A Game at Chaess as it was Acted nine days to gether at the Globe on the banks side The Picture plainly explained after the manner of the Chesse-play A Game at Chesse is here displayde Betweene the Blacke and white-White-House made Wherein Crowne-thirsting Policy For the black-Blacke-House by Falacy To the white-White-Knight checke often giues And to some straites him thereby driues The fat-blacke-Fat-Blacke-Bishop help 's also With faithlesse heart to giue the blow Yet maugre all their craft at length The White Knight with wit-wondrous strength And circumspectiue Prudency Giues Check-mate by Discouery To the Blacke Knight and so at last The game thus won the black-Blacke-House cast Into the Bagge and therein shut Finde all their plumes and Cockes-combes cut Plaine-dealing thus by wisedomes guide Defeats the cheats of Craft and Pride Prologue VVHat of the Game cald Chesse-play can be made To make a Stage-Play shall this day be plaid First you shall see the men in order set States and their Pawnes when both the sides are met The Houses well distinguish't In the Game Some men entrapt and taken to their shame Rewarded by their Play And in the Close You shall see Checque-Mate giuen to Vertues Foes But the fair'st Iewell that our hopes can decke Is so to play our Game t' auoid your Checke A Game at Chesse The Induction Ignatius Loyola appearing Error at his feete as asleepe Ignatius HA where what Angle of the world is this That I can neither see the politicke face Nor with my refined nostrells taste the foot-steps Of any of my Disciples sonnes and heires As well of my designes as institutions I thought they 'd spread ouer the World by this time Couered the earths face and made darke the land Like the Egyptian Grasse-hoppers Here 's too much light appeares shot from the eyes Of Truth and Goodnesse neuer yet defloured Sure they were neuer here then is their Monarchy Vnperfect yet A iust reward I see For their ingratitude so long to mee Their father and founder 'T is not fiue yeares since I was saluted by 'em Where slept my honour all the time before Could they be so forgetfull to cannonize Their prosperous Institutor when they had saluted They found no roome in all their Kallender To place my name that should haue remoued Princes Puld the most eminent Prelates by the rootes vp For my deare comming to make way for me Le ts euerie pettie martire and Saint Homile Roch Main and Petronel itch and Ague curers Your Abbesse Alde-gund and Cuney-gund The Widdow Marcell Person Policary Sislie and Vrslie all take place of me And but for the Bissextile or Leape-yeare And that 's but one in three I fall by chance Into the nine and twenteth day of February There were no roome else for me see their loue Their conscience too trust me a lame Souldier In-to-Leape-yeare My wrath 's vp and me thinkes I could with the first syllable of my name Blow vp their Colledges vp Error awake Father of Superogation rise It is Ignatius calls thee Loyolla Error What haue you done oh I could sleep in ignorance Immortality the slumber is so pleasing I saw the brauest setting for a game now That euer my eie fixt on Igna. Game what Game Error The noblest Game of all A Game at Chesse Betwixt our side and the White House the men set In their iust order ready to goe to it Igna. Were any of my sonnes plac't for the Game Error Yes and a daughter too a secular daughter That plaies the Blacke Queenes pawne he the Black Bishops Igna. If euer power cold shew a maisterie in thee Let it appeare in this Error 'T is but a Dreame A vision you must thinke Igna. I care not what So I behold the Children of my cunning And see what ranke they keepe Error You haue your wish Behold ther 's the full number of the Game Kings and their Pawnes Queenes Bishops Kinghts and Dukes Igna. Dukes they 're cald Rookes by some Error Corruptiuely Le roch the word custodie de La Rock The keeper of the forts in whom both Kings Repose much confidence and for their trust sake Courage and worth do well deserue those titles Igna. Thy answer 's high see my son and daughter Er. Those are two pawnes the black Queen black Bishops Igna. Pawnes argue but poore spirits and light performents Nor worthie of the name of my Disciples If I had stood so nigh I would haue cut That Bishops throat but I 'd haue had his place And told the Queene a loue tale in her eare Would haue made her best pulce daunce there 's elixar Of braine and spirit amongst em Error Why would you haue em play against themselues That 's quite against the Game Ignatius Igna. Pish I would rule my selfe not obserue rule Err. Why you youl l play a game all by your selfe Igna. I would do any thing to rule alone T is rare to haue the world rulde in by one Err. See 'em anon and view em in their play Obserue as in a dance they glide away Igna. Oh with what longing will this brest be tost Vntill I see this great Game won and lost A Game at Chesse Actus Prima Scoena Prima Enter from the Blacke-house the Blacke Queenes Pawne From the White-house the White Queenes Pawne Blacke Queenes pawne I Neuer see that face but my pitty rises When I behold so cleare a Maister-peece Of Heauens arte wrought out of dust and ashes In that not ours but the Daughter of Heresie My soule bleeds at mine eyes White Q. pawne Where should truth speake If not in such a sorrow they 're teares plainly Beshrew me if she weepe not hartily What is my peace to her to take such paynes in 't If I wander to losse and with broad eyes Yet misse the path she ranne blind-fold in Through often exercise why shold my ouer-sight Though in the game that ere Christian lost Rayse the least spring of pitty in her eye T is doubtlesse a great charity and no vertue Could winne me surer Blacke Q. P. Blessed things preuaile with 't If euer goodnesse made a gracious promise It is in yonder looke what little paines Would build a Fort for vertue to all memory In that sweet creature were the ground-worke firmer White Q. P. It has beene all my glory to be firme In what I haue profest Blacke Q. P. That is the enemy That steales your strength away and fights against you Disarmes your soule euen in that heate of battle Your firmnes that way makes you more infirme For the right Christian conflict there I spied A zealous primitiue sparkle but now slew From your deuoted eyes Able to blow vp all the Heresies That euer sate in Councell with your spirit Enter the blacke Bishops pawne And here comes he whose Sanctimonious breath Can make that sparke a flame list to him virgin At whose first entrance Princes will prostrate Weomen are weaker Vessells White Q. p. By my paenitence A comely presentation and
of gold that came short home Poore Iesuite ridden soule how art thou foold Out of thy faith from thy allegance drawne Which way so ere thou takest thou' rt the lost Pawne Finit Actus Primus Incipit Secundus Enter White Queenes Pawne with a booke in her hand White Queenes Pawne AND here agen it is the daughters duty To obey her fessors commaund in all things Without exception or expostulations T is the most generall rule that ere I heard of Yet when I thinke how boundlesse vertue is Goodnesse and grace lies gently reconciled And then it appeares well to haue the power Of the dispensor are's vncircumscribde' Ent. b. B. p. B. B. p. She 's hard vpon 't t was the most modest key That I could vse to open my intents What little or no paines goes to some people Hah a seald note whence this To the blacke Bishops pawne these how to me Strange who subscribes it the blacke King what would he The Letter PAwne sufficiently holy but immeasurably politicke Wee had late intelligence from our most industrious seruant famous in all parts of Europe our Knight of the blacke House that you haue at this instant in chase the white Queenes pawne and very likely by the carriage of your Game to entrap and take her These are therefore to require you by the burning affection I beare to the rape of deuotion that speedily vpon the surprisall of her by all watchfull aduantage you make some attempt vppon the White Queenes person whose fall or prostitution our â—â—â—â— most violently rages for Sir after my desire has tooke a Tulip For it's owne inflamation that yet scorches me I shall haue cooler time to thinke of yours She 's past the generall rule of the large extent Of our prescription for obedience And yet with what allacrity of soule Her eye mooues on the Letter W. Q. p. Holy Sir Too long I haue mist you oh your absence starues me Hasten for times redemption worthy Sir Lay your commands as thicke and fast vppon me As you can speake em how I thirst to heare em Set me to worke vpon this spacious vertue Which the poore span of life's tomorrow for Boundlesse obedience the humblest yet mightiest of all Duties well set her downe a vniuersall goodnesse B. B. p. By holinesse of garment her safe innocence Has frighted the full meaning from it selfe She 's farre off from vnderstanding now The language of my intent then at first meeting W. Q. p. For vertues sake good sir Command something Make triall of my duty in some small seruice And as you finde the faith of my obedience there Then trust it with a greater B. B. p. You speake sweetely I do commaund you first then W. Q. With what ioy I do prepare my duty B. B. p. To meete me And seale a kisse of loue vppon my lips VV. Q. p. Hah B. B. p. At first disobedient in so little too How shall I trust you with a greater then Which was your owne request W. Q p. Pray send not backe My Innocence to wound me be more courteous I must confesse much like a ignorant plaintiffe Who presuming on the faire path of his meaning Goes rashly on till on a suddaine brought Into the wildernesse of Law by words Dropt vnaduisedly hurts