appetite Which every creature in his stomach feels Oh leave leave yet at last thus to torment me Three several Sallads have I sacrific'd Bedew'd with precious oil and vinegar Already to appease thy greedy wrath Boy Boy Sir Laza. Will the Count speak with me Boy One of his Gentlemen is gone to inform him of your coming Sir Laza. There is no way left for me to compass the Fish-head but by being presently made known to the Duke Boy That will be hard Sir Laza. When I have tasted of this sacred dish Then shall my bones rest in my Fathers tomb In peace then shall I dye most willingly And as a dish be serv'd to satisfie Deaths hunger and I will be buried thus My Bier shall be a charger born by four The Cossin where I lye a powd'ring-tub Bestrew'd with Lettice and cool Sallad herbs My Winding-sheet of Tansies the black Guard Shall be my solemn Mourners and instead Of ceremonies wholsom burial Prayers A printed dirge in rhyme shall bury me Instead of tears let them pour Capon sauce upon my hâ—arse And salt instead of dust Manchets for stones for other glorious shields Give me a Voider and above my Hearse For a Trutch sword my naked knife stuck up The Count discovers himself Boy Master the Count 's here Laza. Where my Lord I do beseech you Count. Y' are very welcome Sir I pray you stand up you shall dine with me Laza. I do beseech your Lordship by the love I still have born 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 fellows that do as it were respect victuals Count. Oh Sir by no means Laza. Your Lordship has often promised that whensoever I should affect greatness your own hand should help to raise me Count. And so much still assure your self of Laza. And though I must confess I have ever shun'd popularity by the example of others yet I do now feel my self a little ambitious your Lordship is great and though young yet a Privy Counsellor Count. I pray you Sir leap into the matter what would You have me do for you Laza. I would intreat your Lordship to make me known to the Duke Count. When Sir Laza. Suddainly my Lord I would have you present me unto him this morning Count. It shall be done but for what virtues would you have him take notice of you Laza. Your Lordship shall know that presently Count. 'T is pity of this fellow he is of good wit and sufficient understanding when he is not troubled with this greedy worm Laza. 'Faith you may intreat him to take notice of me for any thing for being an excellent Farrier for playing well at Span-counter or sticking knives in walls for being impudent or for nothing why may not I be a Favorite on the suddain I see nothing against it Count. Not so Sir I know you have not the face to be a Favourite on the suddain Laz. Why then you shall present me as a Gentleman well qualified or one extraordinary seen in divers strange mysteries Count. In what Sir as how Laz. Marry as thus Enter Intelligencer Count. Yonder 's my old Spirit that hath haunted me daily ever since I was a privy Counsellor I must be rid of him I pray you stay there I am a little busie I will speak with you presently Laza. You shall bring me in and after a little other talk taking me by the hand you shall utter these words to the Duke May it please your grace to take note of a Gentleman well read deeply learned and throughly grounded in the hidden knowledge of all Sallads and Pot-herbs whatsoever Count. 'T will be rare if you will walk before Sir I will overtake you instantly Laza. Your Lordships ever Count. This fellow is a kind of an informer one that lives in Alehouses and Taverns and because he perceives some worthy men in this Land with much labour and great expence to have discovered things dangerously hanging over the State he thinks to discover as much out of the talk of drunkards in Tap-houses he brings me informations pick'd out of broken words in mens common talk which with his malicious mis-application he hopes will seem dangerous he doth besides bring me the names of all the young Gentlemen in the City that use Ordinaries or Taverns talking to my thinking only as the freedom of their youth teach them without any further ends for dangerous and seditious spirits he is besides an arrant whoremaster as any is in Milan of a Lay-man I will not meddle with the Clergy he is parcel Lawyer and in my conscience much of their religion I must put upon him some piece of service come hither Sir what have you to do with me Int. Little my Lord I only come to know how your Lordship would employ me Count. Observed you that Gentleman that parted from me but now Int. I saw him now my Lord. Count. I was sending for you I have talked with this man and I do find him dangerous Int. Is your Lordship in good earnest Count. Hark you Sir there may perhaps be some within ear-shots He whispers with him Enter Lazarello and his Boy Laz. Sirrah will you venture your life the Duke hath sent the Fish-head to my Lord Boy Sir if he have not kill me do what you will with me Laz. How uncertain is the state of all mortal things I have these crosses from my Cradle from my very Cradle insomuch that I do begin to grow desperate Fortune I do despise thee do thy worst yet when I do better gather my self together I do find it is rather the part of a wise man to prevent the storms of Fortune by stirring than to suffer them by standing still to pour themselves upon his naked body I will about it Count. Who 's within there Enter a Servingman Let this Gentleman out at the back door forget not my instructions if you find any thing dangerous trouble not your self to find out me but carry your informations to the Lord Lucio he is a man grave and well experienced in these businesses Int. Your Lordships Servant Exit Intelligencer and Servingman Count. Your Lordships servant Laz. Will it please your Lordship to walk Count. Sir I was coming I will overtake you Laz. I will attend you over against the Lord Gonderinoes house Count. You shall not attend there long Laz. Thither must I to see my Loves face the chaste Virgin head Of a dear Fish yet pure and undeflowred Not known of man no rough bred countrey hand Hath once toucht thee no Pandars withered paw Nor an un-napkin'd Lawyers greasie fist Hath once slubbered thee no Ladies supple hand Wash'd o'er with Urine hath yet seiz'd on thee With her two nimble talents no Court hand Whom his own natural filth or change of air Hath bedeck'd with scabs hath marr'd thy whiter grace Oh let it be thought lawful then
the matter Whither go all these men-menders these Physicians Whose Dog lies sick o' th' mulligrubs Sam. O the Gentleman The young smug Seigniour Master Valentine Brought out of travel with him as I hear Is faln sick o' th' sudden desperate sick And likely they go thither Thom. Who young Frank The only temper'd spirit Scholar Souldier Courtier and all in one piece 't is not possible Enter Alice Sam. There 's one can better satisfie you Thom. Mistress Alice I joy to see you Lady Alice Good Monsieur Thomas You 're welcome from your travel I am hasty A Gâ—ntleman lyes sick Sir Thom. And how dost thou I must know and I will know Alice Excellent well As well as may be thank ye Thom. I am glad on 't And prithee hark Alice I cannot stay Thom. A while Alice Sam. Never look so narrowly the mark 's in her mouth still Hyl. I am looking at her legs prithee be quiet Alice I cannot stay Thom. O sweet Alice Hyl. A clean instep And that I love a life I did not mark This woman half so well before how quick And nimble like a shadow there her leg shew'd By th' mass a neat one the colour of her Stocking A much inviting colour Alice My good Monsieur I have no time to talk now Hyl. Pretty Breeches Finely becoming too Thom. By Heaven Alice She will not I can assure you that and so Thom. But this word Alice I cannot nor I will not good Lord Exit Hyl. Well you shall 〈◊〉 more from me Thom. We 'll go 〈◊〉 'T is Charity bâ—â—â—ies I know she is there And under visitation I shall see her Will ye along Hyl. By any meanâ— Thom. Be sure then I be a civil man I have sport â—n hand Boâ—â— Shall make mirth for a Mâ—â—riage dâ—y Hyl. Away then Exeunt SCENE III. Enter three Physicians with an Vâ—â—â—al 1 Phy. A Pleurisie I see it 2 Phy. I rather hold it For tremor Cordis 3 Phy. Do you mark the Faeceâ— 'T is a most pestilent contagious â—eaâ—â—â— A suâ—â—â—it a plaguey surfeit he must blâ—eâ— 1 Phy. By no means 3 Phy. I say bleed 1 Phy. I say 't is dangerous The Person being spent so much bâ—fore hand And Nature drawn so low Clysters Cool Clysters 2 Phy. Now with you favours I should think a Vomit For take away the Cause the Effect must follow The Stomach's soul and fur'd the pot 's unflam'd yet 3 Phy. No no we 'll rectifie that part by mild means Nature so sunk must find no violence Enter a Servant Serv. Will 't please ye draw near the weak Gentleman Grows worse and worse still 1 Phy. Come we will attend him 2 Phy. He shall do well my friend Serv. My Masters love Sir 1 Excellent well I warrant thee right and straight friend 3 Phy. There 's no doubt in him none at all ne'r fear him Exeunt SCENE IV. Enter Valentine and Michael Mich. That he is desperate sick I do believe well And that without a speedy cure it kills him But that it lyes within the help of Physick Now to restore his health or art to cure him Believe it you are cozen'd clean beside it I would tell ye the true cause too but 't would vex ye Nay run ye mad Val. May all I have restore him So dearly and so tenderly I love him I do not know the cause why yea my life too Mich. Now I perceive ye so well set I 'll tell you Hei mihi quod nullis Amor est medicabilis herbis Val. 'T was that I only fear'd good friend go from me I find my heart too full for further conference You are assur'd of this Mich. 'T will prove too certain But bear it nobly Sir Youth hath his errours Val. I shall do and I thank ye 'pray ye no words on 't Mich. I do not use to talk Sir Exit Val. Ye are welcome Is there no Constancy in earthly things No happiness in us but what must alter No life without the heavy load of Fortune What miseries we are and to our selves Even 〈◊〉 wh n full content seems to sit by us What â—aily sores and sorrows Eâ—ter Alice Alice O dear Brother The Gentleman if ever you will see him Alive as I think Enter Cellide Cel. O he faints for Heavens sake For Heavens sake Sir Val. Go comfort him dear Sister Exit Alice And ouâ— word sweet with you then we 'll go to him What think you iâ— this Gentleman Cel. Mâ— p ty thinks Sir 'T is greâ—â— miâ—fortunâ— that 〈◊〉 should thus perish Val Iâ— is inâ—eed 〈◊〉 he must dye Cel. That were a cruelty when carâ— may cure him Why do you weep so Sir he may recover Val. He may but with much danger my sweet Cellide You have a powerful tongue Cel. To do you service Val. I will betray his grief he loves a Gentlewoman A friend of yours whose heart another holds He knows it too yet such a sway blind fancy And his not daring to deliver it Have won upon him that they must undo him Never so hopeful and so sweet a Spirit Misfortune fell so foul on Cel. Sure she 's hard hearted That can look on and not relent and deeply At such a misery she is not married Val. Not yet Cel. Nor near it Val. When she please Cel. And pray Sir Does he deserve her truly that she loves so Val. His love may mâ—â—â—t much his Person little For there the match lyes mangled Cel. Is he your friend Val. He should be for he is near me Cel. Will not he dye then When th' other shall recover Val. Ye have pos'd me Cel. Methinks he should go near it if he love her If she love him Val. She does and would do equal Cel. 'T is a hard task you put me yet for your sake I will speak to her all the art I have My best endeavours all his Youth and Person His mind more full of beauty all his hopes The memory of such a sad example Ill spoken of and never old the curses Of loving maids and what may be alledg'd I 'll lay before her what 's her Name I am ready Val. But will you deal effectually Cel. Most truly Nay were it my self at your entreaty Val. And could ye be so pitiful Cel So dutiful Because you urge it Sir Val. It may be then It is your self Cel. It is indeed I know it And now know how ye love me Val. O my dearest Let but your goodness judge your own part 's pity Set but your eyes on his afflictions He is mine and so becomes your charge but think What ruine Nature suffers in this young man What loss humanity and noble manhood Take to your better judgment my declining My Age hung full of impotence and ills My Body budding now no more seer Winter Hath seal'd that sap up at the best and happiest I can but be your infant you my Nurse And how unequal dearest where his years His sweetness and his ever spring
my sorrows I could now question Heaven were it well To look into their Justice why those faults Those heavy sins others provoke 'em with Should be rewarded on the head of us That hold the least alliance to their vices But this would be too curious for I see Our sufferings not disputing is the end Reveal'd to us of all these miseries Jac. Twenty such holy Hermits in a Camp Would make 'em all Carthusians I 'll be hang'd If he know what a Whore is or a health Or have a nature liable to learn Or so much honest nurture to be drunk I do not think he has the spleen to swear A greater Oath than Semsters utter Socks with S'pur him a question Fath. They are strangers both To me as I to them I hope I would not have Me and my shame together known by any I 'll rather lie my self unto another Fab. I need not ask you Sir your Country I hear you speak this tongue 'pray what more are you Or have you been if it be not offensive To urge ye so far misery in your years Gives every thing a tongue to question it Fath. Sir though I could be pleas'd to make my ills Only mine own for grieving other men Yet to so fair and courteous a demander That promises compassion at worst pity I will relate a little of my story I am a Gentleman however thus Poor and unhappy which believe me Sir Was not born with me for I well have try'd Both the extreams of Fortune and have found Both dangerous my younger years provok'd me Feeling in what an ease I slept at home Which to all stirring spirits is a sickness To see far Countrys and observe their Customs I did so and I travell'd till that course Stor'd me with language and some few slight manners Scarce worth my money when an itch possess'd me Of making Arms my active end of travel Fab. But did you so Fath. I did and twenty Winters I wore the Christian Cause upon my Sword Against his Enemies at Buda Siege Full many a cold Night have I lodg'd in armour When all was frozen in me but mine Honour And many a day when both the Sun and Cannon Strove who should most destroy us have I stood Mail'd up in Steel when my tough sinew shrunk And this parch'd Body ready to consume As soon to ashes as the Pikel bore Want has been to me as another Nature Which makes me with this patience still profess it And if a Souldier may without vain glory Tell what h 'as done believe me Gentlemen I could turn over annals of my dangers With this poor weakness have I man'd a breach And made it firm with so much bloud that all I had to bring me off alive was anger Thrice was I made a Slave and thrice redeem'd At price of all I had The miseries Of which times if I had a heart to tell Would make ye weep like Children but 'll spare ye Jac. Fabricio we two have been Souldiers Above these fourteen years yet o' my Conscience All we have seen compar'd to his experience Has been but cudgel-play or Cock-fighting By all the faith I have in Arms I reverence The very poverty of this brave fellow Which were enough it self and his to strengthen The weakest town against half Christendom I was never so asham'd of service In all my life before now I consider What I have done and yet the Rogues would swear I was a valiant fellow I do find The greatest danger I have brought my life through Now I have heard this worthy was no more Than stealing of a May pole or at worst Fighting at single Billet with a Barge-man Fab. I do believe him Jacomo Jac. Believe him I have no faith within me if I do not Fath. I see they are Souldiers And if we may judge by affections Brave and deserving men how they are stir'd But with a meer relation of what may be Since I have won belief and am not known Forgive me Honour I 'll make use of thee Fab. Sir would I were a man or great or able To look with liberal eyes upon your vertue Jac. Let 's give him all we have and leave off prating Here Souldier there 's even five months pay be merry And get thee handsom Cloaths Fab. What mean you Jacomo Jac. Ye are a fool The very story's worth a hundred pound Give him more money Fath. Gentlemen I know not How I am able to deserve this blessing But if I live to see fair days again Something I 'll do in honour of your goodness That shall shew thankfulness if not desert Fab. If you please Sir till we procure ye place To eat with us or wear such honest Garments As our poor means can reach to you shall be A welcome man to say more were to feed ye Only with words we honour what y' have been For we are Souldiers though not near the worth You spake of lately Fath. I do guess ye so And knew unless ye were a Souldier Ye could not find the way to know my wants Jac. But methinks all this while y' are too temperate Do you not tell men sometimes of the dulness When you are grip't as now you are with need I do and let them know those silks they wear The War weaves for 'em and the bread they eat We sow and reap again to feed their hunger I tell them boldly they are masters of Nothing but what we fight for their fair women Lye playing in their arms whilst we like Lares Defend their pleasures I am angry too And often rail at these forgetful great men That suffer us to sue for what we ought To have flung on us e're we ask Fath. I have Too often told my griefs that way when all I reapt was rudeness of behaviour In their opinion men of War that thrive Must thank 'em when they rail and wait to live Fab. Come Sir I see your wants need more relieving Than looking what they are pray go with us Fath. I thank you Gentlemen since you are pleas'd To do a benefit I dare not cross it And what my service or endeavours may Stand you in stead you shall command not pray Exeunt Jac. So you shall us I 'll to the Taylors with you bodily SCENE II. Enter Frederick Lodovico and Piso Lod. Well if this be true I 'll believe a Woman When I have nothing else to do Piso 'T is certain if there be a way of truth In blushes smiles and commendations For by this light I have heard her praise yond' fellow In such a pitch as if sh 'ad studied To crowd the worths of all men into him And I imagine these are seldom us'd Without their special ends and by a maid Of her desires and youth Fred. It may be so She 's free as you or I am and may have By that Prerogative a liberal choice In the bestowing of her love Lod. Bestowing If it be so she has bestow'd her self Upon a
