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-Knight checke often giues And to some straites him thereby driues The 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 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 black-Blacke-house the Blacke Queenes Pawne From the white-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
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
VV. Q. p. How marriage B. Q. p. That contaminating Art Would haue spoild al our fortunes a rape God blesse vs W. Q. p. Thou talkst of marriage B. Q. p. Yes yes you do marry I saw the man W. Q. p. The man B. Q. p. An absolute handsome Gentleman a compleat one You 'de say so when you see him heire to the three red hats Besides his generall hopes in the blacke house W. Q. p. Sure thou art mistaken for this man I haue promist single life to all my affections B. Q. p. Promise you what you will or I or all 's one There 's fate rules vs and ouer rules vs all me thinkes W. Q. p. How came you to see or know this mistery B. Q. p. A Magicall glasse I bought of an Egyptian Whose stone retaines that speculatiue vertue Presented the man to me your name brings him As often as I vse it and me thinkes I neuer haue enough person and postures Are all so pleasing W. Q. p. This is wondrous strange The faculties of soule are still the same I cannot feele one motion tend that way B. Q. p. We do not alwayes seeke the faith we liue by Nor euer see our growth yet both worke vpward W. Q. p. It was well applied but may I see him too B. Q. p. Surely you may without all doubt or feare Obseruing the right vse as I was taught it Not looking backe nor questioning the specter W. Q. p. That 's no hard obseruation trust it With me is 't possible I long to see this man B. Q. p. Pray follow me then And I le case you instantly Exeunt Enter blacke Iesting Pawne B. I. p. I would so faine take one of these white pawnes now I 'de make him do all vnder drudgery Feede him with ashes milke cromb'd with Goates cheese And all the white meates can be deuised for him So make him my white Iennet when I prance it After the blacke Knights litter W. p. You 'd looke then Iust like the Diuell striding ouer a night mare Made of a Millers daughter B. p. A pox on you were you so nigh I 'me taken Like a Blacke-bird in the great snow this white Pawne grinning ouer me W. p. And now because I will not foule my clothes Euer hereafter for white quickly soyles you know B. p. I prethe get thee gone Then I shall smut thee W. Q. p. I le put that to venture now I haue Snapt thee thou shalt do all the durty drugery That slauery was euer put too B. p. I shall cousen you You may chance come and finde your worke vndone For I 'me too proud to labour I le starue first I tell you that before hand W. p. I will fit you then with a blacke Whip that shall not be behind hand B. p Pish I haue beene vsed to whipping I haue whipt my selfe three miles out of Towne In a morning I can fast a fortnight and Make all your meate stinke and lye vpon your hands W. p. To preuent that your foode shall be Blacke berries and vpon gaudy daies a pickled Spider cut out like Anchouis I me not to Learne a monthes ordinary come fir will you firke En. a second blacke pawne 2. B. p. Soft soft you you haue no such Bargaine on 't if you looke well about you W. p. I 'me snapt too a blacke Pawne in the breech of me Wee three looke like a bird spit a white Chick Betweene two russet Wood-cockes B. p. I 'me glad of this W. p. But you shal haue smal cause for I le firke you 2. B. p. And I le firke you agen W. p. And I le firke you againe B. p. Mas here will be old firking I shall Haue the worst on 't for I can firke no body Wee draw together now for all the world Like three flies with one straw throgh their buttocks Enter blacke Q. p. and White Q. p. B. Q. p. This is the roome he did appeare to me in And looke you this the Magicall glasse that shew'd him W. Q. p. I finde no motion yet what should I Thinke on 't a suddaine feare inuades me A faint trembling vnder this omen As oft felt the panting of a Turtle Vnder a stroaking hand B. Q. p. That boads good lucke still Signe you shall chang state speedily for that trembling Is alwayes the first symptome of a bride For any vaine feares that may accompany His apparitian by my truth to friendship I quite you of the least neuer was obiect More gracefully presented the very ayre Conspires to do him honor and treats Sweet vocall sinne as if a bride-groome enters Which argues the blest harmony of your loues W p. And will the vsing of my name produce him B. p. Nay of yours only els the wonder halted To cleare you of that doubt I le put the difference In practise the first thing I do and make His inuocation in the name of others W. Q p. That will satisfie me much B. Q p. It shall be done Thou with gentle forme and face Fil'd lately this Egypted Glasse By th' emperious powerfull name And the Vninersall fame Of the mighty blacke House Queene I coniure thee to be seene What see you nothing yet W. Q. p. Not any part Pray try another B. Q. p. You shall haue your will I double my commaund and power And at the instant of this houre Invoke thee in the white queenes name VVith stay for time and shape the same What see you yet W. Q. p. There 's nothing shewes at all B. Q. p. My truth reflects the clearer Then now fix and blesse your fayre eye With your owne for euer Thou well compos'd by fates hand drawne To enioy the white Queenes Pawne Of whom thou shalt by vertue meete Many gracefull issues get By the beauty of her fame By the whitenesse of her name By her faire and fruitfull loue By her truth that mates the Doue By the meeknesse of her minde By the softnesse of her kinde By the lusture of her grace By al these thou' rt summond to this place Harke how the ayre inchanted with your prayses And his approach this words to sweet notes rayses En. b. B. p. in rich attire like an Aparitian stands before the glasse then Exit W. Q. p. Oh let him stay a while a little longer B. Q. p. That 's a good hearing W. Q p If he be mine why shold he part so soone B. Q. p. Why this is but the shadow of yours How do you W. Q. p. Oh I did in to giue consent to see it What certainty is in our bloods our states What we still write is blotted out by fates Our wills are like a cause that is Law-tost What one Court orders is by another-crost B. Q. p. I find no fit place for this passion here T is meerely an intruder he is a Gentleman Most wishfully composed honor growes on him And wealth pil'd vp for him has youth enough too And yet in the sobriety of his Countenance
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
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