wee see your Father Ual. Soft Sir I hope you need not do it yet Let mee take this time Rin. Come you must not touch her Ual. No not before my Father Rin. No nor now Because you are so soone to practise it For I must bring them to him presentlie Take her Fortunio goe hence man and wife Wee will attend you rarely with fixt faces Valerio keepe your conntenaunce and conseaue Your Father in your forged sheepishnes Who thinks thou dar'st not looke vpon a Wench Nor knowest at which end to begin to kisse her Exeunt Finis Actus Prima Actus secundi Scaena prima Gostanzo Marcantonio Gost. It is your owne too simple lenitie And doting indulgence showne to him still That thus hath taught your Sonne to be no Sonne As you haue vs'd him therefore so you haue him Durst my Sonne thus turne rebell to his dutie Steale vp a match vnshuting his estate Without all knowledge of or friend or father And to make that good with a worse offence resolue to runne beyond Sea to the warres Durst my Sonne serue me thus well I haue stayd him Though much against my disposition And this howre I haue set for his repayre With his young mistresse and concealed wife And in my house here they shall soiourne both Till your blacke angers storme be ouer-blowne Mar. My angers storme Ah poore Fortunio One gentle word from thee would soone resolue The storme of my rage to a showre of teares Gost. In that vaine still well Marcantonio Gur olde acquaintance and long neighbourhood Ties my affection to you and the good Of your whole house in kinde regard whereof I haue aduisde you for your credite sake And for the tender welfare of your sonne To frowne on him a little if you do not But at first parle take him to your fauour I protest vtterly to renownce all care Of you and yours and all your amities They say hee 's wretched that out of himselfe Cannot draw counsell to his propper weale But hee 's thrice wretched that has neither counsell Within himselfe nor apprehension Of counsaile for his owne good from another Mâ—r. Well I will arme my selfe against this weaknes The best I can I long to see this Hellene That hath enchaunted my young Paris thus And 's like to set all our poore Trope on fire Enter Valerio with a Page Marc retyres himselfe Gost. Here comes my Sonne withdraw take vp your stand You shall heare odds betwixt your Sonne and mine Val. Tell him I can not doo 't Shall I be made A foolish Nouice my Purse set a broch By euerie cheating come you seauen to lend My Money and be laught at tell him plaine I professe Husbandrie and will not play The Prodigall like him gainst my profession Gost. Here 's a Sonne Mar. An admirable sparke Page Well sir I le tell him so Exit Page Ual. Sfoote let him lead A better Husbands life and liue not idlely Spending his time his coyne and selfe on Wenches Gost. Why what 's the matter Sonne Ual. Cry mercie Sir why there comes messengers From this and that braue Gallant and such Gallants As I protest I saw but through a Grate Gost. And what 's this Message Val. Faith Sir hee 's disappoynted Of payments and disfurnisht of meanes present If I would do him the kind office therefore To trust him but some seuen-night with the keeping Of fourtie Crownes for mee hee deepely sweare As hee 's a Gentleman to discharge his trust And that I shall eternally endeare him To my wisht seruice he protestes and contestes Gost. Good words Ualerio but thou art too 〈◊〉 To be deceiu'd by breath I le turne thee loose To the most cunning Cheater of them all Ual. Sfoote Hee 's not ashamde besides to charge mee With a late Promise I must yeeld in deed I did to shift him with some contentment Make such a friuall promise Gost. I well done Promises are no Fetters with that tongue Thy promise past vnpromise it againe Wherefore has Man a Tongue of powre to speake But to speake still to his owne priuate purpose Beastes vtter but one sound but Men haue change Of speach and Reason euen by Nature giuen them Now to say one thing and an other now As best may serue their profitable endes Mar. Ber-Ladie sound instructions to a Sonne Ual. Nay Sir he makes his claime by debt of friendship Gost. Tush Friendship 's but a Terme boy the fond world Like to a doting Mother glases ouer Her Childrens imperfections with fine tearmes What she calls Frindship and true humane kindnes Is onely want of true Experience Honestie is but a defect of Witt Respect but meere Rusticitie and Clownerie Mar. Better and better Soft here comes my Sonne Enter Fortunion Rinaldo and Gratiana Rin. Fortunio keepe your countenance See sir here The poore young married couple which you pleasd To send for to your house Gost. Fortunio welcome And in that welcome I imploy your wiues Who I am sure you count your second selfe He kisses her For. Sir your right noble fauours do exceede All powre of worthy gratitude by words That in your care supplie