both Haue you forgot sweet Lady This very morning that you gaue them both To me The Princess ieasted to see how You woo'd but take it Moun. Excellent Villaine Prince 'T was well put off 'T is strange shee 's so forgetfull I prethee Stroza Where are they Stro. Where are they they are Prince Where Why studdy you Stro. They are there Prince Where man Stro. I poasted them To Millaine sent them safe dare you not trust my word Prince Not till I see my deeds Stro. By one o th' Princes Traine Prince See which o' the Traine is wanting Moun. I shall my Lord. Stro. I would I were in Turkey Milla. Would I were on horse-backe Prin. Nay looke not you deiected beautious Bride For this is done onely to honour you Enter a Seruing-man with a child in a couered Dish Gent. The Prince my Master hearing your solemnities Hath sent this dish to adde a present to Your royall Feasts wishing himselfe therein To be a wellcome guest Prince Your Masters name Gent. Prince Parma Prince Giue this Gentleman A 100. crownes This will much grace our banquet Flo. Ther 's in that dish some Morrall Milla. Comming from him Meethinks it should be season'd with some strange And dangerous poyson Touch't not my Lord. Flo. There should be more in 't then a feasting dish What 's here a Child Iulia Oh my perplexed heart Pri. Vpon his brest ther 's something writ I le read it 'T is fit if Iustice bee not quite exil'd That he that wedds the mother keepe the child This Child was sent to me Stro. From whom whom Parma breake the bastards necke As I would doe the Fathers were hee here Prin. Sure spare't for the Mothers sake t' was sent to vs Which of the trayne is wanting Enter Mounsieus Moun. None my Lord. Prin. Stroza where is this Charter and the Ring Stro. I know of none Moun. Why t' was confest Stro. Right I confest it but your grace must know 'T was but to please your humour which began To grow into some violence Moun. I can forbeare no longer Impudent Stroza Thou art a Villaine periur'd and forsworne That Duke dishonourable and shee vnchast Besides thou hyredst a Virgin in her roome Slaue as thou art to bosome with the Prince Gau'st her fiue hundred Crownes That this is true I will maintaine by combat Stro. That I did this Hee lies below his entrayles That dares to braue mee with such a proud affront And in the honour of my Prince and Countrey I will approoue thee recreant Prin. A strife that nought saue combat can deside The cause so full of doubts and intricate See they are both arm'd and euenly without odds Saue what the iustice of the cause can yeeld Exit Mounsieur and Stroza Enter Prince Parma Par. Bee 't no intrusion held if a strange Prince Setting behind all complementall leaue Amongst strange Princes enters Let me know Which is the Prince of Florance Prince Wee are hee Parm. And Parma Iult. Parma Prince Excuse mee Sir I know him not But if I much mistake not Wee are late indebted to you for a present Parm. It was a gift I should bee loath to part with But vpon good conditions Am I then To all a stranger Doe you not know mee Lady Milla. Heare him not speake I charge thee by thine honor Prince Parma speake and if thy speech was bent to mee Parm. Ere I proceede let mee behold this babe Nere a Nurse heere Pray hand it you sweete Lady Till I find out a Mother Milla. Touch it not I charge thee on my blessing Iulia Pardon Sir It well becomes my handling Prince Parma proceede Parm. Then Florence know thou hast wrong'd me beyond thought Shipwrackt my Honour and my Fame nay strumpeted Her whom I tearme my Bride Prince 'T is false I neuer imbrac'd saue with one And her I found to bee most truely chast Parm. Then It maintaine Hast thou a Wife heere Prince Yes Parm. Then I le approoue her to bee none of thine That thou hast fetch 't her from anothers armes Nay more that shee 's vnchast Prin. Know Parma thou hast kindled such a Flame That all the Oceans billowes scarce can quench Bee that onr quarrells ground Florence Princes forbeare First see the Issue of the former Combat Before more blood you hazard Prince Wee are pleased Parm. And wee content Enter Stroza and the Mounusieur they fight and Stroza is ouercome Moun. Yeeld thy selfe recreant villaine or thou dy'st Stro. Saue mee I will confesse Is Parma heere Parm. Yes heere wee are Stro. I falsely stuft thy head with Iealousies And for some priuate ends of my reuenge Disgrac'd the Generall and set odds betwixt Lauretta and the Princesse All these mischiefes Proceede from my suggestions Milla. Damne him for it Stro. Is that your kindnesse Giue me leane to liue Bee 't but to taynt his honour Prince Tell mee Stroza Was Iulia chaste Stro. No. Prince Did her Father know it Stro. Yes and more too I had the Gold from him To bribe the Generalls daughter Florence Iniuries Beyond the thought of man Milla. Which wee ' le no longer striue with since the heauens haue laid that ope most plaine and palpable which most wee thought to conceale Prince Will Parma fight Parm. Resolue mee first Was Iulia found Chast Prince I heere protest wee parted both as cleere As at our first encounter Parm. Then I accept her If you my Lord Bee pleas'd so to part with her Prince Willingly Iulia Now haue I my desires Had I withall The Princely babe I boare Parm. See Iulia Whom thy hard-hearted Father doom'd to death My care hath still Conserued Imbrace it Lady Nay 't is thy owne nere feare it Prince Then Prince Parma With your words I le proceed 'T is fit all Iustice hee not quite exil'd That hee that wedds the Mother keepe the child Florence But Peeres the Virgin that this Stroza hired To Iustifie thee wrongs Prince At hand my Lord Mounsieur conduct them hither Moun. I shall Sir Milla. The Generalls Wife and Daughter Enter Lauretta Wife and Clowne Clow. Yes and their man too all that 's left of him Prince This the Maide To whom I am so bound Laure. Oh let me lie As prostrate at your foot in Vassallage As I was at your pleasure Prince Sweete arise Clow. Your Lordship hath bin vp already when shee was downe I hope if the thing you wott of goe no worse forward then it hath hegun and that you take charge of my young Lady you neede not bee altogether vnmindfull of her Gentleman-Vsher Florence Of what birth is that Lady Milla. Euen the least Enuy can speake Shee is a Souldiers Daughter Decended from a noble parentage Wife Who with her mother Thus kneeles to him as to their Soueraigne Intreating grace and pittie Milla. You haue both Sure sure the heauens for our Ingratitude To noble Sforza onr braue generall Hath sau'd crost our proceedings which to recompence Wee 'le take you vnto our best patronage Wife Millaine is honorable Prince But by your fauour Sir This must bee our owne charge Florence With which we are pleas'd Iulia. Stroza was cause of all but his submission Hath sau'd him from our hate arise in grace Whil'st we thus greete Lauretta Lauret Royall Princesse I still shall be your hand-maide Stroza Who would striue To bee a villaine when the good thus thriue Prince You crowne me with your wishes Royall father My Mistris first and next my bed-fellow And now my Bride most welcome Excellent Sir Imbrace the Millaine Duke whil'st I change hand With Princely Parma Iulia once my Wife Backe to your husband I returne you chast Mounsieur bee still our friend You our kind Mother And let succeeding Ages thus much say Never was Maiden-head better giuen away Exeunt omnes FINIS The Epilogue NEw Playes are like new Fashions If they take Followed and worne And happy 's hee can make First into ' th Garbe But when they once haue past Censure and proue not well they seldome last Our Play is new but whether shaped well In Act or Seane Iudge you you best can tell Wee hope the best and 't is our least of feare That any thing but comely should shew heere Howeuer Gentlmen 't is in your powers To make it last or weare out in two houres
