his destiny I 'me guilty to expoliate my crime As your despiser strike my heart assunder But save the Love within it carry it to her And tell my own words did it may be then One Tear may fall to glue it up agen Exit Enter Litus Covert from the Wood. Litus A vow as fatal to my purposes As his wisht Sword whose glist'ring brandishings Makes accents to his words commands attention Must I be pillored to dishonour stand The moveless subject of both their hisses 'T is for Berania dye or cut through throngs Of danger were revenge i' th' same place Her favour should a grac't surprize his chants E're they cleave air and come unto her ear I speak of things above me to his strength My wounds set seal may be he 's innocent Then 't would be base to intend a mischief change Thy fury into reason may chance that may Invent a safer and securer way Exit to the Wood. Enter Berania and Hacca Ber. What Bird has crost thy way and drove you back With Omens to our meeting tell me prithee I 'm Miserable of all lovers that love And dare not reveal it Hac Nothing but Sunshine to our intents Madam Why grieve you To your smiles I 'le bett my Honour He suffers more for you than you for him I see his blood daunt in his face as if It were Eclipst and strove to master Love His eyes were steddy you paid it again Not without checks to those inamoring Lamps For taking so much liberty Ber. Recount your Progress to me dissemble nothing Ha'st spok to him if he be sworn already To serve another Mistris I 'le but weep And sing her happiness where signs shall keep Time to my Song and part each line from other Hac 'T is no such matter Madam let us make This hour remarkable by finding out A way may ease us and resolve our doubt I 'le do it thus Ber. How Hac I 'le go a purpose to ask if he took The sword from him that had the black beard on Pretending your misdeem is singly plac't And could by seeing the sword judge who it was Before he answers a dissembled qualm Shall beg my excuse for leaving him so quickly He comes my life for 't to resolve your self Ber. I like it go let providence bespeak A crown for this imposture 't may deserve one Exeunt several Enter Sarah and Beucer Sarah If Love won't pray let Pitty of your oths And earnest promises incite you to A kinder satisfaction for my Honour Beu What alwayes haunted with you as a Ghost I ha' found me a new Love Seek you one too Admetus told me what would come of meâ—ling with Sluts I lost my Silver Hat-band aboard following him about Sarah Consider how your self swore and protested You were enamoured of my poor Beauty Let the remembrance of your former Love Be a privation to your present Hate Beu Why rest contented I tell you if you had not Been so free of your flesh I should a loved you still And according to Plato I may agen Exit Sarah Justly disdained Sarah now thou reap'st The fruits of thy o're fond credulity How oft might I have been candidly intreated Had I not thrown away my self upon The Charybdes of his flattery which brings Me to the Scilly of this extremity To repair my esteem by his enjoyment Or take revenge for his disloyalty Away should I under a nother's name Disguised seek to vindicate my self Or reputation a las I may dye I love him too well use fair means I l'e humbly Go and complain to Mother and seek her help To urge affection Treason le ts refrain What meekness can't Malice will ne're obtain Enter Winifred Winifred Oh! my Daughter my Daughter my Child my Chick Where hast ' been my Love Come pretty Sarah I have not seen you I Know not when Exeunt Enter Lidorus Lid. Man is but Mortal his resolves more brittle Than Ice a minute old Certainty Rests til 't 'as breath and fly's away agen For one new reason all faculties strike sail But sundry passions we are subject to Make Civil-war then to the victor must A pleasing object be presented Love Revels in 's humours What sad ditty is this Petus singing within Petus Sings Help ease great Powers Why do you thus prevent me And laughing takes a pride still to torment me My fears and sorrows sadly mourn within To see their cause from troubles still begin Then miserable I how shall I bear it Languish for Love and yet must not declare it Entring with Hacca Hac I fetch her Sir Lid. 