the Complexion of great Wits The Fools Distemper He that 's mad by fits Is wise so too It is the Poets Muse The Prophets God the Fools and my excuse For in Me nothing less than Fletchers name Could have begot or justify'd this flame Beaumont Return'd methinks it should not be Fletcher Return'd methinks it should not be No not in 's Works Plays are as dead as He. The Palate of this age gusts nothing High That has not Custard in 't or Bawdery Folly and Madness fill the stage The Scene Is Athens where the Guilty and the mean The Fool'scapes well enough Learned and Great Suffer an Ostracism stand Exulate Mankind is fall'n again shrunk a degree A step below his very Apostasie Nature her self is out of Tune and sick Of Tumult and Disorder Lunatick Yet what world would not cheerfully endure The Torture or Disease t' enjoy the Cure This Book 's the Balsam and the Hellebore Must preserve bleeding nature and restore Our Crazy stupor to a just quick Sense Both of Ingratitude and Providence That teaches us at Once to feel and know Two deep Points what we want and what we owe. Yet Great Goods have their Ills Should we transmit To Future Times the Pow'r of Love and Wit In this Example would they not combine To make Our Imperfections their Design They 'd study our Corruptions and take more Care to be Ill than to be Good before For nothing but so great Infirmity Could make them worthy of such Remedy Have you not seen the Suns almighty Ray Rescue th' affrighted world and redeem Day From black despair how his victorious Beame Scatters the storm and drowns the petty flame Of Lightning in the glory of his eye How full of pow'r how full of Majesty When to us Mortals nothing else was known But the sad doubt whether to burn or drown Choler and Phlegm Heat and dull Ignorance Have cast the people into such a Trance That fears and danger seem Great equally And no dispute left now but how to dy Just in this nick Fletcher sets the world clear Of all disorder and reforms us here The formal Youth that knew no other Grace Or Value but his Title and his Lace Glasses himself and in this faithful Mirrour Views disapproves reforms repents his Errour The Credulous bright Girl that believes all Language in Oaths if Good Canonical Is fortifi'd and taught here to beware Of ev'ry specious bait of ev'ry snare Save one and that same Caution takes her more Than all the flattery she felt before She finds her Boxes and her thoughts betray'd By the Corruption of the Chambermaid Then throws her washes and dissemblings by And Vows nothing but Ingenuity The severe States-man quits his sullen form Of Gravity and bus'ness The Luke-warm Religious his Neutrality The hot Brain-sick Illuminate his zeal the sot Stupidity The souldier his Arrears The Court its Confidence The Plebs their fears Gallants their Apishness and Perjurie Women their Pleasure and Inconstancie Poets their wine the Vsurer his Pelf The world its Vanity and I my self Roger L' Estrange On the Edition FLETCHER whose fame no age can ever wast Envy of Ours and glory of the last Is now alive again and with his name His sacred Ashes wak'd into a Flame Such as before did by a secret charm The wildest Heart subdue the coldest warm And lend the Lady's eyes a power more bright Dispensing thus to either heat and Light He to a sympathie those souls betrai'd Whom Love or Beauty never could perswade And in each mov'd spectatour could beget A real passion by a Counterfeit When first Bellario bled what Lady there Did not for every drop let fall a tear And when Aspasia wept not any eye But seem'd to wear the same sad liverie By him inspir'd the feign'd Lucina drew More streams of melting sorrow than the true But then the Scornful Lady did beguile Their easie griefs and teach them all to smile Thus he Affections could or raise or lay Love grief and mirth thus did his charms obey He Nature taught her passions to out do How to refine the old and create new Which such a happy likeness seem'd to bear As if that Nature Art Art Nature were Yet all had nothing been obscurely kept In the same Vrn wherein his dust hath slept Nor had he ris ' the Delphick wreath to claim Had not the dying scene expir'd his name Despair our joy hath doubled he is come Thrice welcom by this Post-liminium His loss preserv'd him they that silenc'd Wit Are now the Authours to Eternize it Thus Poets are in spight of Fate reviv'd And Plays by Intermission longer liv'd THO. STANLEY A CATALOGUE Of all the COMEDIES and TRAGEDIES Contained in this BOOK in the same Order as Printed 1 THe Maids Tragedy * 2 Philaster or Love lies a bleeding * 3 A King or no King * 4 The Scornful Lady * 5 The Custom of the Country 6 The Elder Brother * 7 The Spanish Curate 8 Wit without Money * 9 The Beggars Bush 10 The Humorous Lieutenant 11 The Faithful Shepherdess * 12 The Mad Lover 13 The Loyal Subject 14 Rule a Wife and have a Wife * 15 The Laws of Candy 16 The False One. 17 The Little French Lawyer 18 The Tragedy of Valentinian 19 Monsieur Thomas * 20 The Chances 21 Rollo Duke of Normandy * 22 The Wild-Goose Chase 23 A Wife for a Month. 24 The Lovers Progress 25 The Pilgrim 26 The Captain 27 The Prophetess 28 The Queen of Corinth 29 The Tragedy of Bonduca 30 The Knight of the Burning Pestle * 31 Loves Pilgrimage 32 The Double Marriage 33 The Maid in the Mill. 34 The Knight of Maltha 35 Loves Cure or the Martial Maid 36 Women pleased 37 The Night Walker or Little Thief * 38 The Womans Prize or the Tamer tamed 39 The Island Princess 40 The Noble Gentleman 41 The Coronation * 42 The Coxcomb 43 Sea-Voyage 44 Wit at several Weapons 45 The Fair Maid of the Inn. 46 Cupids Revenge * 47 Two Noble Kinsmen * 48 Thierry and Theodoret. * 49 The Woman-Hater * 50 The nice Valour or the Passionate Madman 51 The Honest Man's Fortune A Mask at Grays-Inn and the Inner Temple Four Plays or Moral Representations THE MAIDS TRAGEDY Persons Represented in the Play King Lysippus brother to the King Amintor a Noble Gentleman Evadne Wife to Amintor Brothers to Evadne Melantius Diphilus Aspatia troth plight wife to Amintor Calianax an old humorous Lord and Father to Aspatia Gentlemen Cleon Strato Diagoras a Servant waiting Gentlewomen to Aspatia Antiphila Olympias Dula a Lady Maskers Night Cynthia Neptune Eolus Actus primus Scena prima Enter Cleon Strato Lysippus Diphilus CLeon The rest are making ready Sir Strat. So let them there 's time enough Diph. You are the brother to the King my Lord we 'l take your word Lys Strato thou hast some skill in Poetry What thinkst thou of a Mask will it be well Strat. As well as Mask can
my way lies Exit Enter Calianax with Diagoras Cal. Diagoras look to the doors better for shame you let in all the world and anon the King will rail at me why very well said by Jove the King will have the show i' th' Court Diag Why do you swear so my Lord You know he 'l have it here Cal. By this light if he be wise he will not Diag And if he will not be wise you are forsworn Cal. One may wear his heart out with swearing and get thanks on no side I 'le be gone look to 't who will Diag My Lord I will never keep them out Pray stay your looks will terrifie them Cal. My looks terrifie them you Coxcombly Ass you I 'le be judg'd by all the company whether thou hast not a worse face than I Diag I mean because they know you and your Office Cal. Office I would I could put it off I am sure I sweat quite through my Office I might have made room at my Daughters Wedding they had near kill'd her among them And now I must do service for him that hath forsaken her serve that will Exit Calianax Diag He 's so humourous since his daughter was forsaken hark hark there there so so codes codes What now Within knock within Mel. Open the door Diag Who 's there Mel. Melantius Diag I hope your Lordship brings no troop with you for if you do I must return them Enter Melantius Mel. None but this Lady Sir And a Lady Diag The Ladies are all plac'd above save those that come in the Kings Troop the best of Rhodes sit there and there 's room Mel. I thank you Sir when I have seen you plac'd Madam I must attend the King but the Mask done I 'le wait on you again Diag Stand back there room for my Lord Melantius pray bear back this is no place for such youths and their Truls let the doors shut agen I do your heads itch I 'le scratch them for you so now thrust and hang again who is' t now I cannot blame my Lord Calianax for going away would he were here he would run raging among them and break a dozen wiser heads than his own in the twinkling of an eye what 's the news now Within I pray can you help me to the speech of the Master Cook Diag If I open the door I 'le cook some of your Calves-heads Peace Rogues again who is' t Mel. Melantius within Enter Calianax to Melantius Cal. Let him not in Diag O my Lord I must make room there for my Lord is your Lady plac't Mel. Yes Sir I thank you my Lord Calianax well met Your causless hate to me I hope is buried Cal. Yes I do service for your Sister here That brings my own poor Child to timeless death She loves your friend Amintor such another false-hearted Lord as you Mel. You do me wrong A most unmanly one and I am slow In taking vengeance but be well advis'd Cal. It may be so who placed the Lady there so near the presence of the King Mel. I did Cal. My Lord she must not sit there Mel. Why Cal. The place is kept for women of more worth Mel. More worth than she it mis-becomes your Age And place to be thus womanish forbear What you have spoke I am content to think The Palsey shook your tongue to Cal. Why 't is well if I stand here to place mens wenches Mel. I shall forget this place thy Age my safety and through all cut that poor sickly week thou hast to live away from thee Cal. Nay I know you can fight for your Whore Mel. Bate the King and be he flesh and blood He lyes that saies it thy mother at fifteen Was black and sinful to her Diag Good my Lord Mel. Some god pluck threescore years from that fond man That I may kill him and not stain mine honour It is the curse of Souldiers that in peace They shall be brain'd by such ignoble men As if the Land were troubled would with tears And knees beg succour from 'em would that blood That sea of blood that I have lost in sight Were running in thy veins that it might make thee Apt to say less or able to maintain Shouldst thou say more This Rhodes I see is nought But a place priviledg'd to do men wrong Cal. I you may say your pleasure Enter Amintor Amint. What vilde injury Has stirr'd my worthy friend who is as slow To fight with words as he is quick of hand Mel. That heap of age which I should reverence If it were temperate but testy years Are most contemptible Amint. Good Sir forbear Cal. There is just such another as your self Amint. He will wrong you or me or any man And talk as if he had no life to lose Since this our match the King is coming in I would not for more wealth than I enjoy He should perceive you raging he did hear You were at difference now which hastned him Cal. Make room there Hoboyes play within Enter King Evadne Aspatia Lords and Ladies King Melantius thou art welcome and my love Is with thee still but this is not a place To brabble in Calianax joyn hands Cal. He shall not have my hand King This is no time To force you to 't I do love you both Calianax you look well to your Office And you Melantius are welcome home begin the Mask Mel. Sister I joy to see you and your choice You lookt with my eyes when you took that man Be happy in him Recorders Evad. O my dearest brother Your presence is more joyful than this day can be unto me The Mask Night rises in mists Nigh Our raign is come for in the raging Sea The Sun is drown'd and with him fell the day Bright Cinthia hear my voice I am the Night Fâ—â—â—hom thou bear'st about thy borrowed light Appear no longer thy pale visage shrowd But strike thy silver horn through a cloud And send a beam upon my swarthy face By which I may discover all the place And persons and how many longing eyes Are come to wait on our solemnities Enter Cinthia How dull and black am I I could not find This beauty without thee I am so blind Methinks they shew like to those Eastern streaks That warn us hence before the morning breaks Back my pale servant for these eyes know how To shoot far more and quicker rayes than thou Cinth Great Queen they be a Troop for whom alone One of my clearest moons I have put on A Tâ—oop that looks as if thy self and I Had pluckt our rains in and our whips laid by To gaze upon these Mortals that appear Brighter than we Night Then let us keep 'em here And never more our Chariots drive away But hold our places and out-shine the day Cinth Great Queen of shadows you are pleas'd to speak Of more than may be done we may not break The gods decrees but when our time is come Must drive
Mel. Why Diphilus it is A thing to laugh at in respect of this Here was my Sister Father Brother Son All that I had speak once again What youth lies slain there by thee Amint. 'T is Aspatia My senses fade let me give up my soul Into thy bosom Cal. What 's that what 's that Aspatia Mel. I never did repent the greatness of my heart till now It will not burst at need Cal. My daughter dead here too and you have all fine new tricks to grieve but I ne're knew any but direct crying Mel. I am a pratler but no more Diph. Hold Brother Lysip Stop him Diph. Fie how unmanly was this offer in you Does this become our strain Cal. I know not what the mater is but I am Grown very kind and am friends with you You have given me that among you will kill me Quickly but I 'le go home and live as long as I can Mel. His spirit is but poor that can be kept From death for want of weapons Is not my hand a weapon good enough To stop my breath or if you tie down those I vow Amintor I will never eat Or drink or sleep or have to do with that That may preserve life this I swear to keep Lysip Look to him tho' and bear those bodies in May this a fair example be to me To rule with temper for on lustful Kings Unlookt for sudden deaths from heaven are sent But curst is he that is their instrument PHILASTER OR Love lies a Bleeding The Scene being in Cicilie Persons Represented in the Play The King Philaster Heir to the Crown Pharamond Prince of Spain Dion a Lord. Noble Gentlemen his Associates Cleremont Thrasiline Arethusa the Kings Daughter Galatea a wise modest Lady attending the Princess Megra a lascivious Lady An old wanton Lady or Croan Another Lady attending the Princess Eufrasia Daughter of Dion but disguised like a Page and called Bellario An old Captain Five Citizens A Countrey fellow Two Woodmen The Kings Guard and Train Actus primus Scena prima Enter Dion Cleremont and Thrasiline Cler. HEre 's not Lords nor Ladies Dion Credit me Gentlemen I wonder at it They receiv'd strict charge from the King to attend here Besides it was boldly published that no Officer should forbid any Gentlemen that desire to attend and hear Cle. Can you ghess the cause Di. Sir it is plain about the Spanish Prince that 's come to marry our Kingdoms Heir and be our Soveraign Thra. Many that will seem to know much say she looks not on him like a Maid in Love Di. O Sir the multitude that seldom know any thing but their own opinions speak that they would have but the Prince before his own approach receiv'd so many confident messages from the State that I think she 's resolv'd to be rul'd Cle. Sir it is thought with her he shall enjoy both these Kingdoms of Cicilie and Calabria Di. Sir it is without controversie so meant But 't will be a troublesome labour for him to enjoy both these Kingdoms with safetie the right Heir to one of them living and living so vertuously especially the people admiring the bravery of his mind and lamenting his injuries Cle. Who Philaster Di. Yes whose Father we all know was by our late King of Calabria unrighteously deposed from his fruitful Cicilie My self drew some blood in those Wars which I would give my hand to be washed from Cle. Sir my ignorance in State-policy will not let me know why Philaster being Heir to one of these Kingdoms the King should suffer him to walk abroad with such free liberty Di. Sir it seems your nature is more constant than to enquire after State news But the King of late made a hazard of both the Kingdoms of Cicilie and his own with offering but to imprison Philaster At which the City was in arms not to be charm'd down by any State order or Proclamation till they saw Philaster ride through the streets pleas'd and without a guard at which they threw their Hats and their arms from them some to make bonefires some to drink all for his deliverance Which wise men say is the cause the King labours to bring in the power of a Foreign Nation to aw his own with Enter Galatea Megra and a Lady Thra. See the Ladies what 's the first Di. A wife and modest Gentlwoman that attends the Princess Cle. The second Di. She is one that may stand still discreetly enough and ill savour'dly Dance her Measure simper when she is Courted by her Friend and slight her Husband Cle. The last Di. Marry I think she is one whom the State keeps for the Agents of our confederate Princes she 'll cog and lie with a whole Army before the League shall break her name is common through the Kingdom and the Trophies of her dishonour advanced beyond Hercules-pillars She loves to try the several constitutions of mens bodies and indeed has destroyed the worth of her own body by making experiment upon it for the good of the Common-wealth Cle. She 's a profitable member La. Peace if you love me you shall see these Gentlemen stand their ground and not Court us Gal. What if they should Meg. What if they should La. Nay let her alone what if they should why if they should I say they were never abroad what Foreigner would do so it writes them directly untravel'd Gal. Why what if they be Meg. What if they be La. Good Madam let her go on what if they be Why if they be I will justifie they cannot maintain discourse with a judicious Lady nor make a Leg nor say Excuse me Gal. Ha ha ha La. Do you laugh Madam Di. Your desires upon you Ladies La. Then you must sit beside us Di. I shall sit near you then Lady La. Near me perhaps But there 's a Lady indures no stranger and to me you appear a very strange fellow Meg. Me thinks he 's not so strange he would quickly be acquainted Thra. Peace the King Enter King Pharamond Arethusa and Train King To give a stranger testimony of love Than fickly promises which commonly In Princes find both birth and burial In one breath we have drawn you worthy Sir To make your lair indearments to your daughter And worthy services known to our subjects Now lov'd and wondered at Next our intent To plant you deeply our immediate Heir Both to our Blood and Kingdoms For this Lady The best part of your life as you confirm me And I believe though her few years and sex Yet teach her nothing but her fears and blushes Desires without desire discourse and knowledge Only of what her sell is to her sell Make her feel moderate health and when she sleeps In making no ill day knows no ill dreams Think not dear Sir these undivided parts That must mould up a Virgin are put on To shew her so as borrowed ornaments To speak her perfect love to you or add An Artificial shadow to her
Pharamond Thra. The Prince Pha. Not a bed Ladies y' are good sitters up What think you of a pleasant dream to last Till morning Meg. I should choose my Lord a pleasing wake before it Enter Arethusa and Bellario Are. 'T is well my Lord y' are courting of Ladies Is' t not late Gentlemen Cle. Yes Madam Are. Wait you there Exit Arethusa Meg. She 's jealous as I live look you my Lord The Princess has a Hilas an Adonis Pha. His form is Angel-like Meg. Why this is he must when you are wed Sit by your pillow like young Apollo with His hand and voice binding your thoughts in sleep The Princess does provide him for you and for her self Pha. I find no musick in these boys Meg. Nor I. They can do little and that small they do They have not wit to hide Di. Serves he the Princess Thra. Yes Di. 'T is a sweet boy how brave she keeps him Pha. Ladies all good rest I mean to kill a Buck To morrow morning ere y 'ave done your dreams Meg. All happiness attend your Grace Gentlemen good rest Come shall we to bed Gal. Yes all good night Ex. Gal. and Meg. Di. May your dreams be true to you What shall we do Gallants 'T is late the King Is up still see he comes a Guard along With him Enter King Arethusa and Guard King Look your intelligence be true Are. Upon my life it is and I do hope Your Highness will not tye me to a man That in the heat of wooing throws me off And takes another Di. What should this mean King If it be true That Lady had been better have embrac'd Cureless Diseases get you to your rest Ex. Are. and Bel. You shall be tighted Gentlemen draw near We shall imploy you Is young Pharamond Come to his lodging Di. I saw him enter there King Haste some of you and cunningly discover If Megra be in her lodging Cle. Sir She parted hence but now with other Ladies King If she be there we shall not need to make A vain discovery of our suspicion You gods I see that who unrighteously Holds wealth or state from others shall be curst In that which meaner men are blest withall Ages to come shall know no male of him Lest to inherit and his name shall be Blotted from earth If he have any child It shall be crossly matched the gods themselves Shall sow wild strife betwixt her Lord and her Yet if it be your wills forgive the sin I have committed let it not fall Upon this understanding child of mine She has not broke your Laws but how can I Look to be heard of gods that must be just Praying upon the ground I hold by wrong Enter Dion Di. Sir I have asked and her women swear she is within but they I think are bawds I told 'em I must speak with her they laught and said their Lady lay speechless I said my business was important they said their Lady was about it I grew hot and cryed my business was a matter that concern'd life and death they answered so was sleeping at which their Lady was I urg'd again she had scarce time to be so since last I saw her they smil'd again and seem'd to instruct me that sleeping was nothing but lying down and winking Answers more direct I could not get in short Sir I think she is not there King 'T is then no time to dally you o' th' Guard Wait at the back door of the Princes lodging And see that none pass thence upon your lives Knock Gentlemen knock loud louder yet What has their pleasure taken off their hearing I 'le break your meditations knock again Not yet I do not think he sleeps having this Larum by him once more Pharamond Prince Pharamond above Pha. What sawcy groom knocks at this dead of night Where be our waiters By my vexed soul He meets his death that meets me for this boldness K. Prince you wrong your thoughts we are your friends Come down Pha. The King King The same Sir come down We have cause of present Counsel with you Pha. If your Grace please to use me I 'le attend you To your Chamber Pha. below King No 't is too late Prince I 'le make bold with yours Pha. I have some private reasons to my self Makes me unmannerly and say you cannot Nay press not forward Gentlemen he must come Through my life that comes here Enter King Sir be resolv'd I must and will come Pha. I will not be dishonour'd He that enters enters upon his death Sir 't is a sign you make no stranger of me To bring these Renegados to my Chamber At these unseason'd hours King Why do you Chase your self so you are not wrong'd nor shall be Onely I 'le search your lodging for some cause To our self known Enter I say Pha. I say no. Meg. Above Meg. Let 'em enter Prince Let 'em enter I am up and ready I know their business 'T is the poor breaking of a Ladies honour They hunt so hotly after let 'em enjoy it You have your business Gentlemen I lay here O my Lord the King this is not noble in you To make publick the weakness of a Woman King Come down Meg. I dare my Lord your whootings and your clamors Your private whispers and your broad steerings Can no more vex my soul than this base carriage But I have vengeance yet in store for some Shall in the most contempt you can have of me Be joy and nourishment King Will you come down Meg. Yes to laugh at your worst but I shall wrong you If my skill fail me not King Sir I must dearly chide you for this looseness You have wrong'd a worthy Lady but no more Conduct him to my lodging and to bed Cle. Get him another wench and you bring him to bed in deed Di. 'T is strange a man cannot ride a Stagg Or two to breath himself without a warrant If this geer hold that lodgings be search'd thus Pray heaven we may lie with our own wives in safety That they be not by some trick of State mistaken Enter with Megra King Now Lady of honour where 's your honour now No man can fit your palat but the Prince Thou most ill shrowded rottenness thou piece Made by a Painter and a Pothecary Thou troubled sea of lust thou wilderness Inhabited by wild thoughts thou swoln cloud Of Infection thou ripe Mine of all Diseases Thou all Sin all Hell and last all Devils tell me Had you none to pull on with your courtesies But he that must be mine and wrong my Daughter By all the gods all these and all the Pages And all the Court shall hoot thee through the Court Fling rotten Oranges make ribald Rimes And fear thy name with Candles upon walls Do you laugh Lady Venus Meg. Faith Sir you must pardon me I cannot chuse but laugh to see you merry If you do this O King nay if you dare do it By all these
not touch Even as thou hatest me Brother let no young man know this As thou shalt hope for peace when thou most needest it Peace in thy soul desire the King to kill me Make me a traitor any thing I 'le yield to it And give thee cause so I may dye immediately Lock me in Prison where no Sun may see me In wails so thick no hope may e're come at me Keep me from meat and drink and sleep I 'le bless thee Give me some damned potion to deliver me That I may never know my self again forget My Country kindred name and fortune last That my chaste love may never appear before me This were some comfort Sor. All I have I have brought ye And much good may it do ye my dear Brother See ye observe it well you will find about ye Many eyes set that shall o're-look your actions If you transgress ye know and so I leave ye Exit Val. Heaven be not angry and I have some hope yet Exit Enter Frederick and Sorano Fred. Hast thou been with him Sor. Yes and given him that Sir Will make him curse his Birth I told ye which way Did you but see him Sir but look upon him With what a troubled and dejected nature He walks now in a mist with what a silence As if he were the shrowd he wrapt himself in And no more of Valerio but his shadow He seeks obscurity to hide his thoughts in You would wonder and admire for all you know it His jollity is down valed to the ground Sir And his high hopes of full delights and pleasures Are turn'd tormenters to him strong diseases Fred. But is there hope of her Sor. It must fall necessary She must dislike him quarrel with his person For women once deluded are next Devils And in the height of that opinion Sir You shall put on again and she must meet ye Fred. I am glad of this Sor. I 'le tell ye all the circumstance Within this hour but sure I heard your grace To day as I attended make some stops Some broken speechs and some sighs between And then your Brothers name I heard distinctly And some sad wishes after Fred. Ye are i' th' right Sir I would he were as sad as I could wish him Sad as the Earth Sor. Would ye have it so Fred. Thou hearest me Though he be sick with small hope of recovery That hope still lives and mens eyes live upon it And in their eye their wishes my Sorano Were he but cold once in the tomb he dotes on As 't is the fittest place for melancholy My Comt should be another Paradise And flow with all delights Sor. Go to your pleasures let me alone with this Hope shall not trouble ye nor he three dayes Fred. I shall be bound unto thee Enter Valerio Camillo Cleanthes Menallo Sor. I 'le do it neatly too no doubt shall catch me Fred. Be gone they are going to bed I 'le bid good night to ' em Sor. And mark the man you 'l scarce know 't is Valerio Exit Cam. Chear up my noble Lord the minute 's come You shall injoy the abstract of all sweetness We did you wrong you need no wine to warm ye Desire shoots through your eyes like sudden wild-fires Val. Beshrew me Lords the wine has made me dull I am I know not what Fred. Good pleasure to ye Good night and long too as you find your appetite You may fall to Val. I do beseech your grace For which of all my loves and services Have I deserved this Fred. I am not bound to answer ye Val. Nor I bound to obey in unjust actions Fred. Do as you please you know the penalty And as I have a soul it shall be executed Nay look not pale I am not used to fear Sir If you respect your Lady good night to ye Exit Val. But for respect to her and to my duty That reverent duty that I owe my Soveragin Which anger has no power to snatch me from The good night should be thine good night for ever The King is wanton Lords he would needs know of me How many nick chases I would make to night Men. My Lord no doubt you 'l prove a perfect gamester Val. Faith no I am unacquainted with the pleasure Bungle a set I may how my heart trembles And beats my breast as it would break his way out Good night my noble friends Cle. Nay we must see you toward your bed my Lord. Val. Good faith it needs not 'T is late and I shall trouble you Cam. No no till the Bride come Sir Val. I beseech you leave me You will make me bashfull else I am so foolish Besides I have some few devotions Lords And he that can pray with such a book in 's arms Can. We 'l leave ye then and a sweet night wait upon ye Men. And a sweet issue of this sweet night crown ye Cle. All nights and days be such till you grow old Sir Exeunt Lords Val. I thank ye 't is a curse sufficient for me A labour'd one too though you mean a blessing What shall I do I am like a wretched Debtor That has a summe to tender on the forfeit Of all he is worth yet daâ—e not offer it Other men see the Sun yet I must wink at it And though I know 't is perfect day deny it My veins are all on fire and burn like Aetna Youth and desire beat â—aâ—ums to my blood And adde fresh fuâ—â— to my warm a affections I must injoy her yet when I consider When I collect my self and weigh her danger The tyrants will and his power taught to murther My tender care controlls my blood within me And like a cold fit of a peevish Ague Creeps to my soul and stings an see upon me Enter Queen Evanthe Ladies and Fool. That locks all powers of youth up but prevention O what a blessedness 't were to be old now To be unable bed-rid with diseases Or halt on Crutches to meet holy Hymen What a rare benefit but I am curst That that speaks other men most freely happy And makes all eyes hang on their expectations Must prove the bane of me youth and ability She comes to bed how shall I entertain her Tony. Nay I come after too take the fool with ye For lightly he is ever one at Weddings Queen Evanthe make ye unready your Lord staies for ye And prethee be merry Tony. Be very merry Chicken Thy Lord will pipe to thee anon and make thee dance too Lady Will he so good-man ass Tony. Yes good silly And you had such a Pipe that piped so sweetly You would dance to death you have learnt your sinque a pace Evan. Your grace desires that that is too free in me I am merry at the heart Tony. Thou wilt be anon the young smug boy will give thee a sweet cordial Evan. I am so taken up in all my thoughts So possest Madam with the lawfull sweets I
suffer under But thou must pick me out to make a Monster A hated Wonder to the World Do you start At my intrenching on your private liberty And would you force a high-way through mine honour And make me pave it too But that thy Queen Is of that excellent honesty And guarded with Divinity about her No loose thought can come near nor flame unhallowed I would so right my self Fred. Why take her to ye I am not vex'd at this thou shalt enjoy her I 'll be thy friend if that may win thy courtesie Val. I will not be your Bawd though for your Royalty Was I brought up and nourish'd in the Court With thy most Royal Brother and thy self Upon thy Fathers charge thy happy Fathers And suckt the sweetness of all humane arts Learn'd Arms and Honour to become a Rascal Was this the expectation of my Youth My growth of Honour Do you speak this truly Or do you try me Sir for I believe not At least I would not and methinks 't is impossible There should be such a Devil in a Kings shape Such a malignant Fiend Fred. I thank ye Sir To morrow is your last day and look to it Get from my sight away Val. Ye are Oh my heart 's too high and full to think upon ye Exeunt Enter Evanthe and Cassandra Evan. You think it fit then mortified Cassandra That I should be a Whore Cas Why a Whore Madam If every Woman that upon necessity Did a good turn for there 's the main point mark it Were term'd a Whore who would be honest Madam Your Lords life and your own are now in hazard Two precious lives may be redeem'd with nothing Little or nothing say an hours or days sport Or such a toy the end to it is wantonness That we call lust that maidens lose their fame for But a compell'd necessity of honour Fair as the day and clear as innocence Upon my life and conscience a direct way Evan. To be a Rascal Cas 'T is a kind of Rape too That keeps you clear for where your will 's compell'd Though you yield up your Body you are safe still Evan. Thou art grown a learned Bawd I ever look'd Thy great sufficiency would break out Cas You may You that are young and fair scorn us old Creatures But you must know my years ere you be wise Lady And my experience too say the King loved ye Say it were nothing else Evan. I marry wench now thou comest to me Cas Do you think Princes favours are such sleight things To fling away when you please there be young Ladies Both fair and honourable that would leap to reach 'em And leap aloft too Evan. Such are light enough I am no Vaulter Wench but canst thou tell me Though he be a King whether he be sound or no I would not give my Youth up to infection Cas As sound as honour ought to be I think Lady Go to be wise I do not bid you try him But if he love you well and you neglect him Your Lords life hanging on the hazard of it If you be so wilful proud Evan. Thou speakest to the point still But when I have lain with him what am I then Gentlewoman Cas What are you why the same you are now a woman A vertuous Woman and a noble Woman Touching at what is noble you become so Had Lucrece e'r been thought of but for Tarquin She was before a simple unknown Woman When she was ravish'd she was a reverend Saint And do you think she yielded not a little And had a kind of will to have been re-ravish'd Believe it yes there are a thousand stories Of wondrous loyal Women that have slipt But it has been on the ice of tender honour That kept 'em cool still to the World I think you are blest That have such an occasion in your hands to beget a Chronicle A faithful one Evan. It must needs be much honour Cas As you may make it infinite and safe too And when 't is done your Lord and you may live So quietly and peaceably together And be what you please Evan. But suppose this Wench The King should so delight me with his Company I should forget my Lord and no more look on him Cas That 's the main hazard for I tell you truly I have heard report speak he is an infinite pleasure Almost above belief there be some Ladies And modest to the world too wondrous modest That have had the blessedness to try his body That I have heard proclaim him a new Hercules Evan. So strongly able Cas There will be the danger You being but a young and tender Lady Although your mind be good yet your weak Body At first encounter too to meet with one Of his unconquer'd strength Evan. Peace thou rude Bawd Thou studied old corruptness tye thy tongue up Your hired base tongue is this your timely counsel Dost thou seek to make me dote on wickedness Because 't is ten times worse than thou deliver'st it To be a Whore because he has sufficiency To make a hundred O thou impudence Have I reliev'd thy Age to mine own ruine And worn thee in my Bosome to betray me Can years and impotence win nothing on thee That 's good and honest but thou must go on still And where thy bloud wants heat to sin thy self Force thy decrepit will to make me wicked Cas I did but tell ye Evan. What the damnedst Woman The cunning'st and the skilfull'st Bawd comes short of If thou hadst liv'd ten Ages to be damn'd in And exercis'd this Art the Devil taught thee Thou could'st not have express'd it more exactly Cas I did not bid you sin Evan. Thou woo'd'st me to it Thou that art fit for Prayer and the Grave Thy Body Earth already and Corruption Thou taught'st the way go follow your fine function There are houses of delight that want good Matrons Such grave Instructors get thee thither Monster And read variety of sins to wantons And when they roar with pains learn to make plaisters Cas This we have for our good wills Evan. If e'r I see thee more Or any thing that 's like thee to affright me By this fair light I 'll spoil thy Bawdery I 'll leave thee neither Eyes nor Nose to grace thee When thou wantest Bread and common pity towards thee Enter Frederick And art a starving in a Ditch think of me Then dye and let the wandring Bawds lament thee Be gone I charge thee leave me Cas You 'll repent this Exit Fred. She 's angry and t'other crying too my suit 's cold I 'll make your heart ake stubborn Wench for this Turn not so angry from me I will speak to you Are you grown proud with your delight good Lady So pamper'd with your sport you scorn to know me Evan. I scorn ye not I would you scorn'd not me Sir And forc't me to be weary of my duty I know your Grace would I had never seen ye Fred.
