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A06458
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The vvoman hater As it hath beene lately acted by the Children of Paules.
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Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616.; Fletcher, John, 1579-1625. aut
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1607
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o th' Curtaine do you heare take heed of the old Bawd in the cloth of Tissue-sleeues and the knit Mittins Farewell Sister Exit Oria. Now am I idle I would I had bin a Scholler that I might a studied now the punishment of meaner men is they haue too much to doe our onely miserie is that without company we know not what to doe I must take some of the common courses of our Nobilitie which is thus if I can find no company that likes mee plucke off my Hatband throw an old Cloake ouer my face and as if I would not bee knowne walke hastely through the streetes till I be discouered then there goes Counte such a one sayes one there goes Counte such a one sayes another Looke how fast he goes sayes a third there 's some great matters in hand questionlesse sayes a fourth when all my businesse is to haue them say so this hath beene vsed or if I can find any companie I le after dinner to the Stage to see a Play where when I first enter you shall haue a murmure in the house euery one that does not knowe cries what Noble man is that all the Gallants on the Stage rise vayle to me kisse their hand offer mee their places then I picke out some one whom I please to grace among the rest take his seate vse it throw my cloake ouer my face and laugh at him the poore gentleman imagines himselfe most highly grac'd thinkes all the Auditors esteeme him one of my bosome friendes and in right speciall regard with me But here comes a Gentleman that I hope will make me better sport then eyther street and stage fooleries Enter Lazarello and Boy This man loues to eat good meate alwayes prouided hee do not pay for it himselfe he goes by the name of the Hungarie Courtier marry because I thinke that name will not sufficiently distinguish him for no doubt hee hath more fellowes there his name is Lazarello he is none of these same ordinary eaters that will deuour three breakfasts as many dinners without any preiudice to their beauers drinkings or suppers but he hath a more courtly kind of hunger and doth hunt more after nouelty then plenty I le ouer-heare him Laza. O thou most itching kindly appetite Which euery creature in his stomacke feeles O leaue leaue yet at last thus to torment me Three seuerall Sallets haue I sacrifiz'de Bedew'd with precious oyle and vineger Already to appease thy greedy wrath Boy Boy Sir Laza. Will the Count speake with me Boy One of his Gentlemen is gone to enforme him of your comming Sir Laza. There is no way left for me to compasse this Fish head but by being presently made knowne to the Duke Boy That will be hard Sir Laza. When I haue tasted of this sacred dish Then shall my bones rest in my fathers tombe In peace then shall I dye most willingly And as a dish be seru'd to satisfie Deaths hunger and I will be buried thus My Beere shal be a charger borne by foure The coffin where I lye a powdring tubbe Bestrew'd with Lettice and coole sallet hearbes My winding sheet of Tanseyes the blacke guard Shal be my solemne mourners and in stead Of ceremonies wholesome buriall prayers A printed dirge in ryme shall burie me In stead of teares let them poure Capon sauce Vpon my hearse and salt in stead of dust Manchets for stones for other glorious shields Giue me a Voyder and aboue my hearse For a Trutch sword my naked knife stucke vp The Count discouers himselfe Boy Master the Count is here Laza. Where my Lord I do beseech you Count Y' are very welcome sir I pray you stand vp you shall dine with me Laza. I do beseech your Lordship by the loue I still haue borne to your honourable house Count Sir what need all this you shall dine with me I pray rise Laza. Perhaps your Lordship takes me for one of these same fellowes that do as it were respect victuals Count O sir by no meanes Laza. Your Lordship ha's often promised that whensoeuer I should affect greatnesse your owne hand should helpe to raise me Count And so much still assure your selfe of Laza. And though I must confesse I haue euer shun'de popularitie by the example of others yet I do now feele my selfe a little ambitious your