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The antipodes a comedie. Acted in the yeare 1638. by the Queenes Majesties Servants, at Salisbury Court in Fleet-street. The author Richard Brome.
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Brome, Richard, d. 1652?
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STC 3818; ESTC S106712
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one Joy Pritheee Diana yet le ts slip away Now while he 's busie Dia. But where 's your daughter in Law Joy Gone home I warrant you with Mistris Blaze Let them be our example Dia. You are cosen'd Joy Y' are an impudent whore Dia. I know not what I may be Made by your jealousie Per. I le none o' this Give me that Princely weapon Let. Give it him Sword It is a property you know my Lord No blade but a rich Scabbard with a Lath in 't Let So is the sword of Justice for ought he knows Per. It is inchanted By. Yet on me let it fall Since t is your highnesse will Scabbard and all Per. Rise up our trusty well beloved Knight By. Let me finde favour in your gracious sight To taste a banquet now which is prepar'd And shall be by your followers quickly shar'd Per. My followers where are they Let. Come Sirs quickly Ent. 5. or 6. Courtiers Per. T is well lead on the way Dia. And must not we Goe to the Banquet too Let. He must not see You yet I have provided otherwise For both you in my Chamber and from thence Wee 'll at a window see the rest o th' Play Or if you needs sir will stay here you may Joy Was ever man betray'd thus into torment Ex. Act 4. Scene 1. Enter Doctor and Peregrine Doct. NOw sir be pleas'd to cloud your Princely raiment With this disguise Great Kings have done the like To make discovery of passages Puts on a Cloake and Hat Among the people thus you shall perceive What to approve and what correct among 'hem Per. And so I le cherish or severely punish Enter an old woman reading to her a young Maid Doct. Stand close sir and observe Old Royall pastime in a great match betweene the Tanners and the Butchers sixe dogges of a side to play single at the game Bear for fifty pound and a tenne pound supper for their dogs and themselves Also you shall see two ten dogge-courses at the Great Beare Maid Fie Granny fie can no perswasions Threatnings nor blowes prevaile but you 'll persist In these prophane and Diabolicall courses To follow Bear baitings when you can scarce Spell out their Bills with spectacles Old What though My sight be gone beyond the reach of Spectacles In any print but this and though I cannot No no I cannot read your meditations strikes downe her book Yet I can see the Royall game plaid over and over And tell which dogge does best without my Spectacles And though I could not yet I love the noyse The noyse revives me and the Bear-garden scent Refresheth much my smelling Maid Let me entreat you Forbeare such beastly pastimes th' are Sathanicall Old Take heed Child what you say t is the Kings game Per. What is my game Doct. Bear-baiting sir she meanes Old A Beare 's a Princely beast and one side Venison Writ a good Author once you yet want yeares And are with Bawbles pleas'd I le see the Beares Exit Maid And I must beare with it she 's full of wine And for the present wilfull but in due Season I le humble her but we are all Too subject to infirmity Act 4. Scene 2. Enter a yong Gentleman and an old Serving-man Gent. Boy Boy Ser. Sir Gent. Here take my Cloake Per. Boy did he say Doct. Yes sir old servants are But Boyes to Masters be they nere so young Gent. T is heavy and I sweat Ser. Take mine and keepe you warme then I le weare yours Gent. Out you Varlet Dost thou obscure it as thou meantst to pawne it Is this a Cloake unworthy of the light Publish it sirrah oh presumptuous slave Display it on one arme oh ignorance Ser. Pray load your Asse your selfe as you would have it Gent. Nay prethee be not angry Thus and now Be sure you bear 't at no such distance but As 't may be knowne appendix to this booke Per. This custome I have seene with us Doct. Yes but It was deriv'd from the Antipodes Maid It is a dainty creature and my blood Rebells against the spirit I must speake to him Ser. Sir here 's a Gentlewoman makes towards you Gent. Me she 's deceiv'd I am not for her mowing Maid Faire sir may you vouchsafe my company Gent. No truly I am none of those you look for The way is broad enough unhand me pray you Maid Pray sir be kinder to a lasse that loves you Gent. Some such there are but I am none of those Maid Come this is but a Coppy of your Countenance I ha knowne you better than you thinke I doe Gent. What ha you knowne me for Maid I knew you once For halfe a peece I take it Gent. You are deceiv'd The whole breadth of your nose I scorne it Maid Come be not coy but send away your servant And let me gi' you a pint of wine Gent. Pray keepe Your courtesie I can bestow the wine Vpon my selfe if I were so dispos'd To drinke in Tavernes fah Maid Let me bestow 't Vpon you at your lodging then and there Be civilly merry Gent. Which if you doe My wife shall thanke you for it but your better Course is to seeke one fitter for your turne You 'll lose your aime in me and I befriend you To tell you so Maid Gip gaffer Shotten fagh Take that for your coy Counsell Kicks Gent. Helpe oh helpe Ser. What meane you gentlewoman Maid That to you sir Kicks Gent. O murther murther Ser. Peace good Master And come away Some Cowardly Jade I warrant That durst not strike a woman Act 4. Scene 3. Enter Constable and Watch Con. What 's the matter Ser. But and we were your match Watch. What would you doe Come come afore the Constable now if You were her match what would you doe sir Maid Doe They have done too much already sir a Virgin weeps Shall not passe shortly for these street-walkers If some judicious order be not taken Gent. Heare me the truth Con. Sir speake to your companions I have a wife and daughters and am bound By hourely precepts to heare women first Be 't truth or no truth therefore virgin speake And feare no bug beares I will doe thee justice Mayd Sir they assayld me and with violent hands When words could not prevaile they would have drawne mee Aside unto their lust till I cryed murder Gent. Protest Sir as I am a gentleman And as my man 's a man she beat us both Till I cryd murder Ser. That 's the woefull truth on 't Con. You are a party and no witnesse sir Besides y' are two and one is easier To be beleev'd moreover as you have the oddes In number what were justice if it should not support The weaker side Away with them to the Counter Per. Call you this justice Doct. In th' Antipodes Per. Here 's much to be reform'd young man thy vertue Hath wonne my favour goe thou art at large Doct. Be gone Gent. He puts me out