friends Ol. Upon condition that you will Ki. What Ol. Now have I forgot what I would have Oh that my Ladie Circe that transform'd you May be sent whether I ha' forgot agen To the Devil any whether far enough A curse upon her she troubles me both when I think on her and when I forget her Enter Albina Ki. Gotharus wife the sorrowful Albina Al. If pittie dwell within your royal bosome Let me be heard I come to find a husband I le not believe what the hard hearted rebels Told me that he is dead they lov'd him not And wish it so for you would not permit His murder here You gave me sir to him In holy marriage I 'le not say what sorrow My poor heart since hath been acquainted with But give him now to me and I 'le account No blessing like that bountie where oh where Is my poor Lord none tell me are you all Silent or deaf as Rocks yet they sometimes Do with their hollow murmurs answer men This does increase my fears none speak to me I aske my Lord from you sir you once lov'd him He had your bosome who hath torne him thence Why do you shake your head and turn away Can you resolve me sir the Prince alive Whose death they would revenge upon Gotharus O let me kisse your hand a joy to see You safe doth interrupt my griefe I may Hope now my Lord is safe too I like not That melancholly gesture why do you make So dark your face and hide your eies as they Would shew an interest in sorrow with me Where is my Lord can you or any tell me Where I may find the comfort of mine eies My husband or but tell me that he lives And I will pray for you then he is dead Indeed I feare Pr. Poor Ladie Aq. Madam be comforted Al. Why that 's well said I thank you gentle sir You bid me be comforted blessing on you Shew me now reason for it tell me something I may believe Aq. Madam your husband 's dead Al. And did you bid me sir be comforted For that oh you were cruel dead who murdered him For though he lov'd not me in life I must Revenge his death Pr. Alas you cannot Al. No Will not heaven heare me think you for I 'le pray That horror may pursue the guiltie head Of his black murderer you doe not know How fierce and fatall is a widowes curse Who kil'd him saie Aq. We know not Al. Y' are unjust Pr. Pursue not sorrow with such inquisition Ladie Al. Not I who hath more interest Ki. The knowledge of what circumstance depriv'd him Of life will not availe to his return Or if it would none here know more then that He was brought hither dead in that inclosure Al. Where Aq. In that Coffin Ladie Al. Was it charitie Made this provision for him oh my Lord Now may I kisse thy wither'd lip discharge Upon thy bosome a poor widowes tears There 's something tempts my heart to shew more dutie And wait on thee to death in whose pale dresse Thou dost invite me to be reconcil'd Ki. Remove that Coffin Al. Y' are uncharitable Is 't not enough that he is rob'd of life Among you but you 'l rob me of his bodie Poor remnant of my Lord I have not had Indeed so many kisses a great while Pray do not envie me for sure I sha'not Die of this surfet he thought not I was So neare to attend him in his last and long Progresse that built this funerall tenement Without a roome for me the sad Albina Must sleepe by her dead Lord I feel death coming And as it did suspect I durst not look On his grim visage he has drawn a curtaine Of mist before my eies Ki. Look to the Ladie Pr. Look to Albina our Physitians There is not so much vertue more i' th Kingdome If she survive this passion she is worth A Prince and I will court her as my blessing Say is there hope Phy. There is Pr. Above your lives preserve her Phy. With our best art and care Exit with Albina Ol. She has almost made me woman too but Come to other businesse Enter Queene Aq. Is not this the Queene Ol. The Queen of hell give her no hearing but Shoot shoot her presently without more repentance There is a leacherous Devil in her eye Give him more fire his hell 's not hot enough Now shoot Pr. Be temperate good sir Qu. Nay let his cholerick highness be obey'd Aq. She is shot-free Qu. The Prince alive where is Gotharus Ol. Your friend that was Qu. It is confest Ol. Your Stallion Qu. He has more titles sure Ol. Let but some strangle her in her own haire Qu. The office will become a noble hangman Ol. Whore Qu. I le not spend my breath upon thee I have more use on 't does Gotharus live Aq. You may conjecture Madam if you turn Your eyes upon that object Qu. It has wrought then Ki. What has wrought Qu. His Physick sir For the state Megrim A wholsome poyson which in his poor feares And fainting when the Rebels first pursu'd him It was my happinesse to minister In my poor boyes revenge kil'd by his practise Pr. Poyson'd Ol. She is turn'd Doctor Qu. He becomes Deaths pale complexion and now I 'm prepar'd Pr. For what Qu. To die Ol. Prepar'd to be damn'd a seven years killing Will be too little Qu. I pitty your poor rage I sha'not stay