be engag'd If I but name a cause Gentlemen draw Sci. My providence has betrayd me Lo. Now Sciarrha you that with single valour dare come home To affront me thus know but too late thy heart Is at the mercy of my breath these swords Can fetch it when I please and to prevent Your boast of this great daring I beseech As you doe love and honour your Lorenzo No hand advance a weapon sheath agen And leave us I owe service to your loves But must not so dishonour you All gentl. We obey Exeunt Gentlemen Sci. They 're gone this is some noblenesse Lo. You see I doe not feare your sword alone I have Too much advantage yet you may imagine How easily I could correct this rashnesse But in my feare to offend gracious Heaven With a new crime having so late obtain'd My peace I give you freedome Sci. Doe I dreame Lo. Pray chide me still I will be patient To heare my shame Sci. Is this to be beleev'd Doth not Lorenzo counter this vertue Hee does it is impossible he should repent Lo. Why tell me Sciarrha and let us argue a while In cooler blood did not you once resolve To kill the Duke too Sci. I confesse Lo. To give him death with your owne hand Methinkes it should be the same parricide In you if not a greater yet you chang Your purpose why did you not goe through And murder him Sci. He was converted Lo. Good that taught you mercy perhaps repētance For your intent Sci. It did Lo. Why should not sir The same conversion of the Duke possesse My heart with as much pietie to him And sorrow for my selfe if I should say You are but cunning is this shape of honesty And still suspect your soule to be a Traitor Might you not blame my want of charitie Sci. He saies but right we are Both men fraile things t is not impossible Lo. I am reconcild to heaven already and the Duke if you Be still unsatisfied I am readie sin Sci. The circumstance considerd I incline To thinke this may be honest Lo. Come Sciarrha We are both hastie pardon my rash language In the beginning I will studie service Shall make you love me I ha bin too wicked Too full of passion inexorable My nature is corrected at this minute I 'me friends with all the world but in your love Shall number many blessing Sci. I am converted Enter Petruchio Lo. What 's the newes Pet. My Lord Depazzi prayes some conference In the next chamber we arrivd by chance Together at your gate I doe not like his talke sir Lo. Hang him propertie let him Expect thou art come i' the opportunitie I could have wisht be wise and second mee Sci. He waits upon Pisano Whose health I may enquire I ha not seene him Since he departed sick a fit occasion Lo. Married to Oriana thou mistak'st T is Amidea Lord Sciarrha's sister Pet. That contract 's broken and the old Lady Morrossa is violent to have the marriage Finished with her daughter Lo. Sciarrha I' st true Pisano marries Oriana The rich Morassa's daughter Sci. Ha Lo. Wee did expect to here your sister should Have beene his bride has he forsaken Amidea Sci. Do not you serve Pisano Pet. Yes my Lord Sci. And dare you talke hee 's to be married To Oriana Pet. If they live till to morrow Ther 's great provision to my knowledge and Sci. Take that learne to speake a truth hereafter Lo. That blow shall cost his life It is not possible hee dares affront You thus the world takes notice of a contract Hee 's much to blame if he should wrong so sweet A Lady as Amidea now by Hymen T is not so honorable hee neede not scorne Such an alliance Pet. I am not to give Account for my Lords actions let him answere And justifie his honor but my Lord Since J am provoked J must declare he has Call'd back his vowes to Amidea given Her freedome and does meane to use his owne And this he dares publish Lo. What disclaim'd a Lady of her birth and glorious merit Sci. Th' art a villaine Lo My Lord he is not worth your anger hee Declares but what his master hath committed T is none of his fault Pet. It becomes my dutie To take correction my Lord from you I am a servant a poore gentleman Sci. Shall I suspect the circumstance at his departure Lo. It is strange you knew not this before Sci. I must examine if he dares Lo. Be patient Sci. Teach fooles and children patience The dogs eate up Sciarrha let me live The prodigie of sorrow die a death That may draw teares from Scithians if Pisano Leade o're his threshold any soone wonne dame To be my sisters shame I am calme now One false heaven why should thy altars save T is just that Hymen light him to his grave Exit Lo. A thousand furies swell his rage although Pisano bleed this is the safest killing Wisemen secure their fates and execute Invisibly like that most subtle flame That burnes the heart yet leaves no path or touch Vpon the skinne to follow or suspect it Farewell dull passionate foole how this doth feede me Kill and be lost thy selfe or if his sword Conclude thy life both waies I am reveng'd Petruchio thou didst hit my instructions rarely And I applaude thee now send in Depazzi and visit me anon Pet. I shall my Lord Exit Lo. Some Polititian That is not wise but by a president Would thinke me weake for using such an instrument As this Depazzi but I know by proofe Such men whom feare and honour make our creatures Doe prove safe Engines fooles will still obey When cunning knaves our confidence betray Enter Depazzy and Rogero Dep. My Lord I would speake a word or two in private Lo. You may Dep. Is no body within hearing all cleere behind the arras Lo. Make no doubt sir Dep. My Lord the truth is I am very fearefull is your Lordship sure there are no eves droppers Lo. What needs this circumstance I pray come to the point Dep. T is not unknowne to your Lordship that you have bin my very good Lord neither am I ignorant that I am your humble servant you advanc'd men brought me into the number of the nobles and I brought you a reasonable number of crownes I am not the first wise Cittizen that hath bin converted into a foolish Courtier but my Lord I beseech you pardon mee it will out Lo. What 's the matter Dep. I am ready to burst Lo. With what Dep. Treason treason now 'ts out and I feele my bodie the lighter for t alreadie the last plot did not take you see and I would humbly intreate your Lordship to excuse mee and get some body else hereafter to be your Traitor in my stead Lo. How sir Dep. If you did but know the tendernesse of my constitution or feele the pangs and convulsions that I suffer you would pittie mee I fall awaie you see I
but Lorenzo Sciar. guard Remoue Pisanos bodie while I make it My care Sciarrha scape not Sci. None of all give mee a scrach Lo You have forc'd him with descretion Sci. Now what must I expect Lo. You are my prisoner Sci. J am so Lo. And be confident to finde that favour Sci. Favor Lo. Be at distance more My Lord J am sorrie for your great misfortune And if you can but studie how I may Assist you you shall soone descerne my love My readinesse to serve you Sci. Ha this honest Lo. I would deserue your faith A freind but in affliction justifie His heart and honor I durst run some hazard Might I secure your fate name something to me That may declare my friendship Sci. Be still safe And teach the world repentance for mistaking thee I pittie not my selfe but envy thy Heroick honors Lo. I will impose no more Restraint then your owne house you 'r honorable You have many severe enemies the Duke Look'd gratiously upon Pisano but Sci. You shanot loose the smallest beame of favor To buy a man so desperate I never Thought death the monster that weake men have fanci'd As foile to make us more in love with life The Divels picture may affright poore foules Into their bodies palenesse but the substance Too resolute man 's a shadow and cold sweat Dare not approach his forehead I am arm'd To die and give example of that fortitude Shall shame the Lawes severitie my sister May now give backe Pisano his false vowes To line his coffin one teare shed on mee 's Enough the justice I ha done shall make My memorie belov'd Lo. I ha thought a way To recover you if you incline too 't Dare you consent Sci. To any thing that 's noble Although I never fear'd to suffer I Am not so foolish to despise a life Lo. There is no difficultie attends it listen The time will not permit much circumstance The Duke you know did love your sister Sci. Vitiously Lo. Her Vertue did but coole him for the present As sprinklings on a flame hee 's now more passionate To enjoy her Sci. Ha Lo. If shee consent to meete His soft embrace with his first kisse he seales Your pardon then the act upon Pisano Appeares a true revenge when none dares question it Beside addition of state and fortune To you and Amidea waigh your danger And what a trifle shee gives up to save Your life that never can be