th'inconsiderate fool Threatens and failes Pausanio I am now Above thy malice and resolv'd to win Thy peerlesse daughter or grow old in sin to him â—umante Fum. Summon'd by your command my honour'd Lord My ever-ready dutie brought me to wait upon you pleasure Hipol Fumante thus in shortâ— I have perceived and oft your jealous eye Hath glanc'd at Dianetta more of late Than any other Lady of the Court. Fum. My Lord Hip. And she deserves respect she 's fair besides You have enjoy'd with freedome a vouchsafty That others dare not hope for many hours Of sweet discourse with her a certain symptom Of mutuall affection You are happy Whilst I Fum. My Lord I 've many Mistresses But who 's most courteous she predominates Hip. No jealously Fumante I know the boundlesse love you bear her and The power you have with her how that your absence Doth not more torture her afflicted soul Than presence hilarate her heart Therefore I sent for thee on whom my hopes depend For now 's the time wherein thou maist expresse Thy gratitude for all my liberall favours Profusely shewr'd on thee Nay more endear Me to thy love and our two soules unite For perpetuity Fum. I scent the project he would inoculate aside Now must I turn pimp hum well Would I were the first had undergone That now much practised function for a Patron 'T is a familiar age For you my gratious Lord to whose great bounty I owe more than the too-short remnant of my life I wish to live that my whole care and study Employ'd for your contentment may effect it Hip. Gratefull Fumante Oh my troubled breast Doth nourish flaming sulphure Fum. Weeâ—l have it quench'd and speedily Her quick rolling eyes are characters of kindnesse Th' other day speaking of my Verses she said My words were charmes and that the Lady must be Insensible of stone that could withstand my method I 'le put her to the proof Courage my Lord The Lady 's yours Hip. Mercy pronounced to the Delinquent bears Nothing so sweet a sound I am all joy Dearest Fumante imagination Of what 's to come transports me prethee how How my Fumante enform me of the way Fum. With admiration often I have heard Her speak your merit and affirm the Duke Look'd with her eyes when his election made Your worthy selfe the object of his favours Hip. On prethee on Fum. The Court not without cause might boast of you For Florence nor the world could e'r produce Your Honour's parallel Hip. My hopes best comfort On. Fum. Added t' your gifts of nature goodlâ— feature Were those of the minde sound judgment temper'd vallour Relieving bounty and humility Attracting hearts in fine all graces which Requir'd are to make a man compleat Unanimouslâ— flock'd into your breast As to thâ—ir proper center and there fixed dwell Hip. Oh! I shall surfeit with excesse of joy Fum. Were't possible her willing tongue could stretch A praise beyond deserving you should hav 't Which is a proof sufficient she affects you Nâ—w 't were a necessary policy my Lord To tickle her in th' ear with th'like report From you concerning her it cannot chuse but take And if that fail her mean condition Being far beneath your honours Large promises lusts sugred bait and some â—erformance The life of expectation will forcibly prevail Despair not for the stuff we have to work on is Malleable My Lord she is a woman Hip. Whom means Fumante Fum. Fair Dianetta Hip. Dianetta Fum. Yes was 't not she your honour spake of Hip. Erroneous apprehension dull Fumante Thy jealousie and my credulity Equally fool us My now present griefs Exceed my late imaginary joyes Why did my rage procure the Generall 's banishment Was 't not for beauteous Lucâ—bella's love Fum. Your Lordships word obliged me to believe so Hip. 'T is a pure truth then turn not an Apostate For my sublime soul fix'd in the pure heaven Of her transcendent beauty where doth shine The glory of perfection disdaines Inferiour community Fum. Your naming Dianetta made me Suppose the contrary For we of the Court Are rarely bondslaves into constancy Hip. 'T is a confess'd fault would 't were amended But now take my intentionst My vertuous fair with much impatiency Brooks her lov'd father's absence and admits Of no society but sadnesse whilst My grief-swoln heart doth languish Now to avoid suspition for I doubt Martiano's haughty spirit and to confirm Me in her good opinion with haste Repair to Dianetta that she through you Fum. Now I conceive may give intelligence To Lucibella of the constant faith You have vow'd unto her goodnesse Hip. Right and withall For this point is the soul of my designe How my assiduous supplication is To impetrate the Dukes remission for Pausanio Let her speak comfort plentifully for Thus assure her I 'le never cease my suit Till I obtain his gracious