to be so Vind He praies wel for him-selfe Nobl. Madame all sorrowes Must runne their circles into ioyes no doubt but time Wil make the murderer bring forth him-selfe Vind. He were an Asse then yfaith Nob. In the meane season Let vs bethinke the latest-funerall honors Due to the Dukes cold bodie and withall Calling to memory our new happinesse Spreade in his royall sonne Lords Gentlemen Prepare for Reuells Vind. Reuells Nobl. Time hath seurall falls Greefes lift vp ioyes feastes put downe funeralls Lus. Come then my Lords my fauours to you all The Duchesse is suspected fowly bent I le beginne Dukedome with her banishment Exeunt Duke Hip. Reuells Nobles and Duchesse Vind. I that 's the word we are firme yet Strike one straine more and then we crowne our wit Exeu. Bro. Spu. Well haue the fayrest marke so sayd the Duke when he begot me And if I misse his heart or neere about Then haue at any a Bastard scornes to be out Sup. Not'st thou that Spurio brother And Yes I note him to our shame Super. He shall not liue his haire shall not grow much longer in this time of Reuells tricks may be set a foote seest thou yon new Moone it shall out-liue the new Duke by much this hand shall dispossesse him then we 're mighty A maske is treasons licence that build vpon T is murders best face when a vizard 's on Exit Super. Amb. I st so 'ts very good And do you thinke to be Duke then kinde brother I le see faire play drop one and there lies tother Exit Ambi. Enter Vindice Hippolito with Piero and other Lords Vind. My Lords be all of Musick strike old griefes into other countries That flow in too much milke and haue faint liuers Not daring to stab home their discontents Let our hid flames breake out as fire as lightning To blast this villanous Dukedome vext with sinne Winde vp your soules to their full height agen Piero How 1. Which way 3. Any way our wrongs are such We cannot iustly be reueng de too much Vind. You shall haue all enough Reuels are toward And those few Nobles that haue long suppressd you Are busied to the furnishing of a Maske And do affect to make a pleasant taile on t The Masking suites are fashioning now comes in That which must glad vs all wee to take patterne Of all those suites the colour trimming fashion E'en to an vndistinguisht hayre almost Then entring first obseruing the true forme Within a straine or two we shall finde leasure To steale our swords out handsomly And when they thinke their pleasure sweete and good In midst of all their ioyes they shall sigh bloud Pie Weightily effectually 3. before the tother Maskers come Vind. We 're gone all done and past Pie But how for the Dukes guard Vind. Let that alone By one and one their strengths shall be drunke downe Hip. There are fiue hundred Gentlemen in the action That will apply them-selues and not stand idle Pier. Oh let vs hug your bosomes Vin. Come my Lords Prepare for deeds let other times haue words Exeunt In a dum shew the possessing of the young Duke with all his Nobles Then sounding Musick A furnisht Table is brought forth then enters the Duke his Nobles to the banquot A blasing-star appeareth Noble Many harmonious houres and choisest pleasures Fill vp the royall numbers of your yeares Lus. My Lords we 're pleasd to thanke you tho we know T is but your duety now to wish it so Nob. That shine makes vs all happy 3. Nob. His Grace frounes 2. Nob. Yet we must say he smiles 1. Nob. I thinke we must Lus. That foule-Incontinent Duchesse we haue banisht The Bastard shall not liue after these Reuells I le begin strange ones hee and the stepsonnes Shall pay their liues for the first subsidies We must not frowne so soone else t'ad beene now 1. Nob. My gratious Lord please you prepare for pleasure The maske is not far off Lus. We are for pleasure Beshrew thee what art thou madst me start Thou hast committed treason A blazing star 1 Nob. A blazing star O where my Lord Lus. Spy out 2. Nob, See see my Lords a wondrous-dreadful one Lus. I am not pleasd at that ill-knotted fire That bushing-flaring star am not I Duke It should not quake me now had it appeard Before it I might then haue iustly feard But yet they say whom art and learning Weds When stars were locks they threaten great-mens heads Is it so you are read my Lords 1. Nob. May it please your Grace It showes great anger Lus. That dos not please our Grace 2. Nob. Yet here 's the comfort my Lord many times When it seemes most it threatnes fardest off Lus. Faith and I thinke so too 1. Nob. Beside my Lord You 'r gracefully establisht with the loues Of all your subiects and for naturall death I hope it will be threescore years a comming Lus. True no more but threescore years 1. Nob. Fourescore I hope my Lord 2 Nob. And fiuescore I 3 Nob. But t is my hope my Lord you shall nere die Lus. Giue me thy hand these others I rebuke He that hopes so is sittest for a Duke Thou shalt sit next me take your places Lords We 're ready now for sports let 'em set on You thing we shall forget you quite anon 3. Nob. I heare 'em comming my Lord Enter the Maske of Reuengers the two Brothers and two Lords more Lus. Ah t is well Brothers and Bastard you dance next in hell The Reuengers daunce At the end steale out their swords and these foure kill the foure at the Table in their Chaires It thunders Vind. Marke Thunder Dost know thy kue thou big-voyc'st cryer Dukes groanes are thunders watch-words Hip. So my Lords You haue ynough Vind. Come le ts away no lingring Exeunt Hip. Follow goe Vind. No power is angry when the lust-ful die When thunder-claps heauen likes the tragedy Exit Vin. Lus. Oh oh Enter the other Maske of entended murderers Step-sons Bastard and a fourth man comming in dauncing the Duke recouers a little in voyce and groanes calls a guard treason At which they all start out of their measure and turning towards the Table they finde them all to be murdered Spur. Whose groane was that Lus. Treason a guard Amb. How now all murderd Super. Murderd 4. And those his Nobles