Subjects in obedience And teaches em to looke at me with distance Enter Venture and Rider Bo. But you encourage some Ca. T is when I ha nothing else to do for sport As for example Bo. But I am not now in tune to heare em prethee Le ts withdraw Enter Ven. Nay nay Lady we must follow yee The second Act Bonavent listning M. Bon. Musicke and revelles they are very merry Enter a Servant By your favour Sir Ser. Y' are welcome Bon. Pray is this a dancing Schoole Ser. No dancing Schoole Bo. And yet some voyces sound like women Ser. Wil t please you To taste a cup of Wine t is this day free As at a Coronation you seeme A Gentleman Bo. Prethee who dwels here Ser. The house this morning was a widdowes Sir But now her husbands without circumstance She is married Bo. Prethee her name Ser. Her name was Mistresse Bonavent Bo. How long since her husband dyed Ser. T is two yeares since she had intelligence He was cast away at his departure he Engag'd her to a seven yeares expectation Which full expir'd this morning she became A Bride Bo. What 's the gentleman she has married Ser. A man of pretty fortune that has bin Her servant many yeares Bo. How d ee meane wantonly or does he serve for wages Ser. Neyther I meane a Suitor Bo. Cry mercy may I be acquainted with his name Ser. And his person too if you have a minde too 't Maister Lacy I le bring you to him Bo. Mr. Lacy may be t is he would thou couldst helpe me to A sight of this gentleman I ha businesse with One of his name and cannot meete with him Ser. Please you walke in Bo. I would not bee intruder In such a day if I might onely see him Ser. Follow me and I le do you that favour Exeunt Enter Lacy and his Bride Rider and Carell Venture dancing Bon. a loofe Ven. Whos 's that peepes La. Peepes whos 's that faith you shall dance M. B. Good Sir you must excuse me I am a stranger La. Your tongue does walke our language and your feete Shall do as we do take away his Cloake And Sword by this hand you shall dance Monsieure No pardonne moye Ca. Well said Maister Bridegrome the gentleman May perhappes want exercise Bo. He will not take it well Ven. The Bridegroom 's merry La. Take me no takes come choose your firke For dance you shall M. B. I cannot you le not compell me La. I ha sworne M. B. T is an affront as I am a Gentleman I know not how to foote your Chamber jigges La. No remedy here 's a Lady longes for one vagarie Fill a boule of Sack and then to the Canaries M. B. You are circled with your friends and do not well To use this priviledge to a Gentlemans Dishonour La. You shall shake your heeles M. B. I shall Ladies t is this gentlemans desire That I should make you mirth I cannot dance I tell you that afore Bo. He seemes to be a Gentleman and a Souldier Ca. Good Mars be not so sullen you le do more With Venus privately M. B. Because this Gentleman is engag'd I le try Dance Will you excuse me yet La. Play excuse me yes any thing you 'le call for Ca. This motion every morning will be wholsome And beneficiall to your body Sir M. B. So so Ca. Your pretty lump requires it M. B. Where 's my sword sir I have bin your hobby horse Ca. You danc't something like one M. B. Ieere on my whimsy Lady Bo. Pray impute it No trespasse studdied to affront you Sir But to the merry passion of a Bridegrome La. Prethee stay wee le to Hide Parke together M. B. There you meet with Morrisdancers for You Lady I wish you more joy so farewell La. Comes ha tother wherle lustily boyes They Dance in Exeunt Enter Maister Fairefeild and his Sister Iulietta Iu. You are resolv'd then Fa. I have no other care left And if I doo 't not quickely my affection May be too farre spent and all physicke will Be cast away Iu. You will shew a Manly fortitude Fa. When saw you Maister Tryer Iu. Not since yesterday Fa. Are not his visits frequent Iu. He does see me sometimes Fa. Come I know thou lov'st him and he will Deserve it hee 's a pretty gentleman Iu. It was your Character that first commended Him to my thoughts Fa. If he be slow to answere it Hee loses me againe his minde more then His fortune gain'd me to his praise but I Trifle my pretious time Enter Tryer Farewell al my good wishes stay with thee Exit Iu. And mine attend you Maister Tryer Tr. I