life too excellent to loose in wishes Love virtuous love Fra. A vertuous blessing crowne ye O goodly sweet can there be so much charity So noble a compassion in that heart That 's filled up with anothers faire affections Can mercy drop from those eyes Can miracles be wrought upon a dead man When all the power ye have and perfect object Lyes in anothers light and his deserves it Cell Do not dispaire nor do not thinke to boldly I dare abuse my promise t' was your friends And so fast tyde I thought no time could ruine But so much has your danger and that spell The powerfull name of friend prevail'd above him To whom I ever owe obedience That here I am by his command to cure ye Nay more for ever by his full resignement And willingly I ratefie it Fra. Hold for heaven sake Must my friends misery make me a triumph Beare I that noble name to be a Traitor O vertuous goodnes keepe thy selfe untainted You have no power to yeeld nor he to render Nor I to take I am resolv'd to die first Val. Ha saist thou so nay then thou shalt not perish Fra. And though I love ye above the light shines on me Beyond the wealth of Kingdomes free content Sooner would snatch at such a blessing offer'd Then at my pardon'd life by the law forfeited Yet yet O noble beauty yet O paradise For you are all the wonder reveal'd of it Yet is a gratitude to be preserv'd A worthy gratitude to one most worthy The name and noblenes of friends Cell Pray tell me If I had never knowâ—e that gentleman Would you not willingly embrace my offâ—r Fra. Do you make a doubt Cell And can ye be unwilling He being old and impotâ—nt his aime too Levell'd at you for your good noâ— constrain'd But out of cure and councell alas consider Play but the woman with me and consider As he himselfe do's and I now dare see it Truly consider sir what misery Fra. For vertues sake take heed Cell What losse of youth What everlasting banishment from that Our yeares doe only covet to arive at Equall affections and shot together What living name can dead age leave behind him What art of memory but fruitlesse doâ—ting Fra. This cannot be Cell To you unlesse ye apply it With more and firmer faith and â—o digest it I speake but of things possible not done Nor like to be a posset cures your sicknesse And yet I know ye grieve this and howsoever The worthines of Friend may make ye stagger Which is a faire thing in ye yet my Paâ—ient My gentle Patiâ—nt I would â—ainâ— say more If you would understaâ—d Val. O cruell Womâ—n Cell Yet sure your sicknesse is not so forgetfull Nor you so willing to be lost Fra. Pray stay there Me thinks you arâ— noâ— faire nowâ— me thinkâ— more That modest vertuâ— men dâ—liâ—ered of you Sheweâ— bâ—t like shâ—dow to me thiâ— and fadâ—ng Val. Excellent Friend Fra. Yâ— have no share in goodnesseâ— Ye are belyde you are not Cellide The modest unaculate who are ye For I will know what devill to do mischiefe Vnto my vertuous Friend hath shifted shapeâ— With that unblemished bâ—auty Cell Do not rave Sir Nor let the violence of thoughts distract ye You shall enjoy me I am yours I pittyâ— By those faire eyes I do Fra. O double hearted O woman perfect woman what distraction Was meant to mankind when thâ—u was 't made a devill What an invyting hell invented tell me And if you yet remember what iâ— goodnesse Tell me by that and truth can one so cherish'd So sainted in the soule of him whose service Is almost turn'd to supperstition Whose every day endeavours and desires Offer themselves like incense on your altar Wose heart holds no intelligence but holy And most religious with his love whose life And let it ever be remembred Lady â—s drawne out only for your ends Val. O miracle Fra. Whose all and every part of man pray make me Like ready Pages wait upon yâ—ur pleasures Whose breath is but your bubble Can ye dare ye Must ye cast of this man though he were willing Though in a noblenes so croâ—â—e my danger His friendship durst confirme it without basenesse Without the staine of honour shall not people Say liberally hereafter ther 's