no wild beast Shall hurt or trouble you and thus we 'll breed a story To make every hearer weep When they discourse our fortunes and our loves Mont. Oh what a scoff might men of women make If they did know this boy but my desire Is that thou wouldest not as thou usest still When like a servant I'mong servants sit Wait on my Trencher fill my cups with Wine Why should'st thou do this boy prethee consider I am not what I was Ver. Curst be the day when I forget that Montague was Thy Lord or not remember him my Master still Mont. Rather curse me with whom thy youth hath spent So many hours and yet untaught to live By any worldly quality Ver. Indeed you never taught me how to handle Cards To cheat and cozen men with oaths and lies Those are the worldly qualities to live Some of our scarlet Gallants teach their boys These worldly qualities Since stumbling fortune then leaves virtue thus Let me leave fortune e'r be vicious Mon. Oh lad thy love will kill me Ver. In truth I think in conscience I shall dye for you Good Master weep not do you want aught Sir Will you have any money here 's some Silver And here 's a little Gold 't will serve to play And put more troublesome thoughts out of your mind I pray Sir take it I 'll get more with singing And then I 'll bring it you my Lady ga't me And it was not covetousness But I forgot to tell you sooner on 't Mont. Alas boy thou art not bound to tell it me And less to give it buy thee Scarfs and Garters And when I have money I will give thee a sword Nature made thee a beauteous Cabinet To lock up all all the goodness of the earth Enter Charloâ—e Ver. I have lost my voice with the very sight of this Gentlewoman good Sir steal away you were wont to be a curious avoider of womens company Mont. Why boy thou dar'st trust me any where dar'st thou not Ver. I had rather trust you by a roaring Lion than a ravening woman Mont. Why boy Ver. Why truly she devours more mans flesh Mont. I but she roars not boy Ver. No Sir why she is never silent but when her mouth is full Charl. Monsieur Montague Mont. My sweet fellow since you please to call me so Ver. Ah my conscience she wou'd be pleas'd well enough to call you bed-fellow oh Master do not hold her by the hand so a woman is a Lime-bush that catcheth all she toucheth Charl. I do most dangerously suspect this boy to be a wench art thou not one come hither let me feel thee Ver. With all my heart Charl. Why dost thou pull off thy Glove Ver. Why to feel whether you be a boy or no. Charl. Fie boy go too I 'll not look your head nor comb your locks any more if you talk thus Ver. Why I 'll sing to you no more then Charl. Fie upon 't how sad you are a young Gentleman that was the very Sun of France Mont. But I am in the eclipse now Chal. Suffer himself to be over-run with a Lethargy of melancholy and discontent rouze up thy spirit man and shake it off A Noble Soul is like a Ship at Sea That sleeps at Anchor when the Ocean 's calm But when she rages and the wind blows high He cuts his way with skill and Majesty I would turn a Fool or Poet or any thing or marry to make you merry prethee let 's walk good Veramour leave thy Master and me I have earnest business with him Ver. Pray do you leave my Master and me we were very merry before you came he does not covet womens company What have you to do with him come Sir will you go And I 'll sing to you again I'faith his mind is stronger than to credit Womens vows and too pure to be capable of their loves Charl. The boy is jealous sweet lad leave us my Lady call'd for you I swear that 's a good child there 's a piece of Gold for thee go buy a Feather Ver. There 's two pieces for you do you go and buy one or what you will or nothing so you go Nay then I see you would have me go Sir why i'faith I will now I perceive you love her better than you do me but Heaven bless you whatever you do or intend I know you are a very honest man Exit Charl. Still will I wooe thee whilst thy ears reply I cannot or I will not marry thee Why hast thou drawn the bloud out of my cheeks And given a quicker motion to my heart Oh thou hast bred a Feaver in my veins Call'd love which no Physitian can cure Have mercy on a Maid whose simple youth Mont. How your example fairest teacheth me A ceremonious Idolatry Kneels By all the joy of love I love thee better Than I or any man can tell another And will express the mercy which thou crav'st I will forbear to marry thee consider Thou art Natures heir in feature and thy parents In fair Inheritances rise with these thoughts And look on me but with a womans eye A decaid fellow void of means and spirit Charl. Of spirit Mont. Yes could I tamely live Forget my Fathers bloud wait and make legs Stain my best breeches with the servile drops That fall from others draughts Charl. This vizard wherewith thou wouldst hide thy spirit Is perspective to shew it plainlier This undervalue of thy life is but Because I should not buy thee what more speaks Greatness of man than valiant patience That shrinks not under his fates strongest strokes These Roman deaths as falling on a sword Opening of veins with poison quenching thirst Which we erroneously do stile the deeds Of the heroick and magnanimous man Was dead-ey'd cowardize and white-cheek'd fear Who doubting tyranny and fainting under Fortunes false Lottery desperately run To death for dread of death that soul 's most stout That bearing all mischance dares last it out Will you perform your word and marry me When I shall call you to 't Enter Longueville with a riding-rod Mont. I'faith I will Charl. Who 's this alights here Long. With leave fair creature are you the Lady Mistriss of the house Charl. Her servant Sir Long. I pray then favour me to inform your Lady and Duke Orleans wife A business of import awaits 'em here And craves for speedy answer Charl. Are you in post Sir Long. No I am in Satin Lady I would you would be in post Charl. I will return Sweet Exit Long. Honest friend do you belong to the house I pray be covered Mont. Yes Sir I do Long. Ha dream'st thou Longaville sure 't is not he Sir I should know you Mont. So should I you but that I am asham'd But though thou know'st me prethee Longaville Mock not my poverty pray remember your self Shows it not strangely for thy cloaths to stand Without a Hat to mine mock me no more Long. The
Retire thee my Ascanio with thy Mother But stir not forth some great design 's on foot Fall what can fall if e're the Sun be set I see you not give me for dead Asc We will expect you And those bless'd Angels that love goodness guard you Exeunt SCENA V. Enter Lopez and Bartolus Bar. Is' t possible he should be rich Lop. Most possible He hath been long though he had but little gettings Drawing together Sir Bar. Accounted a poor Sexton Honest poor Diego Lop. I assure ye a close Fellow Both close and scraping and that fills the Bags Sir Bar. A notable good fellow too Lop. Sometimes Sir When he hop'd to drink a man into a Surfeit That he might gain by his Grave Bar. So many thousands Lop. Heaven knows what Bar. 'T is strange 'T is very strange but we see by endeavour And honest labour Lop. Milo by continuance Grâ—w from a silly Calf with your worships reverence To carry a Bull from a penny to a pound Sir And from a pound to many 't is the progress Baâ— Ye say true but he lov'd to feed well also And that me thinks Lâ—p From another mans Trencher Sir And there he found it season'd with small charge There he would play the Tyrant and would devour ye More than the Graves he made at home he liv'd Like a Camelion suckt th' Air of misery And gâ—ew fat by the Brewis of an Egg-shell Table out Standish Paper Stools Would smell a Cooks-shop and go home and surfeit And be a month in fasting out that Fever Bar. These are good Symptoms do's he lye so sick say ye Lop. Oh very sick Bar. And chosen me Executor Lop. Only your Worship Bar. No hope of his amendment Lop. None that we find Bar. He hath no Kinsmen neither Lop. ' Truth very few Bar. His mind will be the quieter What Doctors has he Lop. There 's none Sir he believes in Bar. They are but needless things in such extremities Who draws the good mans Will Lop. Marry that do I Sir And to my grief Bar. Grief will do little now Sir Draw it to your comfort Friend and as I counsel ye An honest man but such men live not always Who are about him Lop. Many now he is passing That would pretend to his love yes and some Gentlemen That would fain counsel him and be of his Kindred Rich men can want no Heirs Sir Bar. They do ill Indeed they do to trouble him very ill Sir But we shall take a care Enter Diego in a Bed Milanes Arsenio and Parishioners Lop. Will ye come near Sir Pray ye bring him out now ye may see in what state Give him fresh Air. Bar. I am sorry Neighbour Diego To find ye in so weak a state Die Ye are welcome But I am fleeting Sir Bar. Me thinks he looks well His colour fresh and strong his eyes are chearful Lop. A glimmering before death 't is nothing else Sir Do you see how he sumbles with the Sheet do ye note that Di. My learned Sir 'pray ye sit I am bold to send for ye To take a care of what I leave Lop. Do ye hear that Ars Play the Knave finely Die So I will I warrant ye And carefully Bar. 'Pray ye do not trouble him You see he 's weak and has a wandring fancy Di. My honest Neighbours weep not I must leave ye I cannot always beat ye company We must drop still there is no remedy 'Pray ye Master Cuâ—ate will ye write my Testament And write it largely it may be remembred And be witness to my Legacies good Gentlemen Your Worship I do make my full Executor You are a man of wit and understanding Give me a cup of Wine to raise my Spirits For I speak low I would before these Neighbours Have ye to swear Sir that you will see it executed And what I gâ—ve let equally be rendred For my souls health Bar. I vow it truly Neighbours Let not that trouble ye before all these Once more I give my Oath Die Then set me higher And pray ye come near me all Lop. We are ready for ye Mil. Now spur the Ass and get our friend time Die First then After I have given my body to the worms For they must be serv'd first they are seldom cozen'â— Lop. Remember your Parish Neighbour Die You speak truly I do remember it a lewd vile Parish And pray it may be mended To the poor of it Which is to all the Parish I give nothing For nothing unto nothing is most natural Yet leave as much space as will build an Hospital Their Children may pray for me Bar. What do you give to it Die Set down two thousand Duckets Bar. 'T is a good gift And will be long remembred Die To your worship Because you must take pains to see all finish'd I give two thousand more it may be three Sir A poor gratuity for your pains-taking Bar. These are large sums Lop. Nothing to him that has ' em Die To my old Master Vicar I give five hundred Five hundred and five hundred are too few Sir But there be more to serve Bar. This fellow coins sure Die Give me some more drink Pray ye buy Books bâ— Books You have a learned head stuff it with Libraries And understand 'em when ye have done 't is Justice Run not the Parish mad with Controversies Nor preach Abstinence to longing Women 'T will burge the bottoms of their Consciences I would give the Church new Organs but I prophesie The Church-wardens would quickly pipe 'em out o' th' Parish Two hundred Duckets more to mend the Chancel And to paint true Orthographie as many They write Sunt with a C which is abominable 'Pray you set that down to poor Maidens Marriages Lop. I that 's well thought of what 's your will in that poâ—â— A meritorious thing Bar. No end of this Will Die I give per annum two hundred Ells of Lockram That there be no strait dealings in their Linnens But the Sails cut according to their Burthens To all Bell-ringers I bequeath new Ropes And let them use 'em at their own discretions Ars You may remember us Die I do good Gentlemen And I bequeath you both good careful Surgions A Legacy you have need of more than mony I know you want good Diets and good Lotions And in your pleasures good take heed Lop. He raves now But 't will be quickly off Die I do bequeath ye Commodities of Pins Brown-papers Pack-threads Rost Pork and Puddings Ginger-bread and Jews truâ—â—â— Of penny Pipes and mouldy Pepper take 'em Take 'em even where you please and be cozen'd with 'em I should bequeath ye Executions also But those I 'le leave to th' Law Lop. Now he grows temperate Bar. You will give no more Die I am loth to give more from ye Because I know you will have a care to execute Only to pious uses Sir a little Bar. If he be worth all these I am made for
bred up al my name Isab A gratefull fellow Lan. And fall by Fran. Peace I know you are angry Lance but I mâ—â— not hear with whom he is my Brother and though you hold him slight my most dear Brother A Gentleman excepting some few rubs he were too excellent to live here else fraughted as deep with noble and brave parts the issues of a noble and manly Spirit as any he alive I must not hear you though I am miserable and he made me so yet still he is my brother still I love him and to that tye of blood link my affections Isab A noble nature dost thou know him Luce Luce. No Mistress Isab Thou shouldest ever know such good men what a fair body and mind are married did he not say be wanted Luce. What 's that to you Isab 'T is true but 't is great pity Luce. How she changes ten thousand more than he as handsom men too Isab 'T is like enough but as I live this Gentleman â—ong ten thousand thousand is there no knowing him â—â—y should he want fellows of no merit slight and pusâ—â—â—ls that walk like shadows by leaving no print of what â—ey are or poise let them complain Luce. Her colour changes strangely Isab This man was made to mark his wants to waken 〈◊〉 alas poor Gentleman but will that keep him from cold â—d hunger believe me he is well bred and cannot be but of noble linage mark him mark him well Luce. ' Is a handsom man Isab The sweetness of his sufferance sets him off O Luce â—â—t whither go I Luce. You cannot hide it Isab I would he had what I can spare Luce. 'T is charitable Lance. Come Sir I 'le see you lodg'd you have tied my â—ngue fast I 'le steal before you want 't is but a hanging Isab That 's a good fellow too an honest fellow why this â—ould move a stone I must needs know but that some â—ther time Exit Lance and Franc. Luce. Is the wind there that makes for me Isab Come I forgot a business Actus Quartus Scena Prima Enter Widow and Luce. Wid. MY sister and a woman of so base a pity what was the fellow Luce. Why an ordinary man Madam Wid. Poor Luce. Poor enough and no man knows from whence either Wid. What could she see Luce. Only his misery for else she might behold a hundred and somer Wid. Did she change much Luce. Extreamly when he spoke and then her pity like 〈◊〉 Orator I fear her love framed such a commendation and â—llowed it so far as made me wonder Wid. Is she so hot or such a want of lovers that she must â—oat upon afflictions why does she not go romage all the â—risons and there bestow her youth bewray her wantonâ—ess and flie her honour common both to beggery did she â—eak to him Luce. No he saw us not but ever since she hath been â—ainly troubled Wid. Was he young Luce. Yes young enough Wid. And looked he like a Gentleman Luce. Like such a Gentleman that would pawn ten oaths or twelve pence Wid. My sister and sink basely this must not be does â—e use means to know him Luce. Yes Madam and has employed a Squire called shorthose Wid. O that 's a precious Knave keep all this private but â—ill be near her lodging Luce what you can gather by any â—eans let me understand I 'le stop her heat and turn her â—harity another way to bless her self first be still close to â—er counsels a begger and a stranger there 's a bless'dness â—'le none of that I have a toy yet sister shall tell you this â— soul and make you find it and for your pains take you the â—ast gown I wore this makes me mad but I shall force a â—emedy Enter Fountain Bellamore Harebrain Valentine Fount Sirra we have so lookt for thee and long'd for â—hee this widow is the strangest thing the stateliest and â—ands so much upon her excellencies Bel. She hath put us off this month now for an answer Hare No man must visit her nor look upon her no not say good morrow not good even till that 's past Val. She has found want dough you are made of and so kneads you are you good at nothing but these after games I have told you often enough what things they are wâ—at precious things these widows Hare If we â—ad â—m Val. Why the Devil has not craft enough to wooe 'em there be three kinds of fools mark this nose Gentlemen mark it and understaâ—â— it Fount Well go forward Val. An Innocent a knave fool a fool politick the last of which are lovers widow lovers Bell. Will you allow no fortune Val. No such blind one Fount We gave you reasons why 't was needful for us Val. As you are those fools I did allow those reasons but is my Scholars and companions damn'd 'em do you know what it is to wooe a widow answer me coolely now and understandingly Hare Why to lie with her and to enjoy her wealth Val. Why theâ—e you are fools still crafty to catch your selves pure politick fools I lookt for such an answer once more hear me it is to wed a widow to be doubted mainly whether the state you have be yours or no or those old boots you ride in Mark me widows are long extents in Law upon news livings upon their bodies winding-sheets they that enjoy 'em lie but with dead mens monuments and beget only their own ill Epitaphs Is not this plain now Bell. Plain spoken Val. And plain truth but if you 'le needs do things of danger do but lose your selves not any part concerns your understandings for thâ—u you are Meacocks fools and miserable march off amain within an inch of a Fâ—â—â—â—g turn me o' th' toe like a Weather-cock kill every day a Sergeant for a twelve month rob the Exchequer and burn all the Rolls and these will make a shew Hare And these are trifles Val. Considered to a Widow empty nothings for here you venture but your persons there the varnish of your persons your discretions why 't is a monstrous thing to marry at all especially as now 't is made me thinks a man an understanding man is more wise to me and of a nobler â—ie than all these trinkets what do we get by womâ—n but ouâ— senses which is the rankest part about us satisfied and when that 's done what are we Crest-fallen Cowards Whâ—â— benefit can children be but charges and disobedience What 's the love they render at one and twenty years I pray die Father when they are young they are like bells rung backwards nothing but noise and giddiness and come to years once there drops a son by th' swords in his Mistresses quarel a great joy to his parents A Daughter ripe too grows high and lusty in her blood must have a heating runs away with a supple ham'd Servingman his twenty Nobles spent takes to a trade and learns to spin mens hair off there
Your grace hath made me young again and wanton Ant. She must be known and suddenly Do ye know her to Minippus Gent. Char. No believe Sir Ant. Did you observe her Timon Tim. I look'd on her But what she is Ant. I must have that found Come in and take your leave Tim. And some few Prayers along Dem. I know my duty Exit Ant. You shall be half my Father Leo. All your Servant Come Gentlemen you are resolv'd I am sure To see these wars 1 Gent. We dare not leave his fortunes Though most assur'd death hung round about us Leo That bargain 's yet to make Be not too hasty when ye face the Enemie Nor too ambitious to get honour instantly But charge within your bounds and keep close bodies And you shall see what sport we 'l make these mad-caps You shall have game enough I warrant ye Every mans Coâ—k shall fight Dem. I must go see Sir Brave Sir as soon as I have taken leave He meet you in the park Dâ—aw the men thither Wait you upon Leontius Geâ— We 'l attend Sir Leo. But I beseech your Grace with speed the sooner We are i' th' field Dem. You could not please me better Exit Leo. You never saw the wars yet Gent. Not yet Colonel Leo These foolish Mistresses do so hang about ye So whimper and so hug I know it Gentlemen And so intice ye now ye are i' th' bud And that sweet tilting war with eyes and kisses Th' alarms of soft vows and sighs and fiddle faddles Spoils all our trade you must forget these knick knacks A woman at some time of year I grant ye She is necessarie but make no business of her How now Lieutenant Enter Lieutenant Lieu Oh Sir as ill as ever We shall have wars they say they are mustring yonder Would we were at it once fie how it plagues me Leo. Here 's one has served now under Captain Cupid And crackt a Pike in 's youth you see what 's come oâ—â—â— Lieu. No my disease will never prove so honourablâ— Leo. Why sure thou hast the best pox Lieu. If I have 'em I am sure I got 'em in the best company They are pox of thirty Coats Leo. Thou hast mewed 'em finely Here 's a strange fellow now and a brave fellow If we may say so of a pocky fellow Which I believe we may this poor Lieutenant Whether he have the scratches or the scabs Or what a Devil it be I 'le say this for him There fights no braver souldier under Sun Gentlemâ—n Show him an Enemie his pain 's forgot straight And where other men by beds and bathes have ease And easie rules of Physick set him in a danger A danger that 's a fearfull one indeed Ye rock him and he will so play about ye Let it be ten to one he ne'er comes off again Ye have his heart and then he works it bravely And throughly bravely not a pang remembred I have seen him do such things belief would shrink at Gent. 'T is strange he should do all this and diseas'd so Leo. I am sure 't is true Lieutenant canst thou drink well Lieu. Would I were drunk dog-drunk I might not feel this Gent. I would take Physick Lieu. But I would know my disease first Leon. Why it may be the Colique canst thou blow backward Lieu. There 's never a bag-pipe in the Kingdom better Gent. Is' t not a pleuresie Lieu. 'T is any thing That has the Devil and death in 't will ye march Gentlemen The Prince has taken leave Leo. How know ye that Lieu. I saw him leave the Court dispatch his followers And met him after in a by street I think He has some wench or such a toy to lick over Before he go would I had such another To draw this foolish pain down Leo. Let 's away Gentlemen For sure the Prince will stay on us Gent. We 'l attend Sir Exeunt SCENA II. Enter Demetrius and Celia Cel. Must ye needs go Dem. Or stay with all dishonour Cel. Are there not men enough to fight Dem. Fie Celia This ill becomes the noble love you bear me Would you have your love a coward Cel. No believe Sir I would have him fight but not so far off from me Dem. Wouldst have it thus or thus Cel. If that be fighting Dem. Ye wanton fool when I come home again I 'le fight with thee at thine own weapon Celia And conquer thee too Cel. That you have done already You need no other Arms to me but these Sir But will you fight your self Sir Dem. Thus deep in bloud wench And through the thickest ranks of Pikes Cel. Spur bravely Your firie Courser beat the troops before ye And cramb the mouth of death with executions Dem. I would do more than these But prethee tell me Tell me my fair where got'st thou this male Spirit I wonder at thy mind Cel. Were I a man then You would wonder more Dem. Sure thou wouldst prove a Souldier And some great Leader Cel. Sure I should do somewhat And the first thing I did I should grow envious Extreamly envious of your youth and honour Dem. And fight against me Cel. Ten to one I should do it Dem. Thou wouldst not hurt me Cel. In this mind I am in I think I should be hardly brought to strike ye Unless 't were thus but in my mans mind Dem. What Cel. I should be friends with you too Now I think better Dem. Ye are a tall Souldier Here take these and these This gold to furnish ye and keep this bracelet Why do you weep now You a masculine Spirit Cel. No I confess I am a fool a woman And ever when I part with you Dem. You shall not These tears are like prodigious signs my sweet one I shall come back loaden with fame to honour thee Cel. I hope you shall But then my dear Demetrius When you stand Conquerour and at your mercy All people bow and all things wait your sentence Say then your eye surveying all your conquest â—inds out a beautie even in sorrow excellent A constant face that in the midst of ruine With a forc'd smile both scorns at fate and fortune Say you find such a one so nobly fortified And in her figure all the sweets of nature Dem. Prethee No more of this I cannot find her Cel. That shews as far beyond my wither'd beauty And will run mad to love ye too Dem. Do you fear me And do you think besides this face this beauty This heart where all my hopes are lock'd Cel. I dare not No sure I think ye honest wondrous honest Pray do not frown I 'le swear ye are Dem. Ye may choose Cel. But how long will ye be away Dem. I know not Cel. I know you are angry now pray look upon me â—e ask no more such questions Dem. The Drums beat I can no longer stay Cel. They do but call yet How fain you would leave my Company Dem. I wou'd not Unless
