conducted her Boy To Putney ô to Putney sir where thei le be marryed S. Wil. At my parsonage God amen no other hospitall to shadowe them but mine am I the patron of so hard mischance that my owne of my owne shall consin me I le thether sonne your company Humil No I le to Richmond sir preuent them there S. Wil. No sir you shall with me that 's the next office for your selfe delaying due in other all things ready you will then serue your selfe nor he nor you shall carue so to your appetites Humil Your pleasure sir Exeunt Enter Filbon and Tutch Filbon For my sake turn'd away Tutch. Yes my master turnes a new leafe and so must I sir t was for your letters sake Filbon Is there no hope Tutch. What doe you call it when the ball sir hits the stoole Filbon Why out Tutch. Euen so am I out out of all hope euer to come in to crum my portage at his table sir Filbon Welcome to mine then honest Tutch but speake thy minde thinkest thou she will continue firme Tutch. Firme sir yes vnles you take her for a ioyne stoole shee le continue firme she seedes on ye dreames on yee hopes on ye and relies on ye telling her father what a friend you are protesting and molesting to the hole house of your good parts vowing to God and man if she haue not you she will haue nothing for any mans pleasure shee le not line if not for yours Filbon I stand resolu'd Tutch. She wishes that ye should or shee le not trust to ye Enter sir Rafe and Filbon Sir Rafe Sonne seest thou yong Toures Filbon Not since our last repulse in loue since when I stand affected vnto singlenes of life S. Rafe Then art thou stable in my thoughts but let me whisper to thee boy young Toures in a Tanckers habit hath her stolne to whom his heartie adorations were to this houre consecrate shee s gone and her old doting father got to complaine him at the court how t will worke I know not Tutch. Like wax shee le take any impression sir she Filbon Like a tincker say ye S. Rafe Certainly euen so Filbon T was my owne proiect father hee applauded it knowing my fashion of that counterfeit to be so sure as no man could forgoe me Tutch. But himselfe sir t is a point of law arraigne him vpon ipse facto Filb. And art thou stept beyond me where to night thou slepst soft be thy pillow easie be thy rest may thy bed be Song Tutch. Mortall downe thistle soft She laid her selfe vnder to keep him aloft And euer she said come turne thee to me And was not this bonny lasse Mary Ambre Enter Auditor and doth whisper with Sir Rafe Filb. Mary indeede she hath resign'd to me hard choyce Neare am I but as arrowes a farre of Seemes to the shooter neighbor to the marke Till it proue otherwise so I Furthest from fauour am though seeming nie Tutch. Change your marke shoot at a white wil say come sticke me in the clout sir her white is black t is crept into her eye and wenches with black eyes the white 's turnd vp are but as custards though they seeme stone cold yet greedily attempted burning hot and such a wench is she sir Filb. I know she loues me Tutch. Most affectionately burnes in desire for ye but key cold through her father she stands to freeze while others are appointed to thaw the Ice not you Filb. I must vse pollicie Tutch. The onely man I will assist you sir Filb. I thanke thee and I will preuaile in 't Audit I thinke sir if I see my house to night there will come warrants to make open way to their recouery thinking they are with me whom I protest I haue not seene and vnacquainted with her subtill stealth am now as cleare as is the babe new borne I neither knew of it nor where they are I do beshrow their hearts right I haue in him for it S. Rafe sleepe in my house then so my word shall make your answere stronger I haue a sonne I wish him so possest but not with violence yet say he doe climbe high and reatch the top bough with a stricter course I knowing not the manner nor the meanes acquites me and God giue them ioy my oath is cleere and that 's my warrant Audit Sir I will trouble you to nigh by this sad time his mone doth challenge comfort and the councell whose loues he hath so often visited heartned on by the Earle of Tumults meanes they will adde present purpose as he begges it S. Rafe but if the Earle know of my sons discharge sign'd by his carelesse answere t' would allay his hot endeuours with a cold responsall but cease that the time shall come Filb. T is mine the cause and all pine let mee in them if the sonne of hope shine as a troubled meatuare in the sky t is our fates fortune and no matter cause no remedy Aud. True vantings of resolue t is late and custome challenges no right in