come to kisse your hand Iu. And take your leave Tr. Onely to kis 't againe Iu. You begin to be a stranger in two mornings Not one visit where you professe affection Tr. I should be surfetted with happinesse If I should dwell here Iu. Surfets in the Spring Are dangerous and yet I never heard A lover would absent him from his Mistris Through feare to be more happy but I alow That for a Complement and dispute not with you A reason of your actions y' are now welcome And though you should be guilty of neglect My love would over-come any suspition Enter Servant and Page Tr. You are all goodnesse With me prethee admit him Pa. Sir my Lord saw you enter and desires To speake with you Tr. His Lordship shall command where is he Pa. Below Sir Tr. Say I instantly waite on him Shall I presume upon your favour Lady Iu. In what Tr. That I may entreate him hither you will honour me To bid him welcome he is a gentleman To whom I owe all services and in himselfe is worthy of your entertainment Iu. If he be yours command me Tr. My Lord excuse Enter Bona Lo. Nay I prevent your trouble Lady I am Your humble servant pardon my intrusion I hano businesse only I saw you enter Tr. Your Lordship honours me Lo. What gentlewoman 's this Tr. Wy Lo. A Lady of pleasure I like her eye it has A prety twirle wot-will she bid one welcome Tr. Be confident my Lord sweete Lady pray Assure his Lordship he is welcome Iu. I want words Lo. Oh sweete Lady your lip in silence Speakes the best language Iu Your Lordship 's welcome to this humble roofe Lo. I am confirm'd Tr. If your knew Lady what Perfection of honour dwels in him You would be studious with all ceremony To entertaine him beside to me His Lordship's goodnes hath so flow'd you cannot study what will oblige more then in his welcome Lo. Come you Complement Iu. Though I want both ability and language My wishes shall be zealous to expresse me Your humble servant Lo. Come that humble was But complement in you too Iu. I wood not Be guilty of dissembling with your Lordship I know words have more proportion With my distance to your birth and fortune Then humble servant
I have no meaning to exasperate Thoughts that oppose your safety and to shew I have compassion and delight in no Mans ruine I wil frame my selfe to love you Fa. Will you why thanke you Ca. Here 's my hand I will Be comforted I have a stronger faith Fa. I see then you haue charity for an need Ca. I le lose my humour to preserve a life You might ha met with some hard hearted Mistresse That would a suffred you to hang or drowne Your selfe Fa. I might indeed Ca. And carried newes To the distressed Ghosts but I am mercifull But doe not you mistake me for I do not This out of any extraordinary Former good will only to save your life There be so many beames convenient And you may slip out of the world before We are aware beside you dwell to neere The River if you should be melancholy After some tides you would come in and be More talkt off then the Pilchards but I ha done You sha'not go to hell for me I now Am very serious and if you please To thinke well of me instantly wee le marry I le see how I can love you afterward Shal 's to the Priest Fa. By your good favour no I am in no such tune Ca. You doe suspect I ieere still by my troth I am in earnest Fa. To save my life you are content to marry me Yes Ca. To save thy life I will not be troubled with thee How Fa. No Madam jeere all I am now resolv'd Talke and talke out thy heart I wo'not lose My selfe a scruple ha you no more letters They 're pretty mirth wou'd I knew who subscrib'd My name I am so farre from hanging of my selfe That I will five yet to be thy tormenter Vertue I thanke thee for 't and for the more Security I le never dote againe Nor marry nor endure the imaginations Of your fraile sex this very hight I will Be fitted for you all I le geld my selfe 'T is something lesse then hanging and when I Have carv'd away all my concupiscence Observe but how I le triumph nay I le doo 't And there were no more men in the world Ca. Sir sir as you love goodnes I le tell you all first heare me and then execute You wonot be so foolish I doe love you Fa. I hope so that I may revenge thy peevishnes Ca. My heart is full