You will follow Clar. Will I live She that is forfeited to lust must dye That humour being unfed begone here comes Exit Le. Enter Malfort in Armour My champion in Armour Malf. What adventure I am bound upon I know not but it is My Mistresses pleasure that I should appear thus I may perhaps be terrible to others But as I am I am sure my shadow frights me The clashing of my Armour in my ears Sounds like a passing-bell and my Buckler puts me In mind of a Bier this my broad Sword a pick-axe To dig my grave O love abominable love What Monsters issue from thy dismal den Clarinda's placket which I must encounter Or never hope to enter Clar. Here 's a Knight errant Monsieur Malfort Malf. Stand stand or I 'le fall for ye Clar. Know ye not my voice Malf. Yes 't was at that I trembl'd But were my false friend Leon here Clar. 'T is he Malf. Where where Clar. He is not come yet Malf. 'T is well for him I am so full of wrath Clar. Or fear This Leon How e're my Kinsman hath abus'd you grosly And this night vowes to take me hence perforce And marry me to another 't was for this Presuming on your love I did entreat you To put your armour on that with more safety You might defend me Mal. And I 'le do it bravely Clar. You must stand here to beat him off and suffer No humane thing to pass you though it appear In my Lords shape or Ladies be not cozen'd With a disguise Mal. I have been fool'd already but now I am wife Clar. You must swear not to stir hence Mal. Upon these lips Clar. Nor move untill I call you Mal. I 'le grow here rather Clar. This nights task well ended I am yours to morrow Keep sure guard Exit Clar. Malf. Adieu My honey-comb how sweet thou art did not A nest of Hornets keep it what impossibilities Love makes me undertake I know my self A natural Coward and should Leon come Though this were Cannon proof I should deliver The wench before he ask'd her I hear some sooting 'T is he where shall I hide my self that is My best defence Enter Cleander Ce. I cannot sleep strange visions Make this poor life I fear'd of late to lose A toy that I grow weary of Malf. 'T is Leon. Ce. What 's that Malf. If you are come Sir for Clarinda I am glad I have her for you I resign My interest you 'll find her in her Chamber 〈◊〉 stay up to tell you so Câ—ean Clarinda and Leon There is something more in this Than I can stay to ask Exit Malf. What a cold pickle And that none of the sweetest do I find My poor self in Clean. Speaks within Yield villain Enter Clarinda and Leon running Cleander following Clar. 'T is my Lord Shift for your self Leon. His life Shall first make answer Kills Cleander For this intrusion Malf. I am going away I am gone already Falls in a swoon Clean. Heaven take mercy on My soul too true presaging Host Clar. He 's dead And this wretch little better Do you stare upon your Handy work Leon. I am amaz'd Clar. Get o're the Garden wall flye for your life But leave your sword behind enquire not why I 'le fashion something out of it though I perish Shaâ—l make way for revenge Leon These are the fruits Of lust Clarinda Clar. Hence repenting Milk-sop Exit Leon. Now 't is too late Lisanders sword I that Puts the sword in Malfort 's hand That is the Base I 'le build on So I 'le raise The house Help murther a most horrid Murther Monsieur Beronte noble Dorilaus All buried in sleep Aye me a murther A most unheard of murther Enter Dorilaus as from bed Dor. More lights Knaves Bâ—ronte Alcidon more lights Enter Beronte Alcidon and Servants with lights Clar. By this I see too much Dor. My Son Cleander bathing In his own gore The Devil to tell truth i' th' shape of An Host Ber. My Brother Malf. I have been I' th' other world in Hell I think these Devils With fire-brands in their paws sent to torment me Though I never did the deed for my lewd purpose To be a Whore master Dor. Who 's that Alci 'T is one in Armour A bloudy sword in his hand Dâ—r Sans question the murtherer Mâ—lf Who I you do me wrong I never had the heart to kill a Chicken Nor do I know this sword Alc. I do too well Ber. I have seen Lisander wear it Clar. This confirms Wâ—â—t yester-night I whisper'd let it work The circumstance may make it good Malf. My Lord and I his murtherer Ber. Drag the villain hence The Rack shall forcâ— a free confession from him Malf. I am struck dumb You need not stop my mouth Ber. Away with him Exit with Malfort Enter Calista and Olinda Cal. Where is my Lord Dor. All that Remains of him lies there look on this object And then turn marble Cal. I am so already Made fit to be his Monument but wherefore Do you that have both life and motion lest you Stand sad spectators of his death And not bring forth his murtherer Ber. That lies in you you must and shall produce him Dor. She Beronte Ber. None else Dor. Thou ly'st I 'le prove it on thy head Or write it on thy heart Alc. Forbear there is Too much blood shed already Ber. Let not choler Stifle your judgment many an honest Father Hath got a wicked Daughter If I prove not With evident proofs her hanâ— was in the bloud Of my dear Brother too good a Husband for her Give your revenge the â—eins and spur it forward Dor. In any circumstance but shew her guilty I 'le strike the first stroak at her Ber. Let me ask A question calmly do you know this Sword Have you not seen Lisander often wear it Dor. The same with which he rescued me Cal. I do what inference from this to make me guilty Ber. Was he not with you in the house to night Cal. No on my soul Ber. Nor ever heretofore In private with you when you feign'd a sickness To keep your Husband absent Cal. Never Sir to a dishonest end Ber. Was not this Woman Your instrument her silence does confess it Here lyes Cleander dead and here the sword Of false Lisander too long cover'd with A masque of seeming truth Dor. And is this all The proof you can alledge Lisander guilty Or my poor Daughter an Adulteress Suppose that she had chang'd discourse with one To whom she ow'd much more Cal. Thou hast thy ends wicked Clarinda She falls Oli. Help the Lady sinks malice hath kill'd her Dor. I would have her live Since I dare swear she 's innocent 't is no time Or place to argue now this cause must be Decided by the Judge and though a Father I will deliver her into the hands Of Justice If she prove true gold when try'd She 's mine if not with curses I 'le
Cap. How do you like this my Lord Prince these are mad boys I tell you these are things that will not strike their top-sayles to a Foist And let a man of war an Argosie hull and cry Cockles Pha. Why you rude slave do you know what you do Cap. My Pretty Prince of Puppets we do know And give your greatness warning that you talk No more such Bugs-words or that soldred Crown Shall be scratch'd with a Musket Dear Prince Pippen Down with your noble bloud or as I live I 'le have you codled let him lose my spirits Make us a round Ring with your Bills my Hâ—ctâ—â—s And let us see what this trim man dares do Now Sir have at you here I it And with this swashing blow do you swear Prince I could hulk your Grace and hang you up cross leg'd Like a Hare at a Poulters and do this with this wâ—per Pha. You will not see me murder'd wicked Vâ—â—aâ—s 1 Cit. Yes indeed will we Sir we havâ— not seen one for a great while Capt. He would have weapons would he give him a Broad-side my brave boyes with your pikes branch in his skin in Flowers like a Satin and between every Flow â—a mortal cut your Royalty shall ravel jag him Gentlemen â—'le have him cut to the kell then down the seaâ—es oh for a whip To make him Galoone-Laces I 'le have a Coach-whip Phi. O spare me Gentlemen Cap. Hold hold the man begins to fear and know himself He shall for this time only be scal'd up With a Feather through his nose that he may only see Heaven and think whither he 's going Nay beyond Sea Sir we will proclaim you you would be King Thou tender â—â—ir apparent to a Church-Ale Thou sleight Prâ—nce of single Sarcenet Thou Royal Ring-tail fit to fly at nothing But poor mens Poultry and have every Boy Beat thee from that too with his Bread and Butter Pha. Gods keep me from these Hell-hounds 2 Cit. Shall 's gâ—ld him Captain Cap. No you shall spare his dowcets my dear Donsels As you respect the Ladies let them flourish The curses of a longing woman kill as speedy as a Plague Boys 1 Cit. I 'le have a Leg that 's certain 2 Cit. I 'le have an Arm. 3 Cit. I 'le have his Nose and at mine own charge build a Colledge and clap't upon the Gate 4 Cit. I 'le have his little Gut to string a Kit with For certainly a Royal Gut will found like silver Pha. Would they were in thy belly and I past my pain once 5 Cit. Good Captain let me have his Liver to seed Ferrets Cap. Who will have parcels else speak Pha. Good gods consider me I shall be tortur'd 1 Cit. Captain I 'le give you the trimming of your hand-sword and let me have his Skin to make false Scabbards 2 He had no horns Sir had he Cap. No Sir he 's a Pollard what would'st thou do with horns Cit. O if he had I would have made rare Hasts and Whistles of 'em but his Shin bones if they be sound shall serve me Enter Philaster All. Long live Philaster the brave Prince Philaster Phi. I thank you Gentlemen but why are these Rude weapons brought abroad to teach your hands Uncivil Trades Cap. My Royal Rosiclear We are thy Mirmidons thy Guard thy Rorers And when thy noble body is in durance Thus do we clap our musty Mutrions on And trace the streets in terrour Is it peace Thou Mars of men Is the King sociable And bids thee live Art thou above thy soemen And free as Phoebus Speak if not this stand Of Royal blood shall be abroach atilt and run Even to the lees of honour Phi. Hold and be satisfied I am my self Free as my thoughts are by the gods I am Cap. Art thou the dainty darling of the King Art thou the Hylas to our Hercules Do the Lords bow and the regarded scarlets Kiss their Gumd go's and cry we are your servants Is the Court Navigable and the presence struck With Flags of friendship if not we are thy Castle And this man sleeps Phi. I am what I desire to be your friend I am what I was born to be your Prince Pha. Sir there is some humanity in you You have a noble soul forget my name And know my misery set me safe aboard From these wild Cambals and as I live I 'le quit this Land for ever there is nothing Perpetual prisonment cold hunger sickness Of all sorts all dangers and all together The worst company of the worst men madness age To be as many Creatures as a woman And do as all they do nay to despair But I would rather make it a new Nature And live with all those than endure one hour Amongst these wild Dogs Phi. I do pity you Friends discharge your fears Deliver me the Prince I 'le warrant you I shall be old enough to find my safety 3 Cit. Good Siâ— take heed he does not hurt you He 's a fierce man I can tell you Sir Cap. Prince by your leave I 'le have a Sursingle And Male you like a Hawke He stirs Phi. Away away there is no danger in him Alas he had rather sleep to shake his fit off Look you friends how gently he leads upon my word He 's tame enough he need no further watching Good my friends go to your houses and by me have your pardons and my love And know there shall be nothing in my power You may deserve but you shall have your wishes To give you more thanks were to slatter you Continue still your love and for an earnest Drink this All. Long maist thou live brave Prince brave Prince brave Prince Exeunt Phi. and Pha. Cap. Thou art the King of Courtesie Fall off again my sweet youths come and every man Trace to his house again and hang his pewter up then to The Tavern and bring your wives in Musses we will have Musick and the red grape shall make us dance and rise Boys Exeunt Enter King Are. Gal. Meg. Cle. Dion Thra. Bellario and Attendants King Is it appeas'd Di. Sir all is quiet as this dead of night As peaceable as sleep my Lord Philaster Brings on the Prince himself King Kind Gentlemen I will not break the least word I have given In promise to him I have heap'd a world Of grief upon his head which yet I hope To wash away Enter Philaster and Pharamond Cle. My Lord is come King My Son Blest be the time that I have leave to call Such vertue mine now thou art in mine arms Me thinks I have a salve unto my breast For all the stings that dwell there streams of grief That I have wrought thee and as much of joy That I repent it issue from mine eyes Let them appease thee take thy right take her She is thy right too and forget to urge My vexed soul with that I did before Phi. Sir is it blotted from my memory Past and forgotten For you
happiness Luci. I thank you Exeunt SCENA II. Tumult noise within Enter Aecius pursuing Pontius the Captain and Maximus following Max. Temper your self Aecius Pon. Hold my Lord I am a Roman and a Souldier Max. Pray Sir Aeci. Thou art a lying Villain and a Traytor Give me my self or by the Gods my friend You 'l make me dangerous how dar'st thou pluck The Souldiers to sedition and I living And sow Rebellion in 'em and even then When I am drawing out to action Pon. Hear me Max. Are ye a man Aeci. I am a true hearted Maximus And if the Villain live we are dishonour'd Max. But hear him what he can say Aeci. That 's the way To pardon him I am so easie natur'd That if he speak but humbly I forgive him Pon. I do beseech ye noble General Aeci. Has found the way already give me room One stroak and if he scape me then h 'as mercy Pon. I do not call ye noble that I fear ye I never car'd for death if ye will kill me Consider first for what not what you can do 'T is true I know ye for my General And by that great Prerogative may kill But do it justly then Aeci. He argues with me A made up Rebel Max. Pray consider What certain grounds ye have for thâ— Aeci. What grounds Did I not take him preaching to the Souldier How lazily they liv'd and what dishonours It was to serve a Prince so full of woman Those were his very words friend Max. These Aecius Though they were rashly spoke which was an errour A great one Pontius yet from him that hungers Foâ— wars and brave imployment might be pardon'd The heart and harbou ' d thoughts of ill make Traytors Not spleeny speeches Aâ—ci Why should you protect him Goe to it shews not honest Max. Taint me not For that shews worse Aâ—cius All your friendship And that p entended love ye lay upon me Hold back my honesty is like a favour You do you slave to day to morrow hang him Was I your bosome piece for this Aeci. Forgive me The nature of my zeal and for my Country Makes me sometimes forget my self for know Though I most strive to be without my passions I am no God For you Sir whose infection Has spread it self like poyson through the army And cast a killing fog on fair allegiance First thank this noble Gentleman ye had dy'd else Next from your place and honour of a Souldier I here seclude you Pon. May I speak yet Max. Hear him Aeci. And while Aecius holds a reputation At least command ye bear no arms for Rome Sir Pon. Against her I shall never the condemn'd man Has yet that priviledge to speak my Lord Law were not equall else Max. Pray hear Aecius For happily the fault he has committed Though I believe it mighty yet considered If mercy may be thought upon will prove Rather a hastie sin than heynous Aeci. Speak Pon. 'T is true my Lord ye took me tir'd with peace My words almost as ragged as my fortunes 'T is true I told the Souldier whom we serv'd And then bewail'd we had an Emperour Led from us by the flourishes of Fencers I blam'd him too for women Aec. To the rest Sir Pon. And like enough I blest him then as Souldiers Will do sometimes 'T is true I told 'em too We lay at home to show our Country We durst goe naked durst want meat and mony And when the slave drinks wine we durst be thirstie I told 'em this too that the Trees and Roots Were our best pay-masters the Charity Of longing women that had bought our bodies Our beds fires Taylers Nurses Nay I told 'em For you shall hear the greatest sin I said Sir By that time there be wars again our bodies Laden with scaâ—s and aches and ill lodgings Hâ—ats and perpetual wants were fitter prayers And certain graves than cope the foe on crutches 'T is likely too I counsell'd 'em to turn Their warlike pikes to plough-shares their sure Targets And Swords hatcht with the bloud of many Nations To Spades and prunning Knives for those get mony Thâ—iâ— warlike Eagles into Daws or Starlings To â—ve an Ave Caesar as he passes And be rewarded with a thousand drachma's For th◠〈◊〉 but years and beâ—ts Aâ—câ— Wâ—at thinâ— you Were these words to be spoken by a Captain One that should gâ—ve example Max. 'T was too much Pon My Lord I did not wooe 'em from the Empire No◠〈◊〉 'em turn their daring steel ' gainst Caesar The Gods for ever hate me if that motion Were part of me Give me but imployment Sir And way to live and where you hold me vicious Bred up in mutiny my Sword shall tell ye And if you please that place I held maintain it ' Gainst the most daring foes of Rome I am honest A lover of my Country one that holds His life no longer his than kept for Caesar Weigh not I thus low on my knee beseech you What my rude tongue discovered 't was my want No other pair of Pontius you have seen me And you my Lord do something for my Country And both beheld the wounds I gave and took Not like a backward Traytor Aeci. All this language Makes but against you Pontius you are cast And by mine honour and my love to Caesar By me shall never be restor'd In my Camp I will not have a tongue though to himself Dare talk but near sedition as I govern All shall obey and when they want their duty And ready service shall redress their needs Not prating what they would be Pon. Thus leave ye Yet shall my prayers still although my fortunes Must follow you no more be still about ye Gods give ye where ye fight the Victory Ye cannot cast my wishes Aeci. Come my Lord Now to the Field again Max. Alas poor Pontius Exeunt SCENA IV. Enter Chilax at one door Licinius and Balbus at another Lici How how Chi. She 's come Bal. Then I 'le to 'th Emperour Exit Balbus Chi. Do Is the Musick placed well Lici Excellent Chi. Licinius you and Proclus receive her In the great Chamber at her entrance Let me alone and do you hear Licinius Pray let the Ladies ply her further off And with much more discretion one word more Lici Well Chi. Are the Jewels and those ropes of Pearl Enter Emperour Balbus and Proclus Laid in the way she passes Lici Take no care man Exit Licinius Emp. What is she come Chil. She is Sir but 't were best Your Grace were seen last to her Emp. So I mean Keep the Court emptie Proculus Pro. 'T is done Sir Emp. Be not too sudden to her Chil. Good your Grace Retire and man your self let us alone We are no children this way do you hear Sir 'T is necessary that her waiting women Be cut off in the Lobby by some Ladies They 'd break the business else Emp. 'T is true they shall Chil. Remember your
howsoever The worthiness of friend may make ye stagger Which is a fair thing in ye yet my Patient My gentle Patient I would fain say more If you would understand Val. O cruel Woman Cell Yet sure your sickness is not so forgetful Nor you so willing to be lost Fra. Pray stay there Me thinks you are not fair now me thinks more That modest vertue men delivered of you Shews but like shadow to me thin and fading Val. Excellent friend Fra. Ye have no share in goodness Ye are belyed you are not Cellide The modest immaculate who are ye For I will know what Devil to do mischief Unto my vertuous friend hath shifted shapes With that unblemished beauty Cell Do not rave Sir Nor let the violence of thoughts distract ye You shall enjoy me I am yours I pity By those fair eyes I do Fra. O double hearted O Woman perfect Woman what distraction Was meant to mankind when thou was 't made a Devil What an inviting Hell invented tell me And if you yet remember what is goodness Tell me by that and truth can one so cherish'd So sainted in the soul of him whose service Is almost turn'd to superstition Whose every day endeavours and desires Offer themselves like Incense on your Altar Whose heart holds no intelligence but holy And most Religious with his love whose life And let it ever be remembred Lady Is drawn out only for your ends Val. O miracle Fra. Whos 's all and every part of man pray make me Like ready Pages wait upon your pleasures Whose breath is but your bubble Can ye dare ye Must ye cast off this man though he were willing Though in a nobleness â—o cross my danger His friendship durst confirm it without baseness Without the stain of honour shall not people Say liberally hereafter there 's the Lady That lost her Father friend herself her faith too To fawn upon a stranger for ought you know As â—â—â—thless as your sâ—lf in love as fruitless Val. â—ake her with all my heart thou art so honest 〈…〉 most necessaâ—y I be undone Cell With all my soul possess 〈◊〉 Exit Val. I 'll 〈◊〉 m nute I scoâ—nâ—d and hated ye and came to cozen ye I 〈…〉 those things might draw a wonder on me To make ye mad Fra. Good Heaven what is this Woman Cell Not did your danger but in charity Move me a whit nor you appear unto me More than a common object yet now truly Truly and nobly I do love ye dearly And from this hour ye are the man I honour You are the man the excellence the honesty The only friend and I am glad your sickness Fell so most happily at this time on ye To make this truth the worlds Fra. Whither do you drive me Cell Back to your honesty make that good ever 'T is like a strong built Castle seated high That draws on all ambitions still repair it Still fortifie it there are thousand foes Besides the Tyrant Beauty will assail it Look to your Centinels that watch it hourly Your eyes let them not wander Fra. Is this serious Or dos she play still with me Cell Keep your ears The two main Poâ—ts that may betray ye strongly From light belief first then from flattery Especially where Woman bâ—ats the parley The body of your strength your noble heart From every yielding to disâ—oneâ—â—â—nds Rig'd â—ound about with vertue that no breaches No subtil minds may meet ye Fra. How like the Sun Labouring in his Eclipse dark and prodigious She shew'd till now when having won her way How full of wonder he breaks out again And sheds his vertuous beams excellent Angel For no less can that heavenly mind proclaim thee Honour of all thy sex let it be lawful And like a Pilgrim thus I kneel to beg it Not with prophane lips now nor burnt affections But reconcil'd to faith with holy wishes To kiss that virgin hand C l. Take your desire Sir And in a nobler way for I dare trust ye No other fruit my love must every yield ye I fear no more yet your most constant memory So much I am wedded to that worthiness Shall ever be my Friend Companion Husband Farewel and fairly govern your affections Stand and deceive me not O noble young man I love thee with my soul but dare not say it Once more farewel and prosper Exit Fra. Goodness guide thee My wonder like to fearful shapes in dreams Has wakened me out of my sit of folly But not to shake it off a spell dwells in me A hidden charm shot from this beauteous Woman That late can ne'r avoid nor Physick find And by her counsel strengthen'd only this Is all the help I have I love fair vertue Well something I must do to be a friend Yet I am poor and tardy something for her too Though I can never reach her excellence Yet but to give an offer at a greatness Enter Valentine Thomas Hylas and Sam. Val. Be not uncivil Tom and take your pleasure Tho. Do you think I am mad you 'l give me leave To try her fairly Val. Do your best Tho. Why there Boy But where 's the sick man Hyl. Where are the Gentlewomâ—n That should attend him there 's the Patient Me thinks these Women Tho. Thou think'st nothing else Val. Go to him friend and comfort him I 'le lead ye O my best joy my worthiest friend pray pardon me I am so over-joy'd I want expression I may live to be thankful bid your friends welcome Exit Val. Tho. How do'st thou Frank how do'st thou Boy beat up man What shrink i' th' sinews for a little sickness Deavolo morte Fra. I am o' th' mending hand Tho. How like a Flute thou speak'st o' th' mending hand man Gogs bores I am well speak like a man of worship Fran. Thou art a mad companion never staid Tom. Tho. Let Rogues be staid that have no habitation A Gentleman may wander sit thee down Frank And see what I have brought thee come discover Open the Scene and let the work appear A friend aâ— need you Rogue is worth a million Fra. What hast thou there a julip Hyl. He must not touch it 'T is present death Tho. Ye are an Ass a twirepipe A Jeffery John bo peepe thou mimister Thou menâ— a left-handed pack-saddle out puppey My friâ—nd Frank but a very foolish fellow Do st thou see that Bottle view it well Fran. I do Tom. Tho. There be as many lives in 't as a Cat carries 'T is everlasting liquor Fran. What Tho. Old Sack Boy Old reverend Sack which for ought that I can read yet Was that Philosophers Stone the wise King Ptolomeus Did all his wonders by Fran. I see no harm Tom Drink with a moderation Tho. Drink with suger Which I have ready here and here a glass boy Take me without my tools Sam. Pray Sir be temperate You know your own state best Fra. Sir I much thank ye And shall be careful yet a glass