me to be so hurtfull to my selfe the euenings aire is rawe and cold S. Raf. Filbon follow vs be you more temperate You see what hurry threatnings this misdeede Wounds deepe are dangerous though they hardly bleed Filb. Sir I am lessond Tutch. As the boyes at schoole Practise their knowledge by contrary rule Exeunt Enter Humilsadly Hum. O I am slaine with wonder Hath this life left in it a little breath To blow out treason reeke yee cloudes of shame Putrifie all imagination hold her at stearne There let her sinke neuer to win againe Homers recouery shall I say and thinke it O Haue I not beene in bed to night and so Talke idly wanting sleepe or rose from rest As many troubled doe acting like life Awaking dead for in that flattering feare Perchaunce her reputation may be saued No I am certaine in my feare t is true In yond black closset lies a wicked woman I will not say my mother that names lost In the twind brazings of the slaue her man In Iames his armes and shall I suffer it O To blab it were to harould out my shame In quarter'd scutchin of black obloquie To murder one were most imparciall Againe to turne hilles on this sinne Would write me baude but to be nobly satisfide Is a content licenc'd from equity The knight shall know it I will write to him Startle his bold imagination with pale feare Rose his reuengefull spirit on them both And make me hopefull of his loue neglected Forgiue me world heauens iustice puts me on And though a sonne I le punish both or none Exit Enter Earle and Lord and Sir VVilliam the Lords and sir VVilliams two men bearing torches Earle You that binde vp in secrets of the night Dayes benefites going to rest As peacefull birds lodg'd in a sanctuary Smile at our Courtiers care whose industry Rules in the silent and all shadowing night Suites that are breathles in
THE History of the two Maids of More-clacke VVith the life and simple maner of IOHN in the Hospitall Played by the Children of the Kings Maiesties Reuels VVritten by ROBERT ARMIN seruant to the Kings most excellent Maiestie LONDON Printed by N. O. for Thomas Archer and is to be sold at his shop in Popes-head Pallace 1609 To the friendly peruser GENTLEMEN Cittizens Rustickes or quis non I haue boldly put into your hands a Historical discourse acted by the boyes of the Reuels which perchaunce in part was sometime acted more naturally in the Citty if not in the hole Howsoeuer I commit it into your hands to be scan'd and you shall find verse as well blancke as crancke yet in the prose let it passe for currant I would haue againe inacted Iohn my selfe but Tempora mutantur in illis I cannot do as I would I haue therefore thought good to diuulge him thus being my old acquaintance lack whose life I knew and whose remembrance I presume by appearance likely Wherein I whilome pleased and being requested both of Court and Citty to shew him in priuate I haue therefore printed him in publike wishing thus much to euery one so delighting I might put life into this picture and naturally act him to your better contents but since it may not be my entreaty is that you would accept this dumbe show and be well wishing to the substance Yours euer as he is merry and frolicke ROBERT ARMIN The Historie of the two Maides of More-clacke With the life and simple manner of IOHN i' the Hospitall Enter a maide strowing flowers and a seruing man perfuming the doore Maide Strow Strow Man The Muskadine stayes for the bride at Church The Priest and himens cerimonies tend To make them man and wife Maid By my maiden-head a ioyfull time I le paue their Way with flowers Man While I perfume Maid Some say this widdow 's rich Man I will not say as poore as Iob but as bare as Ianuary when the trees looke like a girle whose coulour comes and goes as frost doos in the milke Maid T was wont to be a rich widdow and a poore knight but now false a knight rich and the widdow poore Man How euer honour is most rich no matter who is poore Maid I would my fortune were no worse Man Thine may be better Maid So much if 't be thy wil if euer knight were gul'd be it in me in me I pray Enter Humil Hum. What are the waits of London come Man Yes sir Hum. Play in their highest key then hoboyes play Man sound Hoboyes Hum. Make the Gods daunce cause Iouiall mirth Musike in heauen for this earthes marriage Is a triumphant concord to vs all To me t is seal'd by promise for his daughter Who in our blood shall simpathize sayes I She shall be ours bedded although some Mennace a riualship yet the sure card Giues the trick ours and we shall winne Since in my mother it doth first beginne Enter