that face Sure I have seen 't before not long since neither Ant. She sees me now O Heaven a most rare creature Cel. Yes 't is the same I will take no notice of ye But if I do not sit ye let me fry for 't Is all this Cackling for your egg they are fair ones Excellent rich no doubt too and may stumble A good staid mind but I can go thus by 'em My honest friend do you set off these Jewels Ant. Set 'em off Lady Cel. I mean sell 'em here Sir Ant. She 's very quick for sale they are not meant sure Cel. For sanctity I think much less good even Sir Ant. Nay noble Lady stay 't is you must wear 'em Never look strange they are worthy your best beauty Cel. Did you speak to me Ant. To you or to none living To you they are sent to you they are sacrificed Cel. I 'le never look a Horse i' th' mouth that 's given I thank ye Sir I 'le send one to reward ye Ant. Do you never ask who sent ' em Cel. Never I Nor never care if it be an honest end That end 's the full reward and thanks but slubber it If it be ill I will not urge the acquaintance Ant. This has a soul indeed pray let me tell ye Cel. I care not if ye do so you do it hansomly And not stand picking of your words Ant. The King sent ' em Cel. Away away thou art some foolish fellow And now I think thou hast stole 'em too the King sent ' em Alas good man wouldst thou make me believe He has nothing to do with things of these worths But want only to sting ' em he 's an old man A good old man they say too I dare swear Full many a year ago he left these gambols Here take your trinkets Ant. Sure I do not lye Lady Cel. I know thou lyest extreamly damnably Thou hast a lying face Ant. I was never thus tatled Cel. But say I should believe why are these sent me And why art thou the Messenger who art thou Ant. Lady look on 'em wisely and then consider Who can send such as these but a King only And to what beauty can they be oblations But only yours for me that am the carrier 'T is only sit you know I am his servant And have fulfil'd his will Cel. You are short and pithy What must my beauty do for these Ant. Sweet Lady You cannot be so hard of understanding When a King's favour shines upon ye gloriously And speaks his love in these Cel. O then love's the matter Sir reverence love now I begin to feel ye And I should be the Kings Whore a brave title And go as glorious as the Sun O brave still The chief Commandress of his Concubines Hurried from place to place to meet his pleasures Ant. A devilish subtil wench but a rare spirit Cel. And when the good old spunge had suckt my youth dry And left some of his Royal aches in my bones When time shall tell me I have plough'd my life up And cast long surrows in my face to link me Ant. You must not think so Lady Cel. Then can these Sir These precious things the price of youth and beauty This shop here of sin-offerings set me off again Can it restore me chaste young innocent Purge me to what I was add to my memory An honest and a noble same The Kings device The sin 's as universal as the Sun is And lights an everlasting Torch to shame me Aâ—t Do you hold so sleight account of a great Kings favour That all knees bow to purchase Cel. Prethee peace If thou knewst how ill savouredly thy tale becomes thee And what ill root it takes Aâ—t You will be wiser Cel. Could the King find no shape to shift his pander into But reverend Age and one so like himself too Aâ—t She has found me out Cel Cozen the world with gravity Prethee resolve me one thing do's the King love thee Aâ—â— I think he do's Ceâ— It seems so by thy Office He loves thy use and when that 's ended hates thee Thou seemest to me a Souldier Ant. Yes I am one Cel. And hast sought for thy Country Aâ—t Many a time Cel. May be commanded too Ant. I have done Lady Cel. O wretched man below the state of pity Canst thou forget thou weâ—t begot in honour A fâ—â—e Companion for a King a Souldier Whose Nobleness dare feel no want but Enemies Canst thou forget this and decline so wretchedly To eat the Bread of Bawdry of base Bawdry Feed on the scum of Sin sling thy Sword from thee Dishonour to the noble name that nursed thee Go beg diseases let them be thy Armours Thy fights the flames of Lust and their soul issues Ant. Why then I am a King and mine own Speaker Cel. And I as free as you mine own Disposer There take your Jewels let them give them lustres That have dark Lives and Souls wear 'em your self Sir You 'l seem a Devil else Ant. I command ye stay Cel. Be just I am commanded Ant. I will not wrong ye Cel. Then thus low falls my duty Ant. Can ye love me Say I and all I have Cel. I cannot love ye Without the breach of faith I cannot hear ye Ye hang â—pon my love like frosts on Lilies I can dye but I cannot love you are answer'd Exâ— Ant. I â—ust find apter means I love her truly Exâ— SCENE II. Enter Demetr Leon. Lieu. Gent. Sould. and Host Dem. Hither do you say she is come Host Yes Sir I am sure on 't For whilest I waited upon ye putting my Wife in trust I know not by what means but the King found her And hither she was brought how or to what end Dem. My Father found her Host So my Wife informs me Dem. Leontius pray draw off the Souldiers I would a while be private Leon. Fall off Gentlemen The Prince would be alone Ex. Leo. and Soul Dem. Is he so cunning There is some trick in this and you must know it And be an agent too which if it prove so Host Pull me to pieces Sir Dem. My Father sound her My Father brought her hither went she willingly Host My Wife sayes full of doubts Dem. I cannot blame her No more there 's no trust no faith in mankind Enter Antigonus Menippus Leontius and Souldiers Ant. Keep her up close he must not come to see her You are welcome nobly now welcome home Gentlemen You have done a courteous service on the Enemy Has tyed his Faith for ever you shall find it Ye are not now in 's debt Son still your sad looks Leontius what 's the matter Leo. Truth Sir I know not We have been merry since we went Lieu. I feel it Ant. Come what 's the matter now do you want mony Sure he has heard o' th' wench Dem. Is that a want Sir I would fain speak to your Grace Ant. You may do freely Dem. And
Enter Estifania Mercy deliver me O are you come wife Shall we be free again Estif I am now going And you shall presently to your own house Sir The remembrance of this small vexation Will be argument of mirth for ever By that time you have said your orisons And broke your fast I shall be back and ready To usher you to your old content your freedom Per. Break my neck rather is there any thing here to câ—t But one another like a race of Cannibals A piece of butter'd wall you think is excellent Let 's have our house again immediatly And pray ye take heed unto the furniture None be imbezil'd Estif Not a pin I warrant ye Perez And let 'em instantly depart Estif They shall both There 's reason in all courtesies they must both For by this time I know she has acquainted him And has provided too she sent me word Sir And will give over gratefully unto you Perez I 'le walk i' th' Church-yard The dead cannot offend more than these living An hour hence I 'le expect ye Estif I 'le not fail Sir Perez And do you hear let 's have a handsom dinner And see all things be decent as they have been And let me have a strong bath to restore me I stink like a stal-fish shambles or an oyl-shop Estif You shall have all which some interpret nothing I 'le send ye people for the trunks afore-hand And for the stuff Perez Let 'em be known and honest And do my service to your niece Estif I shall Sir But if I come not at my hour come thither That they may give you thanks for your fair courtesy And pray ye be brave for my sake Perez I observe ye Exeunt Enter Juan de Castro Sancho and Cacasogo Sanc. Thou art very brave Caca. I have reason I have mony Sanc. Is mony reason Caca. Yes and rime too Captain If ye have no mony y' are an Asse Sanc. I thank ye Caca. Ye have manners ever thank him that has mony Sanc. Wilt thou lend me any Caca. Not a farthing Captain Captains are casual things Sanc. Why so are all men thou shalt have my bond Caca. Nor bonds nor setters Captain My mony is mine I make no doubt on 't Juan What dost thou do with it Cac. Put it to pious uses 〈◊〉 Wine and Wenches and undo young Coxcombs That would undo me Juan Are those Hospitals Cac. I first provide to fill my Hospitals With Creatures of mine own that I know wretched And then I build those are more bound to pray for me Besides I keep th' inheritance in my Name still Juan A provident Charity are you for the Wars Sir Cac. I am not poor enough to be a Souldier Not have I faith enough to ward a Bullet This is no liuing for a trench I take it Juan Ye have said wisely Cac. Had you but my money You would swear it Colonel I had rather drill at home A hundred thousand Crowns and with more honour Than exercise ten thousand Fools with nothing A wise Man safely feeds Fools cut their fingers Mich. A right State Usurer why dost thou not marry And live a reverend Justice Cac. Is' t not nobler to command a reverend Justice than to be one And for a Wife what need I marry Captain When every courteous Fool that owes me money Owes me his Wife too to appease my fury Juan Wilt thou go to dinner with us Cac. I will go and view the Pearl of Spain the Orient Fair One the rich One too and I will be respected I bear my Patent here I will talk to her And when your Captain 's Ships shall stand a loof And pick your Noses I will pick the purse Of her affection Juan The Duke dines there to day too the Duke of Medina Cac. Let the King dine there He owes me money and so far 's my Creature And certainly I may make bold with mine own Captain Sanch. Thou wilt eat monstrously Cac. Like a true born Spaniard â—r as I were in England where the Beef grows And I will drink abundantly and then â—alâ— ye as wantonly as Ovid did To stir the Intellectuals of the Ladies â—â—aâ—nt it of my Father's amorous Scrivener Juan If we should play now you must supply me Cac. You must pawn a Horse troop And then have at ye Colonel Sanch. Come let 's go This Rascal will make rare sport how the Ladies â—ill laugh at him Juan If I light on him I 'll make his Purse sweat too Cac. Will ye lead Gentlemen Exeunt Enter Perez an old Woman and Maid Per. Nay pray ye come out and let me understand ye And tune your pipe a little higher Lady 〈◊〉 hold ye fast rub how came my Trunks open â—nd my Goods gone what Pick-lock Spirit Old Wom. Ha what would ye have Per. My Goods again how came my Trunks all open Old Wom. Are your Trunks open Per. Yes and Cloaths gone â—nd Chains and Jewels how she smells like hung Beef â—e Palsey and Picklocks fye how she belches â—he Spirit of Garlick Old Wom. Where 's your Gentlewoman â—he young fair Woman Per. What 's that to my question â—â—e is my wife and gone about my business Maid Is she your Wife Sir Per. Yes Sir is that wonder 〈◊〉 the name of Wife unknown here Old Wom. Is she truly truly your Wife Per. I think so for I married her 〈◊〉 was no Vision sure Maid She has the Keys Sir Per. I know she has but who has all my goods Spirit Old Wom. If you be married to that Gentlewoman You are a wretched man she has twenty Husbands Maid She tells you true Old Wom. And she has cozen'd all Sir Per. The Devil she has I had a fair house with her That stands hard by and furnisht royally Old Wom. You are cozen'd too 't is none of hers good Gentleman Maid The Lady Margarita she was her Servant And kept the house but going from her Sir For some lowd tricks she plaid Per. Plague o' the Devil Am I i' th' full Meridian of my Wisedom Cheated by a stale Quean what kind of Lady Is that that owes the House Old Wom. A young sweet Lady Per. Of a how stature Old Wom. She is indeed but little but she is wondrous fair Per. I f el I am coz n'd Now I am sensible I am undone This is the very Woman sure that Cousin She told me would entreat but for four days To make the house hers I am entreated sweetly Maid When she went out this morning that I saw Sir She had two Women at the door attending And there sh gave 'em things and loaded 'em But what they were I heard your Trunks to open If they be yours Per. They were mine while they were laden But now they have cast their Calves they are not worth Owning was she her Mistress say you Old Wom. Her own Mistress her very Mistress Sir and all you saw About and in that house was hers Per. No Plate no
strong forces And if thou serv'st an use must not all justifie it Sep. I am Rogue enough Pho. Thou wilt be more and baser A poor Rogue is all Rogues open to all shames Nothing to shadow him dost thou think crying Can keep thee from the censure of the Multitude Or to be kneeling at the altar save thee 'T is poor and servile Wert thou thine own Sacrifice 'T would seem so low people would spit the fire out Achil. Keep thy self glorious still though ne're so stain'd And that will lessen it if not work it out To goe complaining thus and thus repenting Like a poor Girl that had betrai'd her maidend-head Sep. I 'le stop mine ears Achil. Will shew so in a Souldier So simply and so ridiculously so tamely Pho. If people would believe thee 't were some honesty And for thy penitence would not laugh at thee As sure they will and beat thee for thy poverty If they would allow thy foolery there were some hope Sep. My foolery Pho. Nay more than that thy misery Thy monstrous misery Achil. He begins to hearken Thy misery so great men will not bury thee Sep. That this were true Pho. Why does this conquering Caesar Labour through the worlds deep Seas of toyls and troubles Dangers and desperate hopes to repent afterwards Why does he slaughter thousands in a Battel And whip his Country with the sword to cry for 't Thou killd'st great Pompey he 'l kill all his kindred And justifie it nay raise up Trophies to it When thou hear'st him repent he 's held most holy too And cry for doing daily bloody murthers Take thou example and go ask forgiveness Call up the thing thou nam'st thy conscience And let it work then 't will seem well Septinius Sep. He does all this Achil. Yes and is honour'd for it Nay call'd the honour'd Caesar so maist thou be Thou wert born as near a Crown as he Sep. He was poor Pho. And desperate bloody tricks got him this credit Sep. I am afraid you will once more Pho. Help to raise thee Off with thy pining black it dulls a Souldier And put on resolution like a man A noble Fate waits on thee Sep. I now feel My self returning Rascal speedily O that I had the power Achil. Thou shalt have all And do all through thy power men shall admire thee And the vices of Septinius shall turn vertues Sep. Off off thou must off off my cowardize Puling repentance off Pho. Now thou speakst nobly Sep. Off my dejected looks and welcom impudence My daring shall be Deity to save me Give me instructions and put action on me A glorious cause upon my swords point Gentlemen And let my wit and valour work you will raise me And make me out-dare all my miseries Pho. All this and all thy wishes Sep. Use me then Womanish fear farewell I 'le never melt more Lead on to some great thing to wake my spirit I cut the Cedar Pompey and I 'le fell This huge Oak Caesar too Pho. Now thou singst sweetly And Ptolomy shall crown thee for thy service Achil. He 's well wrought put him on apace for cooling Exeunt Actus Quintus Scena Prima Enter Caesar Antony Dolabella Ant. THE tumult still encreases Caesar O my fortune My lustfull folly rather but 't is well And worthily I am made a bondmans prey That after all my glorious victories In which I pass'd so many Seas of dangers When all the Elements conspir'd against me Would yield up the dominion of this head To any mortal power so blind and stupid To trust these base Egyptians that proclaim'd Their perjuries in noble Pompeys death And yet that could not warn me Dol. Be still Caesar Who ever lov'd to exercise his fate Where danger look't most dreadful Ant. If you fall Fall not alone let the King and his Sister â—e buried in your ruines on my life They both are guilty reason may assure you Photinus nor Achillas durst attempt you Or shake one Dart or sword aim'd at your safety Without their warrant Caesar For the young King I know not How he may be misled but for his Sister Unequall'd Cleopatra 't were a kind Of blasphemy to doubt her ugly treason Durst never dwell in such a glorious building Nor can so clear and great a spirit as hers is Admit of falsehood Ant. Let us seize on him then And leave her to her fortune Ptol. If he have power Use it to your security and let His honesty acquit him if he be false It is too great an honour he should dye By your victorious hand Caesar He comes and I Shall do as I find cause Enter Ptolomy Achoreus Apollodorus Ptol. Let not great Caesar Impute the breach of hospitality To you my guest to me I am contemn'd And my rebellious subjects lift their hands Against my head and would they aim'd no farther Provided that I fell a sacrifice To gain you safety that this is not feign'd The boldness of my innocence may confirm you Had I been privy to their bloody plot I now had led them on and given fair gloss To their bad cause by being present with them But I that yet taste of the punishment In being false to Pompey will not make A second fault to Caesar uncompel'd With such as have not yet shook off obedience I yield my self to you and will take part In all your dangers Caesar This pleads your excuse And I receive it Ach. If they have any touch Of justice or religion I will use The authority of our Gods to call them back From their bad purpose Apo. This part of the palace Is yet defensible we may make it good Till your powers rescue us Caesar Caesar besieg'd O stain to my great actions 't was my custom An Army routed as my feet had wings To be first in the chase nor walls nor Bulworks Could guard those that escap'd the Battels fury From this strong Arm and I to be enclos'd My heart my heart but 't is necessity To which the Gods must yield and I obey 'Till I redeem it by some glorious way Exeunt SCENA II. Enter Photinus Achillas Septinius Souldiers Pho. There 's no retiring now we are broke in The deed past hope of pardon if we prosper 'T will be stil'd lawfull and we shall give laws To those that now command us stop not at Or loyalty or duty bold ambition To dare and power to do gave the first difference Between the King and subject Caesars Motto Aut Caesar aut Nihil each of us must claim And use it as our own Achil. The deed is bloody If we conclude in Ptolomies death Pho. The better The globe of Empire must be so manur'd Sep. Rome that from Romulus first took her name Had her walls water'd with a Crimson showr Drain'd from a Brothers heart nor was she rais'd To this prodigious height that overlooks Three full parts of the Earth that pay her tribute But by enlarging of her marrow bounds By
