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A new way to pay old debts a comoedie as it hath beene often acted at the Phænix in Drury-Lane, by the Queenes Maiesties seruants. The author. Philip Massinger.
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Massinger, Philip, 1583-1640.
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of danger Where if I were a Iustice besides the trouble I might or out of wilfulnesse or error Run my selfe finely into a Praemunire And so become a prey to the Informer No I 'le haue non of 't 't is enough I keepe Greedie at my deuotion so he serue My purposes let him hang or damne I care not Friend-ship is but a word Mar. You are all wisdome Ouer. I would be worldly wise for the other wisdome That does prescribe vs a well-gouern'd life And to doe right to others as our selues I value not an Atome Mar. What course take you With your good patience to hedge in the Mannour Of your neighbour master Frugall as 't is sayd He will nor sell nor borrow nor exchange And his land lying in the mid'st of your many Lordshipps Is a foule blemish Ouer. I haue thought on 't Marrall And it shall take I must haue all men sellers And I the only Purchaser Mar. 'T is most fit Sir Ouer. I 'le therefore buy some Cottage neare his Mannour Which done I 'le make my men breake ope his fences Ride o're his standing corne and in the night Set fire on his barnes or breake his cattells legges These Trespasses draw on Suites and Suites expences Which I can spare but will soone begger Him When I haue harried him thus two or three yeare Though he sue in forma pauperis in spite Of all his thrift and care he 'le grow behind-hand Mar. The best I euer heard I could adore you Ouer. Then with the fauour of my man of Law I will pretend some title Want will force him To put it to arbitrement then if he sell For halfe the value he shall haue ready money And I possesse his land Mar. 'T is aboue wonder Welborne was apt to sell and needed not These fine arts Sir to hooke him in Ouer. Well thought on This varlet Marrall liues too long to vpbraide me With my close cheate put vpon him Will nor cold Nor hunger kill him Mar. I know not what to thinke on 't I haue vs'd all meanes and the last night I caus'd His host the Tapster to turne him out of doores And haue beene since with all your friends and tenant's And on the forfeit of your fauour charg'd him Though a crust of mouldie bread would keep him fró staruing Yet they should not relieue him This is done Sir Ouer. That was something Marrall but thou must goe further And suddainely Marrall Mar. Where and when you please Sir Ouer. I would haue thee seeke him out and if thou canst Perswade him that 't is better steale than begge Then if I proue he has but rob'd a Henroost Not all the world shall saue him from the gallowes Doe any thing to worke him to despaire And 't is thy Masterpeece Mar. I will doe my best Sir Ouer. I am now on my maine worke with the Lord Louell The gallant minded popular Lord Louell The minion of the peoples loue I heare Hee 's come into the Country and my aimes are To insinuate my selfe into his knowledge And then inuite him to my house Mar. I haue you This points at my young Mistris Ouer. She must part with That humble title and write honourable Right honorable Marrall my right honorable daughter If all I haue or e're shall get will doe it I will haue her well attended there are Ladies Of errant Knights decay'd and brought so low That for cast clothes and meate will gladly serue her And 't is my glory though I come from the Cittie To haue their issue whom I haue vndone To kneele to mine as bond-slaues Mar. 'T is fit state Sir Ouer. And therefore I le not haue a Chambermaide That tyes her shooes or any meaner office But such whose Fathers were Right worshipfull 'T is a rich Mans pride there hauing euer beene More than a Fewde a strange Antipathie Betweene vs and true Gentry Enter Welborne Mar. See who 's here Sir Ouer. Hence monster Prodigie Welb. Sir your Wifes Nephew Shee and my Father tumbled in one belly Ouer. Auoid my sight thy breath 's infectious Rogue I shun thee as a Leprosie or the Plague Come hither Marrall this is the time to worke him Mar. I warrant you Sir Exit Ouer. Welb. By this light I thinke hee 's mad Mar. Mad had you tooke compassion on your selfe You long since had beene mad Welb. You haue tooke a course Betweene you and my venerable Vncle To make me