so long nor shall you have The honour sir to kill me Ol. No let me trie Qu. Ha ha Ol. Dost thou laugh Helcat Qu. Yes and scorne all your furies I was not So improvident to give Gotharus all My cordiall you may trust the operation Here 's some to spare if any have a mind To taste and be assur'd will you my Lord 'T will purge your choler rarely Ol. I le not be your patient I thank you Qu. This box was ever my companion Since I grew wicked with that Polititian To prevent shameful death nor am I coy To pleasure a friend in 't Ol. Devils charity Qu. It works with method and doth kill discreetly Without a noise your Mercury is a rude And troublesome destroyer to this medicine I feel it gently seize upon my vitals 'T is now the time to steale into my heart Ki. Hast thou no thought of heaven Qu. Yes I do think Sometimes but have not heart enough to pray Some vapour now rises 'twixt me and heaven I cannot see 't lust and ambition ruin'd me If greatnesse were a priviledge i' th other World it were a happiness to die a Queene I find my conscience too late 't is bloody And full of staines oh I have been so wicked 'T were almost impudence to aske a pardon Yet for your own sakes pitty me survive All happie and if you can forgive forgive Moritur Ki. Those accents yet may be repentance Pr. See's dead Ki. Some take their bodies hence Pr. Let them have buriall Ki. 'T is in thee Turgesius To dispose all to whom I give my Crown Salute him King by my example Pr. Stay Upon your dutie staie will you be traytors Consent your lawful King should be depos'd Sir do not wound your Son and lay so great A staine upon his hopeful his green honour I now enjoy good mens opinions This change will make 'em think I did conspire And force your resignation were it still By justice and your selfe it shall not touch My brow till death translate you to a Kingdome More glorious and you leave me to succeed Better'd by your example in the practise Of a Kings power and dutie Ki. This obedience Will with excess of comfort kill thy father And hasten that command thou wouldst decline Pr. Receive this Captain and reward his faith To you and me Ki. Be Captaine of our guard And my good Uncle to your eare I leave The Souldiers let the largesse speak our bountie And your love Ol. I this sounds well fellow Souldiers Trust me beside your pay for the Kings bountie Within Sol. Heaven preserve The King and Prince Ol. Not a short prayer for me Om. Sol. Heaven bless the Duke heaven bless the Duke Ol. Why so money will do much Ki. A bright daie shines upon us come my sonne Too long a stranger to the Court it now Shall bid thee wellcome I do feel my years Slide off and joy drown sorrow in my tears Exeunt omnes FINIS
hast suffer'd for us with a bounty Worth all thy merits i' th mean time apply Thy selfe to my Gotharus and be counsel'd Exit A. My duty Go. Th' hast no alliance to my blood Yet if thou think'st I do not flatter thee I feel a friendly touch of thy dishonour The blow 't was not well done of Duke Olaus Aq. You great men think you may do what you please And if y'have a mind to pound us in a morter We must obey Go. That law is none of natures And this distinction of birth and royalty Is not so firme a proofe but there are men Have swords to pierce it through and make the hearts Of those that take this priviledge from their blood Repent they were injurious Aq. My sword Was quiet when he beat me Go. He did not could not beat thee A. 'T was worse he cudgel'd me I feel it yet Nor durst I strike agen Go. It could not be A tamenesse in thy spirit but quick thought That 't was Olaus not that in thy heart There was no will to be reveng'd for he Is false to nature loves his injury But that there was no safety to return Thy anger on his person Aq. Y' are i' th right That frighted me Go. For he is not reveng'd That kills his enemy and destroyes himselfe For doing his own justice therefore men That are not slaves but free these we receive Born and bred Gentlemen in fair employments That have and dare bid high agen for honour When they are wrong'd by men 'bove them in title As they are thought worthy a personall wound In that are rais'd and level'd with the injurer And he that shall provoke me with his weapon By making me his enemy makes me equal And on those terms I kill him But there is Another caution to wise men who ought To cast and make themselves secure that when They have return'd full payment for their sufferings In fame they may be safe without a guard Aq. That sir is the prudence Go. Yet I can direct thee To be reveng'd with safety unto this What if I add therein thou shalt do service That will oblige the common-wealth that groans With fear of innovation and make The King thy friend by one expence of courage And having nam'd the king thus it must make Thy thoughts secure from future losse and in The present act no danger A. Sir be cleere Make good