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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56872	The Queen, or, The excellency of her sex an excellent old play / found out by a person of honour, and given to the publisher, Alexander Goughe.	Goughe, Alexander.; Ford, John, 1586-ca. 1640.	1653 (1653)	Wing Q155; ESTC R9224	44,652	48

forsooth and I pray please your selfe Pyn. Good wench by venus but are you any thing rich Shap. Rich enough to serve my turn Pyn. I see you are reasonable fair Shap. I ever thought my selfe so Pyn. Will you survey my lodgings Shap. At your pleasure sir being under your gard as I am Enter Mopas and Bufo Buf. Sirrha Mopas If my mistresse say but the word thou shalt see what an exployt I will doe Mop. You 'le undertake it you say though your throat be cut in your own defence 't is but manslaughter you can never be hang'd for it Buf. Nay I am resolute in that point heer 's my hand let him shrinke that list I 'le not flinch a hayres breadth Mopas Mop. What old huddle and twang so close at it and the dog dayes so neer Heark ye your lady is going the way of all flesh And so is that schollar with you methinkes though not in the same cue is 'a not Shap. 'A has promist to tell me my fortune at his chamber and do me some other good for my ladies safety Pyn. I have spoken the planets shall be rul'd by me Captain you know they shall Buf. Let the planets hang themselves in the elements what care I I have other matters to trouble my braines Mop. Signior Pynto take her to you so true a mettall'd blade as ever was turn'd into a dudgion hearke in your eare Enter Lodovico and Herophill Lodov. I know not how to trust you you ar all so fickle so unconstant Herop. If I faile Let me be mark't a Strumpet Lodov. I apprehend you use him kindly still See where 'a is Captain you are well mett Wer'e 's one whose heart you have Herop. He knowes he has Buf. Why by my truth I thanke you forsooth 't is more of your curtesie then my deserving but I shall study to deserve it Herop. I hope so and doubt it not Lodov. Madam Cosen Shaproon Shap. You are welcom sir Pyn. Cosen Nay then I smell she is a gentlewoman indeed Mop. Yes and as antiently descended as Flesh and blood can derive her Pyn. I am a made man and I will have her Herop. You 'le walke with me sir Buf. Even through fire and water sweet Mistres Lodov. Let 's every one to what concerns us most For now 's the time all must be sav'd or lost Exeunt all Act V. A Scassold Enter Velasco and Lodovico Velas. This is not kindly done nor like a friend Lodov. Keep your chamber then what should owles and bats do abroad by day light why you are become so notoriously ridiculous that a Craven is reputed of nobler spirit amongst birds then Velasco among men Velas. Why Lodovico dost thou tempt my wrongs O friend 't is not an honor or a fame Can be a gain to me though I should dare To entertain this Combatt say my fate Did crown mine arm with conquest of the King Put case the cause add glory to the justice Of my prevaling sword what can I win Saving a pair of lives I lose a soule My rich soule Lodovico Does not yet The heart even shrill within thee All thy spirits Melt into Passions All thy manhood stagger Like mine Nay canst thou chuse but now confess That this word Coward is a name of Dignity Lodov. Faint hearts and strong toungs are the tokens of many a tall prattling Ghossipe Yet the truth is you have halfe convinced me But to what end will you be a looker on the Tragedy of this shee Beast it will but breed your greater vexation Velas. I hope not so I looke for Comfort in 't Lodov. Mass that may be too It cannot but make your melancholy a little merry to see the woodcockes neck caught in a worse noose then shee had set for you Velas. That 's but a poor revenge I 'de rather weep On her behalfe but that I hope her courage Will triumph over Death Lodov. My Lord they come Velas. Let me stand back unseen Good Angells guard her Velasco Muffles himselfe Enter executioner before Salassa her Hayre loose after her Almada Collumello and officers Alm. T is a sad welcom To bid you welcome to the stroak of Death Yet you are come too 't Lady Coll. And a cause Throughout the land will be your generall knell For having bin the wilfull overthrow First of your Countreys Champion next your Queen Your Lawfull Soveraign who this very day Must act a part which you must act before but with less guilt Alm. Use no long speeches lady The danger of the time calls us away We cannot listen to your farewells now Sal. I have few words to say my heart is lodg'd In you same upper Parliament yet now If ere I part and shall be seen no more Some man of mercy could but truly speake One word of pardon from the Lord Velasco My peace were made in earth and I should fly With wings of speed to Heaven Alm. Pish here 's not any Salas. Not any on then why should