To the middle in snow Nor for one so red as she to wade to The chin in blood for her white is whiter then snow and Her red then the blush of Roses M. Wi. It is my Ladyes pleasure that you turn up that corner And so go through Allgate to the Towre where she Having dispatch'd a little businesse with a Gentlewoman A little below here will instantly be pleased to meet you To finish the thing you wot of Rash Our happy Nuptials sir M. W. Your happy Nuptialls Rash The Tower M. Wi. The Tower Her care has made all things ready Rash I shall attend you Lady Exit at his stand M. Wi. Is not this handsome Bab Bab. It will be anon Mr William Enter Cut from his stand Cut Stand fast master Plush I beseech you While I goe looke out for the Lady M. Wi. Honest Cut Hough-man you know your part Cut And shall act it to the life never feare it M. Wil You are perfect too I doubt not Bab. To a Syllable sweet Master william Cut We must not word off time thus Now shee 's mine Doe you stand aside and observe us So all the state you can thinke on Sweet master Plush Enter Plush at his stand Plu. Honest Cut let me be cut into steakes if I make not thee A great man for this piece of service Cut I know you a man of a most magnanimous soule sir Plu. Thou fair'st the Sun ere darted ray upon Thou Non-parallel thou jem thou Paragon What shall I call thee Call thee what I can I shall but praise thee like a mortall man Thou more then mortall woman O me thinkes I could so tickle thee in phrase and flash Beauty was ne'r so tickled Let me embrace thee So And kisse thee so Nectar Nectar Nectar Cut He said he would Tickle her but she has tickled him I am sure on 't Plu. Depart so soone sweet beauty Bab. You know my heart and have it I have businesse But here hard by sir for an houre or so Which done I shall returne Plu. But will you Bab. Will I what else doe you thinke I came for Plu. Queene of beauty Bab. And then Plu. And then I shall attend you Lady Cut But to your stand you must be private so sir Exit Plush to his stand How thinke you of this Master William M. Wil. O rarely rarely Cut Then Sculke a little longer and we 'll have it rarer yet sir Hu. Stand fast master Dwindle I beseech you Enter Hugh at his stand Whilst I goe looke out for the Lady Cut And how i st Madona Barbara She is now My charge Goe backe to the stand you came from tell Spruce master Plush that the Lady is now at her businesse and That you 'l bear him company til her La•…iships time of returning Cut T•…ou hast counselled me right rarely Exit to his stand Hu. So as your lesson is With all the Pride a womans heart can thinke on Mr. Dwindle Greg. Honest Hugh well Enter Greg Dwindle from his stand I shall thinke upon thee Hu. Thinke Can you thinke me a new suit Thinke me a new Sword Thinke me a new Belt Thinke me a new Beaver or think me a Pouch full of pieces I thinke you thinke no such matter Greg. I thinke thou thinkst right honest Hughkin Hu. Why then I thinke what I thinke and There 's an end of our thinking Greg. Well an my Father would but dye once Hu. Your Father dye Greg. Hee 's threescore yeares old and upward Is' t not time he should now goe downward Hu. And time that you should goe Westward Greg. How I love you Lady you may see by my eyes Which have nothing else to do were the day as long as a dozen But to gaze up •…n thee and thy Beauty O•… by my heart sweet Lady By that lip I doe By those two lips which I take for a Book with two leaves And thus I take my oath upon it A long kisse Hu. But hearke you doe you heare master Dwindle 'Slight there 's an oath indeed Greg. I sweare but seldome but then I doe sweare to purpose Hu. I see you like her that liking her you love her And that loving her you will lye with her and that lying with H•… you will Greg. Wh•…t sir Hu. What sir an you know not what sir you may turne 〈◊〉 over to me sir An•… lye with her and doe not something Wh•… th•… let her say I have Nothing Greg. B•… gone sweet Lady Why I thought you had come To goe to Church with me to be married Bab. You know my heart and have it onely sir I have a little businesse here hard by An houre or such a thing which overpast I shall Returne Greg. But will you Bab. By this kisse Greg. A most sweet oath I take it Kisse Hu. Betake you to your Stand then and stand close Bar. Being so neere the place I am to goe to Till I returne pray keepe him company Gr. Wel an my Father would but dye once Ex. to the stand M. W. Mistris Barbary I could praise thee a whole day together But we must follow what followes Exit at the end Plu. Me thinkes Enter Plush and Cut from their stand This houre is a very long houre Master Cutbert Cut A lovers houre in the presence of his Mistris is a minute But in her absence he thinkes every minute an houre sir Plu. Well shee is a wondrous sweet one Cut You doe not smell her