please Sam. Something I 'le do goe rally up your Causes Enter La-writ and a Gentleman at the door 2 Cly. Now you may behold Sir And be a witness whether we lie or no. La-writ I 'le meet you at the Ordinary sweet Gentâ—emen And if there be a wench or two Gen. We 'll have ' em La writ No handling any Duells before I come We 'll have no going else I hate a coward Gent. There shall be nothing done La-writ Make all the quarrels You can devise before I come and let 's all fight There is no sport else Gent. We 'll see what may be done Sir 1 Cly. Ha Monsieur La writ La-writ Baffled in way of business My causes cast away Judgement against us Why there it goes 2 Cly. What shall we do the whilst Sir La-wr. Breed new dissentions goe hang your selves 'T is all one to me I have a new trade of living 1 Cli. Do you hear what he saies Sir Sam. The Gentleman speaks finely La-wr. Will any of you fight Fighting's my occupation If you find your selves aggriev'd Sam. A compleat Gentleman La-writ Avant thou buckram budget of petitions Thou spittle of lame causes I lament for thee And till revenge be taken Sam. 'T is most excellent La-wr. There every man chuse his paper and his place I 'le answer ye all I will neglect no mans business But he shall have satisfaction like a Gentleman The Judge may do and not do he 's but a Monsieur Sam. You have nothing of mine in your bag Sir La-writ I know not Sir But you may put any thing in any fighting thing Sam. It is sufficient you may hear hereafter La-writ I rest your servant Sir Sam. No more words Gentlemen But follow me no more words as you love me The Gentleman 's a noble Gentleman I shall do what I can and then Cli. We thank you Sir Ex. Sam. and Clients Sam. Not a word to disturb him he 's a Gentleman La-writ Not cause go o' my side the judge cast all And because I was honourably employed in action And not appear'd pronounce 't is very well 'T is well faith 't is well Judge Enter Cleremont Cler. Who have we here My little furious Lawyer La-writ I say 't is well But mark the end Cler. How he is metamorphos'd Nothing of Lawyer left not a bit of buckram No solliciting face now This is no simple conversion Your servant Sir and Friend La-writ You come in time Sir Cler. The happier man to be at your command then La-writ You may wonder to see me thus but that 's all one Time shall declare 't is true I was a Lawyer But I have mew'd that coat I hate a Lawyer I talk'd much in the Court now I hate talking I did you the office of a man Cler. I must confess it La-w. And budg'd not no I budg'd not Cler. No you did not La w. There 's it then one good turn requires another Cler. Most willing Sir I am ready at your service La-w. There read and understand and then deliver it Cler. This is a Challenge Sir La-w. 'T is very like Sir I seldom now write Sonnets Cler. O admirantis To Monsieur Vertaign the President La w. I chuse no Fool Sir Cler. Why he 's no Sword-man Sir La w. Let him learn let him learn Time that trains Chickens up will teach him quickly Cler. VVhy he 's a Judge an Old Man La-w. Never too Old To be a Gentleman and he that is a Judge Can judge best what belongs to wounded honour There are my griefs he has cast away my causes In which he has bowed my reputation And therefore Judge or no Judge Cler. 'Pray be rul'd Sir This is the maddest thing La w. You will not carry it Cler. I do not tell you so but if you may be perswaded La w. You know how you us'd me when I would not fight Do you remember Gentleman Cler. The Devil 's in him La w. I see it in your Eyes that you dare do it You have a carrying face and you shall carry it Cler. The least is Banishment La-w. Be banish'd then 'T is a friends part we 'll meet in Africa Or any part of the Earth Cler. Say he will not fight La w. I know then what to say take you no care Sir Cler. Well I will carry it and deliver it And to morrow morning meet you in the Louver Tiâ—l when my service La-w. A Judge or no Judge no Judge Exit La-writ Cler. This is the prettiest Rogue that e'r I read of None to provoke to th'field but the old President What face shall I put on if I come in earnest I am sure to wear a pair of Bracelets This may make some sport yet I will deliver it Here comes the President Enter Vertaign with two Gentlemen Vert. I shall find time Gentlemen To do your causes good is not that Cleremont 1 Gent. 'T is he my Lord. Vert. Why does he smile upon me Am I become ridiculous has your fortune Sir Upon my Son made you contemn his Father The glory of a Gentleman is fair bearing Cler. Mistake me not my Lord you shall not find that I come with no blown Spirit to abuse you I know your place and honour due unto it The reverence to your silver Age and Vertue Vert. Your face is merry still Cler. So is my business And I beseech your honour mistake me not I have brought you from a wild or rather Mad-man As mad a piece of you were wont to love mirth In your young days I have known your Honour woo it This may be made no little one 't is a Challenge Sir Nay start not I beseech you it means you no harm Nor any Man of Honour or Understanding 'T is to steal from your serious hours a little laughter I am bold to bring it to your Lordship Vert. 'T is to me indeed Do they take me for a Sword-man at these years Cler. 'T is only worth your Honours Mirth that 's all Sir 'T had been in me else a sawcy rudness Vert. From one La writ a very punctual Challenge Cler. But if your Lordship mark it no great matter Vert. I have known such a wrangling Advocate Such a little figent thing Oh I remember him A notable talking Knave now out upon him Has challeng'd me downright defied me mortally I do remember too I cast his Causes Cler. Why there 's the quarrel Sir the mortal quarrel Vert. Why what a Knave is this as y' are a Gentleman Is there no further purpose but meer mirth What a bold Man of War he invites me roundly Cler. If there should be I were no Gentleman Nor worthy of the honour of my Kindred And though I am sure your Lordship hates my Person Which Time may bring again into your favour Yet for the manners Vert. I am satisfied You see Sir I have out-liv'd those days of fighting And therefore cannot do him the honour to beat him my self But I have
a Kinsman much of his ability His Wit and Courage for this call him Fool One that will spit as senseless fire as this Fellow Cler. And such a man to undertake my Lord Vert. Nay he 's too forward these two pitch Barrels together Upon my soul no harm Vert. It makes me smile Why what a stinking smother will they utter Yes he shall undertake Sir as my Champion Since you propound it mirth I 'll venture on it And shall defend my cause but as y' are honest Sport not with bloud Cler. Think not so basely good Sir Vert. A Squire shall wait upon you fâ—om my Kinsman To morrow morning make you sport at full You want no Subject but no wounds Cler. That 's my care Vert. And so good day Ex. Vertaign and Gentlemen Cler. Many unto your honour This is a noble Fellow of a sweet Spirit Now must I think how to contrive this matter For together they shall go Enter Dinant Din. O Cleremont I am glad I have found thee Cler. I can tell thee rare things Din. O I can tell thee rarer Dost thou love me Cler. Love thee Din. Dost thou love me dearly Dar'st thou for my sake Cler. Any thing that 's honest Din. Though it be dangerous Cler. Pox o' dangerous Din. Nay wondrous dangerous Cler. Wilt thou break my heart Din. Along with me then Cler. I must part to morrow Din. You shall you shall be faithful for this night And thou hast made thy friend Câ—er Away and talk not Exeunt Enter Lamira and Nurse Lam. O Nurse welcome where 's Dinant Nurse He 's at my back 'T is the most liberal Gentleman this Gold He gave me for my pains nor can I blame you If you yield up the fort Lam. How yield it up Nurse I know not he that loves and gives so largely And a young Lord to boot or I am cozen'd May enteâ—â—very where Lam. Thou 'lt make me angry Enter Dinant and Cleremont Nur. Why if you are I hope here 's one will please you Look on him with my Eyes good luck go with you Were I young for your sake Din. I thank thee Nurse Nur. I would be tractable and as I am Lam. Leave the room So old and so immodest I and be careful Since whispers will ' wake sleeping jealousies That none disturb my Lord. Exit Nurse Cler. Will you dispatch Till you come to the matter be not rapt thus Walk in walk in I am your scout for once You owe me the like service Din. And will pay it Lam. As you respect our lives speak not so loud Cler. Why do it in dumb shew then I am silenc'd Lam. Be not so hasty Sir the golden Apples Had a fell Dragon for their Guard your pleasures Are to be attempted with Herculean danger Or never to be gotten Din. Speak the means Lam. Thus briefly my Lord sleeps now and alas Each Night he only sleeps Cler. Go keep her stirring Lam. Now if he ' wake as sometimes he does He only stretches out his hand and feels Whether I am a bed which being assur'd of He sleeps again but should he miss me Valour Could not defend our lives Din. What 's to be done then Lam. Servants have servile faiths nor have I any That I dare trust on noble Cleremont We safely may rely Cler. What man can do Command and boldly Lam. Thus then in my place You must lye with my Lord. Cler. With an old man Two Beards together that 's preposterous Lam. There is no other way and though 't is dangerous He having servants within call and arm'd too Slaves fed to act all that his jealousie And rage commands them yet a true friend should not Check at the hazard of a life Cler. I thank you I love my friend but know no reason why To hate my self to be a kind of pander You see I am willing But to betray mine own throat you must pardon Din. Then I am lost and all my hopes defeated Were I to hazard ten times more for you You should find Cleremont Cler You shall not outdo me Fall what may fall I 'll do 't Din. But for his Beard Lam. To cover that you shall have my night Linnen And you dispos'd of my Dinant and I Will have some private conference Enter Champernel privately Cler. Private doing Or I 'll not venture Lam. That 's as we agree Exeunt Enter Nurse and Charlotte pass over the Stage with Pillows Night cloaths and such things Cham. What can this Woman do preserving her honour I have given her all the liberty that may be I will not be far off though nor I will not be jealous Nor trust too much I think she is vertuous Yet when I hold her best she 's but a Woman As full of frailty as of faith a poor sleight Woman And her best thoughts but weak fornifications There may be a Mine wrought Well let 'em work that I shall meet with it till the signs be monstrous And stick upon my head I will not believe it Standi◠〈◊〉 She may be and she may not now to my observation Enter Dinant and Lamira Din. Why do you make me stay so if you love me Lam. You are too hot and violent Din. Why do you shift thus From one Chamber to another Lam. A little delay Sir Like fire a little sprinkled o'r with water Makes the desires burn clear and ten times hotter Din. Why do you speak so loud I pray'e go in Sweet Mistriss I am mad time steals away And when we would enjoy Lam. Now fie fie Servant Like sensual Beasts shall we enjoy our pleasures Din. 'Pray do not kiss me then Lam. Why that I will and you shall find anon servant Din. Softly for heavens sake you know my friend 's engag'd A little now now will ye go in again Lam. Ha ha ha ha Din. Why do you laugh so loud Precious Will you betray me ha' my friends throat cut Lam. Come come I 'll kiss thee again Cham. Will you so you are liberal If you do cozen me Enter Nurse with Wine Din. What 's this Lam. Wine Wine a draught or two Din. What does this Woman here Lam. She shall not hinder you Din. This might have been spar'd 'T is but delay and time lost pray send her softly off Lam. Sit down and mix your spirits with Wine I will make you another Hercules Din. I dare not drink Fie what delays you make I dare not I shall be drunk presently and do strange things then Lam. Not drink a cup with your Mistriss O the pleasure Din. Lady why this Musick Lam. We must have mirth to our Wine Man Din. Pl o' the Musick Champ. God-a-mercy Wench If thou dost cuckold me I shall forgive thee Din. The house will all rise now this will disturb all Did you do this Lam. Peace and sit quiet fool You love me come sit down and drink Enter Cleremont above Cler. What a Devil ail you How cold I sweat a hogs pox
shifters Fis Monsieur Latorch Lat. How is it learned Gentlemen with both your vertues Bub. A most happy hour when we see you Sir Lat. When you hear me then It will be happier the Duke greets you both Thus and though you may touch no mony Father Yet you may take it Rus 'T is his highness bounty But yet to me and these that have put off The world superfluous Fis We have heard of late of his highness good success Bub. And gratulate it Lat. Indeed he hath scap'd a strange Conspiracy Thanks to his Stars which Stars he prayes by me You would again consult and make a Judgement On what you lately erected for my love Rus Oh Sir we dare not Fis For our lives Bub. It is the Princes Scheam Lat. T' incounter with that fear Here 's to assure you his Signet write your names And be secured all three Bud. We must intreat some time Sir Lat I must then intreat it be as present as you can Fis Have you the Scheam here Lat Yes Rus I would you had Sir another warrant Lat. What would that do Rus Marty we have a Doctor Sir that in this business Would not perform the second part Lat. Not him that you writ to me of Rus The very same Lat. I should have made it Sir my suit to see him Here is a warrant Father I conceiv'd That he had solely applyed himself to Magick Rus And to their studies too Sir in this field He was initiated but we shall hardly Draw him from his chair Lat. Tell him he shall have gold Fis Oh such a syllable would make him to forswear Ever to breath in your sight Lat. How then Fis Sir he if you do please to give him any thing Must have 't convey'd under a paper Rus Or left behind some book in his study Bub. Or in some old wall Fis Where his familiars may tell him of it and that pleases him Sir Bub. Or else I 'le go and assay him Lat. Take gold with you Rus That will not be amiss give it the Boy Sir He knows his holes and how to bait his Spirits Pip. We must lay in several places Sir Rus That 's true that if one come not the other may hit Lat. Well go then is he so learned Gentlemen Fis The very top of our profession mouth of the fates Pray Heaven his Spirits be in a good humor to take They 'l fling the gold about the house else Bub. I and beat the Fryer if he go not well Furnisht with holy-water Fis Sir you must observe him Bub. Not cross him in a word for then he 's gone Fis If he do come which is a hazard yet Mass he 's here this is speed Enter Norbert Russ Pippeau Nor. Where is our Scheme Let 's see dispatch nay fumbling now who 's this Rus Chief Gentleman of the Dukes Chamber Doctor Nor. Oh let him be good even to him he 's a courtier I 'le spare his complement tell him what 's here The geniture Nocturnal Longitude At forty nine and ten minutes How are the cardins Fis Libra in twenty four forty four minutes And Capricorn Nor. I see it see the Planets Where how are they dispos'd the Sun and Mercury Mars with the Dragons tail in the third house And pars Fortunae in the Imo Coeli Then Jupiter in the twelfth the Cacodemon Bub. And Venus in the second Inferna Porta Nor. I see it peace then Saturn in the Fifth Luna i' th' Seventh and much of Scorpio Then Mars his Gaudium rising in th'ascendent And joyn'd with Libra too the house of Venus And Juniu Coeli Mars his exaltation In the seventh house Aries being his natural house And where he is now seated and all these shew him To be the Almuten Rus Yes he 's Lord of the Geniture Whether you examine it by Ptolomeys way Or Messethales Lael or Alkindus Fis No other Planet hath so many dignities Either by himself or in regard of the Cusps Nor. Why hold your tongue then if you know it Venus The Lady of the Horoscope being Libra The other part Mars rules So that the geniture Being Nocturnal Luna is the highest None else being in sufficient dignity She being in Aries in the Seventh house Where Sol exalted is the Alchoroden Bub. Yes for you see he hath his Termin In the degrees where she is and enjoyes By that six dignities Fis Which are clearly more Than any else that view her in the Scheam Nor. Why I saw this and could have told you too That he beholds her with a Trine aspect Here out of Sagittary almost partile And how that Mars out of the self same house But another Sign here by a Platique aspect Looks at the Hilege with a Quartile ruling The house where the Sun is all this could I Have told you but that you 'll outrun me and more That this same Quartile aspect to the Lady of life Here in the seventh promises some danger Canda Draconis being so near Mars And Caput Algol in the house of Death Lat. How Sir I pray you clear that Nor. What is the question first Rus Of the Dukes life what dangers threaten him Nor. Apparent and those suddain when the Hyley Or Alchorodon by direction come To a Quartile opposition of the place Where Mars is in the Geniture which is now At hand or else oppose to Mars himself expect it Lat. But they may be prevented Nor. Wisdom only That rules the Stars may do it for Mars being Lord of the Geniture in Capricorn Is if you mark it now a Sextile here With Venus Lady of the Horoscope So she being in her Exilium which is Scorpio And Mars his Gaudium is o'rerul'd by him And clear debilitated five degrees Beneath her ordinary power so That at the most she can but mitigate Lat. You cannot name the persons bring this danger Nor. No that the Stars tell us not they name no man That is a work Sir of another place Rus Tell him whom you suspect and he 'll guess shrewdly Lat. Sir we do fear one Aubrey if 't were he I should be glad for we should soon prevent him Fis I know him the Dukes Kinsman a tall man Lay hold of 't Norbret Nor. Let me pause a little Is he not near of kin unto the Duke Lat. Yes reverend Sir Nor. ' Fart for your reverence keep it till then and somewhat high of stature Lat. He is so Nor. How old is he Fis About seven and fifty Nor. His head and beard inclining to be grey Lat. Right Sir Fis And fat Nor. He is somewhat corpulent is he not Lat. You speak the man Sir Nor. Well look to him farewel Exit Norb. Lat. Oh it is Aubrey Gentlemen I pray you Let me receive this under all your hands Rus Why he will shew you him in his Magick glass If you intreat him and but gratifie A spirit or two more Lat. He shall eat gold If he will have it so shall you
Evan. And me thought when your name was sounded that way Val. He that will spare no fame will spare no name sweet Though as I am a man I am full of weakness And may slip happily into some ignorance Yet at my years to be a bawd and cozen Mine own hopes with my Doctrine Eva. I believe not nor never shall our time is out to morrow Val. Let 's be to night then full of fruitfulness Now we are both of one mind let 's be happy I am no more a wanting man Evanthe Thy warm embraces shall dissolve that impotence And my cold lye shall vanish with thy kisses You hours of night be long as when Alemena Lay by the lusty side of Jupiter Keep back the day and hide his golden beams Where the chaste watchful morning may not find 'em Old doting Tython hold Aurora fast And though she blush the day-break from her cheeks Conceal her still thou heavy Wain stand firm And stop the quicker revolutions Or if the day must come to spoil our happiness Thou envious Sun peep not upon our pleasure Thou that all Lovers curse be far off from us Enter Castruchio with Guard Evan. Then let 's to bed and this night in all joyes And chaste delights Cast Stay I must part ye both It is the Kings command who bids me tell ye To morrow is your last hour Val. I obey Sir In Heaven we shall meet Captain where King Frederick Dare not appear to part us Cast Mistake me not though I am rough in doing of my Office You shall find Sir you have a friend to honour ye Val. I thank ye Sir Evan. Pray captain tell the King They that are sad on Earth in Heaven shall sing Exeunt Actus Quintus Scena Prima Enter Fryer Marco and Rugio Rug. HAve you writ to the Captain of the Castle Mar. Yes and charged him Upon his souls health that he be not cruel Told him Valerio's worth among the people And how it must be punisht in posterity Though he scape now Rug. But will not he Fryer Marco betray this to the King Mar. Though he be stubborn and of a rugged nature yet he is honest And honours much Valerio Rug. How does Alphonso For now me thinks my heart is light again And pale fear fled Mar. He is as well as I am The Rogue against his will has sav'd his life A desperate poison has re-cur'd the Prince Rug. To me 't is most miraculous Mar. To me too till I consider why it should do so And now I have found it a most excellent Physick It wrought upon the dull cold misty parts That clog'd his soul which was another poison A desperate too and found such matter there And such abundance also to resist it And wear away the dangerous heat it brought with it The pure blood and the spirits scap'd untainted Rug. 'T was Heavens high hand none of Sorano's pity Mar. Most certain 't was had the malitious villain Enter Castruchio Given him a cooling poison he had paid him Rug. The Captain of the Castle Mar. O ye are welcome how does your Prisoner Cast He must go for dead But when I do a deed of so much villany I 'le have my skin pull'd o're mine ears my Lord. Enter Alphonso and Fryers Though I am the Kings I am none of his abuses How does your Royal charge that I might see once Mar. I pray see now you are a trusty Gentleman Alph. Good Fathers I thank Heaven I feel no sickness Cast He speaks again Alph. Nothing that bars the free use of my spirit Me thinks the air 's sweet to me and company A thing I cover now Castruchio Cast Sir he speaks and knows for Heaven sake break my pate Lord That I may be sure I sleep not Alph. Thou wert honest Ever among the rank of good men counted I have been absent long out of the world A dream I have lived how does it look Castruchio What wonders are abroad Cast I â—ling off duty to your dead Brother for he is dead in goodness And to the living hope of brave Alphonso The noble heir of nature and of honour I fasten my Allegeance Mar. Softly Captain we dare not trust the Air with this blest secret Good Sir be close again Heaven has restor'd ye And by miraculous means to your fair health And made the instrument your enemies malice Which does prognosticate your noble fortune Let not our careless joy lose you again Sir Help to deliver ye to a further danger I pray you pass in and rest a while forgotten For if your Brother come to know you are well again And ready to inherit as your right Before we have strength enough to assure your life What will become of you and what shall we Deserve in all opinions that are honest For our loss of judgment care and loyalty Rug. Dear Sir pass in Heaven has begun the work And blest us all let our indeavours follow To preserve this blessing to our timely uses And bring it to the noble end we aim at Let our cares work now and our eyes pick out An hour to shew ye safely to your Subjects A secure hour Alph. I am counsel'd ye are faithful Cast Which hour shall not be long as we shall handle it Once more the tender of my duty Alph. Thank ye Cast Keep you the Monastery Rug. Strong enough I 'le warrant ye Exeunt Enter the Fool and Podrano Pod. Who are all these that crowd about the Court Fool Those strange new faces Fool. They are Suitors Coxcomb Dainty fine Suitors to the Widow Lady Thou hadst best make one of 'em thou wilt be hang'd as handsomly At the Months end and as much joy follow'd And 't were to morrow as many mourning Bawds for thee And holy Nuns whose vestal fire ne'r vanishes In sackcloth Smocks as if thou wert Heir apparent To all the impious Suburbs and the sink-holes Pod. Out you base Rogue Fool. Why dost abuse thy self Thou art to blame I take thee for a Gentleman But why does not thy Lord and Master marry her Pod. Why she is his Sister Fool. 'T is the better Fool He may make bold with his own flesh and blood For o' my conscience there 's none else will trust him Then he may pleasure the King at a dead pinch too Without a Mephestophilus such as thou art And ingross the Royal disease like a true Subject Pod. Thou wilt be whipt Fool. I am sure thou wilt be hang'd I have lost a Ducket else which I would be loth to venture Without certainty They appear Suitors pass by Pod. Why these are Rascals Fool. They were meant to be so does thy Master deserve better kindred Pod. There 's an old Lawyer Trim'd up like a Gally Foist what would he do with her Fool. As Usurers do with their Gold he would look on her And read her over once a day like a hard report Feed his dull eye and keep his fingers itching For any