'T is he From moaning your condition your own plaints Besought me silence let 's confirm our friendship Embrace On your resolve to love none experience Has preacht a better lesson then Meditation Furnisht me with afore you sung Enter Hacca and Berania Hac Madam here 's the Gentleman here 's both I think Ber. While hot a wound 's not felt in the amazment Your arms gave period to I thought of nothing But gratitude since all things quiet Circumstances As Treason seldom goes unpunish't offers Me means of finding't out the Sword my Lords Discovers his Master's vilany if 't be he Had either of you it from him Petus He run woo't in his hand Madam 't is kept To cut his Conscience when he gazes on 't Enter Occus Oc. Well how now Daughter I protest so I do I wondred where you were I vow your servant humble Sir Your servant Gentlemen Both. Yours Ber. Father to these Gentlemen we owe Our rescue in the Garden Oc. I vow I think I thought so pardon me Sirs I Did not know you I vow so I do why we fought Bravely I protest law-you I was never in a worse Combat in my life as I live-law but we came Well off de see Lid. Heavens be thanked Oc. Gentlemen will you please to drink a cup of Wine I vow I 'de have you come in so I would be merry All danger 's over now de-see I pray' come in do so Pet. We 'l follow your courtesie my Lord. Exeunt omnes Enter Thele and Beucer fudled Beucer Ah! Sweet Thele Mistris Thele love me Thele I wonder you importune me so Beucer Thou sweet-sweet-sweet-sweet-sweet face Wo'd I had thee I 'de give all the desks in my Bond. Thele I must confess you are so charming that Your Rhetorick like Orpheus his Harp would make Stones flye about your head Beu If you 'l ha' me My Rhetorick shall make stones flye about your Ah ah ah ah ah head too The. Why you are fuddl'd you are in a pickle Beu Of Cucumbers it 's salt to see you want ha me I 'me sure Thele Go sleep till sober sober carriage then And better manners learnt come we agen Exit Beucer runs after her Enter Winifred Sarah and Admetus Win. Ah my dear Duck where ha'st been my Love Come Dear we 'l go home and ha' a pot of ale my Love Alack I 'm undone help help
help my Delight weeps Who ha's hurt my Love I 'le ta ' 'um away Sar. If I dear mother have transgrest the Law Of Nature what I expect but Justice Win. Tell me my Joy I 'le beat kick scratch claw bite 'm My Dear who ha's hurt my Love Sar. Have patience Mother and provide your car To hear my loss the story I 'le declare And beg your pardon my Lord Occus his man Win. I am a'most mad my Love Sar. Pray hear Beucer coming aboard the Ship Where I was then to take my leave of my Uncle Profest me Love and with a thousand sighs Mingled entreaties soliced weeps Win. Come come come go on quick speak my Dear Sar. My good will that Heavens know I thought Was innocent and conjugal his lasting Importunities and promises Of Marriage took my honour from me I O'recome by his deluding tongue am forc't To wail my hard fortune and wailing so Augment my griefs and they augment my woe Without the least hope of comfort Win. Oh oh I 'm undone I ha' lost my Daughters Virginity Virginity I ha' lost my Daughters Virginity Sar. Pray Mother hear Win. Oh! I ha' lost my Daughters Virginity Sar. Good Admetus be pleased to relate his leaving me Tears stop my utterance Win. Tell on Love tell on Duck tell me Sir Admetus After this the Knave dishonestly leaves your Daughter And I believe is in love with another Win. Is this true Daughter my Joy Sar. True Mother Win. I 'le claw the Rogue 's Nose off Exeunt running Exeunt all Enter Lidorus and Petus Lid. The entertainment was good Pet. Cruel Love that takes his chief delight To use his fury and display his spight Frowning he laughs and strives to punish still A Wretch with death and yet denies to kill I love to see her and her very eye As soon as seen make me dissolve and dye Lid. Unless you 'd shake me off expel these words 'T bewraies your folly Enter Winifred wildly Win. I pray did you see Beucer the Rogue the Villain I 'le Claw him to pieces the Rogue Exit Lid. You want not the Lion's Kall or Herb Philocrassa As Naturalists name 't to touch her hand Perfume her chamber or mingle in her drink Sâ—e loves you well enough already nothing Disorders notes and breaks your harmony But silence to a friend runs open-arm'd The sweetest message of all history I 'le be your Spokes-man Petus Miracle of honour Embrace Lid. Promise to meet me here betwixt those Walls I 'le sing your Lullaby and borrow breath From the wing'd words of your Berania Petus My life and fortune wait upon the news Lid. Attend