his good cause And giues the Aduersary aduantage by it Apply it you can best sir if my obedience And your command can finde no better way Fond men command and wantons best obey B. B p. If I can at that distance send you a blessing Is it not neerer to you in my armes It flies abroad from these libs dealt in parcells And I to honour thee aboue all daughters Invite thee home to the house where thou mayst surfeit On that which others miserably pine for A fauour which the daughters of great Potentates Would looke of enuies colour but to heare W. Q p. Good men may erre sometimes you 're mistaken Sure if this be vertues path t is a most strange one I neuer came this way before B. B. p. That 's your ignorance And therefore shall that edict still conduct you That knowes no way but one nor euer seekes it T is strange if vertue should be put to one If there be twenty wayes to some poore Village Your feare is wonderous faulty cast it from you T' will gather else in time a disobedience Too stubborne for my pardon W. Q. p. Haue I lockt my selfe At vnawares into sinnes seruitude With more desire of goodnesse is this the tye Of all strict order and the holiest Of all societies the three vowed people For Pouerty Obedience Chastity The last they most forget when a Virgines raine I see the great worke of Obedience Is better then halfe finisht B. B. p. What a stranger Are you to duty growne what distance keep you Must I bid you come forwards to a happines Your selfe should sue for 't was neuer so with me I dare not let this stubbornesse be knowne 'T would bring such fierce hate on you yet presume not To make that courteous care a preuiledge For wilfull disobedience it turnes then Into the blacknesse of a curse vpon you Come come be neerer W. Q. p. Neerer B. B. p. Was that in scorne I would not haue it proued so for the hopes Of the great Monarchy if it were like it Let it not dare to flye abroad agen A stronger I will coape with 't W. Q. p. Blesse me threatnes me And quite dismayes the good strength that should Helpe me I neuer was so doubtfull of my safety B. B. p. 'T was but my iealousie forgiue me sweetnes Yours is the house of meeknesse and no veonome liues Vnder that roofe be neerer why so fearefull Neerer the Altar the more safe and sacred W. Q. p. But neerer the offerors oft more wicked B. B. p. A plaine and most insufferable contempt My glory I haue lost vppon this woman In freely offering that she should haue kneel'd A yeare in vaine for my respect is darkned Giue me my reuerence agen thou hast rob'd me off In thy repulse thou shalt not carry it hence W. Q. p. Sir B. B. p. Thou' rt too great a winner to depart And I too deepe a looser to giue way to 't W. Q. p. Oh Heauen B. B. p. Lay me downe reputation Before thou sturst thy nice Virginity Is recompence too little for my loue 'T is well if I accept of that for both Thy losse is but thine owne there 's arte to helpe thee And fooles to passe thee to in my discouery The whole society suffers and in that The hope of absolute Monarchy eclipst Assurance thou canst make me none for thy secrecy But by thy honors losse that act must awe thee W. Q p Oh my distrest condition B. B. p. Dost weepe If thou hadst any pitty this necessity Would wring it from thee I must else destroy thee We must not trust the policy of Europe Vppon a womans tongue W. Q. p. Then take my life
Sir And leaue my honor for to guide me to Heauen B. B. p Take heede I take not both which I haue vowed Since if longer thou resist VV. Q. p. Helpe oh helpe B. B. p. Art thou so cruell for an honors bable To vndo a whole fraternity and disperse The secrets of most nations lock't in vs W. Q. p. For Heauen and vertues sake Anoyso within B. W. p. Must force confound noyse Hah what 's that silence if faire worth be in thee W. Q. p. I le venture my escape on all dangers now B. B p. Who comes to take me let me see that pawnes face Or his proud tympanous Mas-well with state winde Which being once prickt in the Convocation house The corrupt ayre puffes out and he falls shriueld W. Q p I will discouer the Arch-hypocrite To all the kinreds of the earth B B p. Confusion in that voyce Rings the alarum of my vndooing Enter blacks Queenes pawne How which way scapt she from me B. Q. p. Are you mad Can lust infatuate a man so hopefull No patience in your blood the dog-starre raines sure Time and fire temper would haue wrought her Pliant I spi'd a Pawne of the white House walke neere vs And made that noyse of purpose to giue warrant For mine owne turne which ends in all I worke for B. B. p. Methinkes I stand ouer a powder vault And the match now a kindling what 's to be done 'T is his owne case he will defend you mainely And happily here he comes with the black Knight too Enter Blacke Bishop and blacke Knight B. B. Oh you made noble worke for the white house This act will fill the aduersaryes mouth And blow the Luthrens cheeks tilt cracke agen B. Kt. This will aduance the state Monarchal businesse In all parts well and helpe the agents forward Which I haue seauen yeares laboured to accomplish One minute sets back by some cod-peece Coledge stil B. B. p. I dwell not sir alone in this default The blacke house yeelds me partners B. B. All more cautelous B. Kt. Qui caute caste that 's my Motto still Iue trauailed with that word ouer most Kingdomes And laine safe with most nations on a leaking bottom I haue beene as often tost on Venus seas As trymer and fresher barkes when sounder vessels Haue layne at anchor that is kept the doore B. B. She has no witnesse then B. Kt. Grosse witnesse when went one of his society To mischiefe with a witnesse B. B I haue don 't then Away vpon the wings of speed take post Cast thirty leagues of earth behinde thee suddenly Leaue letters ante-dated at our house Ten dayes at least from this B Kt. Bishop I taste thee Good strong Episcopall counsell take a bottle on 't T will serue thee all thy iourney B. B. p. But good sir how For my getting for the vnspied B. B. There 's Checke agen B. Q. p. No I le helpe that B. Kt. Well sayd my bouncing Iesuitesse B. Q. p. There lies a secret valt B. Kt. Away make hast then B. B. p. Runne for my Cabinet of intelligences For feare they search the house good Bishop burn 'em I cannot stand to picke 'em now B. B. Begone the dangers all in you B. Kt. Let me see Queenes pawne How formerly has packt vp his intelligences H 'as laid them all in truckell beds me thinkes And like Court harbingers has writ the names In Chalke vpon their Chambers Anglica Oh this is the English house what newes there trow Hah by this hand most of these are bawdy epistles Time they were burnt indeed whole bundles of 'em Here 's from his daughter Blanch daughter Bridget From the safe sanctuary in the White-Friers Those from two tender sisters of compassion In the bowels of Blomsbury These three from the Nonnery in Drury lane A fire a fire go Iesuitesse a fire What haue you there B. B. A note sir of State policy And an exceeding safe one B. Kt. Pray let 's see it Sir To sell away all the powder in the Kingdome To preuent blowing vp that 's safe I le able it Here 's a factious obseruation now That suits my humor better he writes here Some wiues in England will commit adultery And then send to Roome for a bull for their husbands B. B. Haue they those shifts B. Kt. Oh no familiarity breathing Sweeter here wench take those papers Schorch em soundly burne em to French russet And put em in agen B. B. Why what 's your mystery B. Kt. Oh sir 't will mocke the aduersary strangly If ere the house be searcht 't was done in Venis Vppon the Iesuiticall expulse there Where the Inquesitors came all specktacl'd To picke out syllables out of the dung of treason As children pick their cherry-stones yet found none But what they made themselues with ends of letters Do as I bid you Pawne Ent. B. Knights pawne B. Q. p. Faith not in all I loue rogarie too well to let it fall How now what newes with you B. Kt. p. The sting of conscience Afflicts me so for that inhumane violence On the White bishops Pawne it takes away My ioy my rest B. Q. p. This 't is to make an Eunuch You made a sport on 't then B. Kt. p. Cease agreuation I come to be obsolu'd for 't where is my Confessor Why do'st thou point to the ground B. Q. p. 'Cause he went that way Come come helpe me in with this Cabinet I le tell thee a strange Story B. Kt. p. If 't be sad t is welcome B. Q. p. T is not much troubled with mirth sir Ex. Enter Fat bishop with his Pawne Fat B. Pawne B. p. I attend at your great holinesse seruice F. B. For great I grant you but greatly holy There the sold alters fat Cathedrall bodies Haue very often leane little soules Much like the Lady in the Lobstars head A great deale of shell and garbage of all colours But for the pure part that should take wings and mount That 's at last gaspe as if a man should gape And from a huge bulke let forth a butter-flye Like those big-bellied mountaines which the Poet Deliuers that are brought to bed with mans flesh Are my booke Printed pawne my last invictiues against Against the blacke-house F. B. p. Ready for publication For I saw perfect bookes this morning sir F. B. Fetch me a few which I will instantly Distribute amongst the White-house F. B. p. With all speede sir F. B. T is a most Lordly life to rayle at ease See eate and drinke vpon the fat of one Kingdome And rayle vpon an other with the iuce on 't I haue writ this booke out of the strength and marrow Of six and thirty dishes at a meale But most on 't out of cullishe of Cocke sparrowes T will sticke and glew the faster to the aduersary T will slit the roote of their most Caluish cause And yet I eate but little butchers meate In the conception Of all
