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A01052
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The ladies triall Acted by both their Majesties Servants at the private house in Drury Lane.
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Ford, John, 1586-ca. 1640.
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1639
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THE LADIES TRIALL ACTED By both their Majesties Servants at the private house in DRVRY LANE FIDE HONOR LONDON Printed by E. G. for Henry Shephard and are to be sold at his shop in Chancery-lane at the signe of the Bible between Sarjants Inne and Fleet-street neare the Kings-head Taverne 1639 To my Deservingly-honoured IOHN WYRLEY Esquire and to the vertuous and right worthy Gentle-woman Mrs MARY WYRLEY his wife This service THE inequalitie of retribution turnes to a pitty when there is not ability sufficient for acknowledgement Your equall respects may yet admit the readinesse of Endevour though the very hazard in it betray my Defect I have enjoyed freely acquaintance with the sweetnesse of your dispositions and can justly account from the Noblenesse of them an evident distinction betwixt Friendship and Friends The latter according to the practice of complement are usually met with and often without Search The other many have searcht for I have found For which though I partake a benefite of the fortune yet to you most equall Paire must remain the Honour of that Bounty In presenting this Issue of some lesse serious houres to your tuition I appeale from the severitie of censure to the mercy of your Iudgements and shall rate It at a higher value than when It was mine own if you onely allow It the favour of Adoption Thus as your happines in the fruition of each others love proceeds to a constancie so the truth of mine shal appeare lesse un-shaken as you shall please to continue in your good opinions IOHN FORD THE SCENE Genoa The Speakers Auria A noble Genoese Adurni A young Lord Aurelio Friend to Auria Malfato A discontented Lover Trelcatio Citizen of Genoa Martino Citizen of Genoa Piero Dependant on Adurni Futelli Dependant on Adurni Guzman A Bragadotio Spaniard Fulgoso An upstart Gallant Benatzi Husband to Levidolche Spinella Wife to Auria Castanna Her sister Amoretta A fantastick Mayd Levidolche A Wanton PROLOGVE LAnguage and matter with a fit of mirth That sharply savours more of aire than earth Like Midwives bring a Play to timely birth But where 's now such a one in which these three Are hansonely contriv'd or if they bee Are understood by all who heare to see Wit wit 's the word in fashion that alone Cryes up the Poet which though neatly showne Is rather censur'd often-times than knowne He who will venture on a jest that can Raile on anothers paine or idlely scan Affaires of state oh hee 's the onely man A goodly approbation which must bring Fame with contempt by such a deadly sting The Muses chatter who were wont to sing Your savours in what we present to day Our fearlesse Author boldly bids me say He tenders you no Satyr but a play In which if so he have not hit all right For wit words mirth and matter as he might A' wishes yet a' had for your delight Mr. Bird THE LADIES TRIALL ACTVS PRIMVS Enter PIERO and FUTELLI at severall doores PIERO. ACcomplished man of fashion FVT. The times wonder Gallant of gallants Genoas Piero PIE. Italies darling Europes joy and so forth The newest newes un-vampt FVT. I am no foot-poast No pedlar of Aviso's no monopolist Of forged Corantos monger of Gazets PIE. Monger of courtezans fine Futelli In certaine kinde a merchant of the staple For wares of use and trade a taker up Rather indeede a knocker downe the word Will carry either sence but in pure earnest How trowles the common noyse FVT. Auria who lately Wedded and bedded to the same Spinella Tyred with the enjoyments of delights is hasting to 〈◊〉 the Turkish pirats in the service of the great Duke of Florence PIE. Does not carry His pretty thing along FVT. Leaves her to buffet Land pirats here at home PIE. That 's thou and I Futelli sirrah and Piero blockhead To runne from such an arme full of pleasures For gaining what a bloudy nose of honour Most sottish and abominable FVT. wicked Shamefull and cowardlie I will maintaine PIE. Is all my signiors hospitality Huge banquetings deepe revells costly trapings Shrunke to a cabbin and a single welcome To beverage and bisket FVT. Hold thy peace man It makes for us he comes le ts part demurely Enter Adurni and Auria AD. Wee wish thee honourd Auria life and safety Returne crownd with a victory whose wreath Of triumph may advance thy countries glory Worthy your name and Ancestors AVR. My Lord I shall not live to thrive in any action Deserving memory when I forget Adurnis love and favour PIE. I present yee My service for a farewell FVT. Let few words Excuse all arts of complement FVL. For my owne part Kill or be kill'd for there 's the short and long on 't Call me your shadowes hinch-boy AVR. Gentlemen My businesse urging on a present hast Enforceth short replie AD. Wee dare not hinder Your resolution wingd with thoughts so constant All happinesse PIE. PHVT. Contents AVR. So leave the wintred people of the North The minutes of their summer when the Sunne Departing leaves them in Cold roabes of Ice Enter Trelcatio Spinella Castanna As I leave Genoa now appeares the object Of my apprentic'd hart thou bringst Spinella A welcome in a farewell soules and bodies Are severd for a time a span of time To joyne againe without all separation In a confirmed unitie for ever Such will our next embraces be for life And then to take the wracke of our divisions Will sweeten the remembrance of past dangers Will fallen love in perpetuity Will force our sleepes to steale upon our stories These daies must come and shal without a cloud Or sight of feare or envie to your charge Trelcatio our good unkle and the comfort Of my Spinella's sister faire Castanna I doe intrust this treasure TREL. I dare promise My husbanding that trust with truth and care CAST. My sister shall to me stand an example Of powring free devotions for your safety AVRI. Gentle Castanna thou art a branch of goodnesse Growne on the selfe same stocke with my Spinella But why my deere hast thou lockd up thy speech in so much silent sadnesse oh at parting Belike one private whisper must bee sighd Vncle the best of peace enrich your familie I take my leave TREL. Blessings and health preserve yee Exit AUR. Nay nay Castanna you may hear our counsels A while you are designd your sisters husband Give me thy hand Spinella you did promise To send me from you with more cheerefull lookes Without a grudge or teare deed love you did SPI. What friend have I left in your absence AUR. Many thy vertues are such friends they cannot faile thee Faith purity of thoughts and such a meekenesse As would force scandall to a blush SPI. Admit Sir The patent of your life should be calld in How am I left then to account with griefes More slav'd to pity then a broken heart Auria soule of my comforts I let fall No eye on breach of fortune I contemne No