confess I have a great mind to be married Lel. So have I too a grudging of good-will that way And would as fain be dispatch'd But this Monsieur Quicksilver Ros No no we 'll bar him by and Main Let him trample There is no safety in his Surquedrie An Army-Royal of women are too few for him He keeps a Journal of his Gentleness And will go near to print his fair dispatches And call it his triumph over time and women Let him pass out of memory what think ye Of his two Companions Lel. Pinac methinks is reasonable A little modestie he has brought home with him And might be taught in time some handsom duty Ros They say he is a wencher too Lel. I like him better A free light touch or two becomes a Gentleman And sets him seemly off so he exceed not But keep his compass clear he may be lookt at I would not marry a man that must be taught And conjur'd up with kisses the best game Is plaid still by the best Gamesters Ros Fie upon thee What talk hast thou Lel. Are not we alone and merry Why should we be asham'd to speak what we think thy Gentleman The tall fat fellow he that came to see thee Ros Is' t not a goodly man Lel. A wondrous goodly H 'as weight enough I warrant thee Mercy upon me What a Serpent wilt thou seem under such a S. George Ros Thou art a fool give me a man brings Mettle Brings substance with him needs no Broths to Lare him These little fellows shew like Fleas in boxes Hop up and down and keep a stir to vex us Give me the puissant Pike take you the small shot Lel. Of a great thing I have not seen a duller Therefore methinks sweet Sister Ros Peace he 's modest A bashfulness which is a point of grace wench But when these fellows come to moulding Sister To heat and handling as I live I like him Enter Mirabel And methinks I could form him Lel. Peace the Fire-drake Mir. ' Bless ye sweet beauties sweet incomparable Ladies Sweet wits sweet humours ' Bless you learned Lady And you most holy Nun ' Bless your Devotions Lel. And ' bless your brains Sir your most pregnant brains Sir They are in Travel may they be delivered Of a most hopeful Wild-Goose Ros ' Bless your manhood They say ye are a Gentleman of action A fair accomplish'd man and a rare Engineer You have a trick to blow up Maidenheads A subtle trick they say abroad Mir. I have Lady Ros And often glory in their Ruines Mir. Yes forsooth I have a speedy trick please you to try it My Engine will dispatch ye instantly Ros I would I were a woman Sir fit for ye As there be such no doubt may Engine you too May with a Counter-mine blow up your valour But in good faith Sir we are both too honest And the plague is we can not be perswaded For look ye if we thought it were a glory To be the last of all your lovely Ladies Mir. Come come leave prating this has spoil'd your Market This pride and pufft-up heart will make ye fast Ladies Fast when ye are hungry too Ros The more our pain Sir Lel. The more our health I hope too Mir. Your behaviours Have made men stand amaz'd those men that lov'd ye Men of fair States and parts your strange conventions Into I know not what nor how nor wherefore Your scorns of those that came to visit ye Your studied Whim-whams and your fine set faces What have these got ye proud and harsh opinions A Travel'd Monsieur was the strangest Creature The wildest Monster to be wondred at His Person made a publique Scoff his knowledge As if he had been bred ' mongst Bears or Bandoggs Shunn'd and avoided his conversation snuft at What Harvest brings all this Ros I pray ye proceed Sir Mir. Now ye shall see in what esteem a Traveller An understanding Gentleman and a Monsieur Is to be held and to your griefs confess it Both to your griefs and galls Lel. In what I pray ye Sir We would be glad to understand your excellence Mir. Goe on sweet Ladies it becomes ye rarely For me I have blest me from ye scoff on seriously And note the Man ye mock'd you Lady Learning Note the poor Traveller that came to visit ye That flat unfurnish'd fellow note him throughly You may chance to see him anon Lel. 'T is very likely Mir. And see him Courted by a Travell'd Lady Held dear and honour'd by a vertuous virgin May be a Beautie not far short of yours neither It may be clearer Lel. Not unlikely Mir. Younger As killing eyes as yours a wit as poynant May be a State to that may top your Fortune Enquire how she thinks of him how she holds him His good parts in what precious price already Being a stranger to him how she courts him A stranger to his Nation too how she dotes on him Enquire of this be sick to know Curse Lady And keep your chamber cry and curse a sweet one A thousand in yearly land well bred well friended Travell'd and highly followed for her fashions Lel. ' Bless his good fortune Sir Mir. This scurvy fellow I think they call his name Pinac this serving-man That brought ye Venison as I take it Madam Note but this Scab 't is strange that this course creature That has no more set off but his jugglings His travell'd tricks Lel. Good Sir I grieve not at him Nor envy not his fortune yet I wonder He 's handsom yet I see no such perfection Mir. Would I had his fortune for 't is a woman Of that sweet temper'd nature and that judgment Besides her state that care clear understanding And such a wife to bless him Ros Pray ye whence is she Mir. Of England and a most accomplish'd Lady So modest that mens eyes are frighted at her And such a noble carriage How now Sirrah Enter a Boy Boy Sir the great English Lady Mir. What of her Sir Boy Has newly left her coach and coming this way Where you may see her plain Monsieur Pinac The only man that leads her Enter Pinac Mariana and Attendants Mir. He is much honored Would I had such a favour now vex Ladies Envy and vex and rail Ros Ye are short of us Sir Mir. ' Bless your fair fortune Sir Pi. I nobly thank ye Mir. Is she married friend Pi. No no. Mir. A goodly Lady A sweet and delicate aspect mark mark and wonder Hast thou any hope of her Pi. A little Mir. Follow close then Lose not that hope Pi. To you Sir Mir. Gentle Lady Ros She is fair indeed Lel. I have seen a fairer yet She is well Ros Her clothes fit handsom too Lel. She dresses prettily Ros And by my faith she is rich she looks still sweeter A well bred woman I warrant her Lel. Do you hear Sir May I crave this Gentlewomans name Pi. Mariana Lady Lel.
own fools Some to rejoyce with thee those be the times fools And some I fear to curse thee those are poor fools Enter Cassander an old Lady passing over A â—â—t people call them honest Look look King look A weather-beaten Lady new caresn'd Fred. An old one Tony. The glasses of her eyes are new rub'd over And the worm-eaten records in her face are daub'd up neatly She layes her breasts out too like to poch'd eggs That had the yelks suckt out they get new heads also New teeth new tongues for the old are all worn out And as 't is hop'd new tayls Fred. For what Tony. For old Courtiers The young ones are too stirring for their travels Fred. Go leave your knavery and help to keep the door well I will have no such press Tony. Lay thy hand o' thy heart King Fred. I 'le have ye whipt Tony. The fool and thou art parted Exit Fred. Sorano work and free me from this spell 'Twixt love and scorn there 's nothing felt but hell Exit Enter Valerio Camillo Cleanthes Menallo and Servants Val. Tye on my Scarf you are so long about me Good my Lords help give me my other Cloak That Hat and Feather Lord what a Taylor 's this To make me up thus straight one sigh would burst me I have not room to breath come button button Button apace Cam. I am glad to see you merry Sir Val. 'T would make you merry had you such a wife And such an age to injoy her in Men. An ago Sir Val. A moneth 's an age to him that is contented What should I seek for more give me my sword Ha my good Lords that every one of you now Had but a Lady of that youth and beauty To bless your selves this night with would ye not Pray ye speak uprightly Cle. We confess ye happy And we could well wish such another Banquet But on that price my Lord Val. 'T were nothing else No man can ever come to aim at Heaven But by the knowledge of a Hell These shooes are heavy And if I should be call'd to dance they 'l clog me Get me some pumps I 'le tell ye brave Cami lo And you dear friends the King has honour'd me Out of his gracious favour has much honour'd me To limit me my time for who would live long Who would be old 't is such a weariness Such a disease that hangs like lead upon us As it increases so vexations Griefs of the minde pains of the feeble body Rheums coughs catarrhs we are but our living coffins Besides the fair soul's old too it grows covetous Which shews all honour is departed from us And we are Earth again Cle. You make fair use Sir Val. I would not live to learn to lye Cleanthes For all the world old men are prone to that too Thou that hast been a Souldier Menallo A noble Souldier and defied all danger Adopted thy brave arm the heir to victory Would'st thou live so long till thy strength forsook thee Till thou grew'st only a long tedious story Of what thou hadst been till thy sword hang by And lazie Spiders fill'd the hilt with cobwebs Men. No sure I would not Val. 'T is not sit ye should To dye a young man is to be an Angel Our great good parts put wings unto our souls We 'l have a rouse before we go to bed friends Pray ye tell me is' t a hansome Mask we have Cam. We understand so Val. And the young gent. dance Cle. They do Sir and some dance well Val. They must before the Ladies We 'l have a rouse before we go to bed friends A lusty one 't will make my blood dance too Musick Cam. Ten if you please Val. And we 'l be wondrous merry They stay sure come I hear the Musick forward You shall have all Gloves presently Exit Men. We attend Sir but first we must look to th' Doors Knocking within The King has charged us Exeunt Enter two Servants 1 Ser. What a noise do you keep there call my fellows O' the Guard you must cease now untill the King be Enter'd he is gone to th' Temple now 2 Serv. Look to that back door and keep it fast They swaâ—m like Bees about it Enter Camillo Cleanthes Menallo Tony following Cam. Keep back those Citizens and let their wives in Their handsome wives Tony. They have crowded me to Veriuyce I sweat like a Butter-box 1 Serv. Stand further off there Men. Take the women aside and talk with 'em in private Give 'em that they came for Tony. The whole Court cannot do it Besides the next Mask if we use 'em so They 'l come by millions to expect our largess We have broke a hundred heads Cle. Are they so tender Ton. But 't was behind before they have all murrions Cam. Let in those Ladies make 'em room for shame there Ton. They are no Ladies there 's one bald before 'em A gent bald they are curtail'd queans in hired clothes They come out of Spain I think they are very sultry Men. Keep 'em in breath for an Embassadour Knocks within Me thinks my nose shakes at their memories What bounsing 's that Within I am one of the Musick Sir Within I have sweat-meats for the banquet Cam. Let 'em in Ton. They lye my Lord they come to seek their wives Two broken Citizens Cam. Break 'em more they are but brusled yet Bold Rascals offer to disturb your wives Cle. Lock the doors fast the Musick hark the King comes A Curtain drawn The King Queen Valerio Evanthe Ladies Attendants Camillo Cleanthes Sorano Menallo A Mask Cupid descends the Graces sitting by him Cupid being bound the Graces unbind him he speaks Cup. Unbind me my delight this night is mine Now let me look upon what Stars here shine Let me behold the beauties then clap high My cullor'd wings proud of my Deity I am satisfied bind me again and fast My angry Bow will make too great a wast Of beauty else now call my Maskers in Call with a Song and let the sports begin Call all my servants the effects of love And to a measure let them nobly move Come you servants of proud love Come away Fairly nobly gently move Too long too long you make us stay Fancy Desire Delight Hope Fear Distrust and Jealousie be you too here Consuming Care and raging Ire And Poverty in poor attire March fairly in and last Despair Now full Musick strike the Air. Enter the Maskers Fancy Desire Delight Hope Fear Distrust Jealousie Care Ire Despair they dance after which Cupid speaks Cup. Away I have done the day begins to light Lovers you know your sate good night good night Cupid and the Graces ascend in the Chariot King Come to the Banquet when that 's ended Sir I 'le see you i' bed and so good night be merry You have a sweet bed fellow Val. I thank your Grace And ever shall be bound unto your nobleness King I pray I may deserve your thanks
ye With greasy Codpieces and woollen stockings The Devil if he dare deal with two women Be of your counsels farewel Plaisterers Exit Jac. Clora This fellow will be mad at Mid-summer Without all doubt Fab. I think so too Fra. I am sorry He 's gone in such a rage but sure this holds him Not every day Fab. 'Faith every other day If he come near a woman Clor. I wonder how his mother could endure To have him in her Belly he 's so boysterous Fra. He 's to be made more tractable I doubt not Clo. Yes if they taw him as they do whit-leather Upon an iron or beat him soft like Stock-fish SCENE IV. Enter Lelia and her waiting-woman with a Vail Lel. Art t' sure 't is he Wom. Yes and another with him Lel. The more the merrier did you give that money And charg'd it to be delivered where I shew'd you Wom. Yes and what else you bad me Lel. That brave fellow Though he be old whate'r he be shews toughness And such a one I long for and must have At any price these young soft melting gristles Are only for my safer ends Wom. They are here Lel. Give me my Vail and bid the Boy go sing That song above I gave him the sad song Now if I miss him I am curst go wench And tell 'em I have utterly forsworn All company of men yet make a venture At last to let 'em in thou knowst these things Do 'em to th' life Wom. I warrant you I am perfect Lel. Some ill woman for her use would give A million for this Wench she is so subtle Enter to the door Julio and Angelo Wom. Good Sir desire it not I dare not do it For since your last being here Sir believe me She has griev'd her self out of all Company And sweet Soul almost out of life too Jul. Prithee Let me but speak one word Wom. You will offend Sir And yet your name is more familiar with her Than any thing but sorrow good Sir go Ang. This little Varlet hath her Lesson perfect These are the baits they bob with Jul. 'Faith I will not Wom I shall be chidden cruelly for this But you are such a Gentleman Jul. No more Ang. There 's a new Tyre wench peace thou art well enough Jul. What has she musick Wom. Yes for Heavens sake stay 'T is all she feeds upon Jul. Alas poor soul Ang. Now will I pray devoutly for there 's need on 't The SONG A Way delights go seek some other dwelling For I must dye Farewel false Love thy tongue is ever telling Lye after Lye For ever let me rest now from thy smarts Alas for pity go And fire their hearts That have been hard to thee mine was not so Never again deluding Love shall know me For I will dye And all those griefs that think to over-grow me Shall be as I For ever will I sleep while poor Maids cry Alas for pity stay And let us dye With thee men cannot mock us in the day Jul. Mistriss not one word Mistriss if I grieve ye I can depart again Ang. Let 's go then quickly For if she get from under this dark Cloud We shall both sweat I fear for 't Jul. Do but speak Though you turn from me and speak bitterly And I am gone for that I think will please you Ang. Oh that all women were thus silent ever What fine things they were Jul. You have look'd on me When if there be belief in Womens words Spoken in tears you swore you lov'd to do so Lel. O me my heart Ang. Now Julio play the man Or such another O me will undo thee Would I had any thing to keep me busie I might not hear her think but what she is Or I doubt mainly I shall be i' th' mash too Jul. 'Pray speak again Lel. Where is my Woman Wom. Here. Ang. Mercy upon me what a face she has Would it were vail'd again Lel. Why did you let This flattering man in to me did not I Charge thee to keep me from his eyes again As carefully as thou wouldst keep thine own Thou hast brought me poyson in a shape of Heaven Whose violence will break the hearts of all Of all weak Women as it hath done mine That are such fools to love and look upon him Good Sir be gone you know not what an ease Your absence is Ang. By Heaven she is a wonder I cannot tell what 't is but I am quamish Jul. Though I desire to be here more than Heaven As I am now yet if my sight offend you So much I love to be commanded by you That I will go farewel Lel. I should say something E're you depart and I would have you hear me But why should I speak to a man that hates me And will but laugh at any thing I suffer Jul. If this be hate Lel. Away away deceiver Jul. Now help me Angelo Ang. I am worse than thou art Lel. Such tears as those might make another Woman Believe thee honest Julio almost me That know their ends for I confess they stir me Ang. What will become of me I cannot go now If you would hang me from her O brave Eye Steal me away Julio Jul. Alas poor man I am lost again too strangely Lel. No I will sooner trust a Crocodile When he sheds tears for he kills suddenly And ends our cares at once or any thing That 's evil to our Natures than a man I find there is no end of his deceivings Nor no avoiding 'em if we give way I was requesting you to come no more And mock me with your service 't is not well Nor honest to abuse us so far you may love too For though I must confess I am unworthy Of your love every way yet I would have you Think I am somewhat too good to make sport of Jul. Will you believe me Lel. For your Vows and Oaths And such deceiving tears as you shed now I will as you do study to forget ' em Jul. Let me be most despis'd of men Lel. No more There is no new way left by which your cunning Shall once more hope to catch me no thou false man I will avoid thee and for thy sake all That bear thy stamp as counterfeit in love For I am open ey'd again and know thee Go make some other weep as I have done That dare believe thee go and swear to her That is a stranger to thy cruelty And knows not yet what man is and his lyings How thou di'st daily for her pour it out In thy best lamentations put on sorrow As thou canst to deceive an Angel Julio And vow thy self into her heart that when I shall leave off to curse thee for thy falshood Still a forsaken Woman may be found To call to Heaven for vengeance Ang. From this hour I heartily despise all honest Women I care not if the World took knowledg on 't I see there 's nothing in them but that folly