This pawne or this the Bishop or my selfe Will take thee in the end play how you can W. Q. p. Spite of sins glorious ostentation And all blood-threats that thunder crackes of pride Vshering a storme malice house of impudence Trust and aeqiuocation my true cause Shall keepe the path it treads in B. Kt. I play thus then Now in the hearing of this high assembly Bring forth the time of this attempts conception W. B. It seemes blacke Knight you are afraid to touch it B. Kt. Well it's eruption will she haue it so then Or your white Bishop for her the more vncleane Vile and impious that you vrge the straine to The greater will her shames heape now i' th end And the wrongs meeke mans glory the time pawne W. Q. p. Yesterdayes cursed euening B. Kt. Oh the treasure of my reuenge I cannot spend on thee Ruine enough to spare for all thy kinred too For honors sake call in more slanderers I haue such plentifull confusion I know not how to wast it I le bee nobler yet And put her to her owne house King of meeknesse Take the cause to thee for our hands are too heauy Our proofes will fall vpon her like a Tower And grinde her bones to powder W. Q. p. What new engine Ha's the diuell raysed in him now B. Kt. Is it he And that the time stands firme now to your scandall Pray do not shift your slander W. Q. p. Shift your treachery They 'ue worne one suit too long B. Kt. That holy man So wrongfully accused by this lost pawne H 'as not beene seene these ten daies in these parts W. Kt. How B. Kt. Nay at this instant thirty leagues from hence W. p. Fadomlesse falshood will it scape vnblasted W. Ki. Can you make this appeare B. Kt. Light is not clearer By his owne letters most impartiall Monarch W. Kt. p. How wrongfully may sacred vertue suffer sir B. Kt. Bishop we haue a treasure of that false heart W. Ki. Step forth and reach those proofes W. Q. p. Amazement couers me Can I be forsaken of a cause So strong in truth and equity will vertue Send me no ayde in this hard time of friendship B. Kt. There 's an infallible staffe and a red hat Reserued for you W. Kt. p. Oh sir indeede B. Kt. A staffe That will not easily breake you may trust to 't And such a one had your correction need of There 's a state figge for you now W. Ki. Behold all How they were in one I alwayes held a charity so good To holinesse profest I euer beleeued rather The accuser false you the professor vitious B. Kt. A charity like all your vertues else Gracious and glorious W. Kt. Where sets the offence Let the faults punishment be deriued from thence We leaue her to your censure B. Kt. Most iust Maiesty W. Q. p. Calamity of vertue my Queene leaues me too Am I cast off as the Oliue casts her flower Poore friendlesse innocence art thou left a prey To the deuourer W. Kt. Nor thou art not lost Let em put on their bloodiest resolutions If the faire policy I ayme at prospers Thy counsell noble Duke W. D. For that worke chiefely W. Kt. A man for speede now W. B. p. Let it be my honor sir Make me that flight that owes my liues seruice B. Kt. Was not this brought about for our honours B. B. Pish the Galician braine can worke out wonders B. Kt. Let 's vse her as vpon like discouery A mayde was vsed at Venice euery one Be ready with a pennance being maiesty Vessell of foolish scandall take thy fright Had beene in that Cabinet of nicenesse Halfe the virginities the earth lockt vp And all sweept at one cast by the dexterity Of a Iesuiticall Gamster t'ad not valu'd The least part of that general worth thou hast tainted B. Ki. First I enioyne thee to a three daies fast for 't B. Q. You 're to penurious sir ill make it foure B. B. I to a twelue houres kneeling at one time B. Kt. And in a roome fil'd al with Aretines pictures More then the twelue labours of Luxurie Thou shalt not so much as the chast pummell see Of Lucrece dagger peeping nay I le punish thee For a discouerer I le torment thy modesty B. D. After that foure dayes last into the inquisition house Strengthned with bread and water for worse pennance B. Kt. Why well said Duke of our house nobly agriuated W. Q p Vertue to shew her influence more strong Fits me with patience mightier then my wrong Finit Actus Secundus Incipit Tertius Enter Fat Bishop F. Bishop I Know my pen drawes blood of the blacke house Ther 's neuer a booke I writ but their cause bleedes It has lost many an ounce of reputation Since I came to this side I deepe in And leaue the Orifex gushing were I come But wher 's my aduancement all this while I haue got I 'de haue some round preferment corpulent dignity That beares some breath and compasse in the gulfe on 't I am perswaded that this flesh would fit The biggest chayre Ecclesiasticall If it were put to tryall to be made Maister of an Hospitall Is but a kind of disease-bred honour Or dreame of the poore almes Knights that weare badges Ther 's but two lazy beggerly preferments In the white Kingdome and I 'ue got em both My merrit does begin to be crop-sicke For want of other Titles Enter blacke Knight B. Kt. Oh here walkes his fulsome holinesse Now for the Maister-peece To vndo him euerlasting that 's put home And make him hang in most seriously That ieasted with an halter vpon F. B. The blacke Knight I must looke to play then B. Kt. I bring faire gretings to your reuerend vertues From Cardinall Paulus your most princely kinsman F. B. Our princely kinsman saith thou we accept em Pray keep your side and distance I am chary Of my Episcopall person I know the Knights walke in this Game too well He may slip ouer me and where am I then B. Kt. There where thou shalt be Shortly if arte faile not The Letter RIght Reuerend and noble meaning me our true kinsman in affection but alienated in blood your vnkind disobedience to the mother cause prooues the onely cause of your ill fortune at this time My present remooue by generall election to the Papall dignity had now auspiciously setled you in my Sede vacante how had it so which at my next remooue by death might proued your step to supremacy Hah all my bodies blood mounts to my face To looke vpon this letter B. Kt. The pill workes with him Thinke on 't seriously it is not yet too late then Through the submisse acknowledgment Of your disobedience` To be brotherly receiued into the louing Bosome of the Conclaue F. B. This was the chayre of ease I euer aymed at I le make a bonfire of my bookes immediatly All that are left against that side I le
sacrifice Packe vp my plate and goods and steale away By night at Water-gate It is but penning An other recantation and in venting Two or three bitter bookes against the white house And then I 'me atother side agen As firme as ere I was as fat and flourishing Blacke Knight expect a wonder ere 't be long Thou shalt see me one of the blacke-house B. Kt. Your holinesse is merry with the messenger Too happy to be true you speake what should be If naturall compunction toucht you truely Oh you 'ue drawn-blood liue blood blood of honor From your most deare primitiue mothers heart Your sharpe inuectiues haue beene points of speares In her sweet tender sides the vnkind wounds Which the sonne giues a sonne of reuerence specially They rankle ten times more you the aduersaries I tell you sir your reuerend reuolt Did giue the feare-fullest blow to adoration Our cause ere felt it shooke the very statues The veines and ashes of the Sainted sleepers F. B. Forbeare or I shall melt i' the place I stand And let forth a fat Bishop in sad syrrop Suffice I am yours when they least dreame on 't Ambitious fooder power and riches drawes me When I smell honor that 's the locke of hay That lead me throgh the worlds field euery way Ex. B. Kt. Here 's a sweet pange to propogate beleefe on Like the foundation of a Chappell layd Vpon a quagmire I may number him now Amongst my inferior policies and not shame em But let me a little solace my designes With the remembrance of some braue ones past To cherrish the futerrity of proiect Whose motion must be restlesse til that great work Cald the possession of the world be ours Was it not procured a gallant fleete From the white Kingdome to secure our coasts Gainst th' infidell Pyrats vnder pretext Of more necessities expedition Who made the Iayles flye open without miracle And let the Locusts out those dangerous flies Whose properti 's to burne corne without touching The Heritique Granaries feele it to this minute And now they 'ue got amongst the country Corps They sticke so fast to the conuerted eares The loudest tempest that authority rowzes Will hardly shake 'em off they haue their dennes In Ladies coaches their safe groues and fennes Nay they were followed and found out by th' sent Palme oyle will make a Purseuant relent Whose policy was it to put a silenc't muzle On all the barking tong-men of the time Made pictures that were enough before Poore sufferers in that politicke restraint My light spleene skips and shakes my ribs to think on 't Whilst our drift walkt vncensured but in thought A whisle or a whisper would be questioned In the most fortunate Angle in the World The Court has held the City by thy Hornes Whilst I haue milkt her I haue got good soups too From Countries for their liberties From some for their most vainly hopd for preferments High offices in th' ayre I should no liue But for this Mellacrim this mirth Manna Enter blacke Knights pawne My pawne how now the new's B Kt. p. Expect none very pleasing That comes sir of my bringing I 'me so sad B. Kt. Thy conscience is so tender hooft a late Euery nayle prickes it B. Kt. p. This may pricke yours too If there be any quicke flesh in a yard on 't B. Kt. Mine mischiefe must finde a deepe nayle and a driuer Beyond the strength of any Matchauile The politicke Kingdomes fatten to reach mine Prithee compunction needle pricke a little Vnbind this sore wound B. Kt. p. Sir your plots discouered B. Kt. Which of the twenty thousand nine hundreth Threescore and fiue canst tell B. Kt. p Blesse vs so many How does poore Country men haue but one plot To keepe a Cow on yet in law for that You can not 'em all sure by their names Sir B. Kt. Yes were the number trebled thou hast seene A Globe stand on the table in my Closet B. Kt p. A thing sir drawne with Countries and hard words B. Kt. True with lines drawne Some Tropicall some oblique B. Kt. p. I scarce can read I was brought vp in blindnesse B. Kt. Iust such a thing if ere my scull be open'd Will my braines looke like B. Kt p. Like a Globe of Countries B. Kt. I and some Maister politician That has sharpe state eyes will go neere to picke out The plots and euery climate where they fastned And will puzle em too B. Kt. p. I 'me of your minde for that sir B. Kt. Th 'le finde em too full vpon so ne countries The'd neede vse spectacles but I turne to you now What plot is that discouered B. Kt. p. Your last bruite sir Begot 'twixt the blacke Bishop and your selfe Your ante-dated letters 'bout the Iesuite B. Kt. Discouered how B. Kt. p. The white Knights policy has out stript yours it seemes Ioyned with th' assistant councell of this Duke The white Bishops pawne vndertooke the iourney Who as they say discharged it like a flight I made him for the businesse fit and light B. Kt. 