studied a Prayer for him that giues and a Poxe take him that giues nothing I haue one for the Horse-way another for the Foote-way and a third for the turning-ftile No Madam begging is growne a gentleman-like Calling here in our Countrey Wife I haue yet one poore piece of Gold reseru'd Step to the Viâ—lage by and fetch some Wine Clow. You had better keepe your Gold and trust to my begging Oratory yet this is the worst they can say to mee that I am my Ladies Bottle-man Exit Clowne Wife Here 's a strange change we must be patient Yet can I not but weepe thinking on thee Lau. Madam on me there is no change of Fortune Can puffe me or deiect me I am all one In rich abundance and penurious want So little doe my miseries vexe me Or the faire Princesse wrong that I will end My passions in a Song A Song Sound Hornes within Wife It seemes the Duke is Hunting in the Forrest Here let vs rest our selues and listen to Their Tones for nothing but mishap here lies Sing thou faire Childe I 'le keepe tune with my eyes Winde hornes And enter the Prince of Florence Mounsieur Prince This way the voyce was let vs leaue the Chace Moun. Behold my Lord two sad deiected Creatures Throwne on the humble verdure Prince Here 's beauty mixt with teares that pouerty Was neuer bred in Cottage I 'le farther question Their state and fortune Wife Wee 're discouered Daughter arise Prince What are you gentle Creatures Nay answere not in teares If you by casuall losse or by the hand Of Fortune haue beene crusht beneath these sorrowes He demands your griefe That hath as much will as ability To succour you and for your owne faire sake Nay beautious Damsell you neede not question that Lau. If by the front we may beleeue the heart Or by the out-side iudge the inward vertue You faire Sir haue euen in your selfe alone All that this world can promise for I ne're Beheld one so compleate and were I sure Although you would not pitty yet at least You would not mocke our misery I would relate A Tale should make you weepe Prince Sweete if the Prologue To thy sad passion mooue thus what will the Sceane And tragicke act it selfe doe Is thatt Gentlewoman Your Mother sweete Lau. My wretched Mother Sir Prince Pray of what Prouince Lau. Milleine Prince What fortune there Lau. My Father was a Noble Gentleman Rank't with the best in Birth and which did adde To all his other vertues a bold Souldier But when he dy'de Prince Nay proceede beauteous Lady How was your Father stil'd Lau. To tell you that Were to exclaime vpon my Prince my Countrey And their Ingratitude For he being dead With him our fortunes and our hopes both fail'd My Mother loath to liue ignobly base Where once she flourisht hauing spent her meanes Not loosely nor in riot but in the honour Of her dead Husband left th' ingratefull Land Rather to spend her yeares in pouerty Mongst those that neuer knew her height of Fortune Then with her thankelesse Friends and Countrey-men Fled here to perish Prince More then her Charming beauty Her passion moues me where inhabit you Lau. Here euery where Prince Beneath these Trees Lau. We haue No other roofe then what kinde Heauen lends Prince Gentle Creature Had you not told me that your Birth was Noble I should haue found it in your face and gesture Mounsieur Mounsieur My Lord. Prince Goe winde thy Horne abroad and call to vs Some of our traine we pitty these two Ladies And we will raise thier hope Cheere you old Madam You shall receiue some bounty from a Prince Enter a Hunts-man Who keepes the Lodge below Hunts. Your Highnesse Hunts-man Prince Command him to remoue and instantly We giue it to these Ladies besides adde Vnto our Guest three thousand pounds a yeare We 'le see it furnisht too with Plate and Hangings 'Las pretyt Maide your father's dead you say We 'le take you now to our owne Patronage And trust me Lady whiel wee 're Prince of Florence You shall not want nor foode nor harborage Wife Pardon Great Sir this our neglect of duty Vnto a Prince so gracious and compleate In vertuous indowments Lau. To excuse Our former negligence behold I cast Me at your foote Prince Arise sweete pray your name Lau. Lauretta Prince Faire Laureâ—tâ— you shall be henceforth ours Oh Mounsieur I ne're saw where I could loue Till now Moun. How now my Lord remember pray What you are to this poore deiected Maide Prince Well Mounsieur well when e're I match pray Heauen We loue so well but loue and toyle hath made vs Euen somewhat thirsty would we had some Wine Enter Clowne Clow. Nay now I thinke I haue fitted you with a Cup of Nâ—psiâ—â—tâ— Moun. How now sirrah what are you Clow. What am I Nay what art thou I thinke you le proue little better then a smell-smocke That can finde out a pretty wench in such a Corner Wife Pâ—ace sirrah 't is the Prince Clow. What if he be he may loue a Wench as well as another man Prince What hast thou there Clow. A bottle of Wine and a Manchet that my Lady sent me for Prince Thou ne're couldst come to vs in better time Reach it vs Mounsieur Moun. Your bottle quickly sirrah come I say Clow. Yes when can you tell doe you thinke I am such an Asse to part so lightly with my liquor Know thou my friend before I could get this bottle fill'd I was glad to change a piece of Gold and call for the rest againe And doe you thinke I 'le loose my liquor and haue no Gold nor rest againe Not so my Friend not so Moun. There 's Gold sir. Clow. Madam will you giue me a Licence to sell VVine I could get no Pâ—ate in the Forrest but a woodden Dish Wife Fill to the Prince Lauretia Lau. Will it please Your Highnesse drinke out of a woodden Mazer Prince Yes sweete with thee in any thing you know Wee are a Prince and you shall be our taster Lau. Why should I loue this Prince his bounteous gifts Exalt me not but make me much more poore I 'me more deiected then I was before Wife Sir Moun. Lady thankes I feare me he is caught But if he be my Counsell must diuert him Clow. The bottome of the bottle is at your seruice Sir Shall you and I part stakes Moun. There 's more Gold for you Clow. I had rather you had broke my pate then my draught but harke you Sir are you as a man should say a belonger to Hunt A belonger to what 's that sir Clow. Oh ignorant are you a follower Hunt I seldome goe before when my betters are in place Clow. A Seruing-man I take it Hunt Right sir. Clow. I desire you the more complement I haue the courtesie of the Forrest for you Hunt And I haue the courtesie of the Court for you sir. Clow. That 's
