And my firme loue is confident you are not Ba. There 's a louer of a right temper shee le outface the name of her sexe instantly Lis. Well madam sith your obseruation hath discouerd mee vpon promise of your secresie I confesse my selfe a man Basi. Good excellent how truly she takes my directions Dut. I knew my iudgement could not be deceiud Nor durst proud loue haue done me so much wrong To cast my thoughts vnto a womans eye Basi. Loue durst not good good excellent what next Lisan. But madam now I am knowne to you what further request you Dut. Exchange of lookes and freedome of thy bed Thy presence thy embracements thy kind loue For which my amorous thoughts haue long line sicke Basil. Thanke you good wife nay a Dutches long to giue her husbands the horning let it neuer greeue butchers to doe homage at Cuekolds hauen Lisan. Well madam to giue content to your affections and in a strong hope you will mediate my sute to your daughter sort out but fit time and opportunitie and maister your desires Basi. And he were a man now I might be rarely tupt Dut. Giue me thy hand then with this amorous kisse I seale thee mine Lis. And I confirmt with this Basi. Rare rare rare she 's his seald and deliuerd in the presence of her husband D. Now least my husband should suspect our loue Ba. Now what shadow for that now Du. Heare a good iest perswade him th' art a woman Lis. That 's not to doe now madam for he as confidently belieues and ardently courts me for a woman as you for a man Du. Good excellent maintaine that humor still Seeme coy looke nice and as we weomen vse Be mild and proud imbrace and yet refuse Basil. Excellent vertues in a woman Du. I prethe doe t will be a sceane of mirth For me to quote his passions and his smiles His amorous hauiour and how his eye Will beget strange varietie of lookes And shoote em into thine but the cheefe sports this To see an old man with a young man kisse Exit Dut. Basi. To see an old Dutches a young Lady kisse Now the plot packs the sceanes all comicall I cannot speake for laughter to see these women That would be counted wonders for their wit Lay plots to gull themselues silly conceit Lis. To take me for a man Basi. And arme herselfe To laugh at me make iests and scoffes at me But sooth her humor the reuenge shee de throw Vpon my head shall fall on her owne brow Exit Lis. Vpon you both so so so how greedily their inuentions like bugles followes the sent of their own gullery yet these are no fooles God forbid not they but to the drift mirth in my warme blood sits laughing at this diuision of theyr wits Enter Violetta and Hippolita Hip. Wot te beleeue me sister I neuer eate a cherry but it puts me in mind of a husband it kisses my lippes with such a harmlesse prettines Vil. Now in good deede lo I loue em a life to I thinke I shall neuer ha my belly full on em Hip. Of what not of husbands Violetta Vio. No of cherries Hipolita but take heede of em they be a verie filling meate and dangerous things for vs maides I can tell you wee may surfet after em presently Hip. Surfet after what a husband Vio. I and after cherries to Hippolita Hip. I warrant you sister an old lady in Lacedemon taught mee a preseruatiue against that Vio. For the loue of cherries what Hip. Marry this it was stil sayd she betwixt euery cherry said shee be sure to cracke a stone said she Viol. Then let me alone I le cracke a couple a stones betwixt euerie cherry rather then surfet on em Hip. You must take heede you cracke not too many to for you may surfet of the stone as well as of the cherry Vi. Nay they be such dangerous things I haue done with em Hip. So haue I to for this time but sister is it not a strange kind of seruile libertie that we liue in heere in Archadea Vil. For all the world as Englishmen keepe their fellons Italians their wines we neuer stirre abroad without our Iaylors Hip. And for what cause forsooth onely to keep vs frō mariage Vil. Sure t is eyther some high content or extreame discommoditie that our father debarrs vs of it Hip. By this stone me thinks I long like a woman with child till I know the difference betwixt a maid and a wife Viol. Well god a mercy of all cursen soules I was neere the knowledge on t last night I can tell you Hip. O that I had beene with thee I might ha beene so to for loue of marriage how Vio. VVhy thus as I lay slumbering in my bed No creature with me but my maydenhead Hip. Is that a creature Viol. Some maintaine it is Got in the eye conceiued in a kisse Others whose speech seeme neere akin to truth Say t is a passion bred i th heate of