the solemne shewe of the marriage Sir William Vergir Earle Lords Auditor Sir Rafe Sir Robert Toures Filbon others Enter Lady mistres Mary mistres Tabitha and some other women for showe After all Enter Iames a cittizen father to Humil Iames. Good morrow sir Humil A good one to thy selfe to vs t is seasond Iames. A marriage sir Hum. I and a good one friend Iames. Because t is rich Hum. Good reach at starres y'faith t is true Iames. In whom sit if I may be bold Hum. A knight of More-clack to a London widow Iam. My burdned soule saies I a Knight of More-clack to the widow Humil iust t is she Humil By this the blessing of the holy rights Rellishes in them they are married at least Faire for it I must witnesse to 't fare-well exit Iames. How ignorance pleades nonage in his eie He knowes me not t is not the Lyons kinde Whose nature challenges right property Of perfect being if it were Humil would Humill know that him begot To be what now he is married againe And her first husband liuing blame her not T is my owne proiect thanke my letters That falsifide our deaths black funerall Into her mornefull hearing follow it Thinke on thy soule diuide that bitter band Knit by the closure of a mutuall hand exit Enter two watermen with luggedge Wat. I rest ye sir Fer. At whose suit Wat Wat. At the bridegroomes I le not a foot further till I haue eaz'd my shoulders Fer. No nor I we are asses right we carry prouender but are not the better for 't Wat. As how Fer. Thou't not beleeue breads bread till it be tasted I say to thee in this trunk is prouender Wat. be an asse till thou proue it Fer. Here 's money which will buy it VVat O by a figure I say to thee thou art an asse How Wat. By thy burthen Fer. No otherwise that 's not so good VVat. Because thou hast eares Fer. Are all asses that haue eares Wat. Are all truncks laden with money that are heauy Fer. indeede I confesse in that I am an asse but I thinke so Wat. By such a surmise thou makest it prouender We are water-men and thinke because wee see a man comming and that I am his first man hee le be my first fare when another gets him Enter Tutch the Clowne writing Fer. Come you are bookish Wat. And thou blockish say rights right and no more Fer. Se sirha Mr. Tutch what an officer Wat. Yes hee s booking in Mr. Tutch salue sis salue Fer. Iubio tesalucre aue VVat. He heares vs not Tuch. Let me see Capons Turkeis Small-birds Beefes Muttons Partridge Plouer Wood cocks VVat. Meaning vs good morning and many sir Fer. And many Mr. Tutch Tutch. Are ye come water-squirts are ye come VVat. And why sir water-squirts Tutch. Because you shoote water and so do they but ha ye that will doo 't my dainey element dashers Fer. Do 't and stand to 't Mr. Tutch if wee might spend it sir Enter Humil Humil Well said honest knaues beare in but say where 's Iohn i' th hospitall and 's nurse VVat. At hand sir Humil T is well away and Tutch tutch the tippes of their tongues with our seller suckets Tutch. I le tutch the tippes of their tongues their tongues tippes I le baste their bellies and their lippes til we haue ierk't the cat with our three whippes Humil Married t is ended and the next pull mine At a faire fleece a golden one the eldest daughter is my hope what then rests in it O you winged lap-wings farthest cry when we come neerest to 't Quando pecus omnia sub vmbra ruminat antiquos paulilum vocitamus amores exit Iames. T is done too late to aske why so Tardie intrusion as a Cipher plaste Fils but vp roome while substance in the other Makes number pretious I am that round O Which with a sigh as sad as is my soule Grieue all too late what now befits my mone But
but now not Iames. Then I with her S. Wil. You O your authority commands her Iames. Harke Lady It giues his luster light Iames My warrant wins where his dos loose the right Humil snatches Mary from Toures and dances S. Wil. My sonne in law growes bold Good againe here 's much to do in loue One simply stands not challenging his owne And reason Mary chance is yet vnknowne No nor in you sir though my son Words past contriue but after deedes cry done Audit Brook'st thou this disgrace Tour. O sir no remedy what Iustice liues so free And to her owne is friending Audit I am mad to thinke on 't boy but They daunce a measure Tour. How Goddes-like the elder of the two Stations the measure it is a Iouiall sight Where beauty gilds the pauement with her light How sullen Saturne tooke her by the hand With frosty feeling in whose ioy touch She shrunke her hold but with a iealous eie She glanst on me fearefull that standers by Should be inricht with 't