Amb. Here 's a labour sau'd I thought to haue sped him Sbloud how came this Spur. Then I proclaime my selfe now I am Duke Amb. Thou Duke brother thou liest Spu. Slaue so dost thou 4. Base villayne hast thou slaine my Lord and Maister Enter the first men Vind. Pistolls treason murder helpe guard my Lord the Duke Hip. Lay hold vpon this Traytors Lus. Oh Vind. Alasse the Duke is murderd Hip. And the Nobles Vin. Surgeons Surgeons heart dos he breath so long Ant. A piteous tragaedy able to wake An old-mans eyes bloud-shot Luss. Oh Vin. Looke to my Lord the duke a vengeance throttle him Confesse thou murdrous and vnhollowed man Didst thou kill all these 4. None but the Bastard I Vin. How came the Duke slaine then 4. We found him so Luss. O villaine Vin, Harke Luss. Those in the maske did murder vs Vin, Law you now sir O marble impudence will you confesse now 4. Sloud t is all false Ant. Away with that foule monster Dipt in a Princes bloud 4. Heart t is a lye Ant. Let him haue bitter execution Vin. New marrow no I cannot be exprest How faires my Lord the Duke Luss Farewel to al He that climes highest has the greatest fall My tong is out of office Vin. Ayre Gentlemen ayre Now thou lt not prate on t t was Vindice murdred thee Luss. Oh Vin. Murdred thy Father Luss. Oh Vin. And I am he-tell no-body so so the Dukes departed Ant. It was a deadly hand that wounded him The rest ambitious who should rule and sway After his death were so made all away Vin. My Lord was vnlikely Hip. Now the hope Of Italy lyes in your reuerend yeares Vin. Your hayre will make the siluer age agen When there was fewer but more honest men Anto. The burdens weighty and will presse age downe May I so rule that heauen nay keepe the crowne Vin. The rape of your good Lady has beene quited With death on death Ant. Iust is the Lawe aboue Ant. It was 〈…〉 I not hard of the like Hip. T was all donne for the best my Lord Vin. All for your graces good ◠we may be bould to speake it now T was some-what witty carried tho we say it T was we two murdred him Ant. You two Vin, None else ifaith my Lord nay t was well managde Ant. Lay hands vpon those villaines Vin. How on vs Ant. Beare 'em two speedy execution Vin, Heart wast not for your good my Lord Ant. My good away with 'em such an ould man as he You that would murder him would murder me Vin. I st come about Hip. Sfoote brother you begun Vin. May not we set as well as the Dukes sonne Thou hast no conscience are we not reuengde Is there one enemy left aliue amongst those T is time to die when we are our selues our foes When murders shut deeds closse this curse does seale 'em If none disclose 'em they them selues reueale 'em This murder might haue slept in tonglesse brasse But for our selues and the world dyed an asse Now I remember too here was Piato Brought forth a knauish sentance once no doubt said he but time Will make the murderer bring forth himselfe T is well he died he was a witch And now my Lord since we are in for euer This worke was ours which else might haue beene slipt And if we list we could haue Nobles clipt And go for lesse then beggers but we hate 〈…〉 we haue ynough 〈…〉 Mother turn'd our Sister true 〈◊〉 after a nest of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Exeunt Ant. How subtilly was that murder closde beare vp These tragick bodies t is a heauy season 〈◊〉 when their bloud may wash away all treason Exit FINIS
laughter when we 're dead who dares now whisper That dares not then speake out and e'en proclaime With lowd words and broad pens our closest shame Iud. Your grace hath spoke like to your siluer yeares Full of confirmed grauity for what is it to haue A flattering false insculption on a Toombe And in mens hearts reproch the boweld Corps May be seard in but with free tongue I speake The faults of great men through their fearce clothes breake Duk. They do we 're sory for 't it is our fate To liue in feare and die to liue in hate I leaue him to your sentance dome him Lords The fact is great whilst I sit by and sigh Duch. My gratious Lord I pray be mercifull Although his trespasse far exceed his yeares Thinke him to be your owne as I am yours Call him not sonne in law the law I feare Wil fal too soone vpon his name and him Temper his fault with pitty Luss. Good my Lord Then t will not tast so bitter and vnpleasant Vpon the Iudges pallat for offences Gilt ore with mercy show like fayrest women Good onely for their beauties which washt of no sin is ouglies Ambitis I beseech your grace Be soft and mild let not Relentlesse Law Looke with an iron for-head on our brother Spu. He yeelds small comfort yet hope he shall die And if a bastards wish might stand in force Would all the court were turn de into a coarse Duc, No pitty yet must I rise fruitlesse then A wonder in a woman are my knees Of such lowe mettall that without Respect 1. Iudg. Let the offender stand forth T is the Dukes pleasure that Impartiall Doome Shall take first hold of his vncleane attempt A Rape why t is the very core of lust Double Adultery Iuni. So Sir 2. Iud. And which was worse Committed on the Lord Antonioes wife That Generall honest Lady confesse my Lord What mou'd you too t Iuni. why flesh and blood my Lord What should moue men vnto a woman else Luss. O do not iest thy doome trust not an axe Or sword too far the Law is a wise serpent And quickly can beguile thee of thy life Tho marriage onely has made thee my brother I loue thee so far play not with thy Death Iuni. I thanke you troth good admonitions faith If the grace now to make vse of them 1. Iud. That Ladyes name has spred such a faire wing Ouer all Italy that if our Tongs Were sparing toward the Fact Iudgment it selfe Would be condemned and suffer in mens thoughts Iuni. Well then t is done and it would please me well Were it to doe agen sure shee s a Goddesse For I de no power to see her and to liue It falls out true in this for I must die Her beauty was ordaynd to be my scaffold And yet my thinks I might