grant Do this and Fum. And more my Lord Be confidently cheerfull and expect Ere long a prosperous issue Exit Fuman Hip. Go and kinde fate wait on thee if she prove Kind I am too great ever to know remove Exit Hipolito Enter Vatinius and Iacamo Vat. Love hath a strange consuming faculty Vatinius witâ— a ribbon tieâ— upon his boot as had Fum. Wastes not alone the spirits but the purse Variety of change will shortly make me Change variety It hath cost me since that I First made love unto Rosania at least Two thousand pistolls in very clothes and Yet she cannot fancy me 't is strange I I wear 'em well enough ha Iac. Yes Sir For I can get none of 'em till they be aside Past wearing Vat. And My judicious Tailor tells me I become my cloths I 'm open to thy view deliver thy opinion Iac. Faith Sir your cloths become you Vat. Your cloathes become you villain kicks him He swears that the compaction of my body is beyond Compare and takes delight to look upon my waste Iac. I cannot blame him he lives by your great waste aside Vat. And yet your clothes become you Iac. Your Pardon Sir the phrase is usuall Vat. Use it no more because it is so When any thing is Common it is worthlesse Iac. That 's a Court Maxim aside Vat. Go Sir discharge the Taylor presently gives Iac. a key â— will not as most Gallants do still spend Whilst I have where with all but pay That when I want to spend then spend I may Iac. Per-lady no small pollicy Exit Iac. Vat. This suites the forward issue of a new fashion yet am I almost confident she 'l make it elder by a month then that I gave my man a year since Well I must humour her but if she continue thus when we are married we must wear my woods upon our backs or like thTortoise carry our houses about us 'T is rue mor'd I shall have her which I 've confirmed although she never made me any promise and I strongly believe 't for I am tearmed the
love that virgin blushes Ever betray'd to Man Hono. May permanent felicity crowne both Our resolutions Madam your perswasive reasons Command me patience till the Princess leave And your then ready love shall perfect this Our begun happiness in th' interim I will endeavour some quaint stratageme To shame my brace of boasters whose jactations Have with your modesty abus'd my passion Rosa. The very project my slight vengeance aim'd at Would 't were affected Hono. Oh doubt it not their policy 's not so preventive But we may easily compass it Only thus farre be pleas'd to be assistant When that Vatinius courts you let your praise Be of Fumante and his Poetry And when Fumante Vatinius in your eyes A compleat Courtier and becomes his clothes Be best in Florence and for the rest let me alone Rosa. I shall observe and so I take my leave Exit Rosa Hono. All joyes waite on you now for my mimique gallants To him Fum. Carlo And luckily heere 's one fretting as if some busy Waspe had with her stinging tayle offended his Worshipps nose unseene I will observe him Hono behind the Arrass Fuman It can not bee Carlo 'T is credibly so reported Sir Fuman Vatinius marry her What in the name of merit can her eye Discover in that indigested lumpe Worthy so sweet a purchase but uncase His disseas'd body and the dullest eye Will soone perceave what a Consumption Intemperance hath bred there out of boots His legs are but a booty for a Buzzard And but take off his artificiall lockes The french men that first wanted first invented And 'gainst the sun perspicuously you may See what a plenteous lacke of brains His noddl's stor'd with which causes him conceit himselfe a compleat gentleman Hono. How right his malice hath describ'd em both Carlo What imperfections gay apparell covers Fuman True whilst deserving vertue unregarded Walkes in a thred bare vestment Hono. This is observable 't is not the goodly out-side speakes a man Carlo But I have heard Sir that he 's possess'd with a very great Estate and who hath wealth hath all things he Shall be reputed virtuous valiant noble wise What not and questionless 't is that she aymes at as for His defects she may as other Ladys supply them in A proper able well limb'd gentileusher who with Alacrity and fidelity shal discharge his office to The no small contentment of his Madam yet Seemingly-be-check'd and rayl'd on in his feellows Presence for now performance of his duty Hâ—â— A bitter knave Fum. But are there who do so Carlo Are there why where will you find a Lady that doth Nor so I mean I Florence nay worse in sport With their Marmosits and smooth skin'd doggs A beastly quality for a Lady though the now frequent Custome of it lessons the crime Fum. Well it vexeth me beyond all patience to be Thus affronted by such a worthlesse Widgeon Would I durst fight with him Hono. 