the Lady That lost her Father Friend herselfe her faith too To â—awne upon a stranger for ought you know As faithlesse as your selfe in love as fruitlesse Val. Take her withall my heart thou art so honest That t is most nâ—cessary I be undone Cell With all my soule possesse her Exit Val. Till this minut. I scorn'd and hated ye and came to cosen ye Vtter'd those things might draw a wonder on me To make ye mad Fra. Good heaven what is this woman Cell Nor did your danger but in charity Move me a whit nor you appeare unto me More then a common object yet now truely Truely and nobly I doe love ye deerely And from this houre ye are the man I honour You are the man the excellence the honesty The onely friend and I am glad your sicknesâ—e Fell so most happily at this time on ye To make this truth the worlds Fra. Whether doe you drive me Cell Backe to your honesty make that good ever 'T is like a strong built Castle â—eated high That drawes on all ambitions still repaire it Still fortifie it there are thousand foes Besides the tyrant beauty will assâ—ile it Looke to your Centinâ—ls that watch it hourely Your eyes let them not wandâ—r Fra. Is this serious Cell Or do'â— she play still with me Keep your eares The two maine ports that may betray ye strongly From light beliefe first then from flattery Especially where woman beatâ— the parley The body of your â—trength your noble heart From ever yeelding â—o dishonest ends Rigd round about with vertue that no breachesâ— No subtle mynes may meet ye Fra. How like the Sun Labouring in his eclipse darke and prodigious She shew'd till now when having won her way How full of wonder he breakes out againe And shâ—ds his vertuous beameâ— excellent Angell For no lesse can that heavenly minde proclaime thee Honour of all thy sâ—xe lâ—â— it be â—awfull And like a pilgâ—im thus I kneele to beg it Not with prophâ—nâ— lips now nor burnt affectionâ— But reconcil'd to faith with holy wishâ—â— To kisse that virgin hâ—nd Cel. Take your desâ—â—e sir And in a nobler way for I dare trust ye No other fruit my love must ever yeeld yee I feare no more yet your most constant memory So much I am weddâ—d to that worthinesse Shall ever be my friend companion husband Farewell and fairely governe your affections Stand and deceive me not O noble yong man I love thee with my soule but dare not say itâ— Once more farewell and prosper Exit Fra. Goodneâ—â—e guidâ— tâ—â—e My wonder like to fearâ—full shapes in dreames Has wakened me out oâ— my fit oâ—
Mistresse Dor. Good morrow to you sir Sam. How strange she beares it Hyl. Maids must do so at first Dor. Would ye ought with us gentlemen Hyl. Yes marry would I A little with your Ladâ—ship Dor. Your will sir Hyl. Doll I would have ye presently prepare your selfe And those things you would have with yâ—u For my house is ready Dor. How sir Hyl. And this night not to faile you must come to me My Friends will all be there too For Trunks those things And houshold stuffe and clotheâ— you would have carried To morrow or the next day I le take order Onâ—ly What money you have bring away with ye And Iewels Dor. Iewels sir Hyl. I for adornement There 's a bed up to play the game in Dorothy And now come kisse me heartily Dor. Who are you Hyl. This Lady shal be welcome too Ma. To what sir Hyl. Your neighbour can resolve ye Dor. The man's foolish Sir you looke soberly who is this fellow And where 's hiâ— businesâ—e Sam. By heaven thou art abuâ—'d still Hyl. It may be so Come ye may speake now boldly There 's none but friends Wench Dâ—r. Came ye out of Bedlam Alas t is ill sir that ye suffer him To walke in th' open ayre thus â—'twâ—ll undoâ— hâ—m A pretty hansome gentleman great pitty Sam. Let me not live more if thou be'st not cozens Hyl. Are not you my Wife did not I marry you last night At Stâ—Michaels Chappell Dor. Did not I say he was mad Hyl. Are not you Mistresse Dorothy Thomas sister Mar. There he speakes sence but I le assure ye gentleman I think no Wife of yours at what hourâ— was it Hyl. â— ' pretious you 'll make me mad