrous angry with my self Why should a man that has discourse and reason And knows how near he loses all in these things Covet to have his wishes satisfied Which when they are are nothing but the shame I do begin to loath this woman strangely And I think justly too that durst adventure Flinging away her modesty to take A stranger to her bed her Husbands body Being scarce cold in the earth for her content It was no more to take my senses with Than if I had an idle dream in sleep Yet I have made her promises which grieves me And I must keep 'em too I think she hunts me The devil cannot keep these women off When they are fletched once Enter Wife in night attire Wife To bed for gods sake Sir why do you stay here Some are up i' th' house I heard the wife Good dear sweet-heart to bed Mer. Why I am going why do you follow me You would not have it known I hope pray get you Back to your chamber the doors hard by for me Let me alone I warrant you this it is To thresh well I have got a customer Will you go to bed Wife Will you Mer. Yes I am going Wife Then remember your promise you made to marry me Mer. I will but it was your fault that it came To this pinch now that it must need remembrance For out of honesty I offer'd you To marry you first why did you slack that offer Wife Alas I told you the inconvenience of it And what wrong it would appear to the world If I had married in such post-haste After his death beside the foolish people Would have been bold to have thought we had lain together in his time and like enough imagin'd We two had murther'd him Mer. I love her tongue yet If I were a Saint A gilded Saint and such a thing as this Should prate thus wittily and feelingly Unto my Holiness I cannot tell But I fear shrewdly I should do something That would quite scratch me out o' th' Kalender And if I stay longer talking with her Though I am mad at what I have done already Yet I shall forget my self again I feel the Devil Ready to hold my stirrop pray to bed good night Wife This kiss good night sweet Love And peace goe with thee thou hast prov'd thy self The honestest man that ever was entic'd To that sweet sin as people please to call it Of lying with anothers wife and I I think the honestest woman without blushing That ever lay with another man I sent my Husband Into a Cellar post fearing and justly He should have known him which I did not purpose Till I had had my end Well now this plot is perfect let him brag on 't Exit Actus Quintus Scaena Prima Enter Justice and Curio with a Paper Just BIrlady Sir you have rid hard that you have Cur. They that have business must do so I take it Just You say true when set you out my friend Cur. About ten a clock and I have rid all night Just By the mass you are tough indeed I have seen the day I would have rid too with the proudest of them and fling dirt in their faces and I have don 't with this foolish boy Sir many a time but what can last always 't is done 't is done now Sir age care and office brings us to our footcloaths the more the pity Curio I believe that Sir but will it please you to read the business Just My friend I can read and I can tell you when Cur. Would I could too Sir for my haste requires it Just Whence comes it do you say Cur. Sir from the City Just Oh from the City 't is a reverent place Curio And his justice be as short as his memory A Dudgion Dagger will serve him to mow down sin withal What clod-pole Commissioner is this Just And by my faith govern'd by worthy members Discreet and upright Cur. Sir they are beholding to you you have given some of them a commendations they were not worthy of this twenty years Just Go to go to you have a merry meaning I have found you Sir i' faith you are a wag away fie now I 'll read Your Letter Cur. Pray do Sir what a misery 't is To have an urgent business wait the Justice Of such an old Tuff-taffata that knows not Nor can be brought to understand more sence Than how to restore supprest Alehouses And have his man compound small trespasses For ten groats Just Sir it seems here your business is of a deeper circumstance than I conceiv'd it for what do you mean Sir Cur. 'T is for mine own ease I 'll assure your Worship Just It shall not be i'faith friend here I have it That one Antonio a Gentleman I take it so Yes it is so a Gentleman is lately thought to Have been made away and by my faith upon a Pearls ground too if you consider well there 's Knavery in 't I see
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