Amongst the famous Worthies Lau. Hâ—ighâ—e Wife Why sigh you Lau. Pray tell me one thing Mother when you were Of my yeares and first lou'd how did you feele Your selfe Wife Loue Daughter Clow. Shee talkes Now if shee should be enuamored of my comely shape for I haue as they say such a foolish yong and relenting heart I should neuer say her nay I should neuer weare off this stand further off Lau. Stand farther off sir. Clow. No I 'le assure your Ladiship 't is beaten Sattin Lau. Then take your Sattin farther Clow. Your Ladiship hath coniur'd me and I will auoide Satan Lau. Had you not sometimes musings sometimes extasies VVhen some delicate aboue other VVas present Wife I aduise you curbe your sence in time Or you will bring your selfe into the way Of much dishonour Lau. And speake you by experience Mother then I doe begin to feare lest that his shape Should tempt me or his bounty worke aboue My strength and patience pray Mother leaue vs neuer Lest that without your Company my loue Contending with my weakenesse should in time Get of the vpper hand Wife For this I loue thee Enter Clowne running Clow. So hoe Mistris Madam yonder is the Prince and two or three Gentlemen come riding vpon the goodliest Horses that euer I set my eyes vpon and the Princes Horse did no sooner see me but he weeighed and wagg'd his tayle now I thinking he had done it to take acquaintance of me said againe to him Gramery Horse so I left them and came to tell your Ladiship Lau. Goe see them stabled my soule leapt within me To heare the Prince but named Enter Prince and Mounsieur Prince Now my faire Friend Lau. Your hand-mayd mighty Prince Prince Looke Mounsieur Can she be lesse then Noble nay deserues she Thus habited to be tearm'd lesse then Royall What thinkst thou Mounsieur Moun. Faith my Lord I neuer loue a woman for her habite When sir I loue I 'le fee my lone starke naked Prince Right courteous Lady Our bounty is too sparing for your worth Yet such as 't is accept it Wife Royall Sir 'T is beyond hope or merit Prince I prithee Mounsieur A little comp ement with that old Lady Whilst I conferre with her Moun. I thanke you Sir See you would make me a sir Panderus Hee talkes with the old Lady Yet farre as I can see you I will trust you Sweete Lady how long is 't nay keepe that hand Since those fierce warres 'twixt Florence and great Millaine Nay that hand still Prince And haue you ne're a loue then Lau. Yes my Lord I should belye my owne thoughts to deny And say I had none Prince Pray acquaint me with him And for thy sake I 'le giue him state and Honours And make him great in Florence Is he of birth Lau. A mighty Duke-domes Heire Prince How now my Lauretta I prithee sweete where liues he Lau. In his Countrey Prince Honour me so much As let me know him Lau. In that your Grace must pardon me Prince Must then I will Is he of presence sweete Lau. As like your Grace as one Prince to another Prince Honour me so much then as let me know him Lau. In that excuse me Sir Prince Thee loue I will In all things wherefore study you Lau. Why my Lord I was euen wishing you a mighty harme But pardon me 't was out euen vnawares Prince Harme there 's none can come from thee Lauretta Thou art all goodnesse nay confesse it sweete Lau. I was wishing with my selfe that you were poore Oh pardon me my Lord a poore a poore man Prince Why my Lauretta Lau. Sir because that little I haue Might doe you good I would you had No money nay no meanes but I speake idly Pray pardon me my Lord. Prince By all my hopes I haue in Florence would thou wert a Dutchesse That I might court thee vpon equall tearmes Or that I were of low deiected fortunes To ranke with thee in Birth for to enioy Thy beauty were a greater Dowre then Florence Great Duke-dome Enter Clowne Clow. Oh my Lord my Lord Are you close at it and you too crabbed Age and you the there 's Rods in pisse for some of you Prince Now sir the newes Clow. Oh my Lord there 's a Nobleman come from the Court to speake with you Prince Mounsieur vpon my life 't is some Embassadour Moun. Good Sir make haste lest I be challeng'd for you Prince No worthy Friend for me thou shalt not suffer At our best leasur'd houres we meane to visite you Now giue me leaue to take a short fare-well Exeunt Prince and Mounsieur Lau. Your pleasure is your owne To part from him I am rent quite asunder Clow. And you can but keepe your leggs close Let him rend any thing else and spare not Exeunt Enter Florence and Lords with Stroza Embassadour Flo. Speake the true Tenor of your Embassie Str. If Florence prize the Duke of Millaines loue His indear'd Amity If he haue minde To mixe with him in conâ—anguinity To strengthen both your Realmes he make the proiect To your faire Treaty that your hopefull Heire Shall with the princeise Iulia his faire Daughter Be ioyn'd in Marriage her large Dowre shall be A spacious Duke-dome after his decease But which my Lord counts most is a faire League 'Twixt your diuided Duke-domes Florence We doe conceite you But for the Dowre you craue Str. Ten thousand Crownes By th'yeare Flo. 'T is granted onely our Sonnes consent Is wanting but see here he wisht for comes Enter Prince and Mounsicur Prince Mounsieur what are those Moun. Embassadours my Lord. Prince Whence are these Lords Duke From Millaine Prince Their businesse Royall Sir Flo. About a match Which if you't please we highly shall applaud They offer you a faire and vertuous Princesse Vnto your bed Prince Vnto my bed my Lord I am not so affraide of spirits Sir But I can lye alone without a bed-fellow Flo. 'T is the faire Princesse Iulia you must Marry Prince Marry my Lord Flo. I marry must you Sir Or you diuorce your selfe from our deare loue Prince But is she faire Stro. As euer Hellen was Prince What and as Charte Stroza It were not Princely in you Royall Sir To question such a Princesse Chastity I could haue instanc'd Lucrece Prince Would you had For both were rauisht Moun. How 's this my Lord They offer loue and beauty which being both So freely offer'd doe deserue acceptance Stroza Your answere Sir Prince That I am yours The States and if you please So to dispose me hers what ere she be Come friend I must impart my Loue this newes Or it will rend my heart Exit Prince Stroza I shall returne this answere Florens Faithfully As we intend it But you first shall taste The bounty of our Court with royall Presents Both to the Duke your master and the Princesse It done prepare we for this great solemnity Of Hymeneall Iubilies Fixt is
the day Wherein rich Florens shall her pompe display Exeunt Enter Parma and a Lord of Millaine Parm. Onely to you of all the Millaine Peeres I dare expose my safety Lord. In these armes My Lord you are Sanctuared Parm. I doe not doubt it But I pray you tell me since I left the Court How is my absence taken Lord. Of the Duke With much distaste Parm. But of the Princesse Iulia Lord Full two Moneths Shee kept her Chamber grieuously distracted They say meere griefe for your departure hence Parm. Brauely manag'd The Duke I see was more kind to her fame Then to his prettie grand-childe well I le salt it all But what thinke you if after all I should Send Letters to her or Ambassadors I should not win her for I know Th 'aue her heart in bondage Lord Why worthy Prince Haue you not heard the newes Shee hath beene offered Vnto the Florentine the match accepted And the Nuptiall day the tenth of the next Moneth Parm. No more Pray leaue mee Sir Lord. I will Pray Sir Regard your safety Exit Lord. Parm. To bee married Ruimus in vestitum semper I did neglect her but being deni'd I doate vpon her beautie Methinkes 't is fit If I begot the Child I wed the Mother The Prince I pitie hee should bee so wrong'd And I the Instrument Now helpe mee braine That neare was wont to fayle mee 'T is decreed Something to Plot although I faile to speede Exit Parma Enter Clowne Mother and Lauretta Clowne I wonder you should bee so sad and melanchollie I le lay a yeeres wages before hand I le tell your disease As well as any Doctor in Florence and Let me but feele your pulse Lauret Away you are a