hither I hope sir Plu. I meane in her Aspect her countenance Cut How blest shall you be in this Lady Plu. I thanke the Fates I shall thou shalt not be unthought of Cut I doubt not your worships bounty Beseech you a word in private Whisper Enter Hugh and Gregory from their stand Hu. You are the most impatient Lover that beautifull eye ever Look'd on why halfe her houre is not out yet Greg. Well 't is the longest houre Hu. But as you were about to say Concerning the choyce of a wife sir Gr. Why thus I do say honest Hughkin I would have my wife Like Alexanders Horse Hu. How 's that Your wife like a Horse sir Greg. Like Alexanders horse I would sir Hu. And why like Alexanders Horse Master Gregory Why as that Horse would let no man ride him but Alexander So I would have my wife let no man ride her but Gregory Hu Good truth you say right In right there 's no wrong No wrong there 's no hurt no hurt there 's no danger No feare and no feare why so much for that sir Cut Birlady as you say she stayes somewhat long indeed sir Pray heaven your Rivall Master Gregory Dwindle have not Met with her Plu. Dwindle Cut He I do halfe suspect it He has been later with her Then you imagine he has sir Plu. The next time I meet him I will kill him Cut I would not have you die sir But Plu. That Butt will I Run full Butt at and
You know who I meane Sir Robert Sir Rob. Thy scolding sister Abr. You are in the right Sir Robert Sir Rob. And how does Margaret my pretty Tennant Abra. That pretty one is prettily well Sir Sir Rob. Remember me to her by this A Ring Within these two or three dayes at the furthest I should breath a Gelding It may be that wayes and visit my pretty Tennant Abra. Long may your Worships Gelding breathe and your Worshipfull selfe also I am in hast Sir Robert Sir Rob. Take your own time good Abram Exit with Abra. Thank your good Worship Sir Robert Congies Sir Rob. I have done your patience wrong indeed I have But in the best that lyes in me to right it Dore stamp You shall command me Sir Now to my Sister Now where 's my Sister Enter Master William M. Wil. Shee 's within Sir Robert Sir Rob. Come then let 's to her M. Wil. You must pardon me Shee 's so retyr'd to solitude and set So deep in grief that till her sighs and teares Will give her leave to give that entertain That shall become such worthy Visitants Which yet they will not t is her strict command That no man enter S. Rob. Not my self M Wil. Your self Sir if you would not swell her grief too big For her faint breast to carry give her way A little time may change her Exit shut S. Rob. T is enough You see Sir Oliver S Oli. Your Love Sir Robert S. Rob. But as her Gentleman discreetly said A little time may change her We must still In such a kind humour a womans will But she 's thine own be bold on 't Exeunt Enter Master William and Barbara M. W. Come thou mak'st such a Matter of Nothing Bab. Nothing doe you call it Master William I know not but I am sure I feel it something T is almost kicking ripe already M. W. Almost kicking ripe already Come come thou art A Chamber-maid still And I prethee what 's this but a work that belongs to the Chamber Kicking ripe already This is not the first time that thou hast been kickt with an urchin Once Twice this is the third time of kicking Bab. Well you wo'not marry me M. W. And hazard my place wo my Lady and yet Now I think on 't I will Bab. Marry me M. W. To some of my old acquaintance There be a hundred in the City that have swallowed worse bits then thou art Hist. Enter the Lady Mosely in mourning veild the Lady Malory and an old Gentlewoman I know my danger and shall have a care according La Mos Beseech you Let the love you seeme to shew In these perswasions be exprest in words That better suit with such a robe as this And my immutable resolve La. Mal. Immutable then we perswade in vain M. W. I am bound to say You have lost a worthy Gentleman My selfe A noble Master one that was a Man Worth your best memory the multitude Of sighs you have sent after him worth all The expence of teares you have bestowed upon him But when we look into his Tombe and there See him lock'd up in Marble in the still And sad imagin'd language of the Grave We are instructed Nay commanded Lady To period our vain grievings O. Gent. He has told you the naked truth on 't 'T is but in vaine to grieve For is' t not sed The quick must live by th' quick and not by th' dead He 's gone Heaven be with him He was a Gentleman An honest man and which is more a proper Gentleman But when Gentility Honesty and proportion Lye in the Grave once I ha' done with 'em La. Mos Thy tongue 's my ceaslesse torment La. Mal. Let me tell you That infinite of love you seeme to have fixt Upon the heart of your departed Husband Loses no scruple of the worth it has Plac'd on a second Husband