day than other the longer you live the older still Must his Majesty command your silence ere you 'l hold your tongue Phil. Your reprehension runs into the same fault 'Pray Sir will you be silent Bust I have told him of this before now my Liege but Age will have his course and his weaknesses Phil. Good Sir your forbearance Bust And his frailties and his follies as I may say that cannot hold his tongue ere he be bidden Phil. Why Sirha Bust But I believe your Majesty will not be long troubled with him I hope that woman has something to confess will hang them both Phil. Sirha you 'll pull your desteny upon you If you cease not the sooner Bust Nay I have done my Liege yet it grieves me that I should call that man Father that should be so shameless that being commanded to hold his tongue Phil. To th'Porters Lodge with him Bust I thank your Grace I have a friend there Phil. Speak woman if any interruption meet thee more It shall be punish'd sharply Gill. Good my Liege I dare not Ask you the question why that old man weeps Phil. Who Count Julio I observ'd it not You hear the question Sir will you give the cause Jul. Oh my Lord it hardly will get passage It is a sorrow of that greatness grown ' Less it dissolve in tears and come by parcels Gill. I 'll help you Sir in the delivery And bring you forth a joy You lost a daughter Jul. 'T was that recounted thought brought forth these sorrows Gill. Shee 's found again Know you this mantle Sir Jul. Hah Gill. Nay leave your wonder I 'll explain it to you This did enwrap your child whom ever since I have call'd mine when Nurse Amaranta In a remove from Mora to Corduba Was seiz'd on by a fierce and hungry Bear She was the Ravins prey as heaven so would He with his booty fill'd forsook the babe All this was in my sight and so long I saw Untill the cruel creature left my sight At which advantage I adventur'd me To rescue the sweet Lamb I did it Sir And ever since I have kept back your joy And made it mine but age hath wearied me And bids me back restore unto the owner What I unjustly kept these fourteen years Jul. Oh thou hast ta'n so many years from me And made me young as was her birth day to me Oh good my Liege give my joys a pardon I must go power a blessing on my child Which here would be too rude and troublesome Exit Phil. Franio you knew this before Bust Oh oh Item for you Miller Fra. I did my Liege I must confess I did And I confess I ne'r would have confess'd Had not that womans tongue begun to me We poor ones love and would have comforts Sir As well as great this is no strange sault Sir There 's many men keep other mens children As though they were their own Bust It may stretch farther yet I beseech you my Liege let this woman be a little farther examin'd let the words of her conscience be search'd I would know how she came by me I am a lost child if I be theirs though I have been brought up in a Mill yet I had ever a mind methought to be a greater man Phil. She will resolve you sure Gill. I I Boy thou art mine own flesh and blood Born of mine own body Bust 'T is very unlikely that such a body should bear me There 's no trust in these Millers Woman tell the truth my father shall forgive thee whatsoever he was were he Knight Squire or Captain less he should not be Gill. Thou art mine own child Boy Bust And was the Miller my Father Gill. Wouldst thou make thy Mother a whore Knave Bust I if she make me a Bastard The rack must make her confess my Lord I shall never come to know who I am else I have a worshipful mind in me sure methinks I do scorn poor folks Enter Otrante Florimel and Julio c. Phil. Here comes the brightest glory of the day Love yoak'd with love the best equality Without the level of estate or person Jul. You both shall be rewarded bountifully Wee 'll be-a kin too Brother and Sister Shall be chang'd with us ever Bust Thank you Unkle my sister is my cosen yet at the last cast Farewell sister foster If I had known the Civil Law would have allowed it thou hadst had another manner of Husband then thou hast but much good do thee I 'll dance at thy wedding kiss the Bride and so Jul. Why how now sirha Bust 'T is lawful now she 's none of my Sister It was a Miller and a Lord That had a scabbard and a sword He put it up in the Countrey word The Miller and his daughter She has a face and she can sing She has a Grace and she can spring She has a place with another thing Tradoodle Fra. A knavish Brother of yours my Lord. Bust Would I were acquainted with your Taylor Noble Brother Otr. You may there he is mine newly entertain'd Ver. If you have any work for me I can sit you Sir I sitted the Lady Bust My Sister Tailor what fits her will hardly fit me Ver. Who fits her may fit you Sir the Tailor can do both Bust You have a true yard Tailor Ver. Ne'r a whit too long I warrant you Bust Then Tailor march with me a way I scorn these robes I must be gay My noble Brother he shall pay Tom Tailor Exeunt Phil. Your recovered friendships are sound Gentlemen Bel. At heart at heart my Lord the worm shall not Beyond many ages find a breach to enter at Phil. These Lovers unities I will not doubt of How happy have you made our progress then To be the witness of such fair Accords Come now we 'll eat with you my Lord Otrante 'T is a charge sav'd you must not grudge your guest 'T is both my welcome and your Wedding-Feast Exeunt The Knight of Malta The Persons Represented in the Play Valetta The Grand Master of Malta Miranda An Italian Gentleman the Knight of Malta Two Knights of the Order Astorius Castriott Montferrat A Knight of the Order but a villain Gomera A deserving Spanish Gentleman Norandine A valiant merry Dane Commander in chief of the Gallies of Malta Collona alias Angelo A Captive redeemed from the Gallies and beloved of Miranda Rocca Servant and Instrument to Montferrat 2 Bishops Souldiers Corporal Prisoners 2 Marshals Doctor 1 Of the Esguard Servants WOMEN Oriana Sister to Valetta and Wife of Gomera Velleda Attendant on Oriana Zanthia alias Abdella a Moore Servant to Oriana Luscinda A beautiful Turkish Woman contracted to Angelo Prisoner to Miranda Two Gentlewomen The Scene Malta The principal Actors were Rich. Burbadge Nathan Field John Vnderwood Rich. Sharpe Henry Condel Robert Benfeild John Lowin Thomas Holcome Actus Primus Scaena Prima Enter Mountferrat Mount DAres she dispise me thus me that with spoil
would crave a little rest Lady And for my hurts some Surgerie I am a Gentleman That fortune of a fight Mist A handsome Gentleman Alas he bleeds a very handsome Gentleman Wild. A sweet young wench beshrew my heart a fair one Fortune has made me some recompence Mist Pray come in the air is hurtful for you Pray let me lead you I 'll have a bed for you presently I 'll be your Surgeon too alas sweet Gentleman Wild. I feel no hurts the morning comes too fast now Mist Softly I beseech you Exit Enter Lady and Toby Tob. He is not up yet Madam what meant you To come forth so early La. You blockhead Your eyes are sow'd up still they cannot see When it is day oh my poor Maria Where be the women Tob. They said they would follow us La. He shall not laugh thus at my misery And kill my child and steal away her body And keep her portion too Tob. Let him be hang'd for 't You have my voice La. These women not come yet A Son-in-law I 'll keep a Conjurer But I 'll find out his knavery Tob. Do and I 'll help him And if he were here this whip should conjure him Here 's a Capias and it catch hold on 's breech I 'de make him soon believe the Devil were there La. An old Usurer Tob. He married the money that 's all he lookt for For your daughter let her sink or swim La. I 'll swim him This is his house I wonder they stay thus That we might rail him out on 's wits Tob. They 'll come Fear not Madam and bring clappers with 'em Or some have lost their old wont I have heard No disparagement to your Ladyship some o' their tongues Like Tom-a-Lincoln three miles off La. Oh fie How tedious are they Tob. What and we lost no time You and I shall make a shift to begin with him And tune our Instruments till the Consort come To make up the full noise I 'll knock Ju. Who 's that rapt so saucily Tob. 'T is I Toby come down or else we 'll fetch you down Alas this is but the Saints-bell here 's a Gentlewoman Will ring you another peal come down I say Ju. Some new fortifications look to my doors Put double barrs I will not have her enter Nor any of her Tribe they come to terrifie me Keep out her tongue too if you can La. I hear you And I will send my tongue up to your worship The eccho of it shall flye o'er the street My Daughter that thou killedst with kindness Jew That thou betrayedst to death thou double Jew And after stol'st her body Tob. Jew 's too good for him Ju. I defie you both Thy daughter plaid the villain and betraid me Betrai'd my honor La. Honor Rascal And let that bear an action I 'll try it with thee Honor Tob. Oh Reprobate La. Thou musty Justice Buy an honourable halter and hang thy self Tob. A worshipful ropes end is too good for him La. Get honor that way thou wot die a dog else Tob. Come and be whipt first La. Where is her Portion Enter Nurse and Women Ju. Where I 'll keep it safely Nur. Traitor thou shalt not keep it Ju. More of the kennel put more bolts to th'doors there And arm your selves hell is broke loose upon us Tob. I am glad y' are come we 'll blow the house down La. Oh Nurse I have such cause Wo. Villain viper although you had no cause we are bound To help Nur. Yes and believe we come not here to examine And if you please we 'll fire the house Ju. Call the Constable Tob. A charitable motion fire is comfortable La. No no we 'll only let him know our minds We will commit no outrage he 's a Lawyer Ju. Give me my Musket La. Where 's my daughters body That I may bury it Wo. Speak or we 'll bury thee Nur. Alive we 'll bury thee speak old Iniquity Tob. Bury him alive by all means for a testimony Ju. Their voices make my house reel oh for Officers I am in a dream thy daughters spirit Wa'ks a nights and troubles all the neighhors Go hire a Conjurer I 'll say no more La. The Law shall say more Wo. Nur. We are witnesses And if thou be'st not hang'd Enter Lurcher and Boy Lur. Buy a Book of good manners A short Book of good manners Boy Buy a ballad a ballad of the maid was got with child Tob. That might ha been my case last night I 'll ha 't what e'er it cost me Boy A ballad of the Witches hang'd at Ludlow Tob. I will have that too There was an Aunt of mine I think amongst 'em I would be glad to hear her Testament Lur. A new Book of Women Ju. The thunder 's laid how they stare at him Lur. A new Book of Fools a strange Book Very strange fools Ju. I 'll owe thee a good turn whate'er thou art Lur. A Book of Walking Spirits Ju. That I like not Tob. Nor I they walk'd me the Fools Morris Lur. A Book of Wicked Women Ju. That 's well thought on Dâ—â— Of rude malicious Women of proud Women Of scolding Women we shall ne'er get in Boy A ballad of wrong'd Maids La. I 'll buy that Lur. A little very little Book Of good and godly Women a very little one So little you may put it in a Nutshel Tob. With a small print that no body can read it Nur. Peace sirrah or I 'll tear your Books Ju. Open the door and let him in I love him Lur. A Book of evil Magistrates La. I marry d' ye hear that Justice Lur. And their eviller wives That wear their Places in their Petticoats Ju. D' ye hear that Lady Boy A Book new printed against Playing Dancing Masking May-poles a zealous Brothers Book And full of Fables Lur. Another Book of Women of mad women Women that were born in March Eâ— La. Are you got in We would ha pull'd your knaves hide else this fellow Was sent to abuse us but we shall have timâ— To talk more with this Justice Ju. Farewel Madam as you like this come visit me agâ— You and your treble strings now scold your hearts out Wo. Shall he carry it thus away Nur. Go to the Judge and what you 'll have us swearâ— La. I thank ye heartily I 'll keep that for the last I will go home And leave him to his Conscience for a while If it sleep long I 'll wake it with a vengeance Eâ— Enter Servants 1. What book has he given thee 2. A dainty book a book of the great Navy Of fifteen hundred ships of Cannon-proof Built upon Whales to keep their keels from sinking And Dragons in 'em that spit fire ten mile And Elephants that carry goodly Castles 1. Dost thou believe it 2. Shall we not believe Books in print 1. I have John Taylors book of Hempseed too Which for two lines I hapned on by chance I reverence 2. I
will do Enter Jaques How now is my fair Bride a bed Jaq. No truly Sir Petron. Not a bed yet body o' me we 'll up and â— her here 's a coil with a Maiden-head 't is not intail'd it Petru. If it be I 'll try all the Law i' th' Land but I 'll it off let 's up let 's up come Jaq. That you cannot neither Petru. Why Jaq. Unless you 'll drop through the Chimney like a Dâ— or force a breach i' th' windows you may untile the hoâ— 't is possible Petru. What dost thou mâ—an Jaq. A moral Sir the Ballad will express it The wind and the rain has turn'd you back again And you cannot be lodged there The truth is all the dâ— Are baracadoed not a Cathole but holds a murd'rer iâ— She 's victuall'd for this month Petru. Art not thou drunk Soph. He 's drunk he 's drunk come come let 's up Jaq. Yes yes I am drunk ye may go up ye may â—tlemen but take heed to your heads I say no more Soph. I 'll try that Petron. How dost thou say the door fast lock'd fellow Jaq. Yes truly Sir 't is lock'd and guarded too two as desperate tongues planted behind it as e'er yet â—ter'd they stand upon their honors and will not give without strange composition I 'll assure you marching a â—ay with their Pieces cockt and Bullets in their mouths will not satisfie them Petru. How 's this how 's this they are Is there another with her Jaq. Yes marry is there and an Enginier Mar. Who 's that for Heavens sake Jaq. Colonel Byancha she commands the works Spiâ—â—la's but a Ditcher to her there 's a half-moon I am but a poor man but if you 'll give me leave I 'll venture a years wages draw all your force before it and mount your ablest Piece of battery you shall not enter it these three nights yet Enter Sophocles Petru. I should laugh at that good Jaques Soph. Beat back again she 's fortified for ever Jaq. Am I drunk now Sir Soph. He that dares most go up now and be cool'd I have scap'd a pretty scowring Petru. What are they mad have we another Bedlam They do not talke I hope Soph. Oh terribly extreamly fearful the noise at London-bridge is nothing near her Petru. How got she tongue Soph. As you got tail she was born to 't Petru. Lock'd out a doors and on my wedding night Nay and I suffer this I may goe graze Come Gentlemen I 'll batter are these virtues Soph. Do and be beaten off with shame as I was I went up came to th' door knock'd no body answer'd knock'd loâ—der yet heard nothing would have broke in by force when suddainly a Water-work flew from the window with such violence that had I not duck'd quickly like a Fryer â—â—â—ra quis nescit The chamber 's nothing but a meer Ostend in every window Pewter Cannons mounted you 'll quickly â—â—d with what they are charg'd Sir Petru. Why then tantara for us Soph. And all the lower Works lin'd sure with small shot long tongues with Fire-locks that at twelve score blank hit to the heart now and ye dare go up Enter Maria and Byanca above Mar. The window opens beat a parley first I am so much amaz'd my very hair stands Petron. Why how now Daughter what intrench'd Mar. A little guarded for my safety Sir Petru. For your safety Sweet-heart why who offends you I come not to use violence Mar. I think you cannot Sir I am better fortified Petru. I know your end You would fain reprieve your Maiden-head A night or two Mar. Yes or ten or twenty or say an hundred Or indeed till I list lie with you Soph. That 's a shrewd saying from this present hour I never will believe a silent woman When they break out they are bonfires Petro. Till you list lie with him why who are you Madam Bya. That trim Gentlemans wife Sir Petru. Cry you mercy do you command too Mar. Yes marry does she and in chief Bya. I do command and you shall go without I mean your wife for this night Mar. And for the next too wench and so as'tfol wols Petrâ— Thou wilt not wilt ' a Mar. Yes indeed dear father Aâ—d till he seal to what I shall set down 〈◊〉 any thing I know for ever Soph. Indeed these are Bug-words Tra. You hear Sir she can talk God be thanked Petru. I would I heard it not Sir Soph. I find that all the pity bestow'd upon this woman Makes but an Anagram of an ill wife For she was never virtuous Petru. You 'll let me in I hope for all this jesting Mar. Hope still Sir Petron. You will come down I am sure Mar. I am sure I will not Petron. I 'll fetch you then Bya. The power of the whole County cannot Sir Unless we please to yield which yet I think We shall not charge when you please you shall Hear quickly from us Mor. Bless me from a chicken of thy hatching Is this wiving Petru. Prethee Maria tell me what 's the reason And doe it freely you deal thus strangely with me You were not forc'd to marry your consent Went equally with mine if not before it I hope you do not doubt I want that mettle A man should have to keep a woman waking I would be sorry to be such a Saint yet My person as it is not excellent So 't is not old nor lame nor weak with Physick But well enough to please an honest woman That keeps her house and loves her Husband Mar. 'T is so Petru. My means and my conditions are no shamers Of him that owes 'em all the world knows that And my friends no reliers on my fortunes Mar. All this I believe and none of all these parcels I dare accept against nay more so far I am from making these the ends I aim at These idle outward things these womens fears That were I yet unmarried free to choose Through all the Tribes of man I 'll take Petruchio In 's shirt with one ten Groats to pay the Priest Before the best man living or the ablest That e'er leap'd out of Lancashire and they are right ones Petron. Why do you play the fool then and stand prating Out of the window like a broken Miller Petru. If you will have me credit you Maria Come down and let your love confirm it Mar. Stay there Sir that bargain 's yet to make Bya. Play sure wench the Pack s in thine own hand Soph. Let me die lowsie if these two wenches Be not brewing knavery to stock a Kingdom Petru. Why this is a Riddle I love you and I love you not Mar. It is so And till your own experience do untie it This distance I must keep Petru. If you talk more I am angry very angry Mar. I am glad on 't and I will talk Petru. Prethee peace Let me not think thou art mad I tell thee woman If thou goest forward I am still
'T is a folly And you will find it so to clap the curb on E're you be sure it proves a natural wildness And not a forc'd Give her conditions For on my life this trick is put into her Petron. I should believe so too Soph. And not her own Tra. You 'll find it so Soph. Then if she flownder with you Clap spurs on and in this you 'll deal with temperance Avoid the hurry of the world Tra. And loose Musick above Mor. No honor on my life Sir Petru. I will do it Petron. It seems they are very merry Enter Jaques Petru. Why Heaven hold it Mor. Now Jaques Jaq. They are i' th' flaunt Sir Soph. Yes we hear ' em Jaq. They have got a stick of Fiddles and they firk it In wondrous ways the two grand Capitano's They brought the Auxiliary Regiments Dance with their coats tuckt up to their bare breeches And bid the Kingdom kiss 'em that 's the burden They have got Metheglin and audacious Ale And talk like Tyrants Petron. How knowest thou Jaq. I peept in At a loose Lansket SONG A Health for all this day To the woman that bears the sway And wears the breeches Let it come let it come Let this health be a Seal For the good of the Common-weal the woman shall wear the breeches Let 's drink then and laugh it And merrily merrily quaff it And tipple and tipple a round here 's to thy fool and to my fool Come to all fools though it cost us wench many a pound Tra. Hark Petro. A Song pray silence All the Women above Citizens and Countrey women Mâ—r. They look out Petru. Good ev'n Ladies Mar. Good you good ev'n Sir Petru. How have you slept to night Mar. Exceeding well Sir Petru. Did you not wish me with you Mar. No believe me I never thought upon you Cun. Is that he Bya. Yes Cun. Sir Soph. She has drank hard mark her Hood Cun. You are Soph. Learnedly drunk I 'll hang else let her utter Cun. And I must tell you viva voce friend A very foolish fellow Tra. There 's an Ale figure Petru. I thank you Susan Brotes Cit. Forward Sister Cun. You have espoused here a hearty woman A comly and courageous Petru. Well I have so Cun. And to the comfort of distressed damsels Women out-worn in wedlock and such vessels This woman has defied you Petru. It should seem so Cun. And why Petru. Yes can you tell Cun. For thirteen causes Petru. Pray by your patience Mistriss Cit. Forward Sister Petru. Do you mean to treat of all these Cit. Who shall let her Petro. Do you hear Velvet hood we come not now To hear your doctrine Cun. For the first I take it â—t doth divide it self into seven branches Petru. Hark you good Maria Have you got a Catechiser here Tra. Good zeal Soph. Good three pil'd predication will you peace And hear the cause we come for Cun. Yes bob-tails We know the cause you come for here 's the cause But never hope to carry her never dream Or flatter your opinions with a thought Of base repentance in her Cit. Give me Sack By this and next strong Ale Cun. Swear forward Sister Cit. By all that 's cordial in this place we 'll bury Our bones fames tongues our triumphs and all That ever yet was chronicl'd of woman But this brave wench this excellent despiser This bane of dull obedience shall inherit His liberal Will and march off with conditions Noble and worth her self Cun. She shall Tom Tilers And brave ones too my Hood shall make a Hearse-cloth And I 'll lie under it like Jone o' Gaunt E'r I go less my Distaff stuck up by me For the eternal Trophy of my conquests And loud fame at my head with two main bottles Shall fill to all the world the glorious fall Of old Don Gillian Cit. Yet a little further We have taken Arms in rescue of this Lady Most just and Noble if ye beat us off Without conditions and we recant â—se us as we deserve and first degrade us â—f all our antient chambring next that The Symbols of our secresie silk Stockings Hew of our heels our petticoats of Arms Tear off our bodies and our Bodkins break Over our coward heads Cun. And ever after To make the tainture most notorious At all our Crests videlicet our Plackets Let Laces hang and we return again Into our former titles Dary-maids Petru. No more wars puissant Ladies shew conditions And freely I accept ' em Mar. Call in Livia She 's in the Treaty too Enter Livia above Mor. How Livia Mar. Hear you that Sir There 's the conditions for ye pray peruse ' em Petron. Yes there she is 't had been no right rebellion Had she held off what think you man Mor. Nay nothing I have enough o' th' prospect o' my conscience The worlds end and the goodness of a woman Will come together Petron. Are you there sweet Lady Liv. Cry you mercy Sir I saw you not your blessing Petron. Yes when I bless a jade that stumbles with me How are the Articles Liv. This is for you Sir And I shall think upon 't Mor. You have us'd me finely Liv. There 's no other use of thee now extant But to be hung up Cassock Cap and all For some strange monster at Apothecaries Petron. I hear you whore Liv. It must be his then Sir For need will then compel me Cit. Blessing on thee Petron. There 's no talking to 'em How are they Sir Petru. As I expected Liberty and clothes Reads When and in what way she will continual moneys Company and all the house at her dispose No tongue to say why is this or whether will it New Coaches and some buildings she appoints here Hangings and Hunting-horses and for Plate And Jewels for her private use I take it Two thousand pound in present then for Musick And women to read French Petron. This must not be Petru. And at the latter end a clause put in That Livia shall by no man be importun'd This whole month yet to marry Petron. This is monstrous Petru. This shall be done I 'll humor her awhile If nothing but repentance and undoing Can win her love I 'll make a shift for one Soph. When ye are once a bed all these conditions Lie under your own seal Mar. Do you like ' em Petru. Yes And by that faith I gave you 'fore the Priest I 'll ratifie ' em Cun. Stay what pledges Mar. No I 'll take that oath But have a care you keep it Cit. 'T is not now As when Andrea liv'd Cun. If you do juggle Or alter but a Letter of these Articles We have set down the self-same persecution Mar. Mistrust him not Petru. By all my honesty Mar. Enough I yield Petron. What 's this Inserted here Soph. That the two valiant women that commanded here Shall have a Supper made 'em and a large one And liberal entertainment without grudging And pay for all