what you have promis'd And see if I be frighted I have help'd Many give up the ghost Go. Olaus us'd Thee basely how much would the Kingdome suffer If he were dead and laid into his Tombe Perhaps a year sooner then nature meant To make his bones fit Aq. I dare kill him sir If I were sure the King would pardon me That in my own revenge and any other Whom he calls enemy without exception To this I am bound in conscience sir there needs No conjuration for this nor art To heighten me let me but hear the King Will have it and secure me Go. Thou deserv'st him And maist a statue for our great deliverer Yet now I have thought better on 't we may Save trouble in Olaus Tragedy And kill him through another Aq. Whom Go. One that Sits heavier on the Kings heart and dwels in 't Such a disease as if no resolute hand Cure him Aq. I 'le be his Chyrurgion Go. When I name him One that has had no will to advance thee To thy deserts in wars for all thy former And thy late services rewarded with A dull command of Captain but incenst By Olaus now who rules his heart lesse hope To be repair'd in fortune Al. Let him be the Prince Go. 'T is he A. It honours my attempt And while his father holds him disobedient I think him lesse then subject Go. Disobedient look there Shews a Letter Aq. This is the Princes hand Go. But read his heart Aq. Impious above the reach Of common faith I am satisfied he must not live the way They would not trust me with his cup to poyson it Shew me the way the King and Queen Go. Le ts study Enter King and Queen Q. You have a faithful servant in Gotharus K. Upon his wisdome we depend Go. I have it He shall dye like a Souldier thus Whispers Qu. Their malice Doth onely aime at me and if you please To give me up a sacrifice to their fury K. Not for a thousand Sons my life and honors Must sit with thine Marpisa Aq. Sir 't is done Go. This act shall make thee great the King and Queene Look cheerefull royal sir and think of honour To crown the merit of this Captain let No trouble shake a thought he will deserve Your bosome sir K. He shall possesse it how my Gotharus Go. Pray leave it to me it is not ripe yet for your knowledge sir K. We 'l trust thee come Marpisa Go. Dearest Madam come Aquinus Aq. I attend your Lorship Exeunt Enter Haraldus Sueno Helga at a banquet Su. My Lord you honour us Hel. If we knew how to expresse our duties Ha. No more ceremony Your loves engage me if some discontents Make me not seem unpleasant yet I must Confesse I was more prompted to th' acceptance In hope to cure a melancholly H. With your pardon It does too much usurpe on your sweet nature But if your Lordship please there is a way To banish all those thoughts Ha. I would call him doctor That could assure me that Su. I am of his Opinion sir and know the best receipt I' th world for sadness Ha. Prethee what Su. Good wine Ha. I have heard 'em talk so If I thought there were That operation He. Try sir Su. My humble duty 't is excellent wine Ha. Helga He. Your Lordships servant Ha. 'T is pleasant Drinkes Su. It has spirit will you please Another tryall that prepares more sweetness Health to the Queen Ha. I thank you He. With your pardon fill to me Your grace should have it last Ha. She is my mother Su. She is our royall mistress heaven preserve her Does not your Lordship feel more inclination Har. drinkes To mirth there is no spell 'gainst sorrow like Two or three cups of wine He. Nothing believ 't Will make your soul so active take it liberally Ha. I dare not trust my brain Su. You never tryed He. You 'l never know the pleasure then of drinking I have drunk my selfe into an Emperour Su. In thy own thoughts He. Why is 't not rare that wine Taken to the extent should so delightfully Possess the imagination I have had my Queens And Concubines Ha. Fine fancies He. The Kings health Give me 't in greater volum these are acorns Sueno to thee I 'me sprightly but to look out Su. What rare things will the flowing vertue raise If but the sight exalt you to your grace The Kings health Ha. Let it come I 'le trespasse once He. That smile became you sir Ha. This Cup doth warm me Drinkes Methinks I
troth sir I will have nothing Go. Yes take that and that for killing of Haraldus VVounds him Now I 'm sure you will not prate Su. O murther VVithin Follow follow Go. I cannot scape oh help invention He bloodies himselfe with Sueno's blood and falls down as dead Enter Rebels 1. This way they say he went what 's he 2. One of our company I think 3. Who kil'd him 4. I know not 2. Le ts away if we can find that Traytor He shall pay for all 4. Oh that I had him here I 'de teach him 2. This way this way Su. Oh 3. Stay There 's one groans Su. Oh 2. Nay 't was here abouts another dead 4. He has good cloathes Gotharus the very cur 3. 'T is Gotharus I have seen the dog 2. 