O. Gent. Mark you that now La. Mal. Nay I dare tell you that in a second Match You love him more more love more honour him Then in your mourning Widdowhood O. Gent. Mark you that now La. Mal. I le make it open to you whilst you keepe Incompast with this solitude a Widow You seeme to voyce to the ill censuring world Some imperfection in your selfe some staine Makes you unworthy of a second Match At lest unworthy of a worthy Husband And in th' opinion which is easily rais'd Question your Husbands judgement Or it may be The estate he left you Lady pulling so Upon the Name you strive to dignifie Disgrace defames and scandall O. Gent. Mark you that now La. Mal. If you so lov'd him living love him dead As I advise you Lady O. Gent. I I doe La. Mal. 'T is the best Tomb-stone you can lay upon him The noblest Monument you can erect And to that Monument an Epitaph Shall make him live for ever O. Gent. Law you there now Shal make him live for ever You are not dumb tro are you La Mos Would thou we•…'t Or I had lost my hearing I can wish Nothing more adverse to me then your tongues And therefore if your visits bring with them Nothing but these perswasions La. Mal. Keepe away O. Gent. Nay as good speak 't as think it Here 's a coyle for a Husband I have had for mine owne part 1. 2. 3. 4. And yet if the fift come up handsomly to me I know what I know I warrant you La Mal. How five Enter M. William O. Gent. Fifteene an the Destinies so have decreed it M. Wil. Madame there be Suiters below would see you M. Rash the Mercer one Plush a humorous Gallant and a spick and span new Suiter a Country Gentleman one M. Gregory Dwindle O. Gent. Spruce M. Rash I know La. Mal. And I M. Plush a notable humorous Coxcomb But what 's that Gregory M. Wil. Unknowne to me but beleeve me together They make up a delicate motion Is your Ladiship pleas'd to see 'em La. Mal. Present your Motion some-where else our griefes give way to no such lightnesse M. Wil. Very good I 'le tell e'm what you say L. Mal. Pray stay a little I know these Suiters are but empty things Not worth one serious entertaine yet Sister I wo'd not have you beat e'm back at dore Pray let e'm enter Let e'm looke upon you La. Mos Still your desire 's my anguish O. Gent. Come come pray You are so melancholly La Mal. Why their mirth will be a means to cure you La. Mos Kill me rather O. Gent. Goe prethee bid e'm come La. Mos Bid e'm be gone La. Mal. Nay then y' are too too cruell Prethee stay La. Mos Nay an you know no other merriment Then what you raise from my vexation take it I will not hinder your desires pray take it O. Gent. You will not leave us will you La. Mos Leave this roome La. Mal. And goe mew your selfe up in your Chamber An you will needs Let me entreat one favour
The foundation is layd to your hands And the edifice halfe up already Rash With this I take my leave Exit Enter Cutt bloudy Bab. Deare Master Rash M. W. You 'll make a rash Bargaine of this sir Who have we here Rawhead and Bloody-bones Good madam Bab walke off what master Cutt Exit Bab Cutt. I am Cut but doe not you play upon my Cutt Lest I play upon your pate and cut you as deep sir M VV. What me your friends Cut No matter whether you be or no sir Ne Hercules contra duos M. W. Had you two upon you at once sir Cutt. An there were ten upon me at once I did not desire you to helpe me M W. I was not there to helpe thee Cutt. A pox o' your prating sheeps-head I tell you I did not desire it M. W. Nay preethee Cutt be patient Cutt. I may chuse whether I will or no sir Six like six o' the Constables gard That a man may beat with a broome-staffe yet For three p•…nce a night they venture Enter Hugh hastily Mar. W What Sir Olivers Hugh in hast Hu N•… great hast for in hast we run An we run we may fall An we f•…ll we may catch a hurt An •…a •…rt will not easily be heal'd Cutt. An you talke o' mine y' are Coxcombe Mr. W Nay I prithee Hugh say nothing Hu. 〈◊〉 a man say and say nothing O' nothing comes nothing And he that out of nothing can get something does something More then I can Cutt. You doe not Some-thing nothing me sir doe you M. W. Nay here 's no place to quarrell Hu. An we quarrell we must draw an we draw We must strike an we strike we shall cut an we cut wee Shall bleed an we bleed we must to the Surgeons Cut An you p•…te I shall knock an I knock You must cry and you cry I must kicke An I kicke Hu. I shall kicke you again sir If I kicke you age•… you shall feele it If you feel 't you have as good as you bring If you have as good as you bring why th•…n sir I owe you nothing And so master Cu•…bert have at you M. W. Death are you mad-men hold hold hold I say Prithee put up Hu. While he may put up in my belly Cut He that does so is a Coward He that 's a coward's a rogue And he that 's a Rogue must be whipt And would I might be whipt