my return Exeunt several Enter Litus and Losana several Li. Your Sister loves Losana Any other than your self Lit. To be disobedient Los And perverse Li. More than all this Los How Li. She sleights your counsel mocks your Fathers threats And worse o're throws her modesty that custom Which bears out Ladies to expect the prayers Of servants kindled by a hot denial Is buried in her thoughts she out-does shame Los Be particular Lit. Among these Trees I heard her Lover mourn The giddy mixt words of a strucken Soul Desires Oratour for Berania He went she came attended by her Maid 'Twixt his complaints and her rash impudence Comparison is lost she stretcht invention For wayes to make him know she lov'd him Devises stratagems to see him runs The rest of punishments for violating Her self and friends to your serious thoughts Contempts as plain as day her wantonness And toleration in 't it plows up duty Sows pride in'ts place and if suffer'd to grow Will o're-top your endeavours to reclaim her Your birth puts briars in your hand why use them Blow down her Babel Los 'T was my Father's will As well as mine a mischief 'fore 't is hatcht Is bended lightly grown benums those Joynts That reach it's head For desperate Maladies Let 's use severe purgations Tyrants rule By being smooth'd up in their Cruelty Then torments pay their tutors negligence Who nourish sucking Vices with a Flatter I 'le break her or my self let 's set a time Lit. Do it when you please Los Don't fail till then I 'le seem Honey to both Exit Lit. My heart forbids me and I 'le never see Her wed another that refused me Exit Enter Berania and Hacca Hac Hee 's a fine Gentleman Madam Ber. His carriage puts me to a greater muse Than Sphinx's Riddle What do'st gather Hacca From his motions Hac I 'm no Diviner Madam Enter Lidorus Lid. A Gentleman Madam whom I dare speak vertuous In doing Justice was surprized and taken He suffers hardship in his close Confinement And seeks deliverance his courteous Keeper Craves but your hand and word for his Release Ber. I know him not Lid. A Stranger assaulted by a crew of Thieves Already his masters when past hopes of life Is succour'd by a noble Passenger Not without wounds to th' Victor whose dumb signs Seek help from him he rescu'd if he can And won't contribute to the cure of t'other Ean't he ingrateful Ber. In the highest degree Lid. The Pris'ner is Lord Petus Madam Ber. You astonish me Lid. Your Pris'ner Ber. How Lid. To your Graces and Beauties 't is so Ber. I lâ—ke your mirth but change your subject Lid. Millions of sighs beg leave to kiss your hand Confirm your Judgement to the case I put His flames consume him quench 'm with one word Let me haste to his Deliverance Ber. 'T would be too coy his Service to deny To grant it argues too much levity Lid. 'T would not be lightness to resolve a Grant 'T is for his Life Madam deny 't you can't Ber. Love e're he seeks it that 's immodest so Lid. Mercy before modesty ought to go Ber. Yea where the time can dispence but of one Lid. It don't this kill that will revive alone Ber. Let 's try both then one with the other will More welcome be good is discern'd by ill Lid. To afflict one so cast down wo'd be too rough 'T is sin to tread what 's trodden down enough Ber. Time future may what present can't produce Then of this favour let him make good use Lid. I 'le carry his pardon Exit Hac The Stars take care of you Madam Here 's a Present beyond expectation You sav'd your blushes i' th' conquest too Ber. Our inventions may sleep hereafter Hac How finely coy you were I see Disguise Is the Familiar of a Lady Madam This verifies the Proverb Women like Shadows are which if you shun They 'l follow but pursue 'm away they 'l run Exeunt Enter Beucer and Thele Beucer Mistris the emptiness of my belly may tell you How sorry I am for my last offence Thele Then you fast for your looseness Beucer Of life you mean I can sooner be without my Ears than seeing you Thele You flatter Beu Like a Magpie Thele You dissemble Beu This knocks down my ambition if I