'T is but a bawdy pawne out of the way a little Ther 's enough of them in all parts Enter both Houses B. B. You haue heard all then B. Kt. The wonders past with me but some Shall downe for 't W. Ki. Set free that vertuous pawne from all her wrongs Let her be brought with honor to the face Of her malicious Aduersary B. Kt. Good W. Ki. Noble chast Knight a title of that Candor The greatest Prince on earth without impeachment May haue the dignity of his worth comprized in This fayre deliuering act vertue will register In that white booke of the defence of Virgins Where the cleare fame all preseruing Knights Are to eternall memory consecrated And wee embrace as partner of that honour This worthy Duke the counsell of the act Whom wee shall euer place in our respect W. D. Most blessed of Kings thron'd in al royal graces Euery good deed sends backe it's owne rewards Into the bosome of the enterprizer But you to expresse your selfe as well to be King of munificency as integrity Addes glory to the gift W. Ki. Thy deserts clayme it Zeale and fidelity appeare thou beauty Of truth and innocence best ornament Of patience thou that mad'st thy sufferings glorious B.. Kt. I le take no knowledg on 't what makes she here How dare you pawne vnpennanc't with a cheeke Fresh as her false-hood yet where castigation Has left no pale print of her visiting anguish Appeare in this assembly let me alone Sinne must be bold that 's all the grace 't is bound too W. Kt. What 's this W. Ki. I 'me wonder strocke W. Q. p. Assist me goodnesse I shall to prison againe B. Kt. At least I 'ue maz'd em Scattered by admiration of her innocence As the fir'd ships put in seuered the Fleete In eighty eight I le on with 't impudence Is mischiefes patrimony is his Iustice Iniured reuerence no sharplier
the Whit Kingdom ducats twenty thousand which sayd sum was afterwards giuen as a meritorious almes to the Nunnery at Lisbone hauing at this present ten thousand pounds more at vse in the Towne-house of Antwerp B. Kt. p. What 's all this to my conscience worthy Holinesse I sue for pardon I haue brought mony with me F. B. You must depart you see there is no president Of any price or pardon for that fact B. K. p. Most miserable are fouler sinnes remitted Killing nay wilfull murder F. B. True there is instance Were you to kill him I 'de pardon you Ther 's president for that and price set downe But none for Gelding B. Kt. p. I haue pickt out vnderstanding now for euer Out of the Carbulistique bloody ridle I 'le make away all my estate and kill him And by that act obtaine full absolution Exit Enter the Black King B. Kt. Why Bishop Knight wher 's your remooues Your troopes stand you now idle in the heart of game B. Kt. My life for yours black soueraigne the game is ours I haue wrought vnder-hand for the Whit Knight And this braue Duke and finde them very cunning F. B. And for their Sanctimonius Queen's surprizall In that State-puzell and distracted hurry Trust my Arch subtilty with B. Kt. Oh Eagle pride Neuer was Game more hopefull of our side B. Kt. If Bishop bul-beife be not snapt at next bout As the Game stands I 'le neuer trust arte more Exeunt Recorder Dumb shew Enter Blacke Queenes Pawne with a light conducting the White Queenes Pawne to a Chamber and fetching in the Blacke Bishops Pawne conueyes him to an other puts out the light and followes Enter Whit Knight and White Duke VV. Kt. True noble Duke faire vertues most indeer'd one Let vs preuent their ranke insinuation With truth of cause and cunning meet their plots With confident goodnes that shal strike them grauling VV. D. Sir all the Gyns traps and alluring snares The Diuell ha's bin at worke since eighty eight Are layd for the great hope of this Game onely W. Kt. The more noble will Truths triumphs bee When they haue wound about our constant courages The glittering serpent that e're false-hood fashoned And glorying most in his resplendent poysons Iust Heauen can finde a bolt to bruise his head VV. D. Looke would see destruction lie a sunning In yonder smile sits blood and treachery basking Ent. In that perfidious modell of face falsehood B. Kt Hell is drawne grinning VV. K. What a payne it is For Truth to faine alittle B. Kt. Oh faire Knight The rising glory of the House of Candor Haue I so many protestations lost Lost lost quite lost am I not worth your confidence I that haue voyed the faculties of Soule Life spirit and braine to your sweet Game of youth Your noble fruitfull Game can you mistrust Any foule play in me that haue bin euer The most submisse obseruers of your vertues And no way taunted with ambition Saue onely to be thought your first admirer How often haue I chang'd for your delight The Royall Presentation of my place Into a minicke Iester and become For your sake and the expulsion of sad thoughts Of a great state sice a light sonne of pastime Made three score yeare a Tomboy a meere wanton I le tell you what I told a Sauoy dame once New Wed high plumph and lusting for an issue Within the yeare I promis'd her a childe If she would stride ouer Saint Rumbants breeches A relique kept at Methlin the next morning One of my followers old hose was conueyed Into her chamber where she tride the feate By that and a Court friend after grew great W. Kt. Why who could be without thee B. Kt. I will change To please you to any shape and my ayme Has bin to win your loue in all this game W. Kt. Thou hast it nobly and I long to see the Blacke-house pleasure state and dignity B. Kt. Of honor you 'le so surfet and delight You 'le nere desire agen to see the Whit Exeunt Enter Whit Queene W. Q. My loue my hope my deerest oh he 's gon Entrapt ensnard surprised amongst the blacke on 's I neuer felt extremity like this Thicke darknesse dwels vpon this houre Integrity Like one of Heauens bright Luminaries now By errors dullest element interpose Suffers a blacke ecclipse I neuer was More sicke of loue then now I am of horror I shal be taken the games lost I 'me set vppon Oh t is the turne-coate Bishop hauing watched Th' advantage of his play comes now to seize on me Oh! I 'me hard be set distressed most miserable F. B. T is in vaine to stirre remooue which way you can I take you now this is the time we haue hop'd for Queene you must downe W. Q. No rescue no deliuerer F. B. The blacke Kings blood burnes for thy prostitution And nothing but the spring of thy chast vertue Can coole his inflamation instantly He dyes vpon a plurisie of Luxury If he deflower thee not Enter white Bishop W. Q. Oh streight of misery VV. B. And is your holinesse his diuine procurer F. B. The diuells in 't I 'me taken by a Ring-doue VVhere stood this Bishop all this while that I saw him not W. B. Oh you were so ambitious you lookt ouer me You aym'd at no lesse person then the Queene The glory of the Game if she were wonne The way were open to the Master-Checque Which looke you he and his liues to giue you Honor and vertue guide him in his station Ent. VV. King W. Q. Oh my safe sanctuary VV. Kt. Let Heauens blessings Be no longer mine then I am thy sure one The Doues house is not safer in the Rocke Then thou in my firme bosome VV. Q. I am bless'd in 't VV. Kt. Is it that lumpe of ranke ingratitude Swell'd with the poyson of Hypocrisie Could he be so malicious h 'as pertaken Of the sweet firtile blessings of our Kingdome Bishop Thou hast done our White House gracious seruice And worthy the faire reuerence of thy place For thee black Holinesse that workes out thy death As the blind Moale the prop'rest sonne of earth Who in casting his ambitious hills vp Is often taken and destroyed in the midst Of his aduanc'd worke 't were well with thee If like that verminous labourer which thou imitatest In bils of pride and malice when death puts thee vp The silent graue might prooue the bag for euer No deeper pit then that for thy vaine hope Of the white Knight and his most firme assistant Two princely peeces which I know thy thoughts Giue lost for euer now my strong assurance Of their fixt vertues could you let in seas Of populous vntruthes against that Fort 'T would burst the proudest billowes W. Q. My feare 's past then VV. Kt. Feare you were neuer guilty of an injury To goodnesse but in that W. Q. It stayd not with me sir W. Kt. It was too much if it vsurp'd a