did not the Priest Sir Hugh that you appointed about twelve a clocke Tye our hands fast did not you sweare you lov'd me Did not I court ye comming from this gentlewomans Ma. Good sir goe sleepe for if I credit have She was in my armes then abed Sam. I told ye Hyl. Be not so confident Dor. By th' mas she must sirâ— For I le â—o husband here before I know him And so good morrow to ye Come let 's goe seeke'em Sam. I told ye what ye had done Hyl. Is the devill stirring Well goe with me for now I wil be married Exeunt Scena Vndecima Enter Michael Valentine and Alice Mich. I Havâ— brought him backe againe Val. You have don a friendship Worthy the love you beare me Mich. Would he had so too Val. O he 's a worthy yong man Mich. When al 's tryde I feare you 'l change your faithâ— bring in the gâ—ntleman Enter Francis and servant and Abbesse and Cellidâ— seâ—erally Val. My happy Mistresse too now Fortune helpe me And all you starres that governe chast desireâ— Shinne faire and lovely Abb. But one houre deere Daughter To heare your Guardian what he can deliver In Loves defence and his and â—hen your pleasure Cell Though much unwilling you have made me yeeld More for his sake I see how full of sorâ—ow Sweet catching sorrow he appeares O love That thou but knew'st to hâ—ale as well as hurt us Mich. Be ruâ—d by me I see her â—ye 〈…〉 him And what ye heaâ—d beleeve for 〈…〉 He neither dar'd noâ— must oppoâ—e my 〈…〉 And be you wife yong Lâ—dy and beleeve toâ— This man you love Sir Val. As I love my soule Sir Mich. This man you put into a free possâ—ssion Of what his wants could aske or your selfe render Val. And shall do still Mich. Nothing was bard his libertieâ— But this faire Maide that friendship first was broken And you and she abusâ—d next to my sorrow So faire a forme should hide so darke intentionâ— He hath himselfe confes'd my purpose being Only to stop his Iourney by that pollicy Of laying fellony to his charge to fright the Saylors Divers abuses done thefts often practis'd Moneys and Iewels too and those no â—rifles Cell O where have I bestrew'd my â—aith in neitherâ— Let 's in for ever now there is vertue Mich. Nay do not wonder at it he shall say it Are ye not guiltie thus Fra. Yes O my Fortune Mich. To give a proofe I speake not enviouâ—ly Looke here do you know these Iewelâ— Cell In good Mother Enter Thomas Dorothy and Mary then Sebastian and Lauâ—celot Val. These Iewels I have knowne Dor. You have made brave sport Tho. I le make more if I live Wench Nay doe not looke on me I care not for ye Lan Do you see now plaine that 's Mistris Dorothy And that 's his Mistris Seb. Peace let my joy worke easely Ha boy art there my boy mine owne boy Tom. boy Home Lance and strike a fresh peece of wine the townes ours Val. Sure I have knowne these Iewels Alice They are they certaine Val. Good heaven that they were Alice I le pawne my life on 't And this is he Come hither Mistris Dorothy And Mistris Mary who do's that face looke like And view my brother well Dor. In truth like him Ma. Vpon my troth exceeding like Mich. Beshrew me But much and maine resemblance both of face And liâ—eaments of body now heaven grant it Alice My brother'â— full of passion I 'le speake to him Now as you are a gentleman resolve me Where did you get these jewels Fra. Now I 'le tell ye Because blinde fortune yet may make me happy Of whom I had 'em I have never heard yet But from my infancy upon this arme I ever wore 'em Alice 'T is Francisco brother By heaven I ty'd 'em on a little more sir A little little more what parents have ye Fra. None That I know yet the more my stubborne fortune But as I heard a Merchant say that bred me Who to my more affliction di'de a poore man When I reach'd eighteen yeers Alice What said that Merchant Fra. He said an infant in the Geâ—oway Galleyes But from what place he never could direct me I was taken in a sea fight and from a Marriner Out of his manly pitty he redeem'd me He told me of a Nurse that waited on me But she poore soule he said was killed A letter too I had enclos'd within me To one Castructio a Venetian Merchant To bring me up the man when yeers allow'd me And want of friends compell'd I sought but found him Long dead before and all my hopeâ— gone with him The wars was my retreat then and my travell In which I found this gentlemans free bounty For which heaven recompenc'd him now ye have all Val. And all the worldlâ— bliâ—â—e that heaven can send me And all my prayers and thanks Alice Down o' your knees sir For now you have found a father and that father Thaâ—â—ill not venture ye againe in Gallyes Mich. 