travel Enter Rowland Livia Byancha and Tranio Petro. What have we here Row Another Morris Sir That you must pipe too Tra. A poor married couple Desire an offering Sir Bya. Never frown at it You cannot mend it now there 's your own hand And yours Moroso to confirm the bargain Petron. My hand Mor. Or mine Bya. You 'll find it so Petro. A trick By a trick Bya. Yes Sir we trickt ye Liv. Father Petro. Hast thou lain with him speak Liv. Yes truly Sir Petro. And hast thou done the deed boy Row I have Sir That that will serve the turn I think Petru. A match then I 'll be the maker up of this Moroso There 's now no remedy you see be willing Mor be or be not he must have the wench Mor. Since I am over-reach'd let 's into dinner And if I can I 'll drink 't away Tra. That 's well said Petro. Well sirrah you have plaid a trick look to 't And let me be a Grandsire within 's twelve-month Or by this hand I 'll curtail half your fortunes Row There shall not want my labour Sir your money Here 's one has undertaken Tra. Well I 'll trust her And glad I have so good a pawn Row I 'll watch ye Petru. Let 's in and drink of all hands and be jovial I have my Colt again and now she carries And Gentlemen whoever marries next Let him be sure he keep him to his Text. Exeunt EPILOGUE THe Tamer 's tam'd but so as nor the men Can find one just cause to complain of when They fitly do consider in their lives They should not reign as Tyrants o'er their wives Nor can the Women from this president Insult or triumph it being aptly meant To teach both Sexes due equality And as they stand bound to love mutually If this effect arising from a cause Well laid and grounded may deserve applause We something more than hope our honest ends Will keep the Men and Women too our friends THE ISLAND PRINCESS A Tragi-Comedy The Persons represented in the Play King of Sidore an Island Suitors to the Princess Quisara King of Bakam King of Siana Governor of Terna an Issand An ill man Ruy Dias a Captain of Portugal also suitor to the Prin. Piniero Nephew to Ruy Dias a merry Captain Soldiers and Friends to Piniero Christophero Pedro Armusia a noble daring Portugueze in love with the Princess companions to Armusia and his valiant followers Soza Emanuel Keeper Moors Guard Captain Citizens Townsmen Women Quisara the Island Princess Sister to the King of Sidore Quisaâ—a Aunt to the Princess Panura Waiting-woman to the Princess Quisara Citizens wives The Scene India The Principal Actors were John Lowin John Vnderwood William Eglestone Rich. Sharpe Joseph Tailor Robert Benfield George Birch Tho. Polard Actus Primus Scaena Prima A Bell Rings Enter Pymero Christophero and Pedro. Pymero. OPen the Ports and see the Watch reliev'd And let the guards be careful of their business Their vigilant eyes fixt on these Islanders They are false and desperate people when they find The least occasion open to encouragement Cruel and crafty souls believe me Gentlemen Their late attempt which is too fresh amongst us In which against all arms and honesty The Governor of Ternata made surprize Of our Confederate the King of Tidore As for his recreation he was rowing Between both Lands bids us be wise and circumspect Chr. It was a mischief suddenly imagin'd And as soon done that Governor 's a fierce knave Unfaithful as he is fierce too there 's no-trusting But I wonder much how such poor and base pleasures As tugging at an Oar or skill in Steerage Should become Princes Py. Base breedings love base pleasure They take as much delight in a Baratto A little scurvy boat to row her tightly And have the Art to turn and wind her nimbly Think it as noble too though it be slavish And a dull labour that declines a Gentleman As we Portugals or the Spaniards do in riding In managing a great horse which is princely The French in Courtship or the dancing English In carrying a fair presence Ped. He was strangely taken But where no faith is there 's no trust he has paid for 't His Sister yet the fair and great Quisara Has shew'd a noble mind and much love in 't To her afflicted brother and the nobler still it appears And seasons of more tenderness because his ruin stiles her absolute And his imprisonment adds to her profit Feeling all this which makes all men admire her The warm beams of this fortune that fall on her Yet has she made divers and noble Treaties And propositions for her brothers freedom If wealth or honor Py. Peace peace you are fool'd Sir Things of these natures have strange outsides Pedro And cunning shadows set'em far from us Draw 'em but near they are gross and they abuse us They that observe her close shall find her nature Which I doubt mainly will not prove so excellent She is a Princess and she must be fair That 's the prerogative of being Royal Let her want eyes and nose she must be beauteous And she must know it too and the use of it And people must believe it they are damn'd else Why all our neighbor Princes are mad for her Chr. Is she not fair then Py. But her hopes are fairer And there 's a haughty Master the King of Bakan That lofty Sir that speaks far more and louder In his own commendations than a Cannon He is strucken dumb with her Ped. Beshrew me she is a sweet one Py. And there 's that hopeful man of Syana That sprightly fellow he that 's wise and temperate He is a Lover too Chr. Wou'd I were worth her looking For by my life I hold her a compleat one The very Sun I think affects her sweetness And dares not as he does to all else dye it Into his tauny Livery Py. She dares not see him But keeps her self at distance from his kisses And her complexion in a Case let him but like it A week or two or three she would look like a Lion But the main sport on 't is or rather wonder The Governor of Ternata her mortal enemy He that has catcht her brother King is struck too And is arriv'd under safe conduct also And hostages of worth delivered for him And he brought a Letter from his prisoner Whether compell'd or willingly delivered From the poor King or what else dare be in 't Chr. So it be honourable any thing 't is all one For I dare think she 'll do the best Py. 'T is certain He has admittance and sollicites hourly Now if he have the trick Ped. What trick Py. The true one To take her too if he be but skill'd in Bat-fowling And lime his bush right Chr. I 'll be hang'd when that hits For 't is not a compell'd or forc'd affection That must take her I guess her stout and virtuous But where 's your Uncle Sir our
Go to leave your pointing they would not Make us their object out of their sight Daugh. It is a holliday to look on them Lord the Diff'rence of men Exeunt Scaena Secunda Enter Palamon and Arcite in prison Pal. How do you Noble Cosin Arcite How do you Sir Pal. Why strong enough to laugh at misery And bear the chance of war yet we are prisoners I fear for ever Cosin Arcite I believe it And to that destiny have patiently Laid up my hour to come Pal. Oh Cosin Arcite Where is Thebs now where is our noble Countrey Where are our friends and kindreds never more Must we behold those comforts never see The haâ—dy youths strive for the Games of honor Hung with the painted favours of their Ladies Like tail Ships under Sail then start amongst 'em And as an Eastwind leave 'em all behind us Like lazy Clouds whilst Palamon and Arcite Even in the wagging of a wanton leg Out-stript the peoples praises won the Garlands E'r they have time to wish 'em ours Oh never Shall we two exercise like twins of honor Our Arms again and feel our fiery horses Like proud Seas under us our gooâ— Swords now Better the red-ey'd god of War nev'r were Bravish'd our sides like age must run to rust And deck the Temples of those gods that hate us These hands shall never draw 'em out like light'ning To blast whole Armies more Arcite No Palamon Those hopes are prisoners with us here we are And here the graces of our youths must wither Like a too-timely Spring here age must find us And which is heaviest Palamon unmarried The sweet embraces of a loving wife Loaden with kisses arm'd with thousand Cupid's Shall never claspe our necks no issue know us No figures of our selves shall we ev'r see To glad our age and like young Eagles teach 'em Boldly to gaze against bright arms and say Remember what your Fathers were and conquer The fair-ey'd Maids shall weep our banishments And in their Songs curse ever-blinded fortune Till she for shame see what a wrong she has done To youth and nature This is all our world We shall know nothing here but one another Hear nothing but the clock that tels our woes The Vine shall grow but we shall never see it Summer shall come and with her all delights But dead-cold winter must inhabit here still Pal. 'T is too true Arcite To our Theban hounds That shook the aged Forrest with their ecchoes No more now must we hollo no more shake Our pointed Javelins whilst the angry Swine Flies like a Parthian quiver from our rages Struck with our well-steel'd Darts All valiant uses The food and nourishment of noble minds In us two here shall perish we shall die Which is the curse of honor lastly Children of grief and Ignorance Arc. Yet Cosin Even from the bottom of these miseries From all that fortune can inflict upon us I see two comforts rising two meer blessings If the gods please to hold here a brave patience And the enjoying of our griefs together Whilst Palamon is with me let me perish If I think this our prison Pala. Certainly 'T is a main goodness Cosin that our fortunes Were twin'd together 't is most true two souls Put in two noble bodies let 'em suffer The gaul of hazard so they grow together Will never sink they must not say they could A willing man dies sleeping and all 's done Arc. Shall we make worthy uses of this place That all men hate so much Pal. How gentle Cosin Arc. Let 's think this prison Holy Sanctuary To keep us from corruption of worse men We are young and yet desire the wayes of honour That liberty and common conversation The poison of pure spirits might like women Wooe us to wander from What worthy blessing Can be but our imaginations May make it ours And here being thus together We are an endless mine to one another We are one anothers Wife ever begetting New births of love we are Father Friends Acquaintance We are in one another Families I am your Heir and you are mine This place Is our Inheritance no hard oppressor Dare take this from us here with a little patience We shall live long and loving No surfeits seek us The hand of War hurts none here nor the Seas Swallow their youth were we at liberty A Wife might part us lawfully or business Quarrels consume us Envy of ill men Crave our acquaintance I might sicken Cosin Where you should never know it and so perish Without your noble hand to close mine eyes Or prayers to the gods a thousand chances Were we from hence would sever us Pal. You have made me I thank you Cosin Arcite almost wanton With my Captivity what a misery It is to live abroad and every where 'T is like a Beast me thinks I find the Court here I 'm sure a more content and all those pleasures That wooe the Wills of men to vanity I see through now and am sufficient To tell the world 't is but a gaudy shadow That old Time as he passes by takes with him What had we been old in the Court of Creon Where sin is Justice Lust and Ignorance The virtues of the great ones Cosin Arâ—ite Had not the loving gods found this place for us We had di'd as they doe ill old men unwept And had their Epitaphs the peoples Curses Shall I say more Arc. I would hear you still Pal. Ye shall Is there record of any two that lov'd Better than we two Arcite Arc. Sure there cannot Pal. I doe not think it possible our friendship Should ever leave us Arc. Till our deaths it cannot Enter Emilia and her Woman And after death our spirits shall be led To those that love eternally Speak on Sir This Garden has a world of pleasures in 't Emil. What Flower is this Wom. 'T is call'd Narcissus Madam Emil. That was a fair Boy certain but a fool To love himself were there not Maids enough Arc. Pray forward Pal. Yes Emil. Or were they all hard-hearted Wom. They could not be to one so fair Emil. Thou wouldst not Wom. I think I should not Madam Emil. That 's a good wench But take heed to your kindness though Wom. Why Madam Emil. Men are mad things Arcite Will ye go forward Cosin Emil. Canst not thou work such Flowers in Silk wench Wom. Yes Emil. I 'll have a Gown full of 'em and of these This is a pretty colour wil't not do Rarely upon a skirt wench Wom. Dainty Madam Arc. Cosin Cosin how do you Sir Why Palamon Pal. Never till now I was in prison Arcite Arc. Why what 's the matter man Pal. Behold and wonder By heaven she is a Goddess Arcite Ha. Pal. Do reverence She is a Goddess Arcite Emil. Of all Flowers Methinks a Rose is best Wom. Why gentle Madam Emil. It is the very Emblem of a Maid For when the West wind courts her gently How modestly she
it Duke What woman 's this Ben. A base confederate In this proceeding kept of alms long time By him who now expos'd to misery Talks thus distractedly Attach her Guard Ran. Your cruelty brother will have end Cor. You 'd best Let them attach my tongue Duke Good woman peace For were this truth it doth not help thy Nephew The Law 's infring'd by their disparity That forfeits both their lives Cor. Sir with your pardon Had your Grace ever children Duke Thou hast put A question whose sharp point toucheth my heart I had two little Sons twins who were both With my good Dutchess slain as I did hear At that time when my Dukedom was surpriz'd Cor. I have heard many say my gracious Lord That I was wondrous like her All. Ha Duke By all mans joy it is Cornelia My dearest wife Cor. To ratifie me her Come down Alphonso one of those two twins And take thy Fathers blessing thou hast broke No Law thy birth being above thy wives Ascanio is the other nam'd Fernando Who by remote means to my Lord Beâ—voglio I got preferr'd and in poor habits clad You fled and th' innovation laid again I wrought my self into Randulpho's service With my eldest boy yet never durst reveal What they and I were no not to themselves Until the Tyrants death Duke My joy has fill'd me Like a full-winded sail I cannot speak Ger. Fetch Violanta and my brother Ben. Run Run like a spout you rogue a o' poison That little whore I trusted will betray me Stay hangman I have work for you there 's Gold Cut off my head or hang me presently Soft Musick Enter Angelina with the bodies of Ferdinand and Violanta on a bier Dorothea carrying the Cup and Letter which she gives to the Duke he reads seems sorrowful shews it to Cornelia and Gerrard they lament over the bier Randulpho and Benvoglio seem fearful and seem to report to Angelina and Dorothea what hath passed before Ran. This is your rashness brother Duke Oh joy thou wert too great to last This was a cruel turning to our hopes Unnatural Father poor Ascanio Ger. Oh mother let me be Gerrard again And follow Violanta Cor. Oh my Son Duke Your lives yet bloudy men shall answer this Dor. I must not see 'em longer grieve My Lord Be comforted let sadness generally Forsake each eye and bosom they both live For poison I infus'd meer Opium Holding compulsive perjury less sin Than such a loathed murther would have bin All. Oh blessed Madam Dor. Musick gently creep Into their ears and fright hence lazy sleep Morpheus command thy servant sleep In leaden chains no longer keep This Prince and Lady Rise wake rise And round about convey your eyes Rise Prince go greet thy Father and thy Mother Rise thou t' imbrace thy Husband and thy Brother Duke Cor. Son Daughter Ferd. Father Mother Brother Ger. Wife Viol. Are we not all in Heaven Ger. Faith very near it Ferd. How can this be Duke Hear it Dor. If I had serv'd you right I should have seen Your old pate off e'r I had reveald Ben. Oh wench Oh honest wench if my wise die I 'll marry thee There 's my reward Ferd. 'T is true Duke 'T is very strange Ger. Why kneel you honest Master Ferd. My good Lord. Ger. Dear Mother Duke Rise rise all are friends I owe ye for all their boards And wench take thou the man Whose life thou sav'dst less cannot pay the merit How shall I part my kiss I cannot Let One generally therefore joyn our cheeks A pen of Iron and a leaf of Brass To keep this Story to Eternity And a Promethean Wit Oh sacred Love Nor chance nor death can thy firm truth remove Exeunt King Now Isabella Flourish Isab This can true Love do I joy they all so happily are pleas'd The Ladies and the Brothers must triumph King They do For Cupid scorns but 't have his triumph too The TRIUMPH Enter divers Musicians then certain Singers bearing Bannerets inscribed Truth Loyalty Patience Concord Next Gerrard and Ferdinand with Garlands of Roses Then Violanta Last a Chariot drawn by two Cupids and a Cupid sitting in it Flourish Enter PROLOGUE Love and the strength of fair affection Most royal Sir what long seem'd lost have won Their perfect ends and crown'd those constant hearts With lasting Triumph whose most virtuous parts Worthy desires and love shall never end Now turn we round the Scaene and Great Sir lend A sad and serious eye to this of Death This black and dismal Triumph where man's breath Desert and guilty bloud ascend the Stage And view the Tyrant ruin'd in his rage Exit Flourish Enter L'avall Gabriella and Maria. Gab. No good my Lord I am not now to find Your long neglect of me All those affections You came first clad in to my love like Summer Lusty and full of life all those desires That like the painted Spring bloom'd round about ye Giving the happy promise of an Harvest How have I seen drop off and fall forgotten With the least lustre of anothers beauty How oft forgetful Lord have I been blastad Was I so eas'ly won or did this body Yield to your false embraces with less labour Then if you had carried some strong Town Lav. Good Gabriella Gab. Could all your subtilties and sighs betray me The vows ye shook me with the tears ye drown'd me Till I came fairly off with honor'd Marriage Oh fie my Lord. Lav. Prethee good Gabriella Gab. Would I had never known ye nor your honors They are stuck too full of griefs oh happy women That plant your Love in equal honest bosoms Whose sweet desires like Roses set together Make one another happy in their blushes Growing and dying without sense of greatness To which I am a slave I and that blest Sacrament That daily makes millions of happy mothers link'd me To this man's Lust alone there left me I dare not say I am his wife 't is dangerous His Love I cannot say alas how many Lav. You grow too warm pray be ye content you best know The times necessity and how our marriage Being so much unequal to mine honor While the Duke lives I standing high in favour And whilst I keep that safe next to the Dukedom Must not be known without my utter ruine Have patience for a while and do but dream wench The glory of a Dutchess How she tires me How dull and leaden is my appetite To that stale beauty now oh I could curse And crucifie my self for childish doating Upon a face that feeds not with fresh Figures Every fresh hour she is now a surfet to me Enter Gentille Who 's that Gentille I charge ye no acquaintance You nor your Maid with him nor no discourse Till times are riper Gent. Fie my Noble Lord Can you be now a stranger to the Court When your most virtuous Bride the beauteous Hellena Stands ready like a Star to gild your happiness When Hymens lusty fires are now
