plead thus you appeare Nor friend to him nor me so fare you well Exit Thor. I am caught by this good day I am and know not How now to helpe my selfe a hansome thing What a blind buzzard is this Iackanapes Cupid Pox of his bird-bolt I le not leave her Yet I may be too forward I am punish'd Venus thy pardon I beseech thee If thou beest not hard-hearted as the Poets feine Speake to thy Boy to fetch his Arrow backe Or strike her with a sharpe one make her squeake And I le allow thee a Goddesse Ha 't is he Enter Gerard Ger. Before thou speak'st to me let me peruse Thy face I le tell my selfe how thou hast sped Well is 't not so Yet doe not answer me That smile does not shew cleere there is some cloud i th' corner of thy forehead that would spread And darken all thy face Thor. Your Physiognomy is quite discredited Ger. Hast prevail'd With which why now thou art to tedious Thor. With the eldest Chrysolina Ger. Ha what sound was that With Chrysolina I prethee what of her I love her deerely Thou hast not filcht away her heart it grew with mine Thor. How 's this Ger. Hast thou not seene the Woodbine That honey-dropping tree and the lov'd Bryer Embrace with their chaste boughs twisting themselves And weaving a greene net to catch the birds Till it doe seeme one body while the flowers Wantonly runne to meet and kisse each other So 't was betwixt us two Thor. I meane the yongest Ger. What my Aurelia Thou canst not rob me so the amorous Turtles Have but their imitation from our love The Pelican loves not her yong so well That digs upon her brest an hundred springs When in her blood she bathes the innocent birds As I doe my Aurelia Thor. Godbewi'y' I know not how to please you nor to answer Ger. I prethee stay Thor. Engage me in a businesse Nay thrust me o th' lime-twigs to set you At liberty when your owne wings were glu'd Toth ' bush and d' ye reward me at his fashion And I had knowne it you shou'd ha' fluttered Ger. I forgot my selfe I prethee pardon me I will excuse thee when thou art in love Thor. Then doe so now and you 'l be temperate and heare me Ger. Speake I am recollected Thor. And I am in love Ger. Thou didst name both thou art so unhappy Thor. Your humors lead me to 't but I shall tell you Ger. Which which of them did most encourage thee Thor. Be not you passionate still but give me thanks And call me fortunate she has halfe consented Ger. I shall be lost i th' darke declare which Thor. Which why the eldest which Chrysolina Now be you advised and court the other Ger. Halfe consenting Thor. I may say three quarters and not lye Ger. T is false and such a staine thou throwest upon that Virgin Thy blood deserves to purge Thor. You doe not meane to play the foole thus Pox upon this madnesse I wo not fight with you And I will love that Gentlewoman I thought I had done you a courtesie Ger. So thou hast if it be true Thor. Have you a mind to be the everlasting madcap And you can couple with both I can resigne Poore Gentlewoman shel ha' the worst on 't Ger. But I prethee tell me With what Art didst thou so soone win her to thee It was some moneths ere I prevail'd and were I not Confident of thy honesty I should Suspect some witchcraft Thor. There is an Art In wooing not reveal'd to every man Which he that knowes shall doe more with a Maid In some minute than others in a twelve-moneth Ger. 'T must be a luckie minute Thor. I he must take her i th' nicke and court her In the precise minute yet it may be she In pitty of my sufferings or mistrusting She might not be the first in your election Inclin'd the sooner Now would I have you Without more ceremony neglect the wench That I have chosed D' ye marke neglect her And addresse all your courtship to the yongest Your meaning will be cleerely understood A both sides so you shall with ease enlarge Your owne heart fixe on one whose armes already Are open to yee and make my path direct Without any rub to the other Is this sense Obey it then set on afore with your Mistris A hand gallop if I overtake you not let me swing I' th bridle and set a saddle o' my backe and let all the Fooles in the Towne ride me Ger. Wee must not bee too rash le ts walke and thinke on 't Exeunt Sic explicit Actus secundus Actus Tertius Enter Simple and Aurelia Sim. TH' art a brave Wench Aur. You are growne bold of late Sim. I thinke so gramercy Sacke Come kisse mee wo't thou be a Lady Aur. I have no great ambition Sim. I le buy thee a Parrat to morrow and a Monkey Here take this Ring Aur. Pray keepe it and let me tell you Sir my mind Sim. And I le tell thee mine that 's one for another Aur. Briefly then Sim. Be as briefe as you please I can be as briefe as you and tedious too I know thou lovest mee Sirra didst thinke I was such a fearefull