so Mar. The more pale spirited you That would not be instructed I sweare deepely Welb. By what Mar. By my Religion Welb. Thy religion The Diuells Creed but what would you haue done Mar. Had there beene but one tree in all the Shire Nor any hope to compasse a penny Halter Before like you I had outliu'd my fortunes A With had seru'd my turne to hang my selfe I am zealous in your cause pray you hang your selfe And presently as you loue your credit Welb. I thanke you Mar. Will you stay till you dye in a ditch Or lice deuoure you Or if you dare not doe the feate your selfe But that you 'le put the state to charge and trouble Is there no purse to bee cut house to be broken Or market Women with egges that you may murther And so dispatch the businesse Welb. Heer 's varietie I must confesse but I 'le accept of none Of all your gentle offers I assure you Mar. Why haue you hope euer to eate againe Or drinke Or be the master of three farthings If you like not hanging drowne your selfe take some course For your reputation Welb. 'T will not do deare tempter With all the Rhetorike the fien'd hath taught you I am as farre as thou art from despaire Nay I haue Confidence which is more than Hope To liue and suddainely better than euer Mar. Ha! Ha! these Castles you build in the aire Will not perswade me or to giue or lend A token to you Welb. I le be more kind to thee Come thou shalt dine with me Mar. With you Welb. Nay more dine gratis Mar. Vnder what hedge I pray you Or at whose cost Are they Padders or Abram-men that are your consorts Welb. Thou art incredulous but thou shalt dine Not alone at her house but with a gallant Lady With mee and with a Lady Mar. Lady what Lady With the Lady of the Lake or Queene of Fairies For I know it must be an inchanted dinner Welb. With the Ladie Alworth knaue Mar. Nay now there 's hope Thy braine is crack'd Welb. Marke there with what respect I am entertain'd Mar. With choice no doubt of Dogge-whippes Why doest thou euer hope to passe her Porter Welb. 'T is not far off go with me trust thine owne eyes Mar. Troth in my hope or my assurance rather To see thee curuet and mount like a Dogge in a blanket If euer thou presume to passe her threshold I will endure thy company Welb. Come along then Exeunt Actus secundi Scena secunda Alworth Waiting-woman
by the aides Of seruing men and chambermaides for beyound these Thou neuer saw'st a Woman or I 'le quit you From my imployments Mar. Will you credit this yet On my confidence of their marriage I offer'd Welborne I would giue a crowne now I durst say his worship aside My nagge and twenty pounds Ouer. Did you so I doe Strikes him downe Was this the way to worke him to despaire Or rather to crosse me Mar. Will your worship kill me Ouer. No no but driue the lying spirit out of you Mar. Hee 's gone Ouer. I haue done then now forgetting Your late imaginerie feast and Lady Know my Lord Louell dins with me to morrow Be carefull nought be wanting to receaue him And bid my daughters women trimne her vp Though they paint her so she catch the Lord I le thanke 'em There 's a peece for my late blowes Mar. I must yet suffer But there may be a time aside Ouer. Doe you grumble Mar. No Sir Actus tertii Scena prima Louell Alworth Seruants LOuell Walke the horses downe the hill something in priuate I must impart to Alworth Exeunt serui Alw. O my Lord What sacrifice of reuerence dutie watching Although I could put off the vse of sleepe And euer waite on your commands serue 'em What dangers though in ne're so horri'd shapes Nay death it selfe though I should run to meet it Can I and with a thankefull willingnesse suffer But still the retribution will fall short Of your bounties showr'd vpon me Lou. Louing Youth Till what I purpose be put into act Doe not o're-prize it since you haue trusted me With your soules nearest nay her dearest secret Rest confident 't is in a cabinet lock'd Treachery shall neuer open I haue found you For so much to your face I must professe How er'e you guard your modesty with a blush for 't More zealous in your loue and seruice to me Than I haue beene in my rewards Alw. Still great ones Aboue my merit Lou. Such your Gratitude calls 'em Nor am I of that harsh and rugg'd temper As some Great men are tax'd with who imagine They part from the respect due to their Honours If they vse not all such as follow 'em Without distinction of their births like slaues I am not so condition'd I can make A fitting difference betweene my Foot-boy And a Gentleman by want compell'd to serue me Alw. 