I prolong A minute more of life that live so late Where most I strive for love to purchace hate Beare witnes Lords I wish not to call back My younger dayes in promise that I would Redeem my fault and do Velasco right But could I but reverse the doom of time I would with humblest suit make prayers to heaven For his long florishing welfare Col. Dispatch dispatch You should have thought on this before pray now For your own health for you have need to pray Lodov. Madam Salassa I am bold to take leave of ye before your long journey All the comfort that I can give you is that the weather is like to hold very fair you need not take much care for either hood or cloke for the matter Salas. Are you come Worthy Sir then I may hope Your noble friend hath sent one gentle sigh To grace my funeral For vertues sake Give me a life in death tell me O tell me If he but seal my pardon all is well Lodov. Say ye so Why then in a word go merrily up the stayers my lord Velasco desires Heaven may as heartily forgive him as he does you Salas. Enough I thank his bounty on I go goes up the Scaffold To smile on horror so so I 'm up Great in my lowness and to witness further My humbleness here let me kneel and breath My penitence O women in my fall Remember that your beauties youth and pride Are but gay tempters less you wisely shun The errors of your frailties let me ever Be an example to all fickle dames That folly is no shrine for vertuous names Heaven pardon all my vanities and free The lord Velasco what e're come of me Bless bless the lord Velasco Strike As he is about to strike Velasco steps out Velas. Villain hold hold Or thou dyest Slave Alm. What means that countermand Lodov. Hey do More news yet you will not be valiant when 't is too late I trust Velas. Woman come down Who lends me now a

When by the Queen I was imploy'd against the late Commotioners Of whom the now King was chief Leader then In my return you pleas'd to entertain me Here in your house Salas. Much good may it do your lordship Velas. But then what conquest gain'd I by that conquest When here mine eyes and your commanding beauty Made me a prisoner to the truest love That ever warm'd a heart Salas. Who might that be Velas. You Lady are the deity I adore Have kneell'd too in my heart have vow'd my soul to In such a debt of service that my life Is tenant to your pleasure Salas. Phew my Lord It is not nobly done to mock me thus Velas. Mock you Most fair Salassa if e're truth Dwelt in a tongue my words and thoughts are twins Salas. You wrong your honor in so mean a choise Can it be though that that brave man Valasco Sole Champion of the world should look on me On me a poor lone Widow 'T is impossible Valas. I am poorer In my performance now then ever so poor That vows and protestations want fit credit With me to vow the least part of a service That might deserve your favour Salas. You are serious Velas. Lady I wish that for a present tryal Against the custome of so sweet a nature You would be somwhat cruel in commands You dare not sist the honor of my faith By any strange injunction which the speed Of my glad undertaking should not cheerfully Attempt or perish in the sufferance of it Salas. You promise Lordly Velas. You too much distrust The constancy of truth Salas. It were unnoble On your part to demand a gift of bounty More then the freedom of a fair allowance Confirm'd by modesty and reason's warrant Might without blushing yeeld unto Velas. Oh fear not For my affections aim at chast contents Not at unruly passions of desire I onely claim the title of your servant The flight of my ambitions soars no higher Then living in your grace and for incouragement To quicken my attendance now and then A kinde unravisht kiss Salas. That 's but a fee Due to a fair deserver but admit I grant it and you have it may I then Lay a light burthen on you Velas. What is possible For me to venture on by how much more It carries danger in 't by so much more My glorie 's in the atchievement Salas. I must trust ye Velas. By all the vertues of a Souldiers name I vow and sware Salas. Enough I take that oath And thus my self first do confirm your warrant Velas. I feel new life within me Salas. Now be Steward For your own store my lord and take possession Of what you have purchased freely Velas. With a joy As willing as my wishes can arrive at kisses her Salas. So I may claim your oath now Velas. I attend it Salas. Velasco I do love thee and am jealous Of thy spirit which is hourly apt To catch at actions if I must be Mistris Of thee and my own will thou must be subject To my improvements Velas. 