sometimes serves for a second course Jul. Ye may as well be kind And gain our favours gain meat and drink And lodging to rest your bones Tib. My bones have bore me thus long And had their share of pains and recreations If they fail now they are no fair companions Cro. Are ye thus harsh to all our Sex Mast We cannot be merry without a Fidler Pray strike up your Tabors Ladies Cro. The fools despise us Jul. We know ye are very hungry now Tib. Yes 't is very wholsom Ladies For we that have gross bodies must be careful Have ye no piercing air to stir our stomachs We are beholding to ye for our Ordinary Jul. Why slaves 't is in our power to hang ye Mast Very likely 'T is in our powers then to be hang'd and scorn ye Hanging 's as sweet to us as dreaming to you Cro. Come be more courteous Jul. Do and then ye shall be pleas'd and have all necessaries Tib. Give me some Ratsbane then Cro. And why Ratsbane Mounsieur Tib We live like vermine here and eat up your cheese Your mouldy cheese that none but Rats would bite at Therefore 't is just that Ratsbane should reward us We are unprofitable and our Ploughs are broken There is no hope of Harvest this year Ladies Jul. Ye shall have all content Mâ—st I and we 'll serve your uses I had rather serve hogs there 's more delight in 't Your greedy appetites are never satisfied Just like hungry Camels sleeping or waking You chew the cud still Cro. By this hand we 'll starve ye Mast 'T is a noble courtesie I had as lief ye should famish me as founder me To be jaded to death is only fit for a hackney Here be certain Tarts of Tarr about me And parcels of potargo in my Jerkin As long as these last Jul. Which will not last ever Tib. Then we 'll eat one another like good fellows A shoulder of his for a haunch of mine Jul. 'T is excellent Tib. 'T will be as we 'll dress it Ladies Cro. Why sure ye are not men Mast Ye had best come search us A Seaman is seldom without a salt Eele Tib. I am bad enough And in my nature a notorious wencher And yet ye make me blush at your immodesty Tell me good Master didst ever see such things Mast I could like 'em though they were lewdly given If they could say no Tib. Well ye may hang or starve us But your commanding impudence shall never fear us Had ye by blushing signs soft cunings crept into us And shew'd us your necessities we had met your purposes Supply'd your wants We are no Saints Ladies I love a good wench as I love my life And with my life I will maintain my love But such a sordid impudence I 'll spit at Let 's to our dens again Come noble Master You know our minds Ladâ—es This is the faith in which we 'll die Exit Tib. and Mast Cro. I do admire 'em Jul. They are noble fâ—â—lows And they shall not want â—oâ— this Cro. But see Clarinda comes Farewel I 'll to my charge Enter Clarinda Clâ—◠〈◊〉 out those prisoners now And 〈…〉 aâ—d hear their business 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Madam Exit 〈◊〉 〈…〉 hath prevail'd upon her brother 〈…〉 â—ongue and can describe the happiness 〈…〉 ready to fling on him 〈◊〉 suâ—e he m◠〈◊〉 glad for certain wonder â—nd blâ—ss the houâ— that brought him to this Island â—long to hear tâ—e â—â—ll joy that he labours with Enter Juletta Morillat Franvile Lamure Mor. Bless thy Divine Beauty Fran. Mirror of sweetness La-m. Ever-springing brightness Cla. Nay Sâ—and up Gentlemen and leave your flatteries Mor. She calls us Gentlâ—men sure we shall have some meat now Cla. I am a mortal creature Worship Heaven and give these atâ—ributes To their Divinities Methinks ye â—ook but thin Mor. Oh we are starv'd immortal beauty La-m. We are all poor starv'd knaves Fran. Neither liberty nor meat Lady Mor. We were handsome men and Gentlemen and sweet men And were once gracious in the eyes of beauties But now we look like Rogues Like poor starv'd rogues Cla. What would ye do if ye were to die now Fran. Alas we were prepar'd If you will hang us Let 's have a good meal or two to die with To put 's in heart Mor. Or if you 'll drown us Let 's be drunk first that we may die merrily And bless the founders Cla. Ye shall not die so hastily What dare ye do to deserve my favour La-m. Put us to any service Fran. Any bondage Let 's but live Mar. We 'll get a world of children For we know ye are hainously unprovided that way And ye shall beat us when we offend ye Beat us abundantly and take our meat from us Cla. These are weak abject things that shew ye poor ones What 's the great service ye so oft have threatned If ye might see me and win my favour Jul. That business of discovery Mor. Oh Ill tell ye Lady La-m. And so will I. Fran. And I Pray let me speak first Mor. Good no confusion We are before a Lady that knows manners And by the next meat I shall