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A15873
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The sophister· A comedy.
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Zouch, Richard, 1590-1661.
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1639
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STC 26133; ESTC S120621
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Oft keepes him waking watching fils his braines With gyddy phantasmes yet we 'l not take too much Bring me the cupping Glasse Iud. What must he be martyr'd Anal. This is most needfull else that windy matter Which often grieves him worser then the Cholick Till it breake forth will still continue Iud. Now I wish The Hypocausticall and brothel-writers were thus eas'd Which vent forth volumes faster then the Presse Can get in rags for Paper Anal. 'T is enough Light the Perfume Methinkes he moves a little Sweet smels confirme the sense and ease the braine And though no vapour nourish it conveyes The spirits to the purest root of life Enter Invention with Musick and a Shew Inven. What stirre yet the Musick is at hand Attended with a Maske Anal. It comes most seasonable Jud. I thinke 't were best we convey'd him in again Analysis And let him rest a while upon his pallet Anal. It may doe well I will not leave him now Vntill these hopes grow stronger Let us goe Exeunt leading Discourse in Enter Ambiguity and Fallasie Amb. My Lord I have contriv'd the accusations Fal. Well let me heare them mine own wits doe faile It may be there is somewhat thought upon May helpe in extremity let 's heare Amb. My Lord Forgetfull of her honour mighty Truth In base and meane attire hath walkt the streets Yea which hath made my modesty to blush Starke naked hath she oftentimes appear'd And flying better presence usually With children and grosse-pated long-tongu'd fooles And poore distracted persons hath been found On Taverne benches plunged all in Wine By sencelesse drunkards lovingly embrac'd Shee oft hath suckt impure and loathsome breath From their uncleane and foule stinck-belching throats With most disgrac't-esteemed hereticks Conversing alwayes never was she seene Amongst religious far more glorious And faire appearing holy Confessors Fal. And have her daughters so demean'd themselves Amb. The heavens starrs the Regions of the aire The land the Sea Scientia hath seene But is a stranger in what most concernes The countrey families or private good She is become the only patronesse Of idlenes and selfe consuming sloath The quickest spirits fit for action Being dul'd in fruitlesse speculation Yea many of her most admired straine Puft with conceits of their all knowing skill Have run starke mad or in a vilder veine To damned Atheisme have beene inclin'd Lady Opinion seeks to insinuate And winne good liking with the vulgar sort To them since pleasing objects she propounds And with most curious art and industry Doth both invite and entertaine their loves Prudent and vertuous axioms she hath made Distastfull seeme and Paradoxicall She sometimes simple most times subtile is But now deceitfull straight deceiveable And only constant in inconstancy Fall This will doe well for I must take some course To satisfie this overcurious age But what newes hear'st thou stirring Amb. Sir I heare that Lord Opposition and Contradiction have hurt each other Fall So what dangerously Amb. Yes so t is said Fall I did thinke so much These fighting fellows will ne're hold their hands Till they have pul'd some vengeance on their heads But thanke thou Heav'n for 't if thou miscarry Assure thy selfe that thou art only left To be the heire of my prosperity Amb. O Sir the Heavens intend me no such happinesse the scurvie Apothecary Aequipolency hath with his curiosity drawne out the rancor of their wounds and no question is made of their recoverie Fal. Is 't possible Amb. Nay which is as strange hee hath made them friends and now they nothing but exclaime against you except it bee sometimes when they rayle against me for your sake Fal. Well we with patience must rest content Thou knowst that innocence is still traduc'd Amb. Againe Sir as I was comming hither I was told that Analysis had let mad Discourse blood which I laughed at thinking his head was light enough before Fal. Discourse let blood and Opposition Past danger friends with Contradiction T is time I looke about me Now desperate misery inspire some trick I must doe somewhat so this may doe good I may escape so but doe make a vow I will take heed of their Parrhesians But now Ambiguity say my mad father should recover his little wits and call me to account for my ill government Amb. You must answer your selfe for me Fal. Answer for thee why have you deserved so much thinke you that you should be call'd in question Amb. Sir I meane you must answer by your selfe I have some skill in accusing but none in defending Fal. I care not if I try what I could doe Doe you examine like his gravity I le answer as I can Amb. At your command Fal. But here take first my Gowne 't will make me speak the more respectively give me thy Cloake now thou mayst bee the bolder They change Well when will you begin Amb. Could I so easily be well assur'd Of your great care to rule as reades our state I should as gladly thanke as now most loath Condemne your forwardnesse and would you knew How I dislike these courses t'ane of you Fal. My gracious Lord 't is knowne I did refraine The weighty glory of your government Till my more able brothers sorely hurt Could not themselves much lesse the state sustaine Amb. But I doe heare you banish't have the realme My trustiest and best knowne Councellers Fal. Doubting my Lord 'mongst many working heads Least some enflamed with ambition By ruine of their Countries common good Might seeke to raise themselves I did remove them From medling with all matters of state Amb. If it be so I thanke thee Fallacy And doe commend thy wise bestowed care Fal. Now if I could leave him this robe might serve as a safe conduct I le faine some present businesse well stay thou here I in this disguise will muffle my selfe and see what they doe the Evening approaching will keepe my counsaile Amb. Shall I expect you here Fal. Yes by all meanes let me know where to finde you Amb. So this makes me think what I shall be carelesse what I am and forgetfull what I was I seem halfe invested in my hopes already Those sword and buckler fellowes I hope will never get his favour more and now the joyes of Hermenia are not equall to those in my bosome I would the proudest enemy I have would finde me in this fashion Oh I could looke upon them most disdainfully will no body come Enter Proposition Description Conclusio Desc. Was it not told us that Fallacy was here Conc. And here is some body he or his shadow Prop. 'T is Ambiguity Disc. Sirrah where is your Master Fallacy Amb. Lord Fallacy my master is not here His leisure serves not ordinary commers But if you have some earnest suite to him My meanes may prove your chiefest furtherance Pro. We thanke you Sir but we must speake with him Amb. You thank me what unmannerly and untaught grooms are these how unacquainted with the phrase