and modesty forbids I should use many words I see my folly You may be just and use me with like cruelty But if you doe I can instruct my selfe And be as miserable indeed as I Made you in supposition my thoughts Point upon no sensuality remit What 's past and I will meete your best affection I know you love me still do not refuse me If I goe once more backe you nere recover me Fa. I am as ticklish Ca. Then le ts clapt up wisely While we are both i' th humor I do finde A grudging and your last words sticke in my stomacke Say i st a Match speake quickely or for ever Hereafter hold your peace Fa. Done Ca. Why done Fa. Seale and deliver Ca. My hand and heart this shall suffice till morning Fa. Each others now by conquest come le ts to e'm If you should false now Ca. Hold me not worth the hanging Exeunt Enter Mis Fairefield Tryer Bonvile Lo. I knew not she was thy Mistresse which incouraged All my discourses Tr. My Lord y 'ave richly satisfied me and Now I dare write my selfe the happiest lover In all the world know Lady I ha tryed you Iu. You have it seemes Tr. And I have found thee right And perfect gold nor will I change thee for A Crowne imperiall Iu. And I have tryed you And found you drosse nor doe I love my heart So ill to change it with you Tr. How 's this Iu. Vnworthily you have suspected me And cherish'd that bad humor for which know You never must have hope to gaine my love He that shall doubt my vertue out of fancy Merits my just suspition and disdaine Lo. Oh fie Franke practise jealosie so soone Distrust the truth of her thou lov'st suspect Thy owne heart sooner what I have sayd I have my pardon for thou wert a wife for him Whose thoughts were nere corrupted Tr. T was but a tryall and may plead for pardon Iu. I pray denie me not that liberty I will have proofe too of the man I choose My husband beleeve me if men be At such a losse of goodnesse I will value My selfe and thinke no honour equall to Remaine a Virgine Tr. I have made a trespasse Which if I cannot expiate yet let me Dwell in your Charity Iu. You shall not doubt that Enter Fairefield Mistresse Caroll Lacy Mistresse Bon. Pray my Lord know him for your servant Fa. I am much honour'd Lo. You cannot but deserve more by the title of her brother La. An other couple Bo. Master Fairefield and my Cosen are contracted Ca. T is time I thinke sister I le shortly call you Iu. I ever wisht it Fa. Franke Tryer is melancholy how hast thou sped Tr. No no I am very merry Iu. Our banes sir are forbidden Fa. On what termes La. My Lord you meet but a course entertainement How chance the musicke speakes not shall us dance Enter Venture and Rider Ven. Rivers of hell I come Ri. Charon thy Oare is needelesse save you gallants Ven. I will swimme unto thy shoare art not thou Hero Ca. But you are not Leander if you be not drown'd In the Hellespont Ven. I told thee I would drowne my selfe a hundred times a day Ca. Your letter did Ven. A ha Ca. It was a devillish good one Ven. Then I am come To tickle the confines of Elizium My Lord I invite you to my wedding And all this good companie Lo. I am glad your shoulder is recovered When is the day Ven. Do thou set the time Ca. After to morrow name it this gentleman And I shall be marryed i' th morning and you know We must have a time to dine and dance to bed Ven. Married Fa. Yes you may be a guest sir and be welcome Ven. I am bob'd agen I le bob for no more Eeles let her take her course La. Oh for some Willow garlands Recorders Enter Page and Master Bon. Lo. This is my boy how now sirra Pa. My Lord I am employ'd in a devise Roome for the melancholy wight Some doe call him willow Knight Who this paines hath under taken To finde out lovers are forsaken Whose heads because out little witted Shall with Garlands straight be fitted Speake who are tost on Cupids Billowes And receive the Crowne of willowes This way that way round about Keepe your heads from breaking out La. This is excellent nay nay Gentlemen You must obey the Ceremony Ven. He tooke measure of my head Ri. And mine Tr. It must be my fate too Ven. Now we beth M. Bo. And if you please to try I doe not thinke But this would sit you excellently La. Mine What does he meane Bo. I prethee Master Lacy try