'T would prove a foule Combat a woodcock with A widgeon Carlo Why sir what should cause your feare upon my Knowledge the fight of a drawn sword will make him swound Fum. I will not trust him nor is it good jesting with Edg'd tooles Carlo Yet have I seen you quarrell and on the Piazza Draw upon a gentle man for smiling as you thought At your new fashion'd haâ—t or spurre leather and with Vociferous language threaten inevitable slaughter Fum. ' That 's been when some have held me them Carlo That 's very true and he without a sword too aside Fum. Nay I dare quarrell with the best and with uncivill Language abuse any man nay I dare yet goe Farther rather then be thought a coward send A challenge but under hand take up the quarrel Though at th' expence of a Collation of tenne Pistoletts I can't endure these dangerous passado'â— Carlo But if with honour the affronted cannot put it Up but you must fight or be esteemed pusill animous How then Fum. Then I acquit him with the severe law 's 'gainst Duels and what great want of judgement 't is to Undertake them when for a slight word-reputation We commit a murther yet not obtaine our vengeance Without losse of our own lives which meere temerity Forfeits unto the Law requesting him to entertaine The Noblest thoughts of me I am a Gentleman Ready to give best satisfaction when but call'd in Question on any ground but Tuscany where the too Rigorous lawes makes it unsafe to combat c. Carlo This may prevaile with some but say he be implacable Hono. I how then Fum. Why then with politique patience I resolve rather To suffer a dry private beating which breaks no bones Than â—un th' arischa of my life with dangerous poking Hono. I shall try your temper Carlo Then y' are resolv'd to let him have your Mistrisse Hono. No I le forbid the baines Fum. Not so but first I 'le hear this newes confirm'd And then I may doe something meane time you Must give out that Lucebelia's desperately sicke It is the Lord Hipolito's Command their 's a reward Exit Carlo To Fum. Hono. Hono. Fumante met as wish'd Fuman What is Honorio's pleasure Hono. To pleasure you my friendship hitherto hath still confirm'd it Fuman VVhich ever l 've acknowledg'd and for which I place you next my heart Hono. And theirs a peace of service now in my power VVill deserve that place if you dare venter on 't But I erre to Question knowing your courage and Impavid spirit when honour bids you On. Fum. I both have propenfitude to dare and power to do Say what i st Hono. Vatinius whom fame gives out for truth Shall wed Rosania conceives that you Have grossely injur'd him sor it appears She now begins to slight him of which neglect He judges you the Author because Flowting him to his face for the bad wearing Of his good cloaths she emulates your garbe Vituperating his dull courtship applauds Your fluent veine reputes him worthlesse and Your self deserving and upon this ground 's Resolv'd to challenge you to single Combat Now if my friendly counsell only tending To your dear credit and future good may Be prevalent 't were not amiss you did prevent His peremptory challenge with another VVhich greatly must disanimate him denoting You are truly sensible of the wrong he hath done you In basely skandalizing your merit to your Mistresse Oh! oche torto which he Hath often in my hearing done so shall You justly chastise vice and re-obtaine Rosania's favour Fum. But there is danger in 't Hono. No more then in beating an English Spannel which Will love you the better ever after for 't Vatinius is A true bred Courtier and had rather see an evill Spirit then an unsheath'd Spado however let Me know your place of meeting and I 'le see there Shall be no bloud-shed for a wholsome beating Will doe him most good nor would I have you Purple your bright sword in bloud of a poore Coward 'T were
THE FALSE FAVOURIT DISGRAC'D And the REWARD of LOYALTY A Tragi-Comedy Never Acted LONDON Printed by Wil. Wilson for Robert Crofts and are to be sold at his Shop at the Crown in Chancery lane under Sergeants Inne 1657. The Scene Florence The Persons Duke Duke of Florence Sicanio Prince of Sicilie Sebastiano Cousen to the Duke Hippolito Favourit to the Duke and in love with Lucebella Pausanio The Exile and father to Martiano and Lucebella Martiano Ausonius Friend to Martiano Honorio A stayed Lord loving Rosania Leontinus A Commander under Sicanio Fumante A Creature of Hippolito's Vatinius Pretender to Rosania Carlo Servant to Fumante Iacamo Servant to Vatinius Souldiers Citizens Page Attendants c. Iulia Sister to the Duke Lucebella Her Associate Rosania A Lady attending the Princess Dianetta Another Lady and Compaâ—ion to Lucebella An old Crone The false Favourit DISGRAC'D AND The Reward of Loyalty Actus primus Scena