or for Surfeits A shaking fit of a whip sometimes o'retakes ye Marry you dye most commonly of choakings Obstructions of the halter are your ends ever Pray leave your horn and your knife for her to live on Eva. Poor wretched people why do you wrong your selves Though I fear'd death I should fear you ten times more You are every one a new death and an odious The earth will purifie corrupted bodies You 'll make us worse and stink eternally Go home go home and get good Nurses for you Dream not of Wives Fred. You shall have one of 'em if they dare venture for ye Evan. They are dead already Crawling diseases that must creep into The next grave they find open are these fit Husbands For her you have loved Sir though you hate me now And hate me mortally as I hate you Your nobleness in that you have done otherwise And named Evanthe once as your poor Mistris Might offer worthier choice Fre. Speak who dare take her for one moneth and then dye Phy. Dye Sir Fred. I dye Sir that 's the condition Phy. One moneth is too little For me to repent in for my former pleasure To go still on unless I were sure she would kill me And kill me delicately before my day Make it up a year for by that time I must dye My body will hold out no longer Fred. No Sir it must be but a moneth Law Then farewel Madam This is like to be a great year of dissention Among good people and I dare not lose it There will me money got Capt. Bless your good Ladiship there 's nothing in the grave but bones and ashes In Taverns there 's good wine and excellent wenches And Surgeons while we live Cutp. Adieu sweet Lady Lay me when I am dead near a rich Alderman I cannot pick his Purse no I 'le no dying Though I steal Linnen I 'le not steal my shrowd yet All. Send ye a happy match Exeunt Fool. And you all halters you have deserved 'em richly These do all Villanies and mischiefs of all sorts yet those they fear not To flinch where a fair wench is at the stake Evan. Come your sentence let me dye you see Sir None of your valiant men dare venture on me A Moneth's a dangerous thing Enter Valerio disguis'd Fred. Away with her let her dye instantly Evan. Will you then be willing To dye at the time prefixt that I must know too And know it beyond doubt Fred. What if I did wench Evan. On that condition if I had it certain I would be your any thing and you should injoy me How ever in my nature I abhor you Yet as I live I would be obedient to you But when your time came how I should rejoyce How then I should bestir my self to thank ye To see your throat cut how my heart would leap Sir I would dye with you but first I would so torture ye And cow you in your end so despise you For a weak and wretched coward you must end sure Still make ye fear and shake despised still laugh at ye Fred. Away with her let her dye instantly Cam. Stay there 's another and a Gentleman His habit shews no less may be his business Is for this Ladies love Fred. Say why ye come Sir and what you are Val. I am descended nobly a Prince by birth and by my trade a Souldier A Princes fellow Abidos brought me forth My Parents Duke Agenor and fair Egla My business hither to renew my love With a young noble spirit call'd Valerio Our first acquaintance was at Sea in fight Against a Turkish man of War a stout one Where Lyon-like I saw him shew his valour And as he had been made of compleat vertue Spirit and fire no dregs of dull earth in him Evan. Thou art a brave Gentleman and bravely speakest him Val. The Vessel dancing under him for joy And the rough whistling winds becalm'd to view him I saw the child of honour for he was young Deal such an Alms amongst the spightful Pagans His towring sword flew like an eager Falkon And round about his reach invade the Turks He had intrencht himself in his dead quarries The silver Crescents on the tops they carried Shrunk in their heads to see his rage so bloody And from his fury suffered sad eclipses The game of death was never plaid more nobly The meager thief grew wanton in his mischiefs And his shrunk hollow eyes smil'd on his ruinâ—s Evan. Heaven keep this Gentleman from being a Suitor For I shall ne'r deny him he 's so noble Val. But what can last long strength and spirit wasted And fresh supplies flew on upon this Gentleman Breathless and weary with oppression And almost kill'd with killing 't was my chance In a tall Ship I had to view the fight I set into him entertain'd the Turk And for an hour gave him so hot a breakfast He clapt all linnen up he had to save him And like a Lovers thought he fled our fury There first I saw the man I lov'd Valerio There was acquainted there my soul grew to him And his to me we were the twins of friendship Evan. Fortune protect this man or I shall ruine him Val. I made this voyage to behold my friend To warm my love anew at his affection But since I landed I have heard his fate My Father 's had not been to me more cruel I have lamented too and yet I keep The treasure of a few tears for you Lady For by description you were his Evanthe Evan. Can he weep that 's a stranger to my story And I stand still and look on Sir I thank ye If noble spirits after their departure Can know and wish certain his soul gives thanks too There are your tears again and when yours fail Sir Pray ye call to me I have some store to lend ye Your name Val. Vrbino Evan. That I may remember That little time I have to live your friendships My tongue shall study both Fred. Do you come hither only to tell this story Prince Vrbino Val. My business now is Sir to woo this Lady Evan. Blessing defâ—nd ye do you know the danger Val. Yes and I fear it not danger 's my play-fellow Since I was man 'thas been my best companion I know your doom 't is for a Moneth you give her And then his life you take that marries her Fred. 'T is true nor can your being born a Prince If you accept the offer free you from it Val. I not 〈◊〉 it I have cast the worst And even that worst to me is many blessings I lov'd my friend not mâ—asuâ—'d out by time Nor hireâ— by circumstance of place and honour But for his wealthy self and worth I lov'd him His minâ— and noble mold he ever mov'd in And wooe his friend because she was worthy of him The only relique that he left behind Sir To give his ashes honour Lady take me And in me keep Valerio's love alive
by discarded 'em And in a noble mind so low and loosely To look back and collect such lumps and lick 'em Into new horrid forms again Ped. Still braver Rod. To fight because I dare were worse and weaker Than if I had a woman in my cause Sir And more proclaim'd me fool yet I must confess I have been covetous of all occasions And this I have taken upon trust for noble The more shame mine devise a way to fight thus That like the wounded air no bloud may issue Nor where the Sword shall enter no lost spirit And set me on I would not scare that body That vertuous valiant body nor deface it To make the Kingdom mine if one must bleed Let me be both the Sacrifice and Altar And you the Priest I have deserv'd to suffer Ped. The noble Roderigo now I call ye And thus my love shall ever count and hold ye Rod. I am your servant Sir and now this habit Devotion not distrust shall put upon me I 'll wait upon your fortunes that 's my way now And where you grieve or joy I 'll be a Partner Ped. I thank ye Sir I shall be too proud of ye O I could tell ye strange things Rod. I guess at 'em And I could curse my self I made 'em stranger Yet my mind says you are not far from happiness Ped. It shall be welcome come let 's keep up thus still And be as we appear Heavens hand may bless us Exeunt SCENE III. Enter Alphonso Master and Keepers Mast Yes Sir here be such people but how pleasing They will appear to you Alph. 'Pray let me see 'em I come to that end 'pray let me see 'em all Mast They will confound ye Sir like Bells rung backward They are nothing but Confusion and meer Noises Alph. May be I love a noise but hark ye Sir Have ye no Boys handsome young Boys Mast Yes one Sir A very handsome Boy Alph. Long here Mast But two days A little crazed but much hope of recovery Alp. I that Boy let me see may be I know him That Boy I say this is the Boy he told me of And it must need be she that Boy I beseech ye Sir That Boy I come to see Mast And ye shall see him Or any else but pray be not too violent Alph. I know what to do I warrant ye I am for all fancies I can talk to 'em and dispute 1 Keep As madly For they are very mad Sir Alph. Let 'em be horn mad 1 Keep We have few Citizens they have Bedlams of their own Sir And are mad at their own charges Alph. Who lyes here Mast 'Pray ye do not disturb 'em Sir here lie such youths Will make you start if they but dance their trenchmores Fetch out the Boy Sirrah hark Shake Irons within English mad-men Scholar Parson Jenkin Alph. Heigh Boys Eng. Bounce Clap her o' th' star-board bounce top the Can. Schol. Dead ye dog dead do ye quarrel in my Kingdom Give me my trident Eng. Bounce 'twixt wind and water Loaden with Mackrel O brave meat Schol. My Sea horses I 'll charge the Northern Wind and break his Bladder Pars I 'll sell my Bells before I be out-brav'd thus Alph. What 's he what 's he Mast A Parson Sir a Parson That run mad for tyth Goslings Alph. Green suwce cure him Pars I 'll curse ye all I 'll excommunicate ye Thou English Heretick give me the tenth Pot. Eng. Sue me I 'll drink up all bounce I say once more O have I split your Mizen blow blow thou West-wind Blow till thou rive and make the Sea run roaring I 'll hiss it down again with a Bottle of Ale Schol. Triton why Triton Eng. Triton's drunk with Metheglin Seb. Strike strike the surges strike Eng. Drink drink 't is day light Drink didle didle didle drink Parson proud Parson A Pigs tail in thy teeth and I defie thee Par. Give me some porridg or I 'll damn thee English Alph. How comes this English mad man here Mast Alas that 's no question They are mad every where Sir Their fits are cool now let 'em rest Enter Keepers and She-fools Alph. Mad Gallants Most admirable mad I love their faces 1 Keep Ye stinking Whore who knew of this who lookt to him ' Pox take him he was sleepy when I left him 2 Keep Certain he made the fool drunk Mast. How now who 's this here Where is the Boy 1 Keep The Boy Sir Mast I the Boy Sir 1 Keep Here 's all the Boys we found Mast These are his Cloaths But where 's the Boy She-fool The Boy is gone a Maying He 'll bring me home a Cuckows Nest do you hear Master I put my Cloaths off and I dizen'd him And pin'd a Plum in 's forehead and a feather And buss'd him twice and bid him go seek his fortune He gave me this fine money and fine Wine too And bid me sop and gave me these trim Cloaths too And put 'em on Alph. Is this the Boy you would shew She fool I 'll give you two pence Master Alph. Am I fool'd of all sides I met a fool i' th' Woods they said she dwelt here In a long pied Coat Mast That was the very Boy Sir Shâ— f. I I I I gave him leave to play forsooth He 'll come again to morrow and bring peascods Mast I 'll bring your bones Alph. ' Pox o' your fools and Bedlams ' Plague o' your Owls and Apes Mâ—st. 'Pray ye Sir be tamer We cannot help this presently but we shall know I 'll recompence your Care too Alph. Know me a pudding You juggle and ye fiddle fart upon ye I am abused Mast 'Pray ye Sir Welsh mad-man Alph. And I will be abused Sir And you shall know I am abused Welsh Whaw Mr. Keeper Alph. ' Pox o' thy whaws and thy whyms Pox o' thy urship Wil. Give me some Ceeze and Onions give me some wash brew I have in my bellies give me abundance Pendragon was a Shentleman marg you Sir And the Organs at Rexum were made by Revelations There is a spirit blows and blows the Bellows And then they sing Alph. What Moon-calf 's this what dream Mast 'Pray ye Sir observe him He is a Mountainâ—er a man of Goteland Welsh I will beat thy face as black as a blue Clout I will leave no more sheet in thine eyes Mast He will not hurt ye Welsh Give me a great deal of Guns thou art the Devils I know thee by thy tails poor Owen's hungry I will peg thy bums full of Bullets Alph. This is the rarest Rascal He speaks as if he had butter-milk in 's mouth Is this any thing akin to th' English Mast The elder Brother Sir He run mad because a Rat eat up's Cheese Alph. H 'ad a great deal of reason Sir Welsh Basilus manus is for an old Codpiss mark ye I will borrow thy Uâ—ships Whore to seal a Letter Mast Now he grows villainous Alph. Methinks
death indeed Pen. It shall be sharp Sir Petill. Why Mithridates was an arrant asse To dye by poison if all Bosphorus Could lend him Swords your Sword must do the deed 'T is shame to dye choak'd fame to dye and bleed Pen. Thou hast confirmed me and my good Petillius Tell me no more I may live Petill. 'T was my Commission But now I see ye in a nobler way A way to make all even Pen. Fare-well Captain Be a good man and fight well be obedient Command thy self and then thy men Why shakest thou Petill. I do not Sir Pen. I would thou hadst Petillius I would find something to forsake the world with Worthy the man that dies a kind of earth-quake Through all stern valors but mine own Petill. I feel now A kind of trembling in me Pen. Keep it still As thou lov'st virtue keep it Petill. And brave Captain The graet and honoured Penyus Pen. That again O how it heightens me again Petillius Petill. Most excellent Commander Pen. Those were mine Mine only mine Petill. They are still Pen. Then to keep 'em For ever falling more have at ye heavens Ye everlasting powers I am yours The work 's done Kills himself That neither fire nor age nor melting envy Shall ever conquer Carry my last words To the great General kiss his hands and say My soul I give to heaven my fault to justice Which I have done upon my self my virtue If ever there was any in Poor Penyus Made more and happier light on him I faint And where there is a foe I wish him fortune I dye lye lightly on my ashes gentle earth Petill. And on my sin Farewell great Penyus Noise within The souldier is in fury Now I am glad 'T is done before he comes This way for me The way of toile for thee the way of honor Exit Enter Drusus and Regulus with Souldiers Sould. Kill him kill him kill him Dru. What will ye do Reg. Good soldiers honest soldiers Sould. Kill him kill him kill him Dru. Kill us first we command too Reg. Valiant Soldiers Consider but whose life ye seek O Drusus Bid him be gone he dies else Shall Rome say Ye most approved Souldiers her dear children Devoured the fathers of the fights shall rage And stubborn fury guide those swords to slaughter To slaughter of their own to civil ruine Dru. O let 'em in all 's done all 's ended Regulus Penyus has found his last eclipse Come Souldiers Come and behold your miseries come bravely Full of your mutinous and bloody angers And here bestow your darts O only Romane O father of the Wars Reg. Why stand ye stupid Where be your killing furies whose sword now Shall first be sheath'd in Penyus do ye weep Howl out ye wretches ye have cause howl ever Who shall now lead ye fortunate whose valor Preserve ye to the glory of your Countrey Who shall march out before ye coy'd and courted By all the Mistrisses of War care counsel Quick-ey'd experience and victory twin'd to him Who shall beget ye deeds beyond inheritance To speak your names and keep your honors living When children faill and time that takes all with him Build houses for ye to oblivion Dru. O ye poor desperate fools no more now souldiers Go home and hang your arms up let rust rot 'em And humble your stern valors to soft prayers For ye have sunk the frame of all your virtues The sun that warm'd your bloods is set for ever I 'll kiss thy honor'd cheek Farewell great Penyus Thou thunder-bolt farewell Take up the body To morrow morning to the Camp convey it There to receive due Ceremonies That eye That blinds himself with weeping gets most glory Exeunt with a dead march Scaena Quarta Enter Swetonius Junius Decius Demetrius Curius and Souldiers Bonduca two Daughters and Nennius above Drum and Colours Swet. Bring up the Catapults and shake the wall We will not be out out-brav'd thus Nen. Shake the earth Ye cannot shake our souls Bring up your Rams And with their armed heads make the Fort totter Ye do but rock us into death Exit Nennius Jun. See Sir See the Icenian Queen in all her glory From the strong battlements proudly appearing As if she meant to give us lashes Dec. Yeild Queen Bond. I am unacquainted with that language Roman Swet. Yield honour'd Lady and expect our mercy Exit Decius We love thy nobleness Bond. I thank ye ye say well But mercy and love are sins in Rome and hell Swet. Ye cannot scape our strength ye must yield Lady Ye must adore and fear the power of Rome â—ond If Rome be earthly why should any knee With bending adoration worship her She 's vitious and your partial selves confess Aspires the height of all impiety Therefore 't is fitter I should reverence The thatched houses where the Britains dwell In careless mirth where the blest houshold gods See nought but chast and simple purity 'T is not high power that makes a place divine Nor that the men from gods derive their line But sacred thoughts in holy bosoms stor'd Make people noble and the place ador'd Swet. Beat the wall deeper Bond. Beat it to the center We will not sink one thought Swet. I 'll make ye Bond. No. 2. Dau. O mother these are fearful hours speak gently Enter Petillius To these fierce men they will afford ye pitty Bond. Pitty thou fearful girl 't is for those wretches That misery makes tame Wouldst thou live less Wast not thou born a Princess Can my blood And thy brave fathers spirit suffer in thee So base a separation from thy self As mercy from these Tyrants Thou lov'st lust sure And long'st to prostitute thy youth and beauty To common slaves for bread Say they had mercy The divel a relenting conscience The lives of Kings rest in their Diadems Which to their bodies lively souls do give And ceasing to be Kings they cease to live Show such another fear and I 'll fling thee to their fury Swet. He is dead then Petill. I think so certainly yet all my means Sir Even to the hazzard of my life Swet. No more We must not seem to mourn here Enter Decius Dec. There 's a breach made Is it your will we charge Sir Swet. Once more mercy Mercy to all that yield Bond. I scorn to answer Speak to him girl and hear thy Sister 1. Dau. General Hear me and mark me well and look upon me Directly in my face my womans face Whose only beauty is the hate it bears ye See with thy narrowest eyes thy sharpest wishes Into my soul and see what there inhabits See if one fear one shadow of a terror One paleness dare appear but from my anger To lay hold on your mercies No ye fools Poor fortunes fools we were not born for triumphs To follow your gay sports and fill your slaves With hoots and acclamations Petill. Brave behaviour 1. Dau. The children of as great as Rome as noble Our names before
