seruant running hastely To fashion harlots wonton matrons chaste Souldiers to vant parasites cramming fast Why of false children are drabbes brought to bed Why the old Master cheated by his slaue Why are not loue hate iealousie yet dead There is no sentence to conclude we haue Which hath not formerly beene vttered It is but reason therefore if we craue Notice be tane and our course pardoned If what in precedent the ancients gaue New Poets modestly haue followed Pray lend your fauor and attentiue eare That you our Eunuches newes may fully heare Act. 1. Scen. 1. Enter Phaedria and Parmeno Phae. VVHat should I then resolue on rot to go Not now at least being so kindely sent to Or rather this way bend my setled course Not to indure these scornefull trickes of Whores She shut me out of doores now sends for me Go neuer I should she sue earnestly Par. Sir surely if you can do as you say T were your most worthy your most manly way But if beginning you so go not one And faintly bearing loues assliction When y' are not sought to when you are at square Shall then come creeping to her and declare Your ardent loue whose flames you cannot beare You are gone shall be her pipe to play vpon When you are sound at her deuotion And therefore master timely yet consider That such a thing as holdeth in it neither Reason nor measure such vniuly thing Cannot be brought to reasons gouerning In loue these vitious humours setled are Suspicious wrongs enmities truces warre New league againe Now this vncertaintie To draw to certaine were like mistery As if one should a proiect venture on To make a man mad with discretion And what you now here to your selfe in passion Do vtter shall I brooke this base queanes fashion Who hugges you 'd souldier barres her doore on me Not caring I le die first she it shall see What manner man she has to do withall These your high words these hot tearmes tragicall With one false teare shall allay easily Which rubbing of her eyes most pittifully She hardly shall force from 'hem and anon You le tender your owne accusation And stoop to her set penance Phae. Oh my hard fate I clearely find my selfe vnfortunate And her a wicked strumpet I do frie In flames of loue to one I loathing flie Knowing and seeing fall aliue awake Nor see my course Par. To what course should you take But seeke to gaine your libertie now lost At what low rate you may if little cost Will not procure it then at th' utmost price And do not vex your selfe Phae. That thy aduise Par. If you be wise and to loues miserie Ad not what'thas striue to beare moderately Enter Thais But she comes foorth our householdes knowne decay For what we ought to haue she sweepes away Scen. 2. Tha. VVoes me I feare Phaedria hath tane it hard And worse then I did meane it he was bard His entrance here last day Phae. Oh Parmeno How I do shake and shudder euery part At sight of her Par. I pray Sir take good heart Approach that fire you l be warmd thoroughly Tha. Who 's that oh were you my Phaedria so nigh Why staid you here why entred not straight way Par. But nere a word of 's shutting out last day Tha. Why art silent Phae. Yes indeed I confesse Your house is still ope to my free accesse And I the fan'rite Tha. Pray no more of this Phae. Why no more of it ô ô Thais Thais I would our loues were like that this might thee equally trouble as it troubles me Or that I could not weigh thy iniurie Tha. I prithee sweete heart Phaedria do not grieue Troth t was not that I loue any aliue More then thy selfe I did it but the case As things fell out so to be carried was Par. Why I beleeue her as things came about The poore kind soule for meere loue shut him out Tha. Say you so Parmeno Leaue that and heare Wherefore I now sent for you Phae. Well I heare Tha. But pray say first can this your man keepe counsell Par. Who I exceeding well But heare you Thais I passe my word to you with this prouiso All truth I heare I hold in exlently If lie or toy or fable out it goes I 'm full of chinckes then I leake euery where If therefore you l haue counsell kept speake truth Tha. My mother borne at Samos dwelt at Rhodes Par. This may be well conceald Tha. There a merchant Bestowed a little girle vpon my mother Stolne hence from Athens Phae. Was the child freeborne