an I doe so Hu. Give me thy hand th' art a man Cut He that sayes I am not a man I may chance To make him a boy sir M. W. A couple of touchy Coxcombes But come this signe Of the Hand in Hand is handsome Gentlemen I have a pretty Project in my pate Will you assist me in it Hu. Cut Name it Mr. W. Hearke no more but so your Hands Both And our hearts to boote Master VVilliam Mr. VV. Nay there 's no parting yet At Buttry-hatch In Boules thus deepe wee 'll health it to the Match Act. 4. Enter Sir Oliver and the Captaine as in the field Capt. Now Knight I see you love a Noble promise Too well to Breake it y' are a Gentleman Sir Oli. Sir should I find that I had lost my selfe In any Thing that should proclaime me lesse I should not hate mine enemie so much As such a heady Action Capt. I am ready Sir Oli. I see you are But ere our weapons meet Tell me what seconds have you Captain•… Capt. Seconds A strange demand How meane you Sir Oli. Why a man That may assist you if you faile Capt. A Second were any such appointed I have none Sir Oli. How Captaine None Capt. I have not sir have you Sir Oli. Beleev 't I have I should not else have met So great a danger Mullynex Capt. A Second Is this the Noblenesse you Boast A Knight A servile Foot-boy his master ere Give but one Copie of a noble soule Would have disdained this cowardise a second Sir Oli. Nay you may terme it what you please no matter 'T is my advantage Captaine Capt. Ha where is he Sir Oli You may as well demand of more then one For I have more stout Captaine Capt. More Sir Oli Yes more To keepe what lost can ne'r be found agen We cannot be too Cautelous Cap. A man Insnare me thus where be they If they be As base as thou art be they ten to one I shall not feare the incoun•…er Sir Oli. Thinke you so sir A minutes patience I shall name 'em to you And let you see your danger Capt. Name 'em Sir Oli. Yes The first bold Second that attends my Sword Is thine owne Rash and inconsiderate fury For then that foe within a man without We cannot meet that enemie that can Present us with more danger There 's the first The next my undertaking in defence Of such a stocke of goodnesse in that Ladŷ As Envy n'er durst looke on which who knowes not So faire and just the ever-watchfull eye That mid-night Actions are apparent to Cannot but see nor that great Ens behold But be assistant to 't A third Rash man The contumelious and un manly darings That to inforce me from the Peacefulnesse Ere liv'd in my calme Bosome you have most Uncivilly cast upon me Smil'st thou Capt. Yes Are these your Seconds Sir Oly. Mullinex they are Dar'st thou unarm'd Indeed a naked man For he that fights in such a Cause as thine With nothing in 't but an impetuous will Is little better venture all thy blood Gainst such a great Advantage Capt. What I dare My Sword shall tell thee Bellingham Thrust Sir Oli. So sudden Passes Bellingham onely puts by You see till now my weapon has been us'd Meerely defensively To guard my selfe Nor point nor edge offring their violence Against thy bosome Were I sure I could Put by thy furie till it has spent it selfe Or tyr'd thy body past the danger of it The Fighting part should onely be thine owne Mine onely mine owne Buckler Capt. Slighted death I 'll put your Fence-play to 't a little better Sir Oli. I must not dally then Fight Capt. Come Bellingham Sir Oli. Hold Captaine hold you bleed Capt. As you must doe Or all my blood 's at hazard Have I touch'd you Sir Oliv. You have stout Captaine Shall we part upon the equalitie of our hurts Capt. How part sir Sir Oli. Yes our manhoods standing in this equall point We may do 't fairely slight applyments yet May make us whole again Capt. Shall a scratch part us Sir Oli. How fatall sir another close may be we know not Capt. No nor doe we feare it Come Then Mullynex what following hurts you have Call not the worke of my unwilling hands But thine own frenzie witnesse heav'n they are Fight Captaine you faint Capt. Take your advantage then Sir Oli. Advantage sir How meane you Capt. Of my wound My weaknesse Bellingham you see there 's now No interpos'd resistance 'tween my heart Throwes