valued Lesse recompenc'd the Duke may be so taken With her returne to his delight who knowes But he may marrie her and discharge his Dutchesse With a quaint sallet you doe apprehend mee Sci. And repent more I had one good thought of thee Then I had kild a thousand save my life And prostitute my sister though I have No weapon I will looke thee dead or breath A dampe shall stifle thee that I could vomit Consuming flames or stones like Aetna make The earth with motion of my feet shrinke lower And take thee in alive oh that my voice Could call a Serpent from corrupted Nile To make thee part of her accursed bowels Is this noble freindship readinesse To save my life let malice reade all stories Famous for crueltie awake dead Tyrants Or be instructed by their ghosts with tortures Such as will make a damned furie weepe Onely to see inflicted I would beare 'em And wearie my tormentors ere consent In thought to thy temptation Lo. I ha done And praise your heathen resolution Of death goe practice immortalitie And tell us when you can get leave to visit This world agen what fine things you enjoy In hell for thither these rash passions drive thee And ere thy body hath three daies inhabited A melancholly chamber in the earth Hung round about with skuls and dead mens bones Ere Amidea have told all her teares Upon thy Marble or the Epitaph Belie thy soule by saying it is fled To Heaven this Sister shall be ravish'd Mauger thy dust and Heraldry Sci. Ha ravish'd When I am dead was 't not so oh my soule I feele it weepe within me aud the teares Soften my flesh Lorenzo I repent my furie Lo. I advis'd you the best way my wisedome could direct Sci. I thanke you for 't You have awak'd my reason I am asham'd I was no sooner sensible does the Duke Affect my Sister still say you Lo. Most passionately Sci. She shall obey him then upon my life That 's it my life I know she loves me dearely I shall have much adoe to winne her too 't But she shall come I le send her Lo. Performe this Sci. I wonot onely send her but prepar'd Not to be disobedient to his Highnesse He shall command her any thing Lo. Doe this And be for ever happie when these have Onely for forme but waited on you home This disingages 'em Sci. My humblest service To the Duke I pray and tell him Amidea This night shall be at his dispose by this Lo. I 'me confident farewell attend Sciarrha Sci. Pittie the Sea-man that to avoide a shelfe Must strike upon a rocke to save himselfe Exeunt ACTVS QVINTVS Enter Sciarrha and Amidea Sci. THe doores are fast Enough is wept alreadie for Pisano There 's something else that must be thought on and Of greater consequence I am yet unsafe That for thy sake am guiltie of his blood Am. Though all my stocke of teares were spent alreadie Upon Pisanoes losse and that my braine Were banquerout of moisture and deni'd To lend my griefe one drop more for his Funerall Yet the remembrance that you have made A forfeit of your deare life Is able to create a weeping spring Within my barren head oh my lost brother Thou hast a cruell destinie my eies In pittie of thy fate desire to drowne thee The Law will onely seeke thee upon land Hid in my teares thou shalt prevent the stroake Kills both our name and thee Sci. I know thou lov'st me Poore Girle I shall desire to cherrish life Jf thou lament me thus so rich a comfort Will tempt me wish I might delay my journie To Heaven Am. Good Heaven that we might goe together Sci. That must not be Am. Then let me goe before Sci. How Am. Make my suite unto the Prince my blood May be your ransome let me die Sciarrha My life is fruitlesse unto all the world The Duke in justice will not denie this And though I weepe in telling thee I shall Smile on the Scaffold Sci. How my Honour blushes To heare thee Amidea in this love Thou woundst me more then thou desir'st to save Suffer for me why thou art innocent I have provok'd the punishment and dare Obey it manly if thou couldst redeeme me With any thing but death I thinke I should Consent to live but I 'de not have thee venture All at one chance Am. Nothing can be too precious To save a brother such a loving brother As you have beene Sci. Death 's a devouring gamester And
you say no cares but ours Can reach his voice but be not tedious Du. Oh spare mee I may live and pardon thee Thy Prince begs mercy from thee that did never Deny thee any thing pittie my poore soule I have not prayed Lo. I could have wish'd you better Prepard but let your soule e'en take his chance Wounds him agen Du. No teare prevaile oh whither must wander Thus Caesar fell by Brutus I shall tell Newes to the world I goe to will not bee Beleevd Lorenzo kild me Lo. Will it not I le presently put in security Du. I am comming Amidea I am comming For thee inhumane murderer expect My blood shall flie to heaven and there inflam'd Hang a prodigious meteor all thy life And when by some as bloody hand as thine Thy soule is ebbing forth it shall descend In flaming drops upon thee oh I faint Thou flattering world farewell let Princes gather My dust into a glasse and learne to spend Their hower of state that 's all they have for when That 's out times never turnes the glasse agen Dies Lo. So lay him beside his mistresse hide their faces The Duke dismist the traine came with him Pe. He did my Lord Lo. Run to Sciarrha pray him come and speake wo'mee Secure his passage to this Chamber haste Exit Pet. Hee 's dead I le trust him now and his ghost too Fools start at shadowes I 'me in love with night And her complexion Enter Petr. Pe. My Lord hee 's come without your summons Lo. Already leave us Enter Sciarrha and Florio Welcome let embraces Chaine us together noble Florio welcome But I must honor thy great soule Sci. Where 's the Duke Lo. They are a bed together Sci. Ha Lo. Hee 's not stirring yet Thou kildst thy sister didst not Sci. I preserv'd her Lo. So it was bravely done Sci. But where 's the wanton Duke Lo. A sleepe I tell you Sci. And hee shall sleepe eternally Lor. You cannot wake him looke you Sci. Is he dead Lo. And in his death we two begin our life Of greatnesse and of Empire nay hee 's dead Sci. That labour 's sav'd Lo. Now I pronounce Sciarrha Thy pardon and to recompence thy losse The share of Florence I le but weare the title The power wee le devide Sci. I like this well You told a tale once of a common wealth And libertie Lo. It was to gaine a faction With discontented persons a fine tricke To make a buzze of reformation My ends are compas'd hang the ribble rabble Sci. Shall wee sweat for the people loose our breath To get their fame Lo. I le have it given out The Duke did kill thy sister Sci. Excellent Lo. Having first ravish'd her he cannot bee Too hatefull it will dull the examination Of his owne death or if that come to question Sci. What if I say I kild him in revenge Of Amidea they will pittie mee Beside 't wil be in your power to pardon Mee altogether Lo. Most descreetely thought on Sci. The Divell wonot leave us o' the suddaine Lo. Rare wit How hastily hee climbs the the precipice From whence one Fillup topples him to ruine Wee two shall live like brothers Sci. stay wee two now I consider better I have no minde to live at all you shanot I le give you proofe if you but make a noise You gallop to the Divell Lo. I 'me betraid Sci. To death inevitable brother be you Spectator onely Lo. This is somewhat noble Sci. Thanke mee not Lorenzo I le not engage His innocence to blood thy hands are white Preserve e'm Florio and unlesse my arms Grow feeble doe not interpose thy sword I charǵe thee Lo. None to assist mee helpe Petruchio helpe They fight Enter Petruchio who offering to runne at Sciarrha is intercepted by Florio Petruchio runs in crying helpe Florio makes fast the doore Lo. Reach thy jawes wider villaine cry out murder Treason any thing hold oh Lo. fals Sci Will you not fall Colosus Flo. Are not you hurt Sci. I know not Ha yes he has prick'd me somewhere But I le make sure of him now must I follow I le fight with him i' th tother world thy hand Florio Farewell Dies Flo. Hee s dead too t is in vaine for me to fly Within Breake open the dores Flo. You shanot neede Enter Petruchio Cosmo Allonso Frederico with guard Al. Disarme him Cos. Lorenzo and Sciarrha slaine Al. Where is the Duke Pet. Looke heere my Lords Al. What Traitor Fre. See Amidea murderd too Cos. I tremble heere is a heape of Tragedies Al. Wee must have an account from Florio Flo. He can informe you best that brought you hither Al. Lay hands upon Petruchio disarme him Cos. What blood is that upon his sword t is fresh Pet. I 'me caught Cos. To tortures with him Pet. Spare your furie know T was the best blood in Florence I must quit Young Florio Lorenzo and my selfe Are onely guilty of the princes death Al. Inhumane traitors Co. But who kild Amidea Flo. The Dukes lust There was no other way to save her honor My brother has revengd it heere but fate Denyde him triumph Al. I never heard Such killing stories but t is meet wee first Settle the state Cosmo you are the next Of blood to challenge Florence Cos. Pray deferre That till the morning drag that murderer To prison Florio you must not expect Your liberty til all things be exam'nd Lorenzo now I am above thy malice And will make satisfaction to Oriana T is a sad night my Lords by these you see There is no stay in proud mortality Exeunt FINIS