prima Enter Duke Iulia Rosania Hippolyto with Attendants and Flourish Duk. WEe 'l hear no more in his defence Did not our cousen's speedy flight upon His banishment confirm both guilty Hip. Your pardon I have done Iul. Yet gratious Sir Duk. Sister desist from the renovation of our vain petition formerly deny'd or many weighty reasons still retaining Their necessary virtue and employ Your urgent prayers for somewhat that may win Our free consent yet not detract from justice And what our power can give be confident You may command But for Pausanio's doom It was decreed irrevocable then Presse not our resolution for remission But with his punishment behold his crime And you will find Justice when 't sentenc'd him Was more then mercifull our stricter Lawes Exacting life whose rigour we appeas'd With gentler banishment Let it suffice That your quotidian intercession hath Mov'd us to such a mercy as the most Will rather censure partiality His ill is known so well And by your fair Perswasions do not seek in the worlds eye To make us impious Our transmarine friends The still admirers of our purer Lawes Do not more seek for peace then desire us A precedent for their perverted justice Whose bright sword w'have so continued from Th' infectious rust of innovation and must do so Therefore vertuous sister Presse it no farther Fate in its decree Is not more fix'd more resolute than we Iul. I have taught my busie tongue an obedient silence Yet were your eyes spectatours of those tears Those tear-begetting tears my sad-sweet friend Hourly paies her fathers memory 'T would mollifie your heart thought on 't doth mine weeps Were your kind ears th' attentive auditors Of her faint sighes and you not eccho them Your heart were heartlesse rock Oh Sir vouchsafe Her greife but hearing and her sweet-tongu'd sorrow Will charm your restrained pitty Duk. What statuiz'd Hippolyto Hip. No royall Sir a little womaniz'd I suck'd it from my mother and 't will out We are not made of marble but are men And but I know your zeal to sacred Justice I should with hope t' obtain presume to beg Compassion with her Highnesse from your Majestie For the late exil'd father of that yet sorrowing Lady But Duk. But what Hippolito Recollect thy self Pausanio was thine enemy Hip. But how deserv'd omniscient heaven can witnesse Best knowing the religious sympathy â— have with his sad sufferings Duk. Spend not the least of thy too pretious thoughts On such a worthlesse subject Let him suffer And unpiâ—tyed His meer ingratitude to thee Setting aside his great offence Is offence great enough to pull down an affliction Beoâ— nd infliction he suffers worthily No more of him Yet sister Hip. Ha! surely his resolution cannot so soon stagger aside Pray heaven it prove so or all my plots miscarry And I am miserable Iul. I use my possibility but alasse To one whose griefs distract her comfort is As Physick to the dead effectlesse Who by sage counsell would suppresse her sorrow Are heard but not regarded Fruitlesse are The hours spent in perswasion But who sooths Her melancholly with fair hopes that time May repossesse her Father with his yet lost honours Not alone attracts her eye and ear But gaines her heart Hipol Oh blest intelligence aside Duk. Trust me I pitty the poor Lady and wish Her lavish fathers prodigality T' enrich her brother and her fair self with vertue Had not forc'd him turne bankrupt Her then needlesse sighs Had not rais'd up such floods of cruell tears To drown her joyes We wore him in our breast Whilst loyall but when he left his vertue We cast him off dreading a further danger But for those pair of spotlesse innocents His children they still survive receiving Warmth from the sun-shine of our favour Which they enjoy deservedly Martiano Hath a spirit as bold As temperately resolute which we must cherish And his sisters souls Like a huge Diamond in a mount of Ore As rich in vertue as her exteriour parts in pulchritudes perfection Hip. Though 't be pure truth from him I like it not aside Duk. Pray let her have all due respect from you As she shall have from us Iul. Her merits challenge more then my performance Can pay her vertue though my endeavour's aim Be wholly for her griev'd hearts tranquillity Duk When next you see this sorrow-clouded Beauty Let her sweet sadnesse know our selfe in person Before expected will perswasions bring To alienate her griefs Iul. Gratious Sir I shall Duk. Come my Hippolito Exeunt Enter Fumante dressing and Carlo Fum. Laugh'd at'm Car. Oh sir extreamly she laugh'd untill she leak'd she wept with laughing Fum. It could not be at them they were too serious upon mine honour I ne're compos'd a copy of more pure poetry and drest in such rich language in my opinion they