Malory Marg. Away Sir Ro. Now in good deed law in good sooth I am Marg. sir Robert Mallory?-I doe not know him But I have heard of such a one a knight A Citty knight A peyce of old dry stuffe That 's good for nothing but Sir Ro. Peg beauty Peg. Mar. And yet they say in his libidinous heate As Ranke a Letcher a Baboon a Goat Sir Ro. Peg beautious Pegy Mar. A cock sparrowe one As lustfull as a Satyre out up on him Wrong his good lady such a beauteous lady Nay such a vertuous lady out upon him Sir Ro. Has her brave suite made her forgett me to Mar. They say his lust most eagrely pursues His tennants daughter A poore Countrey wench A silly Girle heaven knowes yet wise enough To make the letcher lose his longing Sir Ro. Ha this the delight I look'd for Mar. 'T is reported Ha's done her good settled a poore estate Vpon her aged father and of goodnesse Must the reward be Sinne must she for this Become his whore his strumpet Sir Rob. Peg sweete Peg. Mar. Were I as she is what so ere shee be I should so fit his Knight shippe and so firke That satyre Monky that Baboone that Goate Sir Ro. Some Conjuration witchcraft Thra. How he sweats Enter Lady Mallory Mar. Sister pray call our mother Gill. Lady Mother La Mal. How now what 's the matter Sir Ro. How 's this her mother why this is my Lady or the divell in My Ladyes likenesse l 'me sure shee l know me La Ma. Desire to speake with me sir Sir Ro. You forsooth will not she know me Lady I cannot stand to talk sir Sir Ro. Not with me Lady With you sir no sir what are you sir Sir Ro. Ha doe not you know me Lady Lady Know you sir How when where why for what sir Sir Rob. How when where why for what sir why heere 's The finest mad fitt the most worshipfull Peece of Lunacy that A man shall desire to looke on Why are not you my wife Lady Thy wife Sir Ro. My wife Lady I hope my right worshipfull Husband you will not Seeme Ieerd And deryded He challenges me for his Wife Thra. My Lady your wife By this chaine an you play The mad Alderman here you were better ha' don 't in bedlam Your wife Go to no more but so go to Abra. Our right worshippfull mother your wife By this Sattin go to no more but so go to Gill. My mother your wife sir mary come up for a wife sir Were it not as it is that Gentillity holds my hands Mar. Me thinkes in such a gentleman as you are Such sport so old and such a Reverend man This wildnesse shewes not handsome Thra. and Lady kisse Sir Ro. Handsome quotha My wife my spouse •…eny me death they kisse An I be mad I 'le play the mad mans part A little longer hearke you gentlewoman Are not you my wife are not you my Tennant Are not you Abram Ninne you Gillian Of Braineford you pretty Peg of Edmonton And this Little house here mine owne sir death they Ieere me Is your mery divell that cheated the divell come again to make Merry amongst you well I see how the case stands this is A tricke of my Ladyes to Racke to deride and shame me She has found me out and there 's no houlding out any longer Peg wife Peg I confesse sweete Peg there stands the Peg That I had a desire to have playd at mumble de Peg with all But dost thou heare me lady madam Peg Lady The old mans mad Sir Ro. I were mad indeed an I should not know mine own Lady Preethee torment me no longer good Love good Hony Good Pigs•…e I was wanton I was wanton I confesse it But heare what I 'll tell thee in private Abra. When we walke thus abroad how our once familiar Acquaintance will Bow and Adore our Sattin But we know the worshipfull Nod for a word We shall hardly Afford 'em Lady May I beleeve all this Sir Rob. Beleeve it Peg if ere I be troubled With this foolish vagary agen If there be to be spied the least touch of this Itch about me Let those worthy men with whom I sit set me beside my seate And devise some new Torment to tame me Nay let my frailty Be put in Print and sung that the City may Ring on 't Lad. You have protested well and I beleeve you This fault is pardoned Sir Ro. You must Seale it then kisse How like the right worshipfull this now Thra. By this chaine exceeding well sir Abra. I protest by this sattin it is sir Sir Ro Please your worships May I possesse her now doe yee know me now All Our worthy and right worshipfull landlord Sir Rob. Will your sattin submit to that sir Peg I love the Not for thy beauty but thy vertues Girle The testimony of it shall be this your states Shall be as great as they appeare to be I have spare bags will do 't wench Come we must Give Vertue now what we decreed to lust Exeunt Enter Mr. William Cutbert and Hugh Mr W. You have done to my directions gentlemen Cut Have we not bully Will Hu. Have we not sir Mr. W. I have plac'd Mr. Rash where he expects his lady With a heart as light as a bubble Cut And I Mr. Timothy Plush Hu And I Mr. Gregory Dwindle M. W. Mine like one that had six pence a day for his labour Stands here at the upper end of Lymestreete Cut mine in the Middle Hu And mine at the lower end on 't M. W. But all unseene till they see their times to discover Most amiable Lady cryes mine Cut Most splendidious Beauty mine Hu. Odriferous Mistris mine M. W. Proceed we now to our purpose Away to your stands And stand to your tacklings tightly Exeunt Cut and Hu Now must I backe for my imagined lady to their stands Whose amiable Presence is infinitely wisht And expected Exit where he entred Enter Rash at his stand Rash Sweet Mr. William Well the minutes comming That is as 't were the crowne of all the houres Of all the dayes the weekes of all the