coxcombe as I made my selfe No I know when to be Lion and when to be a Hare But prethee tell me plainely when shall we matrimony it ha thou dot'st upon my good parts come speake to me prethee be not bashfull Aur. I feare you wo'not understand me Sim. Speake no language and I warrant I know Greeke and Latine I learn'd my Accidence Aur. Then know I doe not love you Sir Sim. You do not love me Sir then I have lost my labour Sir Aur. I make no doubt it will appeare so I could be of the humour of some Mistrisses By some slight favours to encourage you Accept your gifts extoll your wit invent New wayes to melt your gold beside the Exchange And petticoat imbroyderies Sim. Thou sha't have smocke imbroyderies nay thy very skinne shall be imbroydered Aur. Have every day some progresse for your Coach And tire you worse than your foure Flanders Mares And then laugh at you too but I am honest And will deserve your nobler character I tell you what you must expect in troth I cannot love you pray leave off in time And let this satisfie you Sim. This satisfie why this is even as good nothing Aur. It is all that I can promise you Sim. Though you cannot love me It shall be for your honour to marry me Aur. By no meanes Sim. VVhat not marry me neither Then be no Lady that I first pronounce Secondly know I am resolved your Mother Shall understand it by these Hilts Aur. I would advise you rather to be silent And take your leave like a good Christian Lover If you betray my honest meaning so And move her to impatience I shall wish you i th' VVest Indiaes Enter Mistris Golds. Sim.
and with as much facility Meet his neglect Oh Master Thornay You are very welcome I was wishing for you Thor. Hum this entertainment is a little better Than I expected Chr. You absent your selfe too much beleeve your visits shall not be more frequent than your person gratefull hither Thor. doe y' heare you may returne and tell this story Vnto the Lady i' th inchanted Castle You see my fate I cannot come Godbe-wi'y' Yon. You shall acquit your selfe more Nobly Sir And better satisfie her in your person Thor. I wo'not take the paines to see her and Shee were a dying Yon. How Thor. Not to recover her Chr. Shall you and I Sir walke a turne i' th Garden Thor. Yes Lady Heaven vouchsafe I grow not mad Wi'my good fortune Yon. With your pardon Mistresse I must take priviledge to tell this man Hee is not worthy of your favours Thor. How Sir You doe not know my temper Yon. Nor regard it draw Chr. Hold as you beare respect to mee Thor. I am charm'd Yon. I should be guilty of some sinne to you Not to reveale this Gentleman has made A forfeit of his honor Thor. Will you heare him Pox o' my dulnesse what meant I to bring Him hither doe not credit any thing Wee are old enemies and he has studied this Device to poison your opinion of me A meere trick doe not beleeve a word sweet Lady Ch. I am not easie Sir to entertaine Malicious accusation of your fame Your vertue in my thoughts is not so soone Shaken with one report Thor. That 's comfort yet Yon. Then you provoke me to be plaine know Lady Y' are i' th way to be most miserable Abus'd by this false man that will betray Your innocent beauty to so great a shame Repentance is not able to restore you He has a wife already Ch. How a wife Yon. A wife if holy vowes have power to bind you Tho. Doe you beleeve this were you by When I was married Yon. No but heaven and Angels Are witnesses you did exchange a faith With one that mournes a Virgin and a Widdow Have you no earthquake in you does thy soule It selfe not feele an ague to remember How many kisses seald the amorous contract Shee meant it so and every day her eyes Weepe in the memory of her selfe forsaken And cause her griefe will not at once destroy her Despairing of your love to shew how willing Shee is to dye doth every houre distill Part of her soule in teares Chr. This cannot bee Thor. Be no no 't is impossible shall we walk sweet Lady Yon. Will not this excite your pitty mercy shines bright in women Chr. I have heard you Sir And doubt not when hee comes to answer These imputations hee may quit himselfe Thor. Would wee were both on 's but to skirmish in A saw-pit I must cut his throat Chr. Admit he promis'd love Oblig'd himselfe by oath to her you plead for This binds him not to undoe himselfe for ever Yon. Vndoe himselfe Chr. Yes marriage is an act That doth concerne his whole life and in something May marre or profit his eternity Perhaps the Gentlewoman since hee gave His faith is falne from vertue Thor. I have heard so Chr May be turn'd prostitute Thor. I who 'l sweare for her Yon. I must not heare her nam'd with the suspition Of such a staine Chr. Wee doe not Sir accuse her Thor. Not absolutely Yon. Did