youth Some cal lt a sigh and some an amorous grone All differ in the definition But in the allowd opinion of most T is neuer truly had till it be lost But lying thus alone as maydes doe vse Me thought I dreampt as maydes can hardly chuse And in my dreame me thought t was too much wrong A prettie maid should lie alone so long With that a gallant comes gallants can doe Much with young maydes Hip. And with old women to Vio. He courted me once and agen and thrice T is vertue to say nay to be too nice Agrees not with my humor yet some say We maydes wish things to which we aunswere nay Breefely me thought he stood so long a wooing I rather could a wisht he had beene dooing Some other busines yet at last we greed T were strange if earnest suters should not speede Hip. In what agreed you Viol. In our wedding ring Time place and howre indeede in euery thing The day appointed and each thing in frame I thought each howre an age vntill it came VVell come it is the morning once in sight I thought it tenne times longer till t was night At dinner time me thought I sweld with pride To be drunke to by name of Mistris bride Musicke spake loude no delicates were scant Yet still me thought another thing did want For sure thought I there 's something in a man That wiues loue well hope brides may wish it than Long lookt for comes at last to bed we goe Hip. Would I had dreampt I might ha done so to Viol. My bed-mate turnd and as he would ha spoke I sweet with feare and in that feare I woke But seeing my kind bed-fellow was gone Lord how it chaft me that I wakt so soone One minuts dreaming longer I had tride The difference twixt a virgin and a bride Hip. O t would ha vext a saint my blood would burne To be so neere and misse so good a turne Vio. And so did
desert were neere so much he could but beare away the bel and so you saie he doth da: A coxcombe and a bel oh indignity damnable oke vile and euil accurst Dorus vnfortunate Dametas Diana I tel thee thou art no honest goddes to vse a Gentleman thus What here a writing your helpe good spectacles lend me your helpe good spectacles some comfortable newes good spectacles Who hath his hire hath well his labours plast Earth thou didst seeke and store of earth thou hast He that vaine hopes pursues for loue of pelfe Shall loose his wits and likely finde himselfe Then thinke thy paines rewarded well Thou broughst the foole beare backe the bell Of other matters what ensues Adonis bower shall tell the newes Villanous poetry I am made a flat foole by poetry But though I can do em no further disgrace my fatall curse a Wronged gentlemans fatall curse dwell euer vpon them Diana Heere me and let my words finde gratious acceptance Kal. Hide your heads the terrible curse comes like a ston vpon you Da. Rancor spite mallice hate and all disasters Strengthen my faith against all portastors May their intents tho pure as christall glasses Be counted falts and capitall trespasses O may their liues and labourd industrie Though worthy of Apolloes plaud it be The cleerest thought in loyalty excelling Be by some Dor presented for libelling when they haue writ a seeine in which their braines Haue dropt there deerest sweets and their swoln vaines Emptied their Cundits of their purest spirit As they stand gaping to receiue their merrit In sted of plaudities their chiefest blisses Let their desarts be crownd with mewes and hisses Behinde each post and at the gallery corners Sit empty guls slight fooles and false informers Let some slye Foxe out of discreations embers Terme them the lands vnnecessary members And like the deere when they haue spent their breath to make kings sport let them be torn to death Euen by their friends t wold set my thoughts a twanging Might I but see one of them go to hanging 1 Capt. A passing strange curse and no question he has traueld far for some of the rimes 2 Cap. He must trauaile further that finds any reason in t 1 Cap. No matter for reason theirs rime enough and that be good 2 Cap. Som of it is no better then it should be or my iudgement deceiues me 1 Cap. Sure he had some reason to make this rime and a man could pick it out 2 Cap, rather then I le be counted inquisitiue mine eares shal content themselues with the rimes onely and leaue the reason to the scanning of poets whom it more neerly concerns 1 Cap, But where 's the wag that inuited vs to this banquet of mirth shrunke in the wetting 2 cap: t ware a rare iest now if whilst the boy kept vs heere in expectation of Dametas gullery his M had made an escape with the duks daughters 1 cap: that or