moneths Nay in a word of all those many yeares That have fore-run it Lady Lady come Sweetest of all sweet women come come quickly Enter Master William Barbary as his Lady veild M. Wil. Come as you hope to be translated from a frie Chamber-maid That is a Maid no Maid for so are the most of your function To a civill Citizens wife Carry thy selfe like a woman Of note and carriage That blows in jeast should swell thus But this loose-bodyed blacke conceales it Master Rash Enter Rash againe at his stand Rash Master William M. Wil. Sweet master Rash your servant Rash Lady you shoure upon my head all happinesse M. Wil. Something she may in good time sir A word in private Lady Whisper Rash It would grieve a man for one so white as she is to attend
Your Teares will hardly let you see 't yet Lady Pray looke upon it Can you call to minde A former sight on 't La Mos I have seene it sure Sir Olyver I take it Capt. Lady t was Sir Rob. Now I looke better on 't it was indeed Thou knowest it too La. Mal. I doe sir what of this La. Mos What comfort yeilds the sight on 't Capt. I have shewne This to acquit me of those treacherous thought•… That you suspected in me 'gainst the life Of noble Bellingham Who as he parted To take a Journey in uncertaine paths Left this Ring with me Sir Rob. You have charm'd us now from all our harsh suspitions Capt. Till he gave me This cause to hate him I ne'r lov'd him Now I doe not grieve so much this losse of Blood Nor all the smart goes with it as by this I have lost the sight and the society Of such a faire example of all Goodnesse As I shall ne'r more looke on I could tell you How much beyond the suffrings of a Man I dar'd him to the field How meeting there He did not looke upon me as a Foe Or one that thirsted a Revenge but one That onely met to shew he durst and then Seem'd in the language of his looke at once To speake the Dreyrie issue of a fight And to advise to shun it Till he saw My weapon out His slept within his Scabberd Both equally prepar'd my weapon onely Labour'd for blood His onely his owne guard Without desire to touch me In a word What you see done I made him doe and done His heart wept blood to thinke on 't When another Seeing his state thus dangerous would have fled I could not counsell him to 't but in this As all his Actions valuing noble things Above his life he tooke into 's embraces My wounded body Brought me from the field And to the diligence and well known skill Of thi•… good man has left me Leaving with him I almost blush to doe him right in that His ample satisfaction for my Cure Or whatsoe're may be demanded Sir Rob. Sir ya 've given him a fair Character Capt. He were Baser then Envy would not and all this He did i' th Honour of your Beauty Lady Sir Rob. Lady La. Mal. deare sister Doct. Lady Capt. He lov'd you dearely Can his Praises then offend your eare La. Mos No every sillable Of his commends is musique But to thinke That for my sake this much Commended worth Yet much above the great commends it has Should thus be lost O I could weepe my self Into my sencelesse Statue Bellingham O Noble noble Bellingham All Sister Capt. Lady If his Commends be musicke in your eare Be patient and heare more on 't once agen To this 'T was his and as I said before He left it as he parted But not myne But thine thou best of women his desire You 'd weare it for him when you looke upon it You 'd thinke upon him thinking that you 'd give His wandring stepps fair wishes La. Mos As I would My soule departing on her Iourny hence To her eternall dwelling Capt. Pray observe How in this ring h 'as emblem'd all the world And all her painted gloryes looke you Madam A bed of Roses-wither'd And the word Caelestia non sic t is not thus in heav'n There 's no decay no failing All things there Their Innate Beautyes doe for ever weare For ever their full flourish Here below Our best Ioyes wither All things Ebb and Flow Indeed He was not master of that thing from which He did not draw as out of this small compasse Sweete and Celestiall uses was a man As heaven had onely made a man to make By his example multitudes of men Such as it selfe would have 'em you weepe still La. Mos No hope agen to see him Capt. Doe you wish it La. Mos As life as health as Heaven Capt. You will not then deny one kindnesse to me Sir Rob. what i' st Captaine Now you have left your love-suite sir and seeme To be a spoakes-man for young Bellingham She can deny you nothing what i' st Captaine Capt. Faith onely this Sir Robert I would Begg Since Shee desires to see him that for that Shee 'd Let me weare this Diamond but till I find Fit time to send it to him All Send it Capt. Yes No strict enquiries of me I have spoak If you dare trust me La. Mos But direct me sir I 'll Bear 't my selfe Capt. You know my Bosome Lady If you will send it La. Mos