foole and trouble vs. Clowne That 's no matter whether I bee a foole or a phisitian If I loose I le pay that 's certaina Wife Try the fooles counsell daughter but bee sure To forfit and to pay Lauret Now sir your skill Clowne Nay I must feele your pulse first for if a Womans pulse bee neere a place I know there 's few heere of my yeeres but would bee glad to turne Doctors Lauret Now sir you see I doe not smile Clowne Nay if it bee nothing else I le fetch that will cure you presently Exit Clowne Wife Child I must chide you you giue too much way vnto this humour It alters much your beautie Enter the Clowne Clowne Oh young Mistris where are you the Prince The Prince Lauret Oh Mother doe you heare the newes the Prince The Prince is comming Where is hee oh where Clowne Where is hee Why at the Court where should hee bee I did but doo 't to make you smile Nay I le tickle you for a Doctor Madam I haue a yeeres wages before hand Lauret Is hee not come then Clowne No marrie is hee not Lawret. My soule did leape within to heare the Prince But nam'd It started euery ioynt Clowne Nay Madam the Prince is come Wife Away your foolerie's vnseasonable Wee le not beleeue you Enter the Prince and Mounsieur Clowne If you will not beleeue mee will you beleeue these Lauret Welcome my Lord And wherefore doe you sigh Prince I figh Lauretta cause I cannot chuse Lauret Nor could I chuse should you but sigh againe Prince I le tell thee Loue strange newes I must be married Lauret Married my Lord Prince Why doe you weepe You blam'd mee now for sighing Why doe you melt in teares Sweet what 's the cause Lauret Nay nothing Prince And as I told thee Sweete I must bee married My Father and the State will haue it so And I came instantly to tell the newes To thee Lauretta As to one from whom I nothing can conceale Lauret Why should you grieue For that For I my Lord must haue a Husband too Prince Must you But when 's the day Lauret When 's yours my Lord Prince The tenth of the next moneth Lauret The selfe same day And selfesame houre that you inioy your loue My Princely Husband I must then inioy Prince But doe you loue him Lauret Not my selfe more deere Prince How happie are you aboue mee faire friend That must inioy where you affect When I Am tide to others fancies It was your promise That I should know him further Lauret You shall see him That day as richly habited as the great Heire of Florence But royall Sir what 's shee That you must bed then Prince 'T is Iulia The Duke of Millaines daughter Why change your Face Lauretta speakes to her selfe Lauret That shee that hates mee most should liue to inioy Him I affect best O my ominous fate I thought to haue hid mee from thee in these desarts But thou dost dogg mee euery where Shee Swounes Prince Looke to her safety not for the Crowne Of Florence I would haue her perish Wife Helpe to support her Exit with Mother and Clowne Prince Oh Friend that I should change my Royaltie To weaknesse now I doe thinke this lodge A Pallace and this Beautious Mayden-head Of greater worth then Iulia. Moun. Come my Lord Lay by these idle thoughts and make you ready To entertaine your Bride Enter Parma disguised Parm. The Prince the Prince I come to seeke the Prince and was directed Vnto this place Prince Thy newes Parm. A Letter Prince Whence Parm. Reade the Contents will shew you their eyes are from mee and I must hence Exit Parma The Prince reades Prince The Millaine Princesse is betroathed deflowred Not worthy of your loue beleeue this true Vpon a Prince his word when you shall bed her And find her flawd in her Virginitie You shall haue cause to thinke vpon his loue From whom you had this caution But doe it with that Princely management Her honour bee not slandered Hee that loues Admires and honours you Where 's hee that brought this Letter Moun. Fled my Lord. Prince Poast after bring him backe Could hee not set his hand to 't How now the newes Moun. Hee 's fled vpon a milke white Gennet Sir Seeming t' out strip the winde and I lost him Prince Thou hast lost mee quite Moun. What meanes this passions Sir Prince Mounsieur reade there What will confound thee Oh if shee bee vnchast Could they find none but mee to worke vpon Moun. It confounds mee my Lord. Prince If shee bee Chast How shall I wrong her to question her faire Vertues Moun. Right Prince But if shee bee not right I wrong my Honor Which after marriage how shall I recall Moun. 'T is certaine Prince Yes Oh how am I perplext Come I le to Court I le not bee sway'd Were shee a Potent Queene Where Counsell fayles mee I le once trust to spleene Exeunt Enter the Clowne with his Table-bookes Clowne Let me see the Prince is to bee married to morrow and my young Mistris meanes to keepe a Feast in the Forrest in honour of his wedding at the Court Now am I sent as Caterer into the City to prouide them
A Pleasant Comedy called A MAYDEN-HEAD WELL LOST As it hath beene publickly Acted at the Cocke-pit in Drury-lane with much Applause By her Maiesties Seruants Written by THOMAS HEYVVOOD Aut predessesolent aut delectare LONDON Printed by Nicholas Okes for Iohn Iackson and Francis Church and are to be sold at the Kings Armes in Cheape-side 1634. To the Reader COurteous Reader of what sexe soeuer let not the Title of this Play any way deterre thee from the perusall thereof For there is nothing herein contained which doth deuiate either from Modesty or good Manners For though the Argument be drawne from a Mayden-head lost yet to be well lost cleares it from all aspersion Neither can this be drawne within the Criticall censure of that most horrible Histriomastix whose vncharitable doome hauing damned all such to the flames of Hell hath it selfe already suffered a most remarkeable fire here vpon Earth This hath beene frequently and publickly Acted without exception and I presume may be freely read without distaste and of all in generall excepting such whose prepared palats disgusting all Poems of this nature are poysoned with the bitter iuice of that Coloquintida and Hemlocke which can neither relish the peace of the Church nor Common-weale Nothing remaineth further to be said but read charitably and then censure without preiudice By him who hath beene euer studious of thy fauour Thomas Heywood Dramatis Personae The Duke of Florence The Prince of Florence Mounsieur the Tutor to the Prince The Widdow of the Generall Sforsa Their Daughter Lauretta The Clowne their Seruant A Huntsman A Lord of Florence The Duke of Millaine The Prince of Parma Iulia Daughter to Millain Stroza Secretary to the Duke A Souldier of Sforza'es Three maimed Souldiers A Lord of Millaine Attendants Other Lords c. The Prologue PRologues to Playes in vse and common are As Vshers to Great Ladies Both walke bare And comely both conducting Beauty they And wee appeare to vsher in our Play Yet be their faces foule or featur'd well Be they hard-fauoured or in lookes excell Yet being Vsher he owes no lesse duty Vnto the most deformed then the choise Beautie It is our case we vsher Acts and Scenes Some honest and yet some may proue like Queanes Loose and base stuffe yet that is not our fault We walke before but not like Panders hault Before such cripled ware Th' Acts we present We hope are Virgins drawne for your content Vnto this Stage Maides gratefull are to Men Our Scenes being such like such accept them then A MAYDEN-HEAD VVELL LOST Actus primus Scena prima Enter Iulia and Strazo Iulia. THat shee should doo 't Stroza Shee