my way lies Exit Enter Calianax with Diagoras Cal. Diagoras look to the doors better for shame you let in all the world and anon the King will rail at me why very well said by Jove the King will have the show i' th' Court Diag Why do you swear so my Lord You know he 'l have it here Cal. By this light if he be wise he will not Diag And if he will not be wise you are forsworn Cal. One may wear his heart out with swearing and get thanks on no side I 'le be gone look to 't who will Diag My Lord I will never keep them out Pray stay your looks will terrifie them Cal. My looks terrifie them you Coxcombly Ass you I 'le be judg'd by all the company whether thou hast not a worse face than I Diag I mean because they know you and your Office Cal. Office I would I could put it off I am sure I sweat quite through my Office I might have made room at my Daughters Wedding they had near kill'd her among them And now I must do service for him that hath forsaken her serve that will Exit Calianax Diag He 's so humourous since his daughter was forsaken hark hark there there so so codes codes What now Within knock within Mel. Open the door Diag Who 's there Mel. Melantius Diag I hope your Lordship brings no troop with you for if you do I must return them Enter Melantius Mel. None but this Lady Sir And a Lady Diag The Ladies are all plac'd above save those that come in the Kings Troop the best of Rhodes sit there and there 's room Mel. I thank you Sir when I have seen you plac'd Madam I must attend the King but the Mask done I 'le wait on you again Diag Stand back there room for my Lord Melantius pray bear back this is no place for such youths and their Truls let the doors shut agen I do your heads itch I 'le scratch them for you so now thrust and hang again who is' t now I cannot blame my Lord Calianax for going away would he were here he would run raging among them and break a dozen wiser heads than his own in the twinkling of an eye what 's the news now Within I pray can you help me to the speech of the Master Cook Diag If I open the door I 'le cook some of your Calves-heads Peace Rogues again who is' t Mel. Melantius within Enter Calianax to Melantius Cal. Let him not in Diag O my Lord I must make room there for my Lord is your Lady plac't Mel. Yes Sir I thank you my Lord Calianax well met Your causless hate to me I hope is buried Cal. Yes I do service for your Sister here That brings my own poor Child to timeless death She loves your friend Amintor such another false-hearted Lord as you Mel. You do me wrong A most unmanly one and I am slow In taking vengeance but be well advis'd Cal. It may be so who placed the Lady there so near the presence of the King Mel. I did Cal. My Lord she must not sit there Mel. Why Cal. The place is kept for women of more worth Mel. More worth than she it mis-becomes your Age And place to be thus womanish forbear What you have spoke I am content to think The Palsey shook your tongue to Cal. Why 't is well if I stand here to place mens wenches Mel. I shall forget this place thy Age my safety and through all cut that poor sickly week thou hast to live away from thee Cal. Nay I know you can fight for your Whore Mel. Bate the King and be he flesh and blood He lyes that saies it thy mother at fifteen Was black and sinful to her Diag Good my Lord Mel. Some god pluck threescore years from that fond man That I may kill him and not stain mine honour It is the curse of Souldiers that in peace They shall be brain'd by such ignoble men As if the Land were troubled would with tears And knees beg succour from 'em would that blood That sea of blood that I have lost in sight Were running in thy veins that it might make thee Apt to say less or able to maintain Shouldst thou say more This Rhodes I see is nought But a place priviledg'd to do men wrong Cal. I you may say your pleasure Enter Amintor Amint. What vilde injury Has stirr'd my worthy friend who is as slow To fight with words as he is quick of hand Mel. That heap of age which I should reverence If it were temperate but testy years Are most contemptible Amint. Good Sir forbear Cal. There is just such another as your self Amint. He will wrong you or me or any man And talk as if he had no life to lose Since this our match the King is coming in I would not for more wealth than I enjoy He should perceive you raging he did hear You were at difference now which hastned him Cal. Make room there Hoboyes play within Enter King Evadne Aspatia Lords and Ladies King Melantius thou art welcome and my love Is with thee still but this is not a place To brabble in Calianax joyn hands Cal. He shall not have my hand King This is no time To force you to 't I do love you both Calianax you look well to your Office And you Melantius are welcome home begin the Mask Mel. Sister I joy to see you and your choice You lookt with my eyes when you took that man Be happy in him Recorders Evad. O my dearest brother Your presence is more joyful than this day can be unto me The Mask Night rises in mists Nigh Our raign is come for in the raging Sea The Sun is drown'd and with him fell the day Bright Cinthia hear my voice I am the Night Fâ—â—â—hom thou bear'st about thy borrowed light Appear no longer thy pale visage shrowd But strike thy silver horn through a cloud And send a beam upon my swarthy face By which I may discover all the place And persons and how many longing eyes Are come to wait on our solemnities Enter Cinthia How dull and black am I I could not find This beauty without thee I am so blind Methinks they shew like to those Eastern streaks That warn us hence before the morning breaks Back my pale servant for these eyes know how To shoot far more and quicker rayes than thou Cinth Great Queen they be a Troop for whom alone One of my clearest moons I have put on A Tâ—oop that looks as if thy self and I Had pluckt our rains in and our whips laid by To gaze upon these Mortals that appear Brighter than we Night Then let us keep 'em here And never more our Chariots drive away But hold our places and out-shine the day Cinth Great Queen of shadows you are pleas'd to speak Of more than may be done we may not break The gods decrees but when our time is come Must drive
gods you swore by and as many More of my own I will have fellows and such Fellows in it as shall make noble mirth The Princess your dear Daughter shall stand by me On walls and sung in ballads any thing Urge me no more I know her and her haunts Her layes leaps and out layes and will discover all Nay will dishonour her I know the boy She keeps a handsome boy about eighteen Know what she does with him where and when Come Sir you put me to a womans madness The glory of a fury and if I do not Do it to the height King What boy is this she raves at Meg. Alas good minded Prince you know not these things I am loth to reveal ' em Keep this fault As you would keep your health from the hot air Of the corrupted people or by heaven I will not fall alone what I have known Shall be as publick as a print all tongues Shall speak it as they do the language they Are born in as free and commonly I 'le set it Like a prodigious star for all to gaze at And so high and glowing that other Kingdoms far and Forreign Shall read it there nay travel with it till they find No tongue to make it more nor no more people And then behold the fall of your fair Princess King Has she a boy Cle. So please your Grace I have seen a boy wait On her a fair boy King Go get you to your quarter For this time I 'le study to forget you Meg. Do you study to forget me and I 'le study To forget you Ex. King Meg. and Guard Cle. Why here 's a Male spirit for Hercules if ever there be nine worthies of women this wench shall ride astride and be their Captain Di. Sure she hath a garrison of Devils in her tongue she uttereth such balls of wild-fire She has so netled the King that all the Doctors in the Country will scarce cure him That boy was a strange found out antidote to cure her infection that boy that Princess boy that brave chast vertuous Ladies boy and a fair boy a well spoken boy All these considered can make nothing else but there I leave you Gentlemen Thra. Nay we 'l go wander with you Exeunt Actus Tertius Scena Prima Enter Cle. Di. and Thra. Cle. NAY doubtless 't is true Di. I and 't is the gods That rais'd this Punishment to scourge the King With his own issue Is it not a shame For us that should write noble in the land For us that should be freemen to behold A man that is the bravery of his age Philaster prest down from his Royal right By this regardless King and only look And see the Scepter ready to be cast Into the hands of that lascivious Lady That lives in lust with a smooth boy now to be Married to yon strange Prince who but that people Please to let him be a Prince is born a slave In that which should be his most noble part His mind Thra. That man that would not stir with you To aid Philaster let the gods forget That such a Creature walks upon the earth Cle. Philaster is too backward in 't himself The Gentry do await it and the people Against their nature are all bent for him And like a field of standing Corn that 's mov'd With a stiss gale their heads bow all one way Di. The only cause that draws Philaster back From this attempt is the fair Princess love Which he admires and we can now confute Thra. Perhaps he 'l not believe it Di. Why Gentlemen 't is without question so Cle. I 't is past speech she lives dishonestly But how shall we if he be curious work Upon his faith Thra. We all are satisfied within our selves Di. Since it is true and tends to his own good I 'le make this new report to be my knowledge I 'le say I know it nay I 'le swear I saw it Cle. It will be best Thra. 'T will move him Enter Philaster Di. Here he comes Good morrow to your honour We have spent some time in seeking you Phi. My worthy friends You that can keep your memories to know Your friend in miseries and cannot frown On men disgrac'd for vertue A good day Attend you all What service may I do worthy your acceptation Di. My good Lord We come to urge that vertue which we know Lives in your breast forth rise and make a head The Nobles and the people are all dull'd With this usurping King and not a man That ever heard the word or knew such a thing As vertue but will second your attempts Phi. How honourable is this love in you To me that have deserv'd none Know my friends You that were born to shame your poor Philaster With too much courtesie I could afford To melt my self in thanks but my designs Are not yet ripe suffice it that ere long I shall imploy your loves but yet the time is short of what I would Di. The time is fuller Sir than you expect That which hereafter will not perhaps be reach'd By violence may now be caught As for the King You know the people have long hated him But now the Princess whom they lov'd Phi. Why what of her Di. Is loath'd as much as he Phi. By what strange means Di. She 's known a Whore Phi. Thou lyest Di. My Lord Phi. Thou lyest Offers to draw and is held And thou shalt feel it I had thought thy mind Had been of honour thus to rob a Lady Of her good name is an infectious sin Not to be pardon'd be it false as hell 'T will never be redeem'd if it be sown Amongst the people fruitful to increase All evil they shall hear Let me alone That I may cut off falshood whilst it springs Set hills on hills betwixt me and the man That utters this and I will scale them all And from the utmost top fall on his neck Like Thunder from a Cloud Di. This is most strange Sure he does love her Phi. I do love fair truth She is my Mistress and who injures her Draws vengeance from me Sirs let go my arms Thra. Nay good my Lord be patient Cle. Sir remember this is your honour'd friend That comes to do his service and will shew you Why he utter'd this Phi. I ask you pardon Sir My zeal to truth made me unmannerly Should I have heard dishonour spoke of you Behind your back untruly I had been As much distemper'd and enrag'd as now Di. But this my Lord is truth Phi. O say not so good Sir forbear to say so 'T is the truth that all womenkind is false Urge it no more it is impossible Why should you think the Princess light Di. Why she was taken at it Phi. 'T is false O Heaven 't is false it cannot be Can it Speak Gentlemen for love of truth speak Is' t possible can women all be damn'd Di. Why no my Lord. Phi. Why then it cannot
and speak it to thy self Gob. Sir you shall know your sins before you do 'em if you kill me Arb. I will not stay then Gob. Know you kill your Father Arb. How Gob. You kill your Father Arb. My Father though I know 't for a lie made out of fear to save thy stained life the very reverence of the word comes cross me and ties mine arm down Gob. I will tell you that shall heighten you again I am thy Father I charge thee hear me Arb. If it should be so as 't is most false and that I should be found a Bastard issue the despised fruit of lawless lust I should no more admire all my wild passions but another truth shall be wrung from thee if I could come by the Spirit of pain it should be poured on thee till thou allow'st thy self more full of lies than he that teaches thee Enter Arane Ara. Turn thee about I come to speak to thee thou wicked man hear me thou tyrant Arb. I will turn to thee hear me thou Strumpet I have blotted out the name of Mother as thou hast thy shame Ara. My shame thou hast less shame than any thing why dost thou keep my Daughter in a prison why dost thou call her Sister and do this Arb. Cease thy strange impudence and answer quickly if thou contemnest me this will ask an answer and have it Ara. Help me Gentle Gobrias Arb. Guilt dâ—aâ— not help guilt though they grow together in doing ill yet at the punishment they sever and each flies the noise of other think not of help answer Ara. I will to what Arb. To such a thing as if it be a truth think what a creature thou hast made thy self that didst not shame to do what I must blush only to ask thee tell me who I am whose son I am without all circumstance be thou as hasty as my Sword will be if thou refusest Ara. Why you are his son Arb. His Son swear swear thou worse than woman damn'd Ara. By all that 's good you are Arb. Then art thou all that ever was known bad now is the cause of all my strange mis-fortunes come to light what reverence expectest thou from a child to bring forth which thou hast offended heaven thy husband and the Land adulterous witch I know now why thou wouldst have poyson'd me I was thy lust which thou wouldst have forgot then wicked Mother of my sins and me show me the way to the inheritance I have by thee which is a spacious world of impious acts that I may soon possess it plagues rot thee as thou liv'st and such diseases as use to pay lust recompence thy deed Gob. You do not know why you curse thus Arb. Too well you are a pair of Vipers and behold the Serpent you have got there is no beast but if he knew it has a pedigree as brave as mine for they have more descents and I am every way as beastly got as far without the compass of Law as they Ara. You spend your rage and words in vain and rail upon a guess hear us a little Arb. No I will never hear but talk away my breath â—â—d die Gob. Why but you are no Bastard Arb. How 's that Ara. Nor child of mine Arb. Still you go on in wonders to me Gob. Pray you be more patient I may bring comfort to â—ou Arb. I will kneel and hear with the obedience of a â—hild good Father speak I do acknowledge you so you â—â—ring comfort Gob. First know our last King your supposed Father â—as old and feeble when he married her and almost all â—he Land thought she was past hope of issue from him Arb. Therefore she took leave to play the whore because â—he King was old is this the comfort Ara. What will you find out to give me satisfaction â—hen you find how you have injur'd me let fire consume â—e if ever I were a whore Gob. For-bear these starts or I will leave you wedded to despair as you are now if you can find a temper my breath shall be a pleasant western wind that cools and blasts not Arb. Bring it out good Father I 'le lie and listen here â—s reverently as to an Angel if I breath too loud tell me for I would be as still as night Gob. Our King I say was old and this our Queen desir'd to bring an heir but yet her husband she thought was past â—t and to be dishonest I think she would not if she would have been the truth is she was watcht so narrowly and had so slender opportunities she hardly could have been but yet her cunning found out this way she feign'd her self with child and posts were sent in hast throughout the Land and humble thanks was given in every Church and prayers were made for her safe going and delivery she feign'd now to grow bigger and perceiv'd this hope of issue made her fear'd and brought a far more large respect from every man and saw her power increase and was resolv'd since she believ'd she could not hav 't indeed at least she would be thought to have a child Arb. Do I not hear it well nay I will make no noise at all but pray you to the point quickly as you can Gob. Now when the time was full she should be brought to bed I had a Son born which was you this the Queen hearing of mov'd me to let her have you and such reasons she shewed me as she knew would tie my secrecie she swore you should be King and to be short I did deliver you unto her and pretended you were dead and in mine own house kept a funeral and had an empty cossin put in Earth that night this Queen feign'd hastily to labour and by a pair of women of her own which she had charm'd she made the world believe she was delivered of you You grew up as the Kings Son till you were six years old then did the King dye and did leave to me Protection of the Realm and contrary to his own expectation left this Queen truely with child indeed of the fair Princess Panthea then she could have torn her hair and did alone to me yet durst not speak in publick for she knew she should be found a traytor and her tale would have been thought madness or any thing rather than truth This was the only cause why she did seek to poyson you and I to keep you safe and this the reason why I sought to kindle some sparks of love in you to fair Panthea that she might get part of her right again Arb. And have you made an end now is this all if not I will be still till I be aged till all my hairs be Silver Gob. This is all Arb. And is it true say you too Madam Ara. Yes heaven knows it is most true Arb. Panthea then is not my Sister Gob. No. Arb. But can you prove this Gob. If you will give consent else who dares go
higher but 't is his want of company I must grow nearer to him Enter Elder Loveless disguised Elder Lo. God save you both Abig. And pardon you Sir this is somewhat rude how came you hither Elder Lo. Why through the doors they are open Wel. What are you And what business have you here Elder Lo. More I believe than you have Abig. Who would this fellow speak with Art thou sober Elder Lo. Yes I come not here to sleep Wel. Prethee what art thou Elder Lo. As much gay man as thou art I am a Gentleman Wel. Art thou no more Elder Lo. Yes more than thou dar'st be a Souldier Abig. Thou dost not come to quarrel Elder Lo. No not with women I come to speak here with a Gentlewoman Abig. Why I am one Elder Lo. But not with one so gentle Wel. This is a fine fellow Elder Lo. Sir I am not fine yet I am but new come over direct me with your ticket to your Taylor and then I shall be fine Sir Lady if there be a better of your Sex within this house say I would see her Abig. Why am not I good enough for you Sir Elder Lo. Your way you 'l be too good pray end my business This is another Sutor O frail Woman Wel. This fellow with his bluntness hopes to do more than the long sutes of a thousand could though he be sowre he 's quick I must not trust him Sir this Lady is not to speak with you she is more serious you smell as if you were new calkt go and be hansome and then you may fit with her Servingmen El. Lo. What are you Sir Wel. Guess by my outside Elder Lo. Then I take you Sir for some new silken thing wean'd from the Country that shall when you come to keep good company be beaten into better manners Pray good proud Gentlewoman help me to your Mistress Abig. How many lives hast thou that thou talk'st thus rudely Elder Lo. But one one I am neither Cat nor Woman Wel. And will that one life Sir maintain you ever in such bold sawciness Elder Lo. Yes amongst a Nation of such men as you are and be no worse for wearing shall I speak with this Lady Abig. No by my troth shall you not Elder Lo. I must stay here then Wel. That you shall not neither Elder Lo. Good fine thing tell me why Wel. Good angry thing I 'le tell you This is no place for such companions Such lousie Gentlemen shall find their business Better i' th' Suburbs there your strong pitch perfume Mingled with lees of Ale shall reek in fashion This is no Thames-street Sir Abig. This Gentleman informs you truly Prethee be satisfied and seek the Suburbs Good Captain or what ever title else The Warlike Eele boats have bestowed upon thee Go and reform thy self prethee be sweeter And know my Lady speaks with no Swabbers Elder Lo. You cannot talk me out with your tradition Of wit you pick from Plays go to I have found ye And for you Sir whose tender gentle blood Runs in your Nose and makes you snuff at all But three pil'd people I do let you know He that begot your worships Sattin-sute Can make no men Sir I will see this Lady And with the reverence of your silkenship In these old Ornaments Wel. You will not sure Elder Lo. Sure Sir I shall Abig. You would be beaten out Elder Lo. Indeed I would not or if I would be beaten Pray who shall beat me this good Gentleman Looks as he were o' th' peace Wel. Sir you shall see that will you get you out Elder Lo. Yes that that shall correct your boys tongue Dare you fight I will stay here still They draw Abig. O their things are out help help for Gods sake Madam Jesus they foin at one another Enter Lady Madam why who is within there Lady Who breeds this rudeness Wel. This uncivil fellow He saies he comes from Sea where I believe H 'as purg'd away his manners Lady Why what of him Wel. Why he will rudely without once God bless you Press to your privacies and no denial Must stand betwixt your person and his business I let go his ill Language Lady Sir have you business with me Elder Lo. Madam some I have But not so serious to pawn my life for 't If you keep this quarter and maintain about you Such Knights o' th' Sun as this is to defie Men of imployment to ye you may live But in what fame Lady Pray stay Sir who has wrong'd you Elder Lo. Wrong me he cannot though uncivilly He flung his wild words at me but to you I think he did no honour to deny The hast I come withal a passage to you Though I seem course Lady Excuse me gentle Sir 't was from my knowledge And shall have no protection And to you Sir You have shew'd more heat than wit and from your self Have borrowed power I never gave you here To do these vile unmanly things my house Is no blind street to swagger in and my favours Not doting yet on your unknown deserts So far that I should make you Master of my business My credit yet stands fairer with the people Than to be tried with swords and they that come To do me service must not think to win me With hazard of a murther if your love Consist in fury carry it to the Camp And there in honour of some common Mistress Shorten your youth I pray be better temper'd And give me leave a while Sir Wel. You must have it Exit Welford Lady Now Sir your business El. Lo. First I thank you for schooling this young fellow Whom his own follies which he 's prone enough Daily to fall into if you but frown Shall level him a way to his repentance Next I should rail at you but you are a Woman And anger 's lost upon you Lady Why at me Sir I never did you wrong for to my knowledge This is the first sight of you Elder Lo. You have done that I must confess I have the least curse in Because the least acquaintance But there be If there be honour in the minds of men Thousands when they shall know what I deliver As all good men must share in 't will to shame Blast your black memory Lady How is this good Sir Elder Lo. 'T is that that if you have a soul will choak it Y 'ave kill'd a Gentleman Lady I kill'd a Gentleman Elder Lo. You and your cruelty have kill'd him Woman And such a man let me be angry in 't Whose least worth weighed above all womens vertues That are I spare you all to come too guess him now Lady I am so innocent I cannot Sir Elder Lo. Repent you mean you are a perfect Woman And as the first was made for mans undoing Lady Sir you have mist your way I am not she Elder Lo. Would he had mist his way too though he had Wandered farther than Women are ill spoken of