'T is thankefully acknowledg'd you haue beene More like a Father to me than a Master Pray you pardon the comparison Lou. I allow it And to giue you assurance I am pleas'd in 't My carriage and demeanor to your Mistrisse Faire Margaret shall truely witnesse for me I can command my passions Alw. 'T is a conquest Few Lords can boast of when they are tempted Oh! Lou. Why do you sigh can you be doubtfull of mee By that faire name I in the warres haue purchas'd And all my actions hitherto vntainted I will not be more true to mine owne Honour Than to my Alworth Alw. As you are the braue Lord Louell Your bare word only giuen is an assurance Of more validity and weight to me Than all the othes bound vp with imprecations Which when they would deceiue most Courtiers practize Yet being a man for sure to stile you more Would rellish of grosse flatterie I am forc'd Against my confidence of your worth and vertues To doubt nay more to feare Lou. So young and iealous Alw. Were you to encounter with a single foe The victorie were certaine but to stand The charge of two such potent enemies At once assaulting you as Wealth and Beauty And those too seconded with Power is oddes Too great for Hercules Lou. Speake your doubts and feares Since you will nourish 'em in plainer language That I may vnderstand 'em Alw. What 's your will Though I lend armes against my felfe prouided They may aduantage you must be obeyed My much lou'd Lord were Margaret only faire The cannon of her more than earthly forme Though mounted high commanding all beneath it And ramn'd with bullets of her sparkeling eyes Of all the bulwarkes that defend your senses Could batter more but that which guards your sight But when the well tun'd accents of her tongue Make musike to you and with numerous sounds Assault your hearing such as if Vlysses Now liu'd againe how ere he stood the Sirens Could not resist the combat must grow doubtfull Betweene your Reason and rebellious Passions Ad this too when you feele her touch and breath Like a soft Westerne wind when it glides o're Arabia creating gummes and spices And in the Van the Nectar of her lippes Which you must tast bring the battalia on Well arm'd and strongly liu'd with her discourse And knowing manners to giue entertainement Hyppolitus himselfe would leaue Diana To follow such a Uenus Lou. Loue hath made you Poeticall Alworth Alw. Grant all these beat off Which if it be in man to doe you 'le doe it Mammon in Sir Giles Ouerreach stepps in With heapes of ill got gold and so much land To make her more remarkable as would tire A Falcons winges in one day to fly ouer O my good Lord these powerfull aydes which would Make a mishapen Negro beautifull Yet are but ornaments to giue her lustre That in her selfe is all perfection must Preuaile for her I here release your trust 'T is happinesse enough for me to serue you And sometimes with chast eyes to looke vpon her Lou. Why shall I sweare Alw. O by no meanes my Lord And wrong not so your iudgement to the world As from your fond indulgence to a boy Your page your seruant to refuse a blessing Diuers Great men are riualls for Lou. Suspend Your iudgement 'till the triall How far is it 'T Ouerreach house Alw. At the most some halfe houres riding You 'le soone be there Eou. And you the sooner freed From your iealous feares Alw. O that I durst but hope it Exeunt Actus tertii Scena secunda Ouerreach Greedie Marrall Overreach Spare for no cost let my Dressers cracke with the weight Of curious viands Greedie Store indeed 's no sore Sir Ouer. That prouerbe fitts your stomacke Master Greedie And let no plate be seene but what 's pure gold Or such whose workemanship exceeds the matter That it is made of let my choicest linnen Perfume the roome and when we wash the water With pretious powders mix'd so please my Lord That he may with enuie wish to bath so euer Mar. 'T wil be very chargeable Ouer. Auant you Drudge Now all my labour'd ends are at the stake I' st a time to thinke of thrift call in my daughter And master Justice since you loue choice dishes And plenty of 'em Greed. As I doe indeed Sir Almost as much as to giue thankes for 'em Ouer. I doe conferre that prouidence with my power Of absolute command to haue abundance To your best care Greed. I 'le punctually discharge it And giue the best directions Now am