Iu. VVe are almost at home now thou must go forward Perhaps 't was my imagination Lur. T is he Boy I know him too let me alone Ser. Oh sir a Ghost the very Ghost of Mistresse Bâ—ide I have no power to runne away Iu. Cursed Ghost blesse me preserve me I doe command thee what so ere thou art I doe conjure thee leave me doe not fright me If thou beest a divell vexe me not so soone If thou beest The spirit of my wife Boy Thy wife Iu. I shall be tormented Boy Thy abus'd wife that cannot peaceably Enjoy her death thou hast an evill conscience Ju. Ikow it Boy Among thy other sinnes which blacke thy soule Call to thy minde thy vow made to another Whom thou hast wrong'd and make her satisfaction Now I am dead thou perjur'd man or else A thousand black tormentors shall pursue thee Vntill thou leape into eternall flames Where gold which thou adorest here on earth Melted the Fiends shall powre into thy throate For this time passe goe home and thinke upon me Lur. Away Ser. There are more spirits Iu. Thanke you deare wife I le bestow twentie nobles of a Tombe for thee Thou shalt not walke and catch cold after death They goe Backward in Lu. So so they 'r gone t was my ingenious rascal But how dost know he made vowes to another Boy I over-heard the women talke to night on 't But now le ts lose no time sir pray le ts bury This Gen lewoman where 's my Mistresse Enter Mistresse Mi. Here I durst not tarry Lu. we ha so cosen'd the old forty i'â—h hundred And the devill hinder him not hee 'le goe a pilgrimage But come about our businesse set her downe agen Mar. Oh! Lur. Shee groanes ha Mar Oh! Lur. Agen she stirres Mi. Le ts fly or else we shall be torne in peeces Lur. And you be good at that bury your selfe Or let the Sexton take ye for his fee Away boy Exit Mar. I am very cold dead cold Where am I What 's this a Coffin where have I been Mercy defend me Ha I doe remember I was betrai'd and swounded my heart akes I am wondrous hungry too dead bodies eate not Sure I was meant for buriall I am frozen Death ' like a cake of Ice dwells round about me Darknesse spreads o're the world too where what path Best providence direct me Exit Actus Tertius Enter Lady Wildbraine Women Toby La. THou art the most unfortunate fellow Wil. Why Aunt what have I done La. The most malicious varlet Thy wicked head never at rest but hammering And haching hâ—llish things and to no purpose So thou maist have thy base will Wi. Why doe you raile thus Cannot a scurvy accident fall out But I must be at one end on 't La. Thou art at both ends Wi. Cannot young sullen wenches play the fools And marry and die but I must be the agent All that I did and if that be an injury Let the world judge it was but to perswade her And as I take it I was bound to it too To make the reverend coxecombe her husband Cuckold What else could I advise her was there harme i' this You are of yeares and have runne through experience Would you be content if you were young agen To have a continuall cough grow to your pillow A rottennesse that vaults are perfumes to Hang in youre roofe and like a fogge infect you Anointed hammes to keepe his hinges turning Reck ever in your nose and twenty night caps With twenty several sweats To. Some Jew some Justice A thousand heathen smels to say truth Madam And would you mellow my young pretty Mistresse In such a mis-ken La. Sirra Where 's the body of my Girle Wi. I know not I am no Conjurer you may look the body I was like to be stoln away my self the Spirit Had like to ha surpris'd me in the shape of a woman Of a young woman and you know those are dangerous To. So had I Madam simply though I stand here I had been ravish'd too I had twenty Spirits In every corner of the house a Fiend met me La. You lie like raskals Was Mistresse Newlove such a Spirit sir To fright your worship Well I discharge you sir ye' are now at libertie Live where you please and do what pranks you fancy You know your substance though you are my Nephew I am no way bound sir to protect your mischief So fare you well Wi. Farewell good Aunt I thank you Adiâ—w honest Nick the devil if he have power Will persecute your old bones for this marriage Farewel Mistresse Win. To. And shall we part with dry lips Shall we that have been fellow devils together Flench for an old womans fart Wi. T is a fine time a night too but we must part Nick. To. Shall we never ring again ne're tosse the tenor And roul the changes in a Cup of Claret You shall not want what ere I lay my hands on As I am sure Automedon the Coachman Shall be distributed bear up I say hang sorrow Give me that bird abroad that lives at pleasure Sam the Butleâ—s true the Cook a reverend Trojan The