were exquisite Car. No doubt Sir and yet she might laugh at 'em Our women of this age are growne so wise that what we think meritorious they believe ridiculous and sometimes it falls out so they erre not ever Fum. Pugh the style was too lofty and the conceit tickelish and profound her weak capacity could not reach the meaning Car. It may be so What was the subject Fum. Her selfe the generall and every part particulariz'd Car. Why there 's it will you tickle a womans profundity with a lofty style and she not laugh at the conceit it is impossible Fum. Well I do hope to nose Vatimius yet and marry fair Rosania my self Car. And leave the Lady Dianetta to wear the willow Fum. No I 'le court her for a Mistresse the other for a Wifeâ— 't is providently usuall Who 's that knocks knocks Some needy Tailor in his Exit Carlo Apprentises thread-bare cloak or Seamster in pittifull foul linnen is come with lamentation to woo for mony Enter Carlo Car. Signior your Shoo-maker very importunate desires some short conference with you Fum. Say â—'me abroad Car. Sir it boots not he knowes your constant hour too well saies you are ne'r caparrison'd till twelve Fum. Tell
dishonour Fum. I am resolv'd Hono. The time and place Fum. Sixe in the Evening in the grove behind the pallace You 'l not faile to meet Hono. Faile I sweare I would not miss the sport For any good yet use him gently for I pitty him Onely it is against my honest nature to heare my Friend abus'd and see so sweet a beauty subject Her selfe to such a glorious nothing when Suggested to 't only by fraudulent information Fum. I 'le enforme him and reforme him too Hono. 'T would prove an easier tasque to teach an english Beare speak French you say you think she loves you Fum. Thinke Hono. And hath bestowed upon you many favours As leave to kisse her hand Fum. Her hand Hono. Yes that 's a favour but I understand you you Have been more familiar you are happy And she hath grac'd your many presents with Her kind acceptance Fum. She hath Hono. And all this Vatinius contradicts oh lying Raseal Fum. I 'le contradict him and presently about it You will not faile to meet Hono. Doubt it not but when you have greatest need Exit Fumante Be confident I 'le prove a broken reed Exit Honorio Enter Hipol and Lucebella Hipol You could have lov'd him then Luceb Before he fell from vertue as my selfe Divided might affect the other halfe But since stain'd with corruption His memorie's most loathsome Hip. Whence then proceeds this strong oppugnance to My faire propositionâ— efflagitation if from your hate Be what your angel-form doth seem to speak You mercisullâ— and with one stroke dispatch Me and my greefes but say I cannot love you And that subverting blast shall in a trice Shake my hie flaming heart to frigid earth So ease me whereas mercilesse delay But torment adds unto affliction Say Lady doe you hate me Luceb That were to make me worse then ingratefull No my Lord I cannot be so irreligious as To hate the man that loves me I do honour Your great vertue and with a perfect zeale Respect your worth be then but confident Of your own merit you may be assur'd You have an equal interest in my heart With any he that breathes but for reply To your great suite thus By that firme love your seeming pious vows Induc'd me to believe most reall and By what 's more deare to you urge it no further For I 've no power to grant what you request Hip. Madam you much amaze me Luceb I 've vow'd virginity my Lord till it shall please Hard fate to be more gentle and exchange My injur'd father's infortunity For 's former dignities it misbecomes My sad condition to entertain till then Least hope of joy therefore good Sir Desist my faithfull vow is fled beyond recall Hip. Not the least word falls from that powerfull tongue But doth predominate o're my strongest passion Teaching it subjection Madam I am all patience and obedience Yet give me leave to hope Luceb My Lord I would not be so sinfull as To counsell to despaire Hipol Then till another meeting shall revive me divinest fairest Permit my loyall lippe on your pure hand T'inscribe the figure of my perfect love Obvious to none but you that when those eyes For this hands sake do glance upon the print You may remember reading there your servant Exit Luceb As for the rest I 'le follow your advice The dukes unbridl'd lust rages beyond Suppression and but for this brave Lord Had driven him hither to my honours ruine Bad age what dare not sinfull man attempt I must admit no visits his report Hath made me dangerously sick which may Worke with his wilde distemper and preserve My honour free from blemish if that faile Heere is a noble hand that will prevaile To her Ausonius Auso Lady you brother with first