tuff and valiant Boats Twice we have blown 'em into th' air like feathers And made 'em dance Mast Good boys fight bravely manly They come on yet clap in her stern and yoke ' em Enter Gunner Gun You should not need I have provision for 'em Let 'em board once again the next is ours Stand bravely to your Pikes away be valiant I have a second course of service for 'em Shall make the bowels of their Bark ake boy The Duke fights like a Dragon Who dares be idle Exit Charge Trumpets Pieces go off Enter Master Boatswain following Mast Down with 'em stow 'em in Boats Cut their throats 't is brotherhood to fling 'em into the Sea The Duke is hurt so is his lovely Daughter Martia We have the day yet Enter Gunner Gun Pox fire 'em they have smoak'd us never such plums yet slew Boats They have rent the ship and bor'd a hundred holes She swims still lustily Mast She made a brave fight and she shall be cur'd And make a braver yet Gun Bring us some Canns up I am as hot as fire Enter boy with three Canns Boat I am sure I am none o' th' coolest Gun My Cannons rung like Bels. Here 's to my Mistriss The dainty sweet brass Minion split their Fore-Mast She never fail'd Mast Ye did all well and truly like faithful honest men Boats But is she rich Master Trumpets flourish Enter Sesse Martia Virolet Sailors Mast Rich for my Captains purpose howsoever And we are his How bravely now he shows Heated in blood and anger how do you Sir Not wounded mortally I hope Sess No Master but only wear the livery of fury I am hurt and deep Mast My Mistriss too Mart. A scratch man My needle would ha done as much good Sir Be provident and careful Sess Prethee peace girl This wound is not the first blood I have blusht in Ye sought all like tall men my thanks among ye That speaks not what my purse means but my tongue soldiers Now Sir to you that sought me out that found me That found me what I am the Tyrant's Tyrant You that were imp'd the weak arm to his folly You are welcome to your death Vir. I do expect it And therefore need no compliment but wait it Ses Thou bor'st the face once of a Noble Gentleman Rankt in the first fâ—le of the virtuous By every hopeful spirit shewed and pointed Thy Countries love one that advanc'd her honor Not tainted with the base and servile uses The Tyrant ties mens souls to Tell me Virolet If shame have not forsook thee with thy credit Vir. No more of these Racks what I am I am I hope not to go free with poor confessions Nor if I shew ill will I seem a monster By making my mind prisoner do your worst When I came out to deal with you I cast it Only those base inflictions fit for slaves Because I am a Gentleman Sess Thou art none Thou wast while thou stoodst good th' art now a villain And agent for the devil Vir. That tongue lies Give me my sword again and stand all arm'd I 'll prove it on ye all I am a Gentleman A man as fair in honor rate your prisoners How poor and like a Pedagogue it shews How far from Nobleness 't is fair you may kill 's But to defame your victory with foul language Ses Go fling him over-board I 'll teach you sirrah Vir. You cannot teach me to die I could kill you now With patience in despising all your cruelties And make you choke with anger Ses Away I say Mar. Stay Sir h 'as given you such bold language I am not reconcil'd to him yet and therefore He shall not have his wish observ'd so nearly To die when he please I beseech you stay Sir Ses Do with him what thou wilt Mar. Carry him to th' Bilboes And clap him fast there with the Prince Vir. Do Lady For any death you give I am bound to bless you Exit Virolet and Sailors Mar. Now to your Cabin Sir pray lean upon me And take your rest the Surgeons wait all for you Ses Thou mak'st me blush to see thee bear thy fortunes Why sure I have no hurt I have not fought sure Mast You bleed apace Sir Mart. Ye grow cold too Ses I must be rul'd no leaning My deepest wounds scorn Crutches All. A brave General Flour Trumpets Cornets Exeunt omnes Enter two Sailors 1 Sail. Will they not moore her 2 Sail. Not till we come to the Fort This is too weak a place for our defences The Carpenters are hard at work she swims well And may hold out another fight The ship we took Burns there to give us light 1 Sayl. She made a brave fight 2 Sayl. She put us all in fear 1 Sail. Beshrew my heart did she Her men are gone to Candia they are pePper'd All but this prisoner 2 Sayl. Sure he 's a brave fellow 1 Sayl. A stubborn knave but we have pul'd his bravery He discovers Virolet and Ascanio in the Bilbâ—es Look how he looks now come let 's go serve his dyet Which is but bread and water 2 Sayl. He 'll grow fat on 't Exeunt Sailors Asca I must confess I have endur'd much misery Even almost to the ruine of my spirit But ten times more grows my affliction To find my friend here Vir. Had we serv'd our Countrey Or honesties as we have serv'd our follies We had not been here now Asca 'T is too true Virolet. Vir. And yet my end in vent'ring for your safety Pointed at more than Ferrant's Will a base one Some service for mine own some for my Nation Some for my friend but I am rightly paid That durst adventure such a noble office From the most treacherous command of mischief You know him now Asca And when I nearer knew him Then when I waited Heaven be witness with me And if I lie my miseries still load me With what tears I have wooed him with what prayers What weight of reasons I have laid what dangers Then when the peoples curses flew like storms And every tongue was whetted to defame him To leave his doubts his tyrannies his slaughters His fell oppressions I know I was hated too Vir. And all mankind that knew him these confessions Do no good to the world to heaven they may Let 's study to die well we have liv'd like coxcombs Asca That my misfortune should lose you too Vir. Yes And not only me but many more and better For my life 't is not this or might I save yours And some brave friends I have engag'd let me go It were the meritorious death I wish for But we must hang or drown like whelps Asca No remedy Vir. On my part I expect none I know the man And know he has been netled to the quick too I know his nature Asca A most cruel nature Vir. His wrongs have bred him up I cannot blame him Asca He has a daughter too the
a Cawdle Sirrah Your finger akes and let the old wives watch thee Bring in the booty and the prisoners By heaven I 'll see 'em and dispose 'em first Before I have a drop of blood wip'd from me goe Exeunt Soldiers Surg. You 'll faint Sir Nor. No ye lie Sir like an Ass Sir I have no such pigs hurt in my belly Sur. By my life Captain These hurts are not to be jested with Nor. If thou hadst 'em They are my companions fool my family I cannot eat nor sleep without their company Dost take me for St. Davy that fell dead With seeing of his nose bleed Enter Soldiers with booty Sur. Here they come Sir But would you would be drest Nor. Pox dress thy self first Thou faint'st a great deal faster what 's all this 1 Sold. The money and the merchandize ye took Sir Nor. A goodly purchase Is it for this we venture Our liberties and lives what can all this do Get me some dozen surfeits some seven fresh whores And twenty pot-Allies and then I am virtuous Lay the Knights part by and that to pay the Soldier This is mine own I think I have deserv'd it Come now look to me and grope me like a Chambermaid I 'll neither start nor squeak what 's that i' th' Trusse there 2 Sold. 'T is cloth of Tissue Sir and this is Scarlet Nor. I shall look redder shortly then I fear me And as a Captain ought a great deal prouder Can ye cure me of that crack Surgeon Sur. Yes when your Suit 's at pawn Sir Nor. There 's for your plaister A very learned Surgeon what 's in that pack there 1 Sold. 'T is English Cloth Nor. That 's a good wear indeed Both strong and rich but it has a virtue A twang of the own Countrey that spoils all A man shall ne'r be sober in 't Where are the Gentlemen That ventur'd with me both their lives and fortunes Come forward my fair spirits Norandine Forgets his worth when he forgets your valours You have lost an eye I saw ye face all hazards You have one left yet to choose your Mistriss You have your leg broke with a shot yet â—â—tting I saw you make the place good with your Pike still And your hand 's gone a good heart wants no instruments Share that amongst ye there 's an eye an arm And that will bear you up when your legs cannot Oh where 's the honest Sailor that poor fellow Indeed that bold brave fellow that with his Musket Taught them new ways how to put their caps off That stood the fire of all the fight twice blown And twice I gave him drown'd welcome ashore knave Give me thy hand if they be not both lost saith thou art welcome My tough knave welcome thou wilt not shrink i' th' washing Hold there 's a piece of Scarlet get thee handsom And this to buy thee buttons Sail. Thank ye Captain Command my life at all hours Nor. Thou durst give it You have deserv'd too 3 Sold. We have seen the fight Sir Nor. Yes coil'd up in a Cable like salt Eels Or buried low i' th' ballast do you call that fighting Where be your wounds your knocks your want of limbs rogues Art not thou he that ask'd the Master-gunner Where thou mightst lie safest and he strait answered Put thy head in that hole new bor'd with a Cannon For 't was an hundred to one another shot would not hit there Your wages you shall have but for rewards Take your own waies and get yet to the Taverns There when ye are hot with Wine ' mongst your admirers Take Ships and Towns and Castles at your pleasures And make the Great Turk shake at your valors Bring in the prisoners now my brave Musslemen Enter Prisoners and Luscinda You that are Lords o' th' Sea and scorn us Christians Which of your mangy lives is worth this hurt here Away to prison with 'em see 'em safe You shall find we have Gallies too and slaves too 1 Sol. What shall be done with this woman Sir Nor. Pox take her 'T was she that set me on to fight with these rogues That Ring-worm rot it what can you do now With all your paintings and your pouncings Lady To restore my blood again you and your Cupid That have made a Carbinado of me plague take ye Ye are too deep ye rogue this is thy work woman Thou lousie woman ' death you goe too deep still The seeing of your simpring sweetness ye Filly Ye Tit ye Tomboy what can one nights gingling Or two or ten sweet heart and oh my dear chicken Scratching my head or fumbling with my fore-mast Doe me good now ye have powder'd me for one year I am in souce I thank ye thank your beauty Your most sweet beauty pox upon those goggles We cannot fight like honest men for honor And quietly kill one another as we ought But in steps one of you the devils holiness And you must have a daunce away with her She stinks to me now 1 Sold. Shall I have her Captain 2 Sold. Or I 3 Sold. I 'll marry her 4 Sold. Good Captain I. 3 Sold. And make her a good Christian lay hands off her I know she 's mine 2 Sold. I 'll give my full share for her have ye no manners To thrust the woman so Nor. Share her among ye And may she give ye as many hurts as I have And twice as many aches Lusc Noble Captain Be pleas'd to free me from these Soldiers wildness Till I but speak two words Nor. Now for your Maidenhead You have your book proceed Lusc Victorious Sir 'T is seldom seen in men so valiant Minds so devoid of virtue he that can conquer Should ever know how to preserve his conquest 'T is but a base theft else Valour 's a virtue Crown of mens actions here yours as you make it And can you put so rough a foyl as violence As wronging of weak woman to your triumph Nor. Let her alone Lusc I have lost my husband Sir You feel not that him that I love you care not When fortune falls on you thus you may grieve too My liberty I kneel not for mine honor If ever virtuous honor toucht your heart yet Make dear and precious Sir you had a mother Nor. The rougy thing speaks finely neat who took ye For he must be your guard Lusc I wish no better A noble Gentleman and Nobly us'd me They call'd his name Miranda Nor. You are his then Ye have light upon a young man worth your service I free ye from all the rest and from all violence He that doth offer 't by my head he hangs for 't Goe see her safe kept till the Noble Gentleman Be ready to dispose her thank your tongue You have a good one and preserve it good still Soldiers come wait on me I 'll see ye paid all Exeunt Scaena Secunda Enter Miranda and Astorius Ast I knew ye lov'd her virtuously ye lov'd
valiant Captain The brave Ruy Dias all this while Py. I marry He is amongst 'em too Ped. A Lover Py. Nay I know not that but since he stands in favour Or would stand stifly he is no Portugal else Chr. The voice says in good favour in the list too Of the privy wooers how cunningly of late I have observ'd him and how privately He has stolen at all hours from us and how readily He has feign'd a business to bid the Fort farewel For five or six days or a month together Sure there is something Py. Yes yes there is a thing in 't A thing would make the best on 's all dance after it A dainty thing Lord how this Uncle of mine Has read to me and rated me for wenching And told me in what desperate case 't would leave me And how 't would stew my bones Ped. You car'd not for it Py. I'faith not much I ventur'd on still easily And took my chance danger is a Soldiers honor But that this man this herb of Grace Ruy Dias This father of our faculties should slip thus For sure he is a ferriting that he That would drink nothing to depress the spirit But milk and water eat nothing but thin air To make his bloud obedient that his youth In spight of all his temperance should tickle And have a love mange on him Chr. 'T is in him Sir But honourable courtship and becomes his rank too Py. In me 't were abominable Leachery or would be For when our thoughts are on 't and miss their level We must hit something Ped. Well he 's a noble Gentleman And if he be a suitor may he speed in 't Py. Let him alone our family ne'r fail'd yet Chr. Our mad Lieutenant still merry Pyniero Thus wou'd he do if the Surgeon were searching of him Ped. Especially if a warm wench had shot him Py. But hark Christophero come hither Pedro When saw you our brave Countrey-man Armusia He that 's arriv'd here lately and his gallants A goodly fellow and a brave companion Methinks he is and no doubt truly valiant For he that dares come hither dares fight any where Chr. I saw him not of late a sober Gentleman I am sure he is and no doubt bravely sprung And promises much nobleness Py. I love him And by my troth wou'd fain be inward with him Pray let 's go seek him Ped. We 'll attend you Sir Py. By that time we shall hear the burst of business Exeunâ— Enter Ruy Dias Quisara Quisana and Panura Quisar Aunt I much thank you for your courtesie And the fair liberty you still allow me Both of your house and service though I be A Princess and by that Prerogative stand free From the poor malice of opinion And no ways bound to render up my actions Because no power above me can examine me Yet my dear brother being still a prisoner And many wandring eyes upon my ways Being left alone a Sea-mark it behoves me To use a little caution and be circumspect Quisan You 're wise and noble Lady Quisar Often Aunt I resort hither and privately to see you It may be to converse with some I favour â— wou'd not have it known as oft nor constru'd 〈◊〉 stands not with my care Quisan You speak most fairly For even our pure devotions are examin'd Quisar So mad are mens minds now Ruy. Or rather monstrous They are thick dreams bred in fogs that know no fairness Quisan Madam the House is yours I am yours pray use me And at your service all I have lies prostrate My care shall ever be to yield ye honor And when your fame falls here 't is my fault Lady A poor and simple banquet I have provided Which if you please to honor with your presence Quisar I thank ye Aunt I shall be with you instantly A few words with this Gentleman Quisan I 'll leave ye Exeunt Quis Pan. And when you please retire I 'll wait upon you Quisar Why how now Captain what afraid to speak to me A man of Armes and danted with a Lady Commanders have the power to parle with Princes Ruy. Madam the favors you have still showr'd on me Which are so high above my means of merit â—o infinite that nought can value 'em â—â—t their own goodness no eyes look up to 'em But those that are of equal light and lustre Strike me thus mute you are my royal Mistriss And all my services that aime at honor Take life from you the Saint of my devotions Pardon my wish it is a fair ambition And well becomes the Man that honors you I wou'd I were of worth of something near you Of such a royal piece a King I wou'd be A mighty King that might command affection And bring a youth upon me might bewitch ye And you a sweet sould Christian Quisar Now you talk Sir You Portugals though you be rugged Soldiers Yet when you list to flatter you are plain Courtiers â—d could you wish me Christian brave Ruy Dias Ruy. At all the danger of my life great Lady At all my hopes at all Quisar Pray ye stay a little â—o what end runs your wish Ruy. O glorious Lady That I might but I dare not speak Quisar I dare then That you might hope to marry me nay blush not 〈◊〉 honorable end needs no excuse â—â—d would you love me then Ruy. My soul not dearer Quisar Do some brave thing that may entice me that way â—omething of such a meritorious goodness Of such an unmatcht nobleness that I may know â—ou have a power beyond ours that preserves you T is not the person nor the royal title Not wealth nor glory that I look upon That inward man I love that 's lin'd with virtue That well deserving soul works out a favor 〈◊〉 have many Princes suiters many great ones Yet above these I love you you are valiant 〈◊〉 active man able to build a fortune 〈◊〉 do not say I dote nor meane to marry Only the hope is something may be done That may compel my faith and ask my freedome And leave opinion fair Ruy. Command dear Lady And let the danger be as deep as Hell As direful to attempt Quisar Y' are too sudden 〈◊〉 mâ—st be rul'd by you find out a fortune â—isely and hansomely examine time â—â—d court occasion that she may be ready A thousand uses for your forward spirit 〈◊〉 may find daily be sure ye take a good one A brave and worthy one that may advance ye Forc'd smiles reward poor dangers you are a Soldier I wou'd not talke so else and I love a Soldier And that that speaks him true and great his valor Yet for all these which are but Womens follies You may do what you please I shall still know ye And though ye weare no Sword Ru. Excellent Lady When I grow so cold and disgrace my Nation That from their hardy nurses suck adventures 'T were fit I wore a Tombstone you have read to me