my brow some one that dare accuse mee Let him have honor great as mine to forfeit Or since your grace hath taken me so neere Your owne hight that may seale may not expect Such a proportion'd adversary yet let him Have name within his Country and allow him A Soule against which I may ingage my more Then equall honor then I le praise your justice But let him not be one condemnd already A desperate exile is it possible A Treason hatcht in Florence gainst the Duke Should have no eyes at home to penetrate The growing danger but at Sienna one Must with a perspectiue discouer all Aske this good Councellor or these gentlemen Whose faiths are tryed whose cares are always waking About your person how have I appear'd To them that thus I should be rendred hatefull To you and my good Countrie they are vertuous And dare not blemish a white faith accuse My sound heart of dishonor sir you must Pardon my bold defence my vertue bleeds By your much easinesse and I am compelld To breake all modest limits and to waken Your memory if it be not to late To say you have one with the story of My faire deservings who sir overthrow With his designes your late ambitious brother Hippolito who like a Meteor threatned A blacke and fatall omen Du. T was Lorenzo Lo. Be yet as just and say whose art directed A countermine to check the pregnant hopes Of Saluiati who for his Cardinals Cappe In Rome was potent and heere popular Du. None but Lorenzo Dep. Admirable Traitor Lor. Whose service was commended when the exiles One of whose tribe accuseth mee had raisd Commotions in our Florence when the hindga Of State did faint under the burthen and The people sweat with their owne feares to thinke The Souldier should inhabit their calme dwellings Who then rose up your safety and crushd all Their plots to ayer Du. Our deere Cozen Lorenzo Lor. When he that should reward fogets the men That purchas'd his security t is vertue To beast a merrit with my services I ha not staru'd your treasurie the grand Captaine Gonzales accounted to King Ferdinand Three hundred thousand crownes for spies what bills Have I brought in for such inteligence Dep. I doe grow harty All thy actions Stand fresh before us and confirme thou art Our best and dearest friend thus wee assure Our confidence they love us not that feed One jealous thought of our deare Cooze Lorenzo New welcome to us all for you Alonzo Give o're your paper kites learne wit t is time Where shall wee meet to night Lo. Pardon mee sir I am a dangerous man Du. No more a that I 'le credit my soule with thee shall wee revell This night with Amidea Dep. The Duke courts him Well go thy waies for one of the most excellent Impudent Traytors Du. Yet a murmuring Of a Traitor wee shall sooner suspect him That thinkes Lorenzo guilty Dep. I my Lord Dare boldly sweare his honor is as free From any treason as my selfe I did prophisie this issue Duk. 'T is an age Till night I long to fold her in my armes Prepare Sciarrha but be very wise In the discovery hee is all touchwood Lor. I know he is her brother leave the managing Of things to mee Tu. Still when we expect Our blisse time creepes but when the happier things Call to enjoy each sawcy houre hath wings Exeunt ACTVS SECVNDVS Enter Sciarrha and Lorenzo Sciarrha MY Sister though hee be the Duke he dares not Patience patience if there be such a vertue I want it Heaven yet keep 't a little longer It were a sinne to have it such an injury Deserves a wrath next to your owne my Sister It has throwne wild-fire in my braine Lorenzo A thousand furies revell in my skull Has he not sinnes enough in 's Court to damne him But my Roofe must be guilty of new Iusts And none but Amidea these the honours His presence brings our house Lo. Temper your rage Sci. Are all the Brothels rifled no queint peece Left him in Florence that will meete his hot And valiant luxury that we are come To supply his blood out of our families Diseases gnaw his title off Lo. My Lord Sci. He is no Prince of mine he forfeited His greatnesse that blacke minute he first gave Consent to my dishonour Lo. Then I 'me sorry Sci. Why should you be sorry sir You say it is my Sister he would strumpet Mine Amidea t is a wound you feele not But it strikes through and through the poore Sciarrah I doe not thinke but all the ashes of My Ancestours doe swell in their darke urnes At this report of Amidea's shame It is their cause as well as mine and should Heaven suffer the Dukes sinne to passe unpunishd Their dust must of necessity conspire To make an earthquake in the Temple Lo. Sir You said you would heare me out Sci. Why is there more Behind Lo. And greater Master your high blood Till I conclude Sciarrha I accuse not Your noble anger which I have observ'd Is not on every cheape and giddy motion Inflam'd but Sir be thrifty in your passion This is a petty trespasse Sci. Has mischiefe any name Beyond this will it kill me with the sound Lo. My Lord though the dishonouring your Sister Be such a fact the blood of any other But Alexander could no lesse then expiate Yet this sinne stretches farther and involves With hers your greater staine did you e're promise him Yet why doe I make any question It were another crime to thinke Sciarrah Could entertaine a thought so farre beneath His birth you stoope to such a horrid basenesse Then all the vertue of mankind would sicken And soone take leave of earth Sci. You torture me Lo. What then could the Duke finde to give him any Encouragement you would be guilty of An act so fatall unto honour what When you were least your selfe as we are all Fraile compositions did appeare so wicked In you he should conceave a hope and flatter Himselfe with possibility to corrupt Your Soule to a deed so monstrous Sci. To what Lo. Though all the teeming glories of His Dukedome Nay Florence State offerd it selfe a bribe And tempted the betraying of your name To infamy yet to imagine you Would turne officious pander to his lust And interpose the mercenary bewde To Court your Sister to his sinfull coupling T is horrid affrights nature I grow stiffe With the imagination Sci. Hah Lo. Yet this was his command I should impose Sci. Lorenzo I doe want breath my voice is ravisht from me I am not what I was or if I be Sciarrha thou hast talkt too all this while Looke heedfully about me and thou maist Discover through some cranny of my flesh A fire within my soule is but one flame Extended to all parts of this fraile building I shall to ashes I begin to shrinke Is not already my complexion alter'd Does not my face looke parchd and my
to tell this man for sure T is not Sciarrah he hath talk'd so ill And so much that we may have cause to feare The ayre about 's infected Flo. Are not you My brother Sci. Be not you a foole to move These empty questions but joyne to make her Supple and pliant for the Duke I hope We are not the first ha bin advanc'd by a wagtaile No matter for the talke of musty people Looke up to the reward thou art young and skill'd In these Court temptings naturally soft And moving I am rough hewne assist wo't With some queint charme to win her to this game Flo. My Sister Sci. I I Ami. Come not neere him Florio T is not Sciarrha sure my brothers Nurse Playd the impostor and with some base issue Cheated our house Sci. Gipsy use better language Or I le forget your sexe Flo. Offer to touch her With any rudenesse and by all that 's vertuous Sci. Why how now boy Flo. I doe not feare your sword This with my youth and innocence is more Defence then all thy armory what Divell Has crept into thy soule Sci. You le not helpe Flo. I le never kill thee Sc. T is very well Have you consider'd better o' the motion Am. Yes Sci. And what 's your resolve Am. To have my name Stand in the Ivorie register of Virgins When I am dead before one factious thought Should lurke within mee to betray my fame To such a blot my hands shall mutinie And boldly with a poniard teach my heart To weepe out a repentance Sci Let mee kill thee My excellent chast sister Floria Thou hast my soule I did but trie your vertues 'T is truth