the habit To admiration reuerend B. Q. p. But the heart the heart Lady So meeke that as you see good Charity pictured still With young ones in her armes so will hee cherish All his young tractable sweete obedient daughters E'ene in his armes in his owne bosome I am my selfe a secular Iesuitesse As many Ladies are of worth and greatnesse A second sort are Iesuits in voto Giuing their vow into the father generall That 's the Blacke Bishop of our house whose pawne This Gentleman now stands now to receiue The Colledge habit at his holy pleasure W. Q. p. But how are these in voto emploied Lady Till they receiue the habit Blacke Q. p. They 're not idle Hee findes 'em all true labourers in the worke Of vniuersall Monarchy which hee And his Disciples principally ayme at Those are maintayned in many Courts and Pallaces And are induc'd by noble Personages Into great Princes seruices and prooue Some Counsellers of State some Secretaries All seruing in notes of intelligence As Parish Clerkes their mortuary bills To the father Generall so are designes Often times preuented and importinant secrets Of state discouered yet no author found But those suspected oft that are most sound This mistery is too deepe yet for your entrance And I offend to set your zeale so backe Checkt by Obedience with desire to hasten Your progresse to perfection I commit you To the great workers hands to whose graue worth I fit my reuerence as to you my wishes Blacke B. p. Dost finde her supple Blacke Q. p. There 's a little passage made Blacke B. p. Let me contemplate With wholy wonder season my accesse And by degrees approach the Sanctuary Of vnmatcht beauty set in grace and goodnesse Amongst the daughters of men I haue not found A more Cathalecall aspect that eye Dos promise single life and meeke Obedience Vpon those lips the sweete fresh buds of youth The holy dew of prayer lies like pearle Dropt from opening eye-lids of the morne Vppon tht bashfull Rose how beautiously A gentle fast not rigorously imposed Would looke vpon that cheek and how delightfull The courteous Physicke of a tender pennance Whose vtmost cruelty should not exceed The first feare of a bride to beate downe frailty Would worke to sound health your long festred iudgement And make your merrit well through erring ignorance Appeares but spotted righteousnesse to me Farre clearer then the innocence of Infants White Q. p. To the good worke I bowe and will become Obedience humblest daughter scythence I finde The assistance of a sacred strength to ayde me The labour is as easie to serue vertue The right way since 't is she I euer serued In my desire though I transgrest in Iudgment Black B. p. It 's easily absolued amongst the rest You shall not finde the vertue that you serue now A sharpe and cruell mistresse her eare 's open To all your supplications you may boldly And safely let in the most secret sinne Into her knowledge which like vanisht man Neuer returnes into the World agen Fate lookes not vp more trulier White Q. p. To the guilty That may appeare some benifit Blacke B. p. Who so innocent That neuer stands in neede on 't in some kinde If euery thought were blabb'd that 's so confest The very ayre we breath would be imblest Now to the worke indeed which is to catch Her inclination that 's the speciall vse We make of all our practise in all Kingdomes For my disclosing their most secret frailties Things which once ours they must not hide from vs That 's the first article in the Creede we teach 'em Finding to what poynt their blood most inclines Know best to apt them then to our designes Daughter the sooner you disperse your Errors The sooner you make haste to your discouerie You must part with 'em to be nice or modest Towards this good action is to imitate The bashfulnesse of one conceales an vlter For the vncomely parts that tumor vexes Til 't be past cure Resolue you thus faire Lady The priuatst thought that runnes to hide it selfe In the most secret corner of your heart now Must be of my acquaintance so familiarlie Neuer she friend of yours might counsell neerer White Q. p. I stand not much in feare of any account Guilty of that blacke crime most noble holinesse I must confesse as in a sacred Temple Throng'd with an auditorie some come rather To feede on humaine obiect then to taste Of Angells foode So in the Congregation of quicke thoughts Which are more infinite then such assemblies I cannot for truths safely speake for all Some haue bin wandrers some sinful some sound But those found euer poore entertainment They'd incouragement to come againe The single life which strongly I professe now Heauen pardon me I was about to part from Black B. p. Then you haue past through loue White Q. p. But left no staine In all my passage Sir no print of wrong For the most chast maide that may trace my foot-steps Black B. p. How came you off so cleare VVhite Q. p. I was discharged By an inhumaine accident which modesty Forbids me to put any language too B. B. p. How you forget your selfe all actions Clad in their proper language though most sordid My eare is bound by duty to let in And locke vp euerlastingly Shall I helpe you Hee was not found to answere his creation A vestall Virgin in a slip of prayer Could not deliuer mans losse modestlier T was the White Bishops pawne White Q p The same blest Sir Blacke B. p. An Heriticke well pickled White Q. p. By base treachery And violence prepared by the Competitor The blacke Knights pawne whom I shal euer hate for 't Black B. p. T was of reuenge the most vnmanlist way That euer riuall tooke a villaine That for your sake I le neuer absolue him off White Q. p. I wish not so heauy Blacke B. p. Hee must feele it I neuer yet gaue absolution To any crime of that vnmatring nature It seemes you refuse him for defect That other women haue in the ends of marriage Pardon my boldnesse if I sift your goodnesse To the last graine W. Q. p. I reuerence your paynes Sir And must confesse custome to enioy What other women challenge and possesse More ruld me then desire for my desires Dwell all in Ignorance and I le neuer wish To know that fond way may redeem them thence B. B. p. I neuer was so taken beset dubly Now with her iudgment what a strength it puts forth I bring worke neerer to you when you haue seene A maister-peece of man composed by Heauen For a great Princes fauor kingdomes loue So exact Enuy could not finde a place To sticke a blot on person or on fame Haue you not found ambition swel your wishes then And desire stirre your blood W. Q. p. By vertue neuer I haue onely in the dignity of the creature Admired the workes glory B. B. p. She 's impregnable
righted I euer held that Maiesty impartiall That like vnequall Heauen lookes on the manners Not on the shapes they shrowde in W. Ki. This blacke Knight Will neuer take any answere 't is a victory To make him vnderstand he does amisse When he knowes in his owne cleare vnderstanding That he does nothing else shew him the testimony Confirmed by good men how that foule attempter Got but this morning to the place from whence He dated his forged lines six daies past B. Kt. Why may not the corruption sleep in this By some connivence as you haue walkt in ours By too rash confidence W. D. I le vndertake That Knight shall teach the diuell how to lye W. Kt. If sinne were halfe so wise as impudent She 'de neere seek father for an aduocate En. B. Q. p. B. Q. p. Now to act treachery with an angels tong Since all ours come out I le bring him in strongly agen Where is his iniur'd chastity this goodnesse Whose worth no transitory prize can equall This rocke of constant and invinceable vertue That made sinnes tempest weary of his fury B. Q. What is my pawne destracted B. Kt. I thinke rather Ther 's some notable Maister-prize of rogary This drum strikes vp for B. Q. p. Let me fall downe with reuerence Before this blessed Altar B Q. This is madnesse B. Kt. Marke the end I stand for rogery stil I will not change my side B. Q. p. I shall be tax'd I know I care not what the blacke house thinks of me B. Q. What say you now B. Kt. I will not be vnlayed yet B. Q. p. How euer sensure flies I honor sanctity That is my obiect I intend no other I saw this glorious and most valiant vertue Fight the most noble combat with the diuell B. Q. If both the Bishops had bin there for seconds T'ad beene a compleate Diuell W. Ki. Then thou hast heard the violence intended B. Q. p. T is a truth I ioy to iustifie I was an agent On vertues part and rays'd that confused noyse That started his attempt and gaue her liberty W. Q. p. Oh 't is a righteous story she has told Sir My life and fame stands mutually ingaged Both to the truth and goodnesse of this pawne W. Ki. Does it appeare to you yet cleare as the Sun B. Kt. Lasse I beleeued it long before 't was done B. Ki. Degenerate B. Q. Base B. B. Perfidious B. D. Trayterous pawne B. Q. p, What are you al besides your selues B. Kt. But I remember that pawne B. Q. p. May a fearefull barrennesse Blast both my hopes and pleasures if I brought not Her ruine in my pitty a new trap For her more sure confusion B. Kt. Haue I not wonne now Did not I say 't was craft and machination I smell conspiracie all the way I went Although the messe were couered I 'me so vs'd to 't B. Kt. That queene would I faine finger B. Kt. You are too hasty sir If she were took the game would be ours quickly My aymes at that white Knight t' entrap him first The Duke will follow too B. B. Would that Bishop were in my Diocesse I 'de soone change his whitenesse B. Kt. Sir I could whip you vp a pawne imediatly I know where my game stands B. Ki. Do 't suddainly Aduantage least must not be lost in this play B. Kt. Pawne thou art