Iul. May we build vpon 't Str. As on a base of Marble I haue seene Strange passages of loue loose enterchanges Of hands and eyes betwixt her and the Prince Madama looke too 't Iul. What hope hath he in one So meanly bred or shee t' obtaine a Prince Of such discent and linnage Str. What but this That you must vndergoe the name of wife And she to intercept the sweetes of loue Due to your bed Iul. To be his strumpet Stroza Str. Madame a woman may guesse vnhappily Iul. Thou shouldst be honest Stroza Str. Yes many should Be what they are not but I alwayes was And euer will be one that 's still my selfe Iul. The Generall Sforsaes daughter is 't not she Str. Is that yet questioned as if the chaste Court Had saue her selfe one so degenerate So dissolutely wanton so profuse In prostitution too so impudent And blushlesse in her proud ambitious aime As if no man could her intemperance please Saue him whom Heauen hath destin'd to your bed Iul. I neuer saw them yet familiar Str. Ha ha as if they 'd send for you to see 't To witnesse what they most striue to conceale Be guld be branded ' lasto me all 's nothing I shall ne're smart for 't what is 't to me If being a Bride you haue a widdowed fortune If being married you must throw your selfe Vpon a desolate bed and in your armes Claspe nought but Ayre whilst his armes full of pleasure Borrow'd from a stolne beauty shall this grieue Or trouble me breake my sleepes make me starte At midnight vp and fill the house with clamours Shall this bring strange brats to be bred and brought Vp at my fire and call me Dad No this Concernes not me more then my loue to you To your high Soueraignty Iul. I now repent Too late since I too lauishly haue giuen him The vtmost he could aske and stretcht my honour Beyond all lawfull bounds of modesty Hee 's couetous of others and neglects His owne but I will part those their stolne pleasures And crosse those lustfull sports they haue in chase Not be the pillow to my owne disgrace Exit Str. The game 's on foote and there 's an easie path To my reuenge this beauteous Millanois Vnto th' Duke sole heire still courted crau'd And by the Parma Prince sollicited Which I still study how to breake and cast Aspersions betwixt both of strange dislike But wherein hath the other innocent Mayde So iniur'd me that I should scandall her Her Father is the Generall to the Duke For when I studdied to be rais'd by Armes And purchase me high eminence in Campe He crost my fortunes and return'd me home A Cashierd Captaine for which iniury I scandall all his meanes vnto the Duke And to the Princesse all his daughters vertues I labour to inuert and bring them both Into disgracefull hatred Enter Prince Parma Par. Stroza Str. My Lord Par. Saw you the Princesse Str. Iulia Par. She Str. I haue my Lord of late no eare of hers Nor she a tongue of mine the time hath bin Till soothing Sycophantsand Court Parasites Supplanted me Par. I haue the power with her To bring thee into grace Str. Haue you the power To keepe your selfe in doe you smile my Lord Par. I tell thee Stroza I haue that interest In Iulias bosome that the proudest Prince In Italy cannot supplant me thence Str. Sir Ino way question it but haue I not knowne A Prince hath bin repulst and meanest persons Bosom'd the Prince would once haue lookt vpon me When small intreaty would haue gain'd an eye An eare a tongue to speake yea and a heart To thinke I could be secret Par. What meanes Stroza Str. But 't is the fate of all mortality Man cannot long be happy but my passion Will make me turne blab I shall out with all Par. Whence comes this 't is suspicious and I must be Inquisitiue to know 't Str. A Iest my Lord I 'le tell you a good Iest. Par. Prithee let 's heare it Str. What will you say if at your meeting next With this faire Princesse shee begins to raue To raile vpon you to exclaime on your Inconstancy and call the innocent name Of some chaste Maide in question whom perhaps You neuer ey'd my Lord. Par. What of all this Str. What
I could find in my heart to goe with you but for one thing Wife What 's that Clow. Because you are too liberall a Mistresse and that 's a fault seldome found among Ladies For looke you vse o giue away all and I am all that is left and I am affraide when you come into a strange Countrey you 'le giue away me too so that I shall neuer liue to be my owne man Wife Tush feare it not Clow. Why then I 'le goe with you inspite of your teeth Wife Leaue Milleine then to Florence be our guide Heauen when man failes must for our helpe prouide Exeūt Actus Secundus Scena prima Enter Parma reading a Letter after him Iulia. Par. This Letter came from you 't is your Character Iul. That hand in Contract you so long haue had Should not seeme strange to you now Par. You are with-childe So doth your Letter say what change your face Iu. My blushes must speake for me Par. And this Childe You would bestow on me y are very liberall Lady You giue me more then I did meane to aske Iu. And yet but what 's your owne Sir I am serious And it will ill become your Oathes and Vowes To iest at my vndoeing Par. You would say Rather your doing Iu. In doing thus you should vndoe me quite Par. What doe you weepe that late did rayle in clamor Your thunders turnd to showres It is most strange Iu. You haue dishonoured me and by your flattery Haue rob'd me of my chaste Virginity Yet ere I yeelded we were man and wife Sauing the Churches outward Ceremony Par. But Lady you that would be wonne by me To such an act of lust would soone consent Vnto another Iu. Can this be found in man Par. This Strozas language moues me and I intend To try what patience constancy and loue There can be found in woman why do you weepe You are not hungry for your bellie's full Lady be rul'd by me take the aduice A Doctor gaue a Gentleman of ate That sent to him to know whether Tobacco Were good for him or no My friend quoth he If thou didst neuer loue it neuer take it If thou didst euer loue it neuer leaue it So I to thee if thou wert as thou hast Beene alwayes honest I could wish thee still So to continue but being a broken Lady Your onely way 's to make vse of your Talent Farewell I 'le to my Countrey Exit Parma Iu. Oh miserable Let me but reckon vp ten thousand ills My loosenesse hath committed the aspersion And scandalous reputation of my Childe My Father too 't must come vnto his care Oh Enter Milleine Duke Iulia. Iu. Away Duke Come hither but one word Iu. That all those blacke occurrents should conspire And end in my disgrace Duke Ha! what 's the businesse Iu. If all men were such I should be sorry that a man begot me Although he were my father Duke Iulia how 's that Iul. Oh Sir you come to know whether Tobacco be good for you or no I le tell you if you neuer tooke it neuer take it then or it you euer vs'd it take it still Nay I 'me an excellent Philistian growne of late I tell you Duke What meane these strange Anagrams I am thy Father and I loue thee sweete Iul. Loue me thou dost not Duke VVhy thou doest know I doe Iul. I say thou doest not lay no wager with me For if thou dost there will be two to one On my side against thee Duke Ha! I am thy Father Why Iulia Iu. How my Father then doe one thing For me your Daughter Duke One thing any thing Ey all things Iu. Instantly then draw your sword And pierce me to the heart Duke I loue thee not so ill To be the Author of thy death Iu. Nor I my selfe so well as to desire A longer life if you be then my Father Punish a