favourable wind Will reach our Port here 's letters which advise Of all occurrents please you retier and peruse them Your brothers letters have enform'd your father Of this designe who connot long be absent I must with speed dispatch one to Legorne Unto my Substitute to render up The Fort to Martiano ' â—is of great importance The Prince in person to expresse his zeale To your deserving father with great power Accompanies my friend and vowes redress Luceb Heav'n thou hast heard my prayers Exit Luecb Auso Immediately I follow Martiano thou 'rt hicher to successfull Nor would I have thy rash credulity O'rethrow this great defigne and so betray Thy weakeness to eternall shame Which to prevent I must detaine these letters Directed to Hipolito 't is unsafe To trust his smoothness if he be our friend We nobly shall embrace him in the end Exit Ausonius Enter Vatinius and Iacamo Vatin How lookâ—d she on thee Iacamo Iaca. As a fleet street-Barber on a twopenny Customer Or a Clyent-cloid Lawyer on a halfe fee bad me Tell you she scorn'd your glorious jewell and inglorious self only this short precept rellisht of kindness if not of love Vatin What was 't Iaca. Marry to follow the example of Fumante he 's A compleat Gentleman and in her eye The most deserving man in Italy Vatin Shame and feare possesse him heere gives him a letter Deliver this unto his proper hands Iaca. It would be strange if this should prove a Challenge Exit Iaca. Vatin 'T is as Honoria told me well I have follow'd His advice upon his faithful promise of assistance But if he faile Fumante will performe I shall be sure to have 't how ever would 'T were to doe again but her 's Honoria To him Hono 'T is done my Lord. Hono. Spoke like a Conquerour Vatin But. Hono. But what man Vatin Nay do not thinke I feare him Hono. Pughâ— let Cowards feare Vatin I so they doe Aside Hono. And such whose smutty soules the wildfier of Foule guilt corrodes as it doth his best innocence is guard against all danger Vatin Yet I could wish Hono What Vatin I were more valliant Aside But 't is no matter I am resolv'd Y' have past your word to beare me out Hono. I have and will performe Vatin Faith I have no stomack to 't Hono. Even as you please the shame will be your owne Yea and the loss too the loss of such a one As not the Court can parralell udds foote You 'l make your selfe the common laughing stock To all the Pages Lacqueys nay the Groomes When they want matter to stirr up their mirth Will teihie out your name Vatin Pages Lacquyes and the Groomes hum Hono. But above all Fumante Whose heart 's no bigger then a small pin's head From this your feare will collect courage and Every minute publiquely affront you Whereas your letter will make him looke Farre paler then the paper seconded By an undaunted-undaunted-Spirit Vatin I marry there 's it Hono. Sufficiently I 've truly told you what he is A meere man of March-peine if you dare venture On him so if not and he deceave you of your Mistress It concerns not me I have discharg'd the
way Shall make your eyes and eares my witnesses To them Hippolâ—to Duke Thou should'st be honest Hono. When I prove otherwise may my perfidious trunke On the disgracefull tree feed carrion Duke I am resolv'd waite us within but take heed Hono. My All lyes on 't Exit Honorio Hip. Honorio so intimate I like it not aside Duke If he prove false there is no faith in man Religion is but forme and prayer hypocrifie Hip. I can't expect the fruit of my laborious plots untill aside I h've made sure Martiano which now I will endeavour So please your Grace I have some words to speak Will Duk. Trouble us our thoughts are taken up Exit Duke Hip. Is it even so then how am I chang'd Timorous flesh why shak'st thou conscience I know thee too too soone I 'le after And submit to gentle mercy but My proud spirit rebels and whispers me Thou' rt safe Feare thus I cast thee off My soul hath but one partner in her secrets And he 's a tryed honest knave I 'm yet secure Heav'n how this bug-bear conscience did affright me To him Fumant Fumante saw you the Duke Fum. He and Honorio are now in private conference Hip. Let your intelligence be ubiquitary There may be something now compounding that We shall not rellish I like not this Honorio Have you heard nought fall from him might concern The prejudice of our affaires Fum. But what I told your honour touching Pausanio Hip. Better he had bin tongue-ty'd Pray let your care be waking the time requires it Exit Hipo. Fum. Feare not my gratious Lord What from Vatinius Reades Fumante If our proverb be true that sayth there is no smoak but where ther 's some fire you should be valiant for your denomination as well as action denotes you to be vapour consequently full of choller