you but know the Creature it would call A blush into your face for talking thus Shee has purity enough for all her sex And this attended with so many vertues As but to wish her more it selfe were sinne Chr. This Gentleman pleades for her Thor. Will you please to walke Chr. Dismisse him first Thor. Doe y' heare this Lady Is weary of your company you have Not us'd me like a Gentleman indeed Scurvily t is no time nor place to expostulate But wee shall meet agen in the meane time Returne and tell the Virgin you so magnifie I doe not finde my selfe in any humour To see her agen pray her neglect no fortune For my sake there be many yonger brothers I' th Towne will bee content to marry her You may resolve her what 's become of me There is no wrastling with our fate Yon. Thou art not worth my answer Exit Yon. Chr. I le not question Sir this Gentlemans relation Tho. You are wise Chr. But in my confidence hee hath spoke all truth I must desire you visit mee no more Thor. You doe but jest I hope Chr. Ingratefull man how are poore women coozen'd With what impudence couldst thou desire my favour Goe and make a satisfaction to the injur'd Maid Borne the dishonour of a man Exit Thor. Am I awake Or doe I dreame I am made a Coxcombe thus I am a Raskall and deserve no mercy For abusing that poore Gentlewoman that sent So kindly to me wo'd the Messenger were here agen Enter Gerard and Aurelia T is Master Gerard how hath hee sped Ger. You are sad Aurelia what on the sudden Can beget this change Are you in health Aur. Yes Sir Ger. Your blood methinkes Is wandring from your cheeke your eyes have lost Their lightning too call backe your smiles and blesse Him that is now your creature Aur. Mine excuse me if I suspect Ger. Ha Aur. I have heard you Sir And have considered all that you have said To make me thinke you are now wholly mine I must confesse you have exprest a Lover Wanted no Art to flourish your warme passion But language is no clew to guide us to The knowledge of your heart Ge. Nor is suspition a cause enough in justice to condemn Aur. It is not but where circumstances meet They may be thought on Ger. By your beauty By those faire eyes that never kil'd till now Make me so happy but to know what cause Inclines you to suspect and I will take it The greatest argument of love that ever A Virgin shew'd to man then I le be bold And with the whitenesse of my soule make such Assurance of you that not malice aided With all the devils cunning shall be able To interpose one scruple more against me Aur. You lov'd my Sister Ger. I did once my Aurelia Aur. And you declare you can neglect her now Looke on her like a stranger Ger. 'T is most true Aur. She lov'd you well most nobly with as much Fervour as ever I did or can love Should I thinke to be more secure than she Promise that firme to me which in so fresh A sight and memory you have violated To her that plac'd you in as deare a bosome Discretion bids me pause I may be rash Either you lov'd her not at all and so You may play false with both or loving her With as much levity I suppose you may Forsake me too Therfore I bid you first farewell Exit Ge. I am blasted Thor. We are both undone I dare not see him Exit Ger. Was ever
sheet of Sir Philip Sidney that inspired me and my nurse descended from old Chaucer my conversation has beene among the furies and if I meete you in Apollo a pottle of the best Ambrosia in the house shall waite upon you Enter Sir Gervase Simple and Mistris Goldsworth Mis. They are here Sir at full view Cap. What 's he Mis. A Knight I le assure you Cap. Does he come A wooing to the Ladies Gol. After the Spanish fashion A farre off Mis. Daughter I must counsell you to respect This honorable man you doe not know What 't is to be a Lady and take place Such titles come not every day observe With what a comely garbe he walkes and how He bends his subtle body take him a my word A man of his complection loves a woman naturally Cap. A pretty motion Mis. Pray come neerer Sir Sim. You shall pardon me for that I know My distance Cap. Will he not speake to her Gol. You should doe well to furnish him with an oration a spoonefull of Aganippe's well and a little of your Salt would season if not pickle him Cap. Should I so wast the bright Minerva's dew to pickle a Mushrome Sim. Thumpe she lookes upon me to say truth I am but a bashfull puppy Thu. Your worship is more than a puppy Sim. I I know I am an old dog at her mother but and I should be hang'd I have not impudence enough to speak to her does not that Gentleman laugh at mee Thu. He is very merry with her father Sim. 