sinne that hath disgrac't your Daughter Scandald your blood and poyson'd it with mud Duke Be plaine with vs. Iu. See I am strumpeted A bastard issue growes within my wombe Duke VVhose fact Iu. Prince Parmaes Duke Stroza Str. My Lord. Duke Search out Prince Parma bring the Traytour backe againe Dead or aliue Str. My Lord he is a Prince Duke No matter for his head shall be the ransome Of this foule Treason When I say begon But as for thee base and degenerate Iul. Doe shew your selfe a Prince let her no longer Liue that hath thus disgrac't your Royall Blood Duke Nature preuailes ' boue honour her offence Merits my vengeance but the name of Childe Abates my Swords keene edge yet Royalty Take th'vpper hand of pitty kill the strumpet And be renown'd for Iustice. Iul. Strike I 'le stand Duke How easie could I period all my care Could I her kill and yet her Infant spare A double Murder I must needes commit To ruine that which neuer offended yet Oh Heauen in this I your assistance craue Punish the faulter and the innocent saue Iul. You are not true to your owne honour Father To let me longer liue Duke Oh Iulia Iulia Thou hast ouerwhelm'd vpon my aged head Mountaines of griefe t' oppresse me to my graue Is Parma found Str. My Lord hee 's priuately Fled from the Court Duke Then flye thou after villaine Str. Sir are you madde Duke What 's to be done Alacke I cannot change a father and a Prince Into a euiell Hang-man tell me Iulia Is thy guilt yet but priuate to thy selfe Iul. It is my Lord. Duke Conceale it then wee 'le study To salue thy honour and to keepe thy loosenesse From all the world conceal'd compresse thy griefe And I will study how to shadow mine Wipe from thy cheekes these teares oh cursed Age When Children 'gainst their Parents all things dare Yet Fathers still proue Fathers in their care Exeunt Enter Mother Lauretta and Clowne Moth. Oh misery beyond comparison When saue the Heauens we haue no roofe at all To shelter vs. Clow. That word all Stickes more in my stomacke then my victuals can For indeede wee can get none to eate now I told you you were so prodiga'l we should pinch for 't Wife What place may wee call this what Clime what Prouince Clow. Why this is the Duke-dome of Florence and this is the Forrest where the hard-hearted Duke hunts many a Hart and there 's no Deere so deare to him but hee 'le kill it as goodly a large place to starue in as your Ladiship can desire to see in a Summers day Wife Yet here since no man knowes vs no man can Deride our misery better dye staru'd Then basely begge Clow. How better starue then begge all the Ladies of Florence shal neuer make me of that beleefe I had rather beg a thousand times then starue once doe you scorne begging Your betters doe not no Madam get me a Snap-sacke I 'le to Florence I 'le make all the high wayes ring of me with for the Lords sake I haue
victualls which they charg'd me to buy no ordinary fare no more it shall and therefore I haue cast it thus First and foremost wee will haue yes downe it shall we will haue a Gammon of Bacon roasted and stufft with Oysters And sixe Black-Puddings to bee serued vp in Sorrell-sops A pickell'd shoulder of Mutton and a surloyne of Beefe in White-broth so much for the first course Now for the second we will haue a Cherry-Tart cut into Rashers and broyled A Custard Carbonado'd on the coales A liue Eele swimming in clowted Creame And sixe Sheepes-heads baked with the hornes peerâ—â—gout of the pasty-crust The morrall is because it is a wedding dinner Enter Stroza with another Lord. Stro. The ioyfull day 's to morrow Passe this plunge And we are made for euer Clowne What my old Polititian hee that vndermin'd my old Lady and my yong Mistris now that I could find but one stratagem to blow him vp I would tosse him I would blanket him i' th Ayre and make him cut an Italian caper in the Clouds These Polititians can doe more execution with a pen in their studies then a good Souldier with his sword in the field but he hath spi'd mee Stro. Thee friend I should haue knowne Clowne And you too I should haue knowne but whether for a friend or no ther 's the question Stro. Thou seru'st the Generall Sforsa Clow. I confesse it but whether you haue seru'd him well or no there hangs a Tale. Stro. How doth thy noble Lady faire Lauretta They haue left Millaine long reside they here Neere to the City Florence Clow. Some three miles off here in the Forrest not halfe an houres riding Stro. I pray thee recommend me to them both And say It shall goe hard with mine affaires But I le find season'd houres to visit them Clow. You shall not want directions to find the place come when you will you shall be most heartily poyson'd Stro. Tell them The newes that they are well Is wondrous pleasing to me and that power I haue in Millaine is reseru'd for them To worke them into grace I can but smile To see how close I haue plotted thier exile Now businesse calls me hence farewell Exit Clow. And behang'd Monsieur Stroza whose description My Muse hath included in these few lines Stroza Thy Head is of a compely Block And would shew well crown'd with the combe of Cock His Face an Inne his Brow a sluttish Roome His Nose the Chamberlaine his Beard the Broome Or like New-market Heath that makes theeues rich In which his Mouth stands iust like Deuills-ditch And so farewell to your worship graue Mounsieur Stroza For I must about my market Exeunt Actus Quartus A Dumbe shew Enter at one doore the Duke of Millaine Iulia Stroza and a Bishop At the other doore the Duke of Florens the Prince and Mounsieur with attendants Then the Bishop takes thier hands and makes signes to marry them and then the Prince speakes Prince Stay till we be resolu'd Florens What meanes our sonne Princ. Not to be gull'd by the best Prince in Europe Much lesse by Millaine Millaine Sir be plaine with vs. Prin. I much suspect that Ladies Chastity Millaine Hers. Prin. I haue said Stroza Ther 's Worme-wood Millaine I came in termes of Honour Brought with me all my comforts here on earth My daughter to bestow her on thy son Poore Lady innocently comming forsaking all Father and Countrey to betake her selfe Vnto his bosome and is she for all this Branded with shame Stro. Who can acuse her speake what probabilities What ground the place the meanes the season how Shee did become corrupt Prince Sir so we haue heard Stro. Produce the witnesse and behould I stand The Champion for her honour and will auerre Her Chaste aboue degree infinitely honest Oh Prince what can you ground such iniury Vpon vaine heare-say Speake for your selfe take spirit Iulia. Apart to herselfe Came we thus farre to be thus wrong'd Stro. Was the slaue neuer Christen'd hath hee no name Iulia. Haue you sent for me to accuse me heere In this stange Clime It is not Princely done Prince O Heauen how am I perplext Floren. Sonne Sonne you wrong Your selfe and me too to accuse a Lady Of such high birth and fame vnlesse you confesse Your selfe to haue err'd you needs must forfeit vs. Moun. My Lord yeeld to your father lest you draw His wrath vpon you Prince Well since I must I will Your pardon Royall Father Yours faire Princesse And yours great Duke If I shall find my self truely to haue err'd I shall confesse your chastity much iniur'd Iulia Submission is to me full recompence Milla. My daughters honour Stro. Doe not stand off my Lord If she be wrong'd shee 's not much behind-hand Milla. Oh let me alone Stroza Flor. Nay good Brother Accept him