now she smiles me faire Guilding my torture with an after hope Thus moroliz'd I season on my right Her loue thus challeng'd by inferior might The Daunce ends S. Wil. After this dalliance here comes other sport Pray ye attend him gallants How now Iohn Tardi venientis Iohn you must be whip't Quaeso preceptor non est tibi quid Enter Iohn Nurse Boy all in blew coates S. Wil. This silly sot my Lord so please you heare him Vtters much hope of matter but small gaine An old wife nurst him which we call blind Ales She dying left him to the citties keeping Which in their Hospitall they thus nurst vp Amongst the bounties of their other deeds Many besides now you shall heare his fellow Aske him such questions as his simplenes Answeres to any sirra let me heare ye Boy Iohn how many parts of speech be there Ioh. Eight the vocatiue and ablatiue caret nominatiuo ô Boy What say you to reddish Iacke Ioh. That it does bite Ha ha ha Boy Where ha you been Iacke Ioh. At Powles friend Boy Who saw you there Ioh. Mr. Deane Nowel O hee 's a good man truly Boy What did a giue thee Iack Ioh. A groat looke here else Boy What wil't do with it Carri 't home to my Nurse Boy I 'le giue thee a point Iack what wil't do with it Ioh. carri 't home to my nurse Boy I 'le giue thee a fooles head Iack what wilt do with it Ioh. Carri 't home to my nurse Boy Carry a fooles head what a foole are thou Ioh. Should I goe home without it whose foole now Boy Who toles the bell for Iohn Ioh. I know not Iohn toles the bell at if a pul'd the rope Boy When dide a Ioh. Ene now Boy Hoo Iacke hoo Ioh. My Nurses chickin Ha ha ha Earle A silly ignorant is a euer so Sir Wil. Neuer otherwise a cleanly Idiot what 's put on him in his morning ries is as you see it This old woman is his Nurse Enter Messenger Mes. So please your honour you are sent for to the Court The Court goes from Richmond to White-hall Earle We will attend her kind sir William Vergir Our times bride-groome to your selfe and you We wish as we haue euer done all loue And for our present entertainement rest indebted to your bounty if a Courts amends haue in it power of satisfaction you command it this acknowledg'd euer your poore acquaintance but an honourable friend Audit We will attend your coach Earl Sir be mindfull of our seruant Filbon What wants in him to weie downe loue with gold Our sauours shall supply Exeunt Sir Wil. T is a light weight their portions if they poize no better will to the worlds beleefe grow lesse not greater but let them passe I weie them as they are Come Nurse follow vs Iohn Exit after Nurs. Wipe your nose fie a slouen still looke ye be mannerly hold vp your chinne let me see ye make your holiday legge so my chucking that 's a good lambe do not cry for any thing Iohn if ye doe Iohn No Nurse grace a God Grace a Queene Exeunt Enter Sir William and his Ladie S. Wil. Shreeke no more in my eare I pre-thee peace I graunt I made such promise but what then shall I for that so set her on the racke when her faire fortunes looke a better way with the small proffer of your giddie sonne no you shall pardon me Ladie You le let me haue my ioynter yet S. Will. Yes that three hundred by the yeare ti 's thine But for your sonne to wed my eldest daughter Lady VVhy he doth merit her in my accord and t is no wrong in you to dip her blood in the selfe dye that wee are in Sir Wil. I grant his merit but her shining value made golden glittering by my vantings lookes to a higher promintoria from which fower when your sonne gazes it affrights him yeelds him plannet stroke Lady He shall not haue her then Sir Wil. Beleeue it wife Lady He shall S. Wil. Ha Lady I will not bed with you till then Sir Wil. What Lady I ha said it and when posture of our word takes his bace beeing I will die the death into our wedding sheetes shall mischiefe come before my bodie breake your word with me euen on your wedding day Sir Wil. Nay then vp with the lists againe it shall not be Lady I care not thinke you I doe keepe your word in that when I breake mine S. Wil. No more be stranger to my bed doe doe Haue I of nothing made thee much and wilt thou Lady Yes I will haue you of protestations othes and vowes made these loose fractures lawfull bee it then for me to shun the make-peace bed since strife sets such diuision betwixt man and wife I am most firme in 't S. Wil. Very well t is not amisse Enter Auditor sir Raph Toures Filbon and their sonnes Audit The night drawes on t is time to part Sir Wil. At your pleasures gentlemen S. Rafe Your gallant daughters will be next S. Wil. Or not at all for I am past it now Auditor And