some knauery else vpon my life I had the boy in shrowd suspision at the first 2 cap. And this his suddaine and stolne departure confirmes it currant 2 cap: then we are sped for in suspisions face I see some suttle stratagem in chase Enter miso and Maenasses wife Wife Will your lordship beleeue me now nay and I sa it your worship may swe rt tho I haue but a poore as to say hole of mine own I hope the spirits haue more denomination ouer me then to make it a common slaughter house of carnallity where euery iacke may command flesh for his mony miso No more words sweet woman I confesse I was in the wronge there is not the hole the Foxe hides his head in and therefore for the loue of womanhood conceale mine errors for howsoeuer I complaind t is thy forhed aks thy temples ha the terrible blow as the say thy husband is a bad man wife my husband miso I I good woman thy husband he is as I say a fleshly member and I fear he hath ouercome the foolish thing my daughter Wife your daughter I le slit her nose by this light and she wer ten ladies t was not for nothing my husband said he should meete her this evening at Adonis chappel but and I come to the godspeed on t I le tel em on t soundly miso I do good woman tel em on t spare not but in any case do not scold Wife Why may not a gentlewoman scold in a good case miso I know not what a gentlewoman do in a good case but a lady must not in any case Wife tho I may not scold I may tel em roundly on t I hope miso that may you do lawe Wife and I le not be mealely mouthd I warrant em wil you beare me company to the chappell maddam miso with all my hart mistris what Dorus hath giuen me I le giue my friend no foole to company Exeunt Actus quinti scena prima Enter the duke at adonis bouer Farewell bright sunne thou lightner of all eies thou falst to giue a brighter beame to rise Each tree and shrub were tramels of thy haire But these are wier for none but kings to weare And my rude tonge striuing to blaze her forth Like a bad artseman doth disgrace her worth but heere 's the place vpon this christall streame Where Citherea did vnyoake her teame Of siluer doues to interchange a kisse With young Adones shall I meete my blisse The gentle minits crownd with christall flowers Loosing there youthes are growne vp perfect howers To hasten my delight the bashfull moone that since her dalliance with Endimion Durst neuer walke by day is vnder saile In steede of sheetes has spred her siluer vaile Each gliding brooke and euery bushy tree Being tipt with siluer were her liuery And the dim night to grace our amorous wars Hath stuck nine spheares full of immortall stars Insted of pearles the way on which she treads Is strawd with Christall deu and siluer beades Enter Dutches She comes her feete makes musicke with the ground And the chast ayre is rauisht with the sound My soule flyes forth to meete her hell my wife Her presence like a murtherer driues the life Out of my pleasure breast her ielous eie Enuyes the heauen of my felicity Dut. Zelmane or my husband life or hate K. What makes old Autum out a bed so late that snow should goe a woeing to the sunne When one warme kisse works her confusion Dut. I haue the iest suspition that keepes Court in my husbands thoughts seeing my loue Elect this walke hath brought him after him K. She dogs her fure and she to shake her off Hath taine some other walke I le place mine eare in distance of her will Dut. Could I but heare the innocent deliuery of his breath t wold be a second iubile of mirth Da. Heere comes my loue Enter Manasses like Lisander Dut. your loue Alasse poore Duke Your forward hopes will meete a barren spring My sunne appears Da.
forsake their titles maister then Deme. Your will sir Page You have left many Countries behind you in seeking your friend Lisander and yet you cannot find him Dem. True sir Page I ha seene much golde lying vppon Lombards stalls and could neuer finger penny of it Deme. Very well Page Nay t was not well sir Dem. What conclude you then Page That you were best sit downe and see what you ha got by your iourney Dam. I haue seene a face as beautifull as heauen Page That 's nothing a prisoner sees the face of heauen it selfe when hee lookes but out at the prison-gate I le stand roote a man were as good be hangd so a meet a handsome hangman a strong rope as be in loue Deme. Your reason for that Page Mary this sir hanging is end of all troubles loue the beginning Nay further I think a Lord cannot be sau'd for hee is of all religions Dem. Your proofe for that Page This hee thinks with the Atheist