So he had mist this misery you Lady Lady How do you do Sir Elder Lo. Well enough I hope While I can keep my self out from temptations Lady Leap into this matter whither would ye Elder Lo. You had a Servant that your peevishness Injoined to Travel Lady Such a one I have Still and shall be griev'd 't were otherwise El. Lo. Then have your asking and be griev'd he 's dead How you will answer for his worth I know not But this I am sure either he or you or both Were stark mad else he might have liv'd To have given a stronger testimony to th' world Of what he might have been He was a man I knew but in his evening ten Suns after Forc'd by a Tyrant storm our beaten Bark Bulg'd under us in which sad parting blow He call'd upon his Saint but not for life On you unhappy Woman and whilest all Sought to preserve their Souls he desperately Imbrac'd a Wave crying to all that saw it If any live go to my Fate that forc'd me To this untimely end and make her happy His name was Loveless And I scap't the storm And now you have my business Lady 'T is too much Would I had been that storm he had not perisht If you 'l rail now I will forgive you Sir Or if you 'l call in more if any more Come from this ruine I shall justly suffer What they can say I do confess my self A guiltie cause in this I would say more But grief is grown too great to be delivered Elder Lo. I like this well these women are strange things T is somewhat of the latest now to weep You should have wept when he was going from you And chain'd him with those tears at home La. Would you had told me then so these two arms had been his Sea Elder Lo. Trust me you move me much but say he lived these were forgotten things again Lady I say you so Sure I should know that voice this is knavery I 'le fit you for it Were he living Sir I would perswade you to be charitable I and confess we are not all so ill as your opinion holds us O my friend what penance shall I pull upon my fault upon my most unworthy self for this Elder Lo. Leave to love others 't was some jealousie That turn'd him desperate Lady I 'le be with you straight are you wrung there Elder Lo. This works a main upon her Lady I do confess there is a Gentleman Has born me long good will Elder Lo. I do not like that Lady And vow'd a thousand services to me to me regardless of him But since Fate that no power can withstand has taken from me my first and best love and to weep away my youth is a mere folly I will shew you what I determine sir you shall know all Call M. Welford there That Gentleman I mean to make the model of my Fortunes and in his chast imbraces keep alive the memory of my lost lovely Loveless he is somewhat like him too Elder Lo. Then you can love Lady Yes certainly Sir Though it please you to think me hard and cruel I hope I shall perswade you otherwise Elder Lo. I have made my self a fine fool Enter Welford Wâ—l Would you have spoke with me Madam Lady Yes M. Welford and I ask your pardon before this Gentleman for being froward this kiss and henceforth more affection Elder Lo. So 't is better I were drown'd indeed Wel. This is a sudden passion God hold it This fellow out of his fear sure has Perswaded her I 'le give him a new suit on 't La. A parting kiss and good Sir let me pray you To wait me in the Gallerie Wel. I am in another world Madam where you please Exit Welford Elder Lo. I will to Sea and 't shall goe hard but I 'le be drown'd indeed La. Now Sir you see I am no such hard creature But time may win me Elder Lo. You have forgot your lost Love La. Alas Sir what would you have me do I cannot call him back again with sorrow I 'le love this man as dearly and beshâ—ow me I 'le keep him far enough from Sea and 't was told me now I remember me by an old wise woman that my first Love should be drown'd and see 't is come about Elder Lo. I would she had told you your second should be hang'd too and let that come about but this is very strange La. Faith Sir consider all and then I know you 'le be of my mind if weeping would redeem him I would weep still Elder Lo. But say that I were Loveless And scap'd the storm how would you answer this Lady Why for that Gentleman I would leave all the world Elder Lo. This young thing too Lady That young thing too 〈◊〉 any young thing else why I would lose my state Elder Lo. Why then he lives still I am he your Loveless Lady Alas I knew it Sir and for that purpose prepared this Pageant get you to your task And leave these Players tricks or I shall leave you indeed I shall Travel or know me not Elder Lo. Will you then marry Lady I will not promise take your choice Farewell Elder Lo. There is no other Purgatorie but a Woman I must doe something Exit Loveless Enter Welford Wel. Mistress I am bold Lady You are indeed Wel. You so overjoyed me Lady Lady Take heed you surfeit not pray fast and welcom Wel. By this light you love me extreamly Lady By this and to morrows light I care not for you Wel. Come come you cannot hide it Lady Indeed I can where you shall never find it Wel. I like this mirth well Lady Lady You shall have more on 't Wel. I must kiss you Lady No Sir Wel. Indeed I must Lady What must be must be I 'le take my leave yeâ— have your parting blow I pray commend me to those few friends you have that sent you hither and tell them when you travel next 't were sit you brought less bravery with you and more wit you 'le never get a wife else Wel. Are you in earnest Lady Yes faith Will you eat Sir your horses will be readie straight you shall have a napkin laid in the butterie for ye Wel. Do not you love me then Lady Yes for that face Wel. It is a good one Ladie Lady Yes if it were not warpt the fire in time may mend it Wel. Me thinks yours is none of the best Ladie Lady No by my troth Sir yet o' my conscience You would make shift with it Wel. Come pray no more of this Lady I will not Fare you well Ho who 's within there bring out the Gentlemans horses he 's in haste and set some cold meat on the Table Wel. I have too much of that I thank you Ladie take your Chamber when you please there goes a black one with you Ladie Lady Farewell young man Exit Ladie Wel. You have made me one Farewell and
Satten eat by the hope of surfeits and lie down only in expectation of a morrow that may undo some easie hearted fool or reach a widows curses Let out mony whose use returns the principal and get out of these troubles a consuming heir For such a one must follow necessarily you shall die hated if not old and miserable and that possest wealth that you got with pining live to see tumbled to anothers hands that is no more a kin to you than you to his coâ—zenage Widow Sir you speak well would God that charity had first begun here Young Lo. 'T is yet time Be merrie me thinks you want wine there there 's more i' th' house Captain where rests the health Captain It shall goe round boy Young Lo. Say you can suffer this because the end points at much profit can you so far bow below your blood below your too much beautie to be a partner of this fellowes bed and lie with his diseases if you can I will nor press you further yet look upon him there 's nothing in that hide-bound Usurer that man of mat that all decai'd but aches for you to love unless his perisht lungs his drie cough or his scurvie This is truth and so far I dare speak yet he has yet past cure of Physick spaw or any diet a primitive pox in his bones and o' my Knowledge he has been ten times rowell'd ye may love him he had a bastard his own toward issue whipt and then cropt for washing out the roses in three farthings to make 'em pence Widow I do not like these Morals Young Lo. You must not like him then Enter Elder Love Elder Lo. By your leave Gentlemen Young Lo. By my troth sir you are welcom welcom faith Lord what a stranger you are grown pray know this Gentlewoman and if you please these friends here we are merry you see the worst on 't your house has been kept warm Sir Elder Lo. I am glad to hear it Brother pray God you are wise too Young Lo. Pray Mr Morecraft know my elder Brother and Captain do you complement Savil I date swear is glad at heart to see you Lord we heard Sir you were drown'd at Sea and see how luckily things come about More This mony must be paid again Sir Young Lo. No Sir pray keep the Sale 't will make good Tailoâ—s measures I am well I thank you Wid. By my troth the Gentleman has stew'd him in his own Sawce I shall love him for 't Sav. I know not where I am I am so glad your worship is the welcom'st man alive upon my knees I bid you welcome home here has been such a hurry such a din such dismal Drinking Swearing and Whoring 'thas almost made me mad we have all liv'd in a continual Turnbal-street Sir blest be Heaven that sent you safe again now shall I eat and go to bed again Elder Lo. Brother dismiss these people Young Lo. Captain be gone a while meet me at my old Randevouse in the evening take your small Poet with you Mr Morecraft you were best go prattle with your learned Counsel I shall preserve your mony I was couzen'd when time was we are quit Sir Wid. Better and better still Elder Lo. What is this fellow Brother Young Lo. The thirsty Usurer that supt my Land off Elder Lo. What does he tarry for Young Lo. Siâ— to be Landlord of your House and State I was bold to make a little sale Sir More Am I overreach'd if there be Law I 'le hamper ye Elder Lo. Pâ—ethee be gone and rave at home thou art so base a fool I cannot laugh at thee Sirrah this comes of couzening home and spaâ—e eat Reddish till you raise your sums again If you stir far in this I 'le have you whipt your caâ—s nail'd for intelligencing o' the Pillory and your goods forfeit you are a stale conzener leave my house no more More A pox upon your house Come Widow I shall yet hamper this young Gamester Wid. Good twelve i' th' hundred keep your way I am not for your diet marry in your own Tribe Jew and get a Broker Young Lo. 'T is well said Widow will you jog on Sir More Yes I will go but 't is no matter whither But when I trust a wild Fool and a Woman May I lend Gratis and build Hospitals Young Lo. Nay good Sir make all even here 's a Widow wants your good word for me she 's rich and may renew me and my fortunes Elder Lo. I am glad you look before you Gentlewoman here is a poor distressed younger Brother Wid. You do him wrong Sir he 's a Knight Elder Lo. I ask you mercy yet 't is no matter his Knighthood is no inheritance I take it whatsoever he is he is your Servant or would be Lady Faith be not merciless but make a man he 's young and handsome though he bâ— my Brother and his observances may deserve your Love he shall not sail for means Wid. Sir you speak like a worthy Brother and so much I do credit your fair Language that I shall love your Brother and so love him but I shall blush to say more Elder Lo. Stop her mouth I hope you shall not live to know that hour when this shall be repented Now Brother I should chide but I 'le give no distaste to your fair Mistress I will instruct her in 't and she shall do 't you have been wild and ignorant pray mend it Young Lo. Sir every day now Spring comes on Elder Lo. To you good Mr Savil and your Office thus much I have to say Y'aâ—â— from my Steward become first your own Drunkâ—â—d then his Bawd they say y' are excellent grown in both and perfect give me your keys Sir Savil Savil. Good Sir consider whom you left me to Elder Lo I left you as a carb for not to provoke my Brothers follies where 's the best drink now come tell me Savil where 's the soundest Whores Ye old he Goat ye dried Ape ye lame Stallion must you be leading in my house your Whores like Fairies dance their night rounds without fear either of King or Constable within my walls Are all my Hangings safe my Sheep unsold yet I hope my Plate is currant I ha' too much on 't What say you to 300 pounds in drink now Sav. Good Sir forgive me and but hear me speak Elder Lo. Me thinks thou shouldst be drunk still and not speak 't is the more pardonable Sav. I will Sir if you will have it so Elder Lo. I thank ye yes e'ne pursue it Sir do yoâ— hear get a Whore soon for your recreation go look oâ—â— Captain Broken-breech your fellow and Quarrel if you dare I shall deliver these Keys to one shall have more honesty though not so much fine wit Sir You may walk and gather Cresses sit to cool your Liver there 's something for you to begin a Diet you 'l have the Pox else Speed yoâ— well Sir
if we should leave our reason and run on upon our sense like Rams the little world of good men would laugh at us and despise us fixing upon our desperate memories the never worn out names of Fools and Fencers Sir 't is not fear but reason makes me tell you in this I had rather help you Sir than hâ—â—t you and you shall find it though you throw your self into as many dangers as she offers though you redeem her lost name evâ—ry day and find her out new honours with your Sword you shall lâ—t be her mirth as I have been Wel. I ask you mercy Sir you have ta'ne my edge off yet I would fain be evâ—n with this Lady Elder Lo. In which I lâ— be your hâ—â—per we are two and they are two two Sisters â—ich alike only the elder has the prouder Dowâ—y In â—roth I pity this disgrace in you yet of mine own I am senâ—elesâ— do but follow my Counsel and I 'le pâ—wn my spâ—â—â—t we 'l over reach 'em yet the means is th◠〈◊〉 Sâ—â—vant Ser. Siâ— there'â— a Gentlewoman will needs speak with you I cannot keep her out she 's entred Sir Elder Lo. It is the waiting woman pray be not seen farre hold her in discourse a while hark in your ear go and diâ—patch it quickly when I come in I 'le tell you all the project Wel. I care not which I have Exit Welford Elder Lo. Away 't is done she must not see you noâ— Lady Guinâ—ver what news with you Enter Abigal Abig. Pray leave these frumps Sir and receive this letter Elder Lo. From whom good vanity Abig. 'T is from my Lady Sir Alas good soul she cries and takes on Elder Lo. Do's she so good Soul wou'd she not have a Cawdle do's she send you with your fine Oratory gooâ—â— Tully to tye me to believe again bring out the Cat-houâ—â—â— I 'le make you take a tree Whore then with my tiâ—â—â— bring down your Gibship and then have you cast and hung up i' th' Warren Abig. I am no beast Sir would you knew it Elder Lo. Wou'd I did for I am yet very doubtful what will you say now Abig. Nothing not I. Elder Lo. Art thou a woman and say nothing Abig. Unless you 'l hear me with more moderation I can speak wise enough Elder Lo. And loud enough will your Lady love me Abig. It seems so by her letter and her lamentations but you are such another man Elder Lo. Not such another as I was Mumps nor will not be I 'le read her fine Epistle ha ha ha is not thy Mistress mad Abig. For you she will be 't is a shame you should use a poor Gentlewoman so untowardly she loves the ground you tread on and you hard heart because she jested with you mean to kill her 't is a fine conquest as they say Elder Lo. Hast thou so much moisture in the Whitleather hide yet that thou canst cry I wou'd have sworn thou haâ—â— been touchwood five year since nay let it rain thy face chops for a shower like a dry Dunghil Abig. I 'le not indure this Ribauldry farewel i' th' Devils name if my Lady die I 'le be sworn before a jury thou art the cause on 't Elder Lo. Do Mankin do deliver to your Lady from me this I mean to see her if I have no other business which before I 'le want to come to her I mean to go seek birds nests yet I may come too but if I come from this door till I see her will I think how to rail vildly at her how to vex her and make her cry so much that the Physician if she fall sick upon 't shall find the cause to be want of Urine and she remediless dye in her Heresie Farewell old Adage I hope to see the Boys make Potguns on thee Abig. Th' art a vile man God bless my issue from thee Elder Lo. Thou hast but one and that 's in thy left crupper that makes thee hobble so you must be ground i' th' breech like a Top you 'l ne're spin well else Farewell Fytchock Exeunt Enter Lady alone Lady Is it not strange that every womans will should track out new wayes to disturb her self if I should call my reason to account it cannot answer why I keep my self from mine own wish and stop the man I love from his and every hour repent again yet still go on I know 't is like a man that wants his natural sleep and growing dull would gladly give the remnant of his life foâ— two hours rest yet through his frowardness will rather choose to watch another man drowsie as he than take his own repose All this I know yet a strange peevishness and anger not to have the power to do things unexpected carries me away to mine own ruine I had rather 〈◊〉 sometimes than not disgrace in publick him whom people think I love and do 't with oaths and am in earnest theâ— O what are we Men you must answer this that dare obey â—uch things as we command How now what newes Enter Abigal Abi. Faith Madam none worth hearing Lady Is he not come Abi. No truly Lady Nor has he writ Abigal Neither I pray God you have not undone your â—elf Lady Why but what saies he Abi. Faith he talks strangely Lady How strangely Abi. First at your Letter he laught extremely Lady What in contempt Abi. He laught monstrous loud as he would die and when you wrote it I think you were in no such merry mood â—o provoke him that way and having done he cried Alas for her and violently laught again Lady Did he Abi. Yes till I was angry Lady Angry why why wert thou angry he did doe but well I did deserve it he had been a fool an unfit man for any one to love had he not laught thus at me you were angry that show'd your folly I shall love him more for that than all that ere he did before but said he nothing else Abi. Many uncertain things he said though you had mockt him because you were a woman he could wish to do you so much favour as to see you yet he said he knew you rash and was loth to offend you with the sight of one whom now he was bound not to leave Lady What one was that Abi. I know not but truly I do fear there is a making up there for I heard the servants as I past by some whisper such a thing and as I came back through the hall there were two or three Clarks writing great conveyances in hast which they said were for their Mistris joynture Lady 'T is very like and fit it should be so for he does think and reasonably think that I should keep him with my idle tricks for ever ere he be married Abi. At last he said it should go hard but he would see you for your satisfaction Lady All we that are call'd Women know as well as men it were a far more
noble thing to grace where we are grace 't and give respect there where we are respected yet we practise a wilder course and never bend our eyes on men with pleasure till they find the way to give us a neglect then we too late perceive the loss of what we might have had and dote to death Enter Martha Mar. Sister yonder 's your Servant with a Gentlewoman with him Lady Where Mar. Close at the door Lady Alas I am undone I fear he is berroth'd What kind of woman is she Mar. A most ill favoured one with her Masque on And how her face should mend the rest I know not La. But yet her mind was of a milder stuff than mine was Enter Elder Loveless and Welford in Womans apparel Lady Now I see him if my heart swell not again away thou womans pride so that I cannot speak a gentle word to him let me not live Elder Lo. By your leave here Lady How now what new trick invites you hither Ha' you a sine device again Elder Lo. Faith this is the finest device I have now How dost thou sweet heart Wel. Why very well so long as I may please You my dear Lover I nor can nor will Be ill when you are well well when you are ill Elder Lo. O thy sweet temper what would I have given that Lady had been like thee seest thou her that face my love join'd with thy humble mind had made a wench indeed Wel. Alas my love what God hath done I dare not think to mend I use no paint nor any drugs of Art my hands and face will shew it La. Why what thing have you brought to shew us there do you take mony for it Elder Lo. A Godlike thing not to be bought for mony 't is my Mistris in whom there is no passion nor no scorn what I will is for law pray you salute her Lady Salute her by this good light I would not kiss her for half my wealth Elder Lo. Why why pray you You shall see me do 't afore you look you Lady Now sie upon thee a beast would not have don 't I would not kiss thee of a month to gain a Kingdom Elder Lo. Marry you shall not be troubled Lady Why was there ever such a Meg as this Sure thou art mad Elder Lo. I was mad once when I lov'd pictures for what are shape and colours else but pictures in that tawnie hide there lies an endless mass of vertues when all your red and white ones want it Lady And this is she you are to marry is' t not Elder Lo. Yes indeed is' t Lady God give you joy Elder Lo. Amen Wel. I thank you as unknown for your good wish The like to you when ever you shall wed Elder Lo. O gentle Spirit Lady You thank me I pray Keep your breath nearer you I do not like it Wel. I would not willingly offend at all Much less a Lady of your worthie parts Elder Lo. Sweet Sweet La. I do not think this woman can by nature be thus Thus ugly sure she 's some common Strumpet Deform'd with exercise of sin Wel. O Sir believe not this for Heaven so comfort me as I am free from soul pollution with any man my honour ta'ne away I am no woman Elder Lo. Arise my dearest Soul I do not credit it Alas I fear her tender heart will break with this reproach sie that you know no more civility to a weak Virgin 'T is no matter Sweet let her say what she will thou art not worse to me and therefore not at all be careless Wel. For all things else I would but for mine honor Me thinks Elder Lo. Alas thine honour is not stain'd Is this the business that you sent for me about Mar. Faith Sister you are much to blame to use a woman whatsoe're she be thus I 'le salute her You are welcom hither Wel. I humbly thank you Elder Lo. Milde yet as the Dove for all these injuries Come shall we goe I love thee not so ill to keep thee here a jesting stock Adue to the worlds end Lady Why whither now Elder Lo. Nay you shall never know because you shall not find me Lady I pray let me speak with you Elder Lo. 'T is very well come Lady I pray you let me speak with you Elder Lo. Yes for another mock Lady By Heaven I have no mocks good Sir a word Elder Lo. Though you deserve not so much at my hands yet if you be in such earnest I 'le speak a word with you but I beseech you be brief for in good faith there 's a Parson and a licence stay for us i' th' Church all this while and you know 't is night Lady Sir give me hearing patiently and whatsoever I have heretofore spoke jestingly forget for as I hope 〈◊〉 mercy any where what I shall utter now is from my he◠〈◊〉 and as I mean Elder Lo. Well well what do you mean Lady Was not I once your Mistress and you my Servant Elder Lo. O 't is about the old matter Lady Nay good Sir stay me out I would but hear you excuse your self why you should take this woman and leave me Elder Lo. Prethee why not deserves she not as much as you Lady I think not if you will look With an indifferency upon us both Elder Lo. Upon your faces 't is true but if judiciously we shall cast our eyes upon your minds you are a thousand women of her in worth she cannot swound in jest nor set her lover tasks to shew her peevishness and his affection not cross what he saies though it be Canonical She 's a good plain wench that will do as I will have her and bring me lusty Boys to throw the Sledge and lift at Pigs of Lead and for a Wife she 's far beyond you what can you do in a houshold to provide for your issue but lye i' bed and get ' em your business is to dress you and at idle hours to eat when she can do a thousand profitable things she can do pretty well in the Pastry and knows how Pullen should be cram'd she cuts Cambrick at a thread weaves Bone-lace and quilts Balls and what are you good for Lady Admit it true that she were far beyond me in all respects does that give you a licence to forswear your self Elder Lo. Forswear my self how Lady Perhaps you have forgotten the innumerable oaths you have utter'd in disclaiming all for Wives but me I 'le not remember you God give you joy Elder Lo. Nay but conceive me the intent of oaths is ever understood Admit I should protest to such a friend to see him at his Lodging to morrow Divines would never hold me perjur'd if I were struck blind or he hid him where my diligent search could not find him so there were no cross act of mine own in 't Can it be imagined I mean to force you to Marriage and to have you whether you will