we are praid vnto our sonnes are gentlemē what resteth then but we saile nearer to the point S. Wil. What point S. Ra. Of mariage past betwixt vs in our promises S. Wil. Indeede to one I promis'd her waight in gold vnto the other which I loue as deare her waight in siluer now gentlemen what goods haue you to equall these large promises Auditor Why all we haue S. Rafe But t will not serue The big auouchments of my promises Controlles you all and all mens else ye all Vnder degrees of Earles Lords or as Potent To toule them on I eccho these large sommes S. Rafe Vnualued must your sommes be to such choice Honour lookes high aboue such pettie price S. Wil. Looke honour high as heauen Our earthly reach doth leauell in that eie And with the imbellishment of
a troubled day Haue their abiding in our cares at night Hard censur'd and atton'd by late aduice Saluing the worlds scares as we would your care Knew we the burthen of it Lo. With vs the morn is mated with the moone And we are retrograde to what you doe Esteeming conscience benefite and good Challeng'd in seruice of our country Sir though our blood affirme vs labour free It bindes thee more to busie industry Wonder not at our late vpsitting therefore S. Vil. Your humors toile in our extremities But we vnthankfull merit contrary Thinke it a want and weaknesse in our kind I poste and labour in a toile my selfe Seeking my owne midnight to me is noone And all the houres of dull past night Sun-shine eclipses that do much molest me Pardon me that am so tedious Earle Seeking your owne S. Wil. My eldest daughter is conuei'd from me Hurri'd away as theeues by violence Conuey their booties from the true mans store Auditor Toures sonne hath done this deede A rescue noble Lords Ear. Rescue and right challeng the benefite S. Wil. A warrant for a generall search Restraints for Cinck-ports and all passages That theeuish water doth dispoile vs of Ear. It shall be sign'd i' th morning Draw the contents as you affect the meanes And let attendance vrge the early act Lord Good night Ear. God morrow is it not S. Wil. Betwixt them both The morall of my misery seeking too late That to recouer which I lost too soone Lord And yet in each you stand indifferent S. Wil. I must till perfected by you Either late losse or timely victory Recouering what I feare is past aduantage Ear. Hope the best sir things at worst Season in their decay as children mend Bent in their eye to ruine yet they pause Resting in grace does reobtaine at will Opinion in rash iudgement dooming ill Lord Good rest for we go too 't S. VVil. The peace of happinesse be with ye I will retire me to my Inne and wish Howres as short as momentary breath For till the morning minutes howres be And howres yeares such is reuengd to me Might I enioy it Man Sir Sir Wil. My man a midnight messenger what is thy haste in leathe sleept speake is that all one one all that we call daughter gone too is she Man No sir S. Wil. Wherefore starest thou so wildly say weart thou asleepe and wakened com'st to vs here without thy better part and sent abroad leauing thy wits at home Man Your sonne sir in all haste sends you his talles wishes your wit and iudgement sodainely read and regard sir S. Wil. Giue the torch if you wil see my mother your wife fellow'd in bed make haste Iames your man writes on your pillow c. my eies are witnesses to their adulterie Seruant What 's the newes Man Plague on these iauntings once we shall be old then this trotting life will linger in our bones all howres are our nights we dally with our owne destruction S. Wil. It cannot be or if or if what if if it be so I am vndone poison'd am I with faire promises no maruell tho you doe forsweare my bed if yet againe if what make I here whē treason is at home away Enter yong Humil Humil The bird that greets the dawning of the daie Signes with his wings the midnights parture And the sleetie deaw moistning the cheekes Of morrowes welcome giues earnest of the morne Yet all secure adultrate lust dos sleepe And I the hatcht yong of this troden henne Stands Centinell to her idolatrie Blow you sweld windes and crack the battlements Rouse their incestious luxurie with feare Of what 's to come yet that were my mishap No silent aire fan on them bawdie breath That as they reeke in their licentious loue Diuell may seale sure and Morpheus so pleas'd May to their pastime adde affliction Deliuer'd by the hand of him that 's wrongd And stands indebted to his desteny Yet are they as the hower whose sandy minutes Runs out at pleasure till the period comes Fast sleeping and enioy their quiet