Faulkner shall sell his Hawkes and swear they were rotten There be some wandring spoons that may be met with I le pawn a Coach horse peace utter no sentences The harnesse shall be us'd in our warres also Or shall I drive her tell me but your will now Say but the word over some rotten bridg Or by a Marle pit side she may slip in daintily Let me alone for my self Wi. No no farewel Toby Farewel spinie Nicholas no such thing There be wayes i' the world if you see me A day or two hence may be weel'le crack a quart yet And pull a bell commend to the houshold Nay cry not Toby 't will make thy head giddy To. Sweet Master Wildbrainâ— Wi. No more Toby go the times may alter But where 's the coarse of my dead cosen If she be dead I hop'd ' thad but dissembled That sits heavy here Toby honest Toby Lend me thy Lanthorn I forgot 't was dark I had need look to my wayes now To. Take a lodging with me to night in the Stable And ride away to morrow with one of the horses Next your heart pray do Wi. No good night good neighbour Toby I will wander I scorn to submit my self ere I have rambled But whether or with what that 's more material No matter and the worst come it is but stealing And my Aunt won'ot see me hang'd for her own credit And farewel in a halter costs me nothing Exit Enter Hartlove Fran. The night and all the evils the night covers The Goblins Hagges and the black spawne of darknesse Cannot fright me no death I dare thy cruelty For I am weary both of life and light too Keep my wits heaven they say spirits appear To melancholly minds and the graves open I would fain see the fair Maria's shadow But
speak unto her spirit ere I dyed But ask upon my knees a mercy from her I was a villain but her wretched Kinsman That set his plot shall with his heart blood satisfie Her injur'd life and honor what lights this Enter Wildbrain with a Lanthorn Wil. It is but melancholy walking thus The Tavern doors are baracado'd too Where I might drink till morn in expectation I cannot meet the Watch neither nothing in The likenesse of Constable whom I might In my distresse abuse and so be carried For want of other lodging to the Counter Fra. T is his voyce Fate I thanke thee Wi. Ha who 's that and thou beest a man speak Franke Heartlove then I bear my destinies Thou art the man of all the world I wish'd for My Aunt has turn'd me out a doores she has At this unchristian houre and I doe walke Me thinks like Guido Faux with my darke Lanthorn Stealing to set the towne a fire i th' country I should be tane for William o' the Wispe Or Robin Good fellow and how dost Frank Ha. The worse for you Wi. Come thar'â— a foole art going to thy lodging I le lie with thee to night and tell thee stories How many devills we ha met withal Our house is haunted Franke whole legions I saw fiftie for my share Fr. Didst not fright e'm Wi. How fright e'm no they frighted me fufficiently Fr. Thou hadst wickednesse enough to make them stare And be afraid o' thee malicious devil And draw thy sword for by Marias soule I will not let thee scape to do more mischiefe Wi. Thou art mad what dost meane Fr. To kill thee nothing else will ease my anger The injury is fresh I bleede with all Nor can that word expresse it there 's no peace in 't Nor must it be forgiven but in death Therefore call up thy valour if thou 'st any And summon up thy spirits to defend thee Thy heart must suffer for thy damn'd practises Against thy noble cosen and my innocence Wi. Hold heare a word did I doe any thing But for your good that you might have her That in that desperate time I might redeeme her Although with shew of losse Fr. Out ugly villaine Fling on her the most hated name of Whore To the worlds eye and face it out in courtesie Bring him to see 't and make me drunke to attempt it Enter Maria. Ma. I heare some voyces this way Fr. No more if you can pray doe it as you fight Ma. What new frights oppose me I have heard that tongue Wi. T is my fortune You could not take me in a better time sir I ha nothing to lose but the love I lent thee My life my sword protect Ma. I know 'em both but to prevent their ruines Must not discover stay men most desperate The mischiefe you are forward to commit Will keepe me from my grave and tie my spirit To endlesse troubles else Wi. Ha t is her Ghost Fr. Maria. Ma. Heare me both each wound you make Runnes through my soule and is a new death to me Each threatning danger will affright my rest Looke on me Hartlove and my kinsman view me Was I not late in my unhappy marriage Sufficient miserable full of all misfortunes But you must adde with your most impious angers Unto my sleeping dust this insolence Would you teach time to speake