be Lys As Mask can be Strat. Yes they must commend their King and speak in praise of the Assembly bless the Bride and Bridegroom in person of some God th' are tyed to rules of flattery Cle. See good my Lord who is return'd Lys Noble Melantius Enter Melantius The Land by me welcomes thy vertues home to Rhodes thou that with blood abroad buyest us our peace the breath of Kings is like the breath of Gods My brother wisht thee here and thou art here he will be too kind and weary thee with often welcomes but the time doth give thee a welcome above this or all the worlds Mel. My Lord my thanks but thâ—â— scratcht limbs of mine have spoke my love and truth unto my friends more than my tongue ere could my mind 's the same it ever was to you where I find worth I love the keeper till he let it go And then I follow it Diph. Hail worthy brother He that rejoyces not at your return In safety is mine enemy for ever Mel. I thank thee Diphilus but thou art faulty I sent for thee to exercise thine armes With me at Patria thou cam'st not Diphilus 'T was ill Diph. My noble brother my excuse Is my King 's strict command which you my Lord Can witness with me Lys 'T is true Melantius He might not come till the solemnity Of this great match were past Diph. Have you heard of it Mel. Yes I have given cause to those that Envy my deeds abroad to call me gamesome I have no other business here at Rhodes Lys We have a Mask to night And you must tread a Soldiers measure Mel. These soft and silken wars are not for me The Musick must be shrill and all confus'd That stirs my blood and then I dance with armes But is Amintor Wed Diph. This day Mel. All joyes upon him for he is my friend Wonder not that I call a man so young my friend His worth is great valiant he is and temperate And one that never thinks his life his own If his friend need it when he was a boy As oft as I return'd as without boast I brought home conquest he would gaze upon me And view me round to find in what one limb The vertue lay to do those things he heard Then would he wish to see my Sword and feel The quickness of the edge and in his hand Weigh it he oft would make me smile at this His youth did promise much and his ripe years Will see it all perform'd Enter Aspatia passing by Melan. Hail Maid and Wife Thou fair Aspatia may the holy knot That thou hast tyed to day last till the hand Of age undo 't may'st thou bring a race Unto Amintor that may fill the world Successively with Souldiers Asp My hard fortunes Deserve not scorn for I was never proud When they were good Mel. How 's this Exit Aspatia Lys You are mistaken for she is not married Mel. You said Amintor was Diph. 'T is true but Mel. Pardon me I did receive Letters at Patria from my Amintor That he should marry her Diph. And so it stood In all opinion long but your arrival Made me imagine you had heard the change Mel. Who hath he taken then Lys A Lady Sir That bears the light above her and strikes dead With flashes of her eye the fair Evadne your vertuous Sister Mel. Peace of heart betwixt them but this is strange Lys The King my brother did it To honour you and these solemnities Are at his charge Mel. 'T is Royal like himself But I am sad my speech bears so unfortunate a sound â—o beautiful Aspatia there is rage â—id in her fathers breast Calianax Bent long against me and he should not think If I could call it back that I would take So bâ—â—e revenges as to scorn the state Of his neglected daughter holds he still his greatness with the King Lys Yes but â—â—is Lady Walks discontented with her watry eyes Bent on the earth the unfrequented woods Are her delight and when she sees a bank Stuck full of flowers she with a sigh will tell Her servants what a pretty place it were To bury lovers in and make her maids Pluck 'em and strow her over like a Corse She carries with her an infectious grief That strikes all her beholders she will sing The mournful'st things that ever ear hath heard And sigh and sing again and when the rest Of our young Ladies in their wanton blood Tell mirthful tales in course that fill the room With laughter she will with so sad a look Bring forth a story of the silent death Of some forsaken Virgin which her grief Will put in such a phrase that ere she end She 'l send them weeping one by one away Mel. She has a brother under my command Like her a face as womanish as hers But with a spirit that hath much out-grown The number of his years Enter Amintor Cle. My Lord the Bridegroom Mel. I might run fiercely not more hastily Upon my foe I love thee well Amintor My mouth is much too narrow for my heart I joy to look upon those eyes of thine Thou art my friend but my disorder'd speech cuts off my love Amin. Thou art Melantius All love is spoke in that a sacrifice To thank the gods Melantius is return'd In safety victory sits on his sword As she was wont may she build there and dwell And may thy Armour be as it hath been Only thy valour and thy innocence What endless treasures would our enemies give That I might hold thee still thus Mel. I am but poor in words but credit me young man Thy Mother could no more but weep for joy to see thee After long absence all the wounds I have Fetch not so much away nor all the cryes Of Widowed Mothers but this is peace And what was War Amin. Pardon thou holy God Of Marriage bed and frown not I am forc't In answer of such noble tears as those To weep upon my Wedding day Mel. I fear thou art grown too sick for I hear A Lady mourns for thee men say to death Forsaken of thee on what terms I know not Amin. She had my promise but the King forbad it And made me make this worthy change thy Sister Accompanied with graces above her With whom I long to lose my lusty youth And grow old in her arms Mel. Be prosperous Enter Messenger Messen My Lord the Maskers rage for you Lys We are gone Cleon Sâ—rato Diphilus Amin. Wee 'l all attend you we shall trouble you With our solemnities Mel. Not so Amintor But if you laugh at my rude carriage In peace I 'le do as much for you in War When you come thither yet I have a Mistress To bring to your delights rough though I am I have a Mistress and she has a heart She saies but trust me it is stone no better There is no place that I can challenge in 't But you stand still and here
honest Till thou wert Married Amint. Yes Sir King Tell me then how shews the sport unto thee Amint. Why well King What did you do Amint. No more nor less than other couples use You know what 't is it has but a course name King But prethee I should think by her black eye And her red cheek she should be quick and stirring In this same business ha Amint. I cannot tell I ne're try'd other Sir but I perceive She is as quick as you delivered King Well you 'l trust me then Amintor To choose a Wife for you agen Amint. No never Sir King Why like you this so ill Amint. So well I like her For this I bow my knee in thanks to you And unto Heaven will pay my grateful tribute Hourly and to hope we shall draw out A long contented life together here And die both full of gray hairs in one day For which the thanks is yours but if the powers That rule us please to call her first away Without pride spoke this World holds not a Wise Worthy to take her room King I do not like this all forbear the room But you Amintor and your Lady I have some speech with You that may concern your after living well Amint. He will not tell me that he lies with her if he do Something Heavenly stay my heart for I shall be apt To thrust this arm of mine to acts unlawful King You will suffer me to talk with her Amintor And not have a jealous pang Amint. Sir I dare trust my Wise With whom she dares to talk and not be jealous King How do you like Amintor Evad. As I did Sir King How 's that Evad. As one that to fulfil your will and pleasure I have given leave to call me Wife and Love King I see there is no lasting Faith in Sin They that break word with Heaven will break again With all the World and so dost thou with me Evad. How Sir King This subtile Womans ignorance Will not excuse you thou hast taken Oaths So great methought they did not well become A Womans mouth that thou wouldst ne're enjoy A man but me Evad. I never did swear so you do me wrong King Day and night have heard it Evad. I swore indeed that I would never love A man of lower place but if your fortune Should throw you from this height I bade you trust I would forsake you and would bend to him That won your Throne I love with my ambition Not with mine eyes but if I ever yet Toucht any other Leprosie light here Upon my face which for your Royalty I would not stain King Why thou dissemblest and it is in me to punish thee Evad. Why it is in me then not to love you which will More afflict your body than your punishment can mine King But thou hast let Amintor lie with thee Evad. I ha'not King Impudence he saies himself so Evad. He lyes King He does not Evad. By this light he does strangely and basely and I 'le prove it so I did not shun him for a night But told him I would never close with him King Speak lower 't is false Evad. I 'm no man to answer with a blow Or if I were you are the King but urge me not 't is most true King Do not I know the uncontrouled thoughts That youth brings with him when his bloud is high With expectation and desires of that He long hath waited for is not his spirit Though he be temperate of a valiant strain As this our age hath known what could he do If such a sudden speech had met his blood But ruine thee for ever if he had not kill'd thee He could not bear it thus he is as we Or any other wrong'd man Evad. It is dissembling King Take him farewel henceforth I am thy foe And what disgraces I can blot thee look for Evad. Stay Sir Amintor you shall hear Amintor Amint. What my Love Evad. Amintor thou hast an ingenious look And shouldst be vertuous it amazeth me That thou canst make such base malicious lyes Amint. What my dear Wife Evad. Dear Wife I do despise thee Why nothing can be baser than to sow Dissention amongst Lovers Amint. Lovers who Evad. The King and me Amint. O Heaven Evad. Who should live long and love without distaste Were it not for such pickthanks as thy self Did you lie with me swear now and be punisht in hell For this Amint. The saithless Sin I made To fair Aspatia is not yet reveng'd It follows me I will not lose a word To this wild Woman but to you my King The anguish of my soul thrusts out this truth Y' are a Tyrant and not so much to wrong An honest man thus as to take a pride In talking with him of it Evad. Now Sir see how loud this fellow lyed Amint. You that can know to wrong should know how Men must right themselves what punishment is due From me to him that shall abuse my bed It is not death nor can that satisfie Unless I send your lives through all the Land To shew how nobly I have freed my self King Draw not thy Sword thou knowest I cannot fear A subjects hand but thou shalt feel the weight of this If thou dost rage Amint. The weight of that If you have any worth for Heavens sake think I fear not Swords for as you are meer man I dare as easily kill you for this deed As you dare think to do it but there is Divinity about you that strikes dead My rising passions as you are my King I fall before you and present my Sword To cut mine own flesh if it be your will Alas I am nothing but a multitude Of walking griefs yet should I murther you I might before the world take the excuse Of madness for compare my injuries And they will well appear too sad a weight For reason to endure but fall I first Amongst my sorrows ere my treacherous hand Touch holy things but why I know not what I have to say why did you choose out me To make thus wretched there were thousand fools Easie to work on and of state enough within the Island Evad. I would not have a fool it were no credit for me Amint. Worse and worse Thou that dar'st talk unto thy Husband thus Profess thy self a Whore and more than so Resolve to be so still it is my fate To bear and bow beneath a thousand griefs To keep that little credit with the World But there were wise ones too you might have ta'ne another King No for I believe thee honest as thou wert valiant Amint. All the happiness Bestow'd upon me turns into disgrace Gods take your honesty again for I Am loaden with it good my Lord the King be private in it King Thou may'st live Amintor Free as thy King if thou wilt wink at this And be a means that we may meet in secret Amint. A Baud hold my breast a bitter curse Seize me if
mine enemy Should use me so extraordinarily scurvily Mel. I shall melt too if you begin to take Unkindnesses I never meant you hurt Cal. Thou 'lt anger me again thou wretched rogue Meant me no hurt disgrace me with the King Lose all my Offices this is no hurt Is it I prethee what dost thou call hurt Mel. To poyson men because they love me not To call the credit of mens Wives in question To murder children betwixt me and land this is all hurt Cal. All this thou think'st is sport For mine is worse but use thy will with me For betwixt grief and anger I could cry Mel. Be wise then and be safe thou may'st revenge Cal. I o'th'King I would revenge of thee Mel. That you must plot your self Cal. I am a fine plotter Mel. The short is I will hold thee with the King In this perplexity till peevishness And thy disgrace have laid thee in thy grave But if thou wilt deliver up the Fort I 'le take thy trembling body in my arms And bear thee over dangers thou shalt hold thy wonted state Cal. If I should tell the King can'st thou deny 't again Mel. Try and believe Cal. Nay then thou can'st bring any thing about Thou shalt have the Fort. Mel. Why well here let our hate be buried and This hand shall right us both give me thy aged breast to compass Cal. Nay I do not love thee yet I cannot well endure to look on thee And if I thought it were a courtesie Thou should'st not have it but I am disgrac'd My Offices are to be ta'ne away And if I did but hold this Fort a day I do believe the King would take it from me And give it thee things are so strangely carried Nere thank me for 't but yet the King shall know There was some such thing in 't I told him of And that I was an honest man Mel. Hee 'l buy that knowledge very dearly Enter Diphilus What news with thee Diph. This were a night indeed to do it in The King hath sent for her Mel. She shall perform it then go Diphilus And take from this good man my worthy friend The Fort he 'l give it thee Diph. Ha' you got that Cal. Art thou of the same breed canst thou deny This to the King too Diph. With a confidence as great as his Cal. Faith like enough Mel. Away and use him kindly Cal. Touch not me I hate the whole strain if thou follow me a great way off I 'le give thee up the Fort and hang your selves Mel. Be gone Diph. He 's finely wrought Exeunt Cal. Diph. Mel. This is a night in spite of Astronomers To do the deed in I will wash the slain That tests upon our House off with his blood Enter Amintor Amin. Melantius now assist me if thou beest That which thou say'st assist me I have lost All my distempers and have found a rage so pleasing help me Mel. Who can see him thus And not swear vengeance what 's the matter friend Amin. Out with thy sword and hand in hand with me Rush to the Chamber of this hated King And sink him with the weight of all his sins to hell for ever Mel. 'T were a â—ash attempt Not to be done with safety let your reason Plot your revenge and not your passion Amint. If thou refusest me in these extreams Thou art no friend he sent for her to me By Heaven to me my self and I must tell ye I love her as a stranger there is worth In that vile woman worthy things Melantius And she repents I 'le do 't my self alone Though I be slain Farewell Mel. He 'l overthrow my whole design with madness Amintor think what thou doest I dare as much as valour But 't is the King the King the King Amintor With whom thou fightest I know he 's honest Aside And this will work with him Amint. I cannot tell What thou hast said but thou hast charm'd my sword Out of my hand and left me shaking here defenceless Mel. I will take it up for thee Amint. What a wild beast is uncollected man The thing that we call Honour bears us all Headlong unto sin and yet it self is nothing Mel. Alas how variable are thy thoughts Amint. Just like my fortunes I was run to that I purpos'd to have chid thee for Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage but take heed There is not the least limb growing to a King But carries thunder in it Mel. I have none against him Amint. Why come then and still remember we may not think revenge Mel. I will remember Actus Quintus Enter Evadne and a Gentleman EVAD. Sir is the King abed Gent. Madam an hour ago Evad. Give me the key then and let none be near 'T is the Kings pleasure Gent. I understand you Madam would 't were mine I must not wish good rest unto your Ladiship Evad. You talk you talk Gent. 'T is all I dare do Madam but the King will wake and then Evad. Saving your imagination pray good night Sir Gent. A good night be it then and a long one Madam I am gone Evad. The night grows horrible and all about me Like my black purpose O the Conscience King abed Of a lost Virgin whither wilt thou pull me To what things dismal as the depth of Hell Wilt thou provoke me Let no man dare From this hour be disloyal if her heart Be flesh if she have blood and can fear 't is a daring Above that desperate fool that left his peace And went to Sea to fight 't is so many sins An age cannot prevent 'em and so great The gods want mercy for yet I must through ' em I have begun a slaughter on my honour And I must end it there he sleeps good heavens Why give you peace to this untemperate beast That hath so long transgressed you I must kill him And I will do 't bravely the meer joy Tells me I merit in it yet I must not Thus tamely do it as he sleeps that were To rock him to another world my vengeance Shall take him waking and then lay before him The number of his wrongs and punishments I 'le shake his sins like furies till I waken His evil Angel his sick Conscience And then I 'le strike him dead King by your leave Ties his armes to the bed I dare not trust your strength your Grace and I Must grapple upon even terms no more So if he rail me not from my resolution I shall be strong enough My Lord the King my Lord he sleeps As if he meant to wake no more my Lord Is he not dead already Sir my Lord. King Who 's that Evad. O you sleep soundly Sir King My dear Evadne I have been dreaming of thee come to bed Evad. I am come at length Sir but how welcome King What pretty new device is this Evadne What do you tie me to you by my love This
is a quaint one Come my dear and kiss me I 'le be thy Mars to bed my Queen of Love Let us be caught together that the Gods may see And envy our embraces Evad. Stay Sir stay You are too hot and I have brought you Physick To temper your high veins King Prethee to bed then let me take it warm There you shall know the state of my body better Evad. I know you have a surfeited soul body And you must bleed King Bleed Evad. I you shall bleed lie still and if the Devil Your lust will give you leave repent this steel Comes to redeem the honour that you stole King my fair name which nothing but thy death Can answer to the world King How 's this Evadne Evad. I am not she nor bear I in this breast So much cold Spirit to be call'd a Woman I am a Tyger I am any thing That knows not pity stir not if thou dost I 'le take thee unprepar'd thy fears upon thee That make thy sins look double and so send thee By my revenge I will to look those torments Prepar'd for such black souls King Thou dost not mean this 't is impossible Thou art too sweet and gentle Evad. No I am not I am as foul as thou art and can number As many such hells here I was once fair Once I was lovely not a blowing Rose More chastly sweet till thou thou thou soul Canker Stir not didst poyson me I was a world of vertue Till your curst Court and you hell bless you sor't With your temptations on temptations Made me give up mine honour for which King I am come to kill thee King No. Evad. I am King Thou art not I prethee speak not these things thou art gentle And wert not meant thus rugged Evad. Peace and hear me Stir nothing but your tongue and that for mercy To those above us by whose lights I vow Those blessed fires that shot to see our sin If thy hot soul had substance with thy blood I would kill that too which being past my steel My tongue shall â—each Thou art a shameless Villain A thing out of the overchange of Nature Sent like a thick cloud to disperse a plague Upon weak catching women such a tyrant That for his Lust would sell away his Subjects I all his heaven hereafter King Hear Evadne Thou soul of sweetness hear I am thy King Evad. Thou art my shame lie still there 's none about you Within your cries all promises of safety Are but deluding dreams thus thus thou soul man Thus I begin my vengeance Stabs him King Hold Evadne I do command thee hold Evad. I do not mean Sir To part so fairly with you we must change More of these love-tricks yet King What bloody villain Provok't thee to this murther Evad. Thou thou monster King Oh! Evad. Thou kept'st me brave at Court and Whor'd me Then married me to a young noble Gentleman And Whor'd me still King Evadne pity me Evad. Hell take me then this for my Lord Amintor This for my noble brother and this stroke For the most wrong'd of women Kills him King Oh! I die Evad. Die all our faults together I forgive thee Exit Enter two of the Bed-Chamber 1. Come now she 's gone let 's enter the King expects it and will be angry 2. 'T is a fine wench we 'l have a snap at her one of these nights as she goes from him 1. Content how quickly he had done with her I see Kings can do no more that way than other mortal people 2. How fast he is I cannot hear him breathe 1. Either the Tapers give a feeble light or he looks very pale 2. And so he does pray Heaven he be well Let 's look Alas he 's stiffe wounded and dead Treason Treason 1. Run forth and call Exit Gent. 2. Treason Treason 1. This will be laid on us who can believe A Woman could do this Enter Cleon and Lisippus Cleon. How now where 's the Traytor 1. Fled fled away but there her woful act lies still Cle. Her act a Woman Lis Where 's the body 1. There Lis Farewel thou worthy man there were two bonds That tyed our loves a Brother and a King The least of which might fetch a stood of tears But such the misery of greatness is They have no time to mourn then pardon me Sirs which way went she 〈…〉 Strat. Never follow her For she alas was but the instrument News is now brought in that Melantius Has got the Fort and stands upon the wall And with a loud voice calls those few that pass At this dead time of night delivering The innocent of this act Lis Gentlemen I am your King Strat. We do acknowledge it Lis I would I were not follow all for this must have a sudden stop Exeunt Enter Melant. Diph. and Cal. on the wall Mel. If the dull people can believe I am arm'd Be constant Diphilus now we have time Either to bring our banisht honours home Or create new ones in our ends Diph. I fear not My spirit lies not that way Courage Calianax Cal. Would I had any you should quickly know it Mel. Speak to the people thou art eloquent Cal. 'T is a sinâ— eloquence to come to the gallows You were born to be my end the Devil take you Now must I hang for company 't is strange I should be old and neither wise nor valiant Enter Lisip Diag Cleon Strat. Guard Lisip See where he stands as boldly confident As if he had his full command about him Strat. He looks as if he had the beter cause Sir â—â—der your gracious pardon let me speak it â—hough he be mighty-spirited and forward To all great things to all things of that danger Worse men shake at the telling of yet certainly I do believe him noble and this action Rather pull'd on than sought his mind was ever As worthy as his hand Lis 'T is my fear too Heaven forgive all summon him Lord Cleon. Cleon. Ho from the walls there Mel. Worthy Cleon welcome We could have wisht you here Lord you are honest Cal. Well thou art as flattering a knave though I dare not tell you so Aside Lis Melantius Mel. Sir Lis I am sorry that we meet thus our old love Never requir'd such distance pray Heaven You have not left your self and sought this safety More out of fear than honour you have lost A noble Master which your faith Melantius Some think might have preserv'd yet you know best Cal. When time was I was mad some that dares Fight I hope will pay this Rascal Mel. Royal young man whose tears look lovely on thee Had they been shed for a deserving one They had been lasting monuments Thy Brother Whil'st he was good I call'd him King and serv'd him With that strong faith that most unwearied valour Pul'd people from the farthest Sun to seek him And by his friendship I was then his souldier But since his hot pride drew him
gods you swore by and as many More of my own I will have fellows and such Fellows in it as shall make noble mirth The Princess your dear Daughter shall stand by me On walls and sung in ballads any thing Urge me no more I know her and her haunts Her layes leaps and out layes and will discover all Nay will dishonour her I know the boy She keeps a handsome boy about eighteen Know what she does with him where and when Come Sir you put me to a womans madness The glory of a fury and if I do not Do it to the height King What boy is this she raves at Meg. Alas good minded Prince you know not these things I am loth to reveal ' em Keep this fault As you would keep your health from the hot air Of the corrupted people or by heaven I will not fall alone what I have known Shall be as publick as a print all tongues Shall speak it as they do the language they Are born in as free and commonly I 'le set it Like a prodigious star for all to gaze at And so high and glowing that other Kingdoms far and Forreign Shall read it there nay travel with it till they find No tongue to make it more nor no more people And then behold the fall of your fair Princess King Has she a boy Cle. So please your Grace I have seen a boy wait On her a fair boy King Go get you to your quarter For this time I 'le study to forget you Meg. Do you study to forget me and I 'le study To forget you Ex. King Meg. and Guard Cle. Why here 's a Male spirit for Hercules if ever there be nine worthies of women this wench shall ride astride and be their Captain Di. Sure she hath a garrison of Devils in her tongue she uttereth such balls of wild-fire She has so netled the King that all the Doctors in the Country will scarce cure him That boy was a strange found out antidote to cure her infection that boy that Princess boy that brave chast vertuous Ladies boy and a fair boy a well spoken boy All these considered can make nothing else but there I leave you Gentlemen Thra. Nay we 'l go wander with you Exeunt Actus Tertius Scena Prima Enter Cle. Di. and Thra. Cle. NAY doubtless 't is true Di. I and 't is the gods That rais'd this Punishment to scourge the King With his own issue Is it not a shame For us that should write noble in the land For us that should be freemen to behold A man that is the bravery of his age Philaster prest down from his Royal right By this regardless King and only look And see the Scepter ready to be cast Into the hands of that lascivious Lady That lives in lust with a smooth boy now to be Married to yon strange Prince who but that people Please to let him be a Prince is born a slave In that which should be his most noble part His mind Thra. That man that would not stir with you To aid Philaster let the gods forget That such a Creature walks upon the earth Cle. Philaster is too backward in 't himself The Gentry do await it and the people Against their nature are all bent for him And like a field of standing Corn that 's mov'd With a stiss gale their heads bow all one way Di. The only cause that draws Philaster back From this attempt is the fair Princess love Which he admires and we can now confute Thra. Perhaps he 'l not believe it Di. Why Gentlemen 't is without question so Cle. I 't is past speech she lives dishonestly But how shall we if he be curious work Upon his faith Thra. We all are satisfied within our selves Di. Since it is true and tends to his own good I 'le make this new report to be my knowledge I 'le say I know it nay I 'le swear I saw it Cle. It will be best Thra. 'T will move him Enter Philaster Di. Here he comes Good morrow to your honour We have spent some time in seeking you Phi. My worthy friends You that can keep your memories to know Your friend in miseries and cannot frown On men disgrac'd for vertue A good day Attend you all What service may I do worthy your acceptation Di. My good Lord We come to urge that vertue which we know Lives in your breast forth rise and make a head The Nobles and the people are all dull'd With this usurping King and not a man That ever heard the word or knew such a thing As vertue but will second your attempts Phi. How honourable is this love in you To me that have deserv'd none Know my friends You that were born to shame your poor Philaster With too much courtesie I could afford To melt my self in thanks but my designs Are not yet ripe suffice it that ere long I shall imploy your loves but yet the time is short of what I would Di. The time is fuller Sir than you expect That which hereafter will not perhaps be reach'd By violence may now be caught As for the King You know the people have long hated him But now the Princess whom they lov'd Phi. Why what of her Di. Is loath'd as much as he Phi. By what strange means Di. She 's known a Whore Phi. Thou lyest Di. My Lord Phi. Thou lyest Offers to draw and is held And thou shalt feel it I had thought thy mind Had been of honour thus to rob a Lady Of her good name is an infectious sin Not to be pardon'd be it false as hell 'T will never be redeem'd if it be sown Amongst the people fruitful to increase All evil they shall hear Let me alone That I may cut off falshood whilst it springs Set hills on hills betwixt me and the man That utters this and I will scale them all And from the utmost top fall on his neck Like Thunder from a Cloud Di. This is most strange Sure he does love her Phi. I do love fair truth She is my Mistress and who injures her Draws vengeance from me Sirs let go my arms Thra. Nay good my Lord be patient Cle. Sir remember this is your honour'd friend That comes to do his service and will shew you Why he utter'd this Phi. I ask you pardon Sir My zeal to truth made me unmannerly Should I have heard dishonour spoke of you Behind your back untruly I had been As much distemper'd and enrag'd as now Di. But this my Lord is truth Phi. O say not so good Sir forbear to say so 'T is the truth that all womenkind is false Urge it no more it is impossible Why should you think the Princess light Di. Why she was taken at it Phi. 'T is false O Heaven 't is false it cannot be Can it Speak Gentlemen for love of truth speak Is' t possible can women all be damn'd Di. Why no my Lord. Phi. Why then it cannot
worse The gods have not a punishment in store Greater for me than is your hate Phi. Fie fie so young and so dissembling Tell me when and where thou dist enjoy her Or let plugues fall on me if I destroy thee not Bell. Heaven knows I never did and when I lie To save my life may I live long and loath'd Hew me a sunder and whilst I can think I 'le love those pieces you have cut away Better than those that grow and kiss these limbs Because you made 'em so 〈◊〉 Fearest thou not death Can boys contemn that Bell. Oh what boy is he Can be content to live to be a man That sees the best of men thus passionate thus without reason Phi. Oh but thou dost not know what 't is to die Bell. Yes I do know my Lord 'T is less than to be born a lasting sleep A quiet resting from all jealousie A thing we all pursue I know besides It is but giving over of a game that must be lost Phi. But there are pains false boy For perjur'd souls think but on these and then Thy heart will melt and thou wilt utter all Bell. May they fall all upon me whilst I live If I be perjur'd or have ever thought Of that you charge me with if I be false Send me to suffer in those punishments you speak of kill me Phi. Oh what should I do Why who can but believe him He does swear So earnestly that if it were not true The gods would not endure him Rise Bellario Thy protestations are so deep and thou Dost look so truly when thou utterest them That though I known 'em false as were my hopes I cannot urge thee further but thou wert To blame to injure me for I must love Thy honest looks and take no revenge upon Thy tender youth A love from me to thee Is firm what ere thou dost It troubles me That I have call'd the blood out of thy cheeks That did so well become thee but good boy Let me not see thee more something is done That will distract me that will make me mad If I behold thee if thou tender'st me Let me not see thee Bell. I will fly as far As there is morning ere I give distaste To that most honour'd mind But through these tears Shed at my hopeless parting I can see A world of Treason practis'd upon you And her and me Farewel for evermore If you shall hear that sorrow struck me dead And after find me Loyal let there be A tear shed from you in my memorie And I shall rest at peace Exit Bel. Phi. Blessing be with thee What ever thou deserv'st Oh where shall I Go bath thy body Nature too unkind That made no medicine for a troubled mind Ex. Phi. Enter Arethuse Are. I marvel my boy comes not back again But that I know my love will question him Over and over how I slept wak'd talk'd How I remembred him when his dear name Was last spoke and how when I sigh'd wept sung And ten thousand such I should be angry at his stay Enter King King What are your meditations who attends you Are. None but my single self I need no Guard I do no wrong nor fear none King Tell me have you not a boy Are. Yes Sir King What kind of boy Are. A Page a waiting boy King A handsome boy Are. I think he be not ugly Well qualified and dutiful I know him I took him not for beauty King He speaks and sings and plays Are. Yes Sir King About Eighteen Are. I never ask'd his age King Is he full of service Are. By your pardon why do you ask King Put him away Are. Sir King Put him away h 'as done you that good service Shames me to speak of Are. Good Sir let me understand you King If you fear me shew it in duty put away that boy Are. Let me have reason for it Sir and then Your will is my command King Do not you blush to ask it Cast him off Or I shall do the same to you Y' are one Shame with me and so near unto my self That by my life I dare not tell my self What you my self have done Are. What have I done my Lord King 'T is a new language that all love to learn The common people speak it well already They need no Grammer understand me well There be foul whispers stirring cast him off And suddenly do it Farewel Exit King Are. Where may a Maiden live securely free Keeping her Honour safe Not with the living They feed upon opinions errours dreams And make 'em truths they draw a nourishment Out of defamings grow upon disgraces And when they see a vertue fortified Strongly above the battery of their tongues Oh how they cast to sink it and deseated Soul sick with Poyson strike the Monuments Where noble names lie sleeping till they sweat And the cold Marble melt Enter Philaster Phi. Peace to your fairest thoughts dearest Mistress Are. Oh my dearest servant I have a War within me Phi. He must be more than man that makes these Crystals Run into Rivers sweetest fair the cause And as I am your slave tied to your goodness Your creature made again from what I was And newly spirited I 'le right your honours Are. Oh my best love that boy Phi. What boy Are. The pretty boy you gave me Phi. What of him Are. Must be no more mine Phi. Why Are. They are jealous of him Phi. Jealous who Are. The King Phi. Oh my fortune Then 't is no idle jealousie Let him go Are. Oh cruel are you hard hearted too Who shall now tell you how much I lov'd you Who shall swear it to you and weep the tears I send Who shall now bring you Letters Rings Bracelets Lose his health in service wake tedious nights In stories of your praise Who shall sing Your crying Elegies And strike a sad soul Into senseless Pictures and make them mourn Who shall take up his Lute and touch it till He crown a silent sleep upon my eye-lid Making me dream and cry Oh my dear dear Philaster Phi. Oh my heart Would he had broken thee that made thee know This Lady was not Loyal Mistress forget The boy I 'le get thee a far better Are. Oh never never such a boy again as my Bellario Phi. 'T is but your fond affection Are. With thee my boy farewel for ever All secrecy in servants farewel faith And all desire to do well for it self Let all that shall succeed thee for thy wrongs Sell and betray chast love Phi. And all this passion for a boy Are. He was your boy and you put him to me And the loss of such must have a mourning for Phi. O thou forgetful woman Are. How my Lord Phi. False Arethusa Hast thou a Medicine to restore my wits When I have lost ' em If not leave to talk and do thus Are. Do what Sir would you sleep Phi. For ever Arethusa Oh you gods Give me
talk bear him to prison Are. Sir they did plot together to take hence This harmless life should it pass unreveng'd I should to earth go weeping grant me then By all the love a Father bears his Child Their custodies and that I may appoint Their tortures and their death Di. Death soft our Law will not reach that for this fault King 'T is granted take 'em to you with a Guard Come Princely Pharamond this business past We may with more security go on to your intended match Cle. I pray that this action lose not Philaster the hearts of the people Di. Fear it not their overwise heads will think it but a trick Exeunt Omnes Actus Quintus Scena Prima Enter Dion Cleremont and Thrasiline Thra. HAS the King sent for him to death Di. Yes but the King must know 't is not in his power to war with Heaven Cle. We linger time the King sent for Philaster and the Headsman an hour ago Thra. Are all his wounds well Di. All they were but scratches but the loss of bloud made him faint Cle. We dally Gentlemâ—n Thra. Away Di. We 'l scuffle hard before he perish Exeunt Enter Philaster Arethusa and Bellario Are. Nay dear Philaster grieve not we are well Bell. Nay good my Lord forbear we are wondrous well Phi. Oh Arethusa O Bellario leave to be kind I shall be shot from Heaven as now from Earth If you continue so I am a man False to a pair of the most trusly ones That ever earth bore can it bear us all Forgive and leave me but the King hath sent To call me to my death Oh shew it me And then forget me And for thee my boy I shall deliver words will mollifie The hearts of beasts to spare thy innocence Bell. Alas my Lord my life is not a thing Worthy your noble thoughts 't is not a life 'T is but a piece of child-hood thrown away Should I out-live I shall then out live Vertuâ— and honour And when that day comes If â—vâ—â— I should close these eyes but once May I live spotted for my perjury And wasâ—â— my limbs to nothing Are. And I the woful'st maid as ever was Fo 〈◊〉 with my hands to bring my Lord to death Do bâ—th honour of a Virgin swear To tâ—ll no hours beyond it Phi. Make me not hated so Are. Come from this prison all joyful to our deaths Phi. People will tear me when they find you true To such a wretch as I I shall die loath'd 〈◊〉 our Kingdoms peaceably whil'st I Fo◠〈◊〉 â—lâ—p so gotten with my faults I verâ— put 〈◊〉 every maid in love Will have a piece of me if you be true Are. My dear Lord say not so Bell. A piece of you He was not born of women that can out it and look on Phi. Take me in tears betwixt you For my heart will break with shame and sorrow Are. Why 't is well Bell. Lament no more Phi. What would you have done If you had wrong'd me basely and had found My life no price compar'd to yours For love Sirs Deal with me truly Bell. 'T was mistaken Sir Phi. Why if it were Bell. Then Sir we would have ask'd you pardon Phi. And have hope to enjoy it Are. Injoy it I. Phi. Would you indeed be plain Bell. We would my Lord. Phi. Forgive me then Are. So so Bell. 'T is as it should be now Phi. Lead to my death Exeunt Enter King Dion Cleremont and Thrasiline King Gentlemen who saw the Prince Cle. So plâ—â—â— you Sir he 's gone to see the City And tâ—â— new Platform with some Gentlemen Attenâ—ing on him King Is the Princess ready To bring her prisoner out Thra. She waits your Grace King Tell her we stay Di. King you may be deceiv'd yet The head you a mâ—â— cost more setting on Than to be lost so slightly If it must off Like a wild overflow that soops before him A golden Stack and with it shakes down Bridges Cracks the strong hearts of Pines whose Cable roots Hâ—ld out a thousand Storms a thousand Thunders And so made mightier takes whole Villages Upon his back and in that heat of pride Charges strong Towns Towers Castles Palaces And layes them desolate so shall thy head Thy noble head bury the lives of thousands That must bleed with thee like a sacrifice In thy red ruines Enter Phil. Are. and Bell. in a Robe and Garland King How now what Mask is this Bell. Right Royal Sir I should Sing you an Epithalamium of these lovers But having lost my best ayres with my fortunes And wanting a celestial Harp to strike This blessed union on thus in glad story I give you all These two fair Cedar-branches The noblest of the Mountain where they grew Straightest and tallest under whose still shades The worthieâ— beasts have made their layers and slept Free from the â—yâ—â—aâ— Staâ— and the fell Thunder-stroke Free from the Clouds when they were big with humour And delivered in thousand spouts their issues to the earth O there was none but silent quiet there Till never pleas'd fortune shot up shrubs Base under brambles to divorce these branches And for a while they did so and did raign Over the Mountain and choakt up his beauty With Brakes rude Thornes and Thistles till thy Sun Scorcht them even to the roots and dried them there And now a gentle gale hath blown again That made these branches meet and twine together Never to be divided The god that sings His holy numbers over marriage beds Hath knit their noble hearts and here they stand Your Children mighty King and I have done King How how Are. Sir if you love it in plain truth For there is no Masking in 't This Gentleman The prisoner that you gave me is become My keeper and through all the bitter throws Your jealousies and his ill fate have wrought him Thus nobly hath he strangled and at length Arriv'd here my dear Husband King Your dear Husband call in The Captain of the Cittadel There you shall keep Your Wedding I 'le provide a Mask shall make Your Hymen turn his Saffron into a sullen Coat And sing sad Requiems to your departing souls Bloud shall put out your Torches and instead Of gaudy flowers about your wanton necks An Ax shall hang like a prodigious Meteor Ready to crop your loves sweets Hear you gods From this time do I shake all title off Of Father to this woman this base woman And what there is of vengeance in a Lion Cast amongst Dogs or rob'd of his dear young The same inforc't more terrible more mighty Expect from me Are. Sir By that little life I have left to swear by There 's nothing that can stir me from my self What I have done I have done without repentance For death can be no Bug-bear unto me So long as Pharamond is not my headsman Di. Sweet peace upon thy soul thou worthy maid When ere thou dyest for this time I 'le excuse thee Or