for once Nay he he has some conceipt La. For thy sake I le doe any thing what now M. B. Y' are now a Messe of willow gentlemen And now my Lord I le presume to bid you welcome Fa. Is not this the gentleman made you dance La. My new acquantance where 's thy beard M. Bo. I left it at the Barbers it grew rancke And he has reap'd it La. Here take thy toy agen M. B. It shannot neede La. You tell me wonders Lady is this gentleman Your Husband La. Ca How her husband my Lord M. B. Yes indeed Lady if you please you may Call me your kinsman seaven yeare and misfortune I confesse had much disguis'd me but I was And by degrees may proove agen her husband Bo. After a tedious absence suppos'd death Arriv'd to make me happy Ven. This is rate M. B. My Lord and Gentlemen Y' are no lesse welcome than before M. Lacy droope not La. This turne was above all expectation And full of wonder I congratulate Your mutuall happinesse Ven. All of a brotherhood La. M. Bonavent a my Conscience t is he Did fortune owe me this Ca. A thousand welcomes Bo. Equall joyes to thee and Master Fairefield Lo. Nay then you but obey the ceremony La. I was not ripe for such a blessing take her And with an honest heart I wish you joyes Welcome to life agen I see a providence In this and I obey it Ven. In such good company t would never grieve A man to weare the willow M. B. You have but chang'd Your host whose heart proclaimes a generall welcome Bo. He was discovered to me in the Parke Though I conceal'd it M. B. Every circumstance Of my absence after supper wee le discourse of I will not doubt your Lordship meanes to honour us Lo. I le be your guest and drinke a joviall health To your new marriage and the joyes of your Expected Bride here after you may doe As much for me faire Lady will you write Me in your thoughts if I desire to be A servant to your vertue will you not Frowne on me then Iu. Never in Noble waies No virgin shall more honour you Lo. By thy cure I am now my selfe yet dare call nothing mine Till I be perfect blest in being thine Exeunt FINIS
HIDE PARKE A COMEDIE As it was presented by her Majesties Servants at the private house in Drury Lane Written by James Shirly POST TENEBRAS LVS LONDON Printed by Tho. Cotes for Andrew Crooke and William Cooke 1637 TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE HENRY EARLE OF HOLLAND Knight of the most Noble order of the Garter one of his Majesties most honourable Privie Councell Chancellor of the Vniversitie of Cambridge c. My Lord THis Comedy in the title is a part of your Lordships Command which heretofore grac'd and made happy by your smile when it was presented after a long silence upon first opening of the Parke is come abroad to kisse your Lordships hand The Applause it once receiv'd in the action is not considerable with that honour your Lordship may give it in your acceptance that was too large and might with some narrow and Stoicall judgement render it suspected But this depending upon your censure to me above many Theaters is able to impart a merit to the Poem and prescribe opinion If your Lordship retir'd from businesse into a calme and at truce with those high affaires wherein your Counsell and spirit is fortunately active vouchsafe to peruse these unworthy papers You not Onely give a life to the otherwise languishing numbers but quicken and exalt the Genius of the Author whose heart pointeth at no greater ambition than to be knowne My Lord To your Name and honour the most humbly devoted IAMES SHIRLY Persons THe Lord Bonvils amorous servants to Mris Caroll Mr. Fairefield Mr. Rider Mr. Venture Mr. Lacy To Mris Bonavent Mr. Tryer To Mris Julietta Mr. Bonavent Lords Page Jocky Servants Runners Mris Caroll Mris Bonavent Mris Julietta sister to Fairefield Waiting Woman Milke Maide c. HIDE PARKE The First Act Enter Tryer and Lacy TRyer And how and how Lacy The cause depends Tr. No Mistresse La. Yes but no Wife Tr. For now she is a Widdow La. But I resolve Tr. What does shee say to thee La. Shee sayes I know not what she sayes but I must take another course and yet she is Tr. A creature of much sweetenesse if all tongues Be just in her report and yet t is strange Having seven yeares expected and so much Remonstrance