'T is he 't is he Su. Oh Exit Gotha 2. Now 't is not he if thou canst speak my friend Su. Gotharus murdered me and shifted cloathes He cannot be far off oh 1. That 's he that lyes dead yonder O that he were Alive againe that we might kill him one after another 3. He 's gone 2. The Devill he is follow follow 3. This way he cannot scape us farewell friend I 'le doe thee a courtecy Follow follow Exit Enter Olaus Prince Aquinus Ol. So so in this disguise you may to 'th Army Who though they seem to scatter are to meet By my directions honest Aquinus you You wait on the Prince but sir Whispers Cor. Were you not wounded Aq. I prepared a privie Coat for that I knew Gotharus Would have been too busie with my flesh else But he thinks I 'm slaine by the Duke and hugges His fortune in 't Pr. You 'l follow Ol. And bring you news perhaps the Rabble are In hot pursuite after the Polititian He cannot scape them they 'l teare him like So many hungry Mastives Exit Pr. I could wish they had him Ol. Lose no time Cortes stay you with me Not that I think my house will want your guard Cor. Command me sir Ol. Whas ever such a practise by a father To take away his Sonnes life Pr. I would hope he may not be so guilty yet I know not How his false terrors multiplied by the Art Of this Gotharus may prevaile upon him And win consent Ol. Aquinus has been faithfull And deceived all their treasons but the Prince Is still thought dead this empty Coffine shall Confirme the people in his funerall To keep their thoughts revengeful VVithin Follow follow Till we are possest of him that plotted all Cor. The cry draws this way They are excellent Blood-hounds Enter Gotharus Go. As you are men defend me from the rage Of the devouring multitude I have Deserv'd your anger and a death but let not My limbs inhumanely be torne by them O save me VVithin Follow foll Ol. Blest occasion Go. I am forced to take your house and now implore Your mercy but to rescue me from them And be your own revenger yet my life Is worth your preservation for a time Do it and I 'le reward you with a story You 'l not repent to know Ol. You cannot be safe here Their rage is high and every doore Must be left open to their violence Unlesse you will obscure you in this Coffin Prepared for the sweet Prince that 's murder'd And but expects his body which is now imbalming Go. That O y' are charitable VVithin Follow fol Go. Their noise is Thunder to my soul He goes into the Coffin So so Enter Rebels Ola. How now Gentlemen what means this Tumult Do you know that I possesse this dwelling Reb. Yes my Lord But we were told my Lord Gotharus entred And we beseech you give him to our justice He is the common enemy and we know he killed the Prince Ol. You may search if you please He can presume of small protection here But I much thank you for your loyalties And service to the Prince whose bloodless ruines Are there and do but wait when it will please His father to reverse a cruell sentence That keeps him from a buriall with his Ancestors We are forbid to do him rights of funerall 1. How not bury him 2. Forbid to bury our good Prince we 'l bury him And see what Priest dare not assist us 3. Not bury him we 'l do 't and carry his body in triumph Through the City and see him laid i' th great Tombs 1. Not bury our Prince that were a jest indeed Cor. 'T is their love and duty 2. We 'l pull the Church down but we 'l have our will 3. Deare Prince how sweet he smels 1. Come Countrymen march and see who dares Take his body from us Cor. You cannot helpe Ol. They 'l bury him alive Cor. He 's in a fright Ol. So may all Traytors thrive Exeunt Act. 5. Enter King and Queene Ki. OH I am lost and my soul bleeds to thinke By my own dotage upon thee Qu. I was curst When I first saw thee poor wind-shaken King I have lost my Sonne Ki. Thy honour impious woman Of more price then a Sonne or thy own life I had a sonne too whom my rashness sent To another world my poor Turgesius What sorcery of thy tongue and eyes betraid me Qu. I would I had been a Basilisk to have shot A death to thy dissembling heart when I Gave my selfe up thy Queen I was secure Till thou with the temptation of greatness And flattery didst poyson my sweet peace And shall thy base feares leave me now a prey To Rebels Ki. I had been happy to have left Thee sooner but be gone get to some wildernesse Peopled with Serpents and engender with Some Dragon like thy self Qu. Ha ha Ki. Dost laugh thou prodigie thou shame of woman Qu. Yes and despise thee dotard vex till thy soul Break from thy rotten flesh I will be merry At thy last groan Ki. O my poor boy my sonne His wound is printed here that false Gotharus Your wanton Goat I feare practis'd with thee His death Qu. 'T was thy own act and timerous heart in hope To be secure I glory in the mention Thou murderer of thy sonne Enter Hormenus Ho. Oh sir if ever stand upon your guard The Army which you thought scattered and broke Is grown into a great and threatning body Lead by the Duke Olaus your lov'd Uncle Is marching hither all your subjects fly to him Exit Qu. Ha ha Ki. Curse on thy spleene is this a time for laughter When horror should afflict thy guilty soule Hence mischiefe Qu. Not to obey thee shadow of a King Am I content to leave thee and but I wo'not Prevent thy greater sorrow and vexation Now I would kill thee coward K. Treason treason Qu. I I Who comes to your rescue Ki. Are all fled Qu. Slaves do it naturally Ki. Canst thou hope to scape Qu. I am mistress of my fate and do not feare Their inundation their Army comming It does prepare my triumph they shall give Me libertie