eternally Of my disgraces make Records to â—eep'em Keep them in brass fight then and kill my honor Fight deadly both and let your bloody swords Through my reviv'd and reeking infamy That never shall be purg'd finde your owne ruines Hartlove I lov'd thee once and hop'd again In a more blessed love to meet thy spirit If thou kil'st him thou art a murtherer And murther shall never inherit heaven My time is come my concealed grave expects me Farewel and follow not your feet are bloody And will pollute my peace I hope they are melted This is my way sure Exit Fr. Stay blessed soul Wi. VVould she had come sooner and ha sav'd some blood Fr. Dost bleed Wi. Yes certainly I can both see and feel it Fr. Now I well hope it is not dangerous Give me thy hand as honor guides me I le know thee again Exit Wi. I thank thee heartily I know not where to get a Surgeon This vision troubles me sure she is living And I was foolish blind I could not find it I bleed apace still and my heart grows heavy If I go far I faint I le knock at this house They may be charitable would t' were perfect day Enter Mistresse Mi. T is not he What would you sir Wi. I would crave a little rest Lady And for my hurts some Surgerie I am a Gentleman That Fortune of a fight Mi. A handsome Gentleman Alas he bleeds a very handsome Gentleman Wil. A sweet young wench beshrow my heart a fair one Fortune has made me some recompence Mi. Pray come in the air is hurtful for you Pray let me lead you I le have a bed for you presently I le be your Surgeon too alas sweet Gentleman Wi. I feel no hurts the morning comes too fast now Mi. Sostly I beseech you Exit Enter Lady and Toby To. He is not up yet Madam what mean't you To come forth so early La. You block head Yoâ—r eyes are sow'd up still they cannot see When it is day oh my poor Maria Where be the women To. They said they would follow us La. He shall not laugh thus at my misery And kill my child and steal away her body And keep her Portion too To. Let him be hang'd for 't You have my voice La. These women not come yet A sonne in law I le keep a Conjurer But I le find out his knavery To. Do and I le help him And if he were here this whip should conjure him Here 's a capias and it catch hold on 's breech I de make him soon beleeve the Devil were there La. An old Usurer To. He married the mony that 's all he lookt for For your daughter let her sink or swim La. I le swim him This is his house I wonder they stay thus That we might raise him out on 's wits To. They 'le come Fear not Madam and bring clappers with 'em Or some have lost their old wont I have heard No disparagement to your Ladiship some o' their tongues Like Tom a Lincolne three miles off La. Oh fie How tedious are they To. What and we lost no time You and I shall make a shift to begin with him And tune our Instruments till the consort come To make up the full noise I le knock Iu. Who 's that rapt so sawcily To. T is I Toby come down or else we 'le fetch you down Alas this is but the Sauncebell here 's a Gentlewoman Will ring you another peal come down I say Iu. Some new fortifications look to my doors Put double barres I will not have her enter Nor any of her Tribe
He is rich and that 's beauty Nur. I am sure he is rotten Would he had been hang'd when he first saw her Termagant La. What an angry quean is this where Who looks to him Tob. He is very merry Madam M. Wildbrain has him in hand i th' bottom o th' Sellar He sighes and tipples Nur. Alas good Gentleman My heart 's sore for thee La. Sorrow must have his course sirra Give him some Sack to dry up his remembrance How does the Bridegroom I am afraid of him Nur. He is a trim youth to be tender of hemp take him Must my sweet new blown Rose find such a winter Before her spring be near La. Peace peace thou art foolish Nur. And dances like a Town-top and reels and hobbles La. Alas good Gentleman give him not much wine Tob. He shall ha' none by my consent La. Are the women comforting my daughter New Yes yes Madam And reading to her a pattern of true patience They read and pray for her too Nur. They had need Ye had better marry her to her grave a great deal There will be peace and rest alas poor Gentlewoman Must she become a Nurse now in her tenderness Well Madam well my heart bleeds La. Thou art a fool still Nur. Pray heaven I be La. And an old fool to be vext thus T is late she must to bed go knave be merry Drinke for a boy away to all your charges Exit Enter Wildbrain and Franke Heartlove Wil. Do as thou wo't but if thou dost refuse it Thou art the stupid'st asse there 's no long arguing Time is too precious Franke. Fr. I am hot with wine And apt now to believe but if thou dost