'T is very suspitious would I had a good jest to get of withall Au. You shall command the duty of a daughter But I hope mother you will give me leave To love before I marry I have yet No argument of his affection But what you please to bring me it becomes not My modesty to court him and give up My heart before I heare him say he meanes To meete and entertaine it Mis. 'T is a fault and I must blame him that he is no forwarder Ca. I will accuse him Gol. Doe so Au. Love forgive me this excuse my heart is fixt I finde another written here Ca. I doe salute you venerable Sir Sim. You may salute me at your pleasures but you are mistaken I am no more venerable than your selfe my name is Sir Gervace Simple Thu. And I am one of his Gentleman Vshers Sir that follow him Ca. Heroick Sir I doe adore your physnomy Now by the dust of my Progenitors Sim. There 's a fine oath Ca. You looke like the Nine Worthies Sim. I have been taken for 'em a hundred times Cap. Fairer than Plutos selfe king of the shades Sim. That King was a poore kinsman of mine and indeed Wee had one complexion Ca. The Divell you had Sim. Sir I am sorry I cannot stay wi'y but pray if you meete any of the nine Worthies or my Cosen Pluto commend me to 'em I shall be glad to meete you or them at any Taverne betweene Cheape and Charingcrosse and so I remaine yours or not his owne sau's complement Mis. When will you please Sir Gervace to visit us agen Nay it shall be yours He complements Exeunt Sim. Now my foot 's in Ca. But that I see 't I should not have beleeved there were such a foole in nature Ge. In this variety of servants I Acknowledge you greatly honour me and in the presence Of both your parents to vouchsafe this favour Doubly obliges me Ch. You are most welcome Au. You may beleeve my sister she n'er speakes But by direction of her heart Ger. I am confident Nor hath she any vertue which you doe not Divide with her your twins in birth and goodnesse Au. Y' are bountifull in character Gol. I le not oppose you Sir and you can winne their opinion Cap. 'T is enough I shall be proud to serve you But at this present with your noble licence I take my leave there is a Lord expects To meete me at a Taverne that has come Fourescore and nineteene mile to heare an elegy of My composition Gol. He deserves to enjoy you Cap. I le attend the Ladies when my starres will be more propitious i th' interim wearing your beautifull figures in my heart I kisse your white hand Exit Ger. I thinke the stocke of his discourse be wasted And he returnes to take up more on 's credit Vntill he breake agen the Towne is full Of these vaineglorious flashes Gol. Chrisolina You see what store of servants yee attract Plenty of louers but I hope you will Be ruld and take my counsell which of all And be plaine wi'mee hold you best opinion of Ch. You will not Sir be angry if I answer you justly Gol. No no tell me Ch. I confesse I now doe feele the power of love untill That Gentleman Gol. Which which Gentleman Ch. By his faire merit won my hearts consent I had my freedome Gol. Master Gerard Ch. The same oh Sir there 's no comparison With him and those that proffer us their service Sir Gervace is but title tother noise Empty of all reality and worth There is my choise more pretious to my thoughts Pointing to Ger. Than all mankind without him and I hope You will be kind in your allowance Sir Gol. You might have us'd lesse haste in your election Or first acquainted me you shall doe well To keepe possession of your heart awhile But I le consider send your sister to me What say you daughter to Sir Gervace Au. Nothing as much as he hath said to me I affect worth not shew and in my choise I hope your judgement Sir will meete Gol. I like this well be obedient Au. What thinke you Sir of Master Gerard Gol. You doe not love him Au. I should then bely My heart when I deny him my best love He needes not boast his worth like those whom Nature And Art have left unfurnish'd hee 's a man For birth for education for his fortune Worthy a nobler wife than shee that now Commends him to you Gol. Would you marry him Au. I know not that man in the world beside I would call husband in my soule I am Already his and if you will not be Held cruell to your daughter Gol. How 's this Both in love with the same man my care will be To a great purpose this is very strange Send your sister to me come hither come hither You are not yet contracted to that Gentleman Ch No such thing has past Go. But you are content to take him for your bridegroome I meane Master Gerard Ch. And call it happinesse Go. Your mother calls so so doe you heare Aurelia doe you love that Gentleman Au. Yes Gol. Very good when your wedding clothes come home pray give me leave to pay for 'em and the dinner too I say nothing of a portion goe after your sister hum this is very pretty faith let me be bold to aske you a question Sir Ger. My answer shall be just