be easier ceast My fault being sport let me but die in iest 1. Iud. This be the sentence Dut. O keept vpon your Tongue let it not slip Death too soone steales out of a Lawyers lip Be not so cruell-wise 1. Iudg. Your Grace must pardon vs 'T is but the Iustice of the Lawe Dut. The Lawe Is growne more subtill then a woman should be Spu. Now now he dyes rid 'em away Dut. O what it is to haue an old-coole Duke To bee as slack in tongue as in performance 1. Iudg. Confirmde this be the doome irreuocable Dut. Oh! 1. Iudg. Tomorrow early Dut. Pray be a bed my Lord 1. Iudg. Your Grace much wrongs your selfe Ambi. No 't is that tongue Your too much right dos do vs too much wrong 1. Iudg. Let that offender Dut. Liue and be in health 1. Iud Be on a Scaffold Duk. Hold hold my Lord Spu. Pax on t What makes my Dad speake now Duke We will defer the iudgement till next sitting In the meane time let him be kept close prisoner Guard beare him hence Ambi. Brother this makes for thee Feare not wee le haue a trick to set thee free Iuni. Brother I will expect it from you both and in that hope I rest Super. Farewell be merry Exit with a garde Spu. Delayd deferd nay then if iudgement haue cold bloud Flattery and bribes will kill it Duke About it then my Lords with your best powers More serious businesse calls vpon our homes Exe. manet Du. Dut. Wast euer knowne step-Dutchesse was so milde And calme as I some now would plot his death With easie Doctors those loose liuing men And make his witherd Grace fall to his Graue And keepe Church better Some second wife would do this and dispatch Her double loathd Lord at meate and sleepe Indeed 't is true an old man 's twice a childe Mine cannot speake one of his single words Would quite haue freed my yongest deerest sonne From death or durance and haue made him walke With a bold foote vpon the thornie law Whose Prickles should bow vnder him but 't is not And therefore wedlock faith shall be forgot I le kill him in his fore-head hate there feede That wound is deepest tho it neuer bleed And here comes hee whom my heart points vnto His bastard sonne but my loues true-begot Many a wealthy letter haue I sent him Sweld vp with Iewels and the timorous man Is yet but coldly kinde That Iewel 's mine that quiuers in his eare Mocking his Maisters chilnesse and vaine feare Ha's spide me now Spu. Madame your Grace so priuate My duety on your hand Dut. Vpon my hand sir troth I thinke you de feare To kisse my hand too if my lip stood there Spi. Witnesse I would not Madam Dut. T is a wonder For ceremonie ha's made many fooles It is as easie way vnto a Dutchesse As to a Hatted-dame if her loue answer But that by timorous honors pale respects Idle degrees of feare men make their wayes Hard of themselues what haue you thought of me Spi. Madam I euer thinke of you in duty Regard and Dut. Puh vpon my loue I meane Spu. I would 't were loue but tus a fowler name Then lust you are my fathers wife your Grace may gesse now What I could call it Dut. Why th' art his sonne but falsly T is a hard question whether he begot thee Spu. Ifaith 't is true too I me an vncertaine man Of more vncertaine woman may be his groome 'ath stable begot me you know I know not hee could ride a horse well a shrowd suspition marry hee was wondrous tall hee had his length yfaith for peeping ouer halfe shut holy-day windowes Men would desire him light when he was a foote He made a goodly show vnder a Pent-house And when he rid his Hatt would check the signes and clatter Barbers Basons Dut. Nay set you a horse back once You le nere light off Spu. Indeed I am a beggar Dut. That 's more the signe thou' art Great but to our loue Let it stand firme both in thought and minde That the Duke was thy Father as no doubt then
't Vind. The comfort on 't I keepe the best for last can these perswade you To forget heauen and Moth. I these are they Vind. Oh! Moth. That enchant our sexe These are the means that gouerne our affections that woman Will not be troubled with the mother long That sees the comfortable shine of you I blush to thinke what for your sakes I le do Vind. O suffring heauen with thy inuisible finger Ene at this Instant turne the pretious side Of both mine eye-balls inward not to see my selfe Mot. Looke you sir Vin. Holla Mot. Let this thanke your paines Vind. O you 'r a kind Mad-man Mot. I le see how I can moue Vind. Your words will sting Mot. If she be still chast I le nere call her mine Vind. Spoke truer then you ment it Mot. Daughter Castiza Cast. Madam Vind. O shee s yonder Meete her troupes of celestiall Soldiers gard her heart Yon dam has deuills ynough to take her part Cast. Madam what makes yon euill offic'd man In presence of you Mot. Why Cast. He lately brought Immodest writing sent from the Dukes sonne To tempt me to dishonorable Act Mot. Dishonorable Act good honorable foole That wouldst be honest cause thou wouldst be so Producing no one reason but thy will And t 'as a good report pretely commended But pray by whome meane people ignorant people The better sort I me sure cannot abide it And by what rule shouldst we square out our liues But by our betters actions oh if thou knew'st What t' were to loose it thou would neuer keepe it But there 's a cold curse layd vpon all Maydes Whilst other clip the Sunne they clasp the shades Virginity is paradice lockt vp You cannot come by your selues without fee And t was decreed that man should keepe the key Deny aduancement treasure the Dukes sonne Cast. I cry you mercy Lady I mistooke you Pray did you see my Mother which way went you Pray God I haue not lost her Vind. Prittily put by Moth. Are you as proud to me as coye to him Doe you not know me now Cast. Why are you shee The worlds so changd one shape into another It is a wise childe now that knowes her mother Vind. Most right ifaith Mother I owe your cheeke my hand For that presumption now but I le forget it Come you shall leaue those childish hauiours And vnderstand your Time Fortunes