be thy Prologue Phi. Sir let me speak next And let my dying words be better with you Than my dull living actions if you aime At the dear life of this sweet Innocent Y' are a Tyrant and a savage Monster Your memory shall be as soul behind you As you are living all your better deeds Shall be in water writ but this in Marble No Chronicle shall speak you though your own But for the shame of men No Monument Though high and big as Pelion shall be able To cover this base murther make it rich With Brass with purest Gold and shining Jasper Like the Pyramids lay on Epitaphs Such as make great men gods my little marble That only cloaths my ashes not my faults Shall far out shine it And for after issues Think not so madly of the heavenly wisdoms That they will give you more for your mad rage To cut off unless it be some Snake or something Like your self that in his birth shall strangle you Remember my Father King there was a fault But I forgive it let that sin perswade you To love this Lady If you have a soul Think save her and be saved for my self I have so long expected this glad hour So languisht under you and daily withered That heaven knows it is my joy to dye I find a recreation in 't Enter a Messenger Mess Where 's the King King Here. Mess Get you to your strength And rescue the Prince Pharamond from danger He 's taken prisoner by the Citizens Fearing the Lord Philaster Di. Oh brave followers Mutiny my fine dear Country-men mutiny Now my brave valiant foremen shew your weapons In honour of your Mistresses Enter another Messenger Mess Arm arm arm King A thousand devils take ' em Di. A thousand blessing on ' em Mess Arm O King the City is in mutiny Led by an old Gray Ruffin who comes on In rescue of the Lord Philaster Exit with Are. Phi. Bell. King Away to the Cittadel I 'le see them safe And then cope with these Burgers Let the Guard And all the Gentlemen give strong attendance Ex. King Manent Dion Cleremont Thrasiline Cle. The City up this was above our wishes Di. I and the Marriage too by my life This noble Lady has deceiv'd us all a plague upon my self a thousand plagues for having such unworthy thoughts of her dear honour O I could beat my self or do you beat me and I 'le beat you for we had all one thought Cle. No no 't will but lose time Di. You say true are your swords sharp Well my dear Country-men what ye lack if you continue and fall not back upon the first broken shin I 'le have you chronicled and chronicled and cut and chronicled and all to be prais'd and sung in Sonnets and bath'd in new brave Ballads that all tongues shall troule you in Saecula Saeculorum my kind Can carriers Thra. What if a toy take 'em i' th' heels now and they run all away and cry the Devil take the hindmost Di. Then the same Devil take the foremost too and fowce him for his breakfast if they all prove Cowards my curses fly amongst them and be speeding May they have Murreins raign to keep the Gentlemen at home unbound in easie freez May the Moths branch their Velvets and their Silks only be worn before sore eyes May their false lights undo 'em and discover presses holes stains and oldness in their Stuffs and make them shop-rid May they keep Whores and Horses and break and live mued up with necks of Beef and Turnips May they have many children and none like the Father May they know no language but that gibberish they prattle to their Parcels unless it be the goarish Latine they write in their bonds and may they write that false and lose their debts Enter the King King Now the vengeance of all the gods confound them how they swarm together what a hum they raise Devils choak your wilde throats If a man had need to use their valours he must pay a Brokage for it and then bring 'em on they will fight like sheep 'T is Philaster none but Philaster must allay this heat They will not hear me speak but sling diâ—t at me and call me Tyrant Oh run dear friend and bring the Lord Philaster speak him fair call him Prince do him all the courtesie you can commend me to him Oh my wits my wits Exit Cle. Di. Oh my brave Countrymen as I live I will not buy a pin out of your walls for this Nay you shall cozen me and I 'le thank you and send you Brawn and Bacon and soil you every long vacation a brace of foremen that at Michaelmas shall come up fat and kicking King What they will do with this poor Prince the gods know and I fear Di. Why Sir they 'l flea him and make Church Buckets on 's skin to squench rebellion then clap a rivet in 's sconce and hang him up for a sign Enter Cleremont with Philaster King O worthy Sir forgive me do not make Your miseries and my faults meet together To bring a greater danger Be your self Still sound amongst Diseases I have wrong'd you And though I find it last and beaten to it Let first your goodness know it Calm the people And be what you were born to take your love And with her my repentance and my wishâ— And all my prayers by the gods my heart speaks this And if the lâ—ast fall from me not perform'd May I be stâ—â—ck with Thunder Phi. Mighty Sir I will not do your greatness so much wrong As not to make your word truth free the Princess And the poor boy and let me stand the shock Of this mad Sea breach which I 'le either turn Or perish with it King Let your own word free them Phi. Then thus I take my leave kissing your hand And hanging on your Royal word be Kingly And be not moved Sir I shall bring your peace Or never bring my self back King All the gods go with thee Exeunt Omnes Enter an old Captain and Citizens with Pharamond Cap. Come my brave Mirmidons let 's fall on let our caps Swarm my boys and you nimble tongues forget your mothers Gibberish of what do you lack and set your mouths Up Children till your Pallats fall frighted halâ— a Fathom past the cure of Bay-salt and gross Pâ—pper And then cry Philaster brave Philaster Let Philaster be deeper in request my ding dongs My pairs of dear Indentures King of Clâ—â—s Than your cold water Chamblets oâ— your paintings Spitted with Copper let not your hasty Silks Or your branch'd Cloth of Bodkin or your Tishues Dearly belov'd of spiced Cake and Custard Your Robin-hoods scarlets and Johns tie your affections In darkness to your shops no dainty Duckers Up with your three pil'd spirits your wrought valours And let your un-cut Coller make the King feel The measure of your mightiness Philaster Cry my Rose nobles cry All. Philaster Philaster
Cap. How do you like this my Lord Prince these are mad boys I tell you these are things that will not strike their top-sayles to a Foist And let a man of war an Argosie hull and cry Cockles Pha. Why you rude slave do you know what you do Cap. My Pretty Prince of Puppets we do know And give your greatness warning that you talk No more such Bugs-words or that soldred Crown Shall be scratch'd with a Musket Dear Prince Pippen Down with your noble bloud or as I live I 'le have you codled let him lose my spirits Make us a round Ring with your Bills my Hâ—ctâ—â—s And let us see what this trim man dares do Now Sir have at you here I it And with this swashing blow do you swear Prince I could hulk your Grace and hang you up cross leg'd Like a Hare at a Poulters and do this with this wâ—per Pha. You will not see me murder'd wicked Vâ—â—aâ—s 1 Cit. Yes indeed will we Sir we havâ— not seen one for a great while Capt. He would have weapons would he give him a Broad-side my brave boyes with your pikes branch in his skin in Flowers like a Satin and between every Flow â—a mortal cut your Royalty shall ravel jag him Gentlemen â—'le have him cut to the kell then down the seaâ—es oh for a whip To make him Galoone-Laces I 'le have a Coach-whip Phi. O spare me Gentlemen Cap. Hold hold the man begins to fear and know himself He shall for this time only be scal'd up With a Feather through his nose that he may only see Heaven and think whither he 's going Nay beyond Sea Sir we will proclaim you you would be King Thou tender â—â—ir apparent to a Church-Ale Thou sleight Prâ—nce of single Sarcenet Thou Royal Ring-tail fit to fly at nothing But poor mens Poultry and have every Boy Beat thee from that too with his Bread and Butter Pha. Gods keep me from these Hell-hounds 2 Cit. Shall 's gâ—ld him Captain Cap. No you shall spare his dowcets my dear Donsels As you respect the Ladies let them flourish The curses of a longing woman kill as speedy as a Plague Boys 1 Cit. I 'le have a Leg that 's certain 2 Cit. I 'le have an Arm. 3 Cit. I 'le have his Nose and at mine own charge build a Colledge and clap't upon the Gate 4 Cit. I 'le have his little Gut to string a Kit with For certainly a Royal Gut will found like silver Pha. Would they were in thy belly and I past my pain once 5 Cit. Good Captain let me have his Liver to seed Ferrets Cap. Who will have parcels else speak Pha. Good gods consider me I shall be tortur'd 1 Cit. Captain I 'le give you the trimming of your hand-sword and let me have his Skin to make false Scabbards 2 He had no horns Sir had he Cap. No Sir he 's a Pollard what would'st thou do with horns Cit. O if he had I would have made rare Hasts and Whistles of 'em but his Shin bones if they be sound shall serve me Enter Philaster All. Long live Philaster the brave Prince Philaster Phi. I thank you Gentlemen but why are these Rude weapons brought abroad to teach your hands Uncivil Trades Cap. My Royal Rosiclear We are thy Mirmidons thy Guard thy Rorers And when thy noble body is in durance Thus do we clap our musty Mutrions on And trace the streets in terrour Is it peace Thou Mars of men Is the King sociable And bids thee live Art thou above thy soemen And free as Phoebus Speak if not this stand Of Royal blood shall be abroach atilt and run Even to the lees of honour Phi. Hold and be satisfied I am my self Free as my thoughts are by the gods I am Cap. Art thou the dainty darling of the King Art thou the Hylas to our Hercules Do the Lords bow and the regarded scarlets Kiss their Gumd go's and cry we are your servants Is the Court Navigable and the presence struck With Flags of friendship if not we are thy Castle And this man sleeps Phi. I am what I desire to be your friend I am what I was born to be your Prince Pha. Sir there is some humanity in you You have a noble soul forget my name And know my misery set me safe aboard From these wild Cambals and as I live I 'le quit this Land for ever there is nothing Perpetual prisonment cold hunger sickness Of all sorts all dangers and all together The worst company of the worst men madness age To be as many Creatures as a woman And do as all they do nay to despair But I would rather make it a new Nature And live with all those than endure one hour Amongst these wild Dogs Phi. I do pity you Friends discharge your fears Deliver me the Prince I 'le warrant you I shall be old enough to find my safety 3 Cit. Good Siâ— take heed he does not hurt you He 's a fierce man I can tell you Sir Cap. Prince by your leave I 'le have a Sursingle And Male you like a Hawke He stirs Phi. Away away there is no danger in him Alas he had rather sleep to shake his fit off Look you friends how gently he leads upon my word He 's tame enough he need no further watching Good my friends go to your houses and by me have your pardons and my love And know there shall be nothing in my power You may deserve but you shall have your wishes To give you more thanks were to slatter you Continue still your love and for an earnest Drink this All. Long maist thou live brave Prince brave Prince brave Prince Exeunt Phi. and Pha. Cap. Thou art the King of Courtesie Fall off again my sweet youths come and every man Trace to his house again and hang his pewter up then to The Tavern and bring your wives in Musses we will have Musick and the red grape shall make us dance and rise Boys Exeunt Enter King Are. Gal. Meg. Cle. Dion Thra. Bellario and Attendants King Is it appeas'd Di. Sir all is quiet as this dead of night As peaceable as sleep my Lord Philaster Brings on the Prince himself King Kind Gentlemen I will not break the least word I have given In promise to him I have heap'd a world Of grief upon his head which yet I hope To wash away Enter Philaster and Pharamond Cle. My Lord is come King My Son Blest be the time that I have leave to call Such vertue mine now thou art in mine arms Me thinks I have a salve unto my breast For all the stings that dwell there streams of grief That I have wrought thee and as much of joy That I repent it issue from mine eyes Let them appease thee take thy right take her She is thy right too and forget to urge My vexed soul with that I did before Phi. Sir is it blotted from my memory Past and forgotten For you
Prince of Spain Whom I have thus redeem'd you have full leave To make an honourable voyage home And if you would go furnish'd to your Realm With fair provision I do see a Lady Me thinks would gladly bear you company How like you this piece Meg. Sir he likes it well For he hath tried it and found it worth His princely liking we were ta'ne a bed I know your meaning I am not the first That Nature taught to seek a fellow forth Can shame remain perpetually in me And not in others or have Princes salves To cure ill names that meaner people want Phi. What mean you Meg. You must get another ship To clear the Princess and the boy together Di. How now Meg. Others took me and I took her and him At that all women may be ta'ne sometimes Ship us all four my Lord we can endure Weather and wind alike King Clear thou thy self or know not me for Father Are. This earth How false it is what means is left for me To clear my self It lies in your belief My Lords believe me and let all things else Struggle together to dishonour me Bell. O stop your cars great King that I may speak As freedom would then I will call this Lady As base as be her actions hear me Sir Believe hour hated bloud when it rebels Against your reason sooner than this Lady Meg. By this good light he bears it hansomely Phi. This Lady I will sooner trust the wind With Feathers or the troubled Sea with Pearl Than her with any thing believe her not Why think you if I did believe her words I would outlive 'em honour cannot take Revenge on you then what were to be known But death King Forget her Sir since all is knit Between us but I must request of you One favour and will sadly be denied Phi. Command what ere it be King Swear to be true to what you promise Phi. By the powers above Let it not be the death of her or him And it is granted King Bear away the boy To Torture I will have her clear'd or buried Phi. O let me call my words back worthy Sir Ask something else bury my life and right In one poor grave but do not take away my life and fame at once King Away with him it stands irrevocable Phi. Turn all your eyes on me here stands a man The falsest and the basest of this world Set swords against this breast some honest man For I have liv'd till I am pitied My former deeds are hateful but this last Is pitifull for I unwillingly Have given the dear preserver of my life Unto his Torture is it in the power Offers to kill himself Of flesh and blood to carry this and live Are. Dear Sir be patient yet or stay that hand King Sirs strip that boy Di. Come Sir your tender flesh will try your constancie Bell. O kill me gentlemen Di. No help Sirs Bell. Will you Torture me King Hast there why stay you Bell. Then I shall not break my vow You know just gods though I discover all King How 's that Will he confess Di. Sir so he says King Speak then Bell. Great King if you command This Lord to talk with me alone my tongue Urg'd by my heart shall utter all the thoughts My youth hath known and stranger things than these You hear not often King Walk aside with him Di. Why speak'st thou not Bell. Know you this face my Lord Di. No. Bell. Have you not seen it nor the like Di. Yes I have seen the like but readily I know not where Bell. I have been often told In Court of one Euphrasia a Lady And Daughter to you betwixt whom and me They that would flatter my bad face would swear There was such strange resemblance that we two Could not be known asunder drest alike Di. By Heaven and so there is Bell. For her fair sake Who now doth spend the spring time of her life In holy Pilgrimage move to the King That I may scape this Torture Di. But thou speak'st As like Euphrasia as thou dost look How came it to thy knowledge that she lives in Pilgrimage Bell. I know it not my Lord But I have heard it and do scarce believe it Di. Oh my shame is' t possible Draw near That I may gaze upon thee art thou she Or else her Murderer where wert thou born Bell. In Siracusa Di. What 's thy name Bell. Euphrasia Di. O'tis just 't is she now I do know thee Oh that thou hadst died And I had never seen thee nor my shame How shall I own thee shall this tongue of mine E're call thee Daughter more Bell. Would I had died indeed I wish it too And so I must have done by vow e're published What I have told but that there was no means To hide it longer yet I joy in this The Princess is all clear King What have you done Di. All is discovered Phi. Why then hold you me Di. All is discovered pray you let me go King Stay him Are. What is discovered He offers to stab himself Di. Why my shame it is a woman let her speak the rest Phi. How that again Di. It is a woman Phi. Blest be you powers that favour innocence King Lay hold upon that Lady Phi. It is a woman Sir hark Gentlemen It is a woman Arethusa take My soul into thy breast that would be gone With joy it is a woman thou art fair And vertuous still to ages in despight of malice King Speak you where lies his shame Bell. I am his Daughter Phi. The Gods are just Di. I dare accuse none but before you two The vertue of our age I bend my knee For mercy Phi. Take it freely for I know Though what thou didst were undiscreetly done 'T was meant well Are. And for me I have a power to pardon sins as oft As any man has power to wrong me Cle. Noble and worthy Phi. But Bellario For I must call thee still so tell me why Thou didst conceal thy Sex it was a fault A fault Bellario though thy other deeds Of truth outweigh'd it All these Jealousies Had flown to nothing if thou hadst discovered What now we know Bell. My Father would oft speak Your worth and vertue and as I did grow More and more apprehensive I did thirst To see the man so rais'd but yet all this Was but a Maiden longing to be lost As soon as found till sitting in my window Printing my thoughts in Lawne I saw a God I thought but it was you enter our Gates My bloud flew out and back again as fast As I had puft it forth and suck't it in Like breath then was I call'd away in hast To entertain you Never was a man Heav'd from a Sheep-coat to a Scepter rais'd So high in thoughts as I you left a kiss Upon these lips then which I mean to keep From you for ever I did hear you talk Far above singing after you were gone
I grew acquainted with my heart and search'd What stir'd it so Alas I found it love Yet far from 〈◊〉 for could I have but liv'd In presence of you I had had my end For this I did delude my noble Father With a feign'd Pilgrimage and drest my self In habit of a boy and for I knew My birth no match for you I was past hope Of having you And understanding well That when I made discovery of my Sex I could not stay with you I made a vow By all the most religious things a Maid Could call together never to be known Whilst there was hope to hide me from mens eyes For other than I seem'd that I might ever Abide with you then fate I by the Fount Where first you took me up King Search out a match Within our Kingdom where and when thou wilt And I will pay thy Dowry and thy self Wilt well deserve him Bell. Never Sir will I Maâ—ry it is a thing within my vow But if I may have leave to serve the Princess To see the vertues of her Lord and her I shall have hope to live Are. I Philaster Cannot be jealous though you had a Lady Drest like a Page to serve you nor will I Suspect her living here come live with me Live free as I do she that loves my Lord Curst be the wife that hates her Phi. I grieve such vertues should be laid in earth Without an Heir hear me my Royal Father Wrong not the freedom of our souls so much To think to take revenge of that base woman Her malice cannot hurt us set her free As she was born saving from shame and sin King Set her at liberty but leave the Court This is no place for such you Pharamond Shall have free passage and a conduct home Worthy so great a Prince when you come there Remember 't was your faults that lost you her And not my purpos'd will Pha. I do confess Renowned Sir King Last joyn your hands in one enjoy Philaster This Kingdom which is yours and after me What ever I call mine my blessing on you All happy hours be at your Marriage joyes That you may grow your selves over all Lands And live to see your plenteous branches spring Where ever there is Sun Let Princes learn By this to rule the passions of their blood For what Heaven wills can never be withstood Exeunt Omnes A KING and no KING Persons Represented in the Play Arbaces King of Iberia Tigranes King of Armenia Gobrias Lord Protector and Father of Arbaces Bacurius another Lord. Two Captains Mardonius Bessus Ligoces Father of Spaconia Two Gentlemen Three Men and a Woman Philip a servant and two Citizens Wives A Messenger A Servant to Bacurius Two Sword-men A Boy Arane The Queen Mother Panthea Her Daughter Spaconia A Lady Daughter of Ligones Mandane A waiting woman and other attendants Actus primus Scena prima Enter Mardonius and Bessus two Captains Mar. BEssus the King has made a fair hand on 't he has ended the Wars at a blow would my sword had a close basket hilt to hold Wine and the blade would make knives for we shall have nothing but eating and drinking Bes We that are Commanders shall do well enough Mar. Faith Bessus such Commanders as thou may I had as lieve set thee Perdue for a pudding i' th' dark as Alexander the Great Bes I love these jests exceedingly Mar. I think thou lov'st'em better than quarrelling Bessus I 'le say so much i' thy behalf and yet thou ' it valiant enough upon a retreat I think thou wouldst kill any man that stopt thee if thou couldst Bes But was not this a brave Combate Mardonius Mar. Why didst thou see 't Bes You stood wi' me Mar. I did so but me thought thou wink'dst every blow they strook Bes Well I believe there are better souldiers than I that never saw two Princes fight in lists Mar. By my troth I think so too Bessus many a thousand but certainly all that are worse than thou have seen as much Bes 'T was bravely done of our King Mar. Yes if he had not ended the wars I 'me glad thou dar'st talk of such dangerous businesses Bes To take a Prince prisoner in the heart of 's own Country in single combat Mar. See how thy blood curdles at this I think thou couldst be contented to be beaten i'th is passion Bes Shall I tell you truly Mar. I. Bes I could willingly venture for 't Mar. Um no venture neither Bessus Bes Let me not live if I do not think 't is a braver piece of service than that I 'me so fam'd for Mar. Why art thou fam'd for any valour Bes Fam'd I I warrant you Ma. I 'me e'en heartily glad on 't I have been with thee e're since thou cam'st to th' wars and this is the first word that ever I heard on 't prethee who fames thee Bes The Christian world Mar. 'T is heathenishly done of 'em in my conscience thou deserv'st it not Bes Yes I ha' don good service Mar. I do not know how thou mayst wait of a man in 's Chamber or thy agility of shifting of a Trencher but otherwise no service good Bessus Bes You saw me do the service your self Mar. Not so hasty sweet Bessus where was it is the place vanish'd Bes At Bessus desp'rate redemption Mar. At Bessus desp'rate redemption where 's that Bes There where I redeem'd the day the place bears my name Mar. Pray thee who Christened it Bes The Souldiers Mar. If I were not a very merrily dispos'd man what would become of thee one that had but a grain of choler in the whole composition of his body would send thee of an errand to the worms for putting thy name upon that field did not I beat thee there i' th' head o' th' Troops with a Trunchion because thou wouldst needs run away with thy company when we should charge the enemy Bes True but I did not run Mar. Right Bessus I beat thee out on 't Bes But came I not up when the day was gone and redeem'd all Mar. Thou knowest and so do I thou meanedst to flie and thy fear making thee mistake thou ranst upon the enemy and a hot charge thou gav'st as I 'le do thee right thou art furious in running away and I think we owe thy fear for our victory If I were the King and were sure thou wouldst mistake alwaies and run away upon th' enemy thou shouldst be General by this light Bes You 'l never leave this till I fall foul Mar. No more such words dear Bessus for though I have ever known thee a coward and therefore durst never strike thee yet if thou proceedest I will allow thee valiant and beat thee Bes Come our King 's a brave fellow Mar. He is so Bessus I wonder how thou cam'st to know it But if thou wer 't a man of understanding I would tell thee he is vain-glorious and humble and angry and patient and merry
we 'l take our leaves Zen. We are determined Dye before yield Arn. Honour and a fair grave Zen. Before a lustful Bed so for our fortunes Rut. Du cat awhee good Count cry prethee cry O what a wench hast thou lost cry you great booby Exe. Enter Charino Clod. And is she gone then am I dishonoured thus Cozened and baffl'd my Guard there no man answer My Guard I say sirrah you knew of this plot Where are my Guard I 'le have your life you villain You politick old Thief Char. Heaven send her far enough Enter Guard And let me pay the ransom Guard Did your honour call us Clod. Post every way and presently recover The two strange Gentlemen and the fair Lady Guard This day was Married Sir Clod. The same Guard We saw 'em Making with all main speed to th'Port Cod. Away villains Exit Guard Recover her or I shall dye deal truly Didst not thou know Char. By all that 's good I did not If your honour mean their slight to say I grieve for that Will be to lye you may handle me as you please Clod. Be sure with all the cruelty with all the rigor For thou hast rob'd me villain of a treasure Enter Guard How now Guard They 're all aboard a Bark rode ready for 'em And now are under Sail and past recovery Clod. Rig me a Ship with all the speed that may be I will not lose her thou her most false Father Shalt go along and if I miss her hear me A whole day will I study to destroy thee Char. I shall be joyful of it and so you 'l find me Exeunt omnes Actus Secundus Scena Prima Enter Manuel du sosa and Guiomar Man I Hear and see too much of him and that Compels me Madam though unwillingly To wish I had no Uncles part in him And much I fear the comfort of a Son You will not long enjoy Gui. 'T is not my fault And therefore from his guilt my innocence Cannot be tainted since his Fathers death Peace to his soul a Mothers prayers and care Were never wanting in his education His Child-hood I pass o're as being brought up Under my wing and growing ripe for study I overcame the tenderness and joy I had to look upon him and provided The choicest Masters and of greatest name Of Salamanca in all liberal Arts. Man To train his youth up I must witness that Gui. How there he prospered to the admiration Of all that knew him for a general Scholar Being one of note before he was a man Is still remembred in that Academy From thence I sent him to the Emperours Court Attended like his Fathers Son and there Maintain'd him in such bravery and height As did become a Courtier Man 'T was that spoil'd him my Nephew had been happy The Court 's a School indeed in which some few Learn vertuous principles but most forget What ever they brought thither good and honest Trifling is there in practice serious actions Are obsolete and out of use my Nephew Had been a happy man had he ne're known What 's there in grace and fashion Gui. I have heard yet That while he liv'd in Court the Emperour Took notice of his carriage and good parts The Grandees did not scorn his company And of the greatest Ladies he was held A compleat Gentleman Man He indeed Daunc'd well A turn o'th'Toe with a lofty trick or two To argue nimbleness and a strong back Will go far with a Madam 't is most true That he 's an excellent Scholar and he knows it An exact Courtier and he knows that too He has fought thrice and come off still with honour Which he forgets not Gui. Nor have I much reason To grieve his fortune that way Man You are mistaken Prosperity does search a Gentlemans temper More than his adverse fortune I have known Many and of rare parts from their success In private Duels rais'd up to such a pride And so transform'd from what they were that all That lov'd them truly wish'd they had fallen in them I need not write examples in your Son 'T is too apparent for e're Don Duarte Made tryal of his valour he indeed was Admired for civil courtesie but now He 's swoln so high out of his own assurance Of what he dares do that he seeks occasions Unjust occasions grounded on blind passion Ever to be in quarrels and this makes him Shunn'd of all fair Societies Gui. Would it were In my weak power to help it I will use With my entreaties th' Authority of a Mother As you may of an Uncle and enlarge it With your command as being a Governour To the great King in Lasbon Enter Duarte and his Page Man Here he comes We are unseen observe him Dua. Boy Page My Lord. Dua. What saith the Spanish Captain that I struck To my bold challenge Page He refus'd to read it Dua. Why didst not leave it there Page I did my Lord But to no purpose for he seems more willing To sit down with the wrongs than to repair His honour by the sword he knows too well That from your Lordship nothing can be got But more blows and disgraces Dua. He 's a wretch A miserable wretch and all my fury Is lost upon him holds the Mask appointed I' th' honour of Hippolyta Page 'T is broke off Dua. The reason Page This was one they heard your Lordship Was by the Ladies choice to lead the Dance And therefore they too well assur'd how far You would out shine 'em gave it o're and said They would not serve for foiles to set you off Dua. They at their best are such and ever shall be Where I appear Man Do you note his modesty Dua. But was there nothing else pretended Page Yes Young Don Alonzo the great Captains Nephew Stood on comparisons Dua. With whom Page With you And openly profess'd that all precedence His birth and state consider'd was due to him Not were your Lordship to contend with one So far above you Dua. I look down upon him With such contempt and scorn as on my slave He 's a name only and all good in him He must derive from his great grandsires Ashes For had not their victorious acts bequeath'd His titles to him and wrote on his forehead This is a Lord he had liv'd unobserv'd By any man of mark and died as one Amongst the common route Compare with me 'T is Gyant-like ambition I know him And know my self that man is truly noble And he may justly call that worth his own Which his deserts have purchas'd I could wish My hath were more obserue my friends and kinsmen Of lesser power or that my provident Father Had been like to that riotous Emperour That chose his belly for his only heir For being of no family then and poor My vertues wheresoe'r I liv'd should make That kingdom my inheritance Gui. Strange self Love Dua. For if I studied the Countries Laws I should so
Widow and Ralph with a torch Isab My sister as I live your Brother with her sure I â—hink you are the Kings takers Vnc. Now it works Val. Nay you shall know I am a man Wid. I think so Val. And such proof you shall have Wid. I pray speak softly Val. I 'le speak it out Widow yes and you shall confess too I am no Nurse-child I went for a man a good one if you can beat me out o' th' pit Wid. I did but jest with you Val. I 'le handle you in earnest and so handle you Nay when my credit calls Wid. Are you mad Val. I am mad I am mad Fran. Good morrow Sir I like your preparation Val. Thou hast been at it Frank. Fran. Yes faith 't is done Sir Val. Along with me then never hang an arfâ— widow Isab 'T is to no purpose sister Val. Well said Black-brows advance your torches Gentlemen Vnc. Yes yes Sir Val. And keep your ranks Mer. Lance carrie this before him Vnc. Carrie it in state Enter Musicians Fount Hare Bel. Val. What are you Musicians I know your coming and what are those behind you Musi Gentlemen that sent us to give the Lady a good morrow Val. O I know them come boy sing the song I taught you And sing it lustily come forward Gentlemen you 're welcom Welcom now we are all friends go get the Priest ready And let him not be long we have much business Come Frank rejoyce with me thou hast got the start boy But I 'le so tumble after come my friends lead Lead cheerfully and let your Fiddles ring boyes My follies and my fancies have an end here Display the morgage Lance Merchant I 'le pay you And every thing shall be in joynt again Vnc. Afore afore Val. And now confess and know Wit without Money sometimes gives the blow Exeunt BEGGARS BUSH A COMEDY Persons Represented in the Play Wolfort an usurper of the Earldom of Flanders Gerrard falsely called Clause King of the Beggars Father in Law to Florez Hubert an honest Lord a friend to Gerrard Florez falsely called Goswin a rich Merchant of Bruges Hempskirke a Captain under Wolford a Courtier inhabitants of Flanders Herman A Merchant Vandunke a drunken Merchant friend to Gerrard falsely called Father to Bertha of Bruges Vanlock and 4 Merchants Three Knavish Beggars Higgen Prigg Snapp Two Gentlemen disguised under tho's names of Gerrard's party Ferret Ginkes Clown Boores. Servants Guard A Sailor WOMEN Jaculin Daughter to Gerrard beloved of Hubert Bertha called Gertrude Daughter to the Duke of Brabant Mistress to Florez Margaret Wife to Vandunke Mrs Frances a frow Daughter to Vanlock The Scene Flanders Actus primus Scena prima Enter a Merchant and Herman Mer. IS he then taken Her And brought back even now Sir Mer. He was not in disgrace Her No man more lov'd Nor more deserv'd it being the only man That durst be honest in this Court Mer. Indeed We have heard abroad Sir that the State hath suffered A great change since the Countesses death Her It hath Sir Mer. My five years absence hath kept me a stranger So much to all the occurents of my Country As you shall bind me for some short relation To make me understand the present times Her I must begin then with a War was made And seven years with all cruelty continued Upon our Flanders by the Duke of Brabant The cause grew thus during our Earls minority Wolfort who now usurps was employed thither To treat about a match between our Fail And the Daughter and Heir of Brabant during which treaty The Brabander pretends this Daughter was Stoln from his Court by practice of our State Though we are all confirm'd 't was a sought quarrel To lay an unjust gâ—ipe upon this Earldom It being here believ'd the Duke of Brabant Had no such loss This War upon 't proclaim'd Our Earl being then a Child although his Father Good Gerrard liv'd yet in respect he was Chosen by the Countesses favour for her Husband And but a Gentleman and Florez holding His right unto this Country from his Mother The State thought fit in this defensive War Wolfort being then the only man of mark To make him General Mer. Which place we have heard He did discharge with houour Her I so long And with so blest successes that the Brabander Was forc't his treasures wasted and the choice Of his best men of Armes tyr'd or cut off To leave the field and sound a base retreat Back to his Country but so broken both In mind and means er'e to make head again That hitherto he sits down by his loss Not daring or for honour or revenge Again to tempt his fortune But this Victory More broke our State and made a deeper hurt In Flanders than the greatest overthrow She ever receiv'd For Wolfort now beholding Himself and actions in the flattering glass Of self-deservings and that cherish't by â—e strong assurance of his power for then 〈◊〉 Captains of the Army were his creatures â—e common Souldier too at his devotion â—de so by full indulgence to their rapines â—d secret bounties this strength too well known â—d what it could effect soon put in practice 〈◊〉 further'd by the Child-hood of the Earl â—d their improvidence that might have pierc't â—e heart of his designs gave him occasion â— seize the whole and in that plight you find it Mer. Sir I receive the knowledge of thus much â— a choice favour from you Her Only I must add â—â—es holds out Mer. Whither Sir I am going â—t there last night I had a ship put in â—d my Horse waits me Exit Her I wish you a good journey Enter Wolfort Hubert Wol. What Hubert stealing from me who disarm'd him 〈◊〉 was more than I commanded take your sword â—m best guarded with it in your hand â—ave seen you use it nobly Hub. And will turn it 〈◊〉 my own bosom ere it shall be drawn 〈◊〉 worthily or rudely Wol. Would you leave me Without a farewel Hubert slie a friend â—nwearied in his study to advance you â—hat have I e're possess'd which was not yours 〈◊〉 either did not court you to command it â—ho ever yet arriv'd to any grace â—eward or trust from me but his approaches â—ere by your fair reports of him prefer'd â—d what is more I made my self your Servant 〈◊〉 making you the Master of those secrets Which not the rack of Conscience could draw from me â—or I when I askt mercy trust my prayers with â—et after these assurances of love â—hese tyes and bonds of friendship to forsake me â—orsake me as an enemy come you must â—ve me a reason Hub. Sir and so I will I may do 't in private and you hear it Wol. All leave the room you have your will sit down â—nd use the liberty of our first friendship Hub. Friendship when you prov'd Traitor first that vanish'd â—or do I owe you any thought but hate â—now my flight hath forfeited my head â—nd
over joy'd Ravisht clean ravisht with this fortune kiss me Or I shall lose my self Clo. My Husband said ye Chi. Said I and will say Cloe nay and do it And do it home too Peg thee as close to him As birds are with a pin to one another I have it I can do it thou wantst clothes too And hee 'l be hang'd unless he marry thee E'â—e he maintain thee now he has Ladies Courtiers More than his back can bend at multitudes We are taken up for threshers will ye bite Clo. Yes Chi. And let me Clo. Yes and let ye Chi. What! Clo. Why that ye wote of Chi. I cannot stay take your instructions And something toward houshold come what ever I shall advise ye follow it exactlie And keep your times I point ye for I 'le tell ye A strange way you must wade through Clo. Fear not me Sir Chi. Come then and let 's dispatch this modicum For I have but an hour to stay a short one Besides more water for another mill And old weak over-shot I must provide for There 's an old Nunnerie at hand Clo. What 's that Chi. A bawdie house Clo. A pox consume it Chi. If the stones 't is built on Were but as brittle as the flesh lives in it Your curse came handsomlie fear not there 's ladies And other good sad people you pinkt Citizens Think it no shame to shake a sheet there Come wench Exeunt Enter Cleanthe and Siphax Clean A Souldier and so fearfull Siph Can ye blame me When such a weight lies on me Clean. Eye upon ye I tell ye ye shall have her have her safelie And for your wife with her own will Siph. Good Sister Cle. What a distrustfull man are you to morrow To morrow morning Siph. Is it possible Can there be such a happiness Clean. Why hang me If then ye be not married if to morrow night Ye doe not Siph. O dear Sister Clean. What ye wou'd doe What ye desire to doe lie with her Devil What a dull man are you Siph. Nay I believe now And shall she love me Clean. As her life and stroke ye Siph. O I will be her Servant Clean. 'T is your dutie Siph. And she shall have her whole will Clean. Yes 't is reason She is a Princess and by that rule boundless Si. What woud'you be for I wou'd have ye Sister Chuse some great place about us as her woman Is not so fit Clean. No no I shall find places Siph. And yet to be a Ladie of her bed chamber I hold not so fit neither Some great title believe it shall be look't out Clean. Ye may a Dutchess Or such a toye a small thing pleases me Sir Sip. What you will Sister if a neighbour Prince When we shall come to raign Clean. We shall think on 't Be ready at the time and in that place too And let me work the rest within this half hour The Princess will be going 't is almost morning Away and mind your business Siph. Fortune bless us Exeâ—â—t Enter King Polydor and Lords Pol. I do beseech your grace to banish me King Why Gentleman is she not worthy marriage Pol. Most worthy Sir where worth again shall meet 〈◊〉 But I like thick clouds sailing slow and heavy Although by her drawn higher yet shall hide her I dare not be a traitor and 't is treason But to imagine as you love your honour King 'T is her first maiden doting and if crost I know it kills her 1 Lord. How knows your grace she loves him King Her woman told me all beside his story Her maid Lucippe on what reason too And 't is beyond all but enjoying Polydor. Sir Even by your wisdom by that great discretion Ye owe to rule and order 2 Lord. This man 's mad sure To plead against his fortune 1 Lord. And the King too Willing to have it so Pol. By those dead Princes From whose descents ye stand a star admir'd at Lay not so base a lay upon your vertues Take heed for honours sake take heed the bramble No wise man ever planted by the rose It cankers all her beauty nor the vine When her full blushes court the sun dares any Choke up with wanton Ivy good my Lords Who builds a monument the Basis Jasper And the main body Brick 2 Lord. Ye wrong your worth Ye are a Gentleman descended nobly 1 Lord. In both bloods truly noble King Say ye were not My will can make ye so Pol. No never never 'T is not descent nor will of Princes does it 'T is Vertue which I want 't is Temperance Man honest man is' t fit your Majesty Should call my drunkenness my rashness Brother Or such a blessed Maid my breach of saith For I am most lascivious and fell angers In which I am also mischievous her Husband O Gods preserve her I am wild as Winter Ambitious as the Devil out upon me I hate my self Sir if ye dare bestow her Upon a Subject ye have one deserves her King But him she does not love I know your meaning This young mans love unto his noble Brother Appears a mirrour what must now be done Lords For I am gravel'd if she have not him She dies for certain if his Brother miss her Farewel to him and all our honours 1 Lord. He is dead Sir Your Grace has heard of that and strangely King No I can assure you no there was a trick in 't Read that and then know all what ails the Gentleman Hold him how do ye Sir Polydor is sick o' th' sudden Pol. Sick o' th' sudden Extreamly ill wondrous ill King Where did it take ye Pol. Here in my head Sir and my heart for Heaven sake King Conduct him to his Chamber presently And bid my Doctors Pol. No I shall be well Sir I do beseech your Grace even for the Gods sake Remember my poor Brother I shall pray then King Away he grows more weak still I will do it Or Heaven forget me ever Now your Counsels Ex. Pol. For I am at my wits end what with you Sir Enter Messenger with a Letter Mess Letters from warlike Pelius King Yet more troubles The Spartans are in Arms and like to win all Supplies are sent for and the General This is more cross than t'other come let 's to him For he must have her 't is necessity Or we must lose our honours let 's plead all For more than all is needful shew all reason If love can hear o'th at side if she yield We have fought best and won the noblest field Exeunt Enter Eumenes Captains Stremon 1 Cap. I have brought the wench a lusty wench And somewhat like the Princess Eumen. 'T is the better let 's see her And go you in and tell him that her Grace Is come to visit him how sleeps he Stremon Stre. He cannot only thinks and calls on Polydor Swears he will not be fool'd sometimes he rages And sometimes sits and muses Exit Stremon Enter