and free Gol. Which of my daughters doe you love best As y' are a Gentleman the truth if you affect either it Is quickly answered Ge. The truth is as you aske I love neither Gol. How doe you love none of 'em both they are very well rewarded Ge. Love neither of them best they are so equall in beauty and desert by both I sweare I cannot preferre any Gol. You 'd not have two wives against the Statute Ge. When I have the happinesse to speak with one alone There 's so much sweetnesse in her such a troope Of graces waiting on her words and actions I love her infinitely and thinke it blessing To see her smile but when the tother comes In presence in her eie she brings a charme To make me dote on her I am divided And like the trembling Needle of a Dyall My heart 's afraid to fixe in such a plenty I have no starre to sayle by Gol. This is stranger Than all the rest but doe you love e'm both Ger. I dare not call it my misfortune Sir And yet I know not Gol. What will become o'th is I' st possible My daughter will be mad if this humor Hold and I am little better while I thinke on 't I le to e'm agen Exit Ger. On whom shall I complaine for my hard fate Love is not innocent enough to bee A child yet Poets give him Deity Fond men prove it in me thou quiverd Boy That love with equall flame two Mistresses I will beleeve thee a god and kisse thy dart Furnish my bosome with another heart Exit Actus Secundus Enter Sir Iohn Woodhamore Master Yongrave Woodhamore I Am her Keeper expect here a while And I le prepare her Exit Yon. I le attend poore Gentlewoman Borne with more freedome than thou livest thy parents Left thee not rich to be a prisoner Nay worse a prey to this hard man who hath Sold thee already for if I obtaine Thy love I heare e'm comming Enter Eugenia Woodham Wood. Gentle Neece Misconster not my actions 't is my care Of thee and to satisfie the duty I owe to my dead Brother thy kinde parent I thus restraine thee thou art young and canst not Being so good thy selfe suspect the world Hath any false men in 't I know there are Gallants that study to undoe such Virgins As thou art that will flatter and betray Thy fortunes to their riot this unhappinesse I would prevent and have new found a man Into whose armes I may deliver up The wealth that I am trusted with Eug. Hee 's welcome Pray what 's your businesse Yon. You may understand partly by what your Vncle hath delivered Eug. You come a wooing doe ye not Heigho Yon. How 's this Woo. I 'le leave you at opportunity Exit Eug. Troth if you be a good man bee not tedious I doe not love set speeches nor long praises I hope y 'ave made no verses o' my haire Acrosticks o' my name I hate them worse Than witchcraft or the place I live in if You be a sutor put me out of my paine Quickly I beseech you Yon. I am one would be your servant Eug. My servant what can you doe Yon. I can love you Eug. I cannot helpe it 't is none of my fault Yon. Your beauty makes me Which cannot bee without as faire a soule I dare beleeve my eyes which till this present Could never reach more than your face and that At too unkind a distance from your window I have enquired your fortune and lamenting With loving pitty such a noble creature Should be confind to narrow limits come To bring you freedome make you mistresse of Your liberty and my selfe if you can thinke Me worthy of your love I doe not court Your fortune but your selfe and if I urge With too much haste what great ones might be proud To expect after much sute and that you cannot Finde in your tongue consent encourage me But for the present with one smile Eug. I cannot Vnlesse I counterfeit I have not smil'd These ten moneths if a sigh will pleasure you I can afford enough to breake your heart And yet I live Walke into the other roome You 'l find an alteration in the ayre And thinke you come into a mist which I Made all with my owne sighes but I would not Infect you so you seeme an honest Gentleman Yon. Her sorrowes helpe the growth of my affection What will she be in peace that is so lovely In her distresse I wish you would impose Something on me to settle your sad thoughts I would imbrace a danger to assure The quiet of your minde Eug. 