ours W. Kt. Hee 's taken by default By wilfull negligence gard the sacred persons Looke well to the white Bishop for that pawne Gaue guard to the queene and him in the third place B. Kt. See what sure peece you locke your confidence in I made this pawne heere by corruption ours As soone as honour by creation yours The whitenesse vpon him is but the leaprosy Of pure dissemulation view him now His heart and his intents are of our colour His vpper garment being taken off he appeares blacke vnder W. Ki. Most dangerous Hypocrite W. D. One made against vs W. Q. This truth of his complection W. Ki Has my goodneesse Clemency loue and fauour gracious rays'd thee From a condition next to popular labour Tooke thee from all the dubitable hazards Of Fortune her most vnsecure aduentures And grafted thee into a branch of honour And dost thou fal from the top bough by the rottennes Of thy alone corruption like a fruite That 's ouer-ripned by the beames of fauour Let thy owne weight reward thee I haue forgot thee Integrity of life is so deare to me Where I finde falshood or a crying trespasse Be it in any whom our grace shines most on I 'de teare em from my heart W. B. Spoke like Heauens substitute W. Ki. You haue him we can spare him and his shame Will make the rest looke better to their Game B. Ki. The more cunning we must vse then B. Kt. Wee shall match you Play how you can perhaps and make you too F. B. Is there so much amazement spent on him That 's but halfe black there might be hope of that man But how will this house wonder if I stand forth And shew a whole one instantly discouer One that 's all blacke where ther 's no hope at all W. Ki. I le say thy heart then iustifies thy bookes I long for thy discouery F. B. Looke no farther then Beare witnesse all the house I am the man And turne my selfe into the blacke house freely I am of this side now W. K. Monster neere matcht him B. Ki. This is your noble worke Knight B. Kt. Now I le halter him F. B. Next newes you heare expect my bookes against you Printed at Doway Bruxells or Spallato W. Kt. See his goods seaz'd on F. R. Lasse they were all conueyed Last night by water-gate to a Taylors house A friend of Blacke house B. Ki. A prepared Hypocrite W. D. Premeditated turne-coate Exeunt F. B. Yes rayle on I le reach you in my writings when I 'me gone B. Kt. Flatter him a while with honors til we put him Vpon some dangerous seruice and then burne him B. Ki. This came vnlookt for B. D. How wee reioyce to see you F. B. Now I le discouer all the white house to you B. D. Indeed that will both reconcile and prayse you W. Kt. p. I rest vpon you knight for my aduancement B. Kt. Oh for the staffe the strong staffe that wil hold And the red hat fit for the guilty mazure Into the empty bagge know the first way Pawnes that are lost are euer out of play W. K. p. How 's this B. Kt. No replication you know me No doubt e're long you 'le haue more company The bagge is big enough t' wil hold vs all Ex. W. Q p. I sue to thee prethee be one of vs Let my loue winne thee thou hast done truth this day And yesterday my honor noble seruice The best Pawne of our house could transcend it not B. Q. p. My pitty stands with zeale especially When I foresaw your marriage then I amounted
A second siedge must not fall off so tamely She 's one of those must be informed to know A daughters duty which some take vntaught Her modesty brings her behind hand much My old meanes I must flye too yes 't is it Please you pervse this small tract of Obedience 'T will helpe you forward well W. Q. p. Sir that is a vertue I haue euer thought on with especiall reuerence B. B. p. You will conceiue by that My power your duty Enter White Bishops pawne W. B. p. What makes yond troubler of all Christian water So neere yond blessed spring but I know Her goodnesse is the rocke from whence it issues Vnmoouable as fate 't would more afflict me Then all my sufferings for her which so long As she holds constant to the house she come off The whitnesse of the cause the side the quality Are sacrifices to her worth and vertue And though confined in my religious ioyes I marry her and possesse her Ent. the B. Kt. pawne B. B. p. Behold Lady The two inhuman enemies the black Knights pawne And the white Bishops the gelder and the gelded W. Q. p. There 's my griefe my hate B. B. p. What in the Iesuites fingers by this hand I le giue my part now for a Parrats feather Shee neuer returnes vertuous 't is impossible I le vndertake more wagers will be layd Vpon a Vsurers returne from hell Then vpon hers from him now haue I bin guilty Of such base malice that my very conscience Shakes at the memory of it and when I looke To gather fruit find nothing but the Sauin tree Too frequent in Nunnes Orchards and there planted By all coniecture to destroy fruite rather I wil be resolued now most noble Virgine W. Q p. Ignoble villaine dare that vnhallowed tongue Lay hold vpon a sound so gracious What 's noblenesse to thee or virgine Chastity They 're not of thy acquaintance talke of violence That shames creation deeds would make night blush That 's company for thee hast thou the impudence To court me with the Leprosie vpon thee Able to infect the walls of a great building B. B. p. Sonne of offence forbeare go set your diuell Before your eyes a paenitentiall vesture Would better become yee some shirt of haire B. B. p. And you a three pound smocke steed of an Abbey An Epicene Cassible this holy fellow Robs safst and close I feele a sting that 's worse too White pawne hast so much Charity to accept A reconcilement make thy owne conditions For I begin to be extreamely burthned W. B. p. No truth no peace of that blacke house Protest Is to be trusted but for hope of acquittance And warned by difference I may intrap him soonest I admit conference B. Kt. p. It is a noblenesse That makes confusion cleaue to all my merrits B. B. p. That treatise will instruct you fully B. Kt. So so Enter blacke Knight The businesse of the Vniuersall Monarchy Goes forward well now the Colledge pot That should be alwayes boyling with the fuell Of all intelligencers possible Through the Christian Kingdome is this fellow Our prime incendiary one of those That promis'd the white Kingdome seauen yeares since To our blacke-house put a new daughter to him The great worke-slaues he minds nor Monarchy Nor Hererazie diuiner principallities I brag lesse But haue done more then all the conclaue on 'em Take their assistant fathers in all parts I or their father generall in to boote And what I haue done I haue done factiously With pleasant subtilty and bewitching court-ship Abuse all my beleeuers with delight They tooke comfort to be cousned by me To many a soule I haue let in mortall poyson Whose cheekes haue crackt with laughter to receiue it I could so roule my pills in sugred syllables And strew such kindly mirth o're all my mischiefe They tooke their baine in way of recreation A pleasure steales corruption into youth Hee spies me now I must vphold his reuerence Especially in publique though I know Pryapus guardian of the cherry Gardens Bacchus and Venus chit is not more vitious B. B. p. Blessings accumiliation keep with you sir B Kt. Honors dissimulation be your due sir W. Q p. How deep in duty in obseruance plunge His charge must needes be reuerend B. B. p. I am Confessor To this Black Knight too you see douotion 's fruitfull Sh 'as many sonnes and daughters B. Kt. I do this the more To maze our aduersaries to behold The reuerence we giue these great ones And to beget a sound opinion Of holinesse in them and zeale in vs As also to enuite the like obedience In other pupills by our meeke example So is your trifle gone B. B. p. Trifle call you her it 's a good game sir Sure she 's the second pawne of the White house And to the opening of the game I hold her B. Kt. I you hold well for that I know your play Of old if there were more Queenes pawnes you 'ld plye The game a great deale harder now sir we 're in priuat But what for the maine worke the great existance The hope Monarchall B B. p. It goes on in this B. Kt. In this I cannot see 't B. B. p. So you may deny A Dyalls motion 'cause you cannot see The hand mooue or a wind that rends the Cedars B. Kt. Where stops the current of the intelligence Your father generall Bishop of the black-blacke-house Complaines for want of worke B. B. p. Here 's from all parts Sufficient to to imploy him I receiu'd A packet from the assistant fathers lately Looke you ther 's Anglica this Gallica B. Kt. I marry sir ther 's some quicke flesh in this B. B. p. Germanica B. Kt. Thinke they'n seald this with butter B. B. p. Italica this B. Kt. They put their pens the hebrew way me thinks B. B. p. Hispanica there B. Kt. Hispanica blinde word this The Iesuite hath writ this with iuce of Leamons sure It must be held close to the fire of Purgatory Ere 't can be read B. B. p. You will not leaue your iesting Knight Though it wound your owne fame B. Kt. Curanda pecunia Enter the white Kings pawne B. B. p. Take heede Sir we 're intrapt B. Kt. He 's made our owne man halfe in Voto yours His heart 's in the blacke house leaue him to me Most of all friends indeed pretiously speciall W. Ki. p. You see my outside but not my heart Great difference in the colour there 's some intelligence And as more ripenesse so your knowledge still Shall prooue the richer there shall nothing happen Beleeue 't to extenuate your cause Or to oppresse her fr ends but I will striue To crosse it with my counsel purse and power Keepe all supplies both in meanes and men That may raise against you we must part I dare not longer of this theame discusse The eare of State is quicke and iealious B. Kt. Excellent estemation thou art valu'd Aboue the fleece