skreeks of slumber as the matter is A pill eant half so pleasant this has wash'd Disturbance down I can freely inquire The love and progress of Berania Hacca Dissemble what you know all is providing We wish his voice be clear bids 'um good morrow After the Musick of the Marriage-night My Mistriss airs out sweetest expectation To drive the time away Occus is free to 't no impediment Stains blew proceedings but Lord Petus Father Who I don't know his reason keeps at distance But 't will away it has been motion'd twice Thele Patience to hearing 's the first sign of grant He 's faint whose Fathers first repulse doth dant Exeunt Enter Occus Occus Vile damn'd rotten pockie ugly devilish Dogs I vow they have got my mony and my bond so they have a Devil on 'um I 'll see the Devil Hang'd as I live law so I will before I 'll go to him again for a Rogue as he is I vow to come to cheat so as I 'm here I believe the Witches sent him it 's a damn'd thing to be a Conjurer Enter King Guard Chancellor and Lonus Occus aside peeping Lonus May 't please your Majesty King Rise up my Lord. Lonus To grant me one Petition 't may put off The sorrows that do over-whelm my heart For my sons loss King Name it be confident Your former Services lye fresh within me I 'll do more then you ask Lonus Humble thanks Sir Betwixt this mornings fits of fate when scarce I could wish any thing but to end my life A beam warm'd me a little and thus it was My son was seen alive grant me so much All places may be searched with your order His golden mouth that tells me tidings of him Shall be inrich'd with a reward that 's fit King Why went he away Lonus I know not but being out Some private grief is pleasâ—d with wandring And keep him there if he 's alive King I grant it Give whom my Lord appoints a large Commission To the Chancellor To examine what 's suspected wish you tydings Chancellor It shall be done Lonus Heavens bless your Majesty King going forth enter Occus Kneels Occus Your worship your honour Majesty King King the Devil has got my bond so he has I vow I pray give it me agen King The Devil your bond my Lord I can't help that Exit Occus So so this is very brave the King can grant other things so he can I vow but he won't grant me so he wont I shall be plagued still a Devil 'um all for me that mony would a bought me and my daughter new clothes to the Wedding so it would I vow he had a confoundable great pair of horns so he had Exit Enter Hare and the three Men. Hare Now our business fadg'd gallantly it did 2 Man I thank me 3 Man I got him here with a flea in his ear to you Mr. Conjurer with your figures First Your figures got the bond Second Sings Old Occus thought we Saints had been He see us stand so civil Till I took him by the shoulder And thrust him to the Devil Third Now you have your bond let 's go and have our mony Hare 'T is due Exeunt Omnes Enter four Clowns listning First My Lord Lonus sayes I shall have mony enough if I finde him Second You I 'll finde him first or I 'll look as Nunkle Morris does the Hedges for a Hare faith Third Swaukers we 'll all go go whoop and hollow till we make him see if he be to be seen I 'll warrant you Fourth You Owls I 'll make him come with a sussorarah as the Gentle-folk say First If I finde him I 'll drink Sack with all the mony Second You drink Sack you drink a won't you Third Out on such an unmannerly bastard to say you 're a great booby Fourth Hie to our work before George Exeunt singing Enter Petus and Marus Petus Tell me some reason Sir 't is easie for you To contradict my remedy because You have forgot its torments yeild to it Requite my duty with a Fathers grant Did you but feel the flames I do your own Tortures would kneel for a whole Sea to quench ' um Marus Check your pretended fancy to my care Commit your self I 'll chuse a match shall please you Our Countries wide within the circle on 't I 'll fetch a beauty shall deface your Mistriss And bring you to your right minde Petus Give consent I marry her or else command my grave One of them two must end my love or life Marus In sons obedience best besuits the minde To Fathers precepts as the Clouds by winde Petus Yea where obedience grees with good 't is so But 't is not good to kill me pitty show Marus I will in giving what my self affects Petus To please it self Love others still neglects Marus Why Love approaching mischief cannot see Petus If that betyde lay all your blames on me Marus 'T is vain to move what 's fixt Heavens bless your choice That in your joys we both may like rejoyce And not to strive against the stream I here Approve your love shown to your lovely deer Enter Losana Thele and Lidorus Petus Tell Berania I am happy sister Heavens shrowd from ills Lidorus now descend Lidorus Maskers or what Petus