the Duke does love thee vitiously Let him let him he comes to be our guest This night he meanes to revell at our house The Tarquine shall be entertained he shall Serv. My Lord Pisano is come Sci. I had forgot his promise Looke up Sister And shine with thy owne smiles Pisano's come Pisano thy contracted honor'd freind A gentleman so rich in hopes wee shall Enter a Seruant Bee happy in 's alliance Enter Pisano Cosmo Freder Welcome all But you above the rest my brother shortly Sister and Florio entertaine your noble Freinds some few minutes I am absent wee Must not forget prepare for the Dukes comming I le soone returne Exit Am. You are not cheerfull sir How i st my Lord you were not wont to looke So sad when you came hither Pis. I am not well Amidea Am, Oh my hart Pis Bee you Comforted Lady let all greifs repaire To this their proper Center Flo. Sir how fare you Pis. Alterd of late a little Fred. Vertuous Lady I cannot chuse but pittie her and accuse Pisano's levitie Pis. Wo'd hee were come backe I might ha finishd ere he went and not Delay'd his businesse much two or three words And I had dispatch'd Am. How sir your language is Another then you vse to speake you looke not With the same brow upon mee Cos. Las sweet Lady But who shall accuse mee Pis. Wee shall expect to long Lady I am come To render all my interest in your love And to demand my selfe agen live happier In other choice Faire Amidea t is Some shame to say my hearts revolted Am. Ha Pis. Heere 's witnesse all is cancel'd betwixt us Nay and you weepe Farewell Am. Hee s gone Flo. I am amazd Pis. Now leade mee to my blessing Exit Flo. Shall a long suite and speeding in his love With the worlds notice and a generall fame Of contract too just in the instant when A marriage is expected bee broke off With infamy to our house Am. Brother if ever You lov'd poore Amidea let not this Arive Sciarrhas eare ther 's danger in His knowledge of it this may be a triall Of my affection Flo. A tryall no It shewd too like a truth Am. My teares intreate Your silence Flo. You have Power to command it dry your eyes then Hee 's return'd Enter Sciarrha Sci. How now Weeping where is Pisano and his friends Flo. Their gon sir Sci Ha! Am. Guesse by my eyes you may Somthing of sorrow hath befalne no sooner You were departed cut some strange distemper Invaded him wee might discerne a change In 's countenance and though wee prayd him to Repose with us hee would straight back agen So with Frederico And signior Cosmo he returnd Flo. The alteration was strange and suddaine Sci. Las noble gentleman but come cleere up Your face agen wee hope it wonot last Looke bright agen I say I ha given order Enter Gentleman Genu. My Lord the Dukes already come Sci. Remoue Good Amidea and reserve thy person To Crowne his entertainement be not seene yet Exit Am. Enter Duke Lorenzo Alonzo attendants Du. Sciarrah we are come to be your guest Sci. Your highnes doth an honor to our house Du. But wher 's thy Sister she must bid us welcome Sci. She is your graces handmaid Du. For this night Let the whole world conspire to our delight Lorenzo Whisper Lor. Sir bee confident and perish Enter Morosa and Oriana in the garden Mor. You shu'd not rashly give away your heart Nor must you without me dispose your selfe Pray give accesse to none yet if Pisano Enquire direct him to the garden Cosmo Is young and promising but while Lorenzo Lives must expect no sun-shine Enter Pisano Cosmo Servant Pis. There 's for thy paynes They are now at opportunity Cos. My Lord Doe you prepare the Mother and let me close With Oriana Pis. What service can reward thee Cos. Take occasion To leave us private this houre be Propitious winne but the Matron to you Pis. She is prepard already Cos. Loose no time Take the other walke Exit Pis. Mor. Ori. My deare Cosmo Cos. My best Oriana Ori. You have bin too much absent I must chide you Cos. You cannot sweet I would I knew which way To make thee angry yes that I might see How well it would become thee I doe feare Thou art some Angell and that sinne would bee An argument to mee that thou wert mortall I must suspect thy too much goodnesse else And leave thee for the fellowship of Saints I am to wicked Ori. You will make mee angry Cos. But you will love mee still I feare Ori. D' ee feare it I' st a misfortune Cos. What Ori. My love Cos. Your anger And yet the tother often times may carrie An evill with it wee may love to well And that 's a fault Ori. Not where the objects good Cos. Oyes Alwayes beware of the extreames Ori. What meane you I affect none but my Cosmo Nor him with too much flame Cos. If you should Lady 't were Not nobly done Ori. To love another Cos. Yes If there be cause that may be call'd a vertue For what have I to ingrosse the affection Of any Lady if she can discerne A greater merit in some other man Wisedome forbid but she command her smiles To warme and cherish
him Ori. So we should be inconstant Cos. Why not if our reason be Convincd that 's no such fault as the world goes Let us examine all the creatures reade The booke of Nature through and we shall finde Nothing doth still the same the stars do wander And have their divers influence the Elements Shuffle into innumerable changes Our constitutions varie Hearbs and Trees Admit their Frosts and Summer and why then Should our desires that are so nimble and More subtill then the spirits in our blood Be such stayd things within us and not share Their naturall liberty shall we admit a change In smaller of things and not allow it in What most of all concernes us Ori. What Cos. Our Loves Ori. Have you a suspition I am changd and thus Would schoole me for it or shall I imagine That you are alterd Cos. Yes I am and therefore Proclaime thy freedome I doe love thee lesse To shew I love thee more Ori. What riddle 's this Cos. I will explaine upon maturity Of Councell Oriana I haue found I am not worthy of thee therefore come To make thee satisfacton for my sinne Of loving thee by pointing out a way And person will become thy affection better Ori. You have a pretie humour Cos. What dost thinke Of brave Pisano shall his merit pleade Succession in thy chast thoughts Ori. I doe know him Cos. Thou canst not chuse and I could study none Worthy thy love but him Ori. T is very likely you would resigne then Cos. I to honor thee His service will deserve thee at the best And richest value Ori. Why it shall bee so Cos. Nay but be serious and declare me happy That I may say I have made thee just amends I will thank thee Ori. Why sir I doe love him Cos. Oh when did Cupid aime that golden shaft But dost thou love him perfectly with a Desire when sacred rites of marriage Are past to meet him in thy bed and call him Thy husband Ori. Why sir did you ever thinke I was so taken with your worth and person I could not love another Lord as well By your favour there be many as proper men And as deserving you may save your plea And be assurd I need no lesson to Direct my fancie I did love Pisano Before but for your sake I meane to place him A great deale neerer sure he does but jeast You did love mee Cos. Now by my heart I love thee Cos. This act shall crowne our storie Oriana Thou dost not know how much thou honorest me For hee s not in the common list of freinds And he does love thee past imagination Next his religion he has plac'd the thought Of Oriana hee sleepes nothing else And I shall wake him into Heauen to say Thou hast consented to be his Ori. Pray tell me But truely I beseech you doe you wish Pisano mine indeede are you jealous And name him to accuse me Cos. Not by goodnes But if there be a charme beyond thy innocence By that I would conjure thee Oriana Love him and make three happy it shall be My blisse to call you his let me but o wne A servant in your memory Ori. Unkinde And cruell Cosmo dost thou thinke it possible I can love any but thy selfe thou wilt Undoe my heart for ever Enter Pisano and Morossa Mor. You shall be Ever most welcome if I be her Mother Shee must declare obedience Oriana Cos. Goe cheerefully thy Mother calls to him Whose Orator I have beene alas poore Lady I halfe repent me since she is so constant But a friends life weighes downe all other love Beside I thus secure my fate Lorenzo Threatens my spring he is my enemy Ori. You le not compell affection Pis. No but Court it With honour and religion thus invite it Mor. I shall forget the nature of a Parent Unlesse you shew more softnesse and regard To what is urg'd what promise could you make To Cosmo without me or if you had Cos. Here Cosmo doth give up all title to it I have no part in Oriana now Ori. I 've heard too much doe with me what you please I am all passive nothing of my selfe But