flow to you What will you be a Girle If all feard drowning that spye waues a shoare Gold would grow rich and all the Marchants poore Cast. It is a pritty saying of a wicked one but me thinkes now It dos not show so well out of your mouth Better in his Vind. Faith bad inough in both Were I in earnest as I le seeme no lesse I wonder Lady your owne mothers words Cannot be taken nor stand in full force 'T is honestic you vrge what 's honestie 'T is but heauens beggar and what woman is so foolish to keepe honesty And be not able to keepe her-selfe No Times are growne wiser and will keepe lesse charge A Maide that h 'as small portion now entends To breake vp house and liue vpon her friends How blest are you you haue happinesse alone Others must fall to thousands you to one Sufficient in him-selfe to make your fore-head Dazle the world with Iewels and petitionary people Start at your presence Mother Oh if I were yong I should be rauisht Cast. I to loose your honour Vind. Slid how can you loose your honor To deale with my Lords Grace Hee le adde more honour to it by his Title Your Mother will tell you how Mother That I will Vind. O thinke vpon the pleasure of the Pallace Secured ease and state the stirring meates Ready to moue out of the dishes that e'en now quicken when their eaten Banquets abroad by Torch-light Musicks sports Bare-headed vassailes that had nere the fortune To keepe on their owne Hats but let hornes were em Nine Coaches waiting hurry hurry hurry Cast. I to the Diuill Vind. I to the Diuill toth ' Duke by my faith Moth. I to the Duke daughter you de scorne to thinke ath ' Diuill and you were there once Vin. True for most there are as proud as he for his heart ifaith who 'de sit at home in a neglected roome Dealing her short-liu'de beauty to the pictures That are as vse-lesse as old men when those Poorer in face and fortune then her-selfe Walke with a hundred Acres on their backs Faire Medowes cut into Greene fore-parts oh It was the greatest blessing euer happened to women When Farmers sonnes agreed and met agen To wash their hands and come vp Gentlemen The common-wealth has flourisht euer since Lands that were meat by the Rod that labors spar'd Taylors ride downe and measure em by the yeard Faire trees those comely fore-tops of the Field Are cut to maintaine head-tires much vntold All thriues but Chastity she lyes a cold nay shall I come neerer to you marke but this Why are there so few honest women but because 't is the poorer profession that 's accounted best that 's best followed least in trade least in fashion and that 's not honesty beleeue it and doe but note the loue and deiected price of it Loose but a Pearle we search and cannot brooke it But that once gone who is so mad to looke it Mother Troth he sayes true Cast. False I defie you both I haue endur'd you with an eare of fire Your Tongues haue struck hotte yrons on my face Mother come from that poysonous woman there Mother Where Cast. Do you not see her shee 's too inward then Slaue perish in thy office you heauens please Hence-forth to make the Mother a disease Which first begins with me yet I 'ue out-gon you Exit Vind. O Angels clap your wings vpon the skyes And giue this Virgin Christall plaudities Mot. Peeuish coy foolish but returne this answer My Lord shall be most welcome when his pleasure Conducts him this way I will sway mine owne Women with women can worke best alone Exit Vind. Indeed I le tell him so O more vnciuill more vnnaturall Then those base-titled creatures that looke downe-ward Why do's not heauen turne black or with a frowne Vndoo the world why do's not earth start vp And strike the sinnes that tread vppon 't oh Wert not for gold and women there would be no damnation Hell would looke like a Lords Great Kitchin without fire in 't But 't was decreed before the world began That they should be the hookes to catch at man Exit Enter Lussurioso with Hippolito Vindicies brother Luss. I much applaud thy iudgement thou art well read in a fellow And 't is the deepest Arte to studie man I know this which I neuer learnt in schooles The world 's diuided into knaues and fooles Hip. Knaue in your face my Lord behinde your back Luss. And I much thanke thee that thou hast preferd A fellow of discourse well mingled And whose braine
Time hath seasond Hip. True my Lord We shall finde season once I hope O villaine To make such an vnnaturall slaue of me but Luss. Masse here he comes Hip. And now shall I haue free leaue to depart Luss. Your absence leaue vs Hip. Are not my thoughts true I must remooue but brother you may stay Heart we are both made Bawdes a new-found way Exit Luss. Now we 're an euen number a third mans dangerous Especially her brother say be free Haue I a pleasure toward Vind. Oh my Lord Luss. Rauish me in thine answer art thou rare Hast thou beguilde her of saluation And rubd hell ore with hunny is she a woman Vind. In all but in Desire Luss. Then shee 's in nothing I bate in courage now Vind. The words I brought Might well haue made indifferent honest naught A right good woman in these dayes in changde Into white money with lesse labour farre Many a Maide has turn'd to Mahomet With easier working I durst vndertake Vpon the pawne and forfeit of my life With halfe those words to flat a Puritanes wife But she is closse and good yet 't is a doubt by this time oh the mother the mother Luss. I neuer thought their sex had beene a wonder Vntill this minute what fruite from the Mother Vind. Now must I blister my soule be forsworne Or shame the woman that receiu'd mee first I will be true thou liu'st not to proclaime Spoke to a dying man shame ha's no shame My Lord Luss. Whos 's that Vind. Here 's none but I my Lord Luss. What would thy hast vtter Vind. Comfort Luss. Welcome Vind. The Maide being dull hauing no minde to trauell Into vnknowne lands what did me I straight But set spurs to the Mother golden spurs Will put her to a false gallop in a trice Luss. I st possible that