'T is in the power Of one that would be kinde to helpe me but Yon. Make me that friend Eug. You may love me too much To undertake that taske Yon. Too much I cannot Eug. Oh yes for though I should esteeme him deare And call him my true friend that in this storme Would lend a cord to save me yet such is The misery of the imployment he must not Love me too well that does it Yon. Bee more plaine And let mee never hope to be cald yours If I refuse any command that may Or profit or delight you Eug. I release these hasty Protestations Yon. I pray trust me Eug. I will although Every syllable you speake makes me suspect You will repent this freedome If you will doe A gratefull Office to me in your person Give this paper to a Gentleman gives him a letter Yon. Your name Eug. In the direction You 'l find it with all necessary circumstance To meet with him Yon. This all you doe not well To mocke my honest heart with this cheape service I was in earnest when I promisd more Than carriage of a letter Eug. If you please To make it then a perfect act of Noblenesse You may take notice that I long have loved him And if you finde him cold in the perusall Tell him I had the promise of his faith When I gave up my heart i' th presence of A thousand Angels that will witnesse it If yet hee bee not soft to stirre up his Compassion tell him how I live and languish You may report you saw mee weepe I have not Much more to say if you will doe this favour T will be an argument of your respect I see your resolution cooles already Yon. T is a severe imployment but I le doe Something pray honour mee to kisse your hand I have not yet deserv'd to reach your lippe Content dwell in your bosome Enter Woodhamore Wood. What successe Yon. I hope well some affaires Call mee away Exit Wood. Good Master Yongrave how doe you like this Gentleman Eug. I shall desire to see him agen my heart Is light upon sudden please you Vncle I le in and play a lesson o' my Lute Exit Wood. Doe what you please I rellish not your ayre That 's onely sweet to mee that profit brings There is no musicke without golden strings Enter
Chrisolina Aurelia Ch. Was ever Maid so miserable in her affection Au. Is not my fate as cruell Cannot wee love him still and yet bee sisters I hope we may the love I beare to him Shall not destroy my piety to you Nature hath fram'd us two in person but wee are both one in heart Ch. Indeed we are Wee are too much one And both love one too much for either to enjoy him Au Say not so give me a little time and I will try How I can give him you I will perswade My heart to let him goe Ch. Alas poore sister Why should you give him me it is no argument Because I came one minute into life Before you therefore you should render first To me what is so pretious to your selfe Rather let me begin that was first made Acquainted to the world resigne to thee And make thee happy by enjoying him Au. But doe you know the miserable consequence For if you love him with that truth and fervour You speake of as it were a sinne in me Not to beleeve it can you looke for lesse Than death to see mee mistresse of his faith And lead in nuptiall triumph to the Church Ch. I cannot tell Au. Or if it did not kill you So soone I know the sorrow would distract you How can I smile to see my sister weepe Away her eyes and tell the jarring minutes With hasty sighes to know her selfe forsaken Ch. And can it be you could doe lesse that love him As well as I to see him made my husband Would it not make you melancholy sister And ofte retire into the darke to weepe Could you behold us freely kisse embrace And goe to bed together remembring that You gave this friend to me from your owne Heart and live Au. Why let me dye then Rather than you I shall perhaps obtaine Some charitable Epitaph to tell The world I died to save my sisters life T is no such thing to dye Ch. This is agen Our misery it is not in our power Be resignation to assure to either His love he only must determine it Wee cannot guide his passion Au. Nor himselfe Direct it as he now appeares divided May be it would be fortunate for both Would he be more particular Ch. That makes Our flame increase that he protests he loves Vs both so equally Au. 'T is very strange Ch. Let us then joyne our argument to perswade him To point out one of us to be his Bride Tother in time may hope to gaine her freedome I know not what I say we both must plead Enter Gerard Against our selves see he is come already Ge. The scales are even still that one had lesse Perfection to make the doubtfull ballance Give difference in their value but I wrong Their vertues to wish either any want That equally incline my soule to love 'em Iustice I now consent thou shouldst be blinde My eyes are but the cause I cannot see And will not give my judgement leave to make Distinction of these two Democritus I doe allow thy rashnesse ad confesse Then thou didst rectifie thy contemplation When thou didst lose thy sight Which of these two Instruct me love that tother both what fate Hovers about my choice Were it not sinne I would be blind as Poets fancie love Into whom now I am transform'd that then My soule not looking through these glasses might With inward speculation ayme at her That is the happiest if one can be so Ch. Sir if wee be