The story of your favor if I mistake it Or grow a truant in the study of it A great correction Lady Quisar Let 's toth ' banquet And have some merrier talk and then to Court Where I give audience to my general Suiters Pray heaven my womans wit hold there brave Captain You may perchance meet something that may startle ye I 'll say no more come be not sad I love ye Exeunt Enter Pyniero Armusia Soza Christophero and Emanuel Py. You are wellcome Gentlemen most worthy welcom And know there 's nothing in our power may serve ye But you may freely challenge Arm. Sir we thank ye And rest your servants too Py. Ye are worthy Portugals You shew the bravery of your minds and spirits The nature of our Country too that brings forth Stirring unwearied soules to seek adventures Minds never satisfied with search of honor Where time is and the Sun gives light brave Countrymen Our names are known new worlds disclose their riches Their beauties and their prides to our embraces And we the first of Nations find these wonders Arm. These noble thoughts Sir have intic'd us forward And minds unapt for ease to see these miracles In which we find report a poor relater We are arriv'd among the blessed Islands Where every wind that rises blows perfumes And every breath of air is like an Incence The treasure of the Sun dwells here each Tree As if it envied the old Paradice Strives to bring forth immortal fruit the Spices Renewing nature though not deifying And when that falls by time scorning the earth The sullen earth should taint or suck their beauties But as we dreamt for ever so preserve us Nothing we see but breeds an admiration The very rivers as we float along Throw up their pearls and curle their heads to court us The bowels of the earth swell with the births Of thousand unknown gemms and thousand riches Nothing that bears a life but brings a treasure The people they shew brave too civil manner'd Proportioned like the Masters of great minds The Women which I wonder at Py. Ye speak well Ar. Of delicate aspects fair clearly beauteous And to that admiration sweet and courteous Py. And is not that a good thing brave Armusia You never saw the Court before Ar. No certain But that I see a wonder too all excellent The Government exact Chr. Ye shall see anon That that will make ye start indeed such beauties Such riches and such form Enter Bakam Syana Governor Soz. We are fire already The wealthy Magazine of nature sure Inhabits here Arm. These sure are all Ilanders Py. Yes and great Princes too and lusty lovers Ar. They are goodly persons What might he be Signior That bears so proud a state Py. King of Bakam A fellow that sarts terror Em. He looks highly Sure he was begot o' th' top of a Steeple Chr. It may well be For you shall hear him ring anon Py. That is Syana And a brave temper'd fellow and more valiant Soz. What rugged face is that Py. That 's the great Governor The man surpriz'd our Friend I told ye of him Ar. ' Has dangerous eyes Py. A perilous Thief and subtile Chr. And to that subtilty a heart of Iron Py. Yet the young Lady makes it melt Ar. They start all And thunder in the eyes Ba. Away ye poor ones Am I in competition with such bubbles My virtue and my name rank'd with such trifles Sy. Ye speak loud Ba. Young-man I will speak louder Can any man but I deserve her favor You petty Princes Py. He will put 'em all in 's pocket Sy. Thou proud mad thing be not so full of glory So full of vanity Ba. How I contemn thee And that sort-keeping fellow Py. How the Dog looks The bandog Governor Gov. Ha Why Ba. Away thing And keep your rank with those that fit your royalty Call out the Princess Gov. Dost thou know me bladder Thou insolent impostume Ba. I despise thee Gov. Art thou acquainted with my nature baby With my revenge for Injuries darst thou hold me So far behind thy file I cannot reach thee What canst thou merit Ba. Merit I am above it I am equal with all honors all atchievements And what is great and worthy the best doer I keep at my command fortune 's my servant 'T is in my power now to despise such wretches To look upon ye slightly and neglect ye And but she daines at some hours to remember ye And people have bestowed some Titles on ye I should forget your names Sy. Mercy of me What a blown fool has self affection Made of this fellow did not the Queen your Mother Long for bellows and bagpipes when she was great with ye She brought forth such a windy birth Gov. 'T is ten to one She eat a Drum and was deliver'd of alarum Or else he was swadled in an old saile when he was young Sy. He swells too mainly with his meditations Faith talk a little handsomer ride softly That we may be able to hold way with ye we are Princes But those are but poor things to you talk wiser 'T will well become your mightiness talk less That men may think ye can do more Gov. Talk truth That men may think ye are honest and believe ye Or talk your self asleep for I am weary of you Ba. Why I can talk and do Gov. That wou'd do excellent Ba. And tell you only I deserve the Princess And make good only I if you dare you sir Or you Syanas Prince Py. Here 's a storm toward Methinks it sings already to him Governor Gov. Here lies my proof Drawâ— Sy. And mine Gov. I 'll be short with ye For these long arguments I was never good at Py. How white the boaster looks Enter Ruy Dias Quisara Quisana Panura Ar. I see he lacks faith Ru. For shame forbear great Princes rule your angers You violate the freedom of this place The state and Royalty Gov. He 's well contented It seems and so I have done Ar. Is this she Signior Py. This is the Princess Sir Ar. She is sweet and goodly An admirable form they have cause to justle Quisar Ye wrong me and my court ye forward Princeâ— Comes your Love wrapt in Violence to seek us Is' t fit though you be great my presence should be Stain'd and polluted with your bloody rages My privacies affrighted with your Swords He that loves me loves my command be temper'd Or be no more what ye profess my Servants Omnes We are calme as peace Ar. What command she carries And what a sparkling Majesty flies from her Quisar Is it ye love to do ye shall find danger And danger that shall start your resolutions But not this way 't is not contention Who loves me to my face best or who can flatter most Can carry me he that deserves my favor And will enjoy what I bring love and Majesty Must win me with his worth must travel for me Must put his
hasty rage off and put on A well confirmed a temperate and true valor Omnes But shew the way Quisar And will and then shew you A will to tread the way I 'll say ye are worthy Py. What task now Will she turn 'em to these hot youths I fear will find a cooling card I read in her eyes Something that has some swinge must flye amongst 'em By this hand I love her a little now Quisar 'T is not unknown to you I had a royal Brother now miserable And Prisoner to that Man if I were ambitious Gap'd for that glory was n're born with me There he should lie his miseries upon him If I were covetous and my heart set On riches and those base effects that follow On pleasures uncontrol'd or safe revenges There he should die his death will give me all these For then stood I up absolute to do all Yet all these flattering shews of dignity These golden dreams of greatness cannot force To forget nature and my fair affection Therefore that Man that would be known my lover Must be known his redeemer and must bring him Either alive or dead to my embraces For even his bones I scorn shall feel such slavery Or seek another Mistriss 't will be hard To do this wondrous hard a great adventure Fit for a spirit of an equal greatness But being done the reward is worthy of it Chr. How they stand gaping all Quisar Ruy Dias cold Not flye like fire into it may be you doubt me He that shall do this is my husband Prince By the bright heavens he is by whose justice I openly proclaim it if I lye Or seek to set you on with me and reward my falshood No stirring yet no start into a bravery Ruy. Madam it may be but being a main danger Your grace must give me leave to look about me And take a little time the cause will ask it Great Acts require great counsels Quisar Take your pleasure I fear the Portugal Ba. I 'll raise an Army That shall bring back this Island Fort and all And fix it here Gov. How long will this be doing You should have begun in your Grandfather's days Sy. What may be And what my power can promise noblest Lady My will I am sure stands fair Quisar Faire be your fortune Few promises are best and fair performance Gov. These cannot doe Their power and arts are weak ones 'T is in my will I have this King your brother He is my prisoner I accept your proffer And bless the fair occasion that atchiev'd him I love ye and I honor ye but speak Whether alive or dead he shall be rendred And see how readily how in an instant Quick as your wishes Lady Quisar No I scorn ye You and your courtesie I hate your love Sir And ere I would so basely win his liberty I would study to forget he was my brother By force he was taken he that shall enjoy me Shall fetch him back by force or never know me Py. As I live a rare Wench Ar. She has a noble spirit Gov. By force Quisar Yes Sir by force and make you glad too To let him goe Gov. How you may look nobler on me And think me no such Boy by force he must not For your love much may be Quisar Put up your passion And pack ye home I say by force and suddenly He lies there till he rots else although I love him â—ost tenderly and dearly as a brother And out of these respects would joy to see him â—â—t to receive him as thy courtesie With all the honor thou couldst add unto him From his hands that most hate him I had rather Though no condition were propounded for him â—ee him far sunke i' th earth and there forget him Py. Your hopes are gelt good Governor Arm. A rare Woman Gov. Lady 〈◊〉 pull this pride I 'll quench this bravery And turne your glorious scorn to tears and howlings 〈◊〉 will proud Princess this neglect of me â—all make thy brother King most miserable â—all turn him into curses ' gainst thy cruelty 〈◊〉 where before I us'd him like a King â—d did those Royal Offices unto him Now he shall lie a sad lump in a dungeon â—den with chains and fetters colds and hunger â—rkness and lingring death for his companions And let me see who dare attempt his rescue What desperate fool â—ook toward it farewel And when thou know'st him thus lament thy follies Nay I will make thee kneel to take my offer Once more farewel and put thy trust in puppits Exit Quisar If none dare undertake it I 'll live a mourner Ba. You cannot want Sy. You must not Ru. 'T is most dangerous And wise men wou'd proceed with care and counsel Yet some way would I knew Walke with me Gentlemen Exeunt Manent Arm. and his Comp. Ar. How do you like her spirit Soz. 'T is a clear one Clog'd with no dirty stuff she is all pure honor Em. The bravest Wench I ever look'd upon And of the strongest parts she is most fair Yet her mind such a mirrour Arm. What an action Wou'd this be to put forward on what a glory And what an everlasting wealth to end it Methinks my soul is strangely rais'd Soz. To step into it Iust while they think and ere they have determin'd To bring the King off Ar. Things have been done as dangerous Em. And prosper'd best when they were least consider'd Ar. Bless me my hopes And you my friends assist me None but our companions Soz. You deale wisely And if we shrink the name of slaves dye with us Em. Stay not for second thoughts Ar. I am determin'd And though I lose it shall be sung I was valiant And my brave offer shall be turn'd to story Worthy the Princess tongue A Boat that 's all That 's unprovided and habits like to Merchants The rest wee 'l councel as we goe Soz. A way then Fortune looks fair on those make haste to win her Exeunt Actus Secundus Scaena Prima Enter Keeper and 2 or 3 Moores Kee. I Have kept many a Man and many a great one Yet I confess I nere saw before A Man of such a sufferance he lies now Where I would not lay my dog for sure 't would kill him Where neither light or comfort can come near him Nor air nor earth that 's wholsome it grieves me To see a mighty King with all his glory Sunk o' th' sudden to the bottome of a dungeon Whether should we descend that are poor Rascals If we had our deserts 1. Mo. 'T is a strange wonder Load him with Irons oppress him with contempts Which are the Governors commands give him nothing Or so little to sustain life 't is next nothing They stir not him he smiles upon his miseries And beares 'em with such strength as if his nature Had been nurs'd up and foster'd with calamities 2. He gives no ill words curses nor repines not Blames nothing hopes in
time Enter Pedro Silvio Uberto Ped. Good morrow Sir Rich. Good morrow Gentlemen shall we go drink agen I have my wits Ped. So have I but they are unsetled ones would I had some porrige Rich. The Tavern boy was here this morning with me And told me that there was a Gentlewoman Which he took for a Whore that hung on me For whom we quarrel'd and I know not what Ped. I faith nor I. Vbe I have a glimmering of some such thing Rich. Was it you Silvio That made me drink so much 't was you or Pedro. Ped. I know not who Sil. We are all apt enough Rich. But I will lay the fault on none but me That I would be so entreated come Silvio Shall we go drink agen come Gentlemen Why do you stay let 's never leave off now Whil'st we have Wine and Throats I 'll practise it Till I have made it my best quality For what is best for me to do but that For Heaven sake come and drink when I am nam'd Men shall make answer VVhich Richardo mean you The excellent drinker I will have it so VVill you go drink Silv. VVe drunk too much too lately Rich. VVhy there is then the less behind to drink Let 's end it all dispatch that wee 'l send abroad And purchase all the VVine the world can yield And then drink it off then take the fruits o' th' earth Distil the Juice from them and drink that off Wee 'l catch the rain before it fall to ground And drink off that that never more may grow Wee 'l set our mouths to Springs and drink them off And all this while wee 'l never think of those That love us best more than we did last night We will not give unto the poor a drop Of all this drink but when we see them weep Wee 'l run to them and drink their tears off too Wee 'l never leave whilst there is heat or moisture In this large globe but suck it cold and dry Till we have made it Elemental earth Merely by drinking Ped. Is' t flattery to tell you you are mad Rich. If it be false There 's no such way to bind me to a Man He that will have me lay my goods and lands My life down for him need no more but say Richardo thou art mad and then all these Are at his service then he pleases me And makes me think that I had vertue in me That I had love and tenderness of heart That though I have committed such a fault As never creature did yet running mad As honest men should do for such a crime I have exprest some worth though it be late But I alas have none of these in me But keep my wits still like a frozen Man That had no fire within him Sil. Nay good Richardo leave this wild talk and send a letter to her I 'll deliver it Rich. 'T is to no purpose perhaps she 's lost last night Or she got home agen she 's now so strictly Look'd to the wind can scarce come to her or admit She were her self if she would hear from me From me unworthy that have us'd her thus She were so foolish that she were no more To be belov'd Enter Andrugio and Servant with a Night-gown Ser. Sir we have found this night-gown she took with her Ricb. Where where speak quickly Ser. Searching in the Suburbs we found a Tinker and his Whore that had it in a Tap-house whom we apprehended and they confest they stole it from her Rich. And murthered her Sil. What aile you man Rich. Why all this doth not make me mad Sil. It does you would not offer this else good Pedro look to his sword Ser. They do deny the killing of her but swore they left her tyed to a Tree in the fields next those Suburbs that â—re without our Ladies gate near day and by the Rode so â—hat some passinger must needs unty her quickly And. The will of Heaven be done Sir I will only enâ—reat you this that as you were the greatest occasion of her â—â—ss that you will be pleased to urge your friends and be â—our self earnest in the search of her if she be found she 〈◊〉 yours if she please I my self only see these people betâ—er examin'd and after follow some way in search God â—eep you Gentlemen Exit Sil. Alas good man Ric. What think you now of me I think this lump â—s nothing but a piece of fleagme congeal'd Without a soul for where there 's so much spirit As would but warm a flea those faults of mine Would make it glow and flame in this dull heart â—nd run like molten gold through every sin Till it could burst these walls and fly away â—hall I intreat you all to take your horses And search this innocent Ped. With all our hearts Ric. Do not divide your selves till you come there Where they say she was ty'd I 'll follow too But never to return till she be found Give me my sword good Pedro I will do No harm believe me with it I am now Farr better temper'd if I were not so 〈◊〉 have enow besides God keep you all And send us good success Exeunt Actus Tertius Sâ—ena Prima Enter Mercury and Servant Mer. WHo is it can you tell Ser. By my troth Sir I know not but 't is a Gentlewoman Mer. A Gentleman I 'll lay my life you puppy h 'as sent his Wife to me if he have fling up the bed Ser. Here she is Sir Enter Wife with a Letter Wife I am glad I found you Sir there take your Letter and keep it till you have anoâ—her friend to wrong 't is too malicious false to make me sin you have provoked me to be that I love not a talker and you shall hear me Why should you dare to imagine me So light a huswife that from four hours knowledge You might presume to offer to my credit This rude and ruffian tryal I am sure I never courted you nor gave you tokens That might concern assurance you are a fool Mer. I cannot blame you now I see this letter Though you be angry yet with me you must not Unless you 'l make me guilty of a wrong My worst affections hate Wife Did not you send it Mer. No upon my faith which is more I understand it not the hand is as far from my knowledge as the malice Wife This is strange Mer. It is so and had been stranger and indeed more hateful Had I that have receiv'd such courtesies and owe so many Thanks done this base office Wife Your name is at it Mer. Yes but not my nature and I shall hate my name worse than the manner for this base broking you are wise and vertuous remove this fault from me for on the love I bear to truth and goodness this Letter dare not name me for the author Wife Now I perceive my husbands knavery if any man can but find where he has been I will
some hope I have me thinks a kind of fever upon me Exit Boy A certain gloominess within me doubting as it were betwixt two passions there is no young maid upon her wedding night when her husband sets first foot in the bed blushes and looks pale again oftner than I doe now There is no Poet acquainted with more shakings and quakings towards the latter end of this new play when he 's in that case that he stands peeping betwixt Curtains so fearfully that a Bottle of Ale cannot be opened but he thinks some body hisses than I am at this instant Count. Are they in consultation If they be either my young Duke hath gotten some Bastard and is persuading my Knight yonder to father the child and marry the wench or else some Cock-pit is to be built Laz. My Lord what Nobleman's that Count. His name is Lucio 't is he that was made a Lord at the request of some of his friends for his wives sake he affects to be a great States-man and thinks it consists in night-caps and jewells and tooth-picks Laz. And what 's that other Count. A Knight Sir that pleaseth the Duke to favour and to raise to some extraordinary fortunes he can make as good men as himself every day in the week and doth Laz For what was he raised Count. Truely Sir I am not able to say directly for what But for wearing of red breeches as I take it he 's a brave man he will spend three Knighthoods at a Supper without Trumpets Laza. My Lord I 'll talk with him for I have a friend that would gladly receive the humor Count. If he have the itch of Knighthood upon him let him repair to that Physitian he 'll cure him but I will give you a note is your friend fat or lean Laz Something fat Count. 'T will be the worse for him Laza. I hope that 's not material Count. Very much for there is an impost set upon Knighthoods your friend shall pay a Noble in the pound Duke I doe not like examinations We shall find out the truth more easily Some other way less noted and that course Should not be us'd till we be sure to prove Some thing directly for when they perceive Themselves suspected they will then provide More warily to answer Luc. Doth she know your Grace doth love her Duke She hath never heard it Luc. Then thus my Lord. They whisper again Laz. What 's he that walks alone so sadly with his hands behind him Count. The Lord of the house he that you desire to be acquainted with he doth hate women for the same cause that I love them Laz. What 's that Count. For that which Apes want you perceive me Sir Laz. And is he sad Can he be sad that hath so rich a gem under his roof as that which I doe follow What young Lady 's that Count. Which Have I mine eye-sight perfect 't is my sister did I say the Duke had a Bastard What should she make here with him and his Councell She hath no papers in her hand to petition to them she hath never a husband in prison whose release she might sue for That 's a fine trick for a wench to get her husband clapt up that she may more freely and with less suspition visit the private studies of men in authority Now I doe discover their consultation you fellow is a Pander without all salvation But let me not condemn her too rashly without weighing the matter she 's a young Lady she went forth early this morning with a waiting woman and a Page or so This is no garden house in my conscience she went forth with no dishonest intent for she did not pretend going to any Sermon in the further end of the City Neither went she to see any odd old Gentlewoman that mourns for the death of her husband or the loss of her friend and must have young Ladys come to comfort her those are the damnable Bawds 'T was no set meeting certainly for there was no wafer-woman with her these three days on my knowledge I 'll talk with her Good morrow my Lord. Gond. Y' are welcome Sir here 's her brother come now to doe a kind office for his sister is it not strange Count. I am glad to meet you here sister Orian. I thank you good brother and if you doubt of the cause of my coming I can satisfie you Count. No faith I dare trust thee I doe suspect thou art honest for it is so rare a thing to be honest amongst you that some one man in an age may perhaps suspect some two women to be honest but never believe it verily Luci. Let your return be suddain Arri. Unsuspected by them Duke It shall so shall I best perceive their Love if there be any Farewell Count. Let me entreat your grace to stay a little To know a gentleman to whom your self Is much beholding he hath made the sport For your whole Court these eight years on my knowledge Duke His name Count. Lazarello Duke I heard of him this morning which is he Count. Lazarello pluck up thy spirits thy Fortune is now raising the Duke calls for thee and thou shalt be acquainted with him Laz. He 's going away and I must of necessity stay here upon business Count. 'T is all one thou shalt know him first Laz. Stay a little if he should offer to take me away with him and by that means I should loose that I seek for but if he should I will not goe with him Count. Lazarello the Duke stayes wilt thou lose this opportunity Laz. How must I speak to him Count. 'T was well thought of you must not talk to him as you doe to an ordinary man honest plain sence but you must wind about him for example if he should aske you what a clock it is you must not say If it please your grace 't is nine but thus thrice three a clock so please my Sovereign or thus Look how many Muses there doth dwell Upon the sweet banks of the learned Well And just so many stroaks the clock hath struck And so forth And you must now and then enter into a description Laz. I hope I shall doe it Count. Come May it please your grace to take note of a Gentleman wel seen deeply read and throughly grounded in the hidden knowledge of all sallets and pot-herbs whatsoever Duke I shall desire to know him more inwardly Laz. I kiss the Oxe-hide of your graces foot Count. Very well will your grace question him a little Duke How old are you Laz. Full eight and twenty several Almanacks Have been compiled all for several years Since first I drew this breath four prentiships Have I most truely served in this world And eight and twenty times hath Phoebus Car Run out his yearly course since Duke I understand you Sir Luci. How like an ignorant Poet he talks Duke You are eight and twenty years old what time of the day doe you