Whore and Captain Eume. He 's past all help sure How do ye like her 2 Capt. By th' mass a good round Virgin And at first sight resembling she is well cloath'd too Eume. But is she sound 2 Cap. Of wind and limb I warrant her Eume. You are instucted Lady Who. Yes and know Sir How to behave my self ne're fear Eume. Polybius Where did he get this Vermin 1 Capt. Hang him Badger There 's not a hole free from him whores and whores mates Do all pay him obedience Eume. Indeed i' th' War His quarter was all Whore Whore upon Whore And lin'd with Whore beshrew me 't is a fair Whore 1 Capt. She has smockt away her blood but fair or soul Or blind or lame that can but lift her leg up Comes not amiss to him he rides like a night Mare All Ages all Religions Eume. Can ye state it Who. I 'le make a shift Eume. He must lie with ye Lady Who. Let him ne's not the first man I have lain with Nor shall not be the last Enter Memnon 2 Capt. He comes no more words She has her lesson throughly how he views her Eumen. Go forward now so bravely stand Mem. Great Lady How humbly I am bound Who. You shall not kneel Sir Come I have done you wrong stand my Souldier And thus I make amends Kisses him Eumen. A Plague confound ye Is this your state 2 Capt. 'T is well enough Mem. O Lady Your Royal hand your hand my dearest beauty Is more than I must purchase here divine one I dare revenge my wrongs ha 1 Capt. A damn'd soul one Eume. The Lees of Baudy prewns mourning Gloves All spoil'd by Heaven Mem. Ha! who art thou 2 Capt. A shame on ye Ye clawing scabby Whore Mem. I say who art thou Eumen. Why 't is the Princess Sir Mem. The Devil Sir 'T is some Roguey thing Who. If this abuse be love Sir Or I that laid aside my modesty Eumen. So far thou 't never find it Mem. Do not weep For if ye be the Princess I will love ye Indeed I will and honour ye fight for ye Come wipe your eyes by Heaven she stinks who art thou Stinks like a poyson'd Rat behind a hanging Woman who art like a rotten Cabbage 2 Capt. Y' are much to blame Sir 't is the Princess Mem. How She the Princess Eumen. And the loving Princess 1 Capt. Indeed the doating Princess Mem. Come hither once more The Princess smells like mornings breath pure Amber Beyond the courted Indies in her spices Still a dead Rat by Heaven thou a Princess Eumen. What a dull Whore is this Mem. I 'le tell ye presently For if she be a Princess as she may be And yet stink too and strongly I shall find her Fetch the Numidian Lyon I brought over If she be sprung from the Royal blood the Lyon He 'l do you reverence else Who. I beseech your Lordship Eumen. He 'l tear her all to pieces Who. I am no Princess Sir Mem. Who brought thee hither 2 Capt. If ye confess we 'll hang ye Who. Good my Lord Mem. Who art thou then Who. A poor retaining Whore Sir To oâ— of your Lord 〈◊〉 Captains Mâ—â— Aâ—as poor Whâ—â—e Go â—a Whore still 〈◊〉 stink worse Ha ha ha Ex. Cloe. What fools are these 〈◊〉 Coxcombs Exit Menmon Eumen. I am â—ight â—lad yet He takes it with such â—ightness 1 Cap. Me thinks his face too Is not so clouded as it was how he looks Eume. Where 's your dead Rat 2 Cap. Tâ—â— Dâ—â— diâ—e upon her Loins wâ—â— what a Medieme had he gotten To try a Whorâ— Enter Stremon Stre. Here 's one from Polydor stays to speak with ye Eume. With whom Stre. With all where has the General been He 's laughing to himself extreamly Eumen. Come I 'le tell thee how I am glad yet he 's so merry Exeâ—unt Actus Quintus Scena Prima Enter Chillax and Priestess Calis Lady and Nun. Chi. WHat lights are those that enter there still nearer â—ague o' your rotten itch do you draw me hither Into the Temple to betray me was there no place To satisfie your sin in Gods forgive me Still they come forward Priest Peace ye fool I have found it 'T is the young Princess Calis Chi. 'T is the Devil To â—â—aw us for our catterwawling Priest Retire softly I did not look for you these two hours Lady Beshrew your hast that way To Chillax Chi. That goes to the Altar Ye old blind Beast Priest I know not any way Still they come nearer I 'le in to th' Oracle Chi. That 's well remembred I 'le in with ye Priest Do. Exeunt Priest and Chilax Enter Calis and her Train with lights singing Lucippe Cleanthe SONG O fair sweet Goddess Queen of Loves Soft and gentle as thy Dâ—â—es Humble â—y'd and ever ruing These poor hearts their Loves pursuing O thou â— ther of delights Crowâ—â— of all happy nights Star of dear content and pleasure Of mutual loves the endless treasure Accept this sacrifice we bring Thou continual youth and Spring Grant this Lady her desires And every hour we 'll crown thy fires Enter a Nun. Nun. You about her all retire Whilest the Princess feeds the fire When your Devotions ended be To the Oracle I will attend ye Exit Nun and draws the Curtain close to Calis Enter Stremon and Eumenes Strem. He will abroad Eumen. How does his humour hold him Stre. He is now grown wondrous sad weeps often too Talks of his Brother to himself starts strangely Eumen. Does he not curse Strem. No. Eumen. Nor break out in fury Offering some new attempt Strem. Neither to th' Temple Is all we hear of now what there he will do Eumen. I hope repent his folly let 's be near him Strem. Where are the rest Eumen. About a business Concerns him mainly if Heav'n cure his madness He 's made for ever Stremon Strem. Does the King know it Eumen. Yes and much troubled with it he 's now 〈◊〉 To seek his Sister out Strem. Come let 's away then Exeunt Eumen Strem. 〈◊〉 Enter Nun she opens the Curtain to Calis Calis at the Oracle Nun. Peace to your Prayers Lady will it please ye To pass on to the Oracle Cal. Most humbly Chilax and Priest in the Orâ—â—â— Chi. Do ye hear that Priest Yes lie close Chi. A wildfire take ye What shall become of me I shall be hang'd now Is this a time to shake a halter shake ye Come up and juggle come Priest I am monstrous fearful Chi. Up ye old gaping Oyster up and answer A mouldy Mange upon your chops ye told me I was safe here till the Bell rung Priest I was prevented And did not look these three hours for the Princess Chi. Shall we be taken Priest Speak for loves sake Chilax I cannot nor I dare not Chi. I 'le speak Treason for I had as lieve be hang'd for that Priest Good Chilax Chi. Must it be sung or said what shall I
wondrous gracious to ye Si. Hâ—av'n make me thankful Chi. She would have ye read it He reads Si. Siphax the will of Heaven hath cast me on thee To be thy Wife whose Will must be obey'd Use me with honour I shall love thee dearly And make thee understand thy worths hereafter Convey me to a secret Ceremony That both our hearts and loves may be united And use no Language till before my Brother We both appear where I will shew the Oracle For till that time I am bound I must not answer Si. O happy I Chi. Ye are a made man Si. But Chilax Where are her Women Chi. None but your Graces Sister Because she would have it private to the World yet Knows of this business Si. I shall thank thee Chilax Thou art a careful man Chi. Your Graces Servant Si. I 'll find a fit place for thee Chi. If you will not There 's a good Lady will she points ye forward Away and take your fortune not a word Sir So you are greas'd I hope Ex. Si. and Cloe manet Chilax Enter Stremon Fool and Boy Chi. Stremon Fool Pieus Where have you left your Lord Strem. I' th' Temple Chilax Chi. Why are ye from him Strem. Why the King is with him And all the Lords Chi. Is not the Princess there too Strem. Yes And the strangest Coil amongst 'em She weeps bitterly The King â—â—treats and frowns my Lord like Autumn Drops off his hopes by handfulls all the Temple Sweats with this Agony Chi. Where 's young Polydore Strem. Dead as they said o' th' sudden Chi. Dead Strem. For certain But not yet known abroad Chi. There 's a new trouble A brave young man he was but we must all dye Strem. Did not the General meet you this morning Like a tall Stallion Nun Chi. No more o' that Boy Strem. You had been feâ—â—etting Chi. That 's all one Fool My Master Fool that taught my wits to traffick What has your Wisedom done how have you profited Out with your Audit come you are not empty Put out mine eye with twelve pence do you shaker What think you of this shaking here 's wit Coxcomb Hâ— Bâ—â—sâ— ha my fine Rascals here 's a Ring Pulls out a Purse How â—â—ght they go Fool. O let me ring the sore Bell. And here are thumpers Chiqueens golden rogues Wit wit ye Rascals Fool. I have a Stye here Chilax Chi. I have no Gold to cure it not a penny Not one cross Cavalier we are dull Souldiers Gross heavy-headed fellows fight for Victuals Fool. Why ye are the Spirits of the time Chi. By no means Fool. The valiant firie Chi. Fie fie no. Fool. Be-lee me Sir Chi. I wou'd I cou'd Sir Fool. I will satisfie ye Chi. But I will not content you alas poor Boy Thou shew'st an honest Nature weepst for thy Master There 's a red Rogue to buy thee Handkerchiefs Fool. He was an honest Gentleman I have lost too Chi. You have indeed your labour Fool but Stremon Dost thou want money too no Vertue living No sinking out at fingers ends Strem. It seems so Chi. Will ye all serve me Strem. Yes when ye are Lord General For less I will not go Chi. There 's Gold for thee then Thou hast a Souldiers mind Fool Fool. Here your first man Chi. I will give thee for thy Wit for 't is a fine wit A dainty diving Wit hold up just nothing Go graze i' th' Commons yet I am merciful There 's six pence buy a Saucer steal an old Gown And beg i' th' Temple for a Prophet come away Boys Let 's see how things are carried Fool up Sirrah You may chance get a dinner Boy your preferment I 'll undertake for your brave Masters sake You shall not perish Fool. Chilax Chi. Please me well Fool. And you shall light my pipes away to the Temple But stay the King 's here sport upon sport Boys Enter King Lords Siphax kneeling Cloe with a Vail King What would you have Captain Speak suddenly for I am wondrous busie Si. A pardon Royal Sir King For what Si. For that Which was Heaven's Will should not be mine alone Sir My marrying with this Lady King It needs no pardon For Marriage is no Sin Si. Not in it self Sir But in presuming too much yet Heaven knows So does the Oracle that cast it on me And the Princess royal Sir King What Princess Si. O be not angry my dread King your Sister King My Sister she 's i' th' Temple Man Si. She is here Sir Lord. The Captain 's mad she 's kneeling at the Altar King I know she is with all my heart good Captain I do forgive ye both be unvail'd Lady Puts off her Vail Will ye have more forgiveness the man 's frantick Come let 's go bring her out God give ye joy Sir Si. How Cloe my old Cloe Ex. King Lord. Clo. Even the same Sir Chi. Gods give your manhood much content Strem. The Princess Looks something musty since her coming over Fool. 'T were good you 'd brush her over Si. Fools and Fidlers Make sport at my abuse too Fool. O 't is the Nature Of us Fools to make bold with one another But you are wise brave sirs Chi. Cheer up your Princess Believe it Sir the King will not be angry Or say he were why 't was the Oracle The Oracle an 't like your Grace the Oracle Strem. And who most mighty Siphax Siph. With mine own whore C oe With whom else should ye marry speak your conscience Will ye transgress the law of Arms that ever Rewards the Souldier with his own sins Siph. Devils Cloe. Ye had my maiden-head my youth my sweetness Is it not justice then Siph. I see it must be But by this hand I 'le hang a lock upon thee Cloe. You shall not need my hon sty shall doe it Siph. If there be wars in all the world Cloe. I 'le with ye For you know I have been a Souldier Come curse on when I need another Oracle Chi. Send for me Siphax I 'le fit ye with a Princess And so to both your honours Fool. And your graces Siph. The Devil grace ye all Cloe. God a mercy Chilax Chi. Shall we laugh half an hour now Strem. No the King comes And all the train Chi. Away then our Act 's ended Exeunt Enter King Calis Memnon and Cleanthe Lords King You know he do's deserve ye loves ye dearly You know what bloody violence had us'd Upon himself but that his Brother crost it You know the same thoughts still inhabit in him The Hearse ready Polydor Eumenes Captains And covet to take birth Look on him Lady The wars have not so far consum'd him yet Cold age disabled him or sickness sunk him To be abhorr'd look on his Honour Sister That bears no stamp of time no wrinkles on it No sad demolishment nor death can reach it Look with the eyes of Heaven that nightly waken To view the wonders of the glorious Maker
am no great ones fool Gonz. I hope so for alliance sake Mon. Yet I do serve the Mighty Monstrous and Magnanimous Invincible Erota Gonz. O good cousin now I have you I 'le meet you in your Coat Mon. Coat I have my horse mans coat I must confess Lin'd through with Velvet and a Scarlet out-side If you 'll meet me in 't I 'le send for 't And cousin you shall see me with much comfort For it is both a new one and a right one It did not come collateral Gonz. Adieu good cousin at this present I have some business Mon. Farewel excellent cousin Actus Tertius Scena Prima Enter Gonzalo and Fernando Gonz. CAndy I say is lost already Fern. Yes If to be conqueror be to be lost Gonz. You have it one days conquest hath undone them And sold them to their vassalage for what Have I else toyl'd my brains profusely emptied My moneys but to make them slaves to Venice That so in case the sword did lose his edge Then art might sharpen hers Fer. Gonzalo how Gonz. Fernando thus you see how through this Land Both of the best and basest I am honour'd I only gave the State of Venice notice When where and how to land or you had found A better entertainment I was he Encourag'd young Antinous to affront The Devil his Father for the Devil I think Dares not do more in battel Fer. But why did ye I find no such great policie in that Gonz. Indeed Fernando thou canst fight not plot Had they continu'd one they two alone Were of sufficient courage and performance To beat an Armie Fer. Now by all my hopes I rather shall admire than envy vertue Gonz. Why then by all your hopes you 'l rather have Your Brains knockt out than learn how to be wise You States man Well Sir I did more than this When Cassilane crav'd from the common treasure Pay for his Souldiers I strook home and lent him An hundred thousand Duckets Fer. Marry Sir The policy was little the love loss And honesty least of all Gonz. How say ye by that Go fight I say goe fight I 'le talk no more with you You are insensible Fer. Well I shall observe ye Gonz. Why look you Sir by this means have I got The greatest part of Cassilanes estate Into my hands which he can ne're redeem But must of force sink do you conceive me now Fer. So But why have you importuned the Senate For me to sojourn with them Gonz. There 's the quintessence The soul and grand elixir of my wit For he according to his noble nature Will not be known to want though he do want And will be bankrupted so much the sooner And made the subject of our scorn and laughter Fern. Here 's a perfect plotted stratagem Gonz. Why could you Imagine that I did not hate in heart My Countryes enemies yes yes Fernando And I will be the man that shall undoe them Fern. Ye are in a ready way Gonz. I was never out on 't Enter Gaspero Gonz. Peace Here comes a wise Coxcombe a tame Coward Now worthy Gaspero what You come I know to be my Lord Fernando's Conducter to old Cassilane Gas To wait upon him Gonz. And my Lords the Senators sent you Gasp My noble Lord they did Gonz. My Lord Fernando This Gentleman as humble as you see him Is even this Kingdoms treasure In a word 'T is his chief glory that he is not wiser Than honest nor more honest than approv'd In truth and faith Gasp My Lord. Gonz. You may be bold To trust him with your bosom he 'l not deceive If you relie upon him once Erot. Your name is Gaspero Gasp Your servant Gonz. Go commend me Right honest Gaspero commend me heartily To noble Cassilane tell him my love Is vow'd to him Gasp I shall Gonz. I know you will My Lord I cannot long be absent from you Fer. Sir you are now my guide Exit Gonz. Thus my designs Run uncontroul'd yet Venice though I be Intelligencer to thee in my brain Are other large Projects for if proud Erota Bend to my lure I will be Candy's King And Duke of Venice too Ha Venice too O 't was prettily shov'd in why not Erota May in her love seal all sure if she swallow The bait I am Lord of both if not yet Candy Despight of all her power shall be ruin'd Enter Cassilane Arcanes and Annophel Cas Urge me no farther Annophel Anno. My Lord. Cas Thy fathers poverty has made thee happy For though 't is true this solitary life Sutes not with youth and beautie O my child Yet 't is the sweetest Guardian to protect Chast names from Court aspersions there a Lady Tender and delicate in years and graces That doats upon the charms of ease and pleasure Is ship-wrackt on the shore for 't is much safer To trust the Ocean in a leaking ship Than follow greatness in the wanton rites Of luxurie and sloth Anno. My wishes Sir Have never soar'd a higher flight than truly To find occasion wherein I might witness My duty and obedience Cas 'T is well said Canst thou forbear to laugh Arcanes Arc. Why Sir Cas To look upon my beggerie to look upon My patience in my beggerie Tell me Does it shew handsom bravely Handsom thou wilt flatter me And swear that I am miserable Arc. Nothing More glorifies the noble and the valiant Than to despise contempt if you continue But to enjoy your self you in your self Enjoy all store besides Cas An excellent change I that some seven Apprentice-ships commanded A hundred Ministers that waited on My nod and sometimes twenty thousand souldiers Am now retir'd attended in my age By one poor maid follow'd by one old man Arc. Sir you are lower in your own repute Than you have reason for Cas The Roman Captains I mean the best such as with their blouds Purchas'd their Countreys peace the Empires glorie Were glad at last to get them to some Farmes Off from the clamours of the ingratefull great ones And the unsteady multitude to live As I do now and 't was their blessing too Let it be ours Arcanes Arc. I cannot but Applaud your scorn of injuries Cas Of injuries Arcanes Annophel lend both your hands So what say ye now Arc. Why now my Lord Cas I swear By all my past prosperities thus standing Between you two I think my self as great As mighty as if in the Capitol I stood amidst the Senators with all The Cretan subjects prostrate at my feet Ann. Sir you are here more safe Cas And more beloved Why look ye Sirs I can forget the weakness Of the traduced Souldiers the neglect Of the fair-spoken Senate the impietie Of him the villain whom to my dishonour The World miscalls my son But by the Arc. Sir remember that you promis'd no occasion Should move your patience Cas Thou do'st chide me friendly He shall not have the honour to be thought upon Amongst us Enter a Servant Now
wait upon as far as Italy Bel. I 'll travel into Wales amongst the mountains I hope they cannot find me Ros If you go further So good and free society we hold ye We 'll jog along too Pin. Are ye so valiant Lady Lel. And we 'll be merry Sir and laugh Pin. It may be We 'll go by Sea Lel. Why 't is the only voyage I love a Sea-voyage and a blustring tempest And let all split Pin. This is a dainty Damosel I think 't will tame ye can ye ride post Lel. O excellently I am never weary that way A hundred mile a day is nothing with me Bel. I 'le travel under ground do you hear sweet Lady I find it will be dangerous for a woman Ros No danger Sir I warrant I love to be under Bel. I see she will abuse me all the world over But say we pass through Germany and drink hard Ros We 'll learn to drink and swagger too Bel. She 'l beat me Lady I 'le live at home Ros And I 'le live with thee And we 'll keep house together Bel. I 'le keep hounds first And those I hate right heartily Pin. I go for Turky And so it may be up into Persia Lel. We cannot know too much I 'le travel with ye Pin. And you 'l abuse me Lel. Like enough Pin. 'T is dainty Bel. I will live in a bawdy-house Ros I dare come to ye Bel. Say I am dispos'd to hang my self Ros There I 'le leave ye Bel. I am glad I know how to avoid ye Mir. May I speak yet Fac. She beckons to ye Mir. Lady I could wish I knew to recompence Even with the service of my life those pains And those high favours you have thrown upon me Till I be more desertful in your eye And till my duty shall make known I honour ye Noblest of women do me but this favour To accept this back again as a poor testimony Ori. I must have you too with 'em else the will That says they must rest with ye is infring'd Sir Which pardon me I dare not do Mir. Take me then And take me with the truest love Ori. 'T is certain My Brother lov'd ye dearly and I ought As dearly to preserve that love But Sir Though I were willing these are but your Ceremonies Mir. As I have life I speak my soul Ori. I like ye But how you can like me without I have Testimony A Stranger to ye Mir. I 'le marry ye immediately A fair State I dare promise ye Bel. Yet she 'll couzen thee Ori. Would some fair Gentleman durst promise for ye Mir. By all that 's good Enter La-Castre Nantolet Lugier de-Gard All. And we 'll make up the rest Lady Ori. Then Oriana takes ye nay she has caught ye If ye start now let all the world cry shame on ye I have out travell'd ye Bel. Did not I say she would cheat thee Mir. I thank ye I am pleas'd ye have deceiv'd me And willingly I swallow it and joy in 't And yet perhaps I know ye whose plot was this Lug. He is not asham'd that cast it he that executed Followed your Fathers will Mir. What a world 's this nothing but craft and cozenage Ori. Who begun Sir Mir. Well I do take thee upon meer Compassion And I do think I shall love thee As a Testimony I 'le burn my book and turn a new leaf over But these fine clothes you shall wear still Ori. I obey you Sir in all Nant. And how how daughters what say you to these Gentlemen What say ye Gentlemen to the Girles Pen. By my troth if she can love me Lel. How long Pin. Nay if once ye love Lel. Then take me And take your chance Pin. Most willingly ye are mine Lady And if I use ye not that ye may love me Lel. A Match i' faith Pin. Why now ye travel with me Ros How that thing stands Bel. It will if ye urge it ' Bless your five wits Ros Nay 'prethee stay I 'le have thee Bel. You must ask me leave first Ros Wilt thou use me kindly And beat me but once a week Bel. If ye deserve no more Ros And wilt thou get me with child Bel. Dost thou ask me seriously Ros Yes indeed do I. Bel. Yes I will get thee with child come presently And 't be but in revenge I 'le do thee that courtesie Well if thou wilt fear God and me have at thee Ros I 'le love ye and I 'le honour ye Bel. I am pleas'd then Mir. This Wild-Goose Chase is done we have won o' both sides Brother your love and now to Church of all hands Let 's lose no time Pin. Our travelling lay by Bel. No more for Italy for the Low-Countries Exeunt A Wife for a Month A TRAGI-COMEDY Persons Represented in the Play Alphonso King of Naples elder Brother to Frederick Frederick unnatural and libidinous Brother to Alphonso and usurper of his Kingdom Sorano a Lord Brother to Evanthe Frederick's wicked instrument Valerio a noble young Lord servant to Evanthe three honest Court Lords Camillo Cleanthes Menallo Rugio an honest Lord friend to Alphonso Marco a Frier Alphonso's friend Podramo a necessary creature to Sorano with other Masquers Cupid Graces with other Masquers Tonie King Frederick's Knavish fool Castruccio Captain of the Cittadel an honest man Citizens Lawyer Physician Captain Cut-purse Fool. Attendants WOMEN Queen Wife to Frederick a vertuous Lady Evanthe Sister to Sorano the chaste Wife of Valerio or a Wife for a Month. Cassandra an old Bawd Waiting-woman to Evanthe Ladies City-Wives The Scene Naples The principal Actors were Joseph Taylor Richard Robinson Nicholas Toolie Robert Benfield John Vnderwood George Birch Actus Primus Scena Prima Enter King Frederick Sorano Valerio Camillo Cleanthes Menallo and Attendants Sor. WILL your Grace speak Fre. Let me alone Sorano Although my thoughts seem sad they are welcome to me Sor. You know I am private as your secret wishes Ready to fling my soul upon your service E're your command be on 't Fre. Bid those depart Sor. You must retire my Lords Cam. What new design is hammering in his head now Cle. Let 's pray heartily None of our heads meet with it my Wife 's old That 's all my comfort Men. Mine's ugly that I am sure on And I think honest too 't would make me start else Cam. Mine's troubled in the Country with a Feaver And some few infirmities else he looks again Come let 's retire certain 't is some she-business This new Lord is imployed Val. I 'le not be far off because I doubt the cause Ex. Fre. Are they all gone Sor. All but your faithful Servant Fre. I would tell thee But 't is a thing thou canst not like Sor. Pray ye speak it is it my head I have it ready for ye Sir Is' t any action in my power my wit I care not of what nature nor what follows Fre. I am in love Sor. That 's
the least thing of a thousand The easiest to atchieve Fre. But with whom Sorano Sor. With whom you please you must not be deny'd Sir Fred. Say it be with one of thy Kinswomen Sor. Say withal I shall more love your Grace I shall more honour ye And would I had enough to serve your pleasure Fred. Why 't is thy Sister then the fair Evanthe I 'le be plain with thee Sor. I 'le be as plain with you Sir She brought not her perfections to the world To lock them in a case or hang 'em by her The use is all she breeds 'em for she is yours Sir Fred. Dost thou mean seriously Sor. I mean my Sister And if I had a dozen more they were all yours Some Aunts I have they have been handsome Women My Mother's dead indeed and some few Cousins That are now shooting up we shall see shortly Fred. No 't is Evanthe Sor. I have sent my man unto her Upon some business to come presently Hither she shall come your Grace dare speak unto her Large golden promises and sweet language Sir You know what they work she is a compleat Courtier Besides I 'le set in Fred. She waits upon my Queen What jealousie and anger may arise Incensing her Sor. You have a good sweet Lady A Woman of so even and still a temper She knows not anger say she were a fury I had thought you had been absolute the great King The fountain of all honours plays and pleasures Your will and your commands unbounded also Go get a pair of Beads and learn to pray Sir Enter Servant Ser. My Lord your servant stayes Sor. Bid him come hither and bring the Lady with him Fred. I will woo her And either lose my self or win her favour Sor. She is coming in Fred. Thy eyes shoot through the door They are so piercing that the beams they dart Give new light to the room Enter Podramo and Evanthe Evan. Whither dost thou go This is the Kings side and his private lodgings What business have I here Pod. My Lord sent for ye Evan. His lodgings are below you are mistaken We left them at the stair-foot Pod. Good sweet Madam Evan. I am no Counsellor nor important Sutor No have no private business through these Chambers To feel him this way o' my life thou art drunk Or worse than drunk hir'd to convey me hither To some base end now I look on thee better Thou hast a bawdy face and I abhor thee A beastly bawdy face I 'le go no further Sor. Nay shrink not back indeed you shall good Sister Why do you blush the good King will not hurt ye He honours ye and loves ye Evan. Is this the business Sor. Yes and the best you ever will arrive at if you be wise Evan. My Father was no bawd Sir Nor of that worshipful stock as I remember Sor. Your are a Fool. Evan. You are that I shame to tell ye Fred. Gentle Evanthe Evan. The gracious Queen Sir Is well and merry Heaven be thanked for it And as I think she waits you in the Garden Fre. Let her wait there I talk not of her Garden I talk of thee sweet Flower Evan. Your Grace is pleasant To mistake a Nettle for a Rose Fre. No Rose nor Lilly nor noglorious Hyacinth Are of that sweetness whiteness tenderness Softness and satisfying blessedness As my Evanthe Evan. Your Grace speaks very feelingly I would not be a handsome wench in your way Sir For a new Gown Fred. Thou art all handsomness Nature will be asham'd to frame another Now thou art made thou hast rob'd her of her cunning Each several part about thee is a beauty Sor. Do you hear this Sister Evan. Yes unworthy Brother but all this will not do Fred. But love Evanthe Thou shalt have more than words wealth ease and honours My tender Wench Evan. Be tender of my credit And I shall love you Sir and I shall honour ye Fred. I love thee to enjoy thee my Evanthe To give thee the content of love Evan. Hold hold Sir ye are too fleet I have some business this way your Grace can ne'r content Sor. You stubborn toy Evan. Good my Lord Bawd I thank ye Fre. Thou shalt not go believe me sweet Evanthe So high I will advance thee for this favour So rich and potent I will raise thy fortune And thy friends mighty Evan. Good your Grace be patient I shall make the worst honourable wench that ever was Shame your discretion and your choice Fred. Thou shalt not Evan. Shall I be rich do you say and glorious And shine above the rest and scorn all beauties And mighty in command Fred. Thou shalt be any thing Eva. Let me be honest too and then I 'le thank ye Have you not such a title to bestow too If I prove otherwise I would know but this Sir Can all the power you have or all the riches But tye mens tongues up from discoursing of me Their eyes from gazing at my glorious folly Time that shall come from wondering at my impudence And they that read my wanton life from curses Can you do this have ye this Magick in ye This is not in your power though you be a Prince Sir No more than evil is in holy Angels Nor I I hope get wantonness confirm'd By Act of Parliament an honesty And so receiv'd by all I 'le hearken to ye Heaven guide your Grace Fred. Evanthe stay a little I 'le no more wantonness I 'le marry thee Evan. What shall the Queen do Fred. I 'le be divorced from her Eva. Can you tell why what has she done against ye Has she contrived a Treason ' gainst your Person Abus'd your bed does disobedience urge ye Fred. That 's all one 't is my will Evan. 'T is a most wicked one A most absurd one and will show a Monster I had rather be a Whore and with less sin To your present lust than Queen to your injustice Yours is no love Faith and Religion sly it Nor has no taste of fair affection in it Some Hellish flame abuses your fair body And Hellish furies blow it look behind ye Divorce ye from a Woman of her beauty Of her integrity her piety Her love to you to all that honours ye Her chaste and vertuous love are these fit causes What will you do to me when I have cloy'd ye You may find time out in eternity Deceit and violence in heavenly Justice Life in the grave and death among the blessed Ere stain or brack in her sweet reputation Sor. You have fool'd enough be wise now and a woman You have shew'd a modesty sufficient If not too much for Court Evan. You have shew'd an impudence A more experienc'd bawd would blush and shake at You will make my kindred mighty Fred. Prethee hear me Evan. I do Sir and I count it a great offer Fred. Any of thine Evan. 'T is like enough you may clap honour on them But how 't will
sit and how men will adore it Is still the question I 'le tell you what they 'l say Sir What the report will be and 't will be true too And it must needs be comfort to your Master These are the issues of her impudence I 'le tell your Grace so dear I hold the Queen So dear that honour that she hurs'd me up in I would first take to me for my lust a Moor One of your Gally-slaves that cold and hunger Decrepit misery had made a mock-man Than be your Queen Fred. You are bravely resolute Evan. I had rather be a Lepâ—r and be shun'd And dye by pieces rot into my grave Leaving no memory behind to know me Than be a high Whore to eternity Fre. You have another Gamester I perceive by ye You durst not slight me else Sor. I 'le find him out Though he lye next thy heart hid I 'le discover him And ye proud peat I 'le make you curse your insolence Val. Tongue of an Angel and the truth of Heaven How am I blest Exit Val. Sor. Podramo go in hast To my Sisters Gentlewoman you know her well And bid her send her Mistris presently The lesser Cabinet she keeps her Letters in And such like toyes and bring it to me instantly Away Pod. I am gone Exit Enter the Queen with two Ladies Sor. The Queen Fred. Let 's quit the place she may grow jealous Ex. Fred. Sorano Queen So suddenly departed what 's the reason Does my approach displease his Grace are my eyes So hateful to him or my conversation Infected that he flies me Fair Evanthe Are you there then I see his shame Evan. 'T is true Madam 'Thas pleas'd his goodness to be pleasant with me Que. 'T is strange to find thy modesty in this place Does the King offer fair does thy face take him Ne'r blush Evanthe 't is a very sweet one Does he rain gold and precious promises Into thy lap will he advance thy fortunes Shalt thou be mighty Wench Evan. Never mock Madam 'T is rather on your part to be lamented At least reveng'd I can be mighty Lady And glorious too glorious and great as your are Que. He will Marry thee Evan. Who would not be a Queen Madam Que. 'T is true Evanthe 't is a brave ambition A golden dream that may delude a good mind What shall become of me Evan. You must learn to pray Your age and honour will become a Nunnery Que. Wilt thou remember me Weeps Evan. She weeps Sweet Lady Upon my knees I ask your sacred pardon For my rude boldness and know my sweet Mistris If e're there were ambition in Evanthe It was and is to do you faithful duties 'T is true I have been tempted by the King And with no few and potent charms to wrong ye To violate the chaste joyes of your bed And those not taking hold to usurp your state But she that has been bred up under ye And daily fed upon your vertuous precepts Still growing strong by example of your goodness Having no errant motion from obedience Flyes from these vanities as meer illusions And arm'd with honesty defies all promises In token of this truth I lay my life down Under your sacred foot to do you service Que. Rise my true friend thou vertuous bud of beauty Thou Virgins honour sweetly blow and flourish And that rude nipping wind that seeks to blast thee Or taint thy root be curst to all posterity To my protection from this hour I take ye Yes and the King shall know Evan. Give his heat way Madam And 't will go out again he may forget all Exeunt Enter Camillo Cleanthes and Menallo Cam. What have we to do with the times we cannot cure 'em Let 'em go on when they are swoln with Surfeits They 'l burst and stink then all the world shall smell ' em Cle. A man may live a bawd and be an honest man Men. Yes and a wise man too 't is a vertuous calling Cam. To his own Wife especially or to his Sister The nearer to his own bloud still the honester There want such honest men would we had more of ' em Men. To be a villain is no such rude matter Cam. No if he be a neat one and a perfect Art makes all excellent what is it Gentlemen In a good cause to kill a dozen Coxcombs That blunt rude fellows call good Patriots Nothing nor ne'r look'd after Men. 'T is e'en as much as easie too as honest and as clear To ravish Matrons and deflower coy Wenches But here they are so willing 't is a complement Cle. To pull down Churches with pretension To build 'em fairer may be done with honour And all this time believe no gods Cam. I think so 't is faith enough if they name 'em in their angers Or on their rotten Tombs ingrave an Angel Well brave Alphonso how happy had we been If thou had'st raign'd Men. Would I had his Disease Tyed like a Leprosie to my posterity So he were right again Cle. What is his Malady Cam. Nothing but sad and silent melancholy Laden with griefs and thoughts no man knows why neither The good Brandino Father to the Princess Used all the art and industry that might be To free Alphonso from this dull calamity And seat him in his rule he was his eldest And noblest too had not fair nature stopt in him For which cause this was chosen to inherit Frederick the younger Cle. Does he use his Brother With that respect and honour that befits him Cam. He is kept privately as they pretend To give more ease and comfort to his sickness But he has honest servants the grave Rugio And Fryar Marco that wait upon his Person And in a Monastery he lives Men. 'T is full of sadness To see him when he comes to his Fathers Tomb As once a day that is his Pilgrimage Whilst in Dâ—votion the Quire sings an Anthem How piously he kneels and like a Virgin That some cross Fate had cozen'd of her Love Weeps till the stubborn Marble sweats with pity And to his groans the whole Quire bears a Chorus Enter Frederick Sorano with the Cabinet and Podramo Cam. So do I too The King with his Contrivers This is no place for us Exeunt Lords Fred. This is a jewel Lay it aside what paper 's that Pod. A Letter But 't is a womans Sir I know by the hand And the false Orthography they write old Saxon. Fred. May be her ghostly Mother 's that instructs her Sor. No 't is a Cousins and came up with a great Cake Fred. What 's that Sor. A pair of Gloves the Dutchess gave her For so the outside says Fred. That other paper Sor. A Charm for the tooth-ach here 's nothing but Saints and Crosses Fre. Look in that Box methinks that should hold secrets Pod. 'T is Paint and curls of Hair she begins to exercise A glass of Water too I would fain taste it But I am wickedly afraid 't
his cold stone took life You do not know with what zeal I shall ask Sir And what rare miracle that may work upon ye Still blush prescribe your Law Val. I prethee pardon me To bed and I 'le sit by thee and mourn with thee Mourn both our fortunes our unhappy ones Do not despise me make me not more wretched I pray to Heaven when I am gone Evanthe As my poor date is but a span of time now To recompence thy noble patience Thy love and vertue with a fruitfull husband Honest and honourable Evant Come you have made me weep now All fond desire dye here and welcom chastity Honour and chastity do what you please Sir Exeunt Actus Quartus Scena Prima Enter at one door Rugio and Frier Marco at the other door Sorano with a little glass viol Rug. WHat all 's this piece of mischief to look sad He seems to weep too Mar. Something is a hatching And of some bloody nature too Lord Rugio This Crocodile mourns thus cunningly Sor. Hail holy Father And good day to the good Lord Rugio How fares the sad Prince I beseech ye Sir Rug. 'T is like you know you need not ask that question You have your eyes and watches on his miseries As near as ours I would they were as tender Mar. Can you do him good as the King and you appointed him So he is still as you desir'd I think too For every day he is worse Heaven pardon all Put off your sorrow you may laugh now Lord He cannot last long to disturb your Master You have done worthy service to his Brother And he most memorable love Sor. You do not know Sir With what remorse I ask nor with what weariness I groan and bow under this load of honour And how my soul sighs for the beastly services I have done his pleasures these be witness with me And from your piety believe me Father I would as willingly unclothe my self Of title that becomes me not I know Good men and great names best agree together Cast off the glorious favours and the trappings Of sound and honour wealth and promises His wanton pleasures have slung on my weakness And chuse to serve my countries cause and vertues Poorly and honestly and redeem my ruines As I would hope remission of my mischiefs Rug. Old and experienc'd men my Lord Sorano Are not so quickly caught with gilt hypocrisie You pull your claws in now and sawn upon us As lyons do to intice poor foolish beasts And beasts we should be too if we believ'd ye Go exercise your Art Sor. For Heaven sake scorn me not Nor adde more Hell to my afflicted soul Than I feel here as you are honourable As you are charitable look gently on me I will no more to Court be no more Devil I know I must be hated even of him That was my Love now and the more he loves me For his foul ends when they shall once appear to him Master before his conscience and accuse him The fouler and the more falls his displeasure Princes are fading things so are their favours Mar. He weeps again his heart is toucht sure with remorse Sor. See this and give me fair attention good my Lord And worthy Father see within this viol The remedy and cure of all my honour And of the sad Prince lyes Rug. What new trick 's this Sor. 'T is true I have done Offices abundantly Ill and prodigious to the Prince Alphonso And whilst I was a knave I sought his death too Rug. You are too late convicted to be good yet Sor. But Father when I felt this part afflict me This inward part and call'd me to an audit Of my misdeeds and mischiefs Mar. Well go on Sir Sor. O then then then what was my glory then Father The favour of the King what did that ease me What was it to be bow'd to by all creatures Worship and courted what did this avail me I was a wretch a poor lost wretch Mar. Still better Sor. Till in the midst of all my grief I found Repentance and a learned man to give the means to it A Jew an honest and a rare Physician Of him I had this Jewel 't is a Jewel And at the price of all my wealth I bought it If the King knew it I must lose my head And willingly most willingly I would suffer A child may take it 't is so sweet in working Mar. To whom would you apply it Sor. To the sick Prince It will in half a day dissolve his melancholy Rug. I do believe and give him sleep for ever What impudence is this and what base malice To make us instruments of thy abuses Are we set here to poison him Sor. Mistake not yet I must needs say 't is a noble care And worthy vertuous servants if you will see A flourishing estate again in Naples And great Alphonso reign that 's truly good And like himself able to make all excellent Give him this drink and this good health unto him Drinks I am not so desperate yet to kill my self Never look on me as a guilty man Nor on the water as a speedy poison I am not mad nor laid out all my treasure My conscience and my credit to abuse ye How nimbly and how chearfully it works now Upon my heart and head sure I am a new man There is no sadness that I feel within me But as it meets it like a lazie vapour How it flyes off Here give it him with speed You are more guilty than I ever was And worthier of the name of evil subjects If but an hour you hold this from his health Rug. 'T is some rare vertuous thing sure he is a good man It must be so come let 's apply it presently And may it sweetly work Sor. Pray let me hear on 't and carry it close my Lords Mar. Yes good Sorano Ex. Rugio Marco Sor. Do my good fools my honest pious coxcombs My wary fools too have I caught your wisedoms You never dream't I knew an Antidote Nor how to take it to secure mine own life I am an Asse go give him the fine cordial And when you have done go dig his grave good Frier Some two hours hence we shall have such a bawling And roaring up and down for Aqua vitae Such rubbing and such nointing and such cooling I have sent him that will make a bonfire in 's belly If he recover it there is no heat in Hell sure Exit Enter Frederick and Podrano Fred. Podrano Pod. Sir Fred. Call hither Lord Valerio and let none trouble us Pod. It shall be done Sir Exit Fred. I know he wants no additions to his tortures He has enough for humane blood to carry Yet I must vex him further So many that I wonder his hot youth And high-bred spirit breaks not into fury I must yet torture him a little further And make my self sport with his miseries My anger is too poor else Here he comes Enter