Undisguis'd I 'll shew Them all the way to Heaven Losana Why must we leave you Petus Understand me Lady 't is so nigh I 'll look at it as the wise Elephant Adores the Moon and use variety Of contemplation to express my Jubil Lidorus Forget to sigh then Petus I may use a few that 't is no neerer Losana I 'll go carry her word 'T would be too harsh tho won't your patience Sir Make earthquakes till it s spent Lidorus Now what are Ladies Petus Forgive my Lord han't I had punishment If not I 'll leave the seat of Cherubins And be your Vassal ' fraid to speak I 'll wait the slowest motion of your hand or eye That calls me to 't again consult definers Of Angels or of women let 'um ring With words of rapture above all the flourishes Have been invented since the time of Rome I 'll swear they say true when they call 'um gods If this won't do perswade some gentle Beauty To stick me for a year and all that while I 'll cry its just and with my latest breath Damn my condition 'fore I was converted Losana You make us think you worship every thing a Lady has laid hands on Lidorus I and cringe At a white Peticote a mile from him Be real and under that consideration You 'll finde a new world all made of delight Petus There 's other things between Losana How now my Lord Lidorus Else every one would make discovery Marus Women and truth are best when naked ha' The sweetness of imagination when Their lovely blushes in a pretty face Are fancied telling us of all our sins Lidorus Or but one touch of
Watch what 's this what bloudy business Enter Watch and Constable Constable How came this do you know my Lord I dare not but ask you Petus Coming by and seeing it made me cry out Constable Alack he is newly kill'd Watch go pursue the murderers Alas my Lord Exeunt Watch. This is my Lord Lonus his son Litus for whom We have search'd so long Petus I was subdu'd and carried to his father Instead of him not twenty minutes ago Curst be the foolish messengers for 't Enter Watch with one of the Murtherers Murtherer O be gratious good my Lord I 'll confess all Constable To the Justice with him Watch. We caught him by himself just at the gate Exeunt all and carry the body Enter Lonus Lonus Oh my son could I not see him ere he dyed Exit Enter a Nymph singing Nymph Now all 's fulfill'd that I Did with my Sister prophesie Within It is it is it is Voices heard answering within Nymph Their days shall increase In kindness love and peace Within Yea yea yea Nymph Till the terms of their breath Shall be ended by death Within Agreed agreed agreed Chorus Now the Season draws nigh That we welcome our Bride With our Songs Melody When all grief 's laid aside Exit Enter Petus Marus Berania and Hacca Berania For thee Petus The Crocodel confest it was But by kinde providence those Clowns ordain'd To stop me by mistake I should ha' perish'd Berania Is my father so long a getting my Sister clear Marus You have run through tryals Petus This was the most horrid Take all the story at a fitter time Enter Occus and Losana distracted in a Night-gown Occus O come in my Daughter Losana doth almost despair so she does she is forgiven so she is and at liberty I vow come in Petus offers to run at her Berania holds him Berania She is penitent Losana Here they come I won't go to the Justices I shall be burnt keep me there 's Lidorus his Ghost Berania What ails her Losana I 'll go to bed the man in the white cap the dead man bound under the chin the great Devils and the little Devils twitch and twitch off all the clothes Look the dead horse heads chop and chop in the sea and the water all over my chamber O dear help help a cave in the Wet-wood the Fryars and the Nuns that are dead look how they run by me Now now again there 's the spirit with the withered face stands boult upright d' ye see the little beads tumble about tingle tingle tingle that 's the bell in the Monastery Through the grates the woman in Pautado is hang'd without her head for saying her prayers Here comes the Devil like a mourning Gentlewoman with a peak The Candles burn dim Occus Hold hold what shall I do here 's nobody what shall I do Marus In the name of all the Powers be silent She falls down in a swound they recover her kneeling Los Oh I 'm undone what ails me terror I 'm dead forgive me Berania Sister you have offended grievously Losana I am tho griev'd not sham'd to ask pardon For that which will defile good lips to utter