Lordship is great and though young yet a priuie Counseller Count I pray you sir leape into the matter what would you haue me doe for you Laza. I would entreat your Lordship to make mee knowne to the Duke Count When sir Laza. Suddenly my Lord I would haue you present me vnto him this morning Count It shall be done but for what vertues would you haue him take notice of you Laza. Your Lordship shall know that presently T' is pitty of this fellow he is of good wit sufficient vnderstāding whē he is not trobled with this greedy worm Lazar. Faith you may intreat him to take notice of mee for any thing for beeing an excellent Farrier for playing well at Span-counter or sticking kniues in walles for being impudent or for nothing why may not I bee a Fauorite on the suddaine I see nothing against it Count Not so sir I know you haue not the face to bee a fauorite on the suddaine Laz. Why thē you shall present me as a gētlemā wel qualified or one extraordinary seen in diuers strāge misteries Count In what Sir as howe Laz. Marrie as thus Enter Intelligencer Count Yonder 's my olde Spirit that hath haunted mee daily euer since I was a priuie Counsellor I must be rid of him I pray you stay there I am a litle buisie I wil speak with you presently Lazar. You shall bring mee in and after a little other talke taking me by the hand you shall vtter these wordes to the Duke May it please your grace to take note of a gentleman well read deepely learned and throughly grounded in the hidden knowledge of all Sallets and pothearbs whatsoeuer Count 'T will be rare if you will walke before Sir I will ouertake you instantly Lazar. Your Lordships euer Count This fellow is a kind of Informer one that liues in Alehouses and Tauerns and because hee perceiues some worthy men in this land with much labour great expence to haue discouered things dangerously hanging ouer the State hee thinks to discouer as much out of the talke of drunkards in Taphouses hee brings me informations pick'd out of broken wordes in mens common talke which with his malitious misapplication hee hopes will seeme dangerous hee doeth besides bring mee the names of all the young Gentlemen in the Citie that vse Ordinaries or Tauerns talking to my thinking only as the freedom of their youth teach thē without any further ends for dangerous and seditious spirits he is besides an arrant whore-master as any is in Millaine of a lay man I will not meddle with the Clergie he is parcell Lawier in my conscience much of
returne be suddaine Arri. Vnsuspected by them Duk. It shall so shal I best perceiue their Loue if there be any Farewel Count Let me intreat your grace to stay a little To know a Gentleman to whome your selfe Is much beholding he hath made the sport For your whole Court these 8. yeares on my knowledge Duk. His name Count Lazarello Duk. I heard of him this morning which is he Count Lazarello pluck vp thy Spirits thy fortunes are now raising the Duke cals for thee and thou shalt be acquainted with him Laza. He 's going away and I must of necessitie stay here vpon busines Count T is all one thou shalt know him first Laza. Stay a little if hee should offer to take mee away with him and by that meanes I should loose that I seeke for but if he should I wil not goe with him Count Lazarello the Duke stayes wilt thou loose this opportunitie Laza. How must I speake to him Count T was wel thought of you must not talke to him as you do to an ordinary man honest plaine sence but you must winde about him for example if hee should aske you what a clocke it is you must not say if it please your grace t is nine but thus thrice three a clocke so please my Soueraigne or thus looke how many muses there doth dwell Vpon the sweet banckes of the learned Well And just so many stroakes the clocke hath strooke And so forth and you must now then enter into a description Laza. I hope I shall doe it Count Come May it please your grace to take note of a gentleman well seene deepely read throughly groūded in the hidden knowledge of all sallets and pothearbs whatsoeuer Duk. I shall desire to know him more inwardly Laza. I kisse the Oxe-hide of your Graces foot Count Very well will your grace question him a little Duk. How old are you Laza. Full eight and twenty seuerall Almanackes Hath been compyled all for seuerall yeares Since first I drew this breath foure prentiships Haue I most truly serued in this world And eight and twenty times hath Phoebus carre Runne out his yearely course since Duk. I vnderstand you Sir Luci. How like an ignorant Poet he talkes Duk. You are eight and twenty yeare old what time of the day doe you hold it to be Laza. About the time that mortals whet their kniues On thresholds on their shoe soles and on stayres Now bread is grating and the testy cooke Hath much to doe now now the Tables all Duk. 