'T is true beleeve her sir and we all joy with ye Val. My best friend still my deerest now heaven blesse thee And make me worthy of this benefit Now my best Mistresse Cel. Now sir I come to ye Ab. No no let 's in wench Cel. Not for the world now Mother And thus sir all my service I pay to you And all my love to him Val. And may it prosper Take her Francisâ—o now no more yong Callidon And love her deerely for thy father do's so Fra. May all hate seek me else and thus I seale it Val. Nothing but mirth now friends Enter Hylas and Sam. Hyl. Nay I will finde him Sam. What doe all these here Tho. You are a trusty husband And a hot lover too Hyl. Nay then good morrow Now I perceive the knavery Sam. I still told ye Tho. Stay or I 'le make ye stay come hither sister Val. Why how now Mistresse Thomas Tho. Peace a little Thou would'st faine have a wife Hyl. Not I by no meanes Tho. Thou shalt have a wife a fruitfuâ—l wife for I finde That I shall never be able to bring thee children Hylas known son agen Seb. A notable brave boy Hyl. I am very well sir Tho. Thou shalt be better Hylas thou hast 7 hundred pound a yeer And thou shalt make her 3 hundred joynture Hyl. No Tho. Thou shalt boy and shalt bestow Two hundred pound in clothes looke on her A delicate lusty wench she has fifteen hundred And feasible strike hands or I 'le strike first Dor. You 'l let me like Mar. He 's a good handsome fellow Play not the foole Tho. Strike brother Hylas quickly Hyl. If you can love me well Dor. If you can please me Tho. Try that out soon I say my brother Hylas Sam. Take her and use her well she 's a brave gentle woman Hyl. You must allow me another Mistresse Dor. Then you must allow me another servant Hyl. Well let 's together then a lusty kindred Seb. I 'le give thee five hundred pound more for that word Ma. Now sir for you I to make the feast full Tho. No not a bit you are a vertuous Lady And love to live in contemplation Ma. Come foole I am friends now Tho. The foole shall not ride ye There lye my woman now my man againe And now for travell onâ—e more Seb. I 'le bar that first Ma. And I next Tho. Hold your selfe contented for I say I will travell And so long I will travell till I finde a father That I never knew and a wife that I never look'd for And a state without expectation So rest you merry gentlemen Ma. You shall not Vpon my faith I love you now extremely And now I 'le kisse ye Tho. This will not doe it Mistresâ—e Ma. Why when we are married we 'l doe more Seb. Ther 's all boy The keyes of all I have come let 's be merry For now I see thou art right Tho. Shall we to Church straight Val. Now presently and there with nuptiall The holy Priest shall make ye happy all Tho. Away then faire afore Exeunt FINIS
Fathers own Son A COMEDY Formerly Acted at the Private House in Black Fryers And now at the Theatre in Verestreet by His Majesties Servants The Author IOHN FLETCHER Gent. LONDON Printed for Robert Crofts at the Crown in Chancery lane TO THE NOBLE HONOVRER OF The dead Authors works and memory Master CHARLES COTTON SIR MY directing of this piece unto you renders me obvious to many censures which I would willingly prevent by declaring mine owne and your right thereto Mine was the fortune to be made the unworthy preserver of it yours is the worthy opinion you have of the Author and his Poems neither can it easily be determined whether your affection to them hath made you by observing more able to judge of them then your ability to judge of them