Would you take Me back agen you but betraid his faith And your own gift to tempt me to forsake him K. You are more apprehensive if you please He shall possesse you still I but desire Sometimes a neere and loving conversation Though he should know 't considering how much I may deserve he would be wise enough To love thee near the worse he 's not the first Lord that hath purchas'd offices by the free Surrender of his wife to the Kings use 'T is frequent in all common-wealths to lend Their play-fellows to a friend Al. Oh do not think Gotharus can be worth your love to be So most degenerate and lost to honour You have a Queen to whom your vow is sacred Be just to her the blessing is yet warm Pronounc'd by holy Priest stain not a passion To wander from that beauty richer far Then Mine let your souls meet and kiss each other That while you live the examples of chaste love Most glorious in a King and Queene we may Grow up in vertue by the spring of yours Till our top-boughs reach heaven Ki. You are resolved then We must be strangers should my life depend On the possession of your bosome I Should languish and expire I see Al. Good heaven Will not permit the King want so much goodness To think the enjoying of forbidden pleasure Could benefit his life rather let mine Ebbe at some wound and wander with my blood By your command ta'ne from me on my knee K. Rise I may kiss Albina Go. Ha! Enter Gotharus K. 'Thas shot Another flame into me come you must Alb. What K. Be a woman do 't or I le complain Alb. To whom K. Thy husband Go. Horror K. Think upon 't Exit Al. What will become of miserable Albina Like a poor Deere pursu'd to a steep precipice That overlooks the Sea by some fierce hound The Iust of a wild King doth threaten here Before me the neglects of him I love Gotharus my unkind Lord like the waves And full as deafe affright me Go. How now Madam Come can you kiss Alb. Kiss sir Go. What difference Between his touch and mine now his perhaps Was with more heat but mine was soft enough What has he promis'd thee but that 's no matter Thou wo't be wise enough to make thy bargain I father all onely the King shall give it A name he 'l make it master of a Province Al. What means my Lord Go. Thou thinkst I am jealous now not I I knew Before he doated on thee and it is To be presum'd having a veile to hide Thy blushes I do mean our marriage Thou maist find out some time to meet and mingle Stories and limbs it may be necessary And 'cause I will be dutifull to the King We will converse no more abed I le be Thy husband still Albina and weare my buds Under my haire close like a prudent Statesman But 't were not much amisse as I advis'd Before and these new premises consider'd You appear abroad with a less train your Wardrobe Will make you more suspected if it be Too rich and some whole dayes to keepe your Chamber Will make the King know where to find you certain Al. Will you have patience my Lord to hear me Go. The world doth partly think thee honest too That will help much if you observe good rules And dyet without tedious progresses And visiting of Ladyes expert in Night Revels Masks and twenty other torments To an estate your Doctors must be left too I wo'not pay a fee to have your pulse Felt and your hand roll'd up like wax by one Whose footcloth must attend while he makes leggs And every other morning comes to tell Your Ladyship a story out of Aretine That can set you a longing for diseases That he may cure you and your waiting-woman Whose curiosity would taste your Glister Commend the operation from her stomack Should you be sick and sick to death I wo'd Not counsell you to physick women are Fraile things and should a cordiall miscarry My conscience would be arraign'd and I Might be suspected for your poisoner No no I thank you y' are in a fine course To ease me wife or if you must be loose I' th spring and fall let the King bear the charges He will if you apply your selfe Al. I am wretched Why do you without hearing thus condemn me The Lady lives not with a purer faith To her lov'd Lord then I have nor shall greatness Nor death it selfe have power to break it Go. Come These are but painted teares leave this have you Prepar'd your last accompts Al. They are ready sir Never was Lady slav'd thus like Albina A stipendary