Tha. I thinke so do not know the certainty Her selfe did tell father and mothers name Country or other signes to be knowne by She knew not nor indeede was 't possible By reason of her tender age she should The Merchant thus much added that he heard The Pirats say of whome he bought the child That it was brought from Sunium My mother Hauing receiu'd it bred it taught it so In euery thing as if 't had beene her owne And indeede most reputed her my Sister Long after I left Rhodes in company Of a then stranger whom alone I kept to And hither came That stranger dying gaue All the now goodes vnto me which I haue Par. Either of these is false t will out Tha. Why so Par. Because that neither were you satisfied With him alone nor yet had all from him Good and great part of it my Master brought you Tha. I grant thee but permit me to go on Whither I aime Since that a souldier Who had begunne to loue me trauailed To Caria after which I grew into Acquaintance with your selfe And you well know That I since then haue held you inwardly Made you my bosomes onely Secretary Phae. Neither will this be husht by Parmeno Par. ô do you make a doubt on t Tha. Pray attend My mother there at Rhodes deceased late Her couetous brother heire to her estate Nothing the wench was faire and skilled well In Musique hop'd her at good rate to sell So forth he brought her sold her to my friend Who then there was and fully did intend To giue the maid to me Yet nothing knew Of all the passage I haue told to you He comming home and vnderstanding too That in my loue you likewise haue to do He frames excuses to keepe backe the maid For saies he to me could he get beliefe That he in my accompt should be held chiefe And you put by or stood he not afraid I hauing got her from him presently Would then forsake him he would giue her me But this he doubts Yet I do rather guesse He fancies her Phae. Has he yet done no more Tha. No surely for my selfe haue Phaedria Vpon that point sisted her narrowly For many reasons I desire to get her First for she 's deemd my sister then beside That to her friends I may the maid deliuer My selfe do here a louely woman bide Hauing nor kinsemen
good chance happen Pam. Thinkst thou so Dau. There is no doubt i th' world on 't Pam. Take you heede to what you lead me Dau. Will you sir be quiet Pam. I le tell my father as thou bidst me but There must be care had he by no meanes know she 's with childe by me for I haue promis'd To giue it breeding Dau. Oh bold enterprise Pam. She begg'd this promise of me as assurance That I would not forsake her Enter Simo. Dau. I le looke too t Your Father 's here let him not note you sad Scen. 4. Sim. I Come to obserue their carriage note their plots Dau. He thinkes now surely you le refuse to marrie And comes from some lone place premeditate Thinking to puzzle you with a set speech Therefore collect your selfe Pam. Well as I can Dau. In this thing Pamphilus you shall take my word You shall not now change two crosse sillables If you but say you readie are to marrie Scen. 5. Enter Byrrhia listening the incounter betweene Simo and his Sonne Byr. MY Master will'd me all things else set of Pamphilus watch learn what course he takes About the Bride This caus'd me dogge him hither And loe where he is with Dauus To my taske Sim. I see 'hem both together Dau. Now sir looke too t Sim. Pamphilus Dau. Looke you backe as on the sodaine Pam. Oh you my father Dau. I that 's well carried Sim. As I late told thee t is my purpose Sonne That thou this day be married Dau. Now I feare His answer on our side Pam. Sir or in this Or in what else I wait vpon your pleasure Byr. Ha! Dau. Mute Byr. What said he Sim. Thou dost now my Sonne As well becomes thee when so graciously Thou yeeldst to what I craue Dau. Was I not right Byr. My Master as I heare hath lost his wife Sim. Get you now in that when the time requires We be not driu'n to stay for you Pam. Yes sir Exit Pamphilus Byr. That in nothing one man may trust another It is an old said saying and as common All to themselues wish best My selfe haue seene The maiden and remember her a faire one Which makes me better beare with Pamphilus If he himselfe had rather nightly bed her Then let my Master I le beare backe this newes That he