hath made you to affect them deservedly not partially In this presumptuous act of mine I expresse my twofold zeale to him and your noble selfe who have built him a more honourable monument in that faire opinion you have of him then any inscription subject to the wearing of time can be You will finde him in this Poem as active as in others to many of which the dull apprehensions of former times gave but slender allowance from malitious custome more than reason yet they have since by your candid selfe and others beene cleerely vindicated You shall oblige by your acceptance of this acknowledgement which is the best I can render you mine own weake labours being too unworthy your judicious perusall him that is ambitious to be known Your most humble servant RICHARD BROME In prayse of the Authour and his following Poeme 'T Is both the life of Action and of wit When Actors so the fanci'd humours hit As if'twixt them and th' Authour there were strife How each to other should give mutuall life The last this wanted not Invention strayes Here in full many pleasant turning wayes That like Meanders their curld circles bend Yet in a smooth streame runne to crowne the end Then 't is authoriz'd by the Authors name Who never writ but with such sprightly flame As if the Muses jointly did inspire His raptures only with their sacred fire And yet perhaps it did participate At first presenting but of common fate When ignorance was judge and but a few What was legitimate what bastard knew The world 's growne wiser now each man can say If Fletcher made it 't is an exc'lent play Thus Poemes like their Authors may be sed Never to live 'till they have first beene dead Rich Brome Monsieur Thomas A Comedy Actus Primus Scena Prima Enter Alice and Valentine Alice HOw dearely welcome you are Val. I know it And my best sister you as deer to my sight And pray let this confirm it how you have govern'd My poore state in my absence how my servants I dare and must beleeve else I should wrong ye The best and worthiest Alice As my womans wit Sir Which is but weake and crazie Val. But good Alice Tell me how fares the gentle Cellide The life of my affection since my travell My long and lazie travell is her love still Vpon the growing hand do's it not stop And wither at my yeares has she not view'd And entertain'd some yonger smooth behaviour Some youth but in his blossome as her selfe is There lyes my feares Alice They need not for beleeve me So well you have manag'd her and won her minde Even from her houres of childehood to this ripenesse And in your absence that by me inforcâ—d stil So well distill'd your gentlenesse into her Observ'd her fed her fancy liv'd still in her And though Love be a boy and ever youthfull And young and beauteous objectâ— ever aym'd at Yet here yee have gone beyond love better'd nature Made him appeare in yeares in gray yeares fiery His bow at full bent ever feare not brother For though your body has been farre off from her Yet every houre your heart which is your goodnesse I have forc'd into her won a place prepar'd too And willingly to give it ever harbour Beleeve she is so much yours and won by miracle Which is by age so deep a stamp set on her By your observances she cannot alter Were the childe living now ye lost at sea Among the Genoway Gallies what a happinesse What a maine blessing Val. O no more good sister Touch no more that string 't is too harsh and jarring With that childe all my hopes went and you know The root of all those hopes the mother too Within few dayes Alice 'T is too true and too fatall But peace be with their soules Val. For her losse I hope the beauteous Cellide Alice You may Sir For all she is is yours Val. For the poore boyes losse I have brought a noble friend I found in travell A worthier minde and a more temperate spirit If I have so much judgement to discerne 'em Man yet was never master of Alice What is he Val. A Gentleman I doe assure my selfe And of a worthy breeding though he hide it I found him at Valentia poore and needy Onely his minde the