worse a servile steward To give him an accompt of all my expences Go. I 'le have it so in spight of customes heart While you are mine accountless liberty Is ruine of whole families now leave me Exit Al. We may talk more anon I have observ'd This privacy before search here Gotharus 'T is here from whence mutinous thoughts conspiring With witty melancholly shal beget A strong born mischiefe I 'le admit she be Honest I love her not and if he tempt her To sinne that 's paid him back in his wives loosness From whom I took my first ambition And must go on till we can sway the Kingdom Though we clime to 't o're many deaths I first Practise at home my unkindness to Albina If she do love me must needs break her heart Enter Haraldus Ha. My honour'd Lord Go. Most dear Haraldus welcome Preciously welcome to Gotharus heart Ha. The Queen my mother sir would speake with you Go. How excellently do those words become thee 'T is fit Haraldus Mother be a Queene Th' art worth a princely fate I will attend her Ha. I le tell her so Go. 'T is not an office for you Ha. It is my duty sir to wait upon My mother Go. Who i' th Court is not your servant You doe not exercise command enough You are too gentle in your fortunes sir And weare your greatnesse as you were not born To be a Prince Ha. My birth sure gave me not That title I was born with the condition To obey not govern Go. Do not wrong those Starres Which early as you did salute the world Design'd this glorious fate I did consult And in the happy minute of thy birth Collect what was decreed in heaven about thee Ha. Those books are 'bove my reading but what E're my stars determine of me 't is but late I heard my mother say you are on earth To whom I am most bound for what I am Go. 'T is a shrewd truth if thou knew'st all Ha. You have Been more a father then a friend to us Go. Friend to thy Mother I confess in private The other followes by a consequence aside A father my Haraldus I confess I was from thy nativity inclin'd By a most strange and secret force of nature Or sympathy to love thee like my owne
will entreat my mother we may go Into some wildernesse where we may find Some Creatures that are spotted like our selves And live and dye there be companion To the wild Panther and the Leopard yet They are too good for their converse we are By ours defil'd their spots do make them fair Exit Go. 'T is time that Sueno and his companion Dispers'd these clouds now to the King with whom If the Queens beauty keep her magick then Our Engine mount and day grows bright agen Exeunt Act. 3. Enter King Queene Olaus Reginaldus Aguinus Helga K. UNcle I am glad to see you Ol. I am not glad To see you sir Ki. Not me Ol. Consorted thus K. If Olaus be forgetfull of good manners I shall forget his years and blood be temperate Ol. There 's something in your blood that will undoe Your state and fame eternally purge that You know I never flatter'd you that woman Will prove thy evill Genius Ki. Y' are too saucy Ol. Do not I know her was she not wife To the Count Altomarus a weak Lord But too good for her charm'd by the flattery And magick of her face and tongue to dote And Marry her born of a private Family Advanc'd thus she grew insolent and I fear By pride and liberty and some trick she had Broke her good husbands heart Ma. Sir you much wrong me And now exceed the priviledge of your birth To injure mine Ol. We all know you can plead Your own defence you have a womans wit Heaven send you equall modesty I am plain Ma. It would be held an insolence in others And saucy boldnesse in the sacred presence Thus of the King to accuse whom he hath pleas'd To take companion of his bed and though It would become the justice of my cause And honour to desire these black aspersions May be examin'd further and the Author Call'd to make proof of such a passionate language Which will betray his accusation was But envy of my fortunes I remember Y' are the Kings Uncle and 't is possible You may be abus'd by some malicious tale Fram'd to dishonour me and therefore I Beseech you humbly sir to let this passe But as an act in him of honest freedom Beside what else may give you priviledge Being a Souldier and not us'd to file His language blunt and rugged wayes of speech Becoming your profession Ol. Very good Although we ha' not the device of tongue And soft phrase Madam which you make an Idol At Court and use it to disguise your heart We can speak truth in our unpollish'd words Thou art M. What am I Ol. Not the Queen K. She is My wife Olaus Ol. I must never kneel to her Nor the good Prince your son the hope of war And peaces darling honour of our blood And worth a better Kingdom then he 's born to K. What of him Ol. Must never call her Mother K. Dare you instruct him Against his duty leave us Ol. You have lost More honour in those minutes you were married Then we have gain'd in months abroad with all Our triumph