Caus'd by my envy to my Sister dear Envy damn'd envy makes me kneeling here The Devil and Litus urg'd me with their tongues To cause my Sisters and your death at once Which sinful thought with grief I now repent To Litus vile that I should so consent All men me seem'd did onely well affect My virtuous Sister and my self neglect That prompted me to this revengeful spight Fit to be nam'd in Charon's dismal night I 'm justly serv'd and Heavens just Judge hath brought My wicked purpose to this wicked nought And made that evil light on my own head With which I hop'd you would be ruined Oh pardon me and I 'll henceforward be Your humble Hand-maid in captivity Petus Rise Losana I forgive you Your basest Treason and henceforward wish That better graces may your Brest inrich Your freest freedom I do not deny Do what you please Beran Dear Sister so do I. Losana I repent all for a preparative To order and Religon if I may Be worthy on 't I humbly beg your leave That my devotion may be fitted by A pilgrimage to the Shrine of Loretto By a new favour I may be absolv'd As penitent for all the impious stains Of my bad life Petus I grant you your petition Go if I never see you any more Labour to expoliate these sins By earnest penitence live holy And the everlasting goodness be your guide Berania If we ne'er see more adieu dear Sister Weeps I wish you all the sweetest contents of Your strict and holy being Kisses her Occus Well dear hony God b'w'y I weep to part so I do you had best take some Strong-water with you I vow so I do to cheer you up in your long Journey d' ye see Losana kneels Losana That ere we see if this be the last day Do you for me as I for you will pray Exit All. Adieu Petus takes Berania by the hand Petus Now what remains but after all our fears Griefs sorrows troubles terrors frights and tears We beg Enter Messenger gives Petus a Letter Petus Make me not miserable again Or is it true speak can Lidorus live Messenger Read the just cause of his being secret Petus Stars That of a man have made me an Angel Or happier if 't be true don 't tantalize me Lidorus My Master fearing your displeasure vow'd I' th' Holy Temple to see you bestow'd On that fair Lady or see his Winding-sheet Laid at his head ere you should know he liv'd But now rejoyces at your welfare Petus Where remains the crown of all our sweetness Enter Lidorus Lidorus Here if you are resolv'd to call it so Petus Forgive me or punish I am at your mercy Lidorus Rise and be as happy in your Mistriss As I in seeing you my wounds though deep Were cured on this condition Berania Noble Sir Lidorus For offering him a thrust my eyes have since I 've been recovered paid the private walls A thousand tears Marus Let this bright day be worship'd A universal benefit lives with you The King has got his thoughts clad all in black For your supposed loss chang'd to ambition My son but you to make him glorious Occus It vext me to the heart to hear you were kill'd so it did Lidorus Don't let me hinder your proceedings crown your expectation my felicity Marus Your hands I joyn you both you 're man and wife Takes 'um by the hand The Ceremonies take another time Occus And so say I I vow but hark who comes here RECORDERS Enter God Hymen Hymen WIth Joy and delight We 'll fill up the night That your marriage should be ended This dance we intended Minerva and the Gods When you first were at ods Did order this sporting For your innocent courting Then happen what will We 'll of mirth have our fill Your tears were our askers Look here come the Masquers Descend three Goddesses two Gods one singing Hymen and all the Gods above That on this Wedding kindly smile Grant your blessings and your love Envy and mischief to remove Peace and plenty all the while Chorus We grant it all it shall be so The Stars our bounty and our will shall know Hymen and Gods sing Your nuptial pleasures shall abide So long as love your hearts inflames Neer to cease for time or tide In joy your days shall swiftly glide With honour we 'll ingross your names Chorus We grant it all it shall be so The Stars our bounty and our wills shall know Other God Live like our selves may every hour renew Triumphs for constancy Garlands for you Shall be prepared rich to make you prove Shining below as we are bright above Till then our Dance and Banquet shall display The pleasure we have in this happy day Musick All dance Exeunt Omnes FINIS