in this The Mother should be dambd before the daughter Vin. Oh that 's good manners my Lord the Mother for her age must goe formost you know Lu. Thou 'st spoke that true but where comes in this comfort Vind. In a fine place my Lord the vnnaturall mother Did with her tong so hard be set her honor That the poore foole was struck to silent wonder Yet still the maid like an vnlighted Taper Was cold and chast saue that her Mothers breath Did blowe fire on her checkes the girle departed But the good antient Madam halfe mad threwe me These promissing words which I tooke deepely note of My Lord shall be most wellcome Luss Faith I thanke her Vin. When his pleasure conducts him this way Luss. That shall be soone ifath Vind. I will sway mine owne Luss. Shee do's the wiser I commend her for t Vind. Women with women can worke best alone Luss. By this light and so they can giue 'em their due men are not comparable to 'em Vind. No that 's true for you shall haue one woman knit more in a hower then any man can Rauell agen in seauen and twenty yeare Luss. Now my desires are happy I le make 'em free-men now Thou art a pretious fellow faith I loue thee Be wise and make it thy reuennew beg leg What office couldst thou be Ambitious for Vind. Office my Lord marry if I might haue my wish I would haue one that was neuer begd yet Luss. Nay then thou canst haue none Vind. Yes my Lord I could picke out another office yet nay and keepe a horse and drab vppon t Luss. Prethee good bluntnes tell me Vind. Why I would desire but this my Lord to haue all the fees behind the Arras and all the farthingales that fal plumpe about twelue a clock at night vpon the Rushes Luss. Thou' rt a mad apprehensiue knaue dost thinke to make any great purchase of that Vind. Oh t is an vnknowne thing my Lord I wonder ta's been mist so long Luss. Well this night I le visit her and t is till then A yeare in my desires-farwell attend Trust me with thy preferment Exit Vind. My lou'd Lord Oh shall I kill him at h wrong-side now no! Sword thou wast neuer a back-biter yet I le peirce him to his face he shall die looking vpon me Thy veines are sweld with lust this shall vnfill e'm Great men were Gods if beggers could not kil e'm Forgiue me heauen to call my mother wicked Oh lessen not my daies vpon the earth I cannot honor her by this I feare me Her tongue has turnd my sister into vse I was a villaine not to be forsworne To this our lecherous hope the Dukes sonne For Lawiers Merchants some diuines and all Count beneficiall periury a sin small It shall go hard yet but I le guard her honor And keepe the portes sure Enter Hippol Hip. Brother how goes the world I would know newes of you But I haue newes to tell you Vind. What in the name of knauery Hipo. Knauery fayth This vicious old Duke 's worthily abusde The pen of his bastard writes him Cuckold Vind. His bastard Hip. Pray beleeue it he and the Duchesse By night meete in their linnen they haue beene seene By staire-foote pandars Vind. Oh sin foule and deepe Great faults are winckt at when the Duke 's a sleepe See see here comes the Spurio Hip. Monstrous Luxur Vind. Vnbrac'd two of his valiant bawdes with him O There 's a wicked whisper hell is in his care Stay let 's obserue his passage Spu. Oh but are you sure on 't Ser. My Lord most sure on 't for t was spoke by one That is most inward with the Dukes sonnes lust That he intends within this houre to steale Vnto Hippolitoes sister whose chast life The mother has corrupted for his vse Sp. Sweete word sweete occasion fayth then brother I le disinherit you in as short time As I was when I was begot in hast I le dam you at your pleasure pretious deed After your lust oh t will be fine to bleede Come let our passing out be soft wary Exeunt Vi. Marke there there that step now to the Duches This their second meeting writes the Duke Cuckold With new additions his hornes newly reuiu'd Night thou that lookst like funerall Heraulds fees Torne downe betimes i th morning thou hangst fittly To Grace those sins that haue no grace at all Now t is full sea a bed ouer the world There 's iugling of all sides some that were Maides E'en at Sun set are now perhaps i th Toale-booke This woman in immodest thin apparell Lets in her friend by water here a Dame Cunning nayles lether-hindges to a dore To auoide proclamation Now Cuckolds are a quoyning apace apace apace apace And carefull sisters spinne that thread i th night That does maintaine them and their bawdes i th daie Hip. You flow well brother Vind. Puh I 'me shallow vet Too sparing and too modest shall I tell thee If euery trick were told that 's dealt by night There are few here that would not blush out right Hip. I am of that beleefe
too Vind. Whos 's this comes Vind. The Dukes sonne vp so late brother fall back And you shall learne some mischeife my good Lord Luss. Piato why the man I wisht for come I do embrace this season for the fittest To tast of that yong Lady Vind. Heart and hell Hip. Dambd villaine Vind. I ha no way now to crosse it but to kill him Luss. Come only thou and I Vin. My Lord my Lord Luss. Why dost thou start vs Vind. I de almost forgot the bastard Lus. What of him Vind. This night this houre this minute now Luss. What what Vin. Shadowes the Duchesse Luss. Horrible word Vind. And like strong poyson eates Into the Duke your fathers fore-head Luss. Oh Vind. He makes horne royall Lus: Most ignoble slaue Vind. This is the fruite of two beds Luss. I am mad Vind. That passage he trod warily Luss. He did Vind. And husht his villaines euery step he tooke Luss. His villaines I le confound them Vind. Take e'm finely finely now Luss. The Duchesse Chamber-doore shall not controule mee Exeunt Hip. Good happy swift there 's gunpowder i th Court Wilde fire at mid-night in this heedlesse fury He may show violence to crosse himselfe I le follow the Euent Exit Luss. Where is that villaine Enter againe Vind. Sofly my Lord and you may take e'm twisted Luss. I care not how Vind. Oh