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A13840
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The atheist's tragedie: or The honest man's reuenge As in diuers places it hath often beene acted. Written by Cyril Tourneur.
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Tourneur, Cyril, 1575?-1626.
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STC 24146; ESTC S118504
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to some other man And in that obstinacie shee remaines Lan. Verily that disobedience doth not become a Childe It proceedeth from an vnsanctified libertie You will be accessarie to your owne dishonour if you suffer it Bel. Your honest wisedome has aduis'd mee well Once more I le moue her by perswasiue meanes If shee resist all mildenesse set apart I will make vse of my authoritie Lan. And instantly least fearing your constraint her contrary affection teach her some deuise that may preuent you Bel. To cut off eu'ry opportunitie Procrastination may assist her with This instant night shee shall be marryed Lan. Best Enter Castabella Casta. Please it your Lordship my mother attends I' th' Gallerie and desires your conference Exit Belforest This meanes I vs'd to bring mee to your eare Time cuts off circumstance I must be briefe To your integritie did Charlemont Commit the contract of his loue and mine Which now so strong a hand seekes to diuide That if your graue aduise assist me not I shall be forc'd to violate my faith Lan. Since Charlemont's absence I haue waighed his loue with the spirit of consideration and in sinceritie I finde it to be friuolous and vaine With-draw your respect his affection deserueth it not Casta. Good sir I know your heart cannot prophane The holinesse you make profession of With such a vitious purpose as to breake The vow your owne consent did help to make Lan. Can he deserue your loue who in neglect of your delightfull conuersation and in obstinate contempt of all your prayers and teares absents himselfe so far from your sweet fellowship and with a purpose so contracted to that absence that you see hee purchases your separation with the hazard of his bloud and life fearing to want pretence to part your companies T' is rather hate that doth diuision moue Loue still desires the presence of his Loue Verily hee is not of the Familie of Loue Casta. O doe not wrong him T' is a generous minde That ledde his disposition to the warre For gentle loue and noble courage are So neare allyed that one begets another Or Loue is Sister and Courage is the Brother Could I affect him better then before His Souldiers heart would make me loue him more Lan. But Castabella Enter Leuidulcia Leu. Tush you mistake the way into a woman The passage lyes not through her reason but her bloud Exit Languebeau Castabella about to follow Nay stay How wouldst thou call the childe That being rais'd with cost and tendernesse To full habilitie of body and meanes Denies reliefe vnto the parents who Bestow'd that bringing vp Casta. Vnnaturall Leu. Then Castabella is vnnaturall Nature the louing mother of vs all Brought forth a woman for her owne reliefe By generation to reuiue her age Which now thou hast habilitie and meanes Presented most vnkindly dost deny Casta. Belieue me Mother I doe loue a man Leu. Preferr'st th' affection of an absent Loue Before the sweet possession of a man The barren minde before the fruitfull body Where our creation has no reference To man but in his body being made Onely for generation which vnlesse Our children can be gotten by conceit Must from the body come If Reason were Our counsellour wee would neglect the worke Of generation for the prodigall Expence it drawes vs too of that which is The wealth of life Wise Nature therefore hath Reseru'd for an inducement to our sence Our greatest pleasure in that greatest worke Which being offer'd thee thy ignorance Refuses for th' imaginarie ioy Of an vnsatisfied affection to An absent man Whose bloud once spent i' th' warre Then hee 'l come home sicke lame and impotent And wed thee to a torment like the paine Of Tantalus continuing thy desire With fruitlesse presentation of the thing It loues still moou'd and still vnsatisfied Enter Belforest Da'mville Rousard Sebastian Languebeau c. Bel. Now Leuidulcia Hast thou yet prepar'd My Daughters loue to entertaine this Man Her husband here Leu. I 'm but her mother i'law Yet if shee were my very flesh and bloud I could aduise no better for good Rous. Sweet wife Thy ioyfull husband thus salutes Thy cheeke Casta. My husband O! I am betraid Deare friend of Charlemont your puritie Professes a diuine contempt o' th' world O be not brib'd by that you so neglect In being the worlds hated instrument To bring a iust neglect vpon your selfe Kneele from one to another Deare Father let me but examine my Affection Sir your prudent iudgement can Perswade your sonne that t' is improuident To marry one whose disposition he Did ne'er obserue Good sir I may be of A nature so vnpleasing to your minde Perhaps you 'l curse the fatall houre wherein You rashly marryed me D'am. My Lord Belforest I would not haue her forc'd against her choise Bel. Passion o' me thou peeuish girle I charge Thee by my blessing and th' authoritie I haue to claime th' obedience marry him Casta. Now Charlemont O my presaging teares This sad euent hath follow'd my sad feares Seba. A rape a rape a rape Bel. How now D'am. What 's that Seba. Why what is 't but a Rape to force a wench to marry since it forces her to lie with him she would not Lan. Verily his Tongue is an vnsanctified member Seba. Verily your grauitie becomes your perish'd soule as hoary mouldinesse does rotten fruit Bel. Couzen y' are both vnciuill and prophane D'am. Thou disobedient villaine get thee out of my sight Now by my Soule I le plague thee for this rudenesse Bel. Come set forward to the Church Exeunt Manet Sebastian Seba. And verifie the Prouerbe The nearer the Church the further from God Poore wench For thy sake may his habilitie die in his appetite that thou beest not troubled with him thou louest not May his appetite moue thy desire to another man so hee shall helpe to make himselfe Cuckold And let that man be one that he payes wages too so thou shalt profit by him thou hatest Let the Chambers be matted the hinges oyl'd the curtaine rings silenced and the chamber-maid hold her peace at his owne request that he may sleepe the quietlier And in that sleepe let him be soundly cuckolded And when hee knowes it and seekes to sue a diuorce let him haue no other satisfaction then this Hee lay by and slept the Law will take no hold of her because he wink'd at it Exit Actus secundi Scena prima Musicke A banquet In the night Enter D'amville Belforest Leuidulcia Rousard Castabella Languebeau Snuffe at one doore At the other doore Cataplasma and Soquette vsher'd by Fresco Leuidulcia MIstresse Cataplasma I expected you an houre since Cata. Certaine Ladies at my house Madame detain'd mee otherwise I had attended your Ladiship sooner Leu. Wee are beholding to you for you companie My Lord I pray you bid these Gentlewomen welcome th' are my inuited friends D'am. Gentlewomen y' are welcome pray sit downe Leu. Frisco by my Lord D'amville's