things I commend the White-house best For plenty and variety of victualls When I was one of the blacke-house profest My flesh fell halfe a Cubit time to revolt When my owne ribs reuolted but to say truth I haue no preferment yet that 's suteable To the greatnesse of my person and my parts I grant I liue at ease for I am made The Maister of the beds the long acre of beds But there 's no Marie-gold that shuts and opens Flower gentlee Venis borth apples of loue Pinckes Hyanths Honie-suckles Daffa-down-dillies There was a time I 'd much more drab then beds Now I 'ue more beds then drabs Yet there 's no eminent trader deales in whole-sayle But she and I haue clap a barging vp Let in at water-gate for which I haue rackt My tennants purse-strings that then 'ue twang'd agen Yonder blacke Knight the Fistula of Europe Enter b. B. with b. Kt. Whose disease once I vndertooke to cure With a high Holborne halter when he last Vouchsaft to peepe into my priuiledged lodgings He saw good store of plate and rich hangings He knew I brought none to the White-house with me I haue not lost the vse of my profession Since I turned White-house bishop Ent. Pawne with bookes B. Kt. Looke more bookes yet Yonder greasie gormundizing Prelate Does worke our house more mischiefe by his scripts His fat and fulsome Volumes Then the whole body of the aduers party B. B. Oh 't were a Master-peece of serpent subtilty To fetch him a this side agen B. Kt. And then damme him Into the bag for euer or expose him Against the aduerse party which now he feeds on And that would double dam him my reuenge Has prompted me already I le confound him A both sides for the phisicke he prouided And the base Chyrurgion he invented for me I le tell you what a most vncutholicall ieast He put vpon me once when my paine tortur'd me He told me he had found a present cure for me Which I grew proude on and obseru'd him seriously What thinke you 't was being execution day He shewd the Hangman to me out at window The common Hangman B. B. I 'le make him the baloom ball Of the Churches And both the sides shall tosse him he lookes like one A thing sweld vp with mingled drinke and wine And will bound well from one side to another Come you shall write our second bishops dead Which has yet no imployment in the Game Perhaps nor euer shall it may be wonne Without his motion it rest in ours He shall be flattered with Sede vacant Make him beleeue he comes into his place And that will fetch him with a vengance to vs For I know powder is not more ambitious When the match meet it then his minde for mounting As Couetous and Leacherous B. B. No more now Sir both the sides fill W. Ki. This ha's bin look't for long F. B. The stronger sting it shootes into the bloud Of the blacke aduersary I 'm asham'd now I was theirs euer what a Lumpe was I When I was led in ignorance and blindnesse I must confesse I 'ue all my life time playd The Foole till now B. Kt. And now he plaies two parts the foole and knaue F. B. Ther 's my recantation in the last leafe Wer 't like a Ciceronian in pure Latain VV. B. Pure honesty the better latain serues then B. Kt. Out of those pestilent pamphlets those are they That wound our cause to the heart B. B. Heere more anger yet B. Kt. But we come well prouided for this storme W. Q. Is this my Pawne she that should Enter both Houses Guard our Person Or some pale figure of deiection Her shape vsurping sorrow and affrightment Has preuailed strangly with her W. Q. p. King of Integrety Queene of the same and all the house professors Of noble Candor vncorrupted iustice And truth of heart through my alone discouery My like and honor wondrously preserued I bring into your knowledge with my sufferings Fearefull affrightments and heart-killing terrors The great incendiary of all Christendome The absolute abuser of true sanctity Fayrer peace and holy order can be found In any part of th' vniuersall Globe Who making meeke deuotion keep the doore His lips being full of holy zeale at first Would haue committed a foule rape vppon me W. Q. Hah W. Ki. A rape that 's foule indeed the very sound To our eare fowler then the offence it selfe To some Kings of the earth W. Q. p. Sir to proceede Gladly I offered life to preserue honour Which would not be accepted without both The chiefe of his ill ayme to be at mine honour Till heauen was pleased by some vnlookt for accident To giue me courage to redeeme my selfe W. Ki. When we finde desperate sinnes In ill mens company We place a charitable sorrow there But custome and their leaprous inclination Quits vs of wonder for our expectation Is answered in their liues but to finde sinne Vnder a robe of Sanctity is able To draw all number to that monster onely And leaue created monsters vnadmired The pride of him that tooke first fall fo pride Is to be Angell shapt and imitate The forme from whence he fell but this offendor Farre baser then sinnes maister fix'd by vowe To holy order which is Angells method It grieues me that my knowledg must be tainted With his infested name Oh rather with thy finger poynt him out W. Q. p. The place that he should fil is void my L. His guilt has scarde him the blacke Bishops pawne B. B. Hah mine my pawne the glory of his order The prime and president zealot on the earth Impudent pawne for thy sake at this minute Modesty suffers all that 's vertuous blushes And truths selfe like the sunne vext with a mist Lookes red with anger W. B. Be not thou drunke with rage too B. B. Sober sincerity nor you a cup Spake with Hypocrisie W. Kt. You name their Bishop But your own Christmas bole you morning draught Next your Episcopall heart all the twelue dayes Which smacke you cannot leaue all the yeare after B. Kt. A shrewd retorte Has made our Bishop smell of burning too Would I stood farther off wer 't no impeachment To my honor or the game would they wold play faster White Knight ther 's acknowledged from our house A reuerence to you and respect To that Lord Duke stands next you with the fauour Of the white King and th' afore-named respected I combate with this cause if with all speed Wast not one syllable vnfortunate pawne Of what I speake thou dost not plead destruction A plea which will but faintly take thee off neither From this Leuiathan scandall that lyes rowling Vpon the Christall waters of deuotion Or what may quit the more though enough nothing Fall downe and foame and by than pang discouer The vexing spirit of falshood strongly within thee Make thy selfe ready for perdition Ther 's no remoue in all the Game to scape it
creatures Haue their paires fit their desires iustly Mated is woman more infortunate virgin The may of woman fate has ordayned Sir We should be man and wife has not giuen Warrant for ayme act of knowledge till We are so B. B. p. Tender ey'd modesty how it grieues at this I 'me as farre off for all this strange imposture As at first enter-view where lies our game now You know I cannot marry by my order B. Q. p. I know you cannot sir yet you May venture on a contract B. B. p. Hah B. Q. p. Sure you may sir Without all question so farre without danger Or any staine to your vow and that make take her Nay do 't with speede shee le thinke you Meane the better too B. B. p. Be not so lauish of that blessed spring You 'ue wasted that vpon a cold occasion now Would wash a sinfull soule white by our loue ioyes That motion shall neere light vpon my tongue more Till we 're contracted then I hope your mine W. Q. p. In all iust duty euer B. Q. p. Then doe you question it Pish then you 're man and wife All but Church Ceremonies Pray let 's see it done first She shall do reason then Now I le enioy the sport and cousen you both My bloods game is the wages I haue Workt for Exe. Enter blacke Knight and his pawne B. Kt. Pawne I haue spoke to the Fat bishop for thee I le get thy absolution from his owne mouth Reach me my Chayre of ease my Chaire of cousonage Seauen thousand pounds in women reach me that I loue a life to sit vppon a banke Of Heretique gold Oh soft and gentle sirrah Ther 's a foule flaw i' th bottom of my bum pawne I neere shall make sound souldier but sound treacher With any hee in Europe how now quality Thou hast the paultrest foole that ere I met with It cannot beare one suckling villaine Mine can digest a monster without credit A finne as weighty as an Elephant And neuer wamble for 't B. Kt. p. I you haue beene vs'd to 't sir That 's a great helpe the swallow of my conscience Has but a narrow passage you must thinke yet It lyes i' th paenitent pipe and will not downe If I had got seauen thousand pounds by Offices And guld downe you the bore would haue bin bigger B. Kt. Nay an thou prou'st factious I shall hug thee Can a poore-pocht-soft reare iniquity So rude vpon thy conscience I 'me asham'd of thee Hadst thou betrayed the witnesse to the blacke Beggard a Kingdome by dissimulation Vnioynted the faire frame of peace and trafficke Poyson'd alleagance set faith backe and wrought Weomens soft soules euen vp to the masculine malice To pursue truth to death if the cause rowz'd em That staires and parets as first taught to curse thee All these and ten times troubled has this braine Bin parent too they are my off-springs all B. Kt. p. A goodly broode B. Kt. Yet I can jest as lightly Laugh and tell strange stories to Court Madames Daughters of my seducements with alacrity As high and heartily as youths time of innocence That neuer knew a sinne to shape a sorrow by I feele no tempest not a leafe winde stirring To shake a fault my conscience is be calm'd rather B. Kt. p. I 'me sure there 's a Whirle-winde huffes in mine B. Kt. Sirrah I ha sold the Groome at h stoole six times And receiued money of