an obedience to unhappinesse Exit Cos. Follow her Pisano Pis. Th' art all friendship Cos. Trace their warme steps Virgins resolves are weake Leave not her eyes untill you see day breake Exeunt ACTVS TERTIVS Enter Depazzi and Rogero Depazzi ROgero Ro. My Lord Dep. Make fast the Chamber-doore stiffle the key-hole and the crannies I must discourse of secret matters dost thou smell nothing Rogero ha Ro. Smell not any thing my Lord to offend my nostrill Dep. Come hither what do the people talke abroad of me Answer me justly and to the point what doe they say Ro. Faith my Lord they say that you are Dep. They lie I am not they are a lousie impudent multitude a many-headed and many horned generation to say that I am Ro. A noble gentleman a just and discreete Lord and one that deserv'd to have his honours without money Dep. Oh is that it I thought the rable would have sayd I had beene a Traytor I am halfe mad certainly ere since I consented to Lorenzo t is a very hard condition that a man must loose his head to recompence the procuring of his honours what if I discover him to the Duke ten to one if Lorenzo come but to speake his grace wonot ha the grace to beleeve me and then I runne the hazard to be throwne out of all atother side t is safest to be a Traytor hum who is that you whisperd to Ro. I whisper Dep. Marry did you sirra Ro. Not I good faith my Lord Dep. Sirra sirra sirra I smell a Rat behinde the hangings Here 's no body ha are there no Trunkes to convey secret voices Ro. Your Lordship has a paire on Dep. I doe not like that face i' th arras a my conscience hee points at me a pox upon this treason I have no stomack too 't I do see my selfe upon a Scaffold making a pittiful speech already I shall ha my head cut off seaven yeares agoe I layd my head upon a wager I remember and lost it let me see it shall be so t is good policie to be arm'd Rogero imagine I were a Traytor Ro. How sir Dep. I but say imagine we may put the case and that I were apprehended for a Traytor Ro. Heaven defend Dep. Heaven has somthing else to doe then to defend Traytors I say Imagine I were brought to the barre Ro. Good my Lord you brought to the barre Dep. I will beate you if you wonot imagine at my bidding I say suppose I now were at the barre to answere for my life Ro. Well sir Dep. Well sir that 's as it happens you must imagine I will answere the best I can for my selfe conceive I prithee that these chaires were Iudges most grave and venerable beards and faces at my arraignement and that thy selfe wert in the
name of the Duke and state to accuse me what couldst thou say to me Ro. I accuse your good honour for what I beseech you Dep. For high Treason you blockehead Ro. I must be acquainted with some particulars first Dep. Masse thou saiest right why imagine d' ee heare you must but imagine that some greatman had a conspiracy against the Dukes person and that I being an honest Lord and one of this great mans friends had beene drawne in for that 's the plaine truth on 't t was against my will but that 's all one Well thou understandst mee shew thy wit Rogero scratch thy nimble pericranium and thunder out my accusation ex tempore Here I stand Signior Depazzi ready to answer the inditement Ro. Good my Lord it will not become me being your humble servant Dep. Humble Coxcombe is 't not for my good I say accuse me bring it home jerke me soundly to the quicke Rogero tickle me as thou lovst thy Lord I doe defie thee spare me not and the divell take thee if thou bee'st not malicious Ro. Why then have at you first Signior Depazzi thou art indicted of high Treason hold up thy hand guiltie or not guilty Dep. Very good Ro. Nay very bad sir answer I say guiltie or not guiltie Dep. Not guiltie Ro. T is your best course to say so well imagine I rise up the Duke 's most learned in the Lawes and his nimble tongu'd Orator have at your Signior Dep. Come come on sir here I stand Ro. I will prove thou liest in thy throate if thou deniest thy Treason and so I addresse my selfe to the most vnderstanding seates of Justice most wise most honourable and most incorrupt Judges sleepe not I beseech you my place hath call'd me to plead in the behalfe of my Prince and Countrie against this notable this pernicious and impudent Traitor who hath plotted and contrived such high hainous and horrible treasons as no Age nor Historie hath ever mention'd the like Here hee stands whose birth I will not touch because it s altogether unknowne who begot him He was brought up among the smal wares in the Cittie became rich by sinister and indirect practises married a Merchants wife at adventures and was soone after advanc'd to be a Head-officer Dep. Why you rascall Ro. Peace sirra peace nay your Lordships shall finde him very audacious This fellow not content to have his branches spread within the Cittie I speake it to his face let him denie it was afterward by the corruption of his confederate and the meere grace of his highnesse raised to honour received infinite favours from his Prince of blessed memorie yet like a wretch a villaine a viper a Rat of Nilus he hath practised Treasons against the sacred person of the Duke for which he deserveth not onely to die but also to suffer tortures whips racks strapadoes wheeles and all the fiery brazen bulls that can bee invented as I shall make it appeare to this honourable and illustrious Court Dep. This rogues transported Ro. With all my heart I obey your Lordships thus then I passe from these circumstances and proceed to the principall villanies that wee have to lay to his charge Imprimis thou Signior Depazzi didst offer to a groome a 100 crownes to poyson his highnes hunting saddle Dep. Did I Ro. Do not interrupt mee varlet I will proove it his hunting saddle and woe shall be unto thy breech therefore and finding this serpentive treason broken in the shell doe but lend your reverend eares to his next designes I will cut em off presently This irreligious nay Atheistical Traitor did with his owne hands poyson the Dukes prayer booke oh impiety and had his highnes as in former times hee accustomed but pray'd once in a month which by speciall grace hee omitted how fatall had it beene to Florence but as by justice his excellence did then and by his owne want of devotion prevent this assasinates purpose so we hope in his owne discretion and the councell of his state hee will take heed how he prayes hereafter while hee lives to which every true subject will say Amen Dep. May it please your honors Ro. Thou impudent brazen fac'd Traitor wilt thou deny it more over and like your good Lordships hee hath for this fortnight or three weekes before his apprehension walk'd up and downe the Court with a case of pistols charg'd wherewith as he partly confessed hee intended to send the Duke to heaven with a powder Dep. This rogue will undoe the Divell at inuention may it please this honorable Ro. These are but sprinklings of his treason Dep. Will you justifie this did I any of these things you tadpole Ro. Hold your selfe contented my Lord he that is brought to the barre in case of treason must looke to have more objected then hee can answere or any man is able to justifie Dep. I confesse and please your good Lordships Ro. Marke hee will confesse Dep. That 's the the way to be sent of a headles errand indeed I confesse that I never intēded any treasō to his highnes nor ever sought the princes life true it is that I heard of a conpiracie Ro. That that my Lord hath overthrowne him he saieth hee never sought the princes life ergo he sought his death besides he hath heard of treason now he that heareth and discovereth not is equally guilty in fact for in offences of this nature there are not accessaries ergo hee is a principall and beeing a principal Traitor hee deserveth condemnation Dep. Shall I not speake Ro. No traitors must not be sufferd to speake for when they have leave they have liberty and hee that is a Traitor deserveth to bee close Prisoner Dep. All that this fellow hath vtterd is false and forgd abhominable lyes Ro. I will speake truth and I will be heard and no man else in this place Dep. I never dre'mt of a hunting saddle nor never had so much as a thought of any prayer booke Ro. You sit heare to do justice I speak for the Duke and the safety of the common wealth Dep. As for pistols t is well knowne I could never indure the report one e'm I defie powder and shot as I doe him that accuseth mee Ro. I defie al the world that wil heare a Traitor speak for himselfe t is against the Law which provids that no man shal defend treason and he that speakes for himselfe being a Traitor doth defend his treason thou art a Capitall obstreporous malefactor Dep. Thou art a madman Ro. Go to you have playd the foole too much Dep. Thou continual motion cease a pox upon thee hold thy tongue Ro. The pox wonot serve your turne Dep. Why then this shall Beates him Ro. Hold hold good my Lord I am sensible I ha done imagine I ha done I but obeyd your Lordship whose batoone I finde stronger then my imagination my Lord you will answer this to stricke i' th Court thus Dep. I Am as