purchas'd for you with our blood Is this the payment the reward for all Our faith when thy young Son whose springing valour And name already makes the confines tremble Returns like young Augustus crown'd with victories Must a stepdame first salute him And tread upon his Laurel K. Leave the Court Ol. May it not prove an Hospital 't is i' th way To change a title lust and all the riots Of licence reeling in it by th' example Of one should least prophane it I am still O laus and your fathers brother Aq. My Lord K. Take heed You do not talk your head off we have Scaffolds But the old man raves come my Marpisa Ol. Then I will talke threaten my head Command that Parasite that dares do most In wickednesse to shew himselfe your servant Give him his engine and his fee for hangman Let him take boldness but to move one hair That withers on my head out of his posture He shall have more hope to o'recome the Devil In single duel then to scape my fury Aq. Sir Ki. Our guard Ol. Look you I 'le bring no danger to your person I love you too well I did alwayes use To speak your father lik'd me near the worse And now I am coole againe You say you are married Ki. We are Ol. Then between you and I and let none heare us To make your selfe your Son and Kingdome prosper Be counsel'd to a divorce Ki. Not not To save thy soule my sonnes life added To thine and lives of all the Army shall Be divorc'd from this world first you are my fathers Brother and if you love my sonne your pupil So hopeful in your thoughts teach him to come More humbly to us without thought to question Our marriage or I 'le find a chastisement For his rebellious heart we will Exit Ol, You must not I wo'not leave him yet Exit Re. This freedome may engage his life to danger He is too passionate Aq. He has said too much I le venter speaking to him Exit He. He 's alone now to him Su. Noble sir I have a suit to you Re. A Courtier aske a suit of a Souldier You 'l wear no Buffe nor Iron Su. I come very impudently and I hope to thrive The better for 't this Gentleman my friend A man of quality and in some grace with The King hath laid a wager with me of Two hundred Crowns I dare not pull a haire From your most reverend Beard now if you please To give me leave I 'le win the Crownes laugh at him And drink your health at supper Re. A hair from my beard Su. But one hair if shall please you Re. Come take it Su. I have pul'd three noble sir Re. 'T was more then your commssion there 's one Kicks him That 's another and that will make you an upright Courtier Strikes him H. Ha ha Su. Sir I beseech you Re. Beg modestly hereafter take within your bounds You have small beard to play upon 't is fit My fist should make an answer to your wit Su. I have it to a hair the cholerick Duke agen I am gone Exeunt Ent. Ol. Aqui. Aq. Sir you have been too blame Ol. How dare you talk to me sir Aq. 'T is my duty and I must tell you Y 'ave built too much upon him as a kinsman And have forgot the King Ol. Take that for your impudence Exit Strikes him with his Cane Aq. I have it and I thank you Enter King reading of Letters Queen H. They are gone sir but have left Prints of their fury The angry Duke has broke Aquinus head For speaking dutifully on your behalfe To'ther mute man of war stroke Sueno sir Su. I heare his language humming in my head still K. Aquinus strike so near our presence Su. Nay these Souldiers will strike a man if he doe not Carry himselfe to a hairs breadth
could be merry Su. Will your grace have any musick Ha. Any thing He. Strike lustily Musicke Ha. I have begun no health yet Gentlemen Su. Now you must honour us Ha. Health to the Prince He. That is your title sir As you are Sonne to a Queene Ha. My father was no King father I 'le drown The memory of that name Drinkes He. The Prince Turgesius health Su. He 's not far off By the Court Computation happinesse now To Prince Haraldus mistress He. With devotion Ha. Alas I am too young to have a mistress He. Sir you must crown it Ha. These are complements At Court where none must want a drinking mistress Su. Methinks loud musick should attend these Healths Ha. So shall we dance Drinkes He. We want Ladies Ha. I am as light thou shalt go for a Lady Su. Shall I Dance Is not this better then to sigh away Our spirits now Ha. I 'me hot He. A cup of wine is the most naturall cooler Ha. You are my Physitians Gentlemen Su. Make it a health to my Lord Gotharus Drinks I 'le pledge it as heartily as he were my father Ha. Whose father Throws wine in Sueno's face Su. Mine I said Ha. Cry mercy Su. Nay 't is but so much wine lost fill 't again Ha. I 'le drink no more He. What think you of a song Song Su. A catch to 't boyes Ha. Shall we to bed Gentlemen I did not sleep last night He. If your Grace Desire to sleep there 's nothing to prepare it Like to'ther cup Ha. A health to both your Mistresses Drinks Su. You do us grace He. There 's hope of his conversion Ha. I am nos well what wheels are in my brains Philosophy affirms the earth moves not 'T is here me thinks confuted Gentlemen You must be faine to lead me to some couch Where I may take a nap and then I 'le thank you I 'le come agen to morrow Su. Every day For a twelve-month He. That will make you a good fellow Exit Enter Prince Turgesius Reginaldus Souldiers marching Olaus meets they salute and whisper P. You tell me wonders Ol. 