Because I love you because I dote upon ye Because I am a man that seek to please ye Evan. I have man enough already to content me As much as noble and as worthy of me As all the World can yield Fred. That 's but your modesty You have no man nay never look upon me â— know it Lady no man to content ye No man that can or at the least that dares Which is a poorer man and nearer nothing Evan. Be nobler Sir inform'd Fred. I 'll tell thee Wench The poor condition of this poorer fellow And make thee blush for shame at thine own errour He never tendred yet a husbands duty To thy warm longing bed Evan. How should he know that Fred. I am sure he did not for I charg'd him no Upon his life I charg'd him but to try him Could any brave or noble spirit stop here Was life to be preferr'd before affection Lawful and long'd for too Evan. Did you command him Fred. I did in policy to try his spirit Evan. And could he be so dead cold to observe it Brought I no beauty nor no love along with me Fred. Why that is it that makes me scorn to name him I should have lov'd him if he had ventur'd for 't Nay doted on his bravery Evan. Only charg'd And with that spell sit down dare men fight bravely For poor slight things for drink or ostentation And there indanger both their lives and fortunes And for their lawful loves fly off with fear Fred. 'T is true and with a cunning base fear too to abuse thee Made thee believe poor innocent Evanthe Wretched young Girl it was his impotency Was it not so deny it Evan. O my anger at my years to be cozen'd with a young man Fred. A strong man too certain he lov'd ye dearly Evan. To have my shame and love mingled together And both flung on me like a weight to sink me I would have dyed a thousand times Fred. So would any Any that had the spirit of a man I would have been kill'd in your arms Evan. I would he had been And buried in mine arms that had been noble And what a monument would I have made him Upon this breast he should have slept in peace Honour and everlasting love his mourners And I still weeping till old time had turn'd me And pitying powers above into pure crystal Fred. Hadst thou lov'd me and had my way been stuck With deaths as thick as frosty nights with stars I would have ventur'd Evan. Sure there is some trick in 't Valerio ne'r was Coward Fred. Worse than this too Tamer and seasoning of a baser nature He set your woman on ye to betray ye Your bawdy woman or your sin solicitor I pray but think what this man may deserve now I know he did and did it to please me too Evan. Good Sir afflict me not too fast I feel I am a woman and a wrong'd one too And sensible I am of my abuses Sir you have loved me Fred. And I love thee still pity thy wrongs and dote upon thy person Evan. To set my woman on me 't was too base Sir Fred. Abominable vile Evan. But I shall fit him Fred. All reason and all Law allows it to ye And ye are a fool a tame fool if you spare him Evan. You may speak now and happily prevail too And I beseech your Grace be angry with me Fred. I am at heart She staggers in her faith And will fall off I hope I 'll ply her still Thou abused innocence I suffer with thee If I should give him life he would still betray thee That fool that fears to dye for such a Beauty Would for the same fear sell thee unto misery I do not say he would have been Bawd himself too Evan. Follow'd thus far nay then I smell the malice It tastes too hot of practis'd wickedness There can be no such man I am sure no Gentleman Shall my anger make me whore and not my pleasure My sudden inconsiderate rage abuse me Come home again my frighted faith my vertue Home to my heart again he be a Bawd too Fred. I will not say he offered fair Evanthe Evan. Nor do not dare 't will be an impudence And not an honour for a Prince to lye â—ye Sir a person of your rank to trifle I know you do lye Fred. How Evan. Lye shamefully and I could wish my self a man but one day To tell you openly you lye too basely Fred. Take heed wild fool Evan. Take thou heed thou tame Devil Thou all Pandora's Box in a Kings figure Thou hast almost whor'd my weak belief already And like an Engineer blown up mine honour But I shall countermine and catch your mischief This little Fort you seek I shall man nobly And strongly too with chaste obedience To my dear Lord with vertuous thoughts that scorn ye Victorious Thomyris ne'r won more honour In cutting off the Royal head of Cyrus Than I shall do in conquering thee farewel And if thou canst be wise learn to be good too 'T will give thee nobler lights than both thine eyes do My poor Lord and my self are bound to suffer And when I see him faint under your sentence I 'll tell ye more it may be then I 'll yield too Fred. Fool unexampled shall my anger follow thee Exeunt Enter Rugio and Fryar Marco amazed Rugio Curst on our sights our fond credulities A thousand curses on the Slave that cheated us The damn'd Slave Mar. We have e'n sham'd our service Brought our best care and loyalties to nothing 'T is the most fearful poyson the most potent Heaven give him patience Oh it works most strongly And tears him Lord. Rug. That we should be so stupid To trust the arrant'st Villain that e'r flatter'd The bloodiest too to believe a few soft words from him And give way to his prepar'd tears Within Alphonso Oh Oh Oh. Rug. Hark Fryar Marco hark the poor Prince that we should be such Block-heads As to be taken with his drinking first And never think what Antidotes are made for Two wooden sculls we have and we deserve to be hang'd for 't For certainly it will be laid to our charge As certain too it will dispatch him speedily Which way to turn or what to Mar. Let 's pray Heavens hand is strong Rug. The poyson's strong you would say Enter Alphonso carried on a Couch by two Fryars Would any thing He comes let 's give him comfort Alph. Give me more air air more air blow blow Open thou Eastern Gate and blow upon me Distill thy cold dews O thou icy Moon And Rivers run through my afflicted spirit I am all fire fire fire the raging dog star Reigns in my bloud Oh which way shall I turn me Aetna and all his flames burn in my head Fling me into the Ocean or I perish Dig dig dig till the Springs fly up The cold cold Springs that I may leap into 'em And bathe my scorcht
thing else she may appeal to a Parliament Sub Poena's and Post Kaes have spoil'd his Codpiece There 's a Physician too older than he And Gallen Gallinacius but he has lost his spurs He would be nibling too Pod. I marked the man if he be a man Fool. H 'as much ado to be so Searcloths and Sirâ—ups glew him close together He would fall a pieces else mending of she Patients And then trying whether they be right or no In his own person there 's the honest care on 't Has mollisi'd the man if he do marry her And come but to warm him well at Cupids Bonfire He will bulge so subtilly and suddenly You may snatch him up by parcels like a Sea Rack Will your Worship go and look upon the rest Sir And hear what they can say for themselves Exeunt Pod. I 'le follow thee Enter Camillo Menallo Cleanthes and Castruchio Cam. You tell us wonders Cast But I tell you truths they are both well Men. Why are not we in Arms then And all the Island given to know Cast Discreetly and privately it must be done 't will miss else And prove our ruines most of the noble Citizens Know it by me and stay the hour to attend it Prepare your hearts and friends let their's be right too And keep about the King to avoid suspicion Enter Frederick and Sorano When you shall hear the Castle Bell take courage And stand like men away the King is coming Exeunt Lords Fre. Now Captain what have you done with your prisoner Cast He is dead Sir and his body flung into the Sea To feed the fishes 't was your will I take it I did it from a strong Commission And stood not to capitulate Fred. 'T is well done And I shall love you for your faith What anger Or sorrow did he utter at his end Cast Faith little Sir that I gave any ear to He would have spoke but I had no Commission To argue with him so I flung him off His Lady would have seen but I lockt her up For fear her womans tears should hinder us Fred. 'T was trusty still I wonder my Sorano We hear not from the Monastery I believe They gave it not or else it wrought not fully Cast Did you name the Monastery Fred. Yes I did Captain Cast I saw the Fryer this morning and Lord Rugio Bitterly weeping and wringing of their hands And all the holy men hung down their heads Sora. 'T is done I 'le warrant ye Cast I ask'd the reason Fred. What answer hadst thou Cast This in few words Sir Your Brother 's dead this morning he deceased I was your servant and I wept not Sir I knew 't was for your good Fred. It shall be for thine too Captain indeed it shall O my Sorano Now we shall live Sor. I now there 's none to trouble ye Fred. Captain bring out the woman and give way To any Suitor that shall come to marry her Of what degree soever Cast It shall be done Sir Exit Cast Fre. O let me have a lusty Banquet after it Enter Evanthe Camillo Cleanthes Menallo Fool. I will be high and merry Sor. There be some Lords That I could counsel ye to fling from Court Sir They pry into our actions they are such The foolish people call their Countries honours Honest brave things and stile them with such Titles As if they were the patterns of the Kingdom Which makes them proud and prone to look into us And talk at random of our actions They should be lovers of your commands And followers of your will bridles and curbs To the hard headed Commons that malign us They come here to do honour to my Sister To laugh at your severity and fright us If they had power what would these men do Do you hear Sir how privily they whisper Fred. I shall silence 'em And to their shames within this week Sorano In the mean time have patience Sor. How they jeer and look upon me as I were a Monster And talk and jeer how I shall pull your plumes Lords How I shall humble ye within these two daies Your great names nor your Country cannot save ye Fred. Let in the Suitors Yet submit I 'le pardon ye You are half undone already do not wind My anger to that height it may consume ye Enter Lawyer Physician Captain Cutpurse And utterly destroy thee fair Evanthe yet I have mercy Evan. Use it to your bawds To me use cruelty it best becomes ye And shews more Kingly I contemn your mercy It is a cozening and a bawdy mercy Can any thing be hoped for to relieve me Or is it sit I thank you for a pity when you have kill'd my Lord. Fred. Who will have her Evan. My tears are gone My tears of love to my dear Valerio But I have fill'd mine eyes again with anger O were it but so powerful to consume ye My tongue with curses I have arm'd against ye With Maiden curses that Heaven crowns with horrors My heart set round with hate against thy tyranny O would my hands could hold the fire of Heaven Wrapt in the thunder that the Gods revenge with That like stern Justice I might fling it on thee Thou art a King of Monsters not of men And shortly thou wilt turn this Land to Devils Fred. I 'le make you one first and a wretched Devil Come who will have her Law I an 't like your Majesty I am a Lawyer I can make her a Joynture of any mans Land in Naples And she shall keep it too I have a trick for it Fool. Canst thou make her a Joynture of thine honesty Or thy abilily thou lewd abridgment Those are non suted and flung o're the bar Phy. An 't please your Majesty to give me leave I dare accept her and though old I seem Lady Like Aeson by my art I can renew youth and ability Fool. In a powdering Tub Stew thy self tender again like a Cock Chicken The broth may be good but the flesh is not fit for dogs sure Capt. Lady take me and I 'le maintain thine honour I am a poor Captain as poor people call me Very poor people for my Souldiers They are quartered in the outside of the City Men of ability to make good a high way We have but two grand Enemies that oppose us The Don Gout and the Gallows Fool. I believe ye and both these you will bind her for a Jointure Now Signior firk Cut-purse Madam take me and be wise I am rich and nimble and those are rare in one man Every mans pocket is my Treasury And no man wears a Sute but fits me neatly Cloaths you shall have and wear the purest Linnen I have a tribute out of every Shop Lady Meat you shall eat I have my Caters out too The best and lustiest and drink good Wine good Lady Good quickening Wine Wine that will make you caper And at the worst Fool. It is but capering short Sir You seldom stay for Agues
still When I am gone take those that shall succeed me Heaven must want light before you want a Husband To â—aâ—e up heirs of love and noble memory To your unfortunate Evan. Am I still hated hast thou no end O fate of my affliction Was I ordain'd to be a common Murdress And of the best men too Good Sir Val. Peace Sweet look on my hand Evan. I do accept the Gentleman I faint with joy Fr. I stop it none shall have her convey this stranger hence Val. I am no stranger Hark to the bell that rings Hark hark proud Frederick that was King of mischief Hark thou abhorred man dost thou hear thy sentence Does not this bell ring in thine ears thy ruine Fred. What bell is this Cam. The Castle bell Stand sure Sir and move not if you do you perish Mâ—n It rings your knell Alphonso King Alphonso All. Alphonso King Alphonso Fred. I am betrai'd loâ—k fast the Palace Cam. We have all the keys Sir And no door here shall shut without our Licence Cle. Do you shake now Lord Sorano no new trick Noâ— speedy poison to prevent this business No bawdy meditation now to fly to Fred. Treason Treason Treason Cam. Yes we hear ye Enter Alphonso Rugio Marco Castruchio Queen with Guard And we have found the Traytor in your shape Sir We 'll keep him fast too Fred. Recover'd then I am gone The Sun of all my pomp is set and vanisht Alp. Have you not forgot this face of mine King Frederick Brother I am come to see you and have brought A Banquet to be merry with your Grace I pray sit down I do beseech your Majesty And eat eat freely Sir why do you start Have you no stomuch to the meat I bring you Dare you not taste â—ave ye no Antidotes You need not fear Sorano's a good Apothecary Me thinks you look not well some fresh wine for him Some of the same he sent me by Sorano I thank you for 't it sav'd my life I am bound to ye But how 't will work on you I hope your Lordship Will pledge him too me thinks you look but scurvily And would be put into a better colour But I have a candi'd â—oad for your Lordship Sor Would I had any thing that would dispatch me So it were down and I out of this fear once Fred. Sir Thus low as my duty now compells me I do confess my unbounded sins my errours And feel within my soul the smarts already Hide not the noble nature of a Brother The pity of a friend from my afflictions Let me a while lament my misery And cast the load off of my wantonness Before I find your fury then strike home I do deserve the deepest blow of Justice And then how willingly O death I 'le meet thee Alp. Rise Madam those sweet tears are potent speakers And Brother live but in the Monastery Where I lived with the self same silence too I 'le teach you to be good against your will Brother Your tongue has done much harm that must be dumb now The daily pilgrimage to my Fathers Tomb Tears sighs and groans you shall wear out your daies with And true ones too you shall perform dear Brother Your diet shall be slender to inforce these too light a penance Sir Fred. I do confess it Alph. Sorano you shall Sor. How he studies for it Hanging 's the least part of my penance certain Evanthe Kneels Alph. What Lady 's that that kneels Cast The chaste Evanthe Alph. Sweet your Petition Evan. 'T is for this bad man Sir Abominable bad but yet my Brother Alph. The bad man shall attend as bad a Master And both shall be confin'd within the Monastery His rank flesh shall be pull'd with daily fasting But once a week he shall sâ—ell meat he will surfeit else And his immodest mind compell'd to prayer On the bare boards he shall lye to remember The wantonness he did commit in beds And drink fair water that will ne'r inflame him He sav'd my life though he purpos'd to destroy me For which I 'le save his though I make it miserable Madam at Court I shall desire your company You are wise and vertuous when you please to visit My Brother Frederick you shall have our Licence My dear best friend Valerio Val. Save Alphonso Oâ—n. Long live Alphonso King of us and Naples Alph. Is this the Lady that the wonder goes on Honour'd sweet Maid here take her my Valerio The King now gives her she is thine own without fear Brother have you so much provision that is good Not season'd by Sorano and his Cooks That we may venture on with honest safety We and our friends Fred. All that I have is yours Sir Alph. Come then let 's in and end this Nuptial Then to our Coronation with all speed My vertuous Maid this day I 'le be your Bride-man And see you bedded to your own desires too Beshrew me Lords who is not merry hates me Only Sorano shall not bear my cup Come now forget old pains and injuries As I must do and drown all in fair healths That Kingdom 's blessed where the King begins His true love first for there all loves are twins Exeunt Omnes Prologue YOu are wellcome Gentlemen and would our Feast Were so well season'd to please every Guest Ingenuous appetites I hope we shall And their examples may prevail in all Our noble friend who writ this bid me say He had rather dress upon a Triumph day My Lord Majors Feast and make him Sawces too Sawce for each several mouth nay further go He had rather build up those invincible Pyes And Castle Custards that affright all eyes Nay eat 'em all and their Artillery Than dress for such a curious company One single dish yet he has pleas'd ye too And you 've confest he knew well what to do Be hungry as you were wont to be and bring Sharp stomachs to the stories he shall sing And he dare yet he saies prepare a Table Shall make you say well drest and he well able Epilogue WE have your favours Gentlemen and you dear Friends grudge not now Have our indeavours There 's none of you but when you please can sell Many a lame Horse and many a fair tale tell Can put off many a Maid unto a friend That was not so since th' action at Mile-end Ours is a Virgin yet and they that love Untainted flesh we hope our friends will prove THE LOVERS PROGRESS A TRAGEDY Persons Represented in the Play King of France Cleander Husband to Calista both in love with Olinda Lidian Brother to Calista Clarange Rival to Lidian Dorilaus Father to Lidian and Calista a merry old man Lisander a noble Gentleman in love with Calista Alcidon a friend and second to Lidian Beronte Brother to Cleander Lemeor a noble Courtier Leon a Villain Lover of Clarinda Mallfort a foolish Steward of Cleander Lancelot Servant to Lisander Fryar Hosts ghost Chamberlain Servants WOMEN Calista a
would but that In my retired hours not counterfeited As thy religious shape was I have learn'd When Justice may determine such a cause And oâ— such weight as this fair Lady is Must not be put to fortune I appeal Unto the King and he whose wisedom knows To do his subjects right in their estates As graciously with judgement will determine In points of honour Oli. I 'le steer the same course with you Clar. I 'le stand the tryal Fri. What have you done or what intend you Cla. Ask not I 'le come off with honour Exeunt Enter Beronte Clarinda Malsort a Bar set forth Officers Ber. Be constant in your proofs should you shrink back now Your life must answer it nor am I safe My honour being engag'd to make that good Which you affirm Clar. I am confident so dearly I honour'd my dead Lord that no respect Or of my Ladies bounties which were great ones I must confess nor of her former life For whilâ— that she was chast indeed I lov'd her Shall hinder me from lending my assistance Unto your just revenge mine own I mean Aside If Leon keep far off enough all 's secure Lisander dares not come in modest blushes Parted with me long since and impudence Arm'd with my hate unto her innocence shall be The weapon I will sight with now Ber. The rack Being presented to you you 'l roar out What you conceal yet Mal. Conceal I know nothing But that I shall be hang'd and that I look for It is my destiny I ever had A hanging look and a wise woman told me Though I had not the heart to do a deed Worthy the halter in my youth or age I should take a turn with a wry mouth and now 'T is come about I have pen'd mine own ballad Before my condemnation in fear Some tâ—mer should prevent me here 's my Lady Would I were in heaven or a thousand miles hence That I might not blush to look on her Enter Dorilaus Calista Olinda Dor. You behold this preparation and the enemies Who are to fight against your life yet if You bring no witness here that may convince ye Of breach of saith to your Lords bed and hold up Unspotted hands before the King this tryal You are to undergo will but refine And not consume your honour Cal. How confirm'd I am here whatsoever Fate falls on me You shall have ample testimony till the death Of my dear Lord to whose sad memory I pay a mourning widows tears I liv'd Too happy in my holy day trim of glorie And courted with felicitie that drew on me With other helps of nature as of fortune The envie not the love of most that knew me This made me to presume too much perhaps Too proud but I am humbled and if now I do make it apparent I can bear Adversity with such a constant patience As will set off my innocence I hope Sir In your declining age when I should live A comfort to you you shall have no cause How e're I stand accus'd to hold your honour Ship-wrack'd in such a Daughter Oli. O best friend my honour 's at the stake too for Dor. Be silent the King Enter King Lemure and Attendants Lem. Sir if you please to look upon The Prisoner and the many services Her Father hath done for you King We must look on The cause and not the persons Yet beholding With an impartial eye th' excelling beauties Of this fair Lady which we did believe Upon report but till now never saw 'em It moves a strange kind of compassion in me Let us survey you nearer she 's a book To be with care perus'd and 't is my wonder Iâ— such mishapen guests as lust and murther At any price should ever find a lodging In such a beauteous Inne Mistake us not Though we admire the outward structure if The rooms be soul within expect no favour I were no man if I could look on beautie Distress'd without some pity but no King If any superficial gloss of feature Could work me to decline the course of Justice But to the cause Cleander's death what proofs Can you produre against her Ber. Royal Sir touching that point my Brothers death We build on suppositions King Suppositions how Is such a Lady Sir to be condemn'd On suppositions Ber. They are well grounded Sir And if we make it evident she is guilty Of the first crime we charge her with Adulterie That being the parent it may find belief That murther was the issue King We allow It may be so but that it may be must not Infer a necessary consequence To cast away a Ladies life What witnesses To make this good Ber. The principal this woman For many years her servant she hath taken Her oath in Court Come forward King By my Crown a lying face Clar. I swore Sir for the King And if you are the partie as I do Believe you are for you have a good face How ever mine appears swearing for you Sir I ought to have my oath pass King Impudent too well what have you sworn Clar. That this Lady was A goodly tempting Lady as she is How thinks your Majestie and I her servant Her officer as one would say and trusted With her closest Chamber-service that Lisander Was a fine timber'd Gentleman and active That he cou'd do sine gambolls To make a Lady merrie that this pair A very loving couple mutually Affected one another so much for them Sir That I a simple waiting-woman having taken My bodily oath the first night of admittance Into her Ladiships service on her slippers That was the book to serve her will in all things And to know no Religion but her pleasure 'T is not yet out of fashion with some Ladies Thar I as the premisses shew being commanded To do my function in conveyance of Lisander to her chamber my Lord absent On a pretended sickness did the feat It cannot be deny'd and at dead mid night Lest 'em together what they did some here Can easily imagine I have said Sir Dor. The Devils Oratrix King Then you confess you were her Bawd Clar. That 's course her Agent Sir King So goodie Agent and you think there is No punishment due for you agentship Clar. Let her suffer first Being my better for adulterie And I 'le endure the Mulct impos'd on Bawds Cull it by the worst name Cal. Live I to hear this King Take her aside Your answer to this Lady Cal. Heav'n grant me patience to be thus confronted O pardon Royal Sir a womans passion By one and this the worst of my mis-fortunes That was my slave but never to such ends Sir Would give a statue motion into furie Let my pass'd life my actions nay intentions Be by my grand accuser justly censur'd For her I scorn to answer and if they Yield any probability of truth In that she urges then I will confess A guilty cause the peoples voyce which is The voyce of truth my husbands
health to you some words I have that Require an utterance more private Than this place can afford Lel. I 'le call my husband All business I hear with his ears now Lod. Good Madam no but I perceive your jest You have no husband I am the very man That walk'd the streets so comely Lel. Are you so Lod. Yes faith when Cupid first did prick your heart I am not cruel but the love begun I' th' street I 'le satisfie i' th' chamber fully Lel. To ask a Madman whether he be mad Were but an idle question if you be I do not speak to you but if you be not Walk in the streets again and there perhaps I may dote on you here I not endure you Lod. Good Madam stay do not you know this Ring Lel. Yes it was mine I sent it by my Man To change and so he did it has a blemish And this he brought me for it did you change it Are you a Goldsmith Lod. Sure the world is mad Sirrah did you not bring me this ring from your Lady Fath. Yes surely Sir did I but your worship must ev'n bear with me For there was a mistaking in it and so as I was Saying to your worship my Lady is now married Lod. Married to whom Fa. To your worships friend Piso Lod. S'death to Piso Piso within Ha ha ha Ang. Yes Sir I can assure you she 's married to him I saw 't With these gray eyes Lod. Why what a Rogue art thou then thou hast made in 's mouth Me send in provision too Fa. O a Gentleman should not have such foul words But your Worships provision could not have come in at a fitter time Will it please you to tast any of your own wine It may be the Vintner has cozen'd you Lod. Pox I am mad Ang. You have always plots Sir and see how they fall out Jac. You had a plot upon me how do you like this Lod. I do not speak to you Fab. Because you dare not Lod. But I will have one of that old Rogues teeth set in this Ring Fat Do'st not thou know that I can beat thee Dost thou know it now discovers himself Lod. He beat me once indeed Fat And if you have for got it I can call a witness Come forth Piso remember you it Piso Faith I do call to minde such a matter Fat And if I cannot still do 't you are young And will assist your Father in law Piso My Father in law Ang. Your Father in law as sure as this is widow Lelia Piso How widow Lelia Fat I' faith 't is she Son Lod. Ha ha ha let my provision go I am glad I Have mist the woman Piso Have you put a whore upon me Lel. By heaven you do me wrong I have a heart As pure as any womans and I mean To keep it so for ever Fa. There is no starting now Son if you offer 't I can compel you her estate is great But all made o're to me before this match Yet if you use her kindly as I swear I think she will deserve you shall enjoy it During your life all save some slender piece I will reserve for my own maintenance And if God bless you with a child by her It shall have all Piso So I may have the means I do not much care what the woman is Come my sweet heart as long as I shall find Thy kisses sweet and thy means plentifull Let people talk their tongues out Lel. They may talk Of what is past but all that is to come Shall be without occasions Jul. Shall we not make Piso and Lodowick friends Jac. Hang 'em they dare not be Enemies or if they be The danger is not great welcom Frederick Enter Frederick Fred. First joy unto you all and next I think We shall have wars Jac. Give me some wine I 'le drink to that Fab. I 'le pledge Fran. But I shall lose you then Jac. Not a whit wench I 'le teach thee presently to be a Souldier Fred. Fabritio's command and yours are both restor'd Jac. Bring me four glasses then Fab. Where are they Ang. You shall not drink 'em here 't is supper time And from my house no creature here shall stir These three dayes mirth shall flow as well as wine Fa. Content within I 'le tell you more at large How much I am bound to all but most to you Whose undeserved liberality Must not escape thus unrequited Jac. 'T is happiness to me I did so well Of every noble action the intent Is to give worth reward vice punishment Exeunt Om. Prologue TO please you with this Play we fear will be So does the Author too a mystery Somewhat above our Art For all mens eyes Ears faiths and judgements are not of one size For to say truth and not to flatter ye This is nor Comedy nor Tragedy Nor History nor any thing that may Yet in a week be made a perfect Play Yet those that love to laugh and those that think Twelve pence goes farther this way than in drink Or Damsels if they mark the matter through May stumble on a foolish toy or two Will make 'em shew their teeth pray for my sake That likely am your first man do not take A distaste before you feel it for ye may When this is hist to ashes have a Play And here to out-hiss this be patient then My honour done y' are welcom Gentlemen Epilogue IF you mislike as you shall ever be Your own free Judges this Play utterly For your own Nobleness yet do not hiss But as you go by say it was amiss And we will mend Chide us but let it be Never in cold blood O' my honesty If I have any this I 'le say for all Our meaning was to please you still and shall THE PROPHETESS A Tragical History Persons Represented in the Play Charinus Emperour of Rome Cosroe King of Persia Diocles of a private Souldier elected Co-Emperour Maximinian Nephew to Diocles and Emperour by his donation Volutius Aper Murtherer of Numerianus the late Emperour Niger a noble Souldier Servant to the Emperour Camurius a Captain and Creature of Aper's Persian Lords Senators Souldiers Guard Suitors Ambassadors Lictors Flamen Attendants Shepherd Country-men Geta a Jester Servant to Diocles a merry Knave WOMEN Aurelia Sister to Charinus Cassana Sister to Cosroe a Captive waiting on Aurelia Delphia a Prophetess Drusilla Niece to Delphia in love with Diocles. The Scene Rome The principal Actors were John Lowin Robert Benfield John Shanke Richard Sharpe Joseph Taylor Nicholas Toolie George Birch Thomas Holcombe Actus Primus Scena Prima Enter Charinus Aurelia Niger Cha. YOU buz into my head strange likelihoods And fill me full of doubts but what proofs Niger What certainties that my most noble Brother Came to his end by murther Tell me that Assure me by some circumstance Niger I will Sir And as I tell you truth so the gods prosper me I have often nam'd this Aper
'as lost me And I him let him now stand fast Come hither My care is now on you Max. O blessed Mother Del. Stand still and let me work So now Maximinian Go and appear in Court and eye Aurelia Believe what I have done concerns ye highly Stand in her view make your addresses to her She is the Stair of honour I 'le say no more But Fortune is your servant go Max. With reverence All this as holy truths Exit Del. Believe and prosper Dru. Yet all this cures not me but as much credit As much belief from Dioclesian Enter Geta Lictors and Suitors with Petitions Del. Be not dejected I have warn'd ye often The proudest thoughts he has I 'le humble Who 's this O 't is the fool and knave grown a grave Officer Here 's hot and high preferment Get. What 's your Bill For Gravel for the Appian way and Pills Is the way rheumatick 1 Suitor 'T is Piles and 't please you Get. Remove me those Piles to Port Esquiline Fitter the place my friend you shall be paid 1 Suit I thank your worship Get. Thank me when ye have it Thank me another way ye are an Asse else I know my office you are for the streets Sir Lord how ye throng that knave has eaten Garlick Whip him and bring him back 3 Suitor I beseech your Worship Here 's an old reckoning for the dung and dirt Sir Get. It stinks like thee away Yet let him tarry His Bill shall quit his Breath Give your Petitions In seemly sort and keep your hat off decently For scowring the water-courses thorow the Cities A fine periphrasis of a kennel-raker Did ye scour all my friend ye had some business Who shall scour you you are to be paid I take it When Surgeons swear you have perform'd your office 4 Suit Your Worship 's merry Get. We must be sometimes wittie To nick a knave 't is as useful as our gravitie I 'le take no more Petitions I am pester'd Give me some rest 4 Suit I have brought the gold and 't please ye About the Place ye promised Get. See him enter'd How does your Daughter 4 Suit Better your worship thinks of her Get. This is with the least But let me see your Daughter 'T is a good forward maid I 'le joyn her with ye I do beseech ye leave me Lictor Ye see the Edile's busie Get. And look to your places or I 'le make ye smoke else Sirrah I drank a cup of wine at your house yesterday A good smart wine Lictor Send him the piece he likes it Get. And ate the best wild Boar at that same Farmers 2 Su. I have half left yet your worship shall command it Get. A bit will serve give me some rest gods help me How shall I labour when I am a Senator Del. 'T is a fit place indeed 'Save your Mastership Do you know us Sir Get. These women are still troublesom There be houses providing for such wretched women And some small Rents to set ye a spinning Dru. Sir We are no Spinsters nor if you look upon us So wretched as you take us Del. Does your Mightiness That is a great destroyer of your Memorie Yet understand our faces Get. 'Prethee keep off woman It is not fit I should know every creature Although I have been familiar with thee heretofore I must not know thee now my place neglects thee Yet because I daign a glimpse of your remembrances Give me your Suits and wait me a month hence Del. Our Suits are Sir to see the Emperour The Emperour Dioclesian to speak to him And not to wait on you We have told you all Sir Get. I laugh at your simplicitie poor women See the Emperour why you are deceiv'd now The Emperour appears but once in seven years And then he shines not on such weeds as you are Forward and keep your State and keep beggers from me Drus Here is a prettie youth Exeunt Enter Diocles. Del. He shall be prettie Or I will want my will since ye are so high Sir I 'le raise ye higher or my art shall fail me Stand close he comes Dio. How am I cross'd and tortur'd My most wish'd happiness my lovely Mistris That must make good my hopes and link my greatness Yet sever'd from mine arms Tell me high heaven How have I sinn'd that you should speak in thunder In horrid thunder when my heart was ready To leap into her breast the Priest was ready The joyful virgins and the young men ready When Hymen stood with all his flames about him Blessing the bed the house with full joy sweating And expectation like the Roman Eagle Took stand and call'd all eyes It was your honour And e're you give it full do you destroy it Or was there some dire Star some Devil that did it Some sad malignant Angel to mine honour With you I dare not rage Del. With me thou canst not Though it was I. Nay look not pale and frighted I 'le fright thee more With me thou canst not quarrel I rais'd the thunder to rebuke thy falshood Look here to her thy falshood Now be angry And be as great in evil as in Empire Dio. Bless me ye Powers Del. Thou hast full need of blessing 'T was I that at thy great Inauguration Hung in the air unseen 't was I that honour'd thee With various Musicks and sweet sounding airs 'T was I inspir'd the Souldiers heart with wonder And made him throw himself with love and duty Low at thy feet 't was I that fix'd him to thee But why did I all this To keep thy honestie Thy vow and faith that once forgot and slighted Aurelia in regard the Marriage ready The Priest and all the Ceremonies present 'T was I that thundred loud 't was I that threatned 'T was I that cast a dark face over heaven And smote ye all with terrour Dru. Yet consider As ye are noble as I have deserv'd ye For yet ye are free if neither faith nor promise The deeds of elder times may be remembred Let these new-dropping tears for I still love ye These hands held up to heaven Dio. I must not pity ye 'T is not wise in me Del. How not wise Dio. Nor honourable A Princess is my Love and doats upon me A fair and lovely Princess is my Mistris I am an Emperour consider Prophetess Now my embraces are for Queens and Princesses For Ladies of high mark for divine beauties To look so low as this cheap common sweetness Would speak me base my names and glories nothing I grant I made a vow what was I then As she is now of no sort hope made me promise But now I am to keep this vow were monstrous A madness and a low inglorious fondness Del. Take heed proud man Drus Princes may love with Titles But I with Truth Del. Take heed here stands thy destinie Thy Fate here follows Dio. Thou doating Sorceress Wouldst have me love this thing that is not worthy To
shall be mine Pand. We have such a Mistriss here to teach us courage That cowards might learn from her Fer. You are slow Put on the rack Begin the Scene thou miserable fool For so I 'll make thee Jul 'T is not in thy reach I am happy in my sufferings thou most wretched Fer. So brave I 'll tame you yet pluck hard villains Is she insensible no sigh nor groan or is she dead Jul. No tyrant though I suffer More than a woman beyond flesh and blood 'T is in a cause so honourable that I scorn With any sign that may express a sorrow To shew I do repent Fer. Confess yet And thou shalt be safe Jul. 'T is wrapt up in my soul From whence thou canst not force it Fer. I will be Ten daies a killing thee Jul. Be twenty thousand My glory lives the longer Ron. 'T is a miracle She tires th' executioners And me Fer. Unloose her I am conquer'd I must take Some other way reach her my chair in honor Of her invincible fortitude Ron. Will you not Dispatch the rest Fer. When I seem merciful Assure thy self Ronvere I am most cruel Thou wonder of thy Sex and of this Nation That hast chang'd my severity to mercy Not to thy self alone but to thy people In which I do include these men my enemies Unbind them Pand. This is strange Fer. For your intent Against my life which you dare not denie I only ask one service Cam. Above hope Fer. There rides a Pyrate neer the Duke of Sesse My enemy and this Countreys that in bonds Holds my dear friend Ascanio free this friend Or bring the Pyrats head besides your pardon And honor of the action your reward Is forty thousand Ducates And because I know that Virolet is as bold as wise Be he your General as pledge of your faith That you will undertake it let this old man And this most constant Matron stay with me Of whom as of my self I will be careful She shall direct you where her Husband is Make choice of any ship you think most useful They are rig'd for you Exeunt Guard with Juliana and Pand. Bris We with joy accept it Cam. And will proclaim King Ferrant merciful Exeunt Ron. The mysterie of this my Lord or are you Chang'd in your nature Fer. I 'll make thee private to it The lives of these weak men and desperate woman Would no way have secur'd me had I took them 'T is Virolet I aim at he has power And knows to hurt If they encounter Sesse And he prove conqueror I am assur'd They 'll find no mercy if that they prove victors I shall recover with my friend his head I most desire of all men Ron. Now I have it Fer. I 'll make thee understand the drift of all So we stand sure thus much for those that fall Exeunt Actus Secundus Scaena Prima Enter Boateswain and Gunner Boats Lay here before the wind up with your Canvase And let her work the wind begins to whistle Clap all her streamers on and let her dance As if she were the Minion of the Ocean Let her bestride the billows till they roar And curle their wanton heads Ho below there Ho ho within Lay her North-east and thrust her missen out The day grows fair and clear and the wind courts us Oh for a lusty sail now to give chase to Gun A stubborn Bark that wou'd but bear up to us And change a broadside bravely Boats Where 's the Duke Gun I have not seen him stir to day Boats Oh Gunner What bravery dwells in his age and what valour And to his friends what gentleness and bounty How long have we been inhabitants at Sea here Gun Some fourteen years Boats By fourteen lives I swear then This Element never nourisht such a Pirate So great so fearless and so fortunate So patient in his want in Act so valiant How many sail of well mann'd ships before us As the Bonuto does the flying Fish Have we pursued and scour'd that to outstrip us They have been fain to hang their very shirts on What Gallies have we bang'd and sunk and taken Whose only fraughts were fire and stern defiance And nothing spoke but Bullet in all these How like old Neptune have I seen our General Standing i' th' Poop and tossing his Steel Trident Commanding both the Sea and Winds to serve him Gun His Daughter too which is the honor Boatswain Of all her sex that Martial Maid Boats A brave wench Gun How oftentimes a fight being new begun Has she leap'd down and took my Linstock from me And crying now fly righ and fir'd all my chasers Then like the Image of the warlike Goddess Her Target brac'd upon her arm her sword drawn And anger in her eies leapt up again And bravely hall'd the Bark I have wondred Boatswain That in a body made so delicate So soft for sweet embraces so much fire And manly soul not starting at a danger Boats Her noble Father got her in his fury And so she proves a Soldier Gun This too I wonder at Taking so many strangers as he does He uses them with that respect and coolness Not making prize but only borrowing What may supply his want nor that for nothing But renders back what they may stand in need of And then parts lovingly Where if he take His Countreyman that should be nearest to him And stand most free from danger he sure pays for 't He drowns or hangs the men ransacks the Bark Then gives her up a Bonfire to his fortune Boats The wrongs he has receiv'd from that dull Countrey That 's all I know has purchas'd all his cruelty We fare the better cheerly cheerly boys The ship runs merrily my Captain 's melancholly And nothing cures that in him but a Sea-sight I hope to meet a sail-boy and a right one Gun That 's my hope too I am ready for the pastime Boats I' th' mean time let 's bestow a Song upon him To shake him from his dumps and bid good day to him Ho in the hold Enter a Boy Boy Here here Boats To th' Main top Boy And thou kenst a ship that dares defie us Here 's Gold Boy I am gone Exit Boy Boats Come sirs a quaint Levet Trump a Levet To waken our brave General Then to our labor Enter Duke of Sesse above and his daughter Martia like an Amazon Ses I thank you loving mates I thank you all There 's to prolong your mirth and good morrow to you Daugh. Take this from me you 're honest valiant friends And such we must make much of Not a sail stirring Gun Not any within ken yet Boats Without doubt Lady The wind standing so fair and full upon us We shall have sport anon But noble General Why are you still so sad you take our edge off You make us dull and spiritless Ses I 'll tell ye Because I will provoke you to be fortunate For when you know my
