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A20100
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Vvest-vvard hoe As it hath been diuers times acted by the Children of Paules. By Tho: Decker, and Iohn Webster.
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Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632.; Webster, John, 1580?-1625? aut
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you newes your childe was sicke but the truth is for ought I knowe the Child is in health and your wiues are gone to make merry at Brainford Waf. By my troth good wenches they little dreame where we are now Iust. You little dreame what gallants are with them Tent. Gallants with them I de laugh at that Iust. Foure Gallants by this light Mai Monopoly is one of them Tent. Monopoly I de laugh at that in faith Iust. Would you laugh at that why do ye laugh at it then they are ther by this time I cannot stay to giue you more particular intelligence I haue receiued a letter from my wife heare if you will cal me at Putney I le beare you company Tent. Od'sfoot what a Rogue is Sergeant Ambush I le vndo him by this light Iust. I met Sergeant Ambush and wild him come to this house to you presently so Gentlemen I leaue you â— Bawd I haue nothing to say to you now do not thinke to much in so dangerous a matter for in womens matters t is more dangerous to stand long deliberating then before a battaile Exit Iusti. Waf. This fellowes pouerty hath made him an arrant knaue Bird. will your worship drinke any Aquavitae Tent. Apox on your Aquavitae Monopoly that my wife vrged me to arrest gon to Brainford Enter Ambush here 's comes the varlet Amb. I am come sir to know your pleasure Tent. What hath Monopoly paid the mony yet Amb. No sir but he sent for mony Tent. You haue not caried him to the counter he is at your house stil Amb: O Lord I sir as melancholike c. Tent. You lie like an arrant varlet by this candle I laugh at the iest Bird. And yet hee s ready to cry Tent. Hee s gone with my wife to Brainford and there bee any Law in England I le tickle ye for this Amb. Do your worst for I haue good security I care not besides it was his cosin your wines pleasure that he should goe along with her Tent. Hoy day her cosin â—el sir your security Amb. Why sir two Diamonds here Tent. O my hart my wiues two Diamonds Wel you le go along and iustifie this Enter Luce Amb. That I wil sir Luce. Who am I Tent. What the Murrion care I who you are hold off your Fingers or I le cut them with this Diamond Luce. I le see em ifaith So I le keepe these Diamonds tell I haue my silke gowne and six els of Cambricke Tent. By this light you shal not Luce. No what do you think you haue Fops in hand sue me for them waf. and Hony As you respect your credit le ts go Tent. Good Luce as you loue me let me haue them it stands vpon my Credit thou shalt haue any thing take my pursse Luce. I will not be crost in my humour sir Tent. You are a dam'd filthy punke what an vnfortunate Rogue was I that euer I came into this house Bird. Do not spurne any body in my house you were best Tent. Well well Bird. Excellent Luce the getting of these two Diamondes maiâ— chaunce to saue the Gentlewomens credit thou heardst all Luce. O I and by my troath pittye them what a filthy Knaue was that betraied them Bird. One that put me into pittifull feare master Iustiniano here hath laied lurking like a sheep-biter and in my knowledge hath drawne these gentlewomen to this misfortune but I le downe to Queene-hiue and the Watermen which were wont to carrie you to Lambeth Marsh shall carry mee thither It may bee I may come before them I thinke I shal pray more what for seare of the water and for my good successe then I did this tweluemonth Scaena 2 Enter the Earle and three Seruingmen Earl Haue you perfum'd this Chamber Omn. Yes my Lord Ear. The banquet Omn. It stands ready Ear. Go let musicke Charme with her excellent voice an awfull scilence Through al this building that her sphaery soule May on the wings of Ayre in thousand formes Inuisibly flie yet be inioy'd Away 1 Ser. Does my Lorde meane to Coniure that hee drawes this strange Characters 2 Ser. He does but we shal see neither the Spirit that rises nor the Circle it rises in 3 Ser. T would make our haire stand vp an end if wee shoulde come fooles come meddle not with his matters Lords may do any thing Exeunt Ear. This night shal my desires be amply Crownd And al those powers that tast of man in vs Shall now aspire that point of happines Beyond which sensual eies neuer looke sweet pleasure Delicious pleasure Earths Supreamest good The spring of blood tho it dry vp our blood Rob me of that tho to be drunke with pleasure As ranke excesse euen in best things is bad Turnes man into a beast yet that being gone A horse and this the goodliest shape al one We feed weare rich attires and striue to cleaue The stars with Marble Towers fight battailes Spend Our blood to buy vs names and in Iron hold Will we eate roots to imprison fugitiue gold But to do thus what Spell can vs excite This the strong Magick of our appetite To feast which richly life it selfe vndoes whoo 'd not die thus to see and then to choose Why euen those that starue in Voluntary wants And to aduance the mind keepe the flesh poore The world Inioying them they not the world Wud they do this but that they are proud to sucke A sweetnes from such sowrenes let em so The torrent of my appetite shall flow With happier streame A woman Oh the Spirit And extract of Creation This this night The Sun shal enuy What cold checks our blood Her bodie is the Chariot of my soule Her eies my bodies light which if I want Life wants or if possesse I vndo her Turne her into a diuel whom I adore By scorching her with the hot steeme of lust T is but a minutes pleasure and the sinne Scarce acted is repented Shun it than O he that can Abstaine is more than man Tush Resolu'st thou to do ill be not precize Who writes of Vertue best are slaues to vize Musick The musicke sounds all arum to my blood What 's bad I follow yet I see what 's good Whilst the song is heard The Earle drawes a Curten and sets forth a Banquet he then Exit and Enters presently with Parenthesis attird like his wife maskt leads him to the table places him in a chaire and in dumbe signes Courts him til the song be done Ear. Fayre be not doubly maskt with that and night Beautie like gold being vs'd becomes more bright Par. Wil it please your Lordship to sit I shal receiue smal pleasure if I see your Lordship stand Ear: Witch hag what art thou proud damnation Par: A Marchants wife Ear: Fury who raizd thee vp what com'st thou for Par: For a banquet Ear: I am abus'd deluded Speake what art thou Vds death speake or I le kil thee in that