this Out of a villany to make me wrong her As thou art prone enough Wil. Does she not love thee Did she not cry down-right e'en now to part with thee Had she not swounded if I had not caught her Canst thou have more Fr. I must confess all this Wil. Do not stand prating and misdoubting casting If she go from thee now she 's lost for ever Now now she 's going she that loves thee going She whom thou lov'st Fr. Pray let me think a little Wil. There is no leisure think when thou hast imbrace'd her Can she imagine thou didst ever honour her Ever believe thy oathes that tamely suffer'st An old dry ham of horse-flesh to enjoy her Enjoy her Maiden head take but that from her That we may tell posterity a man had it A handsome man a gentleman a young man To save the honour of our house the credit T is no great matter I desire Fr. I hear you Wil. Free us both from the fear of breeding fools And ophs got by this shadow we talke too long Fr. She is going to bed among the women What opportunity can I have to meet her Wil. Let me alone hast thou a will speak soundly Speak discreetly speak home and handsomely I st not pitty nay misery nay insamy to leave So rare a pie to be cut up by a raskall Fr. I will go presently now now I stay thee Wil. Such a dainty Doe to be taken By one that knows not necke-beefe from a Phesant Nor cannot rellish Braggat from Ambrosia Is it not conscience Fr. Yes yes now I feel it Wil. A meritorious thing Fr. Good Father Wildgoose I do confess it Wil. Come then follow me And pluck a mans heart up I le locke thee privately Where she alone shall presently pass by None near to interupt thee but be sure Fr. I shall be sure enough lead on and crown me Wil. No wringings in your mind now as you love me Ex. Enter Lady Maria Iustice Gent. Nurse Newlove La. T is time you were a bed Iu. I prethee sweet-heart Consider my necessity why art sad I must tell you a tale in your ear anon Nur. Of Tom Thumb I believe that will prove your stiffest story New I pitty the young wench 1. And so do I too 2. Come old stickes take fire 1. But the Plague is he 'l burn out instantly Give him another cup. 2. Those are but flashes A tun of sack wonot set him high enough Will ye to bed M. I must 1. Come have a good heart And win him like a bowle to lye close to you Make your best use Ju. Nay prethee Duck go instantly I le daunce a Jig or two to warme my body Enter Wildbrain Wil. T is almost midnight La. Prethee to bed Maria. Wil. Go you afore and let the Ladies follow And leave her to her thoughts a while there must be A time of taking leave of the same fooleries Bewailing others maiden-heads La. Come then We 'l wait in the nex room Iu. Do not tarry For if thou dost by my troth I shall fall asleep Mall Exit Wi. Do do and dream of Dâ—â—rells get you to bed quickly Aâ—d let us ha' no more stir come no crying 'T is too late now carry your selves discreetly The old thief loves thee dearly that 's the benefit For the rest you must make your own play Nay not that way Thei l pull ye all to pieces for your whim-whams Your garters and your gloves go modestly And privately steal to bed 't is very late Mall For if you go by them such a new larum Ma. I know not which way to avoid'em Wi. This way This through the Cloisters and so steal to bed When you are there once all will separate And give ye rest I came out of my pity To shew you this Ma. I thank you Wi. Here 's the keyes Go presently and lock the doors fast after ye That none shall follow Ma. Good night Wi. Good night sweet Cosen A good and sweet night or I le cuâ—se thee Frank. Exit Enter Frank Hartlove Fra. She stayes long sure young Wildgoose has abus'd me He has made sport wi' me I may yet get out again And I may see his face once more I ha foul intentions But they are drawn on by a fouler dealing Enter Maria. Hark hark it was the door Something comes this way wondrous still and stealing May be some walking spirit to affright me Ma. Oh heaven my fortune Fr. 'T is her voice stay Ma. Save me Bless me you better powers Fr. I am no Devil Ma. Y' are little better to disturb me now Fr. My name is Hartlove Ma. Fye fye worthy friend Fye noble sir Fr. I must talk farther with ye You know my fair affection Ma. So preserve it You know I am married now for shame be civiller Not all the earth shall make me Fr. Pray walk this way And if you ever lov'd me Ma. Take heed Frank How you divert that love to hate go home prethee Fr. Shall he enjoy that sweet Mar. Nay pray unhand me Fr. He that never felt what love was Ma. Then I charge you stand further off Fr. I am tame but let me walk wi' ye Talk but a minute Mâ—r. So your talk be honest And my untainted honour suffer not I