Rouse the blacke mischiefe from thy ebben cell Land in the bosomes of this twin in lust Him whose heapt-wrong calles vengeance to be iust S. Wil. Locke fast that dore and leaue me Giue me your light Sonne Humil Humil Father Enter sir William and his men S. Wil. Thou seest I am obedient at thy call Exit seruants I come as messengers that bring their bale Sign'd in their lookes be well aduis'd Thou makest a chalenge goes beyond all grace Should it be false Humil It is my loue to you that makes me step Heart-deepe in disobedience to my mother Wretch that I am to thinke her so It makes me desperat of prioritie Fore thinking my beginning to be bace Conceau'd in such mistrust and frailty My front hath that impression still Adding a blush to my distemperature And I am crest-falne in sanguinitie Pray ye beleeue me would it were not so S. Wil Enough watch be secret I will enter Sit as the night rauen or the skreeking owle Ouer my portall menasing ill chance To all within for death is to my blood A blessing while this feuor killes Almost my intellect or better part Yet shee s thy mother and no sonne but hates His owne disgrace so highly merrited And I beleeue thee Hu. Sir trueth is trueth my conscience and religion Bindes vp in me and since I doe proclaime Detraction from my blood by her misdeede Giue me leaue to report a flye a flye If it offend the vertue of mine eie S. Wil. T is true And yet me thinkes it should not be How hardlie will this scandall take impression Where resolu'd christianity dos dwell But I will trie the gold perhaps t is base Who knowes the hearts affection by the face Exit Humil Scarlet is scarlet and her sin blood red Wil not be washt hence with a sea of water Is this my hand or is the fire fire whose scorching heate dissolues relēting mettall When as it tries the substance yes and I Make knowne my mother is an alien From my blood so to fall off and perish Euen in her pride of blisse damn'd be the slaue That so attempts her spotlesse chastitie To ruine I know that yet smooth looke Plotted contriu'd and woon her with deuise She neuer knew a double character till now But single singler she euer rulde Euen modesty her selfe Vesta resignd to her And vertue hand in hand at barly-breake Ran the swift course none but a hound of hell Hunted this fawne of fortune to his kennell But my mother forgetting her degree Dos captiuate loue life and liberty By one deedes practise wicked nay farre worse Fatall disgrace honours created course S. Wil. Foole foole foole Enter S. Wil. Humil Ha S. Wil. Light bubble swell and breake would'st thou beleeue all this and giue a glosse to slaunders crueltie ripening reproch it selfe with thy fond eare o Humil Humil Humil Sir S Wil. Thou
S. Rafe What will ye doe Tabitha Kisse and part till fit occasion of our next salute Filbon farewell my husband thinke on me I am thy treasure but thou bear'st the keie Exit S. Rafe I will home Auditor And I will see the rest what will you sir doe Exit Henry Nay I ha done enough I am vndone in my selfe Hei mihi quod nullos I must doe this deede t was I pauca the rest I le home sir I Exit Tutch. What rests for welch sir Robert Morgan by God was cragge de pen and the hangman calles to me da hum a da hum a Filbon I will be at this feast in some disguise Tutch. I le fit ye sir t is here I am tutch right hic vbique euery where Exeunt Enter Sir William Vergir S. Wil. Now smiles the instant wrathes wrinckles seeme As smoothed curles vpon a wanton streame My hopes grow big and their diliuery Is by our midwife time brought to true birth I will not be a pointing stocke tot'h world No if this gossip rumor publish it It shall be christned with reuenge and death Why when are we growne sluggards now Tardy in bountie shall we niggard it Enter Humil in white sleeues and apron and others posting ouer the stage with boxes Humil Be quicke carry those sweete meats in Bid them that in this businesse haue to doe That they attend this rich confectionary With no common care the cost cōmands more loue And duetie sir we are fitting to occasion Would all your guests were come S. Wil. T is the feasts duetie to attend Thou art a willing mischiefe hast thou fitted our purpose to the proofe Hu. Haue I thinke you I am slack Pusht on with hope of beautie and reward She dies had she a life more deare Then the last spring sole comfort of the yeare But I will couer and prepare Exit S. Wil. Doe doe my daughters thine my goods my all Blessed beginning to my sorrowes fall Where 's my Lady Lady Here Enter Lady gallant and braue while Humil and others prepare S. Wil. That