of her Husbands losse at Sea She should continue thus La. What if she should Renew the bond of her devotion For seven yeares more Tr. You will have time enough To pay in your affection La. I de make A voyage to Cassandra's Temple first And marry a deform'd Maide yet I must Confesse she gives me a faire respect Tr. Has she A hope her Husband may be living yet I cannot tell she may have a conceipt Some Dolphin has preserv'd him in the storme Or that he may be tenant to some Whale Within whose belly he may practise lent And feed on fish till hee be vomited Vpon some coast or having scap'd the seas And billes of Exchange fayling he might purpose To foote it ore the Alpes in his returne And by mischance is fallen among the mise With whom perhappes he battens upon sleepe Beneath the Snow Tr. This were a Vagary La. I know not what to thinke or is she not the worse for the coy Lady that lives with her Tr. Her Kinswoman La. Such a malicious peece I meane to love t is pittie any place But a cold Nunnery should be troubled with her If all maides were but her disciples wee Should have no generation and the world For want of Children in few yeares undone by 't Here 's one can tell you more is not that Iarvis The Widdowes servant Enter Venture and Servant Ven. Whether in such hast man Ser. I am commanded Sir to fetch a Gentleman Ven. To thy Mistresse To give her a heate this morning Ser. I ha spied him with your pardon the servant goes to Laey Tr. Good morrow Maister Venture Ven. Franke Tryer Tr. You looke iocond and high Venus has bin propitious I dreamt last night thou wert a Bridegrome Ven. Such a thing may be the winde blowes now From a more happie coast La. I must leave you I am sent for Tr. To thy Mistresse La. Without more ceremony gentlemen my service- farwell Ven. I le tell thee I have a Mistresse Exit Tr. I beleeve it Ven. And yet I have her not Tr. But you have hope Ven. Or rather certainty Tr. Why I heare she is A very Tyrant over men Ven. Worse worse The needle of a Diall never had So many waverings but she is touch'd And she Points onely this way now true North I am her Pole Tr. And she your Vrsa minor Ven. I laugh to thinke how other of her Rivals Will looke when I enioy her Tr. Y are not yet contracted Ven. No she chang'd Some amorous tokens do you see this Diamond A toy she gave me Tr. Cause she saw you a Sparke Ven. Her flame of love is here and in exchange She tooke a chaine of Pearle Tr. You le see it hang'd Ven. These to the wise are arguments of love And mutuall Promises Enter Lord Bonuile and Page Tr. Your Lordship 's welcome to Towne I am blest to see your honour in good health Lo. Prethee visit my Lodgings Tr. I shall presume to tender my humble service Ven. What 's he Exit Lord and Page Tr. A sprigge of the Nobilitie That has a spirit equall to his fortunes A gentleman that loves cleane Napery Ven. I guesse your meaning Tr. A Lady of pleasure t is no shame for Men Of his high birth to love a Wench his honour May priviledge more sinnes next to a Woman He loves a running horse setting a side these recreations He has a Noble Nature valiant bountifull Ven. I was of his humour till I fell in love I meane for wenching you may guesse a little By my legges but I le now be very honest And when I am married Tr. Then you are confident To carry away your Mistresse from em all Ven. From Ioue himselfe though he should practise all His shapes to court her t is impossible She should put any trick upon me I Have wonne her very soule Tr. Her body must Needes be your owne then Ven. I have a brace of Rivals Would they were here that I might Ieere em And see how opportunely one is come Enter Master Rider I le make you a little sport Tr. I ha bin Melancholy You will expresse a favour in 't Rid. M. Venture The first man in my wish What gentleman is that Ven. A Friend of mine Rid. I am his servant looke yet we are friends An 't shall appeare how ever things succeed That I have lov'd you and you cannot take My Councell in ill part Ven. What 's the businesse Rid. For my part I have Vs'd no inchantment philter no devices That are unlawfull to direct the streame Of her affection it flowes naturally Ven. How 's this prethee observe Tr. I do and shall laugh presently Rid. For your anger I weare a sword though I have no