there 's no GOD but his Mistris with the Infidel no heauen but her smiles with the papist no purgatory but her frownes with the familie of loue hold it lawfull to lie with her though she be another mans wife Dem. So sir what followes Page Seruing men sir the Maister goes in before his wife the seruingman followes his maister Deme. Syrra forbeare I must meditate Page As the Vsurer before he parts with mony meditate vppon the assurance Enter Lisander priuately and ouer-heares them Lisan. If Violettaes presence ha not quencht The memory of all things but herselfe I should be more familiar with that fate shroud obserue Dem. I haue left my country to seeke out my friend Lisan. And I my country and my friend for loue Dem: And in the search of him haue lost my selfe In the strange Region of a womans eye Lisan In loue and in Archadea Dem: As much as heauen transcends the humble earth So towres her praise her face differs as farre From others as a glo worme from a starre She is a princesse that my soule affects Page And rich Dem: Halfe heyre vnto this Dukedome Page And shee were whole heyre to the foure morrall Vertues t were nothing when shall I see the time that men will loue for vertue or a rich heyre marry a poore wench without a portion neuer I thinke Dem. Had not my friend Lisander Lisan. What of me Dem: L 〈…〉 nt in Thrace Lisan We had neuer met in loue His sillables betray him I arrest you Dam: At whose sute Page Not at his Taylers in any case for there 's no greater stitch to a younger brothers conscience then to pay for a sute of appariell when t is worne out Dem: Lisander or his ghost Lisan. Demetrius Or some illusiue tenant in his shape Dem: Vnkind why didst thou leaue my company Lisan For that which made the amorous Gods leaue heauen For loue but why is Demetrius thus disguisd Page For that which would make a lackanapes a Monkey and he could get it a tayle Deme: Peace rogue Lisan Why wagge is thy maister in loue Page Faith sir he hath entred his action in Cupids court meanes to proceede in the sute it shou'd seeme Deme: Why didst not take my counsell in thy choise Lisan Because I feard a chiding for doubting thine honourable thoughts would not haue consented to my effeminate attempts I stole this secret course and manner of disguise as best helping to accesse which it hath begot now what accesse will bring forth I commit to vnborne Industry Deme: It cannot but be prosperous onely the strict obseruance of our loues hinders the passage of our hopes Lisan Indeed that 's not the least hinderance yet the Duke himselfe and my quaint disguise hath remoued it out of my way who not onely takes mee for a woman but hath allowd mee for my loues companion Dem. Fortune deales kindly with thee I am as farre from accesse to my loue as when I was in Thrate Lisan Dametas is the oystershell that holdes thy pearle our vvits must fish for him Dem: VVill the Cods head byte Lisan Like an old Vsurer at a young heyres inheritance and I h'ate ready hookt for him and he ere he comes my plot is to preferre thee to his seruice Enter Dametas Dem: Prethe doe and I le serue him in his right kind Lisan Dametas my loue is yours Dame: VVhich madam I am as proud of Manas. As a malecontent of a change or an old Lady of a new fashion Li: To be roūd I haue a sute to you in the behalfe of this woodman Da: To me sweet blossom tho I be somwhat strict in mine office I cannot be stony to Ladies Fellow is thy petition drawne Dem: Peticion Manas Your onely way to mooue a sute by Humbly complayning to your good worship O t is most pathetick and indeed without money can doe iust nothing with authoritie Dam: Come hether stripling whose sonne wert thou Dem: I am not so wise a child as you take me for I neuer knewe my father Dame: Didst not know thy father Manas. A common fault his betters forget themselues whē they grow rich then blame not him to forget his father Dam: VVhat was his name Dem: If I may giue credite to my mother they cald him Menalchas who on his death-bed made mee his heyre with this charge to seeke your worships seruice gaue me this gold as a remembrance to purchase your fauour Dam: Gold him Ma: Now doth my Maister long more to finger that gold then a young girle married to an old man dooth to runne her husband ashore at Cuckolds hauen Dame: Well I could doe for this fatherlesse youth Ma: As many Executors and Ouerseers haue doone cheate him of his portion and then turne him out of doores a begging Dam: But for I haue the gardian ship of the Prince I dare doe nothing without the consent of the Duke Lisan