my Fathers place Gost. Fortunio I can not chuse but loue you Being Sonne to him who long time I haue lou'd From whose iust anger my house shall protect you Till I haue made a calme way to your meetings For. I little thought Sir that my Fathers loue Would take so ill so sleight a fault as this Gost. Call you it sleight Nay though his spirit take it In higher manner then for your lou'd sake I would haue wisht him yet I make a doubt Had my Sonne done the like if my affection Would not haue turnd to more spleene then your Fathers And yet I quallifie him all I can And doubt not but that time and my perswasion Will worke out your excuse since youth and loue Were th' vnresisted organies to seduce you But you must giue him leaue for Fathers must Be wonne by penitence and submission And not by force or opposition For. Ahlas Sir what aduise you mee to doe I know my Father to be highly moou'd And am not able to endure the breath Of his exprest displeasure whose hote flames I thinke my absence soonest would haue quencht Gost. True Sir as fire with oyle or else like them That quench the sire with pulling downe the house You shall remaine here in my house conceal'd Till I haue wonne your Father to conceiue Kinder opinion of your ouersight Ualerio entertaine Fortunio And his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and giue them conduct in Val. Y' are welcome sir Gost. What 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that all No entertainment to the Gentlewoman Ual. Forsooth y' are welcome by my Fathers leaue Gost. What no more complement Kisse her you sheepes-head Why when Go go Sir call your Sister hither Exit Ual. Ladie you le pardon our grosse bringing vp Wee dwell farre off from Court you may perceiue The sight of such a blazing Starre as you Dazles my rude
but Val. and Rin. Val. How now what 's heere Rin. Zoones a plot layd to gull thee Could thy wit thinke the voyce was worth the hearing This was the Courtiers and the Cuckolds proiect Val. And i st cene so t is very well mast Courtier Dan Cornuto I le cry quit with both And first I le cast a iarre betwixt them both with firing the poore cuckolds ielousy I haue a tale will make him madde And turne his wife diuorced loose amongst vs But first let 's home and entertayne my wife O father pardon I was borne to gull thee Exeunt Finis Actus secundi ACTVS III SCENA I. Enter Fortunio Bellanora Gratiana 〈◊〉 following closely Fort. How happy am I that by this sweet meanes I gayne accesse to your lost loued sight And there withall to vtter my full loue Which but for vent would burne my entrayles vp Gâ—ll. by th masse they talke too softly Bell. Little thinks The 〈◊〉 mind my thrifty father beares That I am vow'd to you and so am bound From him who for more riches he would force On my disliking fancy Fort. T is no fault With iust deeds to defraud an iniury Gost. My daughter is perswading him to yeeld In dutifull 〈◊〉 to his 〈◊〉 Enter Valerio Val. Do I not dreame do I be this sight With waking eyes or from the Iuory gate Hath Morpheus sent a vision to delude me 〈◊〉 possible that I a mortall man Should shrine within mine armes so bright a Goddesse The fayre Gratiana beautyes little world Gost. What haue we heere Val. My dearest Myne of Gold All this that thy white armes enfold Account it as thine owne free-hold Gost. Gods my deare soule what sudden change is here I 〈◊〉 â—ll how this geare will fall out â—yth Val. Fortunio sister come let 's to the garden Exeunt Gost. Sits the wind there yfayth see what example Will worke vpon the dullest appetite My sonne last day so bashfull that he durst not Looke on a wench now courts her and byrlady Will make his friend Fortunio weare his head Of the right moderne fashion What Rynaldo Enter Rin. Rin. I feare I interrupt your priuacy Gost. Welcome Rinaldo would ' thad bin your hap To come a little sooner that you might Haue seene a handsome sight but let that passe The short is that your sister Gratiana Shall stay no longer here Rin. No longer sir Repent you then so soone your fauour to her And to my brother Gost. Not so good Rinaldo But to preuent a mischiefe that I see Hangs ouer your abused brothers head In briefe my sonne has learn'd but too much courtship It was my chaunce euen now to cast mine eye Into a place whereto your sister entred My 〈◊〉 sonne I must conceale What I saw there but to be playne I saw More then I would see I had thought to make My house a kind receypt for your kind brother But I de be loth his 〈◊〉 should find more kindnesse Then she had cause to like of Rin. What 's the matter Perhaps a little complement or so Gost. Wel sir such complement perhaps may cost Marryed Fortunio the setting on Nor can I keepe my knowledge He that lately Before my face I could not get to looke Vpon your sister by this light now kist her Embrac't and courted with