master of a treasure I sought his friendship wonne him by much violence His honesty and modesty still fearing To thrust a charge upon me how I love him He shall now know where want and he hereafter Shall be no more companions use him nobly It is my will good sister all I have I make him free companion in and partâ—er But onely Alice I observe ye hold your right there Love and high rule allowes no rivals brotherâ— He shall have faire regard and all observance Enter Hylas Hylas Ye are welcome noble Sir Val. What Monsieur Hylasâ— I 'me glad to see your merry body well yet Hyl. Yf'aith y' are welcome home what news beyond â—eas Val. None but new men expected such as you are To breed new admirations 't is my sister Pray ye know her sir Hylas With all my heart your leave Lady Alice Ye have it sir Hylas A shrewd smart touch which do's prognosticate A body kâ—ene and active somewhat old But that 's all one age brings experience And knowledge to dispatch I must be better And neerer in my service with your leave sir To this faire Lâ—dy Val. What the old squire of dameâ— stillâ— Hyl. Still the admireâ— of their goodnesse with all my heart now I love a woman of her yeares a pacer That lay the bridle in her neck will travell Forty and some what fulsome is a fine dish These yong colts are too sketish Enter Mary Al. My cosin Mary In all her joy Siâ— to congratulate Your faire returne Val. My loving and kind cosin A thousand welcomes Mary A thousand thanks to heaven Sir For your safe voyage and returne Val. I thanke â—e But wher 's my blessed Cellide her slacknesse In visitation Mary Thinke not so deere Vncle I left her on her knees thanking the gods With teares and prayers Val. Ye have given me too much comfort Mary
a Fidler then the poore old Fidler That sayes his songs but first where lyes my Mistresse Did ye enquire out that La. I' th Lodge alone sir None but her owne attendâ—â—tâ— Tho. 'T is the happier Away then finde this Fidler and doe not misse me By nine â— clocke La. Viaâ—Exit Tho. My father's mad now And ten to one will disinherite me I 'le put him to his plunge and yet be merry What Rybabaldâ— Enter Hylas and Sam. Hyl. Don Thomasio De bene venew Tho. I doe embrace your body How do'st thou Sam. Sam. The same Sam still your friend sir Tho. And how is 't bouncing boyes Hyl. Thou art not alter'd They said thou wert all Monsieur Tho. O beleeve it I am much alter'd much another way The civil'st Gentleman in all your Country Doe not ye see me alter'd ye and nay Gentlemen A much converted man wher 's the best wine boyes Hyl. A sound Convertite Tho. What hast thou made up twenty yet Hyl. By 'r Lady I have giv'n a shrewd push at it for as I take it The last I fell in love with scor'd sixteene Tho. Look to your skin Rambaldo the sleeping Gyant Will rowze and rent thee piece-meale Sam. He nev'r perceives 'em Longer then looking on Tho. Thou never meanest then To marry any that thou lov'st Hyl. No surely Nor any wise man I thinke marriage Would you have me now begin to be prentize And learne to cobble other mens old boots Sam. Why you may take a Maid Hyl. Where can you tell me Or if 't were possible I might get a Maid To what use should I put her looke upon her Dandle her upon my knee and give her suger sops All the new gowns i' th parish will not please her If she be high bred for ther 's the sport she aymes at Nor all the feathers in the Fryarâ— Thom. Then take a widow A good stanch wench that titâ— Hyl. And begin a new order Live in a dead mans monument not I sir I 'le keep mine old road a true mendicant What pleasure this day yeelds me I never covet To lay up for the morrow and me thinks ever Another mans cooke dresses my dyet neatestâ— Thom. Thoâ— wast wont to love old women fat and flat nosed And thou wouldst say they kist like Flounders flat All the face over Hyl. I have had such damsels I must confesse Tho. Thou hast been a pretious rogue Sam. Onely his eyes and O my conscience They lye with half the kingdome Enter over the stage Physitians and others Tho. What 's the