'T is my souls delight Salas. Y' are fam'd the onely fighting Sir alive But what 's this if you be not safe to me Velas. By all Salas. you shall not sware take heed of perjury So much I fear your safety that I command For two years space you shall not wear a sword A dagger or stelletto shall not fight On any quarrel be it neer so just Velas. Lady Salas. Hear more yet if you be baffled Rail'd at scorn'd mock'd struck baffl'd kick'd Velas. O Lady Salas. Spit on revil'd challeng'd provok'd by fools Boyes anticks cowards Velas. 'T is intollerable Salas. I charge you by your oath not to reply In word deed look and lastly I conjure ye Never to shew the cause to any living By circumstance or by equivocation Nor till two years expire to motion love Velas. Why do you play the Tyrant thus Salas. 'T is common T' observe how love hath made a Coward valiant But that a man as daring as Velasco Should to express his duty to a Mistris Kneel to his own disgraces and turn Coward Belongs to me and to my glories onely I 'm Empress of this miracle Your oath Is past if you will lose your self you may How d' ee Sir Velas. Woman thou art vain and cruel Salas. Wil t please your lordship tast a cup of wine Or stay and sup and take a hard bed here Your friends think we have done strange things this while Come let us walk like Lovers I am pittiful I love no quarrels Velas. Triumph in my ruins There is no act of folly but is common In use and practise to a scornful woman Exeunt Act III Enter Alphonso Almada Muretto Bufo Pynto and attendants Alph. You have prevail'd yet e're you came my Lord Muretto here this right right honest man Confirm'd me throughly now to witness further With what a gratitude I love the Queen Reach me a bowle of wine Alm. Your Majesty more honors me in making me the Messenger of this most happy concord then addition of greatness can express Muret. I ever told you How you would his Grace inclin'd at last Pyn. The very Jove of benignity by whose gentle aspect the whole sphere of this Court and Kingdom are like the lesser orbes moved round in the harmony of affability Enter one with wine Alph. My Lord Almado health unto your Mistris A hearty health a deep one Alm. upon my knee My duty gladly answers drinks Alph. Give him wine There 's not a man whoever in our Court Greater or meaner but shall pledge this health In honor of our Queen our vertuous Queen Commend us and report us as you finde Alm. Great Sir I shall with joy Alph. Bufo and Pynto All in and drink drink deep let none be spar'd Comers or goers none Buf. Away my hearts Pyn. Wee 'll tickle it till the welkin blussle again and all the fixt Stars dance the old measures Muret. I shall attend to wait upon your lordship to the Caraoch Exeunt Manet Alphonso Alph. So so far reaching pollicy I adore thee Will hug thee as my dearling Shallow fools Dive not into the pitch of regular Statists Henceforth my Stratagem 's of scorn and hatred Shall kill in smiles I will not strike and frown But laugh and murther Enter Muretto Alph. Welcom are we safe Muret. Most free from interruption The Lord Velasco is newly entred the Court I have given the watch word that they ply him mainly the conclusion I know cannot but break off in hurleburly Alph Good good I hate him mortally 'T was he Slaved me to th' hangmans ax But now go on Petruchi is the man you say must stand The Champion of her lust Muret. There may be yet vertuous intention even in bad actions in lewd words I urge no further then likely-hoods may inform Alph. Phew that 's thy nobleness But now Muretto The eye of luxury speaks loud in silence Muret. Why look ye

Officers be gone Exist Officers Such objects for a Royal presence are Unfit here kiss our hand we dare conceive That 't was thy hight of youth not hate of us Drew thee to those attempts and both we pardon Muret. Do not the stars run a wrong byas now Signior Pynto Pyn. Venus is Lady of the Ascendant man I knew if once he pass the fatal hour the influence would work another way Muret. Very likely your reasons are infallible Qu. What can our favours challenge Alph. More true service True faith true Love then I have words to utter Qu. Which we accept lead on here ends this strife When Law craves justice mercy should grant life Exit all but Pynto and his fellows Pyn. Go thy waies for a sure sound brain'd piece whilst thou livest Pynto say I now now am I an ass now my Masters hang your selves 'S foot I 'll stand to 't that man whoever he be better or worse all 's one who is not star wise is natures fool your Astronomer hath the heavens the whole globe of the earth and the vast gulf of the Sea itself for his proper kingdom his fee-simple his own inheritance who looks any higher then the top of a steeple or a may pool is worthy to die in a ditch But to know the conjunctions of the Planets the influences of the celestial body the harmony of the spheares frost and snow hail and tempests rain and sun-shine nay life and death here 's cunning to be deep in speculation to be groping the secrets of nature Muret. O Sir there there there Pyn. Let me aloue I say it my self I know I am a rare fellow why look look ye we are all made or let me be stew'd in Star-shut pish I am confident and we shall all mount beleeve it Buf. Shall we nay then I am resolu'd Muret. Frier Bacon was but a brazen head in comparison of him Buf. But why should you not have said so much before goodman Jolthead Muret. Nay look ye Captain there 's a time for all things Buf. For all this what will become of us is the sign lucky to venture the begging of a cast sute Let me be resolved of that once Muret. 