lasts come I 'le put thee into blood Sav. Would all his damn'd tribe were as tender hearted I beseech you let this Gentleman join with you in the recovery of my Keyes I like his good beginning Sir the whilst I 'le pray for both your worships Young Lo. He shall Sir Mor. Shall we goe noble Knight I would fain be acquainted Young Lo. I 'le be your servant Sir Excunt Enter Elder Loveless and Lady Elder Lo. Faith my sweet Lady I have caught you now maugre your subtilties and fine devices be coy again now Lady Prethee sweet-heart tell true Elder Lo. By this light by all the pleasures I have had this night by your lost maidenhead you are cozened meerly I have cast beyond your wit That Gentleman is your retainer Welford Lady It cannot be so Elder Lo. Your Sister has found it so or I mistake mark how she blushes when you see her next Ha ha ha I shall not travel now ha ha ha Lady Prethee sweet heart be quiet thou hast angred me at heart Elder Lo. I 'le please you soon again La. Welford Elder Lo. I Welford hee 's a young handsome fellow well bred and landed your Sister can instruct you in his good parts better than I by this time Lady Uds foot am I fetcht over thus Elder Lo. Yes i'faith And over shall be fetcht again never fear it Lady I must be patient though it torture me You have got the Sun Sir Elder Lo. And the Moon too in which I 'le be the man Lady But had I known this had I but surmiz'd it you should have hunted three trains more before you had come toth ' course you should have hankt o' th' bridle Sir i'faith El. Lo. I knew it and min'd with you and so blew you up Now you may see the Gentlewoman stand close Enter Welford and Martha Mar. For Gods sake Sir be private in this business You have undone me else O God what have I done Wel. No harm I warrant thee Mar. How shall I look upon my friends again With what face Wel. Why e'ne with that 't is a good one thou canst not find a better look upon all the faces thou shalt see there and you shall find 'em smooth still fair still sweet still and to your thinking honest those have done as much as you have yet or daie doe Mistris and yet they keep no stir Mar. Good Sir goe in and put your womans cloaths on If you be seen thus I am lost for ever Wel. I 'le watch you for that Mistris I am no fool here will I tarry till the house be up and witness with me Mar. Good dear friend goe in Wel. To bed again if you please else I am sixt here till there be notice taken what I am and what I have done if you could juggle me into my woman-hood again an I so cog me out of your company all this would be forsworn and I again an asinego as your Sister left me No I 'le have it known and publisht then if you 'le be a whore forsake me and be asham'd and when you can hold no longer marry some cast Cleve Captain and sell Bottle-ale Mar. I dare not stay Sir use me modestly I am your wife Wel. Goe in I 'le make up all Elder Lo. I 'le be a witness of your naked truth Sir this is the Gentlewoman prethee look upon him this is he that made me break my saith sweet but thank your Sister she hath soder'd it Lady What a dull ass was I I could not see this wencher from a wench twenty to one if I had been but tender like my Sister he had served me such a slippery trick too Wel. Twenty to one I had Elder Lo. I would have watcht you Sir by your good patience for ferreting in my ground Lady You have been with my Sister Wel. Yes to bring Elder Lo. An heir into the world he means Lady There is no chasing now Wel. I have had my part on 't I have been chaft this three hours that 's the least I am reasonable cool now Lady Cannot you fare well but you must cry to 〈◊〉 meat Wel. He that fares well and will not bless the founders is either surfeited or ill taught Lady for mine own part I have found so sweet a diet I can commend it though I cannot spare it Elder Lo. How like you this dish Welford I made a supper on 't and fed so heartily I could not sleep Lady By this light had I but scented out your tâ—â—â— y e had slept with a bare pillow in your arms and kist that or else the bed-post for any wise ye had got this twelve-month yet I would have vext you more than a try'd p st horse and been longer bearing than ever after game at Irish was Lord that I were unmarried again Elder Lo. Lady I would not undertake ye were you again a Haggard for the best cast of four Ladys i' th' Kingdom you were ever tickle-footed and would not truss round Wel. Is she fast Elder Lo. She was all night lockt here boy Wel. Then you may lure her without fear of losing take off her Cranes You have a delicate Gentlewoman to your Sister Lord what a prettie furie she was in when she perceived I was a man but I thank God I satisfied her scruple without the Parson o' th' town Elder Lo. What did ye Wel. Madam can you tell what we did Elder Lo. She has a shrewd guess at it I see it by her Lady Well you may mock us but my large Gentlewoman my Mary Ambre had I but seen into you you should have had another bed-fellow fitter a great deal for your itch Wel. I thank you Lady me thought it was well You are so curious Enter Young Loveless his Lady Morecraft Savil and two Servingmen El. Lo. Get on your doublet here comes my Brother Yo Lo. Good morrow Brother and all good to your Lady Mor. God save you and good morrow to you all El. Lo. Good morrow Here 's a poor brother of yours Lady Fie how this shames me Mor. Prethee good fellow help me to a cup of beer Ser. I will Sir Yo. Lo. Brother what makes you here will this Lady do Will she is she not nettl'd still Elder Lo. No I have em'd her Mr. Welford pray know this Gentleman is my Brother Wel. Sir I shall long to love him Yo Lo. I shall not be your debter Sir But how is' t with you Elder Lo. As well as may be man I am married your new acquaintance hath her Sister and all 's well Yâ— Lo. I am glad on 't Now my prettie Lady Sister How do you find my Brother Lady Almost as wild as you are Yo Lo. He will make the better husband you have tried him Lady Against my will Sir Yo. Lo. Hee 'l make your will amends soon do not doubt it But Sir I must intreat you to be better known To this converted Jew here Ser. Here
way on 't I guess you poorly love her less your fortune Let her know nothing and perform this matter There are hours ordained for several businesses You understand Arn. I understand you Bawd Sir And such a Counsellour I never car'd for Enter the Governour Clodio Leopold Charino and Attendants at one door Hippolyta at the other Hip. Your Lordship does me honour Gover. Fair Hippolyta I am come to ease you of a charge Hip. I keep none I count a burthen Sir and yet I lye too Gover. Which is the Maid is she here Clod. Yes Sir This is she this is Zenocia The very same I sued to your Lordship for Zen. Clodio again more misery more ruin Under what angry star is my life govern'd Gov. Gome hither Maid you are once more a free woman Here I discharge your bonds Arn. Another smile Another trick of fortune to betray us Hip. Why does your Lordship use me so unnobly Against my will to take away my bond-woman Gov. She was no lawful prize therefore no bond-woman She 's of that Country we hold friendship with And ever did and therefore to be used With entertainment fair and courteous The breach of League in us gives foul example Therefore you must be pleas'd to think this honest Did you know what she was Leop. Not till this instant For had I known her she had been no prisoner Gov. There take the Maid she is at her own dispose now And if there be ought else to do your honour Any poor service in Clod. I am vowed your servant Arn. Your Father 's here too that 's our only comfort And in a Country now we stand free people Where Clodio has no power be comforted Zen. I fear some trick yet Arn. Be not so dejected Gover. You must not be displeas'd so farewel Lady Come Gentlemen Captain you must with me too I have a little business Leop. I attend your Lordship Now my way 's free and my hope 's Lord again Exeunt all but Hip. and Zab. Hip. D' ye jeer me now ye are going I may live yet to make you howl both Zab. You might have done you had power then But now the chains are off the command lost And such a story they will make of this To laugh out lazie time Hip. No means yet left me For now I burst with anger none to satisfie me No comfort no revenge Zab. You speak too late You might have had all these your useful servants Had you been wise and suddain what power or will Over her beauty have you now by violence To constrain his love she is as free as you are And no law can impeach her liberty And whilst she is so Arnoldo will despise you Hip. Either my love or anger must be satisfied Or I must dye Zab. I have a way wou'd do it Wou'd do it yet protect me from the Law Hip. From any thing thou knowest what power I have What mony and what friends Zab. 'T is a devilish one But such must now be us'd walk in I 'le tell you And if you like it if the Devil can do any thing Hip. Devil or what thou wilt so I be satisfied Ex. Enter Sulpitia and Jaques Sulp. This is the rarest and the lustiest fellow And so bestirs himself Jaq. Give him breath Mistress You 'l melt him else Sulp. He does perform such wonders The women are mad on him Jaq. Give him breath I say The man is but a man he must have breath Sulp. How many had he yesterday And they paid bravely too Jaq. About fourteen But still I cry give breath spare him and have him Sulp. Five Dames to day this was a small stage He may endure five more Jaq. Breath breath I cry still Body o' me give breath the man 's a lost man else Feed him and give him breath Enter 2 Gentlewomen Sulp. Welcome Gentlewomen Y' are very welcome 1 Gen. We hear you have a lusty and well complexion'd fellow That does rare tricks my Sister and my self here Would trifle out an hour or two so please you Sulp. Jaques conduct 'em in Both. There 's for your courtesie Ex. Jaq. and Gent. Sulp. Good pay still good round pay this happy fellow Will set me up again he brings in gold Faster than I have leisure to receive it O that his body were not flesh and fading But I 'le so pap him up nothing too dear for him What a sweet scent he has Now what news Jaques Jaq. He cannot last I pity the poor man I suffer for him two Coaches of young City dames And they drive as the Devil were in the wheels Are ready now to enter and behind these An old dead-palsied Lady in a Litter And she makes all the haste she can the man 's lost You may gather up his dry bones to make Nine-pins But for his flesh Sulp. These are but easie labours Yet for I know he must have rest Ja. He must you 'll beat him off his legs else presently Sul. Go in and bid him please himself I am pleas'd too To morrow's a new day but if he can I would have him take pity o' the old Lady Alas 't is charity Jaq. I 'le tell him all this And if he be not too fool hardy Enter Zabulon Sulp. How now What news with you Zab. You must presently Shew all the art you have and for my Lady Sulp. She may command Zab. You must not dream nor triste Sulp. Which way Zab. A spell you must prepare a powerful one Peruse but these directions you shall find all There is the picture too be quick and faithful And do it with that strength when 't is perform'd Pitch your reward at what you please you have it Sul. I 'le do my best and suddenly but hark ye Will you never lye at home again Zab. Excuse me I have too much business yet Sulp. I am right glad on 't Zab. Think on your business so farewel Sulp. I 'le do it Zab. Within this hour I 'le visit you again And give you greater lights Sulp. I shall observe ye This brings a brave reward bravely I 'le do it And all the hidden art I have express in 't Exeunt at both doors Enter Rutilio with a Night-cap Rut. Now do I look as if I were Crow-trodden Eye how my hams shrink under me O me I am broken winded too is this a life Is this the recreation I have aim'd at I had a body once a handsome body And wholesome too Now I appear like a rascal That had been hung a year or two in Gibbets Fye how I saintâ— women keep me from women Place me before a Cannon 't is a pleasure Stretch me upon a Rack a recreation But women women O the Devil women Curtâ—â— Gulâ— was never half so dangerous Is there no way to find the Trap-door again And fall into the Cellaâ— and be taken No lucky fortune to direct me that way No Gallies to be got nor yet no Gallows For I fear nothing
neighbours I thank your diligence Lop. I 'le come sometimes and crack a case with ye Bar. Welcom Exit Lop. Here 's mony got with ease here spend that jovially And pray for the fool the Founder Die Many more fools I heartily pray may follow his example Lawyers or Lubbers or of what condition And many such sweet friends in Nova Hispania Lop. It will do well let 'em but send their monys Come from what quarter of the world I care not I 'le know 'em instantly nay I 'le be kin to 'em I cannot miss a man that sends me mony Let him law there long as his Duckets last Boy I 'le grace him and prefer him Die I 'le turn Trade Master and now live by the living Let the dead stink 't is a poor stinking Trade Lop. If the young fool now Should chance to chop upon his fair Wife Diego Die And handle her Case Master that 's a law point A point would make him start and put on his Spectacles A hidden point were worth the canvassing Lop. Now surely surely I should love him Diego And love him heartily nay I should love my self Or any thing that had but that good fortune For to say truth the Lawyer is a dog-bolt An arrant worm and though I call him worshipfull I wish him a canoniz'd Cuckold Diego Now if my youth do dub him Di. He is too demure Sir Lop. If he do sting her home Dieg. There 's no such matter The woman was not born to so much blessedness He has no heat study consumes his oyl Master Lop. Let 's leave it to the will of Fate and presently Over a cup of lustie Sack let 's prophesie I am like a man that dreamt he was an Emperour Come Diego hope and whilst he lasts we 'll lay it on Ex. SCENA III. Enter Jamy Milanes Arsenio Jam. Angelo Milanes did you see this wonder Mil. Yes yes Jam. And you Arsenio Ars Yes he 's gone Sir Strangely disguis'd he 's set upon his voyage Love guide his thoughts he 's a brave honest fellow Sit close Don Lawyer O that arrant knave now How he will stink will smoak again will burst He 's the most arrant Beast Mil. He may be more beast Ja. Let him bear six and six that all may blaze him The villany he has sowed into my Brother And from his State the Revenue he has reach'd at Pay him my good Leandro take my prayers Ars And all our wishes plough with his fine white heifer Ja. Mark him my dear friend for a famous Cuckold Let it out-live his Books his pains and hear me The more he seeks to smother it with Justice Enter a Servant Let it blaze out the more what news Andrea Andr. News I am loth to tell ye but I am charg'd sir Your Brother layes a strict command upon ye No more to know his house upon your danger I am sorry Sir Jam. Faith never be I am glad on 't He keeps the house of pride and foolery I mean to shun it so return my Answer 'T will shortly spew him out Come let 's be merry And lay our heads together carefully How we may help our friend and let 's lodge near him Be still at hand I would not for my patrimony But he should crown his Lawyer a learned Monster Come lâ—t's away I am stark mad till I see him Exeunt SCENA IV. Enter Bartolus and Amaranta Amar. Why will ye bring men in and yet be jealous Why will ye lodge a young man a man able And yet repine Bar. He shall not trouble thee sweet A modest poor slight thing did I not tell thee He was only given to the Book and for that How Royally he paies finds his own meat too Amar. I will not have him here I know your courses And what fits you will fall into of madness Bar. Faith I will not Wise Amar. I will not try ye Bar. He comes not near thee shall not dare to tread Within thy Lodgings in an old out Room Where Logs and Coles were laid Amar. Now ye lay fire fire to consume your quiet Bar. Didst thou know him Thou wouldst think as I do he disquiet thee Thou mayst wear him next thy heart and yet not warm him His mind poor man 's o' th' Law how to live after And not on lewdness on my Conscience He knows not how to look upon a Woman More than by reading what Sex she is Amar. I do not like it Sir Bar. Do'st thou not see Fool What presents he sends hourly in his gratefulness What delicate meats Amar. You had best trust him at your Table Do and repent it do Bar. If thou be'st willing By my troth I think he might come he 's so modest He never speaks there 's part of that he gave me He 'll eat but half a dozen bits and rise immediately Even as he cats he studies he 'll not disquiet thee Do as thou pleasest Wife Amar. What means this Wood cock Knock within Bar. Retire Sweet there 's one knocks come in your business Enter Servant Ser My Lord Don Henrique would entreat ye Sir To come immediately and speak with him He has business of some moment Bar. I 'le attend him I must be gone I prâ— thee think the best Wife At my return I 'le tell thee more good morrow Sir keep ye close and study hard an hour hence I 'le read a new Case to ye Exit Leandro within â—ean I 'le be ready Amar. So many hundred Duckets to ly sâ—m vily And learn the pelting Law this sounds but slenderly But very poorly I would see this fellow Very I am see him how he looks I will find To what end and what study there 's the place I 'le go o th' other sâ—â—e and take my Fortune I think there is a window Exit Enter Leandro Lean. He 's gone out Now if I could but sâ—â— her she is not this way How nastily be keeps his house my Chamber If I continue long will choak me up If is so damp I shall be mortified For any woman if I stay a month here I 'le in and strike my Lute that sound may call her Ex Lute and Song 1 Dearest do not you delay me Since thou knowest I must be gone Wind and Tide 't is thought o th â—â—ayâ—â— But 't is wind that must be bâ—â—â— From that breath whose 〈◊〉 â—â—ll Indian Odours far excel 2 Oh then speak thou fairest fair Kill not him that vows to serve thee But perfume this neighbouring Air Else dull silence sure will starve me 'T is a word that 's quickly spoken Which being restrain'd a heart is broken Enter Amaranta Amar. He keeps very close Lord how I long to see him A Lute strook handsomely a voice too I 'le hear that These Verses are no Law they sound too sweetly Now I am more desirous Leandro peeping Lean. 'T is she certain Amar. What 's that that peeps Lean. O admirable face Amar. Sure 't is the man
