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A77574
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The royall exchange. A comedy, acted with general applause at the Black-Friers, by His Majesties Servants. Written by Mr. Richard Brome.
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Brome, Richard, d. 1652?
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1661
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Wing B4883; Thomason E1045_18; ESTC R208019
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that he is nor oftentimes the Creature But some four-footed Beast or feather'd Fowl But could I fasten but a slumber on him Which must be the first entrance to my work Anth. Have you concluded yet your barbarous councel If not take my advice with ye call the King The King with whose authority you scorn me Let him but hear for you will never tell him From my own lips how willingly I 'l give My voice unto his marriage and I 'm sure He 'l set me free at least by death Eauf. Alas What King what freedome would you have You are our King and shall command your freedom And all our lives would you but sleep a while Anth. Sleep make no doubt of that look I can sleep With as much ease as one bound in a Cart Driving to execution But do you hear My vow was not to sleep nor eat untill I had perform'd a work which I shall never Never accomplish now my vow is broken For they by witchcraft charm'd me into sleep And tempted me with meat at unawares Before my sleep-drown'd senses were collected And put me on these unknown garments here With an hayl Master so betray'd me into This irksome folly or this foolish thraldome Theod. 'T was a rash vow and so well broke you now Shall be releas'd unbind him at my peril These rigorous courses have done hurt upon him We have provided otherwise to please you For we have call'd Theodrick home again Your Favourite whose absence was a grief to you Nay more because 't is thought your languishing love Bred your distemper we have taken care For hastning of your marriage your fair Queen Is sent for and at hand to ease your sorrow Anth. My Favourite and my Queen leave these abuses My hands and feet are now at liberty Strikes and kicks Theod. So is our duty and if your Majesty Will tread our due allegiance into dust We are prepar'd to suffer Anth. Would to heaven I could unfold this mystery Eauf. See my Lord Theodrick is come Ent. Theodrick Theodr. Most gracious Sir That I have suffred under your displeasure In being barr'd your presence which no lesse Then the all cheering Sun gave life to me Was not so much my grief as not to know What my transgression was and let me now Implore your mercy so far as to name it Which if I cannot cleer me of I 'l lose my life and willingly Anth. If I could think this serious 't were enough Almost to turn my sorrows into laughter Theodr. O turn not from me royal Sir t' augment Your Highnesse displeasure but in case you will not Be pleas'd to name my trespasse give me leave To speak what I suppose has troubled you And caus'd me causelesly to be suspended Enter Genius whispering him Anth. I feel a secret instigation in me I hope by some good Angel that inclines me At last to yield a little to these men What wouldst thou say Theodr. My Lords and all forbear The presence never fear all shall be well Theodw. Heaven grant it Eauf. Was not this my policy To send for him more was it not my wit To fashion letters as with 's own hand To fetch the Queen you 'l see more at her coming Exeunt all but Theodrick Anthy Theodr. May 't please you now but to review these Pictures Anth. Good memory help me this is of the Queen The cruel Queen that banish'd my good Father And this the lively Image of my Sister Theodr. Now may it please your grace to recollect How when I told you this was my fair Mistresse Your passion first siez'd on you and pardon Royal Sir If I have since conjectured my transgression Was meerly this that I lov'd one so fair I dare not yet say fairer then your choice But freely thus to expiate my trespasse As I resign the Picture I give up All interest in her person never more Beyond your free consent to see that Beauty Anth. I have found all the error and am taught By hidden inspiration to make use on 't Genius shall whispers him Give me fresh rayment I 'l take all upon me Their Crown if they will give it yet me thinks This is so like a dream where else can be King Osriick all this while that he comes not To throw me out of this usurped right Strange and new thoughts possesse me Gen. whispers Now I call To mind the vision that I had of being Call'd to the Throne of the west Saxons Kings It must be by this Queen whom how to love I cannot find My Genius promps me yes I hear it now as by an Angel spoke And that my vow was rashly made well broke I am confirm'd come she I am for her puts on Hat Feather and Cloke ex Genius Well said Theodrick Theodrick is his name How do I look Theodrick Theodr. I can find But little change which I allow to sicknesse Anth. Well said thou never flatterest Enter Jeffrey winding an Horn. Jeff. News neam King news news News that will make thee well beest thou never so sick News that beest thou never so well will make thee sick News that will make thee mad beest thou never so tame News that beest thou never so mad will make thee tame Anth. What 's thy news Jeff. A wife a wife a wife can do all this The Queen is come and all my Cousin Lords Are gone to fetch her in in pompe Oh ho Knight me oh Knight me quickly for my news Theodr. Away you fool Jeff. Away you Favourite Hinder me not unlesse I prophesie Kings Fools and Favourites never shall agree And many years after we are in our graves Fools shall be Knights and Favourites shall be known From black Sheep I prophesie Oh ho she comes she comes now neam King Bear up stiff before and meet her Here 's a day And a night towards indeed Oh ho the house Begins to reel already and all our brains turn Round oh ho. Enter Vshers bare Kelriick and Elkwin Theodwald and Eaufride a Cardinal the Queen two Ladies bearing up her Train Followers the Queen Bertha kneels Anthynus as King takes her up kisses her they confer the four Lords salute and confer Theodwald and Eaufride give their supposed Kings hand to the Cardinal Kelriick and Elkwin give their Queens hand to the Cardinal the Cardinal joyns their hands Anthynus and Bertha kisse all the Lords embrace the Exeunt in state as before Jeff. Oh what a night will here be what a night will here be What a beast am I that I have not at least half A score of my wholesome Countrey Lasses with child now That forty weeks hence the Queen might have her Choice of Nurses there had been a thriving way to raise My fortunes indeed Oh what a night will here be Exit ACT. V. SCEN. I. Enter Mildred Offa. Mild HElp help oh help Off. Your cries will be in vain 'T is not in the power of any flesh but yours To allay or to prevent