wearie harke Rogero one knocks see see ther 's to make thee amends see good Knockes Rogero and say nothing pray heaven it be no pursevant Enter Petruchio with a Letter Ro. Petruchio my Lord Pisanoes Secretary Dep. But Lorenzoes Engine a very knave Pet. My very good Lord Dep. What 's here it can be no goodnesse Reades My Lord I would not have you goe to bed to night he wonot let me sleepe now I dream't as much something will be done to give Florence liberty In the depth of night you may cunningly disperse some rumours in the Citty that the Duke is dead the people must be distracted in the common fright be not you wanting in your person to assist their feares and speake well of Lorenzo speake well of the divell my humble service to your Lord and say he has power to command me in all things Pet. My very good Lord Dep. No matter and you were both hang'd Rogero shew him the Wine-sellar let me see I must report the Dukes death I cannot abide this word Death yet he desires mee but to report it hum if it be false why so much the better there will be the lesse harme in 't if it should prove true they will beleeve me another time Well I will drinke my selfe halfe drunke and be fortified Exeunt Enter Duke Amidea Lorenzo Sciarrha Florio c. Du. Sciarrha you exceede in entertainment Banquet our yâ—s too Lo. He will feast all Senses Sci. Onely a toy my Lord I cannot cal 't A maske not worthy of this presence yet It speakes the freedome of my heart and gratitude For this great honour Du. Amidea must sit neere us Sci. Lords your places 't wonot be Worth halfe this ceremonie let 'em begin Enter Lust richly apparreld the pleasures attending Du. Whose the presenter Sci. Lust sir pray observe Lust Now let Lust possesse the throne Of Love and rule in hearts alone You sweete tempters to my Sinne Beauty smiles and kisses winne Vpon fraile mortals let them know There is no happinesse but you Shoot no arrowes tip'd with leade Each shaft have his golden head Call no Love delude men still Through the flesh their spirits kill Nor spend all your art to take Common persons greatnesse make By your potent charmes to bee Subjects unto hell and mee Inflame but Kings with loose desire Yee soone set all the world on fire Enter a young man in rich habit and Crownd Du. What 's hee Sci. A wild young man that followes lust He has too much blood it seemes Du. Why lookes hee backe Sci. There is a thing cald death that followes him With a large traine of furies but the Syrens Of lust make him secure and now the hagge Embraces him and circles him with pleasures The harpyes meane to dance too hang his conscience It whines too much Lo. This is too plaine Sci. Hee does not tremble yet By an by sir you shall see all his tormentors Joyne with 'em ther 's the sport on 't Lo. Mee thinks they Should have beene first forth antimaske Lo. Oh no! In hell they doe not stand upon the methode As wee at Court the ground maske and the glorie Begin the revells Sister you doe ill To keepe the Duke in talke he cannot see The divell for you and the whipps does not That deaths head looke most teÌ„ptingly the wormes Have kist the lips off The furies joyne in the dance and in the end carries the young man away How does your highnesse like this dance Du. My eyes so feasted here I did not marke it But I presume 't was hansome Sci. Oh the Lethargy Of Princes we ha kept you Sir from bed More lights Du. Good night to all to you the best Sciarrha binde us ever by performance Sci. We are all yours Du. And Florence thine once more Brightest of Ladies Lo. You are firme Sci. Suspect not Exeunt all but Amidea and Florio Flo. I doe not like my brothers Morall Maske The Duke himselfe was personated I Wonder it did not startle him Am. I hope Sciarrha does not meane so ill as that Did promise he 's return'd his lookes are full Enter Sciarrha Of threatning Sci. Amidea goe not to bed And yet no matter I can doo 't alone Take both your rest and in your prayers commend The Duke to Heaven t is charity has made His will already and bequeathd his body To you Sister pitty his soule for 't t is now Within few minutes of departing Am. How Sci. Why this way I must helpe him in his groanes To bring his flesh a bed Am. You wonot kill him Sci. I am not of your minde Am. I know you cannot Sci. You are not studied so perfect in His destiny I hope I will endeavour Am. To kill your Prince Flo. What here Sci. No in his Chamber Am. Shall it be read in Stories of our Florence Sciarrha first did staine his family With such a Treason Flo. Was he not invited Sci. Yes by his lust Flo. And in your crowned tables And Hospitality will you murder him Sci. Yes and the reason wherefore he was murderd Shall justifie the deed to all posterity He came to wrong my Sister Flo. Wanton heate Let youthfull blood excuse him Sci. So it must Flo. Mistake me not oh thinke but who he is The Duke that word must needs awake your piety Am. How will good men in this remembrance Abhorre your cruelty that send to hell One with the weight of all his sinnes upon him Sci. It is too late to coole with argument My incensed blood will you goe dally with him And let him bord your pinace I ha gon So farre in promise if you claspe not with him It will be dangerous if he out-live This night Am. I ha thought on 't send him to my bed Sc. Ha Am. Doe not question what I purpose heaven Witnesse to my chast thoughts Sci. Wot thou trust him Am. I will doe much sir to preserve his life And your innocence be not you suspectfull At the worst you can but respite your revenge Sci. Dost thou not feare unhappy Luenesse chance Or wretched Philomels dishonour Am. No Give me his life and send your wanton to me I le to my Chamber feare me not Sciarrha Have not one thought so bad I sha' not prosper Virgins in heaven will suffer with me Exit Am. Flo. Flo. Trust her Sci. T is but deferring of my justice Shee wonot kill him sure draw on her soule The guilt shee hates in mine if shee doe yeeld To the hot encounter ha t will be just That both their hearts weepe blood to purge their lust Exit Enter Florio and Amidea Flo. My Ponyard Ami. I 've no blacke intent To stain 't with any blood Flo. Take it I know thou art my vertuous Sister It were wickednesse to doubt thy purpose Or the event Ami. Now leave me Flo. Thou hast a guard of Angels Ami. They are comming Enter Sciarrlia Duke Sci. Looke there she is sir you know how to
and I looke uppon you With new obedience Enter Florio Du. Possible Sci. Wee wonot shift the scene till you beleeve it Florio intreate my Lord Lorenzo hither Step but but behinde the arras and your eare Shall tell you who 's the greatest Traitor living Observe but when I tell him you are slaine How hee le rejoice and call mee Florence great Preserver blesse my arme that in your blood Hath given our groning state a libertie Then trust Sciarrha but obserue I heere e'm Enter Lorenzo Lo. Whom talkd he too Sci. T is done Lo. What good Sciarrha Sci. The Duke is dead Lo. Wee are not left so miserable Heaven is more kinde to Florence Sci. With this hand I made a passage for his soule Lo. Defend Omnipotence what murder'd and by noble Sciarrha how my eare abuses me Sci. Did not wee plot it too Lo. How wee collect I feare you are not well pray tell mee why You talke thus wher 's the Duke he hath a guard An armie of heaven about him who in Florence Dares be so blacke a divell to attempt His death Sci. This is fine cunning why that diuell is Lorenzo if hee dars deny it wee are in private You need appeare no stranger to that 's done By your direction Lo. I in the practice Then let me creepe into the earth and rise A monster to affright man-kinde Sciarrha I must abhorre thee for it oh my Prince My dearest kinsman may thy hand rot off Treason treason Sci. Then my sword shall fetch As they draw the Duke interposes another witnesse in thy heart Du. Hold Lo. Tush let him come My royall Lord nay let him kill mee now Ive so much joy and peace about mee t were A sinne to wish my life beyond this minute Du. Put up I say Sci. My Lord we are both cozend That very smile 's a Traitor Du. Come be calme You are too passionate Sciarrha and Mistooke Lorenzo Lo. But I hold him noble I see hee made this triall of my faith And I forgive him Du. Yee shall be friends you shall I say Enter Cosmo and Alonzo