Whether that be or no vallour I dispute not our Suddaine tryall will prove the better Touch-stone That you have affronted me and grocely is and that I will be revenged for the affront shall be most certaine therefore at sixe in the evening in the grove of Sicamores expect such fury as provoked justice can inflict on so notorious an offender which is at least death by the hand of the injur'd and therefore enraged Vatinius I cannot doubt Honioro's friendship I will meet him and the hour's at hand Exit Rosa and Dianetta in the Musique room Rosa. From this balcone we shall behold all passages Dian. Pray heav'ns they doe no harme Rosa. Hang 'hem painted parrats they 'l but prate But who be these Enter Hono Carla Jaco with disguizes Hono. Why this is all For both are so hen hearted That I much doubt if one dare look on th' other Jaca I 'le sweare for one is t' other doe but frowne Carlo And I as much for t' other Hono. Ther 's it then but consider th' insupportable abuse They 've put upon the Lady and my selfe Ye must confesse yet truly my revenge Is too too mercifull Both. In truth and so it is Hono. Nor shall ye pleasure me alone but both your Patrons when each like a good servant shall beat his Master's Enemy which themselves will be afraid to doe besides revenge the hurts you have received through their occasion Jaca It will be rare Carlo But then we lose our service Hono. Leave that to me for there 's the trophy of my revenge I 'le make 'em thank yee too Both. That would be fine ifaith Hono. I 'le doe 't but I hear footing That hedge will keep you secret Goe behind the Hangings Enter Vatinius Vatin This is the place but no Fumante come If 't were but possible he were more fearfull Than my selfe and stay away what honour I might win Hono. I 'le spoile your growing hopes hum hum hum Vatin But oh vaine hope that was his voice Rosa. How the wretch trembles Vatin My Executioner is come But no Honoria to reprieve me To him Fumante Hono. He 's come indeed Vatin Would I were well at home but ther 's no flinching Fuman He 's yonder and descries me ther 's no retyring Aside Now should Honorio faile I 'm lost Vatin I must set a face ' ont Sir you keepe touch Both draw Fuman I 'm not behind the hour you prefix'd Vatin Nor would I mispend time now you are come You cannot but imagine the cause of this our meeting Fuman Not on your part but I come to receave Strict satisfaction for disgraces which Your forward tongue in the hearing of my Mistress The faire Rosania most unworthily Have put upon me Vatin He meanes to sight Aside Can you as well acquit your selfe of the ignoble wrongs committed by your selfe unworthily 'gainst me as I of what you charge me with this meeting rather will confirme our former friendship then breed farther difference Fuman I 'm glad 't is come to this Aside Hono. I 'le breake that union Vatin As I 'm a Gentleman Rosa. Oh fearefull protestation Vatin I ever honour'd you wherefore could not detract From your desert then but relinquish claime Unto Rosania for I have her promise Rosa. Oh shameless impudence Vatin And I 'le remaine your servant Fuman The first I cred it but the latter honour forbids Vatin Then let our swords decide it oh for Honoria Aside Fuman Stay a pox on my credulity this is no Coward Aside I hate these idle quarrells touching women Vatin I hope he will compound Aside Fuman Not that I doubt the justness of my cause Or feare your naked steel the world knows me Hono. Yes for a fearefull Coxcombe Fuman But that I would not kill a friend for such a triffle Yet give I up no interest but if You 'l be content with her owne verdict we 'l Referre our selves to her yet save our honours Vatin 'T is not unreasonable agreed Enter Car and Ia their swords drawne and in each other hand a cudgell they disarme them then shifft hands and beate and kicke them Ja to Fum Car to Vatinius Hono. On spare 'um not Car Jaca Ye must not part so calmly Vatin We are betray'd the Guard Fuman This is Honorio's falshood Carlo Will not you yeeld your sword then Vatin Yes yes most willingly oh oh Jaca Yee must be fighting yee shall have fighting Fumaâ— Not wee oh I protest not we oh Vatin Nay good Sirs it is sufficient Car Jaca Not yet not yet Fum Vat. Oh oh oh mercy Gentlemen Jaca My toes are wearied Carlo So are my armes Vatin I 'm sure my backe parts are Aside Jaca Wee yet dare hardly trust yee in one roome Yee must be severally imprison'd Fum Vat. Imprison'd To them Hono. Carlo Yes know yee not that 't is gainst law to fight a duell Vatin Oh my good lord unless you now befriend us We must to prison Hono. Then yee have fought Vatin Not we Fum. Yet have bin soundly beaten Hono. Trust me I could come no sooner but for a small Matter I 'le undertake to free