may pay me well for my ill tidings Exit Byrrhia Scen. 6. Dau. MY Master thinkes now I haue some deuice A foot and that for that end I stay here Sim. What i st thou talkest Dauus Dau. Eene iust sir Sim. What nothing ha Dau. Indeede sir nothing I. Sim. I sure did looke to heare some newes from thee Dau. I know t is chanced quite besides his aime That 's it which nettles him Sim. I st possible I get thee tell me a truth Dau. Most readily Sim. Doos this same wedding grieue him any thing By reason of the acquaintance that he holds With yonder stranger Dau. Truely I thinke not Or if it doe the matter of his trouble Will be at most two or three daies disquiet Conceiue you sir then it will clearely vanish For with himselfe h 'as tane a due account And set all cleare that way Sim. I doe commend him Dau. Whilst he had leaue his green youth did suffer'r He wencht a little but yet priuately He euer had a care to keepe his name Vntoucht as did become a wise yong man Now mariage fits he frames his minde that way Sim. And yet me thought he appeared somewhat sad Dau. Nothing about this businesse but there 's cause That makes him somewhat angry with you Sim. What Dau. A trifle Sim. What i st Dau. Nothing Sim. Tell me what Dau. He saies y' are ouerniggardish in Cost Sim. Who I Dau. That you haue scarce disbusd ten groats In your prouision for his wedding supper What saies he is this like a Sonnes nuptials Whom chiefely of my fellow batchelors May I inuite quoth he to such a banquet And to speake that which may be said herein Intruth you are too too sparing I lik't not Sim. Hold your tongue Dau. I haue gald him Sim. I will see That all shall be well carried What meanes this What i st this old fox-hunt doth hammer on If there be any knauerie his pare forg'd it Exeunt Simo and Dauus Act. 3. Scen. 1. Enter Lesbia the Midwise and Mysis Glyceriums maâ—de at onedsore Simo and Dauus at another Mys I Indeede Lesbia you haue said aright A woman hardly findes a faithfull louer Sim. Belongs this maide to th' Andrian here Dau. Yes sir Mys But this kinde Pamphilus Sim. What i st she saies Mys Hath giuen her full assurance Sim. Out alas Dau. Would either he were dease now or she dumbe Mys That sonne or daughter he will foster it Sim. Oh Iupiter what newes is this I heare All is lost vtterly if she speake truth Lesb. You doe describe a yong man honest natur'd Mys Oh the best natur'd gentleman but pray Follow me in for feare she stay for you Les Yes I follow Dau. What helpe for this now trow Exet Lesbya and Mysis Sim. What is he mad a loose land loping strumpet Oh! I haue it old dulhead as I was I fearce at length could hit on 't Dau. What has he hit on saies he Sim. This first knauish practise Of my man here is now thus put vpon me She is to be in child birth to flight Chremes Glycerium within doores Iuno Lucina helpe saue mee I pray thee Sim. Horda such speede ha ha ridiculous As soone as are she heard me at the doore The throwes come on scarce fitly a' my word You ranke and place your times scarce sitly Dauus Dau. I sir Sim. Or haue your Actors mist their Cues Dau. I know not what you meane sir Sim. If this fellow Had set vpon me being vnprouided In a true marriage oh what pageants Would he haue plaid me Let him now make sure His owne aduenture â—mâ—ith port secure Scen. 2. Enter Lesbia speaking to the Nurse within doores Lesb. AS yet Archillis I doe note in her All vsuall matters and good signes of health First see her cleansd and then deliuer her That drinke in measure as I gaue in charge I le be here straight againe as God shall helpe me She hath brought Pamphilus a goodly boy If it please God may it liue to be a man Seeing the father is of disposition So honest and makes conscience to wrong This good young woman Exit Lesbia Sim. Who did euer know thee That would not sweare this thy contriuing now Dau. Pray what Sim. She cannot in the house giue order For what is needfull to the childebed woman But comming forth a doores proclaimes ith'strect Her minde to them within what what sir Dauus Slight you me so or deem'st me now at length Such a fine easie propertie thou maist So plainly passe thy iugling tricks vpon me At least yet it was circumspectly carried And shewd your awe if'twere