eat 't is certain This little Gentlewoman that was taken with us Cla. Your Captains Sister she you mean Mar. I I she 's the business that we would open to ye You are cousened in her Lam How what is' t you would open Fran. She is no Sister Mor. Good Sirs how quick you are She is no Sister Madam Fran. She is his Mor. Peace I say Cla. What is she Mor. Faith sweet Lady She is as a man would say his Cla. What Lam. His Mistriss Mor. Or as some new Translators read his Cla. Oh me Mor. And why he should delude you thus Unless he meant some villany these ten weeks He has had her at Sea for his own proper appetite Lam. His Cabin-mate I 'll assure ye Cla. No Sister say ye Mor. No more than I am brother to your beauty I know not why he should juggle thus Cla. Do not lie to me Mor. If ye find me lie Lady hang me empty Cla. How am I fool'd Away with 'em Juletta and feed 'em But hark ye with such food as they have given me New misery Fran. Nor meat nor thanks for all this Exit Cla. Make 'em more wretched Oh I could burst curse and kill now Kill any thing I meet Juletta follow me And call the rest along Jul. We follow Madam Exeunt Enter Albert and Aminta Amint. I must be gone now else she may suspect me How shall I answer her Alb. Tell her directly Amint. That were too suddain too improvident Fires of this nature must be put out cunningly They 'll waste all come near 'em else Farewel once more Alb. Farewel And keep my love entire Nay kiss me once again me thinks we should not part Amint. Oh be wise Sir Alb. Nay one kiss more Amin. Indeed you 're wanton We may be taken too Enter
wonder From this hour we 'll believe and so we 'll leave ye Ex. Ped. This was a strange fit Mast Did ye mark him Sir Ped. He might have cozen'd me with his behaviour Mast Many have sworn him right and I have thought so Yet on a sudden from some word or other When no man could expect a sit he has flown out I dare not give him will Enter Alinda Ped. Pray Heaven recover him Alin. Must I come in too Mast No my pretty Lad Keep in thy Chamber Boy ' shalt have thy supper Ped. I pray ye what is he Sir Mast A strange â—oy that last night Was found i' th' Town a little craz'd distracted And so sâ—nt hither Ped. How the pretty Knave looks And plays and peeps upon me sure such eyes I have seen and lov'd what fair hanâ—s certainly Mast Good Sir you 'l make him worse Ped. I pray believe not Alas why shold I hurt him how he smiles The very shape and sweetness of Alinda Let me look once again were it in such clothes As when I saw her last this must be she How tenderly it stroaks me Mast Pray ye be mild Sir I must attend elsewhere Exit Ped. Pray ye be secure Sir What would ye say how my heart beats and trembles He holds me hard by th' hand O my life her flesh too I know not what to think her tears her true ones Pure orient tears Hark do you know me little one Alin. O Pedro Pedro Ped. O my soul Gent. What fit 's this The Pilgrim's off the hooks too Alin. Let me hold thee And now come all the world and all that hate me Ped. Be wise and not discovered O how I love ye How do ye now Alin. I have been miserable But your most vertuous eyes have cur'd me Pedro Pray ye think it no immodesty I kiss ye My head 's wild still Ped. Be not so full of passion Nor do not hang so greedily upon me 'T will be ill taken Alin. Are ye weary of me I will hang here eternally kiss ever And weep away for joy Enter Master Master I told ye Sir What ye would do for shame do not afflict him You have drawn his fit upon him fearfully Either depart and presently I 'le force ye else Who waits within Enter two Keepers to fetch 'em off Ped. Alas good Sir This is the way never to hope recovery Mast Stay but one minute more I 'le complain to the Governour Bring in the boy do you see how he swells and tears himself Is this your cure Be gone if the boy miscarry Let me ne'r find you more for I 'le so hamper ye Gent. You were to blame too rash Ped. Farewel for ever Exeunt Actus Quartus Scena Prima Enter Alphonso Gent. Juletta Gent. YOU are now within a mile o' th' Town Sir if my business Would give me leave I would turn and wait upon ye But for such Gentlemen as you enquire of Certain I saw none such But for the boy ye spoke of I will not say 't is he but such a one Just of that height Alph. In such clothes Gent. I much mistake else Was sent in th' other night a little maddish And where such people wait their cures Alph. I understand ye Gent. There you may quickly know Alph. I thank ye Sir Jul. So do I too and if there be such a place I ask no more but you shall hear more of me She may be there and you may play