tongue out if you tell those tales Hark hark these Toaters tell us the King 's coming Get you gone I 'll see if I can find him Exeunt Enter Lisauro Tersa Pedro and Moncado Lis Does the King remove to day Ter. So saies the Harbengers And keeps his way on to Valentia There ends the progress Ped. He hunts this morning Gentlemen And dines i' th' fields the Court is all in readiness Lis Pedro did you send for this Tailor or you Moncado This light French Demi-launce that follows us Ped. No I assure ye on my word I am guiltless I owe him too much to be inward with him Mon. I am not quit I am sure there is a reckoning Of some four scarlet cloaks and two lac'd suits Hangs on the sile still like a fearful Comet Makes me keep off Lis I am in too Gentlemen I thank his faith for a matter of three hundred Ter. And I for two what a devil makes he this way I do not love to see my sins before me Ped. 'T is the vacation and these things break out To see the Court and glory in their debtors Ter. What do you call him for I never love To remember their names that I owe money to 'T is not gentile I shun 'em like the plague ever Lis His name's Vertigo hold your heads and wonder A French-man and a founder of new Fashions The revolutions of all shapes and habits Run madding through his brains Enter Vertigo Monc. He is very brave Lis The shreds of what he steals from us believe it Makes him a mighty man he comes have at ye Ver. Save ye together my sweet Gentlemen I have been looking Ter. Not for Money Sir You know the hard time Ver. Pardon me sweet Signior Good faith the least thought in my heart your love Gentlemen Your love 's enough for me Money hang money Let me preserve your love Lis Yes marry shall ye And we our credit you would see the Court Mon. He shall see every place Ver. Shall I i'faith Gentlemen Ped. The Cellar and the Buttry and the Kitchin The Pastry and the Pantry Ter. I and taste too Of every Office and be free of all too That he may say when he comes home in glory Ver. And I will say i'faith and say it openly And say it home too Shall I see the King also Lis Shalt see him every day shalt see the Ladies In their French clothes shalt ride a hunting with him Shalt have a Mistriss too we must fool handsomely To keep him in belief we honor him He may call on us else Ped. A pox upon him Let him call at home in 's own house for salt butter Ver. And when the King puts on a new suit Ter. Thou shalt see it first And defect his doublets that thou maist be perfect Ver. The Wardrobe I would fain view Gentlemen Fain come to see the Wardrobe Lis Thou shalt see it And see the secret of it dive into it Sleep in the Wardrobe and have Revelations Of fashions five years hence Ver. Ye honor me Ye infinitely honor me Ter. Any thing i' th' Court Sir Or within the compass of a Courtier Ver. My wife shall give ye thanks Ter. You shall see any thing The privatest place the stool and where 't is emptied Ver. Ye make me blush ye pour your bounties Gentlemen In such abundance Lis I will shew thee presently The order that the King keeps when he comes To open view that thou may'st tell thy neighbors Over a shoulder of mutton thou hast seen something Nay thou shalt present the King for this time Ver. Nay I pray Sir Lis That thou maist know what State there does belong to it Stand there I say and put on a sad countenance Mingled with height be cover'd and reserved Move like the Sun by soft degrees and glorious Into your order Gentlemen uncover'd The King appears We 'll sport with you a while Sir I am sure you are merry with us all the year long Tailor Move softer still keep in that fencing leg Monsieur Turn to no side Enter Franio out of breath Ter. What 's this that appears to him Lis ' Has a petition and he looks most lamentably Mistake him and we are made Fra. This is the King sure The glorious King I know him by his gay clothes Lis Now bear your self that you may say hereafter Fra. I have recover'd breath I 'll speak unto him presently May it please your gracious Majesty to consider A poor mans case Ver. What 's your Will Sir Lis You must accept and read it Ter. The Tailor will run mad upon my life for 't Ped. How he mumps and bridles he will ne'r cut clothes again Ver. And what 's your grief Mon. He speaks i' th' nose like his goose Fra. I pray you read there I am abus'd and frumpt Sir By a great man that may do ill by authority Poor honest men are hang'd for doing less Sir My child is stolen the Count Otrante stole her A pretty child she is although I say it A handsome Mother he means to make a whore of her A silken whore his knaves have filch'd her from me He keeps lewd knaves that do him beastly offices I kneel for Justice Shall I have it Sir Enter King Philippo and Lords Phil. What Pageant 's this Lis The King Tailor stand off here ends your aparition Miller turn round and there address your paper There there 's the King indeed Fra. May it please your Majesty Phil. Why didst thou kneel to that fellow Fra. In good faith Sir I thought he had been a King he was so gallant There 's none here wears such gold Phil. So foolishly You have golden business sure because I am homely Clad in no glitt'ring suit I am not look'd on Ye fools that wear gay cloaths love to gap'd at What are you better when your end calls on you Will gold preserve ye from the grave or jewels Get golden Minds and fling away your Trappings Unto your bodies minister warm raiments Wholsome and good glitter within and spare not Let my Gourt have rich souls their suits I weigh not And what are you that took such State upon ye Are ye a Prince Lis The Prince of Tailors Sir We owe some money to him and 't like your Majesty Phil. If it like him would ye ow'd more be modester And you less saucy Sir and leave this place Your Pressing-iron will make no perfect Courtier Goe stitch at home and cozen your poor neighbors Show such another pride I 'll have ye whipt for 't And get worse clothes these but proclaim your fellony And what 's your Paper Fra. I beseech you read it Phil. What 's here the Count Otrante task'd for a base villany For stealing of a maid Lord. The Count Otrante Is not the fellow mad Sir Fra No no my Lord I am in my wits I am a labouring man And we have seldome leisure to run mad We have other business to employ
our heads in We have little Wit to lose too if we complain And if a heavie load lie on your shoulders Worse than a sack of Meal and oppress our poverties We are mad streight and whop'd and ty'd in fetters Able to make a horse mad as you use us You are mad for nothing and no man dare proclaim it In you a wildness is a noble trick And cherish'd in ye and all men must love it Oppressions of all sorts sit like new clothes Neatly and handsomely upon your Lordships And if we kick when your honors spur us We are Knaves and Jades and ready for the Justice I am a true Miller Phil. Then thou art a wonder 2 Lor. I know the the man reputed for a good man An honest and substantial fellow Phil. He speaks sence And to the point Greatness begets much rudeness How dare you Sirrah ' gainst so main a person A man of so much Noble note and honor Put up this base complaint Must every Peasant Upon a saucy Will affront great Lords All fellows Miller Fra. I have my reward Sir I was told one greatness would protect another As beams support their fellows now I find it If 't please your Grace to have me hang'd I am ready 'T is but a Miller and a Thief dispach'd Though I steal bread I steal no flesh to tempt me I have a wife and 't please him to have her too With all my heart 't will make my charge the less Sir She 'll hold him play awhile I have a boy too He 's able to instruct his Honors hogs Or rub his horse-heels when it please his Lordship He may him his slave too or his bawd The boy is well bred can exhort his Sister For me the Prison or the Pillory To lose my gods and have mine ears cropt off Whipt like a Top and have a paper stuck before me For abominable honesty to his own Daughter I can endure Sir the Miller has a stout heart Though as his Toal-pin Phil. I suspect this shrewdly Is it his Daughter that the people call The Millers fair Maid 2 Lor. It should seem so Sir Phi. Be sure you be i' th' right Sirrah Fra. If I be i' th' wrong Sir Be sure you hang me I will ask no courtesie Your Grace may have a Daughter think of that Sir She may be fair and she may be abused too A King is not exempted from these cases Stolen from your loving care Phil. I do much pity him Fra. But heaven forbid she should be in that venture That mine is in at this hour I 'll assure your Grace The Lord wants a water-Mill and means to grind with her Would I had his stones to set I would fit him for it Phil. Follow me Miller and let me talk with ye farther And keep this private all upon your Loyalties To morrow morning though I am now beyond him And the less lookt for I 'll break my Fast with the good Count. No more away all to our sports be silent Exeunt Ver. What Grace shall I have now Lis Choose thine own Grace And go to dinner when thou wilt Vertigo We must needs follow the King Ter. You heard the sentence Mon. If you stay here I 'll send thee a shoulder of Venison Go home go home or if thou wilt disguise I 'll help thee to a place to feed the dogs Ped. Or thou shalt be special Tailor to the Kings Monkey 'T is a fine place we cannot stay Ver. No Money Nor no Grace Gentlemen Ter. 'T is too early Tailor The King has not broke his Fast yet Ver. I shall look for ye The next Term Gentlemen Ped. Thou shalt not miss us Prethee provide some clothes and dost thou hear Vertigo Commend me to thy Wife I want some shirts too Ver. I have Chambers for ye all Lis They are too musty When they are clear we 'll come Ver. I must be patient And provident I shall never get home else Exeâ—â—t Scaena Secundo Enter Otrante and Florimell Otr. Prethee be wiser wench thou canst not scape me Let me with love and gentleness injoy that That may be still preserv'd with love and long'd for If violence lay rough hold I shall hate thee And after I have enjoy'd thy Maiden-head Thou wilt appear so stale and ugly to me I shall despise thee cast thee off Flor. I pray ye Sir Begin it now and open your doors to me I do confess I am ugly let me go Sir A Gipsey-girl Why would your Lordship touch me Fye 't is not noble I am homely bred Course and unsit for you why do you flatter me There be young Ladies many that will love ye That will dote on ye you a handsome Gentleman What will they say when once they know your quality A Lord a Miller take your Toal dish with ye You that can deal with Gudgins and course flower 'T is pitty you should tast what manchet means Is this fit Sir for your repute and honor Otr. I 'll love thee still Flo. You cannot there 's no sympathy Between our births or breeding arts conditions And where these are at difference ther 's no liking This hour it may be I seem handsome to you And you are taken with variety More than with beauty to morrow when you have enjoy'd me Your heat and lust asswag'd and come to examine Out of a cold and penitent condition What you have done whom you have shar'd your love with Made partner of your bed how it will vex ye How you will curse the devil that betrayd ye And what shall become of me then Otr. Wilt thou hear me Flo. As hasty as you were then to enjoy me As precious as this beauty shew'd unto ye You 'll kick me out of dores you will whore and ban me And if I prove with child with your fair issue Give me a pension of five pound a year To breed your Heir withall and so good speed me Otr. I 'll keep thee like a woman Flo. I 'll keep my self Sir Keep my self honest Sir there 's the brave keeping If you will marry me Otr. Alass poor Florimell Flo. I do confess I am too course and base Sir To be your wife and it is sit you scorn me Yet such as I have crown'd the lives of great ones To be your whore I am sure I am too worthy For by my troth Sir I am truly honest And that 's an honor equal to your greatness Otr. I 'll give thee what thou wilt Flo. Tempt me no more then Give me that peace and then you give abundance I know ye do but try me ye are noble All these are but to try my modesty If you should find me easie and once coming I see your eyes already how they would fright me I see your honest heart how it would swell And burst it self into a grief against me Your tongue in noble anger now even now Sir Ready to rip my loose thoughts to the bottom And lay my
I 'll try my wings Exit Bel. I are you good at that stop stop thief stop there Exit Scaena Secunda Enter Otrante and Florimell singing 1. SONG Flo. Now having leisure and a happy wind Thou mayst at pleasure cause the stones to grind Sayls spread and grist here ready to be ground Fie stand not idlely but let the Mill go round Otr. Why dost thou sing and dance thus why so merry Why dost thou look so wantonly upon me And kiss my hands Flo. If I were high enough I would kiss your lips too Otr. Do this is some kindness This tastes of willingness nay you may kiss Still but why o' th' sudden now does the fit take ye Unoffer'd or uncompell'd why these sweet curtesies Even now you would have blush'd to death to kiss thus Prethee let me be prepar'd to meet thy kindness I shall be unfurnish'd else to hold thee play wench Stay now a little and delay your blessings If this be love methinks it is too violent If you repent you of your strictness to me It is so sudden it wants circumstance Flo. Fy how dull 2. SONG How long shall I pine for love how long shall I sue in vain How long like the Turtle-Dove shall I heaviâ—ly thus complain Shall the sayls of my love stand still Shall the grists of my hopes be unground Oh fie oh fie oh fie Let the Mill let the Mill go round Otr. Prethee be calm a little Thou mak'st me wonder thou that wert so strange And read such pious rules to my behavior But yesternight thou that wert made of modesty Shouldst in a few short minutes turn thus desperate Flo. You are too cold Otr. I do confess I freeze now I am another thing all over me It is my part to wooe not to be courted Unfold this Riddle 't is to me a wonder That now ' o th' instant ere I can expect Ere I can turn my thoughts and think upon A separation of your honest carriage From the desires of youth thus wantonly Thus beyond expectation Flo. I will tell ye And tell ye seriously why I appear thus To hold ye no more ignorant and blinded I have no modestie I am truly wanton I am that you look for Sir now come up roundly If my strict face and counterfeited statelyness Could have won on ye I had caught ye that way And you should never have come to have known who hurt ye Prethee sweet Count be more familiar with me How ever we are open in our natures And apt to more desires than you dare meet with Yet we affect to lay the gloss of good on 't I saw you touch not at the bait of chastity And that it grew distasteful to your palate To apppear so holy therefore I take my true shape Is your bed ready Sir you shall quickly find me 3. SONG On the bed I le throw thee threw thee down Down being laid shall we be afraid To try the rights that bâ—long to love No no there I 'll woe thee with a Crown Crown our desires kindle the fires When love requires we should wanton prove We 'll kiss we 'll sport we 'll laugh we 'll play If thou com'st short for thee I 'll stay If thou unskilful art on the ground I 'll kindly teach we 'll have the Mill go round Otr. Are ye no Maid Flo. Alas my Lord no certain I am sorry you are so innocent to think so Is this an age for silly Maids to thrive in It is so long too since I lost it Sir That I have no belief I ever was one What should you do with Maiden-heads you hate 'em They are peevish petty things that hold no game up No pleasure neither they are sport for Surgeons I 'll warrant you I 'll fit you beyond Maiden-head A fair and easie way men travel right in And with delight discourse and twenty pleasures They enjoy their journey mad men creep through hedges Otr. I am metamorphos'd why do you appear I conjure ye beyond belief thus wanton Flo. Because I would give ye Pleasure beyond belief 4. SONG Think me still in my Fathers Mill where I have oft been found-a Thrown on my back on a well-fill'd sack while the Mill has still gone round-a Prethe sirrah try thy skill and again let the mill go round-a Otr. Then you have traded Flo. Traded how should I know else how to live Sir And how to satisfie such Lords as you are Our best guests and our richest Otr. How I shake now You take no base men Flo. Any that will offer All manner of men and all Religions Sir We touch at in our time all States and Ages We exempt none 5. SONG The young one the old one the fearful the bold one the lame one though nere so unsound The Jew or the Turk have leave for to work the whilst that the Mâ—ll goes round Otr. You are a common thing then Flo. No matter since you have your private pleasure And have it by an Artist excellent Whether I am thus or thus your men can tell ye Otr. My Men Defend me how I freeze together And am on Ice do I bite at such an Orange After my men I am preferr'd Flo. Why stay ye Why do we talk my Lord and lose our time Pleasure was made for lips and sweet embraces Let Lawyers use their tongues pardon my Modesty This desperate way must help or I am miserable Otr. She turns and wipes her face she weeps for certain Some new way now she cannot be thus beastly She is too excellent fair to be thus impudent She knows the elements of common looseness The art of lewdness that that that how now Sir Enter a servant Ser. The King and 't please your Lordship is alighted Close at the gate Otr. The King Ser. And calls for ye Sir Means to break-fast here too Flo. Then I am happy Otr. Stol'n so suddenly go lock her up Lock her up where the Courtiers may not see her Lock her up closely sirrah in my closet Ser. I will my Lord what does she yield yet Exit Otr. Peace She is either a damn'd divel or an Angel No noise upon your life Dame but all silence Enter King Lords Vertigo Lisauro Terso Otr. Your Majesty heaps too much honor on me With such delight to view each several corner Of a rude pile there 's no proportion in 't Sir Phil. Me-thinks 't is handsome and the rooms along Are neat and well contriv'd the Gallery Stands pleasantly and sweet what rooms are these Otr. They are sluttish ones Phil. Nay I must see Otr. Pray ye do Sir They are lodging-chambers over a homely garden Phil. Fit still and handsome very well and those Otr. Those lead to the other side o' th' house and 't like ye Phil. Let me see those Otr. Ye may the dores are open What would this view mean I am half suspitious Phil. This little Room Otr. 'T is mean a place for trash Sir For rubbish of
doth commend himself â—ost kindly to you Sir and hath by me â—ent you this favor kneel down rise a Knight Gent. I thank his Majesty Long. And he doth further request you â—ot to leave the Court so soon â—or though your former merits have been slighted â—fter this time there shall no Office fall Worthy your spirit as he doth confess â—here's none so great but you shall surely have it Ser. Do you hear if you yield yet you are an ass Gent. I 'll shew my service to his Majesty â— greater things than these but for this small one â— must intreat his Highness to excuse me Long. I 'll bear your Knightly words unto the King â—â—d bring his Princely answer back again Exit Long. Ser. Well said be resolute a while I know â—here is a tide of honors coming on â— warrant you Enter Bewford Bâ—w Where is this new made Knight Gent. Here Sir Bew. Let me enfold you in my arms Then call you Lord the King will have it so Who doth entreat your Lordship to remember His Message sent to you by Longavile Ser. If ye be durty and dare not mount aloft You may yield now I know what I would do Gent. Peace I will fit him tell his Majesty I am a Subject and I do confess I serve a gracious Prince that thus hath heapt Honors on me without desert but yet As for the Message business urgeth me I must be gone and he must pardon me Were he ten thousand Kings and Emperors Bew. I 'll tell him so Ser. Why this was like your self Bew. As he hath wrought him 't is the finest fellow That e're was Christmass Lord he carries it So truely to the life as though he were One of the plot to gull himself Exit Bewf. Ser. Why so you sent the wisest and the shrewdest answer Unto the King I swear my honored friend That ever any Subject sent his Liege Gent. Nay now I know I have him on the hip I 'll follow it Enter Longavile Long. My honorable Lord Give me your noble hand right courteous Peer And from henceforth be a courtly Earl The King so wills and Subjects must obey Only he doth desire you to consider Of his request Ser. Why faith you 'r well my Lord yield to him Gent. Yield why 't was my plot Ser. Nay 't was your Wives plot Gent. To get preferment by it And thinks he now to pop me i' th' mouth But with an Earldome I 'll be one step higher Ser. 'T is the finest Lord I am afraid anon He will stand upon 't to share the Kingdom with him Enter Bewford Bew. Where 's this Courtly Earl His Majesty commends his love unto you And will you but now grant to his request He bids you be a Duke and chuse of whence Ser. Why if you yield not now you are undone What can you wish to have more but the Kingdom Gent. So please his Majesty I would be D. of Burgundy Because I like the place Bew. I know the King is pleas'd Gent. Then will I stay and kils his Highness hand Bew. His Majesty will be a glad man when he hears it Lon. But how shall we keep this from the world's ear That some one tell him not he is no Duke Ser. VVee 'l think of that anon Why Gentlemen Is this a gracious habit for a Duke Each gentle body set a finger to To pluck the clouds of this his riding weeds From off the orient Sun of his best cloaths I 'll pluck one Boot and spur off Long. I another Bew. I 'll pluck his Jerkin off Ser. Sit down my Lord Both his spurs off at once good Longavile And Bewford take that Scarfe off and that Hat Doth not become his largely sprouting fore-head Now set your gracious foot to this of mine One pluck will do it so off with the other Lon. Loe thus your servant Long avile doth pluck The trophy of your former gentry off Off with his Jerkin Bewford Ser. Didst thou never see A nimble footed Taylor stand so in his stockings Whilst some friend help'd to pluck his Jerkin off To dance a Jigg Enter Jaques Lon. Here 's his man Jaques come Booted and ready still Jaq. My Mistriss stayes Why how now Sir What do's your Worship mean To pluck your grave and thrifty habit off Gent. My slippers Jaques Lon. O thou mighty Duke Pardon this Man That thus hath trespassed in ignorance Gent. I pardon him Lon. His Graces slippers Jaques Ja. Why what 's the matter Lon. Foot-man he 's a Duke The King hath rais'd him above all his Land Ja. I 'll to his Cozen presently and tell him so O what a dung-hill Countrey rogue was I. Exit Jaques Enter Wife Ser. See see my Mistriss Lon. Let 's obsâ—rve their greeting Wife Unto your will as every good Wife ought I have turn'd all my thoughts and now am ready Gent. O Wife I am not worthy to kiss the least Of all thy toes much less thy Thumb Which yet I would be bold with all thy counsel Hath been to me Angelical but mine to thee Hath been most dirty like my mind Dear Duchess I must stay Wife VVhat are you mad to make me Dress and undress turn and wind me â—ecause you find me plyant said I not The whole world should not alter me if once were resolv'd and now you call me Duchess VVhy what 's the matter Gent. Loe a Knight doth kneel Wife A Knight Gent. A Lord. Wife A Fool. Gent. I sâ—y doth kneel an Earl a Duke Long. In Drawers Bew. VVithout shoes Wife Sure you lunatick Ser. No honoured Duchess If you dare but believe your servants truth I know he is a Duke Long. God save his Grace Wife I ask your Graces pardon Gent. Then I rise And here in token that all strife shall end 'Twixt thee and me I let my drawers fall And to thy hands I do deliver them Which signifies that in all acts and speeches From this time forth my Wife shall wear the breeches Ser. An honorable composition Exeunt omnes Actus Tertius Scaena Prima Enter Cozen and Jaques Coz. SHall I believe thee Jaques Ja. Sir you may Coz. Didst thou not dreame Ja. I did not Coz. Nor imagine Ja. Neither of both I saw him great and mighty I saw the Monsieurs bow and heard them cry Good health and fortune to my Lord the Duke Coz. A Duke art sure a Duke Ja. I am sure a Duke And so sure as I know my self for Jaques Coz. Yet the Sun may dazel Jaques Was it not Some leane Commander of an angry Block-house To keep the Fleemish Eele-boats from invasion Or some bold Baron able to dispend His fifty pounds a year and meet the foe Upon the Kings command in gilded canvas And do his deeds of worth or was it not Some place of gain as Clerk to the great Band Of maribones that people call the Switzers Men made of Beufe and Sarcenet Ja. Is a Duke his chamber hung with
shew before my Cosin's wondring face The greatness of my pomp and of my place Exeunt omnes Actus Quartus Scaena Prima Enter Cosin and his Wife Cos SIrrah is all things carried to the Tailor The measure and the fashion of the Gown With the best trim Mâ—n Yes Sir and 't will be ready within this two days Cos For my self I care not I have a suit or two of antient Velvet Which with some small correcting and addition May steal into the presence Wife Would my Gown were ready Husband I 'll lay my life To make you something e'r to morrow night Cos It must not be Before we see the Duke and have advice How to behave our selves le ts in the while And keep our selves from knowledge till time shall call us Enter Long and Bew. Long. I much admire the fierce masculine spirit Of this dread Amazon Bew. This following night I 'll have a wench in solace Long. Sir I hear you And will be with you if I live no more Enter Maria. Ma. My Lady would intreat your presence Gentlemen Bew. We will obey your Lady she is worthy Long. You light alone a word or two M a. Your Will Sir Long. Hark in your ear wilt thou be married speak wilt thou marry Ma. Married to whom Sir Long. To a proper fellow landed and able bodied Ma. Why do you flout me Sir Long. I swear I do not I love thee for thy Ladies sake be free Ma. If I could meet such matches as you speak of I were a very child to lose my time Sir Long. What saist thou to Monsieur Bewford Ma. Sir I say he 's a proper Gentleman and far Above my means to look at Long. Dost thou like him Ma. Yes Sir and ever did Long. He is thine own Ma. You are too great in promises Long. Be rul'd and follow my advice he shall be thine Ma. Would you would make it good Sir Long. Do but thus Get thee a cushion underneath thy cloaths And leave the rest to me Ma. I 'll be your scholar I cannot lose much by the venture sure Long. Thou wilt lose a pretty maidenhead my rogue Or I am much o' th' bow hand you 'll remember If all this take effect who did it for you And what I may deserve for such a kindness Ma. Yours Sir Exeunt Enter Jaques and Shattillion severally Jaq. Save ye Sir Shat. Save the King Jaq. I pray you Sir which is the nearest way Shat. Save the King this is the nearest way Jaq. Which is the nearest way to the Post-house Shat. God save the King and his Post-house Jaq. I pray Sir direct me to the house Shyt Heaven save the King you cannot catch me Sir Jaq. I do not understand you Sir Shat. You do not I say you cannot catch me Sir Jaq. Not catch you Sir Shat. No Sir nor can the King With all his stratagems and his forced tricks Although he put his Nobles in disguise Never so oft to sift into my words By course of Law lay hold upon my life Jaq. It is business that my Lord the Duke Is by the King imployed in and he thinks I am acquainted with it Shat. I shall not need to rip the cause up From the first to you But if his Majesty had suffer'd me To marry her though she be after him The right heir general to the Crown of France I would not have convey'd her into Spain As it was thought nor would I e'er have joyn'd With the reformed Churches to make them Stand for my cause Jaq. I do not think you would Shat. I thank you Sir And since I see you are a favourer Of virtues kept in bondage Tell directly to my soveraign King For so I will acknowledge him for ever How you have found my staid affections Setled for peace and for the present state Jaq. Why Sir Shat. And good Sir tell him further this That notwithstanding all suggestions Brought to him against me and all his suspitions Which are innumerable to my treasons If he will warrant me but publique trial I 'll freely yeild my self into his hands Can he have more than this Jaq. No by my troth Shat. I would his Majesty would hear but reason As well as you Jaq. But Sir you do mistake me For I never saw the King In all my life but once therefore good Sir May it please you to shew me which is the Post-house Sha. I cry you mercy Sir then you are my friend Jaq. Yes Sir Sha. And such men are very rare with me The Post-house is hard by farewel Jaq. I thank you Sir I must ride hard to night And it is dark already Sha. I am cruel to send this man directly to his death That is my friend and I might easily save him He shall not dye come back my friend come back Jaq. What is your Will Sha. Do you not know Jaq. Not I. Sha. And do you gather nothing by my face Jaq. No Sir Sha. Virtue is ever innocent Lay not the fault on me I grieve for you And wish that all my tears might win your safety Jaq. Why Sir Sha. Alas good friend you are undone The more ill fortune mine to be the means Of your sad overthrow you know not me Jaq. No truly Sir Sha. Would you had never seen me I am a man pursu'd by the whole state And sure some one hath seen me talk with you Jaq. Yes divers Sir Sha. Why then your head is gone Jaq. I 'll out of town Sha. Would it were soon enough Stay if you love your life or else you are taken Jaq. What shall I do Sha. I 'll venture deeply for him Rather than to cast away an innocent Take courage friend I will preserve thy life With hazard of mine own Jaq. I thank you Sir Sha. This night thou shalt be lodg'd within my doors Which shall be all lock'd fast and in the morn I 'll so provide you shall have free access To the Sea-side and so be shipt away â—'r any know it Jaq. Good Sir suddainly I am afraid to dye Sha. Then follow me Exeunt Enter Shatillion 's Love Love This way he went and there 's the house I hope His better Angel hath directed him To leave the wandring streets poor Gentleman Would I were able with as free a heart To set his soul right as I am to grieve The ruine of his fame which God forgive me Sir if you be within I pray Sir speak to me Sha. I am within and will be what are you Love A friend Sha. No Sir you must pardon me I am acquainted with none such be speedy â—riend there is no other remedy Love A word Sir I say I am your friend Sha. You cannot scape by any other means Be not fearful God save the King What 's your businéss Sir Lov. To speak with you Sha. Speak out then Lov. Shall I not come up Sha. Thou shalt not flie if thou be'st thine own friend There lies the suit and all the
her Lis I presume She always speaks the language of her heart And I can be ambitious for no more Happiness on earth than she encourages Me to expect Cas It was an act becoming The wisdom of her Father to engage A tye between our Families and she Hath play'd her best discretion to allow it But we lose time in conference wait on her And be what thou wert born for King of Epire I must away Exit Lis Success ever attend you Is not the Queen yet coming forth Lisa Your servant You may command our duties This is the Court Star Philocles Phi. The Star that we must sail by Lisa All must borrow A light from him the young Queen directs all Her favours that way Phi. He 's a noble Gentleman And worthy of his expectations Too good to be the son of such a Father Lisa Peace remember he is Lord Protector Phil. We have more need of Heavens Protection I' th' mean time I wonder the old King Did in his life design him for the office Lisa He might expect his faith I have heard when The King Who was no Epirote advanc'd His claim Cassander our Protector now Young then oppos'd him toughly with his faction But forc'd to yield had fair conditions And was declar'd by the whole State next heir If the King wanted issue our hopes only Thriv'd in this daughter Phi. Whom but for her smiles And hope of marriage with Lisimachus His Father by some cunning had remov'd E'r this Lisa Take heed the Arras may have ears I should not weep much if his grace would hence Remove to Heaven Phi. I prethee what should he do there Lisa Some Offices will fall Phi. And the Skie too e'r I get one stair higher While he 's in place Enter Antigonus Ant. Lisander Philocles How looks the day upon us where 's the Queen Phi. In her bed-chamber Ant. Who was with her Lisa None but the young Lord Lisimachus Ant. 'T is no treason If a man wish himself a Courtier Of such a possibility he has The mounting fate Phi. I would his Father were â—ounted to th' gallows Ant. He has a path fair enough â—f he survive by title of his Father Lisa The Queen will hasten his ascent Phi. Would I were Queen Ant. Thou wou'dst become rarely the petticoat What wou'dst thou do Phi. Why I wou'd marry My Gentleman usher and trust all the strength And burden of my State upon his legs Rather than be call'd wife by any son Of such a Father Lisa Come let 's leave this subject We may find more secure discourse when saw You young Arcadius Lord Macarius's Nephew Ant. There 's a spark a youth moulded for a Favourite The Queen might do him honor Phi. Favourite 't is too cheap a name there were a match Now for her Virgin blood Lisa Must every man That has a handsome face or leg feed such Ambition I confess I honor him He has a nimble soul and gives great hope To be no woman-hater dances handsomly Can court a Lady powerfully but more goes To th' making of a Prince he 's here And 's Uncle Enter Arcadius Macarius Seleucus Sel. Save you Gentlemen who can direct me To find my Lord Protector Lisa He was here Within this half hour young Lisimachus His Son is with the Queen Sel. There let him compliment I have other business ha Arcadius Exit Phi. Observ'd you with what eyes Arcadius And he saluted their two families Will hardly reconcile Ant. Seleucus carries Himself too roughly with what pride and scorn He past by ' em Lisa Th' other with less shew Of anger carries pride enough in 's soul I wish 'em all at peace Macarius looks Are without civil war a good old man The old King lov'd him well Seleucus Father Was as dear to him and maintain'd the character Of an honest Lord through Epire that two men So lov'd of others should be so unwelcome To one another Arc. The Queen was not wont to send for me Mac. The reason 's to her self It will become your duty to attend her Arc. Save you Gentlemen what novelty Does the Court breathe to day Lisa None Sir the news That took the last impression is that you Purpose to leave the Kingdom and those men That honor you take no delight to hear it Arc. I have ambition to see the difference Of Courts and this may spare the delights At home do surfet and the Mistriss whom We all do serve is fixt upon one object Her beams are too much pointed but no Countrey Shall make me lose your memories Enter Queen Lisimachus Macarius Charilla Qu. Arcadius Mac. Your Lordship honor'd me I have no blessing in his absence Lis 'T is done like a pious Uncle Qu. We must not Give any licence Arc. If your Majesty Would please Qu. We are not pleas'd it had become your duty To have first acquainted us e'r you declar'd Your resolution publick is our Court Not worth your stay Arc. I humbly beg your pardon Qu. Where 's Lysimachus Lis Your humble servant Madam Qu. We shall find Employment at home for you do not lose us Arc. Madam I then write my self blest on earth When I may do you service Qu. We would be private Macarius Mac. Madam you have blest me Nothing but your command could interpose to Stay him Qu. Lisimachus You must not leave us Lisa Nothing but Lisimachus has she not Ta'en a philter Qu. Nay pray be cover'd Ceremony from you Must be excus'd Lisi It will become my duty Qu. Not your love I know you would not have me look upon Your person as a Courtier not as Favorite That Title were too narrow to express How we esteem you Lis The least of all These names from you Madam is grace enough Qu. Yet here you wou'd not rest Lis Not if you please To say there is a happiness beyond And teach my ambition how to make it mine Although the honors you already have Let fall upon your servant exceed all My merit I have a heart is studious To reach it with desert and make it possible Your savor's mine by justice with your pardon Qu. We are confident this needs no pardon Sir But a reward to cherish your opinion And that you may keep warm your passion Know we resolve for marriage and if I had another gift beside my self Greater in that you should discern how much My heart is fixt Lis Let me digest my blessing Qu. But I cannot resolve when this shall be Lis How Madam do not make me dream of Heaven And wake me into misery if your purpose Be to immortalize your humble servant Your power on earth's divine Princes are here The copies of Eternity and create When they but will our happiness Qu. I shall Believe you mock me in this argument I have no power Lis How no power Qu. Not as a Queen Lis I understand you not Qu. I must obey your Father 's my Protector Lis How Qu. When I am
both you shall Doe loyal service and reward your Duties Cas Heaven preserve your Highness Qu. But yet my Lords and Gentlemen let none Mistake me that because I urge your wisdoms I shall grow careless and impose on you The managing of this great Province no We will be active too and as we are In dignity above your persons so The greatest portion of the difficulties We all to us you in your several places Relieving us with your experience Observing in your best directions All modesty and distance for although We are but young no action shall forfeit Our royal priviledge or encourage any Too unreverent boldness as it will become Our honor to consult e'r we determine Of the most necessary things of state So we are sensible of a check But in a brow that saucily controuls Our action presuming on our years As few or frailty of our sex that head Is not secure that dares our power or justice Phi. She has a brave spirit look how the Protector Grows pale already Qu. But I speak to you Are perfect in obedience and may spare This Theme yet 't was no immatrial Part of our character since I desire All should take notice I have studied The knowledge of my self by which I shall Better distinguish of your worth and persons In your relations to us Lis This language Is but a threatening to some body Qu. But we miss some that use not to absent Their duties from us where 's Macarius Cas Retir'd to grieve your Majesty hath given Consent Arcadius should enter the List To day with young Seleucus Qu. We purpose Enter Gentleman They shall proceed what 's he Phil. A Gentleman belonging to Seleucus that gives notice He is prepar'd and waits your royal pleasure Qu. He was compos'd for action give notice To Arâ—adius and admit the challenger Let other Princes boast their gaudy tilting And mockery of battles but our triumph Is celebrated with true noble valour Enter Seleucus Arcadius at several doors their Pages before them bearing their Targets Two young men spirited enough to have Two kingdoms staked upon their swords Lisimachus Do not they excellently become their arms 'T were pity but they should do something more Then wave their plumes A shout within What noise is that Enter Macarius and Eubulus Mac. The peoples joy to know us reconcil'd Is added to the jubile of the day We have no more a faction but one heart Peace flow in every bosom Eub. Throw away These instruments of death and like two friends Embrace by our example Qu. This unfein'd Mac. By our duties to your self dear Madam Command them not advance our houses from This minute are incorporated happy day Our eyes at which before revenge look'd forth May clear suspition oh my Arcadius Eub. We have found a nearer way to friendship Madam Than by exposing them to fight for us Qu. If this be faithful our desires are blest We had no thought to waste but reconcile Your bloud this way and we did prophesie This happy chance spring into eithers bosom Arcadius and Seleucus what can now Be added to this days felicity Yes there is something is there not my Lord While we are Virgin queen Cas Ha that string Doth promise Musick Qu. I am yet my Lords Your single joy and when I look upon What I have took to manage the great care Of this most flourishing kingdom I incline To think I shall do justice to my self If I choose one whose strength and virtue may Assist my undertaking think you Lords A Husband would not help Lis No question Madam And he that purpose to make you so blest Must needs be worthy of our humblest duty It is the general vote Qu. We will not then Trouble Ambassadors to treat with any Princes abroad within our own dominion Fruitful in honor we shall make our choice And that we may not keep you over long In tho imagination from this circle we â—ave purpose to elect one whom I shall â—â—ote a King and Husband Lisa Now my Lord Lisimachus Que. Nor shall we in this action be accus'd Of rashness since the man we shall declare Deserving our affection hath been early â— our opinion which had reason first To guide it and his known nobility â—ong marry'd to our thoughts will justifie Our fair election Phi. Lisimachus blushes Cas Direct our duties Madam to pray for him Que. Arcadius you see from whence we come Pray lead us back you may ascend She comes from the State Cas How 's this o're-reach'd Arc. Madam be charitable to your humblest creature Doe not reward the heart that falls in duty Beneath your feet with making me the burden Of the Court-mirth a mockery for Pages T were Treason in me but to think you meane thus Que. Arcadius you must refuse my love â—r shame this Kingdom Phi. Is the wind in that corner Cas I shall run mad Lisimachus Lisi Sir contain your self Sel. Is this to be believ'd Mac. What dream is this Phi. He kisses her now by this day I am glad on 't Lisa Mark the Protector Ant. Let him fret his heart-strings Que. Is the day cloudy on the sudden Arc. Gentlemen â— was not my ambition I durst never â—spire so high in thought but since her Majesty â—ath pleas'd to call me to this honor I Will study to be worthy of her grace â—y whom I live Que. The Church to morrow shall Confirme our marriage noble Lisimachus We 'll find out other wayes to recompence Your love to us set forward come Arcadius Mac. It must be so and yet let me consider Cas He insults already policy assist me To break his neck Lisi Who would trust Woman Lost in a pair of minutes lost how bright â— morning rose but now 't is night Exeunt Actus Tertius Scaena Prima Enter Polidora and a Servant Pol. OH where shall Virgins look for faith hereafter If he prove false after so many vowes â—nd yet if I consider he was tempted Above the strength of a young Lover two â—â—ch glorious courting his acceptance were Able to make disloyalty no sin At least not seem a fault a Lady first Whose very looks would thaw a man more frozen Than the Alps quicken a soulmore dead than Winter Add to her beauty and perfection That she 's a Queen and brings with her a Kingdom â—ble to make a great mind forfeit Heaven What could the frailty of Arcadius â—â—ggest to unspirit him so much as not To fly to her embraces you were present When she declar'd her self Ser. Yes Madam Pol. Tell me Did not he make a pause when the fair Queen A full temptation stood him Ser. Very little My judgment could distinguish she did no sooner Propound but he accepted Pol. That was ill He might with honor stand one or two minutes Me thinks it should have startled him a little To have rememberd me I have deserv'd At least a cold thought well pray give it him Ser. I shall Pol. When Ser.