Take it Sir Rob. Take it Captaine but Capt. I conceive all that you can urge me to And will performe to your owne wish My wounds Call for your helpe sir I must now desire You would be pleas'd to leave me Sir Rob. Wee 'd be loth To be a hindrance to the happinesse That we all wish for All Farewell noble Captaine Exit manant Doctor Captain Doct. Come shal I look upon your wounds Capt. No no I fain'd my selfe much fainter then I am To hasten them to leave me Thankes to your Art and you great Master of it I feele my legs sturdy supporters now Ent. Bellingham from the Arras And for a need could travell Bellingham You have observ'd these passages Sir Oly. I have Unseene I have seene and overheard 'em Capt. Then I hope you have seen that I have plaied the part Of a just Advocate Sir Oly. Sir y 'ave done For me the most unworthy such a Love As I shall ne'r make even with Capt. No more Th' Exchange is made Sir Olyver there take it the Ring She dreames not sir you ha 't so suddenly But what 's to follow I must change my seat For this has tyr'd me sir Wee 'll take more houres Sufficiently to thinke on Sir Oly. Noble Captaine Exeunt Enter Master William Cut and Hugh Mr. Wil. Will these foolish Suitors be troublesome still And still live in hope of my Lady Hu. Hang 'em Puttocks you shall heare more of them hereafter Cut But how is' t with Rash and his piece of Rash Mistris Barbary M. W. Faith he 's not so rash as he was with some supple perswasions Of mine her hanging the head beating the breast wringing The hands wiping the neyes and lamentably breathing some Hundred and fifty Heigh'os he was wonne in the end to busse her to Embrace her to busse her again He buss'd and she buss'd and they Both buss'd so long till at last overcome in this conflict of kisses He yeelded himselfe her Captive and has vowed Till his death to love her as deare as his life Cut How now what Musick 's this Musicke and a Song from the musick roome M. Wi. 'T is applied to my Ladyes melancholie But I feare me to little purpose peace a Song The Song ended Enter Sir Robert Sir Rob. Now Master William How fares my Sister and your Lady ha M. Wy Shee 's a sad Lady and so sad Sir Robert That
Her voyce I will hang in my eare Her face in mine eye Her pretty little waste in mine armes And being in armes let the Souldier alone to come on sir Sir Rob. Why god•… mercy Captain Now to Church Enter master William Nay wee 'le not lose a minute Mr. Wi. Beseech you stay a little there 's that mirth in your way Enter Rash and Bab like a Puritan I dare promise will be worth your beholding See see 't appeares La. Mal. Who 's this Master Rash Rash The very same an 't please you Sir Oli. Your suit continued still sir Rash I have turn'd up another suit now sir Sir Rob. Your Wife Rash Even so sir Bab. Verily so sir Doe not you know me Lady La. Mos Truth not I. Bab. Nor you nor you nor you La. Mal. We know thee not Marg. What art thou Bab. This 't is to put off our vaine superfluous colours and to walk As becommeth the zealously metamorphos'd I was your Creature Lady La. Mos How my creature Bab. In the phrase of the world 't was so But I am now mine own Yet verily I doe erre for no wife is her owne disposer Verily none for we to affirme sincerely are but members Of our Head the man our Spouse and our Superiour All How Bab Mr. Wil. That Barbary Button beleeve me Capt. How comes she to speake in the nose so Mr. Wil. The tone of the Brethren and the Sisters But what doe you thinke of this Member Bab. Though begot and conceiv'd in vanity being borne in the State of Matrimony the offence may no doubt be remitted and the Innocent in time may prove a most zealous member Sir Oli. And what thinke you sir Rash I thinke as my wife thinkes for man and wife are one Bab. Verily you have said said - like a zealous husband Enter Cutbert Cut Give way there Gentlemen All Why what 's the matter Cut Your shadow Lady and your Rivall sir The prettiest fancie the most dainty Dreame Beseech you Madam stand aside a little Enter Plush and Gillian as the Lady Much joy betide your worship Plush Godamercy Having this Beauty I have all the joyes My Auspicious Starres could give me Honest Cut This service shall not be unthought of Cut Cut Well Master Gregorie an you doe hang your selfe Plu. Why an he does he does we cannot helpe it Cut Yet it would grieve a man Plu. Grieve a pudding And it grieve not him to do 't it shall never Grieve me to heare on 't We are now man and wife Cut For better for worse sir Plu. Then for better for worse I will keepe her Why there 's another Rivall o' mine Sir Oliver Say he should take the same journey and goe to Heaven in a Halter after him can I helpe it Sir Oli. I confesse you cannot thanke you master Plush Plu. I did but say an an you should sir Sir Oli. No though the losse be somewhat grievous to me The sorrow shall not goe so deepe she 's yours Plu. As sure as the Church can make her Sir Oli. What must be must be sir much joy betide you Enter Gregorie the old Gentlewoman as the Lady and Hugh Plush Thanke you Greg. Now Lady In spight of all my Rivalls you are mine Old Gent. I am sir Greg. I know thou art and thereupon Hu. Not a kisse till you come to your Chamber then Shee 's your owne all over Greg. 