Cos. The Duke Alon. Where 's the Duke Cos. My Lord we are blest to see you safe report Hath frighted all the Cittie with your death People forsake their beds and seeking how To be inform'd increase the wretched tumult Alon. There 's nothing but confusion all men tremble As if some generall fire invaded Florence Sci. Have comfort sir Du. What 's to be done Lo. Depazzi has remembred My Lord there is no safety for the State Unlesse you personally appease 'em Du. How Lo. I hope thei le teare him would he were dead any way Alon. He hath counselld well Cos. Your presence onely hath the power to charme 'em Du. I feare their rage where is our Guard Alonzo haste afore proclaime our pardon And that we live to give the offenders mercy Why are we borne to greatnesse mockt with State When every tumult staggers our proud fate Sci. Our quarrell is deferd Sir Exeunt ACTVS QVARTVS Enter Lorenzo MY plots thrive not my Engines all deceive me And in the very point of their discharge Recoile with danger to my selfe are there No faithfull villaines left in nature all Turn'd honest man nor spirit aide Lorenzo Who hath not patience to expect his fate But must compell it how Sciarrha plaid The dog-bolt wo 'me and had not J provided Jn wisedome for him that distresse had ruin'd me His frozen Sister Amidea too Hath halfe converted him but J must set New wheeles in motion to make him yet More hatefull and then cut him from his stalke Ripe for my vengeance I le not trust the rabble Confusion on the giddy multitude That but two minutes ere the Duke came at 'em Bellow'd out libertie shooke the Cittie with Their throates no sooner saw him but they melted With the hot apprehension of a gallowes And when a pardon was proclaimd a fine State-snaffle for such Mules they turnd their cry To acclamations and deaf'd Heaven to beg His long and prosperous reigne a suddaine rot Consume this base heard and the divell want Any Cattle for his owne teeth these are for him Enter a Servant Ser. Sciarrha my Lord desires to speake with you Lo. Sciarrha come neere you understand admit him Exit Ser. Welcome my noble Lord Enter Sciarrha You were not wont to visite me Sci. Nor meane ever to do ot agen Lo. You bring frownes J can be sullon too what is your pleasure Sci. You have abus'd me Lo. You have injur'd me Sci. Jn what Lo. Betraid me basely to the Duke Sci. You deny'd then you were a Traitor Lo. Yes J was no foole to runne my necke upon The Axe and give you such a cause of triumph Were it agen in question Sci. Y' are a villaine sir And I must have it certified under your owne hand To shew the Duke Lo. You shall be humbled to Confesse the contrary nay subscribe That I am honest and desire my pardon Looke I have a sword and arme and vigour Dare fight with thee didst ride upon a whirle-winde Provoke me on a rocke in waves in fire And kill thee without scruple such a strength Is innocence Sci. Innocence dost not feare a thunder-bolt I shall be charitable to the world and I Cut thee in peeces and yet then I feare Thou wo't come together againe the divell does Acknowledge thee on earth the greater mischiefe And has a feare when thou art dead he sha'not Be safe in hell thou wot conspire with some Of his blacke fiends and get his kingdome from him Didst not thou raile vpon the Duke Lo. I grant it Sci. Call him a Tyrant Lo. More I doe confesse I did exasperate you to kill or murder him Give it what name you please with joy I brought him Under the colour of your guest to be The common sacrifice all this I remember But is heavens stocke of mercy spent already That sinnes though great and horrid may not be Forgiven to the heart that groanes with penitence Are the eternall fountaines quite seal'd up I was a Villaine Traitor Murderer In my consenting to his death but hope Those staines are now washt off Sci. Hast thou repented Lo. Trust me I have Sci. The divell is turn'd religious augment not thy dānation Lo. As he was A lustfull Duke a Tyrant I had lost him In his returne to piety he commanded My prayers and fresh obedience to waite on him Hee 's now my Prince agen Sci. This is but cunning to save your life Enter divers gentlemen arm'd Lo. My life within there ha welcome 1 My gracious Lord 2 Wil t please your honour Command my service 3 Or me 4 Or any 5 Our swords and lives are yours Sci. Perhaps your Lordship hath some businesse With these Gentlemen I le take some other time Lo. By no meanes good Sciarrha You visite seldome those are dayly with me Men that expect imployment that weare swords And carry spirits both to
cannot sleepe for dreaming of an axe I have caus'd my hangings of Holefernes to be taken downe in my dining roome because I dare not looke upon a head that is cut off in it something of my complexion my wisedome tels mee I am a foole to be so fearefull but my conscience tels me I am a greater foole if I ha not wit enough in my pare to keepe my head on my shoulders I beseech your Lordship take mee into your consideration I am but a mortall though I bee a Lord every man hath not the like gift of impudence I have a weake stomacke and treason is phisicke to mee and although I do not vomit up your secrets they may out some other waie Lo. You wonot betraie mee Dep. But alasse in such a case I may soone bewray my selfe and then your Lordship may soone be smelt out to prevent therefore some mischeefe that may happen I desire to leave off while I am well end that your Lordship may know I meane plainely I ha brought you all your letters I durst not trust any other place with 'em for feare of state rats I have unript my bosome to you and there they are to a title now I may safely sweare I have no hand with your Lordship Lo. This is very strange Dep. Mistake not my good Lord J am still your creature but I have a great minde to bee honest a little while among the weaker sort of nobilitie yet thus much perswade your selfe I will ne'er wrong your Lordship in a sillable should you tell me of a thousand treasons and stratagems J will never reveale any J scorne that but your Lordship must pardon mee J will be a Traitor no longer that 's certaine J will be honest and the rather because nobody shall hit mee in the teeth after J am dead and say looke were Depazzi carries his head very high and my Lord the more to induce your Lordship to dismisse mee Rogero Ro. My Lord Dep. Giue me the gold I have brought 1500 crownes more Lo. Wherefore Dep. That J may have my Lordships good will to leave my office before it be taken from mee and preferd to a worse t is halfe the price J paid for 't J loue peace and a litttle honestie J know your honor will finde an able man for it and it is fit J should pay for my quietus Lo. And what doe you resolve Dep. To returne to the dunghill from whence J came for though J was borne in the Citie J have some land in the countrie durtie acres and Mansion house where J will be the miracle of a courtier and keepe good hospitalitie love my neighbours and their wives and consequently get their children bee admird amongst the Justices sleepe vpon every bench keepe a Chaplaine in my owne house to be my Idolator and furnish me with jests and when I have nothing else to doe I will thinke of the court and how much I have bin oblig'd to your Lordship my Lord I may doe you service with a leading voice in the countrie the kennell will cry a my side if it come to election you or your friend shall carrie it against the Common wealth Lo. Well sir since you have express'd your selfe so freely I will not councell you against your disposition to stay at court you may goe when and whither you please and though at parting J have nothing worth your acceptation I will bestow these Crownes upon your servant Dep. Thou shalt give 'em mee agen Ro. Indeed my Lord J love a little honestie t is his Lordships bountie it will bee a stocke to set mee up for my selfe at Court when your Lordship is retir'd into the Countrie I humbly thanke your Lordship and take my leave of yours Exit Enter a servant Ser. The Duke my Lord Exit servant Dep. How the Duke Du. Signior Depazzi Lo. He has bin earnest with mee and please your highnesse To be his humble suitor he may have Freedome to leave the Court Du. Hee shall be banisht Dep. How Lo. What time will your grace allow to provide Du. Two howers Dep. I had rather loose my head at home and save charges Of travaile I beseech your grace Du. Well t is granted let him not trouble us Lo. Enjoy the countrie and returne when the Duke sends for you Dep. I hūbly thanke his highnes and wil pray for your increase of grace Exit Du. Lorenzo are wee private Lo. Yes my Lord Du. I am very melancholie Lo. J know the cause t is Amidea Du. Right Lo. I doe not wish her dead Du. It