Come come sir your worship shall not refuse him Dam: Well then I wo not but t is for your sake I assure you Man Meaning the gold Dam: What shall I call thy name Dem: Dorus an t like your worship Da. Ah good Dorus be an honest youth Dorus reuerence your Maister and loue your selfe be sure to get vnder me and you shall loose nothing in my seruice Madam the Duke and Dutches expect you at the hunt await your comming at Dianaes oake Lisan I le attend them presently be a good seruaunt Dorus Dame T will be his owne another day Madam Lisan. In the meane time let it be yours to lead the way Dametas My seruice doth attend you Ma. As the Purseuant doth the prisoner for a double fee Exit Dem: Welcome slaue to a slaue a fayre presage The hope of loue sweetens loues vassalage Exit Enter Aminter and Iulio attyred like Satyres Amin: Now Dametas be the mettle he was stampt for a right villaine Iulio And he be
ayrie warre these paper bullets Better become a Closset then a Parke The Forrest musick is to heare the hounds Rend the thin ayre and with a lustie cry Awake the drowsie Eccho and confound Their perfect language in a mingled sound Then so the Court our Forrest sport beeing done A second chace of louelier sport 's begunne Exeunt Dem: If fortune crosse not what our hopes pursue Our feares haue met theyr deaths our loues theyr due Exit Dame Crost in my hopes the Ladies reskewd and the Princes like crauens beate out of the game-place my inuention must turne trauailer for more stratagems what I should discouer their plot to the Duke attach em for traytors and begge their lands for my labour though they be my friends t were a pretty parcell of pollicie All things are lawfull that doe profit bring A wise-mans bow goes with a two-fold string Enter Lisander and Demetrius Lisan. Did euer two princes meete such strange changes in their loues now we haue wrought our admittance and in a manner got em into our possessions our hopes like false fires hauing brought vs within â—en vanish and leaue vs out of all comfort Dem: That the duke should doate vpon thee for a woman makes for our purpose but that the dutches should be enamourd on thee for a man is prepostrous Lasan. VVhether my roles showne in the reskue of the Ladyes or the ardent glances her daughters beauty steales from mine eyes giue her thoughts incouragement I know not but her hopes stand confident I am a man for that cause am I bard from accesse Dem: I way thy co combrances by rances by mine owne for tho by the Dukes allowance I am her priuiledged attendant yet such is the deuilishnes of Dametas that I cannot ioy so much accesse as to confer with her Page I can compare my lord and his friend to nothing in the world so fitly as to a couple of water buckets for whilst hope winds the one vp dispaire plunges the other downe whilst I like a Harlekene in an Italian comedy stand making faces at both their follies Lisan VVell since the shape of our proceeding growes so monstrous le ts cast our inuentions in a new mold and hauing so firme a foundation as this disguise to build vpon le ts draw the modell and raise the whole frame of our attempts anew Dem: Indeede louers should be conditiond like tyrants who hauing the ayme of a crowne in 〈…〉 violently ouer all lets that intervent their course and so must we Lisan And so will wee my resolutions already bent if I shoote not the next leuell I take Love I beseech thee breake thy bow about mine eares and strike the hornes in my forhead for married men to hang their caps on Dem: I haue met a meanes fit for my purpose already Mopsa Dametas onely daughter is over shooes in loue with me to her I le faine extreame ardor of affection and make her the shadowe vnder which I le court the true substance of my deuine Hippolita Lisan. About it then I le sweat my inuention to death but I le ouertake thee but heere comes one of my Butres I must heare his importunitie for no reasonable deniall will brush him of Enter the Duke Basil. Zehnane Lisan. My Liedge Basil. My thoughts come like a saile afore the wind swolne big with newes and thine eares the midwife must deliuer me of this burthen my Dutches is sick hart sicke for thee Zelmane Lisan. For mee why my Lord I am no Rosasolis nor Aqua mirabilis to recouer sicke folkes Basi. Shall I be short with thee My Ladie 's in loue with thee Lisan. With me my Lord Basil. With thee my Lady her amorous glances are her accusers her very lookes write Sonnets in thy coÌ„mendations shee carues thee at boord and cannot sleepe for dreaming on thee in bedde shee 's turnd sunne-riser