Madam Arc. Seleucus Cas Ha Sel. Yes Sir 't was I that laugh'd Arc. At what Sel. At nothing Lisa Contain your self Seleucus Eub. Are you mad Que. Have you ambition to be punish'd Sir Sel. I need not 't was punishment Enough to hear him make an Idol of you he left Out the commendation of your patience I was a little Mov'd in my nature to hear his Rodomontados and Make a monster of his Mistress which I pitty'd first But seeing him proceed I guest he brought you Mirth with his inventions and so made bold to laugh at it Que. You are sawcy We 'll place you where you sha'not be so merry Take him away Lisa Submit your self Arc. Let me plead for his pardon Sel. I wo'd not owe my life so poorly beg thy own When you are King you cannot bribe your destiny Eub. Good Madam hear me I fear he is d stracted Brave boy thou should'st be Master of a soul Like his thy honors more concern'd Sel. 'T is charity Away wo' mee ' boy Madam Cas He has a daring spirit Ex Sel. Eub. Cas Arc. These and a thousand more affronts I must Expect your favors draw them all upon me In my first state I had no enemies I was secure while I did grow beneath This expectation humble valleys thrive with Their bosomes full of flowers when the Hills melt With lightning and rough anger of the clouds Let we retire Que. And can Arcadius At such a breath be mov'd I had opinion Your courage durst have stood a tempest for Our love can you for this incline to leave What other Princes should in vain have sued for How many Lovers are in Epire now Would throw themselves on danger not expect One enemy but empty their own veins And think the loss of all their blood rewarded To have one smile of us when they are dying And shall this murmur shake you Arc. Not dear Madam My life is such a poor despised thing In value your least graces that To lose it were to make my self a victory It is not for my self I fear the envy Of others cannot fasten wound in me Greater than that your goodness should be check'd So daringly Que. Let not those thoughts afflict thee While we have power to correct the offences Arcadius be mine this shall confirm it Arc. I shall forget And lose my way to heaven that touch had been Enough to have restor'd me and infus'd A spirit of a more celestial nature After the tedious absence of my soul Oh bless me not too much one smile a day Would stretch my life to mortality Poets that wrap divinity in tales Look here and give your coppies forth of angels What blessing can remain Que. Our Marriage Arc. Place then some horrors in the way For me not you to pass the journeys end Holds out such glories to me I should think Hell but a poor degree of suffering for it What 's that some petition a Letter to me You had a Polidora ha that 's all i th' minure when my vessels new â—anch'd forth With all my pride and silken wings about me I strike upon a Rock What power can save me You had a Polidora there 's a name Kill'd with grief I can so soon forget her Ser. She did impose on me this service Sir And while she lives she sayes shee 'll pray for you Arc. She lives That 's well and yet 't were better for my same And honor she were dead What fate hath plac'd me Upon this fearful precipice Ser. He 's troubled Arc. I must resolve my faith is violated Already yet poor loving Polidora Will pray for me she sayes to think she can Render me hated to my self and every Thought 's a tormentor let me then be just Que. Arcadius Arc. That voice prevailes agen oh Polidora Thou must forgive Arcadius I dare not Turn rebel to a Princess I shall love Thy vertue but a Kingdom has a charme To excuse our failty dearest Madam Que. Now set forward Arc. To perfect all our joyes Enter Macarius and a Bishop Casander Mac. I 'll fright their glories Cas By what means Mac. Observe Arc. Our good Unckle welcome Que. My Lord Macarius we did want your person There 's something in our joyes wherein you share Mac. This you intend your highness wedding day Que. We are going Mac. Save you labor I have brought a Priest to meet you Arc. Reverend Father Que. Meet us Why Mac. To tell you that you must not Marry Cas Didst thou hear that Lisimachus Lisi And wonder what will follow Que. We must not marry Bish Madam 't is a rule First made in heaven and I must needs declare You and Arcadius must tie no knot Of Man and Wife Arc. Is my Unckle mad Que. Joy has transported him Or age has made him dote Macarius Provoke us not too much you will presume Above our mercy Mac. I 'll discharge my duty Could your frown strike me dead my Lord you know Whose character this is Cas It is Theodosius Your graces Father Bis I am subscrib'd a witness Phi. Upon my life 't is his Mac. Fear not I 'll cross this Match Cas I 'll bless thee for 't Arc. Unckle d' ee know what you do or what we are Going to finish you will not break the neck of my glorious Fortune now my foot 's i th' stirrup and mounting Throw me over the saddle I hope you 'll let one Be a King Madam 't is as you say My Unckle is something craz'd there 's a worm In 's brain but I beseech you pardon him he is Not the first of your counsel that has talk'd Idly d' ee hear my Lord Bishop I hope You have more Religion than to joyn with him To undoe me Bis Not I Sir but I am commanded by oath And conscience to speak truth Arc. If your truth should do me any harm I shall never Be in charity with a Croziers staffe look too 't Que. My youngest Brother Cas Worse and worse my brains Exit Mac. Deliver to me an Infant with this writing To which this reverend Father is a witness Lisa This he whom we so long thought dead a childe Que. But what should make my Father to trust him To your concealment give abroad his death and bury An empty coffin Mac. A jealousie he had Upon Cassander whose ambitious brain He fear'd would make no conscience to depose His son to make Lisimachus King of Epire. Que. He made no scruple to expose me then To any danger Mac. He secur'd you Madam By an early Engagement of your affection To Lisimachus exempt this testimony Had he been Arcadius and my Nephew I needed not obtrude him on the state Your love and marriage had made him King Without my trouble and sav'd that ambition There was necessity to open now His birth and title Phi. Demetrius alive Arc. What riddles are these Whom do they talk of Omn. Congratulate your return to life and honor And as becomes us with
did blush to ask thy love Pol. Give me your pardon Sir Arcadius At our last meeting without argument To move him more than his affection to me Vow'd he did love me love me above all Women And to confirm his heart was truely mine He wish'd I tremble to remember it When he forsook his Polidora's love That Heaven might kill his happiness on Earth Was not this nobly said did not this promise A truth to shame the Turtles Dem. And his heart Iâ— still the same and I thy constant Lover Pol. Give me your leave I pray I would not say Arcadius was perjur'd but the same day Forgetting all his promises and oathes While yet they hung upon his lips forsook me D' ee not remember this too gave his faith From me transported with the noise of greatness And would be married to a Kingdom Dem. But Heaven permitted not I should dispose What was ordain'd for thee Pol. It was not virtue In â—im for sure he found no check no sting In his own bosome but gave freely all The reines to blind ambition Dem. I am wounded The thought of thee i th' throng of all my joyes Like poyson powr'd in Nectar turnes me frantick Dear if Arcadius have made a fault Let not Demetrius be punish'd for 't He pleads that ever will be constant to thee Pol. Shall I believe Mans flatteries agen Lose my sweet rest and peace of thought agen Be drawn by you from the streight paths of virtue Into the maze of Love Dem. I see compassion in thy eye that chides me If I have either soul but what 's contain'd Within these words or if one syllable Of their full force be not made good by me May all relenting thoughts in you take end And thy disdain be doubled from thy pardon I 'll count my Coronation and that hour Fix with a rubrick in my Calendar As an auspicious time to entertain Affairs of weight with Princes think who now Intreats thy mercy come thou sha't be kind And divide Titles with me Pol. Hear me Sir I lov'd you once for virtue and have not A thought so much unguarded as to be won From my truth and innocence with any Motives of state to affect you Your bright temptation mourns while it stayes here Nor can the triumph of glory which made you Forget me so court my opinion back Were you no King I should be sooner drawn Again to love you but 't is now too late A low obedience shall become me best May all the joyes I want Still wait on you if time hereafter tell you That sorrow for your fault hath struck me dead May one soft tear drop from your eye in pitty Bedew my hearse and I shall sleep securely I have but one word more for goodness sake For your own honor Sir correct your passion To her you shall love next and I forgive you Exit Dem. Her heart is frozen up nor can warm prayers Thaw it to any softness Phi. I 'll fetch her Sir again Dem. Perswade her not Phi. You give your passion too much leave to triumph Seek in another what she denies Enter Macarius Mac. Where 's the King oh Sir you are undone A dangerous treason is a foot Dem. What Treason Mac. Cassander and Eubulus have proclaim'd Another King whom they pretend to be Leonatus your elder Brother he that was But this morning prisoner in the Castle Dem. Ha Mac. The easie Epirotes Gather in multitudes to advance his Title They have seised upon the Court secure your person Whilst we raise power to curbe this Insurrection Ant. Lose no time then Dem. We will not Arme one Man Speak it agen have I a brother living And must be no King Mac. What means your Grace Dem. This newes doth speak me happy it exalts My heart and makes me capable of more Than twenty Kingdoms Phi. Will you not Sir stand Upon your guard Dem. I 'll stand upon my honor Mercy relieves me Lisa Will you lose the Kingdom Dem. The World 's too poor to bribe me leave Me all lest you extenuate my fame and I Be thought to have redeem'd it by your counsel You shall not share one sâ—ruple in the honor Titles may set a gloss upon our Name But Virtue onely is the soul of Fame Mac. He 's strangely possest Gentlemen Exeunt Omnes Actus Quintus Scaena Prima Enter Philocles and Lisander Phi. HEre 's a strange turne Lisander Lisa 'T is a Kingdom Easily purchas'd who will trust the faith Of multitudes Phi. It was his fault that would So tamely give his Title to their Mercy The new King has possession Lisa And is like To keep 't we are alone what dost think of This innovation Is' t not a fine Jigge A precious cunning in the late Protector To shuffle a new Prince into the state Phi. I know not how they have shuffled but my head on 't A false card is turn'd up trump but fates look to 't Enter Cassander and Eubulus Eub. Does he not carry it bravely Cas Excellently Philocles Lisander Phi. Lis Your Lordships servants Are we not bound to heaven for multiplying These blessings on the Kingdom Phi. Heaven alone Works miracles my Lord. Lisa I think your Lordship Had as little hope once to see these Princes Revive Phi. Here we must place our thanks Next providence for preserving So dear a pledge Enter Leonatus attended Eub. The King Leo. It is our pleasure The number of our guard be doubled give A Largess to the Soldiers but dismiss not The Troops till we command Cas May it please Leo. It will not please us otherwise my Lord We have try'd your faith Eub. Does he not speak with confidence Leo. My Lords and Gentlemen to whose faith we must Oâ—e next to Heaven our fortune and our safety After a tedious eclipse the day â— bright and we invested in those honors Our bloud and birth did challenge Cas May no time â—e registred in our annals that shall mention â—â—e that had life to oppose your sacred person Leo. Let them whose Titles forg'd and flaw'd suspect Their states security our right to Epire â—eaven is oblig'd to prosper treason has â—o face so black to fright it all my cares â—evel to this that I may worthily â—anage the province and advance the honor â—f our dear Countrey and be confident â— an expence of bloud may give addition â—f any happiness to you I shall â—ffer my heart the sacrifice and rejoyce â—o make my self a ghost to have inscrib'd â—pon my marble but whose cause I died for Eub. May Heaven avert such danger Cas Excellent Prince â— whom we see the Copy of his Father â—one but the Son of Theodosius â—ould have spoke thus Leo. We are pleas'd to interpret well â—et give me leave to say in my own justice â— have but exprest the promptness of my soul â—o serve you all but 't is not empty wishes â—an satisfie our mighty charge a weight â—ould make an Atlas double a Kings
name â—â—th sound harmoniously to men at distance â—â—d those who cannot penetrate beyond â—he bark and out-skin of a Common-wealth â— state have eyes but ravish'd with the Ceremony â—â—at must attend a Prince and understand not â—hat cares allay the glories of a Crown â— good Kings find and feel the contrary â—â— have try'd my Lord the burden and can tell â—ould require a Pilot of more years â—o steer this Kingdom now impos'd on me By justice of my birth Cas I wish not life But to partake those happy days which must Succeed these fair proceedings we are blest But Sir be sparing to your self we shall Hazard our joyes in you too soon the burden Of state affairs impose upon your counsel 'T is fitter that we waste our lives than you Call age too soon upon you with the trouble And cares that threaten such an undertaking Preserve your youth Leo. And choose you our Protestor Is' t that you would conclude my Lord We will Deserve our subjects faith for our own sake Not sit an idle gazer at the helm Enter Messenger Phi. How observ'd you that Mark how Cassander's Planet struck Eu. He might have look'd more calmly for all that I begin to fear but do not yet seem troubled Leo. With what news travels his haste I must secure My self betimes not be a King in jest And wear my Crown a Tenant to their breath Cas Demetrius Sir your brother With other Traitors that oppose your claims Are fled to the Castle of Nestorius And fortifie Mes I said not so my Lord. Cas I 'll have it thought so hence Exit Messen Leo. Plant forces to batter The walls and in their ruin bring us work They live not Eub. Good Sir hear me Cas Let it work Were Demetrius dead we easily might uncrown This swoln Impostor and my Son be fair To piece with young Sophia who I hear Repents her late affront Eub. Their lives may do You service let not blood stain your beginnings The people not yet warm in their allegeance May think it worth their tumult to revenge it With hazard of your self Leo. Who dares but think it Yet offer first our mercy if they yield Demetrius must not live my Lord your counsel What if he were in heaven Cas You have my consent You sha'not stay long after him Leo. Sophia is Not my Sister To prevent all that may indanger us we 'll marry her That done no matter though we stand discover'd For in her Title then we are King of Epire Without dispute Cas Hum in my judgement Sir That wonot do so well Leo. What 's your opinion Cas He countermines my plot are you so cunning Leo. What 's that you mutter Sir Cas I mutter Sir Leo. Best say I am no King but some impostor Rais'd up to gull the state Cas Very fine to have said within Few hours you 'd been no King nor like to be Was not in the compass of High Treason I take it Eub. Restrein your anger the Kings mov'd speak not Cas I will speak louder do I not know him That self-same hand that rais'd him to the throne Shall pluck him from it is this my reward Leo. Our guard to prison with him Cas Me to prison Leo. Off with his head Cas My head Eub. Vouchsafe to hear me great Sir Cas How dares he be so insolent I ha' wrought my self into a fine condition Do' e know me Gentlemen Phi. Very well my Lord How are we bound to heaven for multiplying These blessings on the Kingdom Leo. We allow it Eub. Counsel did never blast a Princes ear Leo. Convey him to the sanctuary of Rebels Nâ—storius house where our proud brother has Enscons'd himself they 'll entertain him lovingly He will be a good addition to the Traitors Obey me or you dye for 't what are Kings When subjects dare affront ' em Cas I shall vex Thy soul for this Leo. Away with him when Kings Frown let offenders tremble this flows not From any cruelty in my nature but The fate of an Usurper he that will Be confirm'd great without just title to 't Must lose compassion know what 's good not do 't Exeunt Enter Polidora and her servant Serv. Madam the Princess Sophia Pol. I attend her Highness Enter Sophia How much your grace honors your humble servant Sop. I hope my brother 's well Pol. I hope so too Madam Sop. Do you but hope he came to be your guest Pol. We are all his whilst he is pleas'd to honor This poor roof with his royal presence Madam Sop. I came to ask your pardon Polidora Pol. You never Madam trespass'd upon me Wrong not your goodness Sop. I can be but penitent Unless you point me out some other way To satisfie Pol. Dear Madam do not mock me Sop. There 's no injury like that to love I find it now in my own sufferings But though I would have rob'd thee of Arcadius Heaven knew a way to reconcile your hearts And punish me in those joys you have found I read the story of my loss of honor Yet can rejoyce and heartily that you Have met your own agen Pol. Whom do you mean Sop. My brother Pol. He is found to himself and honor He is my King and though I must acknowledge He was the glory of my thoughts and I Lov'd him as you did Madam with desire To be made his reason and duty since Form'd me to other knowledge and I now Look on him without any wish of more Than to be call'd his subject Sop. Has he made Himself less capable by being King Pol. Of what Sop. Of your affection Pol. With your pardon Madam Love in that sense you mean lost Polidora When he forsook Arcadius I disclaim All ties between us more than what a name Of King must challenge from my obedience Sop. This does confirm my jealousie my heart For my sake Madam has he lost his value Pol. Let me beseech your grace I may have leave To answer in some other cause or person This argument but opens a sad wound To make it bleed afresh we may change this Discourse I would elect some subject whose Praises may more delight your ear than this Can mine let 's talk of young Lisimachus Sop. Ha! my presaging fears Pol. How does your grace Sop. Well you were talking of Lisimachus Pray give me your opinion of him Pol. Mine It will be much short of his worth I think him A gentleman so perfect in all goodness That if there be one in the world deserves The best of women heaven created him To make her happy Sop. You have in a little Madam Exprest a volume of mankind a miracle But all have not the same degree of faith He is but young Pol. What Mistriss would desire Her servant old he has both Spring to please Her eye and Summer to return a harvest Sop. He is black Pil. He sets a beauty off more rich And she that 's fair will love him faint
go ill deny it boldly Sir trust me he cannot prove it by you Leu. What Bach. You 'll make all worse too with your facing it Leuc. What is the matter Leon. Know'st thou that petition Look on it well wouldst thou be joyn'd with me Unnaturall child to be weary of me E'r Fate esteem me sit for other worlds Bac. May be he knows not of it Leu. Oh strange carriages Sir as I have hope that there is any thing To reward doing well my usages Which have been but 't is no matter what Have put me so far from the thought of Greatness That I should welcome it like a disease That grew upon me and I could not cure They are my enemies that gave you this And yet they call me friend and are themselves I fear abus'd I am weary of my life For Gods sake take it from me it creates More mischief in the State than it is worth The usage I have had I know would make Wisdom her self run frantick through the streets And Patience quarrel with her shadow Sir this sword Bac. Alas help for the love of Heaven Make way through me first for he is your Father Leon. What would he kill me Bac. No Sir no. Leon. Thou always makes mak'st the best on 't but I sear Leu. Why do you use me thus who is' t can think That I would kill my Father that can yet Forbear to kill you Here Sir is my sword I dare not touch it lest she say again I would have kill'd you let me not have mercy When I most need it if I would not change Place with my meanest servant Let these faults Be mended Madam if you saw how ill They did become you you would part with them Bac. I told the Duke as much before Leu. What what did you tell him Bac. That it was only an ambition Nurst in you by your youth provok'd you thus Which age would take away Leon. It was his doing then come hither Love Bac. No indeed Sir Leu. How am I made that I can bear all this If any one had us'd a friend of mine ne'r this My hand had carried death about it Leon. Lead me hence Tellamon come my dear Bacha I shall find time for this Ism Madam you know I dare not speak before The King but you know well if not I 'll tell you You are the most wicked'st and most murderous Strumpet that ever was call'd Woman Bac. My Lord what can I do for him he shall command me Leon I know thou art too kind away I say Exit Leon. Bac. Tima. Tella. Isme Sir I am sure we dream this cannot be Leu. Oh that we did my wickedness has brought All this to pass else I should bear my self Enter Urania Isme Look doe you see who 's there your virtuous Mothers issue kill her yet take some little pidling revenge Leu. Away the whole Court calls her virtuous for they say she is unlike her Mother and if so she can have no vice Ism I 'll trust none of 'em that come of such a breed Leu. But I have found A kind of love in her to me alas Think of her death I dare be sworn for her She is as free from any hate to me As her bad Mother's full She was brought up I' th' Countrey as her tongue will let you know Enter Urania If you but talk with her with a poor Uncle Such as her Mother had Ism She 's come again Vra I would â—ene speak to the good Marquess my brother if I but thought he could abaid me Leu. Sister how do you Vra Very well I thank you Ism How does your good Mother Leu. Fie fie Ismenus for shame mock such an innocent soul as this Vra Feth a she be no good god may her so Leu. I know you wish it with your heart dear Sister but she is good I hope Ism Are you so simple to make so much of this Do you not know That all her wicked Mother labours for is but to raise Her to your right and leave her this Dukedom Vra I but ne'r Sir be afred For though she take th' ungain'st weas she can I 'll ne'er ha 't fro' you Leu. I should hate my self Ismenus If I should think of her simplicity Ought but extreamly well Ism Nay as you will Vra And though she be my Mother If she take any caurse to do you wrong If I can see 't youst quickly hear on 't Sir And so I 'll take my leave Leu. Farewel good Sister I thank you Exit Urania Ism You believe all this Leu. Yes Enter Timantus Ism A good faith doth well but methinks It were no hard matter now for her Mother to send her Yonder 's one you may trust if you will too Leu. So I wiâ—l if he can shew me as apparent signs Of truth as she did Does he weep Ismenus Ism Yes I think so some good 's happen'd I warrant Do you hear you What honest man has scap'd misery that thou art crying thus Tim. Noble Ismenus where 's the Prince Ism Why there hast wept thine eyes out Tim. Sir I beseech you hear me Leu. Well speak on Ism Why will you hear him Leu. Yes Ismenus why Ism I would hear blasphemy as willingly Leu. You are too blame Tim. No Sir he is not to blame If I were as I was Ism Nor as thou art ysaith awhit too blame Leu. What 's your business Tim. Faith Sir I am ashamed to speak before you My conscience tells me I have injur'd you And by the earnest instigation Of others have not done you to the King Always the best and friendliest ostices Which pardon me or I will never speak Ism Never pardon him and silence a knave Leu. I pardon thee Tim. Your Mother sure is naught Leu. Why shouldst thou think so Tim. Oh noble Sir your honest eyes perceive not The dangers you are led to shame upon her And what fell miseries the gods can think on Shower down upon her wicked head she has plotted I know too well your death would my poor life Or thousand such as mine is might be offer'd Like sacrifices up for your preserving What free oblations would she have to glut her But she is merciless and bent to ruin If heaven and good men step not to your rescue And timely very timely Oh this Dukedom I weep I weep for the poor Orphans i' th' Countrey Left with but Friends or Parents Leu. Now Ismenus what think you of this fellow This was a lying knave a flatterer Does not this Love still shew him so Ism This Love this Halter if he prove not yet The cunning'st rankest rogue that ever Canted I 'll never see man again I know him to bring And can interpret every new face he makes Look how he wrings like a good stool for a tear Take heed Children and Fools First feel the smart Then weep Leu. Away away such an unkind distrust Is worse than a dissembling if it be one And
Leu. Now take these few directions farewel send to me by the wariest ways thou canst I have a soul tells me we shall meet often The gods protect thee Isme Pox o' my self for an ass I 'm crying now God be with you if I never see you again why then pray get you gone for grief and anger wonnot let me know what I say I 'll to the Court as fast as I can and see the new Heir apparant Exeunt Actus Quintus Scaena Prima Enter Urania and her Woman Vran. WHat hast thou sound him Wo. Madam he is coming in Vran. Gods bless my brother wheresoe'er he is And I beseech you keep me fro the bed Of any naughty Tyrant whom my Mother Would ha me have to wrong him Enter Ismenus Isme What would her new Grace have with me Vra Leave us a while My Lord Ismenus Exit M. I pray for the love of Heaven and God That you would tell me one thing which I know You can do weell Isme Where 's her sain Grace Vra You know me well inough but that you mock I an she my sen Isme God bless him that shall be thy husband if tho wear'st the breeches thus soon thou 'lt be as impudent a thy Mother Vra But will you tell me this one thing Ism What is' t if it be no great matter whether I do or no perhaps I will Vra Yes faith 't is matter Ism And what is' t Vra I pray you let me know whaire the Prince my Brother is Ism I'saith you shan be hang'd first is your Mother so foolish to think your good Grace can sift it out of me Vra If you have any mercy leâ—t i' you to a poor wench tell me Ism Why wouldst thou not have thy brains beat out for this to follow thy Mothers steps so young Vra But believe me she knows none of this Ism Believe you why do you think I never had wits or that I am run out of them how should it belong to you to know if I could tell Vra Why I will tell you and if I speak false Let the devil ha me yonder 's a bad man Come from a Tyrant to my Mother and what name They ha' for him good faith I cannot tell Isme An Ambassador Vra That 's it but he would carry me away And have me marry his Master and I 'll day E'r I will ha' him Ism But what 's this to knowing where the Prince is Vra Yes for you know all my Mother does Agen the Prince is but to ma me great Ism Pray I know that too well what ten Vra Why I could goe to the good Marquis my Brother and put my self into his hands that so He may preserve himself Ism Oh that thou hadst no seed of thy Mother in thee and couldst mean this now Vra Why feth I do wou'd I might ne'er stir more if I do not Ism I shall prove a ridiculous fool I 'll be damn'd else hang me if I do not half believe thee Vra By my troth you may Ism By my troth I doe I know I 'm an Ass for 't But I cannot help it Vra And won you tell me then Ism Yes faith will I or any thing else i' th' world for I think thou art as good a creature as ever was born Vra But ail goe i' this ladst apparel But you mun help me to Silver Ism Help thee why the pox take him that will not help thee to any thing i' th' world I 'll help thee to Money and I 'll do 't presently too and yet soul If you should play the scurvy Harlotry little pocky baggage now and cosin me what then Vra Why an I do wou'd I might ne'r seâ—day agen Ism Nay by this light I do not think thou wilt I 'll presently provide thee Money and a Letter Exit Ism Vra I but I 'll ne'er deliver it When I have found my Brother I will beg To serve him but he shall never know who I am For he must hate me then for my bad mother I 'll say I am a Countrey Lad that want a service And have straid on him by chance lest he discover me I know I must not live long but that taime I ha' to spend shall be in serving him And though my Mother seek to take his life away In aâ— day my brother shall be taught That I was ever good though she were naught Exit Enter Bacha and Timantus Bacha reading a Letter Bac. Run away the Devil be her guide Tim. Faith she 's gone there 's a Letter I found it in her pocket would I were with her she 's a handsome Lady a plague upon my bashfulness I had bobb'd her long ago else Bach. What a base whore is this that after all My ways for her advancement should so poorly Make virtue her undoer and choose this time The King being deadly sick and I intending A present marriage with some forreign Prince To strengthen and secure my self She writes here Like a wise Gentlewoman She will not stay And the example of her dear brother makes her Fear her self to whom she means to flie Tim. Why who can help it Bac. Now Poverty and Lechery which is thy end rot thee where e'er thou goest with all thy goodness Timan. Berlady they 'll bruze her and she were of brass I am sure they 'll break stone Walls I have had experience of them both and they have made me desperate but there 's a messenger Madam come from the Prince with a Letter to Ismenus who by him returns an answer Bac. This comes as pat as wishes thou shalt presently away Timantus Tim. Whither Madam Ba To the Prince and take the Messenger for guide Tim. What shall I do there I have done too much mischief to be believ'd again or indeed to scape with my head on my back if I be once known Bac. Thou art a weak shallow fool get thee a disguise and withal when thou com'st before him have a Letter fain'd to deliver him and then as thou hast ever hope of goodness by me or after me strike one home stroke that shall not need another dar'st thou speak dar'st thou if thou sali'â—t off go be a Rogue again and lie and pander to procure thy meat dar'st thou speak to me Tim. Sure I shall never walk when I am dead I have no spirit Madam I 'll be drunk but I 'll do it that 's all my refuge Exit Bac. Away no more then I 'll raise an Army whilst the King yet lives if all the means and power I have can do it I cannot tell Enter Ismenus and three Lords Ism Are you inventing still we 'll ease your studies Bac. Why how now saucy Lords Ism Nay I 'll shake ye yes devil I will shake ye Bac. Do 〈◊〉 you know me Lords Nis Yâ—◠〈◊〉 sin we know ye would we did not Ism Doe you hear whore a plague a God upon thee the Duke is dead Bach.