not troublesome Ge. You cannot Au. To interrupt your meditations wee have a sute Ge. Both it must needes be granted Ch. Nor let us suffer in our modesties If our request seeme strange Ge. T is a command And I must needes obey you two divide this Empires Ch. You prepare we dispute not The strangenesse of your love but pitty it And are so ready in our owne affection To answer your opinion of us both That if you can collect what devide On two and place it fairely upon one Choose whom you will make happie Au. We expect not Your hasty answer though wee both desire A swift end to your trouble Ge. I pray stay Exit I would determine now but cannot faire ones Was ever lover so perplext I must resolve Enter Master Thornay Tho. Why how now Franke what melancholy Ger. How came you hither Tho. Why o' my feet I was at your lodging to enquire for you And here they told me I should finde you Ge. Yes Here I am lost indeed prethee excuse my dulnesse Tho. What 's the matter come I ghesse The cause which of these Gentlewomen is 't I saw 'em Ge. Didst and how dost like 'em prethee Tho. I doe like 'em so well that I could wish Ge. Which which of them Tho. Faith I cannot tell the worst of 'em both a-bed wi' me Ge. Thy wishes are Not modest couldst thou love one of them nobly Ha thou hast a person and fortune to invite thy Entertainement come let me counsell you Tho. To what Ge. To love and to a blessing couldst thou see So sweet a paire and feele no burning shaft Hast thou a soule about thee that is capable Of knowledge and delight didst ever love Tho. Yes once and I thinke heartily for the time But I ha' drowned her Ge. How Tho. In Sacke I thinke as gallants lose their Mistresses By drinking their health too often Ge. Prethee doe not trifle Tho. What wouldst have me answer I can love Ge. A woman Tho. What dost make of mee Ge. With honour Tho. And honesty if I see cause Ge. Enough thou shalt have cause Within two minutes shalt but see agen These sisters and be proud to be a servant I prophesie already oh my friend Tho. Pray take me wi' you Ge. Yes thou shalt goe with me And speake to 'em and be amaz'd as I am To know there are such creatures Tho. I ha' seene a multitude of faire ones Ge. All other women Are but like pictures in a gallery Set off to th' eye and have no excellency But in their distance but these two farre off Shall tempt thee to just wonder and drawne neere Can satisfie thy narrowest curiosity The stocke of woman hath not two more left To rivall them in graces Tho. You speake for 'em I may goe farther and fare worse I le not Consider more on 't le ts to 'em stay Which of these two 's your mistresse let me know Where to direct my service Ge. That question Hath puzled mee already Tho. Say which is 't you best affect Ge. I love em both so equally I know not which to name Tho. How both what then Should I doe with em art thou mad Ge. A little Containe thy selfe and call thy reason to thee Although it be the cruelty of my fate I can be no barre to thee I can enjoy But one and yet thou shalt have choice Of both thou art not thus my rivall But my friend reliefe of my distraction for shee
betray themselves to miserie That thinke no heaven but in their Mistresse face Looke on my fortune which doth spread more riches Than pleasure can instruct thee wayes to spend Delights shall streame themselves into thy bosome Honour and titles of the state shall woe Thy name to put them on and not be thine But thou their ornament Cap. Affection must Flow uncompeld you may be pleas'd to take Some other time to finish this discourse Bir. I may suspect I have offended these But pray interpret fairely noble Sir to Simple I doe beseech you pardon The errors that you finde in us fraile women Yet I beleeve you would not use me so Neglectfully t is time I take my leave Gol. Wee are your humble servants Sim. Sir if you will not affect this Ladie I hope some other may Ca. And write himselfe the happiest man alive She is Widow for a Lord but I am fixt I would you had her Sir I say no more She has an estate of twenty Exchequers and Is of so gentle soule Bir. I leave you to repent Your cruelty my Coach Sim. Please you Madam Doe me the grace to let me waite upon you Cap. Now do I expect shee 'l dote upon me Ex. Gol. Bird Simple Ladies you see what fortunes I neglect She is a pretty handsome creature too Aur. In my opinion Sir you have not beene So kind as shee deserves and for my part I have so much compassion of her sufferings Were all the wit of younger brothers in you And could you make me joynture of a Province I would rather marry my fathers serving man And stand at livery my selfe than be Wife to a man so ingratefull Ex. Au. Cap. How sweet Lady Chr. My sister Sir is just can you expect