heare me Dro. What would y'haue Sim. Hoist in this fellow here hence speedily Dro. Whom Sim. Dauus Dau. Why Sim. For it is my pleasure Away with him I say Dau. What haue I done Sim. In with him Dau. If you shall finde I haue ly'de In any thing then kill me Sim. I le heare nothing I le streightway put thee into motion Dau. Though that I said the truth Sim. Though see you I le be kept bound and heare you bound all foure I le shew thee what t is to abuse a Master If I but liue this day and teach the other What t is to crosse a father Exit Dromo with Dauus Chr. Oh I pray you rage not so much Sim. Chremes doost not seeing How vnkindely he deales with me pittie me That I should toyle and care for such a sonne But Pamphitus you come you out Pamphilus Doth any shame possesse thee Scen. 3. Enter Pamphilus Pam. VVHo cald me I am lost it is my father Sim. What saist now Thou of all Chr. Oh rather goe to th' point man And spare ill speaking Sim. As if any thing Can be spoke ill inough of such a one But Sirrha say is your Glycerium now Free borne of Athens Pam. So they say of her Sim. Doe they say so Monstrous audaciousnesse Considers he his words grieues at his deedes Or shewes his colour any note of shame That he should be of such deboshed manners That cleare beyond all precedent of freemen Against the forme of law in opposition Of me his father he should bend to haue her Though 't reach to th' highest pitch of infamie Pam. Oh me most wretched Sim. Doost thou now at length Perceiue that Pamphilus that word of old Of old that word then truely sitted thee When first thou setst thy heart to please thy selfe Though at what rate soeuer compassed But wherefore doe I thus why yex my soule Why waste my selfe away why doe I grieue My old and fainting age with his youths follies Shall I indure the pennance of his faultings No let him haue her I God speede him well Yes let him keepe with her Pam Oh my father Sim. Why call'st me father as if thou hadst neede Of me to be thy father a house wise Children are had maugre thy fathers will Fellowes are hir'd shall beare her vp freeborne Y'haue got the mast'tie Pam. I beseech you father May I haue leaue to vtter a few words Sim. What wilt say to me Chr. Vet heare him Simo. Sim. I heare him what i st Chremes I should heare him Chr. Permit him tell you Sim. Well tell he I permit Pam I doe confesse I loue this woman here If it be faultie I confesse that too Further I yeeld me vp to your full pleasure Lay any taske any command vpon me Will you I marrie that leaue this I will Indure it as I may But this one thing I begge of you that you would not imagine That this old man is by my meanes brought in Suffer me cleare my selfe and fetch him hither Into your presence Sim. Fetch him Pam. Let mee pray Chr. He craues but reason grant it Pam. I pray sir Exit Pamphilus Sim. Well I doe I wish Chremes ought be proued So that I finde he doos not iuggle with me Chr. Sleight accusation in a sonnes offence Sufficeth for a father Scen. 4. Enter Crito and Pamphilus Crit. CEase to intreat Each of the reasons you haue vs'd perswade me To your request either your owne selfe cause Or for it is a truth or cause I wish All furtherance vnto Gl ceriuns Chr. Doe I not see Crito of Andros there T is he Crito you are here well met You haue bin long a stranger here what chance Hath brought you now to Athens Crit. An occasion But is this Simo Chr. Yes Sim Aske you for me D' yee heare sir is it you that doe affirme Clycerium to be free borne of Athens Crit. Are you one doe denie it Sim. Is 't eene so Come you so well prepared too Crit. Wherefore Sim. Doost thou vse question thinkst thou to escape Fairely thus of with ' t seekest thou to worke on The easie natures of vnguided youth Peruerting our well nurtur'd children Winning their hearts with fawning promises And this in Athens Crit. Are you in your wits Sim. And harlot-loues knit'st vp in marriage Chr. If you knew this man Simo thoroughly You would not iudge so he is an honest man Sim. An honest man to come iumpe in th' instant Of dosing hands and nere seene here before Chremes may such a man be credited Pam. If I not doubted to displease my father I easily could prompt him to that point Sim. Cauelling sycophant Crit. How Chr. Forbeare Crito It is his temper