'T is all truth we must Stand on our guard 't is well we are provided P. Is it not some device to make us feare That at our entertainment we may find Our joyes more spatious Ol. There is some device in 't P. It is not possible a father should Be so unkind to his own blood and honour Ol. My life was threatned P. Who durst threaten it Ol. The King your father P. Oh say not so good sir Ol. And if you please him not with your behaviour Your head may be soon humbled to the axe And sent a token of his love to your stepdame The Queen I trifle not Pr. For what sinnes Hath angry heaven decreed to punish Norway And lay the Scene of wrath in her own bowels I did suspect when none came forth to meet Our victory to have heard of some mis-fortune Some prodigies engendring down with all Our pride of war the Garlands we bring home Will but adorne us for the sacrifice And while our hairs are deck'd with flowers and ribbands We shall but march more gloriously to death Are all good women dead within the Kingdom There could be found none worth my fathers love But one whose fame and honour is suspected Ol. Woulst they were but suspected P. Marpisa Ol. Her preferment was no doubt Gotharus act for which 't is whisper'd She payes him fair conditions while they both Case up the Kings eyes or confine him to Look through such cunning opticks as they please P. I 'le have his heart Ol. But how will you come by 't He 's safe in the Kings bosome who keeps warm A serpent till he find a time to gnaw Out his preserver P. We had dyed with honour By the Enemies sword something might have been read In such a fall as might have left no shame Upon our story since 't is chance of war Not want of valour gives the victory This ship-wracks all and eates into the soule Of all our fame it withers all the deeds Is owing to our name Entter Cortes Co. Health to the Prince Ol. Cortes welcome what news Co. These Letters will inform his highness Ol. Sent from the King Cortes has he thought upon 't Are we considerable at last and shall The Lady Geugaw that is pearch'd upon His throne be counsell'd not to take too much Upon her will Gotharus give us leave To be acquainted with the King agen ha Co. These Letters came sir from Aquinus Ol. How I hope he mentions not the broken pate I gave him and complains on 't to the Prince I may be apt to make him an amends With such another Pr. Sir Ol. What 's the matter P. Read I am planet-stroke cursed Gotharus What would the traytor have Ol. 'T is here I take it he would have you sent Yonder and has tooke order with Aquinus For your conveyance hence at both their charges But now you know the plot you wo' not trust Your life as he directs P. Not trust Aquinus Ol. You are desperate hark you I do suspect him And I ha' cause I broke his head at Court For his impertinent counsell when I was In passion with the King you sha'not trust him This may be cunning to revenge himselfe I know he has a spirit come you sha' not Be cheated of your life while I have one To counsell you P. Uncle I am unmov'd He is a Souldier to that name and honour I 'le trust a Princes life he dares not be A traytor Ol. I have read that one Prince was So credulous and scap'd but Alexander Though he were great was not so wise a Gentleman As heaven in that occasion might have made him The valiant confidence in his doctor might Ha' gnawn his bowels up and where had been My gallant Macedonian come you shall Consider on 't P. I am resolv'd already March to the City every thought doth more Confirm me passion will not let you see Good Uncle with your pardon the true worth And inside of Aquinus he is faithfull Should I miscarry 't is my single life And 't is obedience to give up our breath When fathers shall conspire their Childrens death Exeunt Act. 4. Enter King Gotharus Go. YOu may surrender up your Crown 't will shew Brave on Turgesius Temples whose ambition Expects it Ki. Nay Gotharus Go. Has my care Cast to prevent your shame how to preserve The glories you possesse by cutting off A Canker that would eat into your trunck And hinder your fair growth and do you make A scruple to be cured Ki. I did but mention And nature may excuse he is my son Go. The more your danger when he dares be impious The forfeit of his duty in this bold And hostile manner to affright your subjects And threaten you with articles is already The killing of your honour and a treason Nature abhors a guilt heaven trembles at And you are