deep water Do but you hold out Your helping hands and we shall tack about And something do to save us You shall hear Scaenes though below his Art may yet appear Worth two hours travel To his bones sweet sleep Content to you If this Play do not keep A little dull time from us we perceive Our losses fall so thick we must needs leave Florish Actus Primus Scaena Prima Enter Hymen with a Torch burning a Boy in a white Robe before singing and strewing Flowers after Hymen a Nymph encompass'd in her Tresses bearing a wheaten Garland Then Theseus between two other Nymphs with wheaten Chaplets on their heads Then Hippolita the Bride lead by Theseus and another holding a Garland over her head her Tresses likewise hanging After her Emilia holding up her Train The SONG Musick ROses their sharp spines being gone Not royal in their smells alone But in their hew Maiden-Pinks of odour faint Daizies smell-less yet most quaint And sweet Time true Primrose first born child of Ver Merry Spring time's Harbinger With her bels dimm Oxlips in their Cradles growing Marigolds on death-beds blowing Larks-heels trim All dear natures children sweet Lie fore Bride and Bridegrooms feet Strew Flowers Blessing their sence Not an Angel of the Air Bird melodious or Bird fair Is absent hence The Crow the slanderous Cuckooe The boading Raven nor Clough Nor chatt'ring Pie May on our Bridehouse pearch or sing Or with them any discord bring But from it fly Enter three Queens in Black with vails stain'd with Imperiâ—l Crowns The first Queen falls down at the foot of Theseus The second fals down at the foot of Hippolita The third before Emilia 1 Qu. For pities sake and true gentilitâ—es Hear and respect me 2 Qu. For your Mothers sake And as you wish your womb may thrive with fair ones Hear and respect me 3 Qu. Now for the love of him whom Jove hath mark'd The honor of your Bed and for the sake Of clear Virginity be Advocate For us and our distresses This good deed Shall raze you out o' th' Book of Trespasses All you are set down there Thes Sad Lady rise Hip. Stand up Emil. No knees to me What Woman I may steed that is distrest Does bind me to her Thes What 's your request Deliver you for all 1 Qu. We are three Queens whose Sovereigns fell before The wrath of cruel Creon who endur'd The Beaks of Ravens Talleâ—â—â— of the Kites And pecks of Crows in the foul field of Thebe He will not suffer us to burn their bones To urne their ashes nor to take th' offence Of mortal loathsomness from the blest eye Of holy Phaebus but insects the winds With stench of our slain Lords Oh pity Duke Thou purger of the earth draw thy fear'd Sword That does good turns to th' world give us the Bones Of our dead Kings that we may Chapâ—el them And of thy boundless goodness take some note That for our crowned heads we have no roof Save this which is the Lions and the Bears And vault to every thing Thes Pray you kneel not I was transported with your Speech and suffer'd Your knees to wrong themselves I have heard the fortunes Of your dead Lords which gives me such lamenting As wakes my vengeance and revenge for 'em King Capaneus was your Lord the day That he should marry you at such a season As now it is with me I met your Groom By Mars's Altar you were that time fair Not Juno's Mantle fairer than your Tresses Nor in more bounty spread her Your wheaten wreath Was then not thrash'd nor blasted Fortune at you Dimpled her Cheek with smiles Hercules our kinsman Then weaker than your eyes laid by his Club He tumbled down upon his Nâ—nuâ—n hide And swore his sinews thaw'd Oh grief and time Fearful consumers you will all devour 1 Qu. Oh I hope some God Some God hath put his mercy in your manhood Whereto he 'll infuse power and press you forth Our undertaker Thes Oh no knees none Widow Unto the Helmeted Belona use them And pray for me your Soldier Troubl'd I am Turns away 2 Qu. Honoured Hippolita Most dreaded Amazonian that hast slain The Sith-tusk'd-Bore that with thy Arm as strong As it is white was 't near to make the male To thy Sex captive but that this thy Lord Born to uphold Creation in that honor First nature stil'd it in shrunk thee into The bound thou wast o'er-flowing at once subduing Thy â—orce and thy affection Soldieress That equally canst poize sternness with pity Whom now I know hast much much more power on him Than ever he had on thee who ow'st his strength And his Love too who is a Servant for The Tenor of the Speech Dear Glass of Ladies Bid him that we whom flaming war doth scorch Under the shadow of his Sword may cool us Require him he advance it o'er our heads Speak 't in a womans key like such a woman As any of us three weep e'r you fail lend us a knee But touch the ground for us no longer time Than a Doves motion when the head s pluckt off Tell him if he i' th' blood-â—iz'd field lay swoln Shewing the Sun his Teeth grinning at the Moon What you would do Hip. Poor Lady say no more I had as leif trace this good action with you As that whereto I 'm going and never yet Went I so willing way My Lord is taken Heart deep with your distress Let him consider I 'll speak anon 3 Qu. Oh my petition was Kneel to Emilia Set down in Ice which by hot grief uncandied Melts into drops so sorrow wanting form Is prest with deeper matter Emil. Pray stand up Your grief is written in your cheek 3 Qu. Oh woe You cannot read it there there through my tears Like wrinkl'd pebbles in a Glass stream You may behold 'em Lady Lady alack He that will all the treasure know o' th' earth Must know the Center too he that will fish For my least minnow let him lead his line To catch one at my heart Oâ— pardon me Extremity that sharpens sundry wits Makes me a fool Emil. Pray you say nothing pray you Who cannot feel nor see the rain being in 't Knows neither wet nor dry if that you were The ground-piece of some Painter I would buy you T' instruct me ' gainst a capital grief indeed Such heart-pierc'd demonstration but alas Being a natural Sister of our Sex Your sorrow beats so ardently upon me That it shall make a counter-reflect ' gainst My Brothers heart and warm it to some pity Though it were made of stone pray have good comfort Thes Forward to th' Temple leave not out a jot O' th' sacred ceremony 1 Qu. Oh this celebration Will long last and be more costly than Your Suppliants war Remember that your Fame Knowls in the ear o' th' world what you do quickly Is not done rashly your first thought is more Than others laboured meditance your
premeditating More than their actions But oh Jove your actions Soon as they move as Asprays do the fish Subdue before they touch think dear Duke think What beds our slain Kings have 2 Qu. What griefs our beds That our dear Lords have none 3. Qu. None fit for th' dead Those that with Cords Knives Drams precipitance Weary of this worlds light have to themselves Been deaths most horrid Agents humane grace Affords them dust and shadow 1 Qu. But our Lords Lie blist'ring 'fore the visitating Sun And were good Kings when living Thes It is true and I will give you comfort To give your dead Lords graves The which to do must make some work with Creon 1 Qu. And that work presents it self to th' doing Now 't will take form the heats are gone to morrow Then bootless toil must recompence it self With its own sweat Now he 's secure Not dretms we stand before your puissance Wrinching our holy begging in our eyes To make petition clear 2 Qu. Now you may take him Drunk with his victory 3 Qu. And his Army full Of Bread and sloth Thes Artesis that best knowest How to draw out fit to this enterprize The prim'st for this proceeding and the number To carry such a business forth and levy Our worthiest Instruments whilst we dispatch This grand act of our life this daring deed Of Fate in wedlock 1 Qu. Dowagers take hands Let us be Widows to our woes delay Commends us to a famishing hope All. Farewell 2 Qu. We come unseasonably But when could grief Cull forth as unpanged judgement can fit'st time For best solicitation Thes Why good Ladies This is a service whereto I am going Greater than any was it more imports me Than all the actions that I have foregone Or futurely can cope 1 Qu. The more proclaiming Our suit shall be neglected when her Arms Able to lock Jove from a Synod shall By warranting Moon-light corslet thee oh when Her twining Cherries shall their sweetness fall Upon thy tastful Lips what wilt thou think Of rotten Kings or blubber'd Queens what care For what thou feel'st not what thou feel'st being able To make Mars spurn his Drâ—m Oh if thou couch But one night with her every hour in 't will Take hostage of thee for a hundred and Thou shalt remember nothing more than what That Banquet bids thee too Hip. Though much unlike You should be so transported as much sorry I should be such a Suitor yet I think Did I not by th' abstaining of my joy Which breeds a deeper longing cure their surfeit That craves a present med'cine I should pluck All Ladies scandal on me Therefore Sir As I shall here make trial of my Prayers Either presuming them to have some force Or sentencing for ay their vigor dumb Prorogue this business we are going about and hang Your Shield afore your heart about that neck Which is my Fee and which I freely lend To do these poor Queens service All Queens Oh help now Our Cause cries for your knee Emil. If you grant not My Sister her petition in that force With that Celerity and nature which She makes it in from henceforth I 'll not dare To ask you anything nor be so hardy Ever to take a Husband Thes Pray stand up I am intreating of my self to do That which you kneel to have me Pyrithous Lead on the Bride get you and pray the gods For success and return omit not any thing In the pretended Celebration Queens Follow your Soldier as before hence you And at the banks of Anly meet us with The forces you can raise where we shall find The moiety of a number for a business More bigger look't since that our Theme is haste I stamp this kiss uppon thy currant Lip Sweet keep it as my token set you forward For I will see you gone Exeunt towards the Temple Farewel my beauteous Sister Pyrithous Keep the Feast full bate not an hour on 't Pyri Sir I 'll ollow you at heels The Feasts solemnity Shall want till your return Thes Cosin I charge you Budge not from Atheus we shall be returning E'r â—ou can end this Feast of which I pray you Ma e no abatement once more farewel all 1 Qu. Thus dost thou still make good the tongue o' th' world 1 Qu. And earnst a Deity equal with Mars 3 Qu. If not above him for Thou being but mortal makest affections bend To godlike honors they themselves some say Groan under such a Mast'ry Thes As we are men Thus should we doe being sensually subdu'd We loose our humane Title good cheer Ladies Florish Now turn we towards our Comforts Exeunt Scaena Secunda Enter Palamon and Arcite Arcite Dear Palamon dearer in Love than Blood And our prime Cosin yet unhard'ned in The Crimes of nature Let us leave the City Thebs and the temptings in 't before we further Sully our gloss of youth And here to keep in abstinence we shame As in Incontinence for not to swim I' th' aid o' th' current were almost to sink At least to frustrate striving and to follow The common stream 't would bring us to an Eddy Where we should turn or drown if labour through Our gain but life and weakness Pal. Your advice Is cry'd up with example what strange ruins Since first we went to School may we perceive Walking in Thebs Skars and bare weeds The gain o' th' Martialist who did propound To his bold ends honor and golden Ingots Which though he won he had not and now flurted By peace for whom he fought who then shall offer To Mars's so scorn'd Altar I doe bleed When such I meet and wish great Juno would Resume her antient fit of jealousie To get the Soldier work that peace might purge For her repletion and retain anew Her charitable heart now hard and harsher Than strife or war could be Arcite Are you not out Meet you no ruin but the Soldier in The crancks and turns of Thebs you did begin As if you met decaies of many kinds Perceive you none that do arouse your pity But th' unconsider'd Soldier Pal. Yes I pity Decaies where-e'er I find them but such most That sweating in an honourable toil Are paid with Ice to cool ' em Arcite 'T is not this I did begin to speak of this is virtue Of no respect in Thebs I spake of Thebs How dangerous if we will keep our honors It is for our residing where every evil Hath a good colour where ev'ry seeming good 's A certain evil where not to be ev'n jump As they are here were to be strangers and Such things to be meer Monsters Pal. 'T is in our power Unless we fear that Apes can Tutor's to Be Masters of our manners what need I Affect anothers gate which is not catching Where there is faith or to be fond upon Anothers way of speech when by mine own I may be reasonably conceiv'd sav'd too Speaking it truly why am I bound By any
honor with your presence Our long defer'd but much wish'd nuptiall Falls out above expression Heaven be pleas'd That I may use these blessings powr'd on me With moderation Brun. Hell and furies ayd me That I may have power to avert the plagues That press upon me Thier. Two dayes journy sayest thou We will set forth to meet her in the mean time See all things be prepar'd to entertain her Nay let me have your companies there 's a Forrest In the mid way shall yeild us hunting sport To ease our travel I 'll not have a brow But shall wear mirth upon it therefore clear them We 'll wash away all sorrow in glad feasts And the war we mean to men we 'll make on beasts Exeunt omnes praeter Brun. Bawdber Portaldy Lecure. Brun. Oh that I had the Magick to transforme you Into the shape of such that your own hounds Might tear you peece-meale Are you so stupid No word of comfort have I fed you mothers From my excess of moysture with such cost And can you yeild no other retribution But to devour your maker pandar sponge Impoysoner all grown barren Prota. You your self That are our mover and for whom alone We live have fail'd your self in giving way To the reconcilement of your Son Lecure. Which if You had prevented or would teach us how They might again be sever'd we could easily Remove all other hind'rances that stop The passage of your pleasures Baud. And for me If I fail in my office to provide you Fresh delicats hang me Brun. Oh you are dull and find not The cause of my vexation Their reconcilement Is a mock castle built upon the sand By children which when I am pleas'd to o'rethrow I can with ease spurn down Lecure. If so from whence Grows your affliction Brun My grief comes along With the new Queen in whose grace all my power Must suffer shipwrack for me now That hitherto have kept the first to know A second place or yeeld the least precedence To any others death To have my sleeps Less enquir'd after or my rising up Saluted with less reverence or my gates Empty of suitors or the Kings great favours To pass through any hand but mine or he Himself to be directed by another Would be to me doe you understand me yet No meanes to prevent this Prota. Fame gives her out To be a woman of chastity Not to be wrought upon and therefore Madam For me though I have pleas'd you to attempt her Were to no purpose Brun. Tush some other way Baud. Faith I know none else all my bringing up Aim'd at no other learning Lecure. Give me leave If my art fail me not I have thought on A speeding project Brun. What i' st but effect it And thou shalt be my Aesculapius Thy image shall be set up in pure gold To which I 'll fall down and worship it Lecure. The Lady is fair Brun. Exceeding fair Lecure. And young Brun. Some fifteen at the most Lecure. And loves the King with equall ardor Brun. More she dotes on him Lecure. Well then think you if I make a drink Which given unto him on the bridall night Shall for five days so rob his faculties Of all ability to pay that duty Which new made wives expect that she shall swear She is not match'd to a man Prota. 'T were rare Lecure. And then If she have any part of woman in her She 'll or fly out or at least give occasion Of such a breach which nere can be made up Since he that to all else did never fail Of as much as could be perform'd by man Proves only Ice to her Brun. 'T is excellent Bawd The Physitian Helps ever at a dead lift a fine calling That can both raise and take down out upon thee Brun. For this one service I 'm ever thine Prepare it I 'll give it him my self for you Protaldye By this kiss and our promis'd sport at night Doe conjure you to bear up not minding The opposition of Theodoret Or any of his followers What so ere You are yet appear valiant and make good The opinion that is had of you For my self In the new Queens remove being made secure Fear not I 'll make the future building sure Exeunt Wind horns Enter Theodoret Thierry Theod. This Stag stood well and cunningly Thierry My horse I 'm sure has found it for her sides are Blooded from flank to shoulder where 's the troop Enter Martell Theodoret. Past homeward weary and tir'd as we are Now Martell have you remembred what we thought of Mart. Yes Sir I have snigled him and if there be Any desert in his blood beside the itch Or manly heat but what decoctions Leaches and callises have cram'd into him Your Lordship shall know perfect Thier. What 's that may not I know too Theod. Yes Sir To that end we cast the project .. Thierry What i' st Mart. A desire Sir Upon the gilded flag your Graces favor Has stuck up for a Generall and to inform you For this hour he shall pass the test what valour Staid judgement foul or safe discretion Your mothers wandring eyes and your obedience Have slung upon us to assure your knowledge He can be dare be shall be must be nothing Load him with piles of honors Set him off With all the cunning foyls that may deceive us But a poor cold unspirited unmanner'd Unhonest unaffected undone fool And most unheard of coward a meer lump Made to loade beds withall and like a night-mare Ride Ladies that forget to say their prayers One that dares only be diseas'd and in debt Whose body mewes more plaisters every month Than women doe old faces Thier. No more I know him I now repent my error take your time And try him home ever thus far reserv'd You tie your anger up Mart. I lost it else Sir Thier. Bring me his sword fair taken without violence For that will best declare him Theod. That 's the thing Their. And my best horse is thine Mart. Your Graces servant Exit Theod. You I 'll hunt no more Sir Thier. Not to day the weather Is grown too warm besides the dogs are spent We 'll take a cooler morning let 's to horse And hollow in the troop Exeunt Wind horns Enter 2 Huntsmen 1. I marry Twainer This woman gives indeed these are the Angels That are the keepers saints 2. I like a woman That handles the deers dowsets with discretion And payes us by proportion 1. 'T is no treason To think this good old Lady has a stump yet That may require a corrall 2. And the bells too Enter Protaldye Shee has lost a friend of me else but here 's the clark No more for feare o' th' bell ropes Prota. How now Keepers Saw you the King 1. Yes Sir he 's newly mounted And as we take 't ridden home Pro Farewll then Exit Keepers Enter Martell My honour'd Lord Fortune has made me happy To meet with such a man
the Cupids go off and last the Statues Merc. And what will Juno's Iris do for her Iris. Just match this shew or mine inventions fall Had it been worthier I would have invok'd The blazing Comets Clouds and falling Stars And all my kindred Meteors of the air To have excell'd it but I now must strive To imitate confusion therefore thou Delightful Flora if thou ever feltst Increase of sweetness in those blooming Plants On which the horns of my fair Bow decline Send hither all that rural company Which deck the May-games with their clownish sports Juno will have it so The second Anti-Masque rusheth in they dance their measure and as rudely depart Merc. Iris we strive Like winds at liberty who should do worst E'r we return If Juno be the Queen Of Marriages let her give happy way To what is done in honor of the State She governs Iris. Hermes so it may be done Meerly in honor of the State and those That now have prov'd it not to satisfy The lust of Jupiter in having thanks More than his Juno if thy Snaky rod Have power to search the Heaven or sound the Sea Or call together all the ends of earth To bring thee any thing that may do grace To us and these do it we shall be pleas'd Merc. Then know that from the mouth of Jove himself Whose words have wings and need not to be born I took a message and I bore it through A thousand yielding clouds and never staid Till his high Will was done the Olympian games Which long had slept at these wish'd Nuptials He pleas'd to have renew'd and all his Knights Are gather'd hither who within their Tents Rest on this hill upon whose rising head The Altar is discovered with the Priests about it and the Statues under it and the Knights lying in their Tents on each side near the top of the hill Behold Joves Altar and his blessed Priests Moving about it come you Holy men And with your voices draw these youths along That till Joves Musick call them to their games Their active sports may give a blest content To those for whom they are again begun The first Song when the Priests descend and the Knights follow them Shake off your heavy trance and leap into a dance Such as no mortals use to tread fit only for Apollo To play to for the Moon to lead And all the Stars to follow The second Song at the end of the first Dance On blessed youths for Jove doth pause Laying aside his graver Laws For this device And at the wedding such a pair Each dance is taken for a prayer Each Song a Sacrifice The third Song after their many Dances when they are to take out the Ladies Single More pleasing were these sweet delights If Ladies mov'd as well as Knights Run every one of you and catch A Nymph in honor of his match And whisper boldly in her ear Jove will but laugh if you forswear All. And this days sins he doth resolve That we his Priests should all absolve The fourth Song when they have parted with the Ladies a shrill Musick sounds supposed to be that which calls them to the Olympian games at which they all make a seeming preparation to depart You should stay longer if we durst Away alas that he that first Gave time wild wings to fly away H 'as now no power to make him stay And though these games must needs be plaid I would these pair when they are laid And not a creature nigh'em Might catch his sithe as he doth pass And clip his wings and break his glass And keep him ever by 'em The fifth Song when all is done as they ascend Peace and silence be the guide To the Man and to the Bride If there be a joy yet new In marriage let it fall on you That all the world may wonder If we should stay we should do worse And turn our blessings to a curse By keeping you asunder Four PLAYS in One. The Persons represented in the Play Emanuel King of Portugal Castile Isabella his Queen Lords Spectators of the Play at the celebration of their Nuptials Frigoso a Courtier Rinaldo his acquintance The Triumph of Honor. Martius a Roman General Valerius his Brother Nicodemus a cowardly Corporal Cornelius a wittal Sutler Captain Sophocles Duke of Athens Women Diana Dorigen Sophocles wife the example of Chastity Florence Wife to Cornelius The Triumph of Love Cupid Rinaldo Duke of Milan Benvoglio Brothers Lords of Milan Randulpho Brothers Lords of Milan Gerald Sons of the Duke supposed lost Ferdinand Sons of the Duke supposed lost Women Angelina Wife to Benvoglio Violante her Daughter Gerard's Mistriss Dorothea Violantes Attendant Cornelin the obscured Duchess The Triumph of Death Duke of Anjou Lavall his lustful Heir Gentille a Courtier Father to Perolot Perolot contracted to Gabriella Two Gentlemen A Spirit Shalloone servant to Lavall Women Gabriella the despised wife of Lavall Hellena his second wife Casta Daughter to Gentille Maria a servant attending on Gabriella The Triumph of Time Jupiter Mercurie Plutus Time Atropos Desire Vain Delight Bounty Poverty Honesty Simplicity Fame FOUR PLAYS OR Moral Representations IN ONE Enter Don Frigozo Frig. Noise within AWay with those bald-pated Rascals there their wits are bound up in Vellom they are not currant here Down with those City-Gentlemen c. Out with those I say and in with their wives at the back door Worship and place I am weary of ye ye lye on my shoulders lik a load of Gold on an Asses back A man in Authority is but as a candle in the wind sooner wasted or blown out than under a bushel How now what 's the matter Who are you Sir Enter Rinaldo Rin. Who am I Sir why do y' not know me Frig. No by my do I not Rin. I am sure we din'd together to day Frig. That 's all one as I din'd with you in the City and as you paid for my dinner there I do know you and am beholding to you But as my mind is since transmigrated into my office and as you come to Court to have me pay you again and be beholding to me I know you not I know you not Rin. Nay but look ye Sir Frig. Pardon me If you had been my bed-fellow these seven years and lent me money to buy my place I must not transgress principles This very talking with you is an ill example Rin. Pish you are too punctual a Courtier Sir why I am a Courtier too yet never understood the place or name to be so infectious to humanity and manners as to cast a man into a burning pride and arrogance for which there is no cure I am a Courtier and yet I will know my friends I tell you Frig. And I tell you you will thrive accordingly I warrant you Rin. But hark ye Signior Frigozo you shall first understand I have no friends with me to trouble you Frig. Humh That 's a good motive Rin. Not to
borrow money of you Frig. That 's an excellent motive Rin. No my sweet Don nor to ask what you owe me Frig. Why that is the very motive of motives why I ought and will know thee and if I had not wound thee up to this promise I would not have known thee these fifteen years no more than the errantst or most founder'd Castillian that followed our new Queens Carriages a-foot Rin. Nor for any thing dear Don but that you would place me conveniently to see the Play to night Frig. That shall I Signior Rinaldo but would you had come sooner you see how full the Scaffolds are there is scant room for a Lovers thought here Gentlewomen sit close for shame Has none of ye a little corner for this Gentleman I 'll place ye fear not And how did our brave King of Portugal Emanuel bear himself to day You saw the solemnity of the marriage Rin. Why like a fit Husband for so gracious and excellent a Princess as his worthy mate Isabella the King of Castiles Daughter doth in her very external linaments mixture of colours and joyning Dove like behaviour assure her self to be And I protest my dear Don seriously I can sing prophetically nothing but blessed Hymns and happy occasions to this sacred union of Portugal and Castile which have so wisely and mutually conjoyned two such virtuous and beautiful Princes as these are and in all opinion like to multiply to their very last minute Frig. The King is entring Signior hover here about and as soon as the Train is set clap into me we 'll stand near the State If you have any Creditors here they shall renew bonds a Twelvemonth on such a sight but to touch the pomel of the King's Chair in the sight of a Citizen is better security for a thousand double Duckets than three of the best Merchants in Lisbon Besides Signior we will censure not only the King in the Play here that Reigns his two hours but the King himself that is to rule his life time Take my counsel I have one word to say to this noble Assembly and I am for you Rin. Your method shall govern me Frig. Prologues are bad Huishers before the wise Why may not then an Huisher Prologize Here 's a fair sight and were ye oftner seen Thus gather'd here 't would please our King and Queen Vpon my conscience ye are welcome all To Lisbon and the Court of Portugal Where your fair eyes shall feed on no worse sights Than preparations made for Kings delights We wish to men content the manliest treasure And to the Women their own wish'd for pleasure Enter King and Queen Emanuel and Isabella Lords and attendants Em. Fair fountain of my life from whose pure streams The propagation of two Kingdoms flowes Never contention rise in eithers brest But contestation whose love shall be best Isab Majestick Ocean that with plenty feeds Me thy poor tributary Rivolet Sun of my beauty that with radiant beams Dost gild and dance upon these humble streams Curst be my birth-hour and my ending day When back your love-floods I forget to pay Or if this brest of mine your crystall brook Ever take other form in other look But yours or ere produce unto your grace A strange reflection or anothers face But be your love-book clasp'd open'd to none But you nor hold a storie but your own A water fix'd that ebbs nor floods pursue Frozen to all onely dissolv'd to you Em. O who shall tel the sweetness of our love To future times and not be thought to lye I look through this hour like a perspective And far off see millions of prosperous seeds That our reciprocall affection breeds Thus my white rib close in my brest with me Which nought shall tear hence but mortalitie Lords Be Kingdoms blest in you you blest in them Frig. Whist Seignior my strong imagination shews me Love me thinks bathing in milk and wine in her cheeks O! how she clips him like a plant of Ivie Rin. I Could not you be content to be an Owl in such an ivie-bush or one of the Oaks of the City to be so clipt Frig. Equivocal Don though I like the clipping well I could not be content either to be your Owl or your Ox of the City The Play begins Flourish Enter a Poet with a garland Poet Prologue Low at your sacred feet our poor Muse layes Her and her thunder-fearless virdant Bayes Four severall Triumphs to your Princely eyes Of Honor Love Death and Time do rise From our approaching subject which we move Towards you with fear since that a sweeter Love A brighter Honor purer Chastitie March in your brests this day triumphantly Then our weak Scenes can show then how dare we Present like Apes and Zanies things that be Exemplifi'd in you but that we know We ne'r crav'd grace which you did not bestow Enter in triumph with Drums Trumpets Colours Martius Valerius Sophocles bound Nicodemus Cornelius Captains and Soldiers Mar. What means proud Sophocles Soph. To go even with Martius And not to follow him like his Officer I never waited yet on any man Mar. Why poor Athenian Duke thou art my slave My blows have conquerd thee Soph. Thy slave proud Martius Cato thy countrey-man whose constancie Of all the Romans I did honor most Rip'd himself twice to avoid slavery Making himself his own Anatomie But look thee Martius not a vein runs here From head to foot but Sophocles would unseame and Like a spring garden shoot his scornfull blood Into their eyes durst come to tread on him As for thy blows they did conquer me Seven Battailes have I met thee face to face And given thee blow for blow and wound for wound And till thou taught'st me knew not to retire Thy sword was then as bold thy arm as strong Thy blows the Martius cannot conquer me Val. What is it then Soph. Fortune Val. Why yet in that Thou art the worse man and must follow him Soph. Young Sir you erre If Fortune could be call'd Or his or your's or mine in good or evill For any certain space thou hadst spoke truth But she but jests with man and in mischance Abhors all constancie flowting him still With some small touch of good or seeming good Midst of his mischief which vicissitude Makes him strait doff his armour and his fence He had prepar'd before to break her strokes So from the very Zenith of her wheel When she has dandled some choice favorite Given him his boons in women honor wealth And all the various delecacies of earth That the fool scorns the gods in his excess She whirls and leaves him at th' Antipodes Mar. Art sure we have taken him Is this Sophocles His fettred arms say no his free soul I. This Athens nurseth Arts as well as Arms. Soph. Nor glory Martius in this day of thine 'T is behind yesterday but before to morrow Who knows what Fortune then will do with thee She never yet could make
transgress'd ' gainst men and gods But am repentant now and in best case To uncase my soul of this oppressing flesh Which though Gods witness nev'r was actually Injurious to thy wife and thee yet 't was Her goodness that restrain'd and held me now But take my life dear friend for my intent Or else forgive it Val. By the gods of Athens These words are true and all direct again Soph. Pardon me Dorigen Mar. Forgive me Sophocles And Dorigen too and every one that 's good Dor. Rise noble Roman belov'd Sophocles Take to thy brest thy friend Mar. And to thy heart Thy matchless wife Heaven has not stuff enough To make another such for if it could Martius would marry too For thy blest sake O thou infinitie of excellence Henceforth in mens discourse Rome shall not take The wall of Athens as ' tofore But when In their fair honors we to speak do come We 'll say 'T was so in Athens and in Rome Exeunt in pomp Diana descends Diana Honor set ope thy gates and with thee bring My servant and thy friend fair Dorigen Let her triumph with her her Lord and friend Who though misled still honor was their end Flourish Enter the Shew of Honors Triumph a great flourish of Trumpets and Drums within Then enter a noise of Trumpets sounding cheerfully Then follows an armed Knight bearing a Crimson Banneret in hand with the inscription Valour by his side a Lady bearing a Watchet Banneret the inscription Clemencie next Martius and Sophocles with Coronets Next two Ladyes one bearing a white Banneret the inscription Chastity the other a black the inscription Constancie Then Dorigen crown'd Last a Chariot drawn by two Moors in it a Person crown'd with a Scepteron the top in an antick Scutcheon is written Honor. As they pass over Diana ascends Rinald. How like you it Frig. Rarely so well I would they would do it again How many of our wives now adays would deserve to triumph in such a Chariot Rinald. That 's all one you see they triumph in Caroches Frig. That they do by the mass but not all neither many of them are content with Carts But Seignior I have now found out a great absurditie i'faith Rinald. What was ' t Frig. The Prologue presenting four Triumphs made but three legs to the King a three-legged Prologue 't was monstrous Rinald. 'T had been more monstrous to have had a four-legg'd one Peace the King speaks Em Here was a woman Isabel Isa I my Lord But that she told a lye to vex her husband Therein shs fail'd Em. She serv'd him well enough He that was so much man yet would be cast To jealousie for her integrity This teacheth us the passion of love Can fight with Soldiers and with Scholars too Isa In Martius clemencie and valour shown In the other courage and humanitie And therefore in the Triumph they were usher'd By clemencie and valour Em. Rightly observ'd As she by chastitie and constancie What hurt 's now in a Play against which some rail So vehemently thou and I my love Make excellent use methinks I learn to be A lawful lover void of jealousie And thou a constant wife Sweet Poetry 's A flower where men like Bees and Spiders may Bear poison or else sweets and Wax away Be venom-drawing Spiders they that will I 'll be the Bee and suck the honey still Flourish Cupid descends Cupid Stay clouds ye rack too fast bright Phoebus see Honor has triumph'd with fair Chastity Give Love now leave in purity to shew Vnchaste affeions flie not from his bowe Produce the sweet example of your youth Whilst I provide a Triumph for your Truth Flourish Enter Violanta with childe and Gerrard Viol. Why does my Garrerd grieve Ger. O my sweet Mistris 'T is not life which by our Milain law My fact hath forfeited makes me thus pensive That I would lose to save the little finger Of this your noble burthen from least hurt Because your blood is in 't But since your love Made poor incompatible me the parent Being we are not married your dear blood Falls under the same cruel penalty And can Heaven think fit ye die for me For Heavens sake say I ravisht you I 'll swear it To keep your life and repute unstain'd Viol. O Gerrard th' art my life and faculties And if I lose thee I 'll not keep mine own The thought of whom sweetens all miseries Wouldst have me murder thee beyond thy death Unjustly scandal thee with ravishment It was so far from rape that Heaven doth know If ever the first Lovers ere they fell Knew simply in the state of innocence Such was this act this that doth ask no blush Ger. O! but my rarest Violanta when My Lord Randulpho brother to yout father Shall understand this how will he exclaim That my poor Aunt and me which his free alms Hath nurs'd since Millain by the Duke of Mantua Who now usurps it was surpriz'd that time My father and my mother were both slain With my Aunts husband as she says their states Despoil'd and seiz'd 't is past my memory But thus she told me onely thus I know Since I could understand your honor'd Uncle Hath given me all the liberal education That his own son might look for had he one Now will he say Dost thou requite me thus O! the thought kills me Viol. Gentle gentle Gerrard Be cheer'd and hope the best My mother father And uncle love me most indulgently Being the onely branch of all their stocks But neither they nor he thou wouldst not grieve With this unwelcom news shall ever hear Violanta's tongue reveal much less accuse Gerrard to be the father of his own I 'll rather silent die that thou maist live To see thy little of-spring grow and thrive Enter Dorothea Dor. Mistris away your Lord and father seeks you I 'll convey Gerrard out at the back door He has found a husband for you and insults In his invention little thinking you Have made your own choice and possest him too Viol. A husband 't mus be Gerrard or my death Fare well be onely true unto thy self And know Heavens goodness shall prevented be Ere worthiest Gerrard suffer harm for me Ger. Fare well my life and soul Aunt to your counsel I flee for aid O unexpressible love thou art An undigested heap of mixt extremes Whose pangs are wakings and whose pleasures dreams Exeunt Enter Benvoglio Angelina Ferdinand Ben. My Angelina never didst thou yet So please me as in this consent and yet Thou hast pleas'd me well I swear old wench ha ha Ferdinand she 's thine own thou 'st have her boy Ask thy good Lady else Ferd. Whom shall I have Sir Ben. Whom d' ye think ifaith Angel Ghess Ferd. Noble Madam I may hope prompted by shallow merit Through your profound grace for your chamber-maid Ben. How 's that how 's that 〈◊〉 Her chamber-pot my Lord. You modest ass Thou never shew'dst thy self an ass till
Northern wind Evad. You dare not strike him Amint. Do not wrong me so Yes if his body were a poysonous plant That it were death to touch I have a soul Will throw me on him Evad. Why 't is the King Amint. The King Evad. What will you do now Amint. 'T is not the King Evad. What did he make this match for dull Amintor Amint. Oh! thou hast nam'd a word that wipes away All thoughts revengeful in that sacred name The King there lies a terror what frail man Dares lift his hand against it let the Gods Speak to him when they please Till when let us suffer and wait Evad. Why should you fill your self so full of heat And haste so to my bed I am no Virgin Amint. What Devil put it in thy fancy then To marry me Evad. Alas I must have one To Father Children and to bear the name Of Husband to me that my sin may be more honourable Amint. What a strange thing am I Evad. A miserable one one that my self am sorry for Amint. Why shew it then in this If thou hast pity though thy love be none Kill me and all true Lovers that shall live In after ages crost in their desires Shall bless thy memory and call thee good Because such mercy in thy heart was found To rid a lingring Wretch Evad. I must have one To fill thy room again if thou wert dead Else by this night I would I pity thee Amint. These strange and sudden injuries have saln So thick upon me that I lose all sense Of what they are methinks I am not wrong'd Nor is it ought if from the censuring World I can but hide it Reputation Thou art a word no more but thou hast shown An impudence so high that to the World I fear thou wilt betray or shame thy self Evad. To cover shame I took thee never fear That I would blaze my self Amint. Nor let the King Know I conceive he wrongs me then mine honour Will thrust me into action that my flesh Could bear with patience and it is some ease To me in these extreams that I knew this Before I toucht thee else had all the sins Of mankind stood betwixt me and the King I had gone through 'em to his heart and thine I have lost one desire 't is not his crown Shall buy me to thy bed now I resolve He has dishonour'd thee give me thy hand Be careful of thy credit and sin close 'T is all I wish upon thy Chamber-floore Plâ—â—â—â—st to night that morning visiters May think we did as married people use And prethee smile upon me when they come And seem to toy as if thou hadst been pleas'd With what we did Evad. Fear not I will do this Amint. Come let us practise and as wantonly As ever loving Bride and Bridegroom met Le ts laugh and enter here Evad. I am content Amint. Down all the swellings of my troubled heart When we walk thus intwin'd let all eyes see If ever Lovers better did agree Exit Enter Aspatia Antiphila and Olympias Asp Away you are not sad force it no further Good Gods how well you look such a full colour Young bashful Brides put on sure you are new married Ant. Yes Madam to your grief Asp Alas poor Wenches Go learn to love first learn to lose your selves Learn to be flattered and believe and bless The double tongue that did it Make a Faith out of the miracles of Ancient Lovers Did you ne're love yet Wenches speak Olympias Such as speak truth and dy'd in 't And like me believe all faithful and be miserable Thou hast an easie temper fit for stamp Olymp. Never Asp Nor you Antiphila Ant. Nor I. Asp Then my good Girles be more than Women wise 〈◊〉 least be more than I was and be sure you credit any thing the light gives light to before a man rather believe the Sea weeps for the ruin'd Merchant when he roars rather the wind courts but the pregnant sails when the strong cordage cracks rather the Sun comes but to kiss the Fruit in wealthy Autumn when all falls blasted if you needs must love forc'd by ill fate take to your maiden bosoms two dead cold aspicks and of them make Lovers they cannot flatter nor forswear one kiss makes a long peace for all but man Oh that beast man Come le ts be sad my Girles That down cast of thine eye Olympias Shews a fine sorrow mark Antiphila Just such another was the Nymph Oenone When Laris brought home Helen now a tear And then thou art a piece expressing fully The Carthage Queen when from a cold Sea Rock Full with her sorrow she tyed fast her eyes To the fair Trojan ships and having lost them Just as thine eyes do down stole a tear Antiphila What would this Wench do if she were Aspatia Here she would stand till some more pitying God Turn'd her to Marble 't is enough my Wench Shew me the piece of Needle work you wrought Ant. Of Ariadne Madam Asp Yes that piece This should be Theseus h 'as a cousening face You meant him for a man Ant. He was so Madam Asp Why then 't is well enough never look back You have a full wind and a false heart Theseus Does not the story say his Keel was split Or his Masts spent or some kind rock or other Met with his Vessel Ant. Not as I remember Asp It should ha' been so could the Gods know this And not of all their number raise a storm But they are all as ill This false smile was well exprest Just such another caught me you shall not go so Antiphila In this place work a quick sand And over it a shallow smiling Water And his ship ploughing it and then a fear Do that fear to the life Wench Ant. 'T will wrong the story Asp 'T will make the story wrong'd by wanton Poets Live long and be believ'd but where 's the Lady Ant. There Madam Asp Fie you have mist it here Antiphila You are much mistaken Wench These colours are not dull and pale enough To shew a soul so full of misery As this sad Ladies was do it by me Do it again by me the lost Aspatia And you shall find all true but the wild Island I stand upon the Sea breach now and think Mine arms thus and mine hair blown with the wind Wild as that desart and let all about me Tell that I am forsaken do my face If thou hadst ever feeling of a sorrow Thus thus Antiphila strive to make me look Like sorrows monument and the trees about me Let them be dry and leaveless let the Rocks Groan with continual surges and behind me Make all a desolation look look Wenches A miserable life of this poor Picture Olym. Dear Madam Asp I have done sit down and let us Upon that point fix all our eyes that point there Make a dull silence till you feel a sudden sadness Give us new souls Enter Calianax Cal. The King
may do this and he may not do it My child is wrong'd disgrac'd well how now Huswives What at your case is this a time to sit still up you young Lazie Whores up or I 'le sweng you Olym. Nay good my Lord. Cal. You 'l lie down shortly get you in and work What are you grown so resty you want cars We shall have some of the Court boys do that Office Ant. My Lord we do no more than we are charg'd It is the Ladies pleasure we be thus in grief She is forsaken Cal. There 's a Rogue too A young dissembling slave well get you in I 'le have a bout with that boy 't is high time Now to be valiant I confess my youth Was never prone that way what made an Ass A Court stale well I will be valiant And beat some dozen of these Whelps I will and there 's Another of 'em a trim cheating souldier I 'le maul that Rascal h 'as out-brav'd me twice But now I thank the Gods I am valiant Go get you in I 'le take a course with all Exeunt Omnes Actus Tertius Enter Cleon Strato Diphilus CLE. Your sister is not up yet Diph. Oh Brides must take their mornings rest The night is troublesome Stra. But not tedious Diph. What odds he has not my Sisters maiden head to night Stra. No it's odds against any Bridegroom living he ne're gets it while he lives Diph. Y' are merry with my Sister you 'l please to allow me the same freedom with your Mother Stra. She 's at your service Diph. Then she 's merry enough of her self she needs no tickling knock at the door Stra. We shall interrupt them Diph. No matter they have the year before them Good morrow Sister spare your self to day the night will come again Enter Amintor Amint. Who 's there my Brother I am no readier yet your Sister is but now up Diph. You look as you had lost your eyes to night I think you ha' not slept Amint. I faith I have not Diph. You have done better then Amint. We ventured for a Boy when he is Twelve He shall command against the foes of Rhodes Stra. You cannot you want sleep Aside Amint. 'T is true but she As if she had drunk Lethe or had made Even with Heaven did fetch so still a sleep So sweet and sound Diph. What 's that Amint. Your Sister frets this morning and does turn her eyes upon me as people on their headsman she does chafe and kiss and chase again and clap my cheeks she 's in another world Diph. Then I had lost I was about to lay you had not got her Maiden-head to night Amint. Ha! he does not mock me y 'ad lost indeed I do not use to bungle Cleo. You do deserve her Amint. I laid my lips to hers and what wild breath That was rude and rough to me last night Aside Was sweet as April I 'le be guilty too If these be the effects Enter Melantius Mel. Good day Amintor for to me the name Of Brother is too distant we are friends And that is nearer Amint. Dear Melantius Let me behold thee is it possible Mel. What sudden gaze is this Amint. 'T is wonderous strange Mel. Why does thine eye desire so strict a view Of that it knows so well There 's nothing here that is not thine Amint. I wonder much Melantius To see those noble looks that make me think How vertuous thou art and on the sudden 'T is strange to me thou shouldst have worth and honour Or not be base and false and treacherous And every ill But Mel. Stay stay my Friend I fear this sound will not become our loves no more embrace me Amint. Oh mistake me not I know thee to be full of all those deeds That we frail men call good but by the course Of nature thou shouldst be as quickly chang'd As are the winds dissembling as the Sea That now wears brows as smooth as Virgins be Tempting the Merchant to invade his face And in an hour calls his billows up And shoots 'em at the Sun destroying all He carries on him O how near am I Aside To utter my sick thoughts Mel. But why my Friend should I be so by Nature Amin. I have wed thy Sister who hath vertuous thoughts Enough for one whole family and it is strange That you should feel no want Mel. Believe me this complement's too cunning for me Diph. What should I be then by the course of nature They having both robb'd me of so much vertue Strat. O call the Bride my Lord Amintor that we may see her blush and turn her eyes down it is the prettiest sport Amin. Evadne Evad. My Lord Within Amint. Come forth my Love Your Brothers do attend to wish you joy Evad. I am not ready yet Amint. Enough enough Evad. They 'l mock me Amint. Faith thou shalt come in Enter Evadne Mel. Good morrow Sister he that understands Whom you have wed need not to wish you joy You have enough take heed you be not proud Diph. O Sister what have you done Evad. I done why what have I done Strat. My Lord Amintor swears you are no Maid now Evad. Push Strat. I faith he does Evad. I knew I should be mockt Diph. With a truth Evad. If 't were to do again in faith I would not marry Amint. Not I by Heaven Aside Diph. Sister Dula swears she heard you cry two rooms off Evad. Fie how you talk Diph. Let 's see you walk Evad. By my troth y' are spoil'd Mel. Amintor Amint. Ha! Mel. Thou art sad Amint. Who I I thank you for that shall Diphilus thou and I sing a catch Mel. How Amint. Prethee let 's Mel. Nay that 's too much the other way Amint. I am so lightned with my happiness how dost thou Love kiss me Evad. I cannot love you you tell tales of me Amint. Nothing but what becomes us Gentlemen Would you had all such Wives and all the world That I might be no wonder y' are all sad What do you envie me I walk methinks On water and ne're sink I am so light Mel. 'T is well you are so Amint. Well how can I be other when she looks thus Is there no musick there let 's dance Mel. Why this is strange Amintor Amint. I do not know my self Yet I could wish my joy were less Diph. I 'le marry too if it will make one thus Evad. Amintor hark Aside Amint. What says my Love I must obey Evad. You do it scurvily 't will be perceiv'd Cle. My Lord the King is here Enter King and Lysi Amint. Where Stra. And his Brother King Good morrow all Amintor joy on joy fall thick upon thee And Madam you are alter'd since I saw you I must salute you you are now anothers How lik't you your nights rest Evad. Ill Sir Amint. I ' deed she took but little Lys You 'l let her take more and thank her too shortly King Amintor wert thou truly