An entertainement here after your scorne Of one that nobly loves you Ex. Chr. Cap. I have usd a pretious policie to supplant my selfe She has a scruple in her conscience And will not wrong the Lady Bird a pox Vpon his Rhetoricke Enter Goldsworth Gol. Your Lady Bird is Coach'd and she hath tooke Sir Gervace with her Ca. How Gol. Their legs doe justic In the same boote Cap. Ha ha ha Gol. Why doe you laugh What humor 's this Cap. Sir Gervace Ha ha he thinkes ha ha Gol. You have a merry spleene I know not what He thinkes but if he meane to retrive the Lady Bird Cap Ha ha Gol. Pray let me know whence springs this suddaine mirth I will laugh wi'yee Cap. Hold my sides my buttons Gol. T is well your doublet 's slash'd Cap. Ha ha next time I come I le discover I sha'not Containe my selfe i' th' streete ha ha Gol. The Poet 's mad indeed farewell Democritus Ex. Enter Thornay Yongrave Yon. By your favour Sir Tho. Your businesse Yon. I understand your name is Thornay Tho. It was my fathers and t is upon record that I was christened Thomas does that concerne you Sir Yon. I bring commends from a friend of yours Tho. I crave you mercy I am your servant Reades the letter Yon. He appeares unmov'd Tho. Thanke you Sir Godbe-wi'y' Yon. Although I am confident You thinke it not my office to convey Letters so much respect I beare the Gentlewoman That sent it I would thinke it Sir no burden To carry an answer to her Tho. It requires none Yon. Shall I returne you 'l visit her in person Tho. I cannot promise Yon. Why Tho. I may forget it Yon. With your pardon Sir she did impose on me To know some resolution Tho. She did Are you acquainted with her Yon. I doe beare No great age in her knowledge Tho. Perhaps she has imparted the contents Yon. I could conjecture By circumstance shee much desires to see you Tho. Cannot come that 's all Yon. I must have more Tho. How Sir Yon. T is a neglect becomes you not Tho. You are not sent a Champion to defie me Yon. I have no title from her blood and yet Her vertue is so neere me I must tell you She hath deserv'd your best esteeme Tho. She has told you belike some story Yon. I pray see her I le waite upon you Tho. To what purpose Yon. To love and cherish her that claimes your heart The office of your soule to honour her Does not your conscience tremble yet what reason Can you alledge you should not love her Tho. Reason I le shew you a reason walk a little further Yon. I shall expect it Ex. Enter Gerard Ger. It must be so and yet me thinkes I move Without a soule she is the first apostate From loves religion in that my honour Is safe and it is justice my Aurelia This heart to thee should now alone be sacred Enter Chrysolina Ch. Sir you are welcome what not speake to me This is a strange neglect I have newes for you Your friend Ger. T is so he has prevaild with her And she will boast her change Chr. He cannot be So fixt in meditation with your favour Ger. Reserve your newes I doe not thirst to heare it Chr. Sure he mistakes me all this while t is I Ge. But t is not I I see you are a woman I have nothing else to say Exit Ch I have not us'd him so was there no way to expresse his purpose without this scorne t is not discreetly done I could be very angry he returnes Enter Gerard Aurelia With him Aurelia Aur. I am ignorant With what words I should meet this noble love Ger. I was created for this happinesse To these embraces which doe more than twist Our bodies every circle of thy armes Enchaines my soule that doth forget all freedome And willingly submit to be thy prisoner Chr. It doe not grieve me that he loves my sister Ge. I am too little to containe my joy It flowes above the narrow banks Aurelia What shall I say let me bath here eternally And study new Arithmetick to count Our blessings Au. Can you Sir be constant Chr. I touch him there Aurelia Ger. You doe ill To interrupt our joyes upon this lip That deserves all should open to commend it I seale the contract of my heart for ever I wil be nothing when I am not thine Suspect the starres may lose themselves in heaven But never I this vow thy sister has No part in my affection she usurp'd Some title but I now have canceld all The thoughts of her and offer thee my selfe My selfe thy perfect honourer Ex. Ger. Aur. Chr. Wherein have I deserv'd to be thus slighted Is there no conflict in my blood Can love I beare a sister take away all sense Of this indignity Enter Thornay and Yongrave Tho. Looke you Sir I promis'd you a reason why I could Not love Eugenia there 's my reason I Doe love that Gentlewoman Chr. T is Master Thornay I am resolv'd I have no other way To punish his disdaine than to pretend I love this Gentleman that he may see I have the freedome of my soule to mocke His triumph