the tyrant I 'le see what I can do I am almost foundâ—ed In following him and yet I 'le never leave him â—le crawl of all four first my cause is meritorious And come what can come Gent. All you have told me is certain Complexion and all else Alph. It may be she then And I 'le so fumble her is she grown mad now Is her blood set so high I 'le have her madded I 'le have her worm'd Jul. Mark but the end old Master If thou beest not sick o' th' Bots within these five hours And kickst and roar'st I 'le make ye fart fire Signior Enter Alinda as a fool Gent. Here 's one o' th' house a fool an idiot Sir May be she is going home she 'l be a guide to ye And so I kiss your hand Exit Alph. I am your servant Alin. O now I am lost lost lost Lord how I tremble My Father arm'd in all his hates and angers This is more misery than I have scap'd yet Alph. Fool fool Alin. He knows me not will ye give me two pence And gaffer here 's a Crow-flower and a Dazie I have some pie in my pocket too Alph. This is an arrant fool An ignorant thing Alin. Believe so and I am happy Alph. Dost thou dwell in Sigovia fool Alin. No no I dwell in Heaven And I have a fine little house made of Marmalad And I am a lone woman and I spin for Saint Peter I have a hundred little children and they sing Psalms with me Alp. 'T is pity this pretty thing should want understanding But why do I stand talking with a coxcombe If I do find her if I light upon her I 'le say no more Is this the way to th' Town fool Alin. You must go over the top of that high steeple Gâ—ffer Alp. A plague o' your fools face Jul. No take her counsel Alin. And then you shall come to a River twenty mile ovâ—r And twenty mile and ten and then you must pray Gaffer And still you must pray and pray Aâ—p Pray Heaven deliver me From such an ass as thou art Alin. Amen sweet Gaffer And fling a sop of Suger-cake into it And then you must leap in naked Jul. Would he would believe her Alin. And sink seven daies together can ye sink gaffer Alp. Yes coxcomb yes prethee farewel a pox on thee A plague o' that fool too that set me upon thee Alin. And then I 'le bring you a sup of Milk shall serve ye I am going to get Apples Alp. Go to th' Devil Was ever man tormented with a puppy thus Thou tell me news thou be a guide Alin. And then Nunkle Alph. Prethee keep on thy way good Naunt I could rail now These ten hours at mine own improvidence Get Apples and be choak'd farewel Exit Alin. Farewel Nunkle Jul. I rejoyce in any thing that vexes him And I shall love this fool extreamly for 't Could I but see my Mistris now to tell her How I have truly honestly wrought for her How I have worn my self away to serve her Fool there 's a Royal for the sport thou mad'st me In crossing that old fool that parted from thee Alin. Thou art honest sure but yet thou must not see me I thank ye little Gentleman Heaven bless ye And I 'le pray for ye too pray ye keep this Nutmeg 'T was sent me from the Lady of the Mountain A golden Lady Jul. How prettily it prattles Alin. 'T is very good to rub your understanding And so
good night the Moon 's up Jul. Pretty innocent Alin. Now fortune if thou darst do good protect me Exit Jul. I 'll follow him to yond'Town he shall not ' scape me Stay I must counterfeit a Letter by the way first And one that must carry some credit with it I am wide else And all this to no purpose that I aim at A Letter must be had and neatly handled And then if Goodwife Fortune do not fail me Have at his Skirts I shall worse anger him Than ever I have done and worse torment him It does me good to think how I shall conjure him And crucifie his crabbedness he 's my Master Put that 's all one I 'll lay that on the left hand He would now persecute my harmless Mistriss A fault without forgiveness as I take it And under that bold Banner flies my vengeance A meritorious War and so I 'll make it I' th' name of innocence what 's this the fool gave me She said 't was good to rub my understanding What strange Concealment Bread or Cheese or a Chesnut Ha! 