Crit. Let him regard his temper If he will vent his pleasure vpon me He shall be forc'd to heare what will displease him Trouble I his matters or yet care for 'hem Cannot you beare your owne ils patiently For my part it may instantly be knowne Whether 't be false or true you heard me say A certaine man of Athens now long since Shiprackt at sea was cast on Andros Isle And with him this Glycerium then a childe He being poore had harbour at the house Of Chr si father Sim. He begins a tale Chr. Pray giue him leaue Crit. Does he disturbe me thus He that entertaind him was my kinsman Of him I then heard that this shipwrack'd man Was an Ithenian Chr Pray what was his name Crit. His name so sodainly Pha Pha-nia Chr. Oh my heart Crit. Yes sure I thinke t was Phania This I well know he nam'd himselfe of Ramnes Chr. O Iupiter Crit. A many moe in Andros Then heard it Chr. I beseech the Gods it proue According to my hopes but pray you Crito What said he of the childe that t was his owne Crit. No. Chr. Whose then Crit. The daughter of his brother Chr. T is certainly mine owne Crit. What doe you say Sim. What say you Pam. Pamphilus giue heed to this Sim. Why thinke you so Chr. That Phania was my brother Sim. I knew him well and know that he was so Chr. He flying hence to auoid the rage of warre Trauaild toward Asia in pursuit of me And feard withall to leaue the childe behinde Since whence now I heare the first newes of him Pam. I scarcely feele my selfe my mind 's so tost Twixt feare and hope and ioy and wondring At this so great so sodaine happinesse Sim. In truth I much reioyce she is found yours Pam. I doe beleeue you father Chr. But there rests One scruple yet which somewhat troubles me Pa. You are worthy now of hate with these your scruples Crit. What is ' t Chr. The name agrees not Crit. She had sure Another being young Chr. What was it Crito Canst thou remember Crit. I am thinking on 't Pam. Shall I permit his tardie memorie To slacken my ioyes current being able Herein to giue my selfe a remedie No I will not harke you
in sume but yet durst not deny her Shee further moues his inuitation Vnto their banquet this my Mistresse did To keepe him there because as yet the time Seru'd not to tell him things concern'd his sister The souldier willd him sit yet grumblingly He plac'd my mistresse frames discourse to him The souldier thought a riuall had beene brought Vnder his nose and minding to crie quittance Cal'd out ho one of you fetch Pamphila To sing to vs Thais cryes out at no hand What her to a banquet He would haue it so Hence grew the matter to a downe right braule My mistresse priuily tooke of her iewels And gaue 'hem me in secret to bring thence This is a certaine signe whereby I know Shee'â— slip thence when she spies fit time thereto Manet Dorias Scen. 2. Enter Phadria Phae. AS I vpon my iourney passing was A thronging troupe of busie thoughts do presse Into my mind as ought it comes to passe To men whose soules some trouble seised has And euery thing in the worse sence I guesse What neede much talke while these dumpes me possesse Vnheeded I was pass'd the towne I ment to And was gonne farre beyond it when at last Perceauing it I backe returned fast And being scarce come vnto the torne which went to The towne there staid and in my minde thus cast Two whole dayes must I this place be pent to Alone without her Why is that such a matter T is nothing Nothing What if not come at her To touch her must I yet be barr'd her sight If that be cross'd is this to be lost quite To climbe the lowest first step of loues lather Were somewhat yet But why in such affright Enter Pythias Comes Pythias foorth and why so hastily Manet Phaedria Scen. 3. Pyth. VVRetch that I am wher shal I find this fellow Where this vngodly wicked fellow find That he should dare attempt a piece of worke So monstrous so audacious Phae I am lost And doubt what this may meane Pyth. Besides yet further The vilaine not alone defil'd the maid But rent the poore soules linnen tore her haire Phae. How 's this Pyth. Whom if I now could light vpon How I would flie vpon th' eyes o' th' witch Phae. I cannot guesse what coile hath here besalne Since my departure I le go to her How now What is the matter why such haste Who is it Pythias