make such tinder of my linings that My breeches never after would hold money But let these passe where 's Lacy and his Bride Ven. They are walk't to heare the Nightingale Ri. The Nightingale I ha not heard one this yeare Ven. Listen and we shall heare one presently Cuckoo Ven. The bird speakes to you Ri. No t is to you Ven. Now do I suspect I shall lose the race Ri. Despaire for a Cuckoo Ven. A Cuckoo wo'not flatter His word will goe before a gentlemans It 'h City t is an understanding bird And seldome failes a Cuckoo I le hedge in My money presently Ri. For shame be confident Ven. Will you goe halfe Ri. I le goe it all or any thing Ven. Hang Cuckoo's then My Lord Bonvile Lacy and his bride Enter Lo. Bon. Lacy Mistris Fairefeild Mistris Bona Lo. How now gentlemen Ven. Your honours servants Ri. Ladies I kisse your hands Lo. You are the man will run away with all The gold anon Ven. Your Iockey must fly else Ri. I le hold your honour thirty peeces more Lo. T is done Iu. Do you ride your selfe Ven. I shall have the Raines in my owne hand Lady Bo. Master Rider saw you not my Cousen Enter Caroll Cry mercy she is here I thought y 'ad follow'd us Lo. Your kinswoman I shall be honoured to be your servant Lady Ca. Alas my Lord you le lose by 't What Ca. Honour me being my servant her 's a brace Of gentlemen will tell you as much Ven. But will say nothing for our credits Bo. You looke as you had wept Ca. I weepe For what Come toward the Lodge and drinke a sillabub Bo. A match La. And as we walke Iacke Venture thou shalt sing The song thou mad'st ot'h horses Ven. You shall pardon me Ri. What among friends my Lord if you 'd speake to him Lo. A song by all meanes prethee let me Intreate it what 's the subject La. Of all the running horses Ven. Horses and Mares put them together Lo. Le ts ha 't come I heard you can sing rarely Ri. An excellent voyce La. A Ravishing tone Ven. T is a very ballad my Lord and a course tune Lo. The better why does any tune become A gentleman so well as a ballad hang Curiosity in musicke leave those crotchets To men that get their living with a song Come come beginne The Song COme Muses all that dwell nigh the fountaine Made by the winged horses heele Which firk'd with his rider over each Mountaine Let me your galloping raptures feele I doe not sing of fleas or frogges Nor of the well mouth'd hunting dogges Let me be just all praises must Be given to well breath'd Iilian Thrust 2. Young Constable and kill deeres famous The Cat the Mouse and Noddy Gray With nimble Pegabrig you cannot shame us With Spaniard nor with Spinola Hill climing white-rose praise doth not lacke Hansome Dunbar and yellow Iack But if I be just all praises must Be given to well breath'd lilian Thrust 3. Sure Spurr'd sloven true running Robin Of young shaver I doe not say lesse Strawbery Soame and let Spider pop in Fine Brackly and brave lurching Besse Victorious too was herring shotten And spit in 's arse is not forgotten But if I be just all honour must Be given to well breath'd Iilian Thrust 4. Lusty Gorge and gentlemen harke yet To wining Mackarell fine mouth'd Freake Bay Tarrall that won the cup at Newmarket Thundring tempest black dragon eake Pretious sweete lippes I doe not lose Nor Toby with his golden shoes But if I be just all honour must Be given to well breath'd Iilian Thrust Lo. Excellent how thinke you Lady Iu. I like it very well Ca. I never thought you were a Poet sir Ven. No no I doe but dabble Ca. You can sing early too how were these parts Observ'd invisible Ven. You may see Lady Iu. Good sir your pardon Ven. Doe you love singing hum la la Ca. Who would ha thought these qualities were in you Ven. Now or never Ca. Why I was cosend Ven. You are not the first I ha cosend shall I wash Your faces with the drops of Helicon I ha fancies in my head Ca. Like Iupiter you want a Vulcan but To cleave your skull and out peepes bright Minerva Iu. When you returne I le tell you more my Lord Ven. Give me a subject Bo. Prethee Cose doe Ca. Let it be how much you dare suffer for me Ven. Enough hum fa la la Enter Page Pa. Master Venter y' are expected Lo. Are they come Pa. This halfe