't is a Ring a pretty Ring a right one A Ring I know too the very same Ring O admirable Blockhead O base Eyes A Ring my Mistriss took from me and wore it I know it by the Posie None could deliver this but she her self too Am I twice sand-blind twice so near the Blessing I wouâ—d arrive at and block-like never know it I am veng'ance angry but that shall light on thee And heavily and quickly I pronounce it There are so many cross ways there 's no following her And yet I must not now I hope she is right still For all her outward shew for sure she knew me And in that hope some few hours I 'll forget her Exit SCENE II. Enter Roderigo Rod. She is not to be recovered which I vex at And he beyond my veng'ance which torments me O! I am fool'd and sleighted made a Rascal My hopes are flatter'd as my present fortunes Why should I wander thus and play the Coxcomb Tire out my peace and pleasure for a Girl A Girl that scorns me too a thing that hates me And considered at the best is but a short Breakfast For a hot appetite why should I walk and walk thus And fret my self and travel like a Carrier And peep and watch want Meat and Wine to cherish me When thousand women may be had ten thousand And thank me too and I sit still well trim Beauty And Chastity and all that seem to ruine me Let me not take ye let me not come near ye For I 'll so trim ye I 'll so bustle with ye 'T is not the name of Virgin shall redeem ye I'â—l change that property nor tears nor angers I bear a hate about me scorns those follies To find this Villain too for there 's my main prize And if he snap me then Enter Alinda Alind. Is not that Pedro T is he 't is he O! Rod. What art thou Alind. Ha now now now O now most miserable Rod. What a Devil art thou Aâ—in No end of my misfortunes Heaven Rod. What antick Speak Puppet speak Alind. That habit to betray me Ye holy Saints can ye see this Rod. It danceth The Devil in a Fools Coat is he turn'd Innocent What mops and mows it makes heigh how it frisketh Is' t not a Fairy or some small Hobgoblin It has a mortal face and I have a great mind to it But if it should prove the Devil then Alin. Come hither Rod. I think 't will ravish me It is a handsome thing but horribly Sun-burnt What 's that it points at Alin. Dost thou see that star there That just above the Sun Prithee go thither and light me this Tobacco And stop it with the horns o' th' Moon Rod. The thing 's mad Abominably mad her brains are butter'd Go sleep fool sleep Alin. Thou canst not sleep so sweetly For so I can say my Prayers and then slumbâ—â— I am not proud nor full of Wiâ—e This little Flower will make me fine Cruel in Heâ—rt for I will cry If I seâ— a Spâ—â—row dye I am not watchful to do ill Nor glorious to pursuâ— it still Nor pitilâ—ss to those that weep Such as are bid them go sleep Do do do and see if they can Rod. It said true I feâ—l it siâ—k into me forcibly Sure t is a kind of Sibyl some mad Prophet I feel my wildness bound and fâ—tter'd in me Alin. Give me your hand and I 'll tell you what 's your fortune Rod. Here prithee speak Alin. Fye fye fye fye fye Wash your hands and pare your nails and look finely You shall never kiss the Kings Daughter else Rod. I wash 'em daily Alin. But still you foul 'em faster Rod. This goes nearer Aâ—in You 'll have two Wives Rod. Two Wives Alin. I two fine Gentlewomen Make much of 'em for they 'll stick close to you Sir And these two in two days Rod. That 's a fine Riddle Alin. To day you shall wed sorrow And repentance will come to morrow Rod. Sure she 's inspired Aâ—in I 'll sing ye a fine Song Sir He called down his merry men aâ—l By one by two by three William would fain have been the first But now the last is he Rod. This the meer Chronicle of my mishaps Alin. I 'll bid you good ev'n for my Boat stays for me yonder And I must sup with the Moon to Night in the Mediterraneum Exit Rod. When fools and mad folks will be Tutors to me And feel my sores yet I unsensible Sure it was set by Providence upon me To steer my heart right I am wondrous weary My thoughts too which add moâ—◠〈…〉 to me I have been ill and which is worse pursu'â— it And still run on I must think bâ—tter nobler And be another thing or not at all Enter four Pâ—sants Still I grow heavier heavâ—er Heaven defend me I 'll lye down and take rest and goodness guard me 1 Pes We have ' scap'd to day well certa n if the Out-laws Had known we had bâ—en stirring we haâ— paâ—d for 't 2 Pes ' Plague on 'em they have rob'd me thrice 3 Pes And me five times Beside they made my Daughter one of us too An arrant Drum O they are the lewdest Rascals The Captain such a damn'd piece of iniquitie But we are far enough off on 'em that 's the best on 't They cannot hear 4. They 'le come to me familiarly And eat up all I have drink up my wine too And if there be a Servant that contents 'em Let her keel hold they 'l give her Stowage enough We have no Children now but Thieves and Outlaws The very Beats in their Mothers bellies have their qualities They 'l stâ—al into the world 1. Would we had some of 'em here 3. I o' that condition we could Master 'em They are stuâ—dy knaves 3. A Dâ—vil take their sturdiness We can neither keep our wives from 'em