as your Sonne Milla. My hearts no closet for reuenge t is done Prin. Now heare my protestations I receiue This Ladies hand on these Conditions If you my Lord her father or her selfe Know her selfe faulty Oh confesse it here Before the Ceremonies fasten on me for if hereafter I find you once corrupted by this right hand My future hopes my Fathers royalty And all the honours due vnto our house He haue as many liues and heads for it As he hath Manners Castles Liues and Towres It shall be worthy to be bookt in Chronicles Of all strange tongues And therefore beautious Lady As you esteeme a Prince his name or honour That you l be a Mecenas vnto vertue If in the least of these you guilty be Pull backe your hand Stro. What if you find her chaste Prin. If chaste she shall be dearer farre to me Then my owne soule I will respect her honour Equall with that of my great Ancestours All this I vow as I am Prince and vertuous Stro. Then ioyne their hands Prin. Shee 's mine Set forwards then Exeunt all but Stroza Stro. All goes not well This iugling will be found Then where am I then would I were safe in Millaine Here Matchiuell th'wast hatcht Could not the same Planet inspire this pate of mine with some Rare stratagem worthy a lasting Character No 't will not be my braine is at a non-plus For I am dull Enter Millaine Milla. Stroza Stro. My Lord. Milla. Oh now or neuer Stroza Stro. I am turn'd Foole Asse Iddeott Are they married Milla. Yes and the Prince after the Ceremonie Imbrac'd her louingly Stro. But the hell is That they must lie together ther 's the Deuill Milla. And then Stro. And then we are disgrac'd and sham'd Milla. Canst thou not help't man Stro. Why you would make A man midwife woo'd you I haue no skill Milla. Stroza awake th' art drowsie Stro. Peace interrupt me not I ha'te so to reuenge mee vpon her Whom most I hate To Strumpet her 't were braue Milla. Counsell aduise me Stro. You le make me mad my Lord And in this sweet reuenge I am not onely
Pleas'd with iust satisfaction for all wrongs But the great Prince most palpably deceiu'd Milla. The time runs on Thinke on my honor Stroza Stro. If you le eate grapes vnripe edge your owne teeth I le stay the mellow'd season doo 't your selfe Vnlesse you giue me time for 't Milla. But thinke with mine on thine owne safety Stroza Stro. Peace giue me way my Lord so shall the Prince Bee palpably deceiu'd Faire Iulia's honor Most prosperously deseru'd The Duke my master Freed from all blame Wane hindred Peace confirm'd And I secur'd Oh I am fortunate Beyond imagination Milla. O deare Stroza Helpe now or neuer Stro. Hee was a a meere Asse That rais'd Troys Horse 't was a pritty structure Milla. Oh mee Stro. Synon a foole I can doe more With precious Gold then hee with whining Teares Milla. Oh my tormented soule Stro. Pray my Lord giue mee Fiue hundred crownes Milla. What to doe with them man Stro. See how you stand on trifles when our liues Your honour all our fortunes lie a bleeding What shall I haue the Gold Milla. Thy purpose preethee Stro. I know a desolate Lady whom with Gold I can corrupt Milla. There are fiue hundred Crownes Snroza bethinke thee what thou vndertak'st Such an Act would make huge Atlas bend his head Vnto his heele Stro. But say I cannot win her They bide the brunt of all heere let them stay With these fiue hundred Crownes I le poast away Exit Stroza and Duke Enter Mother Daughter and Clowne Clow. Maddam yonder 's a Gentleman comes to speake with you in all hast Lauret Admit him in Enter Stroza Stro. Lady bee happy and from this blest houre Euer reioyce faire Virgin for I bring you Gold and Inlargement with a recouerie Of all your former losse and dignitie But for a two houres labour Nay that no labour Nor toyle but a meere pleasure Lau Your words like musick please me with delight Beyond imagination Offered to vs Being exil'd our Countrey and our friends Therefore good sir delay not with long complement But tell these hopes more plaine Stro. Haue wee not heere Too many â—ares Lauret Wee would bee priuate sirra And therefore leaue vs. Exit Clowne Stro. You haue seene the Prince of Florence Lauret Yes I haue Stro. Is he not for his Feature Beauty Goodnesse The most Compleate So absolute in all things Lauret All this is granted Stro. How happy doe you thinke that Lady then That shall Inioy him Nay that shall bee the first To prooue him And exchange Virginitie Were 't not bright Lady a great happinesse Lauret I wish that nappinesse were mine alone Oh my faint heart Passion ouer-swayes me quite But hide thy griefe Lauretta Sir you ' le make Me fall in loue with him Were I his equall I then should iudge him worthy of no lesse Stro. Loue him What 's she doth not if shee haue eyes Were I my selfe a Woman I would lay My selfe a prostitute vnto the Prince Shee is not wise that would refuse him Lady Lauret Good Sir bee briefe To what pray tends these speeches Stro. To thee sweete Lady I offer all these pleasures Oh happie fate that hath selected mee To be your raiser Lady take this gold But that 's not all For there are greater honours Prepared for you the Duke of Millaine doth Commend him to you Iulia his daughter Hath in her honour late miscarried Now 't lies in you to salue and make all good Wife Who Lies this in my daughter Stro. Yes in her Shee hath the power to make the Duke her friend Iulia her sister and all Millaine bound To offer vp for her thier Orrisons Lauret Good Sir bee plaine Stro. This night lie with the Prince In Iulia's stead There 's way made for you Who would not woo for what you are wooed too Lauret Doe you not blush when you deliuer this Praye tell the Duke all Women are not Iulia And though wee bee deiected thus much tell him Wee hold our honour at too high a price For Gold to buy Stro. Nay Lady heare me out You shall preserue her honour gaine the Duke Redeeme your fortunes Strengthen you in friends You shall haue many Townes and Turrets standing Which future Warre may ruine Thinke on that Wife Lauretta oh behold thy mothers teares Thinke on they Father and his honour wonne And call to mind our exile All the wrongs Wee haue indured by her to whom wee gaue No cause and now are plundg'd in a deepe streame Which not resisted will for euer blemish The name of Sforsa thy great Ancestors Thou 'lt waken thy dead Father from his graue And cause his honour'd wounds which hee receiu'd From that vnthankfull Duke to bleede afresh Powring out new blood from 's grisly wounds If thou consentest to this abhorred fact Thy Mothers curse will seaze on thee for euer Oh child behold me on my knees I le follow thee Oh doe not leaue me thus and pull on thee An euerlasting staine to scandall all Thy former Vertues for the momentarie Short pleasures of one night Stro. She doth not councell well 't is foolish rashnes Womanish Indiscretion Lauret Sir bee answered If Iulia bee disloyall Let her bee found So by the Prince she wedds Let her be branded With the vile name of strumpet Shee disgrac'd Mee that nere thought her harmes publikely strucke mee Nay in the Court And after that procur'd My banishment These Iniuries I reap't By her alone then let it light on her Stro. Now see your errour What better safer or more sweete reuenge Then with the Husband what more could woman aske Lauret My blood rebells against my reason and I no way can withstand it 'T is not the Gold Mooues mee but that deere loue I beare the Prince Makes me neglect the credit and the honour Of my deare Fathers house Sir what the Duke desires I am resolued to doe his vtmost will Wife Oh my deare daughter Lauret Good Mother speake not for my word is past And cannot bee recall'd Sir will you away I am resolute Stro. Shee yeeldes vnto her shame which makes me blest Let Millions fall so I bee crown'd with rest Wife Oh me vnhappie that here knew griefe till not Exeunt Musicke A Dumbe Shew Enter Millaine to him Stroza and brings in Lauretta masked the Duke takes her and puts her into the Bed and Exit Enter both the Duke and Iulia they make signes to her and Exit Stroza hides Iulia in a corner and stands before her Enter againe with the Prince to bring him to bed They cheere him on and others snatch his Pointes and so Exit The Dukes Imbrace and Exeunt Actus Quintus Enter Millaine to Stroza Milla. Thou art our trusty Counsellor if this passe 〈◊〉 We 're past all feare What is she preethee What Stro. What 's that to you bee shee what ere she can All 's one to vs so she be found a Virgin I haue hyred her and shee 's pleas'd Milla. But gaue you charge