thou lookst for thus Pyth. Oh Phaedria Whom seeke I Sir I pray you get you hence Where you deserue with your conceited presents Phae. What may this meane Pyth. Aske you what fine Eunuch Was that you sent what stirre hath he here made vs H' has rauisht the young maide the souldier Bestowed vpon my Mistresse Phae. Ha! what this Pyth. I am vndone Phae. Thou art drunke Pyth. I would To God that all that hate me were as drunke as I am Dorias For Gods loue Pythias what strange happe was this Phae. Th' art mad How could an Eunuch do such things Pyth. I know not what he was but what h' has done The case it selfe doth shew The wench she weepes And when one askes her dare not vtter why The honest fellow too 's not to be found Beside I feare hee 's runne away with somewhat Phae. You make me wonder where the lazie bones Should haue conueid himselfe vnlesse penhaps He be retir'd backe to our house againe Pyth. Pray see if he be there Phae. You shall know straight Dorias I am to seeke good God sweete Pythias I haue not heard so strange and accident Pyth. Yes I had heard that they loued woman Deerely but could do nothing And forgetfull beast I neuer thought on t else I had mewd him vp And nere h' trusted her vnto his keeping Scen. 4. Enter Phaedria haling out of doores Dorus the Eunuch in Chaereas apparell Phae. COme out o'doores mischieuos roague come out what draw you backward come foorth runaway Ill purchased commoditie come foorth Dorus. For Gods sake sir Phae. Marke how the Hangman Wries his choppes a'toneside sirra what 's the scope Of this your coming backe the misterie Of this your changing cloathes your answer sirrha If I had stay'd nere so little Pithias I had not found him there he had prepar'd Readie for packing Pyth. Haue you got him then Phae. Got him what else Pyth. Vpon my faith that 's well Doras. I troth that 's passing well Pyth. Where is he Phae askest Seest him not Pyth. See pray whom Phae. Why this Pyth. Wha't 's he Phae. He that this day was brought you Pyth. None of vs Ere saw this fellow till now Phadria Phae. Nere saw Pyth. for Gods loue Phaedria did you Thinke That this was brought Phae. Yes for I had no other Pyth. Fie there 's betweene 'hem no comparison That was a faire and comely vizadgd youth Phae. You thought so then cause he had other cloathes on Those off you thinke him now ill fauored Pyth. Au pray sir cease as if the difference Were small betweene ' hem here to day was brought Phaedria a youth you would ha'longd to looke on This an old creping dreaming dropsie dotard Complexiond like a Weazell Phae. How how this Chrochets you make me searse know what I do Sirrha come neare me did not I buy you Dorus. Yes forsooth Pyth. Now command him answer me Phae. Put foorth your question Pyth. cam'st thou here to day You see he does denie it but the other Came to vs hither brought by Parmeno Some sixteene yeares of age Phae. Resolue me this First by what meanes got you the cloathes you weare Silent monster of men speakst not Dorus. Chaerea Came home Pyth. My brother Dorus. Yes Phae. When Dor. But this day Phae. How long since Dorus. Euen now Phae And Who was with him Dorus. Parmeno Phae. Hadst thou euer before seene him Dorus. No nor yet ere before had heard him named Phae. How then didst know him to haue bin my brother Dorus. Parmeno said so He gaue me these cloathes Phae. I me lost Dorus. himselfe withall straight put on Mine Pyth. You thinke me now not drunke nor that I haue li'd T is now most cleare the poore Wench is deflour'd Phae. Fie beast beleeu'st him Pyth. What neede I Beleeue him The matter selfe proclaimes it Phae. sirrha you Come hither here you yet a little nearer So T is well Tell me againe did Chaerea Take your cloathes Dorus. Yes Phae. And put 'hem on himselfe Dorus. Yes Phae. And was brought for you to Thais Dorus. Yes sir Phae. Great Iupiter oh wicked shamelesse fellow Pyth. Woes me you scarce beleeue yet we aâ—â— abu'sd Phae. T is marle now but thou credit's what he saies I me at my wits end Sirrha doost thou heare Deni 't being askd againe can I no way Worke a truth from thee ha didst see my brother Dorus. Not I intruth Phae. No truth I see vnforc'd Can be got from him Come come in with me Now say things straight denie ' hem begge of me Dorus.