were a sinne Lo. Not in heaven sir yet There be Ladies that would thinke it a promotion Du. It were pittie she should leave The world till she hath taught by her example The neerest way Lo. I am very confident shee 's yet honest Du. Yet Lorenzo Lo. I sir but I 'me not of opinion it is Impossible to know a change Du. Take heed Lo. I must confesse shee has beene very valiant In making you remove your seige and shewd Prettie dexteritie at the ponyard See her selfe bleed but this a mortall Virgin Might doe and not be adord for 't other weomen Have gone as farre or else false Legends have Beene thrust upon the easie world some say There have bin creatures that have killd themselves To save their sullen chastities but I Have no strong faith that way yet you were startled To see her strike her arme and grew compassionate Du. I was not Marble we breake Adamant With blood and could I be a man and not Be moov'd to see that hastie eb be of life For my sake Lo. I have read some aged Stories What thinke you of Lucrece shee is rememberd Du. Chastities great example Lo. How the world Was cozend in her shee knew of Tarquin first And then suspecting she should never meete Agen the active Gentleman having Determin'd of his death with well dissembled Sorrow did stab her selfe in hope to meete The gamester in Elizium Amidea You will allow beneath this Roman Dame Du. Lorenzo had the burning ravisher Made this attempt on Amidea shee Would have compelld his penitence to quench His fire with holy teares I had a body Refin'd to aire or I was borne up by A thousand wings methought I could have flowne And kiss'd the cheeke of Cynthia thence with ease Have leapt to Uenus Starre but I was wounded And the gay feathers in whose pride I had My confidence serv'd now but with their waight To hasten me to earth Lo. Ascend agen And fixe in your lov'd orbe he brings this comfort That can assure it if you have not lost A heart to entertaine with love and pleasure The beauteous Amidea Du. Ha Lo. You shall enjoy her Du. Enjoy faire Amidea doe not tempt Or rather mocke my frailtie with such a promise Lo. Shake off your melancholie slumber I Have heere decreed you shall possesse her she Be sent submissive to your armes and you Be gracious to accept
Doe you talke wisely then an excellent patterne As she now stands for her owne Alablaster Or may she not be kept from putrifaction And be the very figure on her Tombe Cannot thy teares and mine preserve her Florio If we want brine a thousand Virgins shall Weepe every day upon her and themselves In Winter leaning round about her Monument Being moist creatures stiffen with the cold And freeze into so many white supporters But we loose time I charge thee by thy lo To this pale Relique be instructed by me Not to thy danger some revenge must be And I am lost alreadie if thou fall Who shall survive to give us Funerall Exeunt Enter Lorenzo and Petruchio Lo. Petruchio Pe. My Lord Lo. Th' art now my servant Pe. I ever was in heart your humblest vassall Lo. Th' art faithfull I must cherish thy desert I shortly shall reward it very shortly Next morning must salute me Duke the Sunne And I must rise together Pe. I shall pray Your glory may out-shine him in your Florence And when he sets we may enjoy your Sun-beame Lo. T is hansome flattery and becomes a Courtier Pe. J flatter not my Lord Lo. Then th' art a foole No Musicke to a Great man chimes so sweetly And men must thrive come hither how many Hast thou killd Pe. But one my Lord Lo. But one Pe. And J must owe My life to your Lordship I had beene hang'd else Lo. But one waite at the doore he is Not fit to kill a Duke whose hand is guiltie But of a single murder or at least Not fit alone to act it J ha beene Practis'd already and though no man see 't Nor scarse the eye of Heaven yet every day I kill a Prince appeare thou Tragicke witnesse Hee discovers the Dukes Picture a Ponyard sticking in it Which though it bleed not I may boast a Murder Here first the Duke was painted to the life But with this Pencill to the death I love My braine for the invention and thus Confirm'd dare trust my resolution I did suspect his youth and beautie might Winne some compassion when J came to kill him Or the remembrance that he is my Kinsman Might thrill my blood or something in his Title Might give my hand repulse and startle Nature But thus J have arm'd my selfe against all pittie That when J come to strike my Ponyard may Through all his charmes as confidently wound him As thus J stab his Picture and stare on it Me thinkes the Duke should feele me now is not His soule acquainted can he lesse then tremble When J lift up my arme to wound his counterfeit Witches can persecute the lives of whom They hate when they torment their sencelesse figures And sticke the waxen modell full of pinnes Can any stroke of mine carrie lesse spell To wound his heart sent with as great a malice He smiles he smiles upon me J will digge Thy wanton eyes out and supply the darke And hollow Cells with two pitch burning Tapers Then place thee Porter in some Charnell house To light the Coffins in Enter Petruchio Pet. My Lord Lor. The Duke 's not come alreadie Pet. Signior Florio desires to speake with you Lor. This must retire agen into my Closet admit him Enter Florio Welcome how does Sciarrha Flo. He commends His service to your Lordship and hath sent Lor. His Sister Flo. Much adoe he had to effect it He hopes his Grace will quickly signe his pardon Lor. It shall be done Flo. I have a suite my Lord Lor. To me Flo. My Sister would intreate your Honour She may be admitted privately and that I may have priviledge to prepare her chamber She does retaine some modestie and wo'd not Trust every servant with her shame their eies Are apt to instruct their tongues Lor. I wonot see her my selfe command what you desire Flo. Y' are gracious Lor. I le give directions instantly poore Ladie This is the Dukes hot blood but Heaven convert him Follow me good Florio Flo. I attend my Lord Lor. Things shall be carried honourably Flo. We are all bound to you Exeunt Recorders Amidea discoverd in a Bed prepar'd by two Gentlewomen 1 This is a sad imploiment 2 The last wee 're shall doe my Ladie Enter Florio Flo. So now you may returne it will become Your modest duties not to enquire the reason Of this strange service nor to publish what Y 'ave bin commanded let mee looke upon Ex. gentlewomen My sister now still she retaines her beautie Death has beene kinde to leave her all this sweetnesse Thus in a morning have I oft saluted My sister in her chamber sate upon Her bed and talkt of many harmelesse passages But now t is night and a long night with her I neere shall see these Curtaines drawne agen Untill wee meet in heaven The Duke already Enter Duke and Lorenzo Du. May I beleeve Lo. Trust me my Lord hereafter Du. Call mee no more thy Lord but thy companion I will not weare that honor in my title Shall not be thine Whoe 's that Lo. Her brother Florio Du. She is a bed Lor. The readier for your pastime She meanes no make a night on 't Flo. This shall declare thee to posteritie The best of Sisters what of that and is not A brothers life more precious then a trifle I prithee doe not sigh how many Ladies Would be ambitious of thy place to night And thanke his Highnesse yes and Virgins too Du. He pleades for me Lo. He will deserve some office 'bout your person Du. With what words shall I expresse my joy Lo. I leave you sir to action Florio Is soone dismist Exit Flo. Hee 's come good-night Du. Florio Flo. Your Slave Du. My friend thou shalt be neere our bosome Flo. Pleasures crowne your expectation Exit Du. All perfect till this minute I could never Boast I was happie all this world has not A blessing to exchange this world t is Heaven And thus I take possession of my Saint Asleepe already 't were great pitty to Disturbe her dreame yet if her soule be not Tir'd with the bodies weight it must convey Into her slumbers I waite here and thus Seale my devotion what winter dwels Kisses Upon this lip t wa's no warme kisse I le try Agen the snow is not so cold I have Drunke ice and feele a numbnesse spred through My blood at once ha let me examine A little better Amidea she is dead shee is dead What horror doth inuade me helpe Lorenzo Murder where is Lorenzo Enter Lorenzo and Petruchio Lo. Heere my Lord Du. Some Traitor hid within the chamber see My Amidea 's dead Lo. Dead t is impossible Yet sh 'as a wound upon her breast Du. I prethee kill mee They wound him Ha wilt thou murder mee Lorenzo villaine Oh spare me to consider I would live A little longer Treason Lo. A little longer say'ee ?ee It was my duty to obey you sir Pet. Le ts make him sure my Lord Lo. What would