the Cupids go off and last the Statues Merc. And what will Juno's Iris do for her Iris. Just match this shew or mine inventions fall Had it been worthier I would have invok'd The blazing Comets Clouds and falling Stars And all my kindred Meteors of the air To have excell'd it but I now must strive To imitate confusion therefore thou Delightful Flora if thou ever feltst Increase of sweetness in those blooming Plants On which the horns of my fair Bow decline Send hither all that rural company Which deck the May-games with their clownish sports Juno will have it so The second Anti-Masque rusheth in they dance their measure and as rudely depart Merc. Iris we strive Like winds at liberty who should do worst E'r we return If Juno be the Queen Of Marriages let her give happy way To what is done in honor of the State She governs Iris. Hermes so it may be done Meerly in honor of the State and those That now have prov'd it not to satisfy The lust of Jupiter in having thanks More than his Juno if thy Snaky rod Have power to search the Heaven or sound the Sea Or call together all the ends of earth To bring thee any thing that may do grace To us and these do it we shall be pleas'd Merc. Then know that from the mouth of Jove himself Whose words have wings and need not to be born I took a message and I bore it through A thousand yielding clouds and never staid Till his high Will was done the Olympian games Which long had slept at these wish'd Nuptials He pleas'd to have renew'd and all his Knights Are gather'd hither who within their Tents Rest on this hill upon whose rising head The Altar is discovered with the Priests about it and the Statues under it and the Knights lying in their Tents on each side near the top of the hill Behold Joves Altar and his blessed Priests Moving about it come you Holy men And with your voices draw these youths along That till Joves Musick call them to their games Their active sports may give a blest content To those for whom they are again begun The first Song when the Priests descend and the Knights follow them Shake off your heavy trance and leap into a dance Such as no mortals use to tread fit only for Apollo To play to for the Moon to lead And all the Stars to follow The second Song at the end of the first Dance On blessed youths for Jove doth pause Laying aside his graver Laws For this device And at the wedding such a pair Each dance is taken for a prayer Each Song a Sacrifice The third Song after their many Dances when they are to take out the Ladies Single More pleasing were these sweet delights If Ladies mov'd as well as Knights Run every one of you and catch A Nymph in honor of his match And whisper boldly in her ear Jove will but laugh if you forswear All. And this days sins he doth resolve That we his Priests should all absolve The fourth Song when they have parted with the Ladies a shrill Musick sounds supposed to be that which calls them to the Olympian games at which they all make a seeming preparation to depart You should stay longer if we durst Away alas that he that first Gave time wild wings to fly away H 'as now no power to make him stay And though these games must needs be plaid I would these pair when they are laid And not a creature nigh'em Might catch his sithe as he doth pass And clip his wings and break his glass And keep him ever by 'em The fifth Song when all is done as they ascend Peace and silence be the guide To the Man and to the Bride If there be a joy yet new In marriage let it fall on you That all the world may wonder If we should stay we should do worse And turn our blessings to a curse By keeping you asunder Four PLAYS in One. The Persons represented in the Play Emanuel King of Portugal Castile Isabella his Queen Lords Spectators of the Play at the celebration of their Nuptials Frigoso a Courtier Rinaldo his acquintance The Triumph of Honor. Martius a Roman General Valerius his Brother Nicodemus a cowardly Corporal Cornelius a wittal Sutler Captain Sophocles Duke of Athens Women Diana Dorigen Sophocles wife the example of Chastity Florence Wife to Cornelius The Triumph of Love Cupid Rinaldo Duke of Milan Benvoglio Brothers Lords of Milan Randulpho Brothers Lords of Milan Gerald Sons of the Duke supposed lost Ferdinand Sons of the Duke supposed lost Women Angelina Wife to Benvoglio Violante her Daughter Gerard's Mistriss Dorothea Violantes Attendant Cornelin the obscured Duchess The Triumph of Death Duke of Anjou Lavall his lustful Heir Gentille a Courtier Father to Perolot Perolot contracted to Gabriella Two Gentlemen A Spirit Shalloone servant to Lavall Women Gabriella the despised wife of Lavall Hellena his second wife Casta Daughter to Gentille Maria a servant attending on Gabriella The Triumph of Time Jupiter Mercurie Plutus Time Atropos Desire Vain Delight Bounty Poverty Honesty Simplicity Fame FOUR PLAYS OR Moral Representations IN ONE Enter Don Frigozo Frig. Noise within AWay with those bald-pated Rascals there their wits are bound up in Vellom they are not currant here Down with those City-Gentlemen c. Out with those I say and in with their wives at the back door Worship and place I am weary of ye ye lye on my shoulders lik a load of Gold on an Asses back A man in Authority is but as a candle in the wind sooner wasted or blown out than under a bushel How now what 's the matter Who are you Sir Enter Rinaldo Rin. Who am I Sir why do y' not know me Frig. No by my do I not Rin. I am sure we din'd together to day Frig. That 's all one as I din'd with you in the City and as you paid for my dinner there I do know you and am beholding to you But as my mind is since transmigrated into my office and as you come to Court to have me pay you again and be beholding to me I know you not I know you not Rin. Nay but look ye Sir Frig. Pardon me If you had been my bed-fellow these seven years and lent me money to buy my place I must not transgress principles This very talking with you is an ill example Rin. Pish you are too punctual a Courtier Sir why I am a Courtier too yet never understood the place or name to be so infectious to humanity and manners as to cast a man into a burning pride and arrogance for which there is no cure I am a Courtier and yet I will know my friends I tell you Frig. And I tell you you will thrive accordingly I warrant you Rin. But hark ye Signior Frigozo you shall first understand I have no friends with me to trouble you Frig. Humh That 's a good motive Rin. Not to
Cosin Bel. Is this the Garden Rod. Yes Madam Sil. Oh my blessed Mistriss Saint of my soul Bel. Speak softly take me to ye Oh Silvio I am thine thine ever Silvio Rod. Is this your promise Sir Lady your honor I am undone if this be seen disgrac'd Fallen under all discredit Bell. Do you love still Dear do you keep your old faith Sil. Ever Lady And when that fails me all that 's good forsake me Rod. Do not you shame Madam I must not suffer this I will not suffer it men call you virtuous What do you mean to lose your self thus Silvio I charge thee get away I charge you retire ye I 'll call the Watch else Sil. Call all the world to see us We live in one anothers happiness And so will die Bel. Here will I hang for ever Rod. As ye respect me as hereafter Madam You would enjoy his love nothing prevail with ye I 'll try my strength then get thee gone thou villain Thou Promise-breaker Sil. I am tide I cannot Rod. I 'll ring the Bell then Sil. Ring it to death I am fixt here Enter Bartello two Soldiers with lights Bart. I saw a Light over the Garden walk Hard by the Ladies Chamber here 's some knavery As I live I saw it twice Rod. The Guard the Guard there I must not suffer this it is too mischievous Bart. Light up the Torch I fear'd this ha young Silvio How got he in 1 Sold. The Devil brought him in sure He came not by us Bart. My wife between 'em busling Guard pull him off Rod. Now now ye feel the misery Bart. You Madam at an hour so far undecent Death O my soul this is a soul fault in ye Your mothers care abus'd too Light 's to her Chamber I am sorry to see this Bell. Farewel my Silvio And let no danger sink thee Sil. Nor death Lady Exeunt Bell. Rod. Birt Are ye so hot I shall prepare ye Physick Will purge ye finely neatly you are too fiery Think of your prayers Sir an you have not forgot 'em Can ye flie i' th' air or creep ye in at key-holes I have a Gin will catch ye though you conjur'd Take him to Guard to night to strong and sure Guard I 'll back to th' Dutchess presently no less sport serve ye Than the Heir to a Dukedom play at push-pin there Sir It was well aim'd but plague upon 't you shot short And that will lose your game Sil. I know the loss then Exeunt Scaena Quarta Enter Claudio like a Merchant Clau. Now in this habit may I safely see How my incensed friend carries my murther Who little I imagin'd had been wrought To such a height of rage and much I grieve now Mine own blind passion had so master'd me I could not see his love for sure he loves her And on a nobler ground than I pretended Enter Penurio It must be so it is so what Penurio My shotten friend what wind blew you Pen. Faith 't is true Any strong wind will blow me like a Feather I am all Air nothing of earth within me Nor have not had this month but that good Dinner Your Worship gave me yesterday that staies by me And gives me ballast else the Sun would draw me Cla. But does my Mistriss speak still of me Pen. Yes Sir And in her sleep that makes my Master mad too And turn and fart for anger Cla. Art sure she saw me Pen. She saw ye at a window Cla. 'T is most true In such a place I saw a Gentlewoman A young sweet handsome woman Pen. That 's she that 's she Sir Cla. And well she view'd me I view'd her Pen. Still she Sir Cla. At last she blush'd and then look'd off Pen. That blush Sir If you can read it truly Cla. But didst thou tell her Or didst thou fool me thou knew'st such a one Pen. I told her and I told her such a sweet tale Cla. But did she hear thee Pen. With a thousand ears Sir And swallow'd what I said as greedily As great-belly'd women do Cherries stones and all Sir Cla. Methinks she should not love thy Master Pen. Hang him Pilcher There 's nothing loves him his own Cat cannot endure him She had better lye with a Bear for he is so hairy That a tame Warren of Fleas frisk round about him Cla. And wilt thou work still Pen. Like a Miner for ye Cla. And get access Pen. Or conjure you together 'T is her desire to meet she is poyson'd with him And till she take a sweet fresh air that 's you Sir Cla. There 's money for thee thou art a precious Varlet Be fat be fat and blow thy Master backward Pen. Blow you my Mistriss Sir as flat as a Flounder Then blow her up again as Butchers blow their Veals If she dye upon the same â—â—ry her bury her in Gods name Cla. Thou art a merry knave by this hand I 'll feed thee Till thou crack'st at both ends if thou dar'st do this Thou shalt eat no fantastical Porridge Nor lick the dish where oil was yesterday Dust and dead Flies to day Capons fat Capons Pen. Oh hearty sound Cla. Cramb'd full of itching Oysters Pen. Will ye have the Dutchess Cla. And Lobsters big as Gauntlets Thou shalt despise base Beef Pen. I do despise it And now methinks I feel a Tart come sliding Cla. Leaping into thy mouth but first deal faithfully Pen. When will ye come Cla. To morrow Pen. I 'll attend ye For then my Master will be out in business Cla. What news abroad Pen. ' Mas as I was coming to you I heard that Signior Silvio a good Gentleman Many a good meal I have eaten wit him Cla. What of him Pen. Was this day to be arraigned before the Dutchess â—â—t why I could not hear Cla. Silvio arraign'd Go get ye gone and think of me Pen. I flie Sir Exit Pen. Cla. Arraign'd for what for my supposed death no That cannot be sure there 's no rumor of it â—e it what it will I will be there and see it â—â—d if my help will bring him off he has it Exit Scaena Quinta Enter Dutchess Lords Silvio prisoner Belvidere Bartello Rodope Clark Counsellors Attendants Du. Read the Edict last made Keep silence there Clerk If any man of what condition soever and a subject after the publishing of this Edict shall without special Licence from the great Dutchess attempt or buy offer or make an attempt to solicite the love of the Princess Belvidere the person so offending shall forfeit his life Couns The reason why my Royal Mistriss here In her last Treaty with Sien as Duke â—romis'd her beauteous daughter there in marriage The Duke of Milan rival in this fortune Un-nobly sought by practice to betray her Which found and cross'd the Cittadel receiv'd her There to secure her Mothers word the last cause So many Gentlemen of late enamour'd On this most beauteous Princess and not brooking One more
than other to deserve a favour Bloud has been spilt many brave spirits lost And more unless she had been kept close from their violence Had like to have followed therefore for due prevention Of all such hazards and unnoble actions This last Edict was publish'd which thou Silvio Like a false man a bad man and a Traitor Hast rent a-peeces and contemn'd for which cause Thou standest a guilty man here now Enter Claudio Clark Speak Silvio What canst thou say to avoid the hand of Justice Sil. Nothing but I confess submit and lay my head to it Bel. Have ye no eyes my Lords no understandings The Gentleman will cast himsel away Cast himself wilfully are you or you guilty No more is he no more taint sticks upon him I drew him thither 't was my way betrai'd him I got the entrance kept I entertain'd him I hid the danger from him forced him to me Poor gentle soul he 's in no part transgressing I wrote unto him Sil. Do not wrong that honor Cast not upon that pureness these aspersions It was my love my violence My life must answer it I broke in to her Tempted the Law solicited unjustly Bel. As there is truth in Heaven I was the first cause How could this man have come to me left naked Without my counsel and provision What hour could he find out to pass the Watches But I must make it sure first Reverend Judges Be not abus'd nor let an innocent life lie Upon your shaking Conscience I did it My love the main wheel that set him a going His motion but compell'd Sil. Can ye believe this And know with what a modesty and whiteness Her life was ever ranck'd Can you believe this And see me here before ye young and wilful Apt to what danger Love dares thrust me on And where Law stops my way apt to contemn it If I were bashful old or dull and sleepy In Loves allarms a woman might awake me Direct and clew me out the way to happiness But I like fire kindled with that bright beauty Catch hold of all occasions and run through ' em Bel. I charge ye as your honest souls will answer it Sil. I charge ye as you are the friends to virtue That has no pattern living but this Lady Bel. Let not his blood Sil. Let not her wilfulness For then you act a Scene Hell will rejoyce at Bel. He is clear Sil. She is as white in this as Infants Cla. The god of Love protect your cause and help ye Two nobler pieces of affection These eyes ne'er look'd on if such goodness perish Let never true hearts meet again but break Exit 1 Lord. A strange exemple of strong love a rare one 2 Lord. Madam we know not what to say to think on Duch. I must confess it strikes me tender too Searches my Mothers heart you found 'em there Bar. Yes certain Madam Dutch And so linked together Bar. As they had been one piece of Alablaster Dutch Nothing dishonourable Sil. So let my soul have happiness As that thought yet durst never seek this bosom Dutch What shall I do ' has broke my Law abus'd me Fain would I know the truth either confess it And let me understand the main offender Or both shall feel the torture Sil. Are ye a Mother The Mother of so sweet a Rose as this is So pure a Flower and dare ye lose that nature Dare ye take to your self so great a wickedness Oh holy Heaven of thinking what may ruine This goodly building this Temple where the gods dwell Give me a thousand tortures I deserve 'em And shew me death in all the shapes imagin'd Bel. No death but I will answer it meet it seek it No torture but I 'll laugh upon 't and kiss it 1 Lord. This is no way 2 Lord. They say no more for certain Than their strong hearts will suffer Dutch I have bethought me No Lords although I have a Child offending Nature dares not forget she is a Child still Till now I never look'd on love imperious I have bethought me of a way to break ye To separate though not your loves your bodies Silvio attend I 'll be your Judge my self now The sentence of your death because my Daughter Will bear an equal part in your afflictions I take away and pardon this remains then An easie and a gentle punishment And this shall be fulfill'd because unnobly You have sought the love and marriage of a Princess The absolute and sole Heir of this Dukedom By that means as we must imagine strongly To plant your self into this rule hereafter We here pronounce ye a man banish'd from us Sil. For ever banish'd Lady Dutch Yet more mercy But for a year and then again in this place To make your full appearance yet more pitty If in that time you can absolve a question Writ down within this scrowl absolve it rightly This Lady is your wife and shall live with ye If not you loose your head Sil. I take this honor And humbly kiss those Royal hands Dutch Receive it Bartello to your old guard take the Princess And so the Court break up Sil. Farewel to all And to that spotless heart my endless service Exit 1 Lord. What will this prove 2 Lord. I 'll tell you a year hence Sir Exeunt Scaena Sexta Enter Penurio Isabella Claudio Pen. Are you pleas'd now have not I wrought this wonder Non eben fatto Signieur Cla. Rarely Penurio Pen. Close close then and work wax Cla. I am studying for thee A dinner that shall victual thee for ten year Pen. Do you hear Mistriss You know what a dundir whelp my Master is I need not preach to ye how unfit and wanting To give a woman satisfaction How he stinks and snores a Bull 's a better bed-fellow And for his love never let that deceive ye Isab Nay sure he loves me not Pen. If he could coyn ye Or turn ye into mettal much might be then He loves not any thing but what is traffique I have heard him swear he would sell ye to the Grand Signior Isab The Turk Pen. The very Turke and how they would use ye Isab I 'll fit him for 't the Turk Pen. I know the price too Now ye have time to pay him pay him home Mistriss Pay him o' th' pate clout him for all his courtesies Here 's one that dances in your eyes young delicate To work this vengeance if ye let it slip now There is no pittying of ye od's precious Mistriss Were I his wife I would so mall his Mazard 'T is charity meer charity pure charity Are you the first has it not been from Eves time Women would have their safe revenges this way And good and gracious women excellent women Is' t not a handsome Gentleman a sweet Gentleman View him from head to foot a compleat Gentleman When can ye hope the like again I leave ye And my revenge too with ye I know my office I