Assoone as ere the Prince was fast asleepe That shee should rise and giue place to our daughter Stro. Doubt you not that what iealous already Milla. How long she stayes I faine would be a bed Pray heauen shee doe not fail By him asleepe and so forget her selfe Stro. Heer 's in my heart a violent Feauer still Nor shall I find my selfe in my true temper Vntill this brunt bee past Milla. What not yet had she with Parma beene a bed so long It would haue more perplext mee Enter Lauretta Stro. See here shee is The newes Lauret The Prince is fast all done Milla. Step in her place Nay when and counterfeit sleepe presently Stro. Away to bed my Lord You to the Forrest I 'le to my Coach all 's well Exeunt Stroza and the Duke Lauret And for my part it was not much amisse Because my Lord the Prince had such content Which caus'd him giue his Charter to my hand The full assurance of faire Iulia's dowre Day gins to breake and I must to the Lodge Oh what a griefe it was to leaue the Prince But leaue those thoughts These Gifts to me assign'd Are nothing worth the Iem I left behind Exit Enter Prince and Mounsieur with a Torch Moun. What doe you not like your bed-fellow my Lord That you are vp so soone Prin. Oh friend was neuer man blest with a Bride So chast I 'me fearce my selfe till this be knowne To my faire Forrest friend Lett 's mount away The nights quite spent and now begins the day Enter Mother and Clowne Wife And what was it you said sirra Clow. Marry I would intreat your Lady-ship to turne away My fellow Ierom for I thinke hee 's No true man Wife No true man Why Clo. Marry we were both in the Tauerne together tother day Wife And hee stole some Plate Clo. No Madam but there stood at our elbow a pottle Pot Wife And hee stole the Pot Clo. No Madam but he stole the wine in the Pot and drunke it off And made himselfe so drunke hee be-pist himselfe Your Ladyship could not be better be-pist in a Summers-day Enter Prince and Mounsieur Prin. Good morrow Lady Wher 's your daughter pray Wife Shee tooke so little rest last night my Lord I thinke shee is scarce well Prin. Pray may wee see her Wife My Lord you may Shee 's drawne out vpon a Bed Song HEnce with Passion Sighes and Teares Desasters Sorrowes Cares and Feares See My Loue my Loue appeares That thought himselfe exil'd Whence might all these loud Ioyes grow Whence might Myrth and Banquet's flow But that hee 's come hee 's come I know Faire Fortune thou hast smil'd 2 Giue to these blind windowes Eyes Daze the Stars and mocke the Skies And let vs two vs two devise To lavish our best Treasures Crowne our Wishes with Content Meet our Soules in sweet consent And let this night this night bee spent In all aboundant pleasvres Prince Oh good morrow Lady I come to tell you newes Lauret They are wellcome to me my Lord. Prin. You know the Princesse Iulia was suppos'd to bee Adulterate Lauret So we haue heard it rumor'd Prin. Oh but faire friend she was indeed bely'd And I this morning rose from her chast bed But wherefore sweete cast you that blushing smile But you haue broak promise with me For you told me That the same day and houre I took my Bride You should Inioy a Princely Husband Lauret Trew My Lord I did Prin. And are you married then Lauret And lay with him last night Prin. Is hee oft fortunes Lauret That you may soone coniecture by this gift Prin. What haue you then some tokens that were his Lauret Some few my Lord amongst the rest this diamond Hee put vpon my finger Prin. You amaze mee Yet Rings may bee alike If then your husband Bee of such state and fortunes What dowre are you allotted Lauret Sir ten thousand crownes by th' yeere Prin. I gaue no more vnto my Iulia. But where is the security you haue For the performance of it Lauret See here My Lord Sir Is not that sufficient for a dowry Prin. This is the Indenture that I gaue to Iulia Preethee Lauretta but resolue me true How came you by this Charter Lauret Pardon great Prince for all that loue you spake To Iulia you whisper'd in my eare Shee is vnchast which lest you should haue found Her father sent mee here fiue hundred crownes By Stroza but neither his gold nor all His sly temptations could one whit mooue mee Onely the loue I euer bare your honour Made me not prise my owne No lust full appetite Made me attempt such an ambitious practise As to aspire vnto your bed my Lord. Prin. Rise d ee not weepe Oh I am strangely rapt Into deepe strange confusion Moun. Millaine should know were it my case my Lord A better Prince then hee should not wrong me Prin. I haue bethought already how to be are mee This Charter and this Ring faire Loue keepe you And when I send for you you shall repaire Vnto the Court This all I shall inioyne you Lauret Great Sir I shall Prin. Come Mounsieur now 't is cast Reuenge neere rules so it be found at last Exeunt omnes Enter the two Dukes with Iulia Stroza and attendants Milla. Who saw the Prince last Is 't a custome with him To rise thus early Floren. Sir hee neuer sleepes Longer then th'day nor keepes his bed by Sunne 'T is not the lone of the fairest Lady liues Can make him leaue his morning exercise Iulia He neuer exercis'd with me I 'm sure I might haue layne as safe free and vntoucht By any Lady liuing Enter the Prince and Mounsi Prince Pardon Lords I haue stay'd you long your blessing royall Father My custome is euer to rise before A womans houre Now heare me speake my Lords I 'm married to a Lady whose chaste honour Reports and false Suggestions did inforce me To call in publike question but that we leaue Vnto our last nights rest Stro. True my good Lord But did you find me faulty Prin. I doe protest my Lords I bosom'd with As true and chaste a Virgin as ere lodg'd Within a Princes armes All this I vow As I am Royall Str. All 's well my Lord 〈◊〉 All 's excellent Stroza 〈◊〉 Now for aâ—ends and publike satisfaction For the foule wrong I did her questioning Her Vertue I le confirme her dowre and that Before I eate Sweet Lady reach the Charter I gaue you last night 'fore you were full mine Iulia I receiu'd none Sir Prin. Sweet will you tel mee that With which you did receiue a Ring the Duke My father gaue me Iulia When Prince Last night Iulia Where Prince In your Bed Iulia 'T was in my dreame then Prince Being broad awake Stro. I like not this I smell a Rat. Milla. Stroza I feare too Stro. Brazen fore-head Wilt Thou leaue now 'T is true my Lord. You did Receiue them