houre my Lord Lo. I must see the Mare you will excuse this rudenesse Sirra stay you and waite upon these Ladies Exeunt Ven. T is time to make me ready Ladies I take this leave in prose You shall see me next in other feete Ri. I wish your sillabub were nectar Lady Bo. We thanke you sir and here it comes already Enter Milkemaide Iu. So so is it good milke Bo. Of a Red Cow Ca. You talke as you inclin'd to a consumption Is the wine good Milk It comes from his excellence head Ca. My service to you Lady and to him Your thoughts preferre Bo. A health Ca. No deepe one t is lawfull for gentlewomen To wish well to their friends Iu. You have oblig'd me the wishes of all happinesse To him you heart hath chosen Bo. Duty now Requires I should be willing to receive it As many joyes to you both when you are marryed Ca. Marryed Iu. You have not vow'd to dye a virgin I know an humble servant of yours Lady Ca. Mine Iu. Would be sorry you should be a Nunne Ca. d ee thinke he loves me then Iu. I doe not thinke He can dissemble where he does professe Affection I know his heart by mine Fairefield is my brother Ca. Your Brother then the danger 's not so great but Let us change our argument with your pardon Come hither pretty one how old are you Pa. I am young Lady I hope you doe not take me for a Dwarfe Bo. How yong I pray then Pa. Foure summers since my life was question'd And then a Iewry of yeares did passe upon me Ca. He is upon the matter then fifteene Pa. A game at Noddy Ca. You can play your Cards already it seems come drinkē A this sillabub Pa. I shall spoyle your game Ladies for if there be sack In 't it may make you flush a three Iu. The boy would seeme witty Pa. I hope Ladies you will pardon me my Lord Commanded me to waite upon you and I can doe you no better service than To make you laugh Enter Fairefield and Tryer Fa. They 'r here blesse you Bo. Master Fairefield you are welcome Fa. I presume so but howsoever it skils not Tr. I doe not come to borrow money Ca. And yet all they that doe so are no fooles Money or Lands make not a man the wiser I know hansome gentlemen ha paun'd Their cloathes Tr. I le paune my skinne too with a
woman Ca. Wipe your mouth here 's to you sir Tr. I le pledge ye quicksilver where 's your Lord Pa. He has left Virgo sir to goe to Libra To see the horsemen weighed Tr. Lady my service Iu. Brother you interpose too farre my Lord Has us'd me honourably and I must tell you Some body has made a fault Bo. Master Fairefield Fa. I kisse your hand Tr. My Lord and you have walk'd Iu. Yes sir Fa. My sister shall excuse here 's to thee and thy creame boule Mil. I thanke your worship Fa. There is more honesty in thy petticoate Than twenty satten ones Bo. Doe you know that Fa. I know by her pale and she were otherwise T' would turne her milke come hither let me kisse thee Now I am confirm'd he that shall marry thee Shall take thee a Virgin at my perill Bo. Ha you such skill in Maidenheads Fa I le know 't by a kisse Better then any Doctor by her urine Be merry with thy Cow farewell come Franke That wit and good cloathes should infect a woman Iu. I le tell you more hereafter pray le ts heare Who winnes Tr. Your servant Ladies Enter Iockey and Gent. 1 What dost thinke Iockey 2 The crack o th' field against you Io. Let em crack Nuts 1 What weight 2 I thinke he has the heeles 3 Get but the start Io. How ever if I get within his quarters let me alone 3 Mounts Chevall Exeunt Confused noyse of betting within after that a shoute Ca. They are started Enter Bonvile Rider Bona Try Fairef Ri. Twenty pounds to fifteene Lo. T is done we 'e Fa. Forty pounds to thirty Lo. Done done I le take all oddes Tr. My Lord I hold as much Lo. Not so Tr. Forty pounds to twenty Lo. Done done M. B. You ha lost all my Lord and it were a Million Lo. In your imagination who can helpe it La. Venture had the start and keepes it Lo. Gentlemen you have a fine time to triumph T is not your oddes that makes you win Within venture venture Exeunt Men Iu. Shall we venture nothing o th' horses What oddes against my Lord Ca. Silke stockings Iu. To a paire of persum'd gloves I take it Ca. Done Bo. And I as much Iu. Done with you both Ca. I le have em Spanish sent Iu. The stockings