t will be glorious To kill e'm doubled when their heapt be soft my Lord Luss. Away my spleene is not so lazy thus and thus I le shake their eye-lids ope and with my sword Shut e'm agen for euer villaine strumpet Duk. You vpper Guard defend vs Duch. Treason treason Duk. Oh take mee not in sleepe I haue great sins I must haue daies Nay months deere sonne with penitential heaues To lift 'em out and not to die vncleere O thou wilt kill me both in heauen and here Luss. I am amazde to death Duke Nay villaine traytor Worse then the fowlest Epithite now I le gripe thee Ee'n with the Nerues of wrath and throw thy head Amongst the Lawyers gard Enter Nobles and sonnes 1. Noble How comes the quiet of your Grace disturbd Duke This boye that should be my selfe after mee Would be my selfe before me and in heate Of that ambition bloudily rusht in Intending to depose me in my bed 2. Noble Duty and naturall-loyalty for-fend Dut. He cald his Father villaine and me strumpet A word that I abhorre to file my lips with Ambi. That was not so well done Brother Luss. I am abusde I know ther 's no excuse can do me good Vind. T is now good policie to be from sight His vicious purpose to our sisters honour Is crost beyond our thought Hip. You little dreamt his Father slept heere Vind. Oh 't was farre beyond me But since it fell so without fright-full word Would he had kild him t would haue easde our swords Duk. Be comforted our Duchesse he shall dye dissemble a flight Luss. Where 's this slaue-pander now out of mine eye Guiltie of this abuse Enter Spurio with his villaines Spu. Y' are villaines Fablers You haue knaues chins and harlots tongues you lie And I will dam you with one meale a day 1. Ser. O good my Lord Spu. Sbloud you shall neuer sup 2. Ser. O I beseech you sir Spu. To let my sword Catch cold so long and misse him 1. Ser. Troth my Lord T was his intent to meete there Spu. Heart hee 's yonder Ha what newes here is the day out ath- socket That it is Noone at Mid-night the Court vp How comes the Guard so sawcie with his elbowes Luss. The Bastard here Nay then the truth of my intent shall out My Lord and Father heare me Duke Beare him hence Luss. I can with loyaltie excuse Duke Excuse to prison with the Villaine Death shall not long lag after him Spu. Good ifaith then 't is not much amisse Luss. Brothers my best release lies on your tongues I pray perswade for mee Ambi. It is our duties make your selfe sure of vs Sup. Wee le sweate in pleading Luss. And I may liue to thanke you Exeunt Ambi. No thy death shall thanke me better Spu. Hee 's gon I le after him And know his trespasse seeme to beare a part In all his ills but with a Puritane heart Exit Amb. Now brother let our hate and loue be wouen So subtilly together that in speaking one word for his life We may make three for his death The craftiest pleader gets most gold for breath Sup. Set on I le not be farre behinde you brother Duke I st possible a sonne should bee disobedient as farre as the sword it is the highest he can goe no farther Ambi. My gratious Lord take pitty Duke Pitty boyes Amb. Nay weed be loth to mooue your Grace too much Wee know the tre'passe is vnpardonable Black wicked and vnnaturall Sup. In a Sonne oh Monstrous Ambi. Yet my Lord A Dukes soft hand stroakes the rough head of law And makes it lye smooth Duk. But my hand shall nere do ot Amb. That as you please my Lord Super. Wee must needs confesse Some father would haue enterd into hate So deadly pointed that before his eyes Hee would ha seene the execution sound Without corrupted fauour Amb. But my Lord Your Grace may liue the wonder of all times In pardning that offence which neuer yet Had face to beg a pardon Duke Hunny how 's this Amb. Forgiue him good my Lord hee s your owne sonne And I must needs say 't was the vildlier done Superv. Hee 's the next heire yet this true reason gathers None can possesse that dispossesse their fathers Be mercifull Duke Here 's no Step-mothers-wit I le trie 'em both vpon their loue and hate Amb. Be mercifull altho Duke You haue preuaild My wrath like flaming waxe hath spent it selfe I know 't was but some peeuish Moone in him goe let him bee releasd Superv. Sfoote how now Brother Amb. Your Grace doth please to speake beside your spleene I would it were so happy Duke Why goe release him Superv. O my good Lord I know the fault 's too weighty And full of generall loathing too inhumaine Rather by all mens voyces worthy death Duke T is true too here then receiue this signet doome shall passe Direct it to the Iudges he shall dye Ere many dayes make hast Amb. All speed that may be We could haue wisht his burthen not so sore We knew your Grace did but delay before Exeunt Duke Here 's Enuie with a poore thin couer or 't Like Scarlet hid in lawne easily spide through This their ambition by the Mothers side Is dangerous and for safetie must be purgd I will preuent their enuies sure it was But some mistaken furie in our sonne Which these aspiring boyes would climbe vpon He shall bee releasde suddainly Enter Nobles 1. Nob. Good morning to your Grace Duke Welcome my Lords 2. Nob. Our knees shall take away the office of our feete for