matter Whither goe all these men-menders these Physitians Whose dog lyes sicke o' th mulligrubs Sam. O the Gentleman The yong smug Signiour Master Valentine Brought out of travell with him as I heare Is falne sick o' th sudden desperate sicke And likely they goe thither Tho. Who yong Frank The onely temper'd spirit Scholler Souldier Courtier and all in one piece 't is not possible Enter Alice Sam. Ther 's one can better satisfie you Tho. Mistresse Alice I joy to see you Lady Alice Good Monsâ—eur Thomas You 'r welcome from your travell I am hasty A Gentleman lies sicke sir Tho. And how do'st thou I must know and I will know Alice Excellent well As well as may be thâ—nk ye Thom. I am glad on 't And prethee haâ—ke Alice I cannot stay Thom. A while Alice Sam. Never looke so narrowly the mark 's in her mouth still Hyl. I am looking at her legs prethee be quiet Alice I cannot stay Thom. O sweet Alice Hyl. A cleane instep And that I love a life I did not marke This woman halfe so well before how quicke And niâ—ble like a shadow there her leg shew'd By th' mas a neat one the colour of her stocking A much inviting colour Alice My good Monâ—ieur I have no time to talke now Hyl. Pretty breeches Finely becomming too Thom. By heaven Alice She will not I can assure you that and so Tho. But this word Alice I cannot nor I will notâ— good Lord Exit Hyl. Well you shall heare more from me Thom. Wee 'll goe visite 'T is charity besides I know she is there And under visitation I shall see hir Will ye along Hyl. By any meanes Thom. Be sure then I be a civill man I have â—port in hand boyâ—â— Shall make mirth for a marriage day Hyl. Away then Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter three Physitians with an Vrinall 1 Phis. A Plurisie I see it 2 I rather hold it For treinor cordiâ— 3 Doe you marke the Pheses 'T is a most pestilent contagious feaver A surfet a plaguy surfet he must bleed 1 By no meanes 3 I say bleed 1 I say 't is dangerous The person being spent so much before hand And nature drawne so low clyâ—ters coole clysters 2 Now with your favourâ— I should think a vomiâ— For take away the cause the effect must follow The stomack 's foule and fur'd the pot 's unflam'd yet 3 No no wee 'l rectifie that part by milde meaneâ— Nature so sunke must finde no violence Enter a Servant Sâ—r. Wilt please ye draw neere the weake gentleman Growes worse and worse still 1 Come we will attâ—nd him 2 He shall doe well my friend Ser. My masterâ— love â—â—r 1 Excellent well I warrant thee right and straight friend 3 Ther 's no doubt in him nonâ— at all nev'r fâ—â—tâ— him Exeunt Scena Quarta Enter Valentine and Michael Mich. THat he is desperate siâ—k I do beleeve well And that without a spâ—edy cure it kils him But that it lyes within the helpe of physicke Now to restore his health or art to cure him Beleeve it you are coâ—ened cleane beside it I would tell ye the true cause too but 't would vexe ye Nay run ye mad Val. May all I have restorâ— him So deerely and so tenderly I love him I doe not know the cause why yea my liâ—e too Mich. Now I perceive ye so well set I 'le tell you Hei mihi quod nullis amor est medicabilis herbis Val. ' Twaâ— that I onely fear'd good friend go from me I finde my heart too full â—or further conference You are assur'd of this Mich. 'T will prove too certaine But beare it nobly sir youth hath his errors Val. I shall do and I thank yeâ— pray ye no wordâ— on't I doe not use to tâ—lkâ— sir Exit Val. Ye are welcome Is there no constancy in earthly things No happinesse in us but what must alter No life without the heavy load of fortuneâ— What miseries we are and to our selves Even then whâ—n full content seemes to â—it by usâ— What daily sores and sorrowes Enter Alice Alice O deere brother The Gentleman if evâ—r you will see him Alive as I think Enter Cellide Cel. O hâ—â—aintâ— for heaven sake For heaven sake sir Val. Goâ— comâ—ort him deere â—iâ—ter Exit Alicâ— And one word sweet with youâ— then we 'l go to him What think you of this Gentleman Cel. My pity thinks