one so heauenly faire should earthly be Slaue to misfortune bace in luxurie Lady Sir for to please your eie I am thus quaint Good faith I am asham'd in my selfe S. Wil. How and a woman Come blaze thy affections to immodesty And tho thy vertues contradict the deede Be Venus wanton smile with Helens eie For I will haue it so Lady I was not so brought vp I shall endeauor tho my cheekes put on sensuable die of other bashfulnesse Iames. Sir your honourable guests are come S. Wil. Nay then you wrong me most of all Shew not these signes of feare all 's past And I am dead in old remembrance Troth I am forget it as I doe say on Iames. Coches so fill the pauements of your dore That scarce can passage giue the footemen way T is not amisse you goe to meete them sir S. Wil. Why well said spoke with courage I wil Iouiall like a bridegroome Lady you see They waite on vs and all attend on thee Lady Worthlesse I am but since it is your will I borrowe light from sun-shine of your beames Who glisters so giues splendor nothing proud Dark'ned by feare halfe hidden in a cloud S. Wil. Nay hand in hand in faith Iames pardon me That dally with the darling of your heart Exeunt Iames. Euen so but little thinking such a thing Small gaine springs from that toile where industry Sweats in the browes of others victorie Enter Humil busily still Hum. Father be mindfull this presuming knight Plaies with the flame burnes in the candle-light When we shall furnish to disfurnish him Of what he yet enioies Iames. Humil t is cunningly contriu'd and I attend it Exit Humil For charitie be swift Place your plate and pile your vitriall boales Nest vpon nest These for wines and beare The other tend the call of altering diet Sirrha quoth he we shall fit I trow The pleasant purpose of loves apppetite Ad hand yfaith and welcome to the feast Whose foode is pleasure dainties but a test And I prouide it for ye Enter Earle Lords Ladies so many as may be S. Wil and his Ladie in complement S. Wil. Right noble my hearts indored friends To preach you welcome were to drowne the sea With floods of water Be it knowne vnto ye That your comming solemnely inuited Hath that attendance appertaining as the Gods In their selected Baechiuels command Mary the Nectar wants and the Ambrotia Smiles in the presence of such earthly wines As the worlds compound furnishes with all Though it come shore of lushius surfetting Yet willing furtherance makes the value meete In her best suite of entertaine sit then And let our musicke rellish to the eare Such care and cost as loue and welcome giues Not to prophane the best except the least As prolong to begin this worthlesse feast Earle Sir we are easily won to fawn on frendship Spanniel-like yet with the smiles of men Which redeliuers loue for loue What we receiue are treasures safely stor'd And shall with interest be repaid againe Your free yet frugall without lauishing Nor come we to make boote of curtesie But value kindenesse in her best of loue So we dwell in your bountie S. Wil. Rent-free welcome If you thinke this your receptacle then Landlord I am and shall so soundly proue As fines forgiuen you leese free borne our loue Welcome our tenants Landlady Lady I do my duty tenders it Sit then and frolicke for to my hearts liking Is this day consecrated blest the meanes That added to it such prosperitie While we sat sighing on the bancks of bale Blisse kist her cheeke and bids her joy al haile S. Wil. I such a storm as when the shower is past It driues destruction to thy soule Morral in faith enigmaies riddles so Musike fal too wife I will seate thee heere With pardon of thy betters Ear. In yours she is the best does command Place and periority i' th vpper hand Besides her beauty merits as the best To ouer shine starres were they here possest Lady VVell mock't my Lord Earle No not a whit My iudgement erres if otherwise I censure it Sit sirs for I although inuited chalenge here Full flowing welcome from his lippes that lends As vnto me so much to all my friends And I begin vnto ye The Earle sits and all do follow him S. Wil there 's a cockrel tight That learnes to crow from others good my Earle If that my boldnes may chalenge thy own Engadge vnto they noblenes foreuer I promise whose performance lighly giues Heart willingnes to boote cods me fill wine Filles two glasses giues her one Skink carouse wife charge this common shot Leauell point blanke see who thy pearsing eye Can marke to hit if they be bullet free They scape the vnder daunt of courtesie Ear. They say hee s curst that by a cannon dies May I be blest in such a destiny For of