'T is almost dinner time Laza. Your grace doth apprehend me very rightly Count Your grace shal find him in your further cōferēce Graue wise courtly scholler like vnderstādingly read In the necessities of the life of man He knowes that man is mortall by his birth He knowes that men must dye and therefore liue He knowes that man must liue and therefore eate And if it shall please your grace to accompany your selfe with him I doubt not but that hee will at the least make good my commendations Duk. Attend vs Lazarello we doe want Men of such Action as we haue receiued you Reported from your honorable friend Laza. Good my Lord stand betwixt mee and my ouerthrow you know I am ti'd here and may not depart my gracious Lord so waightie are the busines of mine owne which at this time doe call vpon mee that I will rather chuse to die then to neglect them Count Nay you shal wel perceiue besides the vertues that I haue alreadie inform'd you off he hath a stomack which will stoope to no Prince aliue Duk. Sir at your best leisure I shall thirst to see you Laza. And I shall hunger for it Duk. Till then farewell all Gen. Count Long life attend your Grace Duk. I doe not tast this sport Arrigo Lucio Ar. Luci. We doe attend Exeunt Duke Arrigo Lucio Gond. His grace is gone and hath left his Hellen with me I am no Pander for him neither can I bee wonne with the hope of gaine or the itching desire of tasting my Lordes lecherie to him to keepe her at my house or bring her in disguise to his bed Chamber The twynes of Adders and of Scorpions About my naked brest will seeme to mee More tickling then those claspes which men adore The lustfull dull ill spirited embraces Of women the much praysed Amazones Knowing their owne infirmities so well Made of themselues a people and what men They take amongst them they condemne to die Perceiuing that their follie made them fit To liue no longer that would willingly Come in the worthlesse presence of a woman I will attend and see what my young Lord will doe with his sister Enter Lazarelloes Boy Boy My Lord the fish head is gone againe Count Whither Boy I know whither my Lord Count Keepe it from Lazarello Sister shall I conferre with you in priuate to know the cause of the Dukes comming hither I know he makes you acquainted with his busines of State Oria. He satisfie you brother for I see you are iealous of mee Gond. Now there shall bee some course taken for her conueiance Laza. Lazarello thou art happie thy carriage hath begot loue and that loue hath brought forth fruites thou art here in the company of a man honourable that will helpe thee to tast of the bounties of the Sea when thou hast so done thou shalt retire thy selfe vnto the Court there tast of the delicates of the earth and be great in the eyes of thy Soueraigne now no more shalt thou need to scramble for thy meate nor remoue thy stomack with the Court but thy credit shall commaund thy hearts desire and all nouilties shall be sent as presents vnto thee Count Good Sister when you see your own time will you returne home Oria. Yes brother and not before Laza. I will grow populer in this State ouerthrow the fortunes of a number that liue by extortion Count Lazarello bestirre thy selfe nimbly and sodainly and here me with patience to heare Laza. Let me not fall from my selfe speake I am bound Count So art thou to reuenge when thou shalt heare the fish head is gone and we know not whither Laz. I wil not curse nor sweare nor rage nor raile Nor with contempteous tongue accuse my Fate Though I might justly do it nor will I Wish my selfe vncreated for this euill Shall I entreat your Lordship to be seene A little longer in the company Of a man cross'd by Fortune Count I hate to leaue my friend in his extremities Laza. 'T is noble in you then I take your hand And do protest I do not follow this For any mallice or for priuat ends But with a loue as gentle and as chast As that a brother to his sister beares And if I see this fish head yet vnknowne The last words that my dying father spake Before his eye-strings brake shall not of me So often be remembred as our meeting Fortune attend me as