as good a grace As any Courtyer could and I can tell you Not to disgrace her I perceyu'd the Dame Was as far forward as himselfe by th masse Rin. You should haue schoold him for 't Gost. No I le not see 't For shame once found is lost I le haue him thinke That my opinion of him is the same That it was euer it will be a meane To bridle this fresh humour bred in him Rin. Let me then schoole him foot I le rattle him vp Gost. No no Rinaldo th' onely remedy Is to remoue the cause carry the obiect From his late tempted eyes Rin. Alas sir whither You know my father is incenst so much Hee le not receyue her Gost. Place her with some friend But for a time till I reclayme your father Meane time your brother shall remaine with me Rin. The care 's the lesse then he has still his longing To be with this Gulls daughter Gost. What resolue you I am resolu'd she lodges here no more My friends sonne shall not be abusde by mine Rin. T'roth sir I le tell you what a sudden toy comes in my head what think you if I brought her home to my fathers house Gost. I mary sir Would he receyue her Rin. Nay you heare not all I meane with vse of some deuice or other Gost. As how Rinaldo Rin. Mary sir to say She is your sonnes wife maryed past your knowledge Gost. I doubt last day he saw her and will know her to be Fortunioes wife Rin. Nay as for that I wil pretend she was euen then your sonnes wife But faynde by me to be Fortunioes Onely to try how he would take the matter Gost. 'Fore heauen 't were pretty Rin. Would it not doe well Gost. Exceeding well in sadnesse Rin. Nay good sir Tell me vnfaynedly do ye lik't indeed Gost. The best that ere I heard Rin. And do you thinke Hee le swallow downe the Gudgion Gost. A my life It were a grosse gob would not downe with him An honest knight but simple not acquainted With the fine slights and policies of the world As I my selfe am Riâ—. I le go fetch her strait And this iest thriue 't will make vs princely sport But you must keepe our counsell second all Which to make likely you must needs sometimes Giue your sonne leaue as if you knew it not To steale and see her at my fathers house Gost. I but see you then that you keepe good gard Ouer his forward new begun affections For by the Lord hee le teach your brother else To sing the Cuckooes note spirit will breake out Though neuer so supprest and pinioned Rin. Especially your sonnes what would he be If you should not restrayne him by good connsell Gost. I le haue an eye on him I warrant thee I le in and warne the Gentlewoman to make ready Rin. Wel sir I le not be long after you Exit Gost. Heauen heauen I see these Politicians Out of blind Fortunes hands are our most fooles T is she that giues the lustre to their wits Still plodding at traditionall deuices But take vm out of them to present actions A man may grope and tickle vm like a Trowt And take vm from their close deere holes as fat As a Phisician and as giddy-headed As if be myracle heauen had taken from them Euen that which commonly belongs to fooles Well now let 's note what black ball of debate Valerioes wit hath cast betwixt Cornelio And the inamoured Courtyer I beleeue His wife and he will part his ielousy Hath euer watcht occasion of diuorce And now Valerioes villany will present it See here comes the
would he haue it well sir Dari. A very necessary question canst thou limit the time Pock O sir cures are like causes in law which may be lengthned or shortned at the discretion of the Lawyer he can either keepe it greene with replications or reioinders or sometimes skinne it faire a' th outside for fashion sake but so he may be sure 't will breake out againe by a writt of error and then has he his suite new to begin but I will couenant with you that by such a time I le make your head as sound as a Bell I will bring it to suppuration and after I will make it coagulate and growe to a perfect Cycatrice and all within these ten dayes so you keepe a good dyet Dar. Well come Pock wee le talke farther on 't within it drawes neere dinner time what 's a clock boye Page By your clock sir it should be almost one for your head rung noone some halfe houre agoe Dar. I st true sir Val. Away let him alone though he came in at the window he sets the gates of your honor open I can tell you Dar. Come in Pock come apply and for this deede I le giue the Knaue a wound shall neuer bleed So sir I thinke this knock rings lowd acquittance For my ridiculouse Exeunt all but Rinal. Valer. Ryn. Well sir to turne our heads to salue your licence Since you haue vsd the matter so vnwisely That now your father has discern'd your humor In your too carelesse vsage in his house Your wife must come from his house to Antonios And he to entertaine her must be tould She is not wife to his sonne but to you Which newes will make his simple wit triumphe Ouer your father and