'T is enough Now an my father would but dye once Hu. When Plush shall heare of this hee 'll hang himselfe Greg. An he do to make a wry mouth at the match I cannot helpe it I should not doe so by him though Save you gentlemen We have the Lady Gentlemen Plu. We have the Lady-gentlemen Sir Rob. Is my Sister divided betweene you Sir Oli. You cannot both have the Lady Plu. Alas poore Gregorie Greg. Alas poore Plush La. Mos Alas poore coxcombs here 's a coyle indeed About a worthlesse shadow What am I sir Sir Ro. Capt. Alas poore Plush La. Mal. Wi. Alas poore Gregorie Plu. Why who have I then Gill. Why who doe you thinke you have sir This is no Ivy bush nor I an Owle D' yee stare upon me say Plu. Are yo' my wife Gill. I cannot tell how doe you thinke sir ha Sir Oli. Having got this Beauty from you we got this Beauty for you Cut You 'll thinke upon me I hope sir Capt. The Gentlewoman is my Sister I tell you no more but so sir Shee loves no large protests Embrace and kisse And 't is sufficient There 's an end of this Sir Rob. And what say you sir Greg. Why I say I know not what to say Shee is not very old sir is she Capt. In her Hood some 50 But in some Dressings she has Shee may passe for a thing of twenty Greg. Here be some Gutters Channels and Long lanes But being fill'd up with a little Plaster of Paris Capt. Garden Greg. The Face may passe Capt. For a Paris-garden face it may sir Old Gent. Come ne'r be melancholy you shall find a woman of me I warrant you Greg. Thou speak'st like a good old woman Well An my wife would but dy once Old gent How Sweet-heart your Father Greg. I know what I said I warrant you Old gent Nay pree thee sweet-heart kisse me faith you shall kisse Greg. There Puh Well an my wife would but dye once Mr. Wi. Come you are so melancholie Why here 's a man suffers as much as you Or you master Plush and yet you see hee 's patient Rash I thought I had married a Lady too but by lady There 's no such matter We must be contented now though Greg. Well here be three of us Sir Rob. There be indeed Stand together I beseech you and be silent Come let 's to Church nay wee 'll not lose a minute Brother Sonne So now I 'll call thee Captaine having got The inestimable Jewell treasur'd up In this rich Cabinet for such a Jemme Is the deare heart of Peg my Girle my Pearle This beauteous vertuous Country Girle And such The Prize your fortune or your goodnesse rather Has drawne in this sweet Beauty Many joyes Heav'n send you both La. Mal. Many sweet Girles and Boyes Sir Rob. Why godamercy my old Pegg Away Fl•…rish Exeunt Rash Plush Gregorie and their Wenches staying Mr. William enters to them In love and warre no danger to delay Epilogue Mr. Wil. COme will you goe Gentlemen Nay you must be with us And ghests at this Wedding dinner All Must we Mr. Wil. By any meanes in the world sir Their Cates will not rellish without you Greg. A word or two first to ease our stomackes here and our Stomacks shall be there in an instant Gentlemen You see how we have bin abus'd Basely abus'd and gull'd Rash I with this crackt Commoditie Greg. I with this old Commoditie Plu. And I with this scoulding Commoditie Rash How this cracke Greg. How this face Plu. How this tongue Rash May be soulder'd Greg. May be vernish'd Plu. May be charm'd Rash I any man can let him tell us no no man All Not one word of comfort Rash If not for us so cunningly betraied To these hard bargaines for our Country Maide Plush Our vertuous City Dame be pleas'd to shew That you are pleas'd Greg. Though we be hardly so These tricks thus put upon 's Rash And then this Cracke Greg. This wither'd Face here Plu. and my Gillians clacke Rash I Solder'd Greg. Vernisht Plush Charm'd Mr. Wil. Here you may please To understand that what 's set downe for these Is spoke for All that by this part we meane All the whole Bulke and Body of the Scoene We have Presented which or Ebbes or Flowes Or stands or falls withers or sweetly growes From the Aspects you give it Let them be But gracious we are yours Men And wee Women And wee Exeunt FINIS The Actors Names Sir Robert Malory Sir Oliver Bellingham Captaine George Mullynax Master Rash Master Timothy Plush Master Gregory Dwindle Old Thrash-hard Abraham Thrash-hard his Sonne Servingmen Cutburt Hugh Lady Malory Lady Mosely An old Gentlewoman Margaret the Country Girle Gillian her scolding Sister The Scoene London and Edmonton