six seuerall Ladies Ambitious to take place of Baronets wiues To three old money Matrons I haue promis'd The mother ship o th maydes I 'ue taught our friends To conueigh white house gold to our blacke kingdom In cold backt pasties so cousen Searchers For venting halbow'd oyle beades needles pardons Pictures veronices heads in priuate presses That 's done one i' th habit of a Pedler Letters convaied in roles Tobaco-roles When a restraint comes by my politicke counsell Some of our Iesuites turne Gentle-men Vshers Some Falkners some park-keeper some hunts-men One tooke the shape of an old Ladies Cooke once And dispatcht two chares in a sunday morning The Altar and the Dresser pray what vse Put I my summer recreation too But more t' enforme my knowledge in the state And strength of the white Kingdome no fortifications Hauen Creeke landing place 'bout the white Coast But I got draught and plot-forme learn'd the depth Of all the Channels knowledge of all sands Shelues Rockes and Riuers for invasion A Catalogue of all the Nauy Royall The burthen of each shippe the brasse murtherers The number of the men to what cape bound Agen for the discouery of the Inlands Neuer a Shire but the State better knowne To me then to her best Inhabitants What power of men and horse gentries reuenewes Who well affected to your side how ill Who neither will nor ill all the newtrality Thirty eight soules haue beene seduced Pawne Since the Ioales vomited with the Pill I gaue 'em B. Kt. p. Sure you put oyle of toad into physick sir B. Kt. I 'me now about a maister-peece of play To entrap the Wh. Knight and with false alurements Entice him to our blacke House more will follow Whilst our Fat Bishop sets vpon the Queene Then will our game lye sweetly Enter Fat Bishop B. Kt. p. Hee 's come now sir F. B. Heer 's Taxa Penitentiaris Knight The booke of generall pardons of all prizes I haue bin searching for his sinne this halfe houre And cannot light vpon it B. Kt. That is strange let me see it B. Kt. p. Wretched as I am has my rage done that There is no president of pardon for B. Kt. For wilfull murther 13. pounds 4. shillings and sixe-pence that 's reasonable cheape for killing killing killing killing killing killing Why heer 's nothing but killing of this side F. B. Turne ore the sheete you shall finde adultery And other triuiall sinnes B. Kt. Adultery oh I 'me met now for Adultery A couple of shillings and for Fornication fiue pence Mas these are the good penny-worths I cannot see how a man can mend himselfe for lying With Mother Sister or Daughter I marry sir Thirty three pounds three shillings and three pence The sins gradation right payd all in three too F. B. You haue read the story of that monster sir That got his daughter sister wife of his own mother B. Kt. Symone nine pounds F. B. They may thank me for that 't was ninteene Before I came I haue mittigated many of the summs B. Kt. Sodomy sixe pence you should haue Put that summe euer on the back side of your booke Bishop F. B. Ther 's few on 's very forward sir B. Kt. What 's heere a old presidents of incouragment F. B. I those are ancient notes B. Kt Giuen as a gratitud for the kiling of an Heretical Prince with a poysond knife duckats 5 thousand F. B. True sir that was payed B. Kt. Promis'd to Doctor Lopus for poysoning the Mayden Queene of
thought Place a strong guard there W. Q. Confidence is set sir W. Kt. Take that prize hence you reuerend of men Put couetousnes into the bag againe F. B. The Bag had need be sound or it goes to wracke Sinne and my weight will make a strong one cracke Finit Actus Quartus Incipit Quintus et Vltimus Enter the Blacke Knight in his Litter as passing in hast ouer the Stage B. Kt. HOld hold Is the blacke Bishops pawne the Iesuite Planted for his consecration B. B. p. Ecce triumphanti Me fixum Caesaris Arte B. Kt. Art there my holy boy sirah Bishop Tumbrle is snapt i th' Bag by this time B. B. p. Heretici pereant sic B. Kt. All Latin Sure the Oration hath infected him Away away make hast they are comming Enter B. Ki. Q. D. and B. Kt. with Pawnes meeting the W. Kt. and Duke the blacke Bishops pawne from aboue entertaines him with this Lattin Oration B. B. p. Si quid mortalibus in vnquam oculis hilarem Et gratum aperuit diem Si quid permantibus Amicorum Animis gaudium attulit perperitùr Laetitiam Eques candidissime pralucentissime Falscom profecto tuum a Dome Candoris ad Domum Nigritudinis Accessum promisse peperisse at tulisse fatemur Omnes aduentus Tui Conflagrantissimi omni qua Possumus laetitia Gaudio Congratulatione Acclamations Animis obseruantissimis Affectibus diuotissimis obsequijs Uenerabundis Te Sospitim congratulamur B. Ki. Sir in this short congratulatory speech You may conceiue how the whole House affects you B. Kt. The Colledges and Sanctimonious seed plots W. Ki. 'T is cleare and so acknowledged royoll Sir B. Ki. What Honors Pleasures Rarities Delights Your noble thought can thinke B. Q. Your faire eye fix on That 's comprehended in the spacious circuit Of our blacke Kingdome they are your seruants all W. Kt. How amply you indeere vs WD. They are fauours that equally inrich the Royall Giuer As the receiuer in the free donation Musicke An Altar is discoured with Tapers and Images standing on each side B. Kt. Harke To inlarge your welcome from all parts Is heard sweet-sounding aires abstruse things Open of voluntary freenes And yond Altar The seate of adoration seemes t' adore The vertues you bring with you W. Kt. Ther 's a taste of the old vessell still W. D. The erronious rellish Song Wonder worke some strange delight This place was neuer yet without To welcome thee the faire White House Knight And to bring our hopes about May from the Altar Flames aspire Those Tapers set themselues on fire May senselesse things our ioyes approoue The Images mooue in a Daunce And those brazen Statues mooue Quickned by some Power aboue Or what more strange to shew our Loue B. Kt. A happy Omen waytes vpon this houre All moue portentuously the Right-hand way B. Ki. Come let 's set free all most choyse delights That euer adorn'd Dayes or quickn'd Nights Exeunt Enter White Q. p. and the Blacke B. p. the Iesuit in his reuerend Habit meeting them W. Q. p. I see t' was but a triall of my duty now Has a more modest minde and in that vertue Most worthely hath Fate prouided for me Hah t is the bad-man in the Reuerend habit Dares he be seene agen Traytor to Holinesse Oh marble fronted Impudence and knowes How ill ' has vs'd I 'me asham'd he blushes not B. B. p. Are you yet stoard with any womans pitty Are you the Mistris of so much Deuotion Kindnesse and Charity as to bestow An Almes of Loue on your poore sufferer yet For your sake onely W. Q. p. Sir for the reuerend respect you ought To giue to Sanctity though none to me In being her seruant vow'd and weare her liuery If I might counsell you should neuer speake The language of vnchastity in that habit You will not thinke how ill it do's with you The world 's a stage on which all parts are played You 'd thinke it most absurd to see a Diuell Presented there not in a Diuells shape Or wanting one to send him out in yours You 'd rayle at that for an absurdity No Colledge ere committed for Decorum sake then For pitties cause for sacred vertues honor If you 'l persist still in your diulish part Present him as you should and let one That carryes vp the goodnesse of the play Come in that habit and I le speake with him Then will the parts be fitted and the spectators Know which is which they must haue cunning iudgments To finde it else for such a one as you Is able to deceiue a mighty Auditory Nay those you haue seduc't if there be any In the assembly if they see what manner You play the Game with me they cannot loue you Is there so little hope of you to smile sir B. B. p. Yes at your feares at th' ignorance of your power The little vse you make of time youths fortune Knowing you haue a Husband for lusts shelter You dare not yet make bold with a friends comfort This is the plague of weaknes W. Q. p. So hot burning The siliables of sinne flie from his lipps As if the letter came new cast from Hell B. B. p. Well setting aside the dish you loue so much Which hath bin heartily tasted by your betters I come to marry you to the gentleman That last inioyd you I hope that pleaseth you Ther 's no immodest relish in that office W. Q. p. Strange of all men he should light on him To tye that holy knote that sought to vndoe me Were you requested to performe that busines sir B. B. p. I name you a sure toaken W. Q. p. As for that sir Now you 're most welcom and my faire hopes of you You 'ld neuer breake the sacred knote you tyde once With any lewd solicitings hereafter B. B. p. But all the crafts in getting of it knit You are all one fire to make your cousning market I am the marrier and the man do you know me Do you know me nice Iniquity strict luxurie And holy whoredome I would clap on marriage With all hot speede to solder vp the Game So what a strong Fate hath prouided for thee You were a maid sweare still you 'r no worse now I left you as I found you haue I startled you I 'me quit with you now for my discouery Your outcries and your Cunning farwell brookage W. Q. p. Nay stay and heare me but giue thanks a Little if your care can endure a worke so gracious Then you may take your pleasure B. B. p. I haue done that W. Q. p. That power that hath preserued me from this diuell B. B. p. How W. Q. p. This that may challenge the chiefe chaire in Hell And sit aboue his Master B. B. p. Bring in merrit W. Q. p. That sufferest him through blind lust to be led Last night to the action of some common bed B. Q. p. Not ouer common neither Black Queens p. within B.