'T was wisely urg'd Captain Pyn. Mans richest ornament is his nakedness Gentlemen variety of clothing is the surquedry of fools wise men have their proper solace in the linings of their mindes as for fashions 't is a disease for a horse Muret. Never richer stuff came from man Buf. 'Zookes 't is a scurvy a pocky and a naked answer a plague of all your sentences whilst I am like to starve with hunger and cold Enter Messenger Mes. By your leave Gentlemen the Lord Alphonso hath sent you this purse of gold commands ye to put your selves into costly sutes and repair to Court All How To Court Mes. Where you may happily see him Crowned King for that 's the common report I was charg'd to urge you to be very speedy farewel Gentlemen Exit Pyn. What think ye now my hearts of gold Muret. Hearts of gold indeed now Signior Pyn. Pish I am a coxcomb I Oh the divinity of Buf. Bawll no more the weather 's cold I must have utensicles follow your leader ho Exit all Enter Velasco and Lodovico Velas. Prethee perswade me not Lodov. You 'l loose your honor Velas. I de rather loose my honor then my faith O Lodovico thou art witness with me that I have sworn and pledg'd my heart my truth to her deserving memory whose beauty is through the world unfollowed Lodov. Here the wisdom of sword men They deal all by strength not policy What exercise shall be fain'd let me know that Velas. Excuse why Lodovico I am sick And I am sick indeed sick to the soul Lodov. For a decay'd tilter or a known Coward this were tollerable now But to the business I have solicited your widow Velas. Will she nor speak with me Lodov. Young widows and grave old Ones two by your leave care not so much for talking if you come once to them you must do and do and do again Again and again all 's two little you 'l finde it Velas. Come friend you mock my miseries Lodov. It 's a fine laughing matter when the best and most approved souldier of the world should be so heart-sick for love of a placket Well I have sent your wise servant for fools are best to be trusted in womens things to my couzen Shaparoons and by him your second letter you shall shortly hear what news My couzen is excellently traded in these mortal businesses of flesh and blood and will hardly come of with two denials Velas. If she prevail Lodovico Lodov. What then Ply your occupation when you come to 't 't is a fit season of the year women are hony moon if a man could jump with them at the instant and prick 'em in the right vain else this Queen would never have sav'd a Traytor from the block and suddenly made him her King and Husband But no more of that there 's danger in 't Y' are sick you say Velas. Pierc't through with very darts much worse then death Lodov. Why your onely present remedy is then as soon as you can to quench those fires in the watry Channels of qualification soft no more words behold a prodegy Florish Enter Colonnello Almada bare Alphonso and the Queen Crowned Herophil Petruchi with a Guard the King and Queen take their States All Long live Alphonso King of Arragon Alph. Then we are Soveraign Qu. As free as I by birth I yeeld to you my Lord my Crown my Heart My People my Obedience In exchange What I demand is Love Alph. You cannot miss it There is but one thing that all humane power Or malice of the Devil could set a broach To work on for a breach 'twixt you and me Qu. One thing Why is there one thing then my Lord Alph. Yes and 't is onely this y' are still a woman Qu. A woman Said you so sir Alph. I confess You have deserv'd more service more regard From me in my particular then life Can thank you for and that you may conceive My fair acknowledgment although 't is true I might command yet I will make a suit An earnest suit t' ee Qu. It must then be granted Alph. That to redeem a while some serious thoughts Which have misdeem'd your sex You 'l be content I be a married Batchelor one sennight You cannot but conceive Col. How 's this Petr. Fine work Qu. Alas my Lord this needs no publick mention Alph. Nay Madam hear me that our our Courts be kept Under a several roof that you and I May not for such a short time come together Qu. I understand you not Alph. Your patience Madam You interrupt me That no message pass Of commendation questioning our healths Our sleeps our actions or what else belongs To common curtesie 'twixt friend and friend You must be pleas'd to grant it I 'll have it