euer Vnlesse your Grace bestow a fathers eye Vpon the Clouded fortunes of your sonne And in compassionate vertue grant him that Which makes e'en meane men happy liberty Duk. How seriously their loues and honors woo For that which I am about to pray them doo Which rise my Lords your knees signe his release We freely pardon him 1. Nob. We owe your Grace much thankes and he much duety Duk. It well becomes that Iudge to nod at crimes Exeunt That dos commit greater himselfe and liues I may forgiue a disobedient error That expect pardon for adultery And in my old daies am a youth in lust Many a beauty haue I turnd to poyson In the deniall couetous of all Age hot is like a Monster to be seene My haires are white and yet my sinnes are Greene ACT. 3. Enter Ambitioso and Superuacuo Sup. Brother let my opinion sway you once I speake it for the best to haue him die Surest and soonest if the signet come Vnto the iudges hands why then his doome Will be deferd till sittings and Court-daies Iuries and further Fayths are bought and sold Oths in these daies are but the skin of gold Amb. In troth t is true too Super. Then le ts set by the Iudges And fall to the Officers t is but mistaking The Duke our fathers meaning and where he nam'd Ere many daies t is but forgetting that And haue him die i' th morning Amb. Excellent Then am I heire Duke in a minute Super. Nay And he were once puffe out here is a pinne Should quickly prick your bladder Amb. Blast occasion He being packt wee le haue some trick and wile To winde our yonger brother out of prison That lies in for the Rape the Ladies dead And peoples thoughts will soone be buried Super. We may with safty do 't and liue and feede The Duchesse-sonnes are too proud to bleed Am. We are yfaith to say true come let 's not linger I le to the Officers go you before And set an edge vpon the Executioner Sup. Let me alone to grind him Exit Amb. Meete farewell I am next now I rise just in that place Where thou' rt cut of vpon thy Neck kind brother The falling of one head lifts vp another Exit Enter with the Nobles Lussurioso from pryson Luss. My Lords I am so much indebted to your loues For this O this deliuery 1. Nob. But our dueties my Lord vnto the hopes that growe in you Luss. If ere I liue to be my selfe I le thanke you O liberty thou sweete and heauenly Dame But hell for pryson is too milde a name Exeunt Enter Ambitioso and Superuacuo with Officers Am. Officers here 's the Dukes signet your firme warrant Brings the command of present death along with it Vnto our brother the Dukes sonne we are sory That we are so vnnaturally employde In such an vnkinde Office fitter farre For enemies then brothers Super. But you know The Dukes command must be obayde 1. Offi. It must and shal my Lord this morning then So suddainely Am. I alasse poore-good-soule Hee must breake fast betimes the executioner Stands ready to put forth his cowardly valour 2. Offi. Already Sup. Already ifath O sir destruction hies And that is least Impudent soonest dyes 1. Off. Troth you say true my Lord we take our leaues Our Office shall be sound wee le not delay The third part of a minute Amb. I herein you showe Your selues good men and vpright officers Pray let him die as priuat as he may Doe him that fauour for the gaping people Will but trouble him at his prayers And make him curse and sweare and so die black Will you be so far Kind 1. Off. It shall be done my Lord Amb. Why we do thanke you if we liue to be You shall haue a better office 2. Off. Your good Lord-shippe Sup. Commend vs to the scaffold in our teares 1. Off Wee le weepe and doe your commendations Exeunt Amb. Fine fooles in office Sup. Things fall our so fit Amb. So happily come brother ere next clock His head will be made serue a bigger block Exeunt Enter in prison Junior Brother Iuni. Keeper Keep My Lord Iuni. No newes lately from our brothers Are they vnmindfull of vs Keep My Lord a messenger came newly in and brought this from 'em Iuni. Nothing but paper comforts I look'd for my deliuery before this Had they beene worth their oths prethee be from vs Now what say you forsooth speake out I pray Letter Brother be of good cheere Slud it begins like a whore with good cheere Thou shalt not be long a prisoner Not fiue and thirty yeare like a banqrout I thinke so We haue thought vpon a deuice to get thee out by a tricke By a tricke pox a your tricke and it be so long a playing And so rest comforted be merry and expect it suddaynely Be merry hang merry draw and quarter merry I le be mad I st not strange that a man should lie in a whole month for a woman well wee shall see how suddaine our brothers will bee in their promise I must expect still a trick I shall not bee long a prisoner how now what newes Keeper Bad newes my Lord I am discharg'd of you Iunio. Slaue calst thou that bad newes I thanke you brothers Keep My Lord t will proue so here come the Officers Into whose hands I must commit you Iunio. Ha Officers what why 1. Offi. You must pardon vs my Lord Our Office must be sound here is our warrant The signet from the Duke you must straight suffer Iunior Suffer I le suffer you to be gon I le suffer you To come no more what would you haue me suffer 2. Offi. My Lord those words were better chang'd to praiers The times but breife with you prepare to die Iunior Sure t is not so 3. Offi. It is too true my Lord Iunior I tell you t is not for the Duke my father Defend me till next sitting and I looke E'en euery minute threescore times an houre For a release a tricke wrought by my brothers 1. Offi. A trick my Lord if you expect such comfort Your hopes as fruitlesse as a barren woman Your brothers were the vnhappy messengers That brought this powerfull token for your death Iunior My brothers no no 2. Offi. T is most true my Lord Iunior My brothers to bring a warrant for my death How strange this showes 3. Offi. There 's no delaying time Iunior Desire e'm hether call e'm vp my brothers They shall deny it to your faces 1. Offi. My Lord They 're far ynough by this at least at Court And this most strickt command they left behinde e'm When griefe swum in their eyes they show'd like brothers Brim-full of heauy sorrow but the Duke Must haue his pleasure Iunio. His pleasure 1. Off. These were their last words which my memory beares Commend vs to the Scaffold in our teares Iunior Pox drye their teares what should I do with teares