shal be Scarlet if you choose Your sent I le choose my colour Ca. T is done if Venture Knew but my lay it would halfe breake his necke now And crying a Iockey hay a shoute within Iu. Is the wind in that coast harke the noyse Is Iockey now Ca. T is but a paire of gloves Within a Iockey Iu. Still it holds Enter my Lord How ha you sped my Lord Lo. Won won I knew by instinct The mare would put some tricke upon him Bo. Then we ha lost but good my Lord the circumstance Lo. Great Iohn at all adventure and grave Iockey Mounted their severall Mares I shan'ot tell The story out for laughing ha ha ha But this in briefe Iockey was left behind The pitty and the scorne of all the oddes Plaid bout my eares like Cannon but lesse dangerous I tooke all still the acclamations was For Venture whose disdainefull Mare threw durt In my old Iockeys face all hopes forsaking us Two hundred peeces desperate and two thousand Oathes sent after them upon the suddaine When we expected no such tricke we saw My rider that was domineering ripe Vault ore his Mare into a tender slough Where he was much beholding to one shoulder For saving of his necke his beast recovered And he by this time somewhat mortified Besides mortified hath left the triumph To his Olympick Adversary who shall Ride hither in full pompe on his Bucephalus With his victorious bagpipe Ca. I would faine see how Venture lookes Bo. Hee 's here ha ha Enter Venture and Rider Ven. I told you as much before you would not Beleeve the Cuckoo Ca. Why how now sir Ven. And I had broke my necke in a cleane way T wou'ld nere ha griev'd me Lady I am yours Thus Caesar fell Lo. Not in a slough deare Iacke Ven. You shall heare further from me Ri. Come to Knightsbridge Ven. That Cuckoo was a witch I le take my death on 't Ex. in triumph Lo. Here comes the Conquerer A Bagpipe playing and Iockey Bonavent Tryer and Fairefeild Lo. From the Conquest of Ierusalem Returnes Vespasian c. ha ha mer mercy Iockey Io. I told you if I came within his quarters Omnes A Iockey a Iockey Exeunt all by Lacy his Bride Mistris Caroll Enter Bonavent and the bagpiper M. B. This shall be but your earnest follow me At pretty distance and when I say draw Play me a galliard by your favour sir Shall I speake a coole word with yee La. With all my heart M. B. You do owe me a dance if you remember And I will have it now no dispute draw That wonot serve your turne come shake your heeles You heare a tune I will not change my toole For a case of Rapiers keepe off at your perils I ha sworne Bo. For heavens sake some to part em La. Dost heare M. Bo. And you may heare the bagpipe is not dumbe Will you to this geere or doe you meane to try How this will scoure you come come I le have it La. Hold I will He dances meane time comes in my Lord and Tryer M. Bo. So now we are on even tearmes and if You like it not I le use my tother instrument La. Th' art a brave fellow come your wayes Lo. Hold you shannot fight I le understand Your quarrell La. Good my Lord le ts have one passe Bo. Your weapons shall runne through me And I must tell you sir have beene injurious M. Bo. Good Lady why in doing my selfe right Bo. In wronging me M. B. I am not sensible of that Bo. Could any shame be fastned upon him Wherein I have no share M. B. I was provokt By him if you remember and was not Borne so unequall to him I should suffer His poore affront Bo. This was a day of peace The day wherein the holy priest hath tyed Our hearts together Hymen's Tapers yet Are burning and it cannot be a sinne Lesse than a sacriledge to extinguish them With blood and in contempt of heavens proceeding Thus to conspire our separation No Christian would prophane the marriage day And when all other wish us joyes could you Intrude your selfe to poyson all our mirth Blast in the very bud all our happinesse Our hopes had layd up for us M. B. I was a stranger Bo. That makes ye more uncivill we were merry Which could not offend you M. B. I had no thought To violate your mirth Bo. What came you for With whom had ye acquaintance or what favour Gave you accesse at so unfit a time To interrupt our calme and free delights You cannot plead any abuse where you Were never knowne that should incite you to Revenge it