haunts priuate walkes like a disgrast Courtier studies the Art of melancholy Lisan. Now alas good Lady Basil. Nay neuer pitty her she deserues none rather le ts bend our indeuors to intangle her more To see the kindnes of Fortune who fearing we should be acquainted with sollitude in this our 12 month retirement hath begot a domesticall merriment and made our own thoughts actors in t and as bad a Poet as I am I le ha one sceane in t of mine owne inuention Lisan. Dametas will storme at that for he cannot indure Poetrie should be countnanst but how i st my Liege Basil. T is ready plotted already and that the Dutches may not find thee vnprouided when she comes to court thee Lisan. Court me court a woman my Liedge Basil. VVhy that 's the very happinesse of the iest but in any case confesse thy selfe a man Lisan. A man my liedge I ha no colour for t Basil. Tush I le furnish thee say thou art some Prince no matter who hast to do with this disguise of purpose to court my daughter Violetta Li. Is this sceane of your owne inuenting my liege Ba. Mine owne yfaith and to confirmt the rather vse more oft priuate conference with my daughter interchange discourse amorous dalliance oh t will set my Dutches affections a fire to thinke her riuald by her daughter and giue vs smooth passage to our loue Li. How occasion plaies the wanton with me Well my liedge do but you worke my admittance to your daughter I le bestow al the art I am woorth in courting her and see as if Fortune had a hand in our Comedy she hath entred the Dutches iust at her que shadowe your selfe in your Arke leaue me to giue her entertainement Basil. Forget not to personate some Prince in any case Lisan. I le warrant you I le play the Prince with much art Enter the Dutches Dutches. This way he went on this sweet violet bed Still dwells the print of his enamourd tread The deprest flowers haue strengthened their sweete By stealing amorous kisses from his feete Basil. Absolute Poet Penelope was a ballet-maker to her Dute. Oh do not flie my presence gentle wanton stay What haue I found you faith you run-away I le tye a chaine about your wast for this And make you buy your freedome with a kisse Lis. Fie madam this curtesie is more then needes Dut. Be not so coy let not a louing Dame Find thee lesse kind then sencelesse elements Thou neuer walkst but the enamourd ayre Like an officious louer beares thy traine Whilst the coole wind doth with his veluet wing Fanne the thinne ayre vpon thy sweatie cheeke Stealing sweet kisses from thy silken lip Lisan. Shield this vaine breath beate at some ladies eare Dut. But you are none you are not come you are not Your valor lookes and gesture shew you are not Your manly brow and your commaunding eye Where war and fortune dwell in maiestie Your priuate walkes and varied passions Your glances to my daughter sure you are not
mine to I warrant you nay tho I be but a little pot I shall be as soone hote as another Hip. You should not be my sister else Vio. Nor my mothers daughter neither Hip. And in good earnest we are not fatherd much amis Viol. Are you auisd of that and yfaith tell me what thinke you of your seruant Dorus Hip. As of a sweet Almond in a rugged shell the sun in a clowde or a welthy diamond in a rock indeede cleane contrary to the world he weares the worst side outward is much better then he seemes but what thinke you of your manly Amazon Vio. Nay the sport is I know not what to thinke Zelmanes humor would afford proiect for a prettie Court comedie my father courts her for a woman and as I feare shee is my mother doares vppon her for a man and as I wish he were and that with such an ardor of affection that I could find in my hart to turne my mother out of the companie and play the louers part my selfe Hip. How euer man or woman the iest holds currant in one Vio. I knowe not what knauish motion hath had to doe with my thought but my mind tells me that your seruant Dorus my Amazon are other then they seeme and heere he comes Enter first Lisander then Miso Mopsa Demetrius Miso Why how now madam Ladies gadding is this the obedience of your fathers charge Lisan. Pardon Mistris Miso t was my dooing and the Dukes Miso But the Dutches will like neither the Dukes doings nor yours neither in this case I can tell you The Duke staies your comming yet the dutches is very desirous on t my husbands is in the next Arbor to man you For you Lady my presence be your priuiledge Li. Miso should be either a hangman or a Herald for shee neuer comes amongst vs but she quarters our company and armes De. Excellent