for you knowe Hee le wish all priuate brother fall you back a little With the bony Lady Hip. That I will Vind. So so now 9. years vengeance crowde into a minute Duk. You shall haue leaue to leaue vs with this charge Vpon your liues if we be mist by 'th Duchesse Or any of the Nobles to giue out We 're priuately rid forth Vind Oh happinesse Duk With some few honorable gentlemen you may say You may name those that are away from Court Gentle Your will and pleasure shall be done my Lord Vind. Priuatly rid forth He striues to make sure worke on 't your good grace Duk. Piato well done hast brought her what Lady i st Vind. Faith my Lord a Country Lady a little bashfull at first as most of them are but after the first kisse my Lord the worst is past with them your grace knowes now what you haue to doo sha's some-what a graue looke with her but Duk. I loue that best conduct her Vind. Haue at all Duk. In grauest lookes the Greatest faultes seeme lesse Giue me that sin that 's rob'd in Holines Vind. Back with the Torch brother raise the perfumes Duk. How sweete can a Duke breath age has no fault Pleasure should meete in a perfumed mist Lady sweetely encountred I came from Court I must bee bould with you oh what 's this oh Vind. royall villaine white diuill Duke Oh Vind. Brother place the Torch here that his affrighted eye-balls May start into those hollowes Duke dost knowe Yon dreadfull vizard view it well t is the skull Of Gloriana whom thou poysonedst last Duk. Oh tas poysoned me Vind. Didst not know that till now Duk. What are you two Vind. Villaines all three the very ragged bone Has beene sufficiently reuengd Duk. Oh Hippolito call treason Hip. Yes my good Lord treason treason treason stamping on him Duk. Then I 'me betrayde Vind. Alasse poore Lecher in the hands of knaues A slauish Duke is baser then his slaues Duke My teeth are eaten out Vind. Hadst any lest Hip. I thinke but few Vin. Then those that did eate are eaten Duk. O my tongue Vind. Your tongue t will teach you to kisse closer Not like a Flobbering Dutchman you haue eyes still Looke monster what a Lady hast thou made me My once bethrothed wife Duk. Is it thou villaine nay then Vind. T' is I 't is Vindici t is I Hip. And let this comfort thee our Lord and Father Fell sick vpon the infection of thy frownes And dyed in sadnesse be that thy hope of life Duke Oh Vind. He had his toung yet greefe made him die speechlesse Puh t is but early yet now I le begin To stick thy soule with Vlcers I will make Thy spirit grieuous sore it shall not rest But like some pestilent man tosse in thy brest marke me duke Thou' rt a renowned high and mighty Cuckold Duke Oh! Vind. Thy Bastard thy bastard rides a hunting in thy browe Duke Millions of deaths Vind. Nay to afflict thee more Here in this lodge they meete for damned clips Those eyes shall see the incest of their lips Duke Is there a hell besides this villaines Vind. Villaine Nay heauen is iust scornes are the hires of scornes I nere knew yet Adulterer with-out hornes Hip. Once ere they dye 't is quitted Vind. Harke the musicke Their banquet is preparde they 're comming Duke Oh kill me not with that sight Vin. Thou shalt not loose that sight for all thy Duke-doome Duke Traytors murderers Vin. What is not thy tongue eaten out yet Then wee le inuent a silence brother stifle the Torch Duke Treason murther Vind. Nay faith wee le haue you husht now with thy dagger Naile downe his tongue and mine shall keepe possession About his heart if hee but gaspe hee dyes Wee dread not death to quittance iniuries Brother If he but winck not brooking the foule obiect Let our two other hands teare vp his lids And make his eyes like Comets shine through bloud When the bad bleedes then is the Tragedie good Hip. Whist brother musick 's at our eare they come Enter the Bastard meeting the Dutchesse Spu. Had not that kisse a taste of sinne 't were sweete Dutch Why there 's no pleasure sweet but it is sinfull Spu. True such a bitter sweetnesse fate hath giuen Best side to vs is the worst side to heauen Dutch Push come 't is the old Duke thy doubtfull Father The thought of him rubs heauen in thy way But I protest by yonder waxen fire Forget him or I le poyson him Spu. Madam you vrge a thought which nere had life So deadly doe I loath him for my birth That if hee tooke mee haspt within his bed I would adde murther to adultery And with my sword giue vp his yeares to death Dutch Why now thou' rt sociable le ts in and feast Lowdst Musick sound pleasure is Banquets guest Exeunt Duk. I cannot brooke Vind. The Brooke is turnd to bloud Hip. Thanks to lowd Musick Vind. T was our friend indeed 'T is state in Musicke for a Duke to bleed The Duke-dome wants a head tho yet vnknowne As fast as they peepe vp le ts cut 'em downe Exeunt Enter the Dutchesse two sonnes Ambitioso Supervacuo Amb. Was not his execution rarely plotted We are the Dukes sonnes now Super. I you may thanke my policie for that Amb. Your policie for what Super. Why wa st not my inuention brother To slip the Iudges and in lesser compasse Did not I draw the modell of his death Aduizing you to suddaine officers And een extemporall execution Amb. Heart t was a thing I thought on too Sup. You thought on t too ssoote slander not your thoughts With glorious vntruth I know t was from you Amb. Sir I say t was in my head Spu. I like your braines then Nere to come out as long as you liu'd Amb. You 'd haue the honor on 't forsooth that your wit Lead him to the scaffold Super. Since it is my due I le publisht but I le ha 't in spite of you Amb. Me thinkes y' are much too bould you should a little Remember vs brother next to be honest Duke Sup. I it shall be as easie for you to be Duke As to be honest and that 's neuer ifaith Amb. Well cold he is by this time and because Wee 're both ambitious be it our amity And let the glory be sharde equally Sup. I am content to that Amb. This night out yonger brother shall out of prison I haue a trick Sup. A trick pre-thee what i st Amb. Wee le get him out by a wile Sup. Pre-thee what wile Amb. No sir you shall not know it till 't be done For then you 'd sweare t were yours Super. How now what 's he Amb. One of the officers Super. Desired newes Amb. How now my friend Off. My Lords vnder your pardon I am allotted To that desertlesse office to present you With the yet bleeding head Sup. Ha ha excellent Amb.