your father thinking He still is guld will still account him simple Come sir prepare your villanous witt to faine A kinde submission to your fathers fury And we shall see what harty policie He will discouer in his fained Anger To blinde Antonios eyes and make him thinke He thinkes her hartely to be your wife Val. O I will gull him rarely with my wench Lowe kneeling at my heeles before his furie And iniury shal be salu'd with iniurie Finis Actus 3. ACTVS 4. SCENA 1. Marc-Ant Gostanzo Marc-Ant. You see how too much wisdome 〈◊〉 Out-shootes the truth you were so forwards still To taxe my ignorance my greene experience In these gray haires for giuing such advantage To my sonnes spirit that he durst vndertake A secret match so farre short of his woorth Your sonne so seasoned with obedience Euen from his youth that all his actions relish Nothing but dutie and your angers feare What shall I say to you if it fall out That this most precious sonne of yours has plaide A part as bad as this and as rebellious Nay more has grosely guld your witt withall What if my sonne has vndergone the blame That appertain'd to yours and that this wench With which my sonne is charg'd may call you father Shall I then say you want experience Y' are greene y' are credulous easie to be blinded Gost. Ha ha ha good Marc-Antonio When 't comes to that laugh at me call me foole proclaime so Let all the world take knowledge I am an Asse Marc. O the good God of Gods How blinde is Pride what Eagles we are still In matters that belong to other men What Beetles in our owne I tell you Knight It is consest to be as I haue tould you And Gratiana is by young Rinaldo And your white sonne brought to me as his wife How thinke you now Sir Gost. Euen iust as before And haue more cause to thinke honest Credulity Is a true Loadstone to draw on Decrepity You haue a hart to open to imbrace All that your eare receiues alas good man All this is but a plot for entertainment Within your house for your poore sonnes yong wife My house without huge danger cannot holde Mar. I st possible what danger Sir I pray Gost. 〈◊〉 tell you Sir t was time to take her thence My sonne that last day you saw could not frame His lookes to entertaine her now bir-lady Is grone a Courtier for my selfe vnseene Saw when he courted her imbrac't and kist her And I can tell you left not much vndone That was the proper office of your sonne Mar. What world is this Gost, I tolde this to Rinaldo Aduising him to fetch her from my house And his yong wit not knowing where to lodge her Vnlesse with you and saw that could not be Without some wyle I presently suggested This queint deuise to say she was my sonnes And all this plot good Marc-Antonio Flow'd from this fount onely to blinde our eyes Mar. Out of how sweete a dreame haue you awak't me By heauen I durst haue laid my part in heauen All had bin true it was so liuely handled And drawne with such a seeming face of trueth Your sonne had cast a perfect vaile of grief Ouer his face for his so rash offence To seale his loue with act of marriage Before his father had subscrib'd his choyce My sonne my circumstance lessening the fact Intreating me to breake the matter to you And ioyning my effectuall perswasions With your sonnes penitent submission Appease your fury I at first assented And now expect their comming to that purpose Gost. T' was well t' was well see me to beleeue it still Let Art end what Credulitie began When they come suire your words and lookes to theirs Second my sad Sonnes fain'd submission And see in all points how my braine will answere His disguisde grief with a set countenance Of and choller now obserue and learne To schoole your sonne by me Intrant Rynaldo Val Grat Mar. On with your maske here come the other maskers sir Rinal. Come on I say Your Father with submission wil be calm'd come on downe a your knees Gost. Villaine durst thou Presume to gull thy Father doost thou not Tremble to see my bent and cloudy browes Ready to thunder on thy gracelesse head And with the bolt of my displeasure cut The thred of all my liuing from thy life For taking thus a beggar to thy wife Val. Father if that part I haue in your blood If teares which so aboundantly distill Out of my inward eyes and for a neede Can drowne these outward lend me thy hand-kercher And being indeed as many drops of blood Issuing from the Creator of my hart Be able to beget so much compassion Not on my life but on this louely Dame Whom I hold dearer Gost. Out vpon thee villaine Marc. Nay good Gostanzo thinke you are a Father Gost. I will not heare a word out out vpon thee Wed without my aduise my loue my knowledge I and a begger too a trull a blowse Rinal. You thought not so last day when you offerd her A twelue months boord for one nights lodging with her Gost. Goe too no more of that peace good Rinaldo It is a fault