beautie therefore more excellent because situate in so faire a creature Mops. You are a merry man Dorus but all this cannot make me think you loue me how say you mother doth he Mi. Mary let him chose daughter when I was as thou art Hip. You were as she is but faith madam Mopsa I perceiue my seruant Dorus beares a months mind to you be not so straight laced to him Mop Straight lac'd sgod mend me I am not lac'd at all am I Dorus no in soth I goe wide ope wensday I neuer lace my selfe but on sondaies that for feare I should burst with eating of plum porridge Hip I mean let fall some comfortable lookes on your suter Mop. sgod mend mee I le let fall or take vp any thing I haue to doe him good Hip. Why that 's kindly said Dorus your loue is verie ambitious to climbe so hie as the beautifull Mopsa Mop. O are you avisd of that t wold make a horse breake his bridle to heare how the youth of the village will commend me oh the pretie little pincking nyes of Mopsa saies one oh the fine flat lippes of Mopsa saies another and then doe I bridle my head like a malt-horse thus set mine armes a kembo thus wrethe my necke and my bodie thus winke with one eye thus spread my peacocks tayle as broad as the proudest minx of em all Hip. These extraordinary graces must not want admiration but where 's your mother Miso Speake softly in the Lobby there for waking my Ladies foisting hound Mop. Godsme my mothers stealing of a nap Hip. Nay she cannot be said to steale a nap for the noise she makes herselfe would discouer her theft but Dorus sith your fortunes are poore you should studie to enoble your deserts and beget effects worthy to court and win your Ladies acceptance Dem. Lasse madam I chuse no better moderater then your selfe betwixt me and my vnworthy seruices suppose your selfe tho but a Cucko compard with this sweet singing Nitingale should be sued to by a prince like me I meane like me in loue for loue in princes pesants admits cōparison suppose Demetrius should in like disguise court you as I doe Mopsa sigh for you as I doe for Mopsa kneele to you thus as I doe to Mopsa lay downe his life to you as I doe to Mopsa prefer your good before his owne as I protest I do Mopsaes suppose he should show you the known marke of his neck to assure you he were Demetrius as I do this to Mopsa to witnes I am the son of Menalchas could your disdaine stand out like Mopsaes Hip. What a kenes necessity sets vpon the edge of inuention trust me Mopsa your seruant speakes wel if he can proue himselfe the man he speakes of and my wishes wel hope Demetrius you haue no reason to thinke scorne of him Mop. Why what should I do madam my mother tells me I must not say as I think Hip. I am no counseller but shold Demetrius in like disguise court me thus would I imbrace him thus seale my affections with a kisse thus argue think not Demetrius that the clowds of basenes could so muffle thee but that the sun of valor shind thro them long since in regard of thy seruiceable dutie in concealing and vnpresented policy in thus making known thy loue sort but out fit oportunity in despight of all gardians strict obseruance go where thou wilt the worth of Demetrius shall draw Hippolita this would I vow and this will I performe De. And were I Demetrius you Hippolita I would deciue Dametas outreach Miso forsweare Mopsa forsake Archadea to share the fortunes of diuine Hippolita Mop. And what should I doe then Dem. I do but speake in the person of Demetrius vnder Hippolita shadow what I intend to the rare and neuer enough wondred at Mopsa the black swan of beauty madg-howled of admiration Mop. Do not you flout me Dorus you do not prouide a priest and I le marry you and my father and mother shal neuer know one De. Manasses is the man Mop. And I le be the woman who so euer say nay toote little dreames my mother of what wee haue done De. T may be she did for she sigh'd grond much in her sleepe Mop. T is wel she was so quiet for she eate pease poridge to breakfast they le make me break wind in my sleepe like a horse and see as the deuil wil hate she wakes and here comes my father no words and ye loue me Enter Dametas Dam. Why god a mercy Dorus this dilligence becomes the seruaunt of Dametas and I le prefer thee for t Hip. You were worse then the deuil els for they say hee helps his seruants then you may doe little you cannot helpe yours Da. Will you break your iests against the barres of you chamber windowe cleere the greene the duke is comming to bowles I would not for halfe mine office you shold be a rub in the way of his pacience Daughter