Jam. Good Sir intend this business And let this bawling fool no more words lawyer And no more angers for I guess your reasons This Gentleman I 'le justifie in all places And that fair Ladies worth let who dare cross it The Plot was cast by me to make thee jealous But not to wrong your wife she is fair and vertuous Die Take us to mercy too we beseech your honour We shall be justified the way of all flesh else Jam. No more talk nor no more dissention lawyer I know your anger 't is a vain and flight one For if you doe I 'le lay your whole life open A life that all the world shall I 'le bring witness And tip before a Judge the ulcerous villanies You know I know ye and I can bring witness Bar. Nay good Sir noble Sir Jam. Be at peace then presently Immediatley take honest and fair truce With your good wise and shake hands with that Gentleman H 'as honour'd ye too much and doe it cheerfully Lop. Take us along for Heaven sake too Bar. I am friends There is no remedie I must put up all And like my neighbours rub it out by th' shoulders And perfect friends Leandro now I thank ye And there 's my hand I have no more grudge to ye But I am too mean hence forward for your Companie Lea. I shall not trouble ye Ars We will be friends too Mil. Nay Lawyer you shall not fright us farther For all your devils we will bolt Bar. I grant ye The Gentleman 's your Bail and thank his coming Did not he know me too well you should smart â—or't Goe all in peace but when ye fool next Gentlemen Come not to me to Breakfast Die I 'le be bak'd first Bar. And pray ye remember when ye are bold and merry The Lawyers Banquet and the Sawce he gave ye Jam. Come goe along I have employmâ—nt to ye Employment for your lewd brains too to cool ye For all for every one All. We are all your Servants Die All all for any thing from this day forward I 'le hate all Breakfasts and depend on dinners Jam. I am glad you come off fair Lea. The fair has blest me Exeunt SCENA III. Enter Octavia Jacinta Arsenio Oct. This is the place but why we are appointed By Don Jamie to stay here is a depth I cannot sound Asc Believ 't he is too noble To purpose any thing but for our good Had I assurance of a thousand lives And with them perpetuitie of pleasure And should lose all if he prov'd only false Yet I durst run the hazard Jac. 'T is our comfort We cannot be more wretched than we are And death concludes all misery Ocâ— Undiscovered Enter Henrique Jamie We must attend him Asâ— Out stay is not long With him Don Henrique Jac. Now I fear Be â—â—lent Hen. Why dost thou follow me Jam. To save your life A pâ—ot is laid for 't all my wrongs forgot I have a Brothers Love Hen. But thy false self I fear no enemy Jam. You have no friend But what breathes in me If you move a step Beyond this ground you tread on you are lost Hen. 'T is by thy practice then I am sent hither To meet her that prefers my life and safetie Before her own Jam. That you should be abus'd thus With weak credulitie She for whose sake You have forgot we had one noble Father Or that one Mother bare us for whose love You brake a contract to which heaven was witness To satisfie whose pride and wilfull humour You have expos'd a sweet and hopefull Son To all the miseries that want can bring him And such a Son though you are most obdurate To give whom entertainment Savages Would quit their Caves themselves to keep him from Bleak cold and hunger This dissembling woman This Idol whom you worship all your love And service trod under her feet designs you To fill a grave or dead to lye a prey For Wolves and Vulâ—ms Hen. 'T is false I defie thee And stand upon my Guard Enter Leandro Milanes Arsenio Bart. Lopez Diego Octavio Jacinta Ascanio and Servants Jam. Alas 't is weak Come on since you will teach me to be cruel By having no faith in me take your fortune Bring the rest forth and bind them fast Oct. My Lord. Asc In what have we offended Jam. I am deaf And following my will I do not stand Accomptable to reason See her Ring The first pledge of your love and service to her Deliver'd as a Warrant for your death These â—ags of gold you gave up to her trust The use of which you did deny your self Bestow'd on me and with a prodigal hand Whom â—he pick'd forth to be the Architect Of her most bloudy building and to see These Instruments to bring Materials To raise it up she bad me spare no cost And as a surplusage offer'd her self To be at my devotion Hen. O accurs'd Jam. But be incredulous still think this my plot â—aâ—â—en excuses to your self and swear That she is innocent that she doats on ye To have this as a fearfull Dream and that 〈◊〉 he not at my mercy which in this I wâ—â—l â—hâ— only She heâ— self shall give 〈…〉 â—ull Sentâ—nâ—e to remove all scruple Who 't is that sends you to the other world Enter Violante Appears my Violante speak my dearest Do's not the object please you Viol. More than if All treasure that 's above the earth with that That lyes conceal'd in both the Indian Mines Were laid down at my feet O bold Jamy Thou only canst deserve me Jam. I am forward And as you easily may perceive I sleep not On your commands Enter Assistant and Officers Viol. But yet they live I look'd To find them dead Jam. That was deferr'd that you Might triumph in their misery and have the power To say they are not Viol. 'T was well thought upon This kiss and all the pleasures of my Bed This night shall thank thee Hen. Monster Viol. You Sir that Would have me Mother Bastards being unable To honour me with one Child of mine own That underneath my roof kept your cast-Strumpet And out of my Revenues would maintain Her riotous issue now you find what 't is To tempt a woman with as little feeling As I turn off a slave that is unfit To doe me service or a horse or dog That have out-liv'd their use I shake thee off To make thy peace with heaven Hen. I do deserve this And never truly felt before what sorrow Attends on wilfull dotage Viol. For you Mistris That had the pleasure of his youth before me And triumph'd in the fruit that you had by him But that I think to have the Bastard strangled Before thy face and thou with speed to follow The way he leads thee is sufficient torture I would cut off thy nose put out thine eyes And set my foot on these bewitching lips That had the start of mine but as thou art Goe to the
grave unpitied Assist Who would believe Such rage could be in woman Viol. For this fellow He is not worth my knowledge Jam. Let him live then Since you esteem him innocent Viol. No Jamy He shall make up the mess now strike together And let them fall so Assist Unheard of crueltie I can endure no longer seise on her Viol. Am I betrai'd Is this thy faith Jamy Jam. Could your desires Challenge performance of a deed so horrid Or though that you had sold your self to hell I should make up the bargain Live dear Brother Live long and happy I forgive you freely To have done you this service is to me A fair Inheritance and how e're harsh language Call'd on by your rough usage pass'd my lips In my heart I ever lov'd you all my labours Were but to shew how much your love was cozen'd When it beheld it self in this false Glass That did abuse you and I am so far From envying young Ascanio his good fortune That if your State were mine I would adopt him These are the Murtherers my noble friends Which to make trial of her bloudy purpose â—won to come disguis'd thus Hen. I am too full Of grief and shame to speak but what I 'le doe â—â—all to the world proclaim my penitence â—â—d howsoever I have liv'd I 'le die â— much chang'd man Jam. Were it but possible You could make satisfaction to this woman â—â—r joyes were perfect Hen. That 's my only comfort That it is in my power I ne're was married To this bad woman though I doted on her But daily did defer it still expecting When grief would kill Jacintha Assist All is come out And finds a fair success take her Don Henrique And once again embrace your Son Hen. Most gladly Assist Your Brother hath deserv'd all Hen. And shall share The moitie of my State Assist I have heard advocate What an ill Instrument you have been to him From this time strengthen him with honesâ— counsels As you 'le deserve my pardon Bar. I 'le change my Copy But I am punish'd for I fear I have had A smart blow though unseen Assist Curate and Sexton I have heard of you too let me hear no more And what 's past is forgotten For this woman Though her intent were bloody yet our Law Calls it not death yet that her punishment May deter others from such bad attempts The dowry she brought with her shall be emploi'd To build a Nunnery where she shall spend The remnant of her life Viol. Since I have miss'd my ends I scorn what can fall on me Assist The strict discipline Of the Church will teach you better thoughts And Signiors You that are Batchelours if you ever marry In Bartolus you may behold the issue Of Covetousness and Jealousie and of dotage And falshood in Don Henrique keep a mean then For be assur'd that weak man meets all ill That gives himself up to a womans will Exeunt Prologue TO tell ye Gentlemen we have a Play A new one too and that 't is launch'd to day The Name ye know that 's nothing to my Story To tell ye 't is familiar void of Glory Of State of Bitterness of wit you 'll say For that is now held wit that tends that way Which we avoid To tell ye too 't is merry And meant to make ye pleasant and not weary The Stream that guides ye easie to attend To tell ye that 't is good is to no end If you believe not Nay to goe thus far To swear it if you swear against is war To assure you any thing unless you see And so conceive is vanity in me Therefore I leave it to it self and pray Like a good Bark it may work out to day And stem all doubts 't was built for such a proof And we hope highly if she lye aloof For her own vantage to give wind at will Why let her work only be you but still And sweet opinion'd and we are bound to say You are worthy Judges and you crown the Play Epilogue THE Play is done yet our Suit never ends Still when you part you would still part our friends Our noblest friends if ought have faln amiss O let it be sufficient that it is And you have pardon'd it In Buildings great All the whole Body cannot be so neat But something may be mended Those are fair And worthy love that may destroy but spare WIT WITHOUT MONEY A COMEDY Persons Represented in the Play Valentine a Gallant that will not be perswaded to keep his Estate Francisco his younger Brother Master Lovegood their Vncle A Merchant Friend to Master Lovegood companions of Valentine and Sutors to the Widow Fountain Bellamore Hairbrain Lance a Falkner and an ancient servant to Valentines Father Shorthose the Clown and servant to the Widow Roger Ralph and Humphrey three servants to the Widow Three Servants Musicians Lady Hartwel a Widow Isabel her Sister Luce a waiting Gentlewoman to the Widow Actus primus Scena prima Enter Uncle and Merchant Merc. WHen saw you Valentine Vncle Not since the Horse-race he 's taken up with those that woo the Widow Mer. How can he live by snatches from such people he bore a worthy mind Vncle Alas he 's sunk his means are gone he wants and which is worse Takes a delight in doing so Mer. That 's strange Vnc. Runs Lamatick if you but talk of states he cannot be brought now he has spent his own to think there 's inheritance or means but all a common riches all men bound to be his Bailiffs Mer. This is something dangerous Vncle No Gentleman that has estate to use it in keeping house or followers for those wayes he cries against for Eating sins dull Surfeits cramming of Serving men mustering of Beggars maintaining Hospitals for Kites and Cuâ—s grounding their fat faiths upon old Country proverbs God bless the Founders these he would have ventured into to more manly uses Wit and carriage and never thinks of state or means the ground-works holding it monstrous men should feed their bodies and starve their understandings Mer. That 's most certain Vncle Yes if he could stay there Mer. Why let him marry and that way rise again Vncle It 's most impossible he will not look with any handsomeness upon a Woman Mer. Is he so strange to Women Vncle I know not what it is a foolish glory he has goe I know not where to balk those benefits and yet he wil converse and flatter 'em make 'em or fair or soul â—â—gged or smooth as his impression serves for he affirms they are only lumps and undigested pieces lickt over to a form by our affections and then they show The Lovers let 'em pass Enter Fountain Bellamore Hairbrain Mer. He might be one he carries as much promise they are wondrous merry Vncle O their hopes are high Sir Fount Is Valentine come to Town Bella. Last night I heard Fount We miss him monstrously in our directions for this Widow is as
down what use of these or what joy in Annuities where every man 's thy study and thy Tenant I am ashamed on thee Lan. Yes I have seen this fellow there 's a wealthy Widow hard by Val. Yes marry is there Lan. I think he 's her servant or I am couzen'd else I am sure on 't Fran. I am glad on 't Lan. She 's a good Woman Fran. I am gladder Lan. And young enough believe Fran. I am gladder of all Sir Val. Frank you shall lye with me soon Fran. I thank my money Lan. His money shall lie with me three in a Bed Sir will be too much this weather Val. Meet me at the Mermaid and thou shalt see what things Lan. Trust to your self Sir Exeunt Fran. and Val. Enter Fount Bella. and Valentine Fount O Valentine Val. How now why do you look so Bella. The Widow 's going man Val. Why let her go man Hare She 's going out o' th' Town Val. The Town 's the happier I would they were all gone Fount We cannot come to speak with her Val. Not to speak to her Bel. She will be gone within this hour either now Val. Fount Hare Now now now good Val. Val. I had rather march i' th' mouth o' th' Cannon but adiew if she be above ground go away to your prayers away I say away she shall be spoken withall Exeunt Enter Shorthose with one boot on Roger and Humphrey Rog. She will go Shorthose Short Who can help it Roger Raph. within Help down with the hangings Rog. By and by Raph. I am making up o' th' trunks here Raph. Shorthose Short Well Raph. Who looks to my Ladys wardrobe Humphrey Hum. Here. Raph. Down with the boxes in the gallery and bring away he Coach cushions Short Will it not rain no conjuring abroad nor no devices to stop this journey Rog. Why go now why now why o' th' sudden now what preparation what horses have we ready what provision laid in i'th'Country Hum. Not an egge I hope Rog. No nor one drop of good drink boyes there 's the devil Short I heartily pray the malt be musty and then we must come up again Hum. What sayes the Steward Rog. He 's at 's wits end for some four hours since out of his haste and providence he mistook the Millars mangie mare for his own nagge Short And she may break his neck and save the journy Oh London how I love thee Hum. I have no boots nor none I 'le buy or if I had refuse me if I would venture my ability before a Cloak-Bag men are men Short For my part if I be brought as I know it will be aimed at to carry any duâ—ty dairy Cream-pot or any gentle Lady of the Laundry Chambring or wantonness behind my Gelding with all her Streamers Knapsacks Glasses Gugawes as if I were a running slippery I 'le give 'em leave to out my girts and slay me I 'le not be troubled with their Distibations at every half miles end I understand my self and am resolved Hum. To morrow night at Olivers who shall be there boys who shall meet the wenches Rog. The well brew'd stand of Ale we should have met at Short These griefs like to another Tale of Troy would mollifie the hearts of barbarous people and Tom Butcher weep Aeneas enters and now the town 's lost Raph. Well whither run you my Lady is mad Short I would she were in Bedlam Raph. The carts are come no hands to help to load ' em the stuff lies in the hall the plate Within Widow Why knaves there where be these idle fellows Short Shall I ride with one Boot Wid. Why where I say Raph. Away away it must be so Short O for a tickling storm to last but ten days Exeunt Actus Tertius Scena Prima Enter Isabella and Luce. Luc. BY my troth Mistris I did it for the best Isab It may be so but Luce you have a tongue a dish of meat in your mouth which if it were minced Lâ—â—â— would do a great deal better Luce. I protest Mistress Isab It will be your own one time or other Walter Walter within Anon forsooth Isab Lay my hat ready my fan and cloak you are so 〈◊〉 of providence and Walter tuck up my little bow behâ—â—â— the Coach and bid my maid make ready my sweet seâ—â—â— to your good Lady Mistress and my dog good let 〈◊〉 Coachman carry him Luce. But hear me Isab I am in love sweet Luce and you are so skilfull tâ— I must needs undo my self and hear me let Oliver pacâ—â— my Glass discreetly and see my Curles well carried 〈◊〉 sweet Luce you have a tongue and open tongues have â—pâ—â— you know what Luce. Luce. Pray you be satisfied Isab Yes and contented too before I leave you there 's a Roger which some call a Butcher I speak of certainties I do not sish Luce nay do not stare I have a tongue can take too and a Green Chamber Luce a back door opens to a long Gallerie there was a night Luce do you perceive 〈◊〉 you perecive me yet O do you blush Luce a Friday night I saw your Saint Luce for t'other box of Marmalade 〈◊〉 thine sweet Roger this I heard and kept too Luce. E'ne as you are a woman Mistress Isab This I allow as good and Physical sometime tâ—â—â—â— meetings and for the cheering of the heart but Luce to have your own turn served and to your friend to be a dogbolt Luce. I confess it Mistress Isab As you have made my sister jealous of me are foolishly and childishly pursued it I have found out yâ—â— haunt and traced your purposes for which mine hoâ—â—â— suffers your best waies must be applied to bring her 〈◊〉 again and seriously and suddenly that so I may hare a means to clear my self and she a fair opinion of me 〈◊〉 you peevish Luce. My power and prayers Mistress Isab What 's the matter Enter Shorthose and Widow Short I have been with the Gentleman he has it mâ—â—â— good may do him with it Wid. Come are you ready you love so to delay time the day grows on Isab I have sent for a few trifles when those are coâ—â— And now I know your reason Wid. Know your own honour then about your businss 〈◊〉 the Coach ready presently I 'le tell you more then Ex. Luce and Shorthose And understand it well you must not think your sister 〈◊〉 tender eyed as not to see your follies alas I know your heart and must imagine and truly too 't is not your charitie 〈◊〉 coin such sums to give away as you have done in that yâ—â— have no wisdom Isabel no nor modesty where nobler 〈◊〉 are at home I tell you I am ashamed to find this in yoâ— years far more in your discretion none to chuse but thâ—â— for pity none to seal your thoughts on but one of no â—ding of no name nothing to bring you to but this 〈◊〉 and hunger A jolly Joynture sister you
'em why were they not beaten out Wid. I was about it but because they came as suiters Isab Why did you not answer ' em Wid. They are so impudent they will receive none More yet how came these in Enter Francisco and Lance. Lan. At the door Madam Isab It is that face Luce. This is the Gentleman Wid. She sent the money to Luce. The same Isab I 'le leave you they have some business Wid. Nay you shall stay Sister they are strangers both to me how her face alters Isab I am sorry he comes now Wid. I am glad he is here now though Who would you speak with Gentlemen Lan. You Lady or your fair Sister there here 's a Gentleman that has received a benefit Wid. From whom Sir Lan. From one of you as he supposes Madam your man delivered it Wid. I pray go forward Lan. And of so great a goodness that he dares not without the tender of his thanks and service pass by the house Wid. Which is the Gentleman Lan. This Madam Wid. What 's your name Sir Fran. They that know me call me Francisco Lady one not so proud to scorn so timely a benefit nor so wretched to hide a gratitude Wid. It is well bestowed then Fran. Your fair self or your Sister as it seems for what desert I dare not know unless a handsome subject for your charities or aptness in your noble will to do it have showred upon my wants a timely bounty which makes me rich in thanks my best inheritance Wid. I am sorry 't was not mine this is the Gentlewoman sie do not blush go roundly to the matter the man is a pretty man Isab You have three fine ones Fran. Then to you dear Lady Isab I pray no more Sir if I may perswade you your only aptness to do this is recompence and more than I expected Fran. But good Lady Isab And for me further to be acquainted with it besides the imputation of vain glory were greedy thankings of my self I did it not to be more affected to I did it and if it happened where I thought it sitted I have my end more to enquite is cutious in either of us more than that suspicious Fran. But gentle Lady 't will be necessary Isab About the right way nothing do not fright it being to pious use and tender sighted with the blown face of Complements it blasts it had you not come at all but thought thanks it had been too much 't was not to see your person Wid. A brave dissembling Rogue and how she carries it Isab Though I believe few handsomer or hear you though I affect a good tongue well or try you though my years desire a friend that I relieved you Wid. A plagnie cunning quean Isab For so I carried it my end 's too glorious in mine eyes and bettered the goodness I propounded with opinion Wid. Fear her not Sir Isa You cannot catch me Sister Fran. Will you both teach and tie my tongue up Lady Isa Let it suffice you have it it was never mine whilest good men wanted it Lan. This is a Saint sure Isa And if you be not such a one restore it Fran. To commend my self were more officious 〈◊〉 you think my thanks are to doubt I may be worth your 〈◊〉 a treason both to mine own good and understanding 〈◊〉 know my mind clear and though modesty tells me 〈◊〉 intreats intrudes yet I must think something and of frâ—â— season met with your better taste this had not been else Wid. What ward for that wench Isa Alas it never touched me Fran. Well gentle Lady yours is the first money I 〈◊〉 took upon a forced ill manners Isa The last of me if ever you use other Fran. How may I do and your way to be thought grateful taker Isa Spend it and say nothing your modesty may deserve more Wid. O Sister will you bar thankfulness Isa Dogs dance for meat would ye have men do work for they can speak cry out like Wood-mongers good deeds by the hundreds I did it that my best friend 〈◊〉 not know it wine and vain glory does as much as I else tâ—â— you will force my merit against my meaning use it in 〈◊〉 bestowing it in shewing it came to be a benefit and was so and not examining a Woman did it or to what 〈◊〉 in not believing sometimes your self when drink and sâ—â—ring conversation may ripen strange perswasions Fran. Gentle Lady I were a base receiver of a courtesâ— and you a worse disposer were my nature unfurnished 〈◊〉 these fore-sights Ladies honours were ever in my thâ—â—◠〈◊〉 unspotted Crimes their good deeds holy Temples wâ—â—â— the incense burns not to common eyes your fears are â—â—tuous and so I shall preserve ' em Isa Keep but this way and from this place to tell me iâ— you have paid me and so I wish you see all fortune Exâ— Wid. Fear not the Woman will be thanked I do not doubt it Are you so crafty carry it so precisely this is â— wake my fears or to abuse me I shall look narrowly 〈◊〉 spair not Gentlemen there is an hour to catch a Woâ—â—â— in if you be wise so I must leave you too Now will 〈◊〉 laugh at my Suitors Exâ—â— Lan. Sir what courage Fran. This Woman is a founder and cites Statutes tâ— all her benefits Lan. I never knew yet so few years and so cunning ye believe me she has an itch but how to make her confess 〈◊〉 for it is a crafty Tit and plays about you will not be home she would fain but she dares not carry your 〈◊〉 but so discreetly Sir that want or wantonness seem not tâ— search you and you shall see her open Fran. I do love her and were I rich would give us thousand pound to wed her wit but one hour oh 't is a Dragon and such a spritely way of pleasure ha Lance. Lan. Your ha Lance broken once you would cry ho ho Lance. Fran. Some leaden landed Rogue will have this wend now when all 's done some such youth will carry her and wear her greasie out like stuff some Dunce that knows 〈◊〉 more but Markets and admires nothing but a long chaâ—â—â— at Sizes O the fortunes Enter Isabel and Luce. Lan. Comfort your self Luce. They are here yet and alone too boldly upon 〈◊〉 nay Mistress I still told you how 't would find your 〈◊〉 this 't is to venture your charity upon a boy Lan. Now what 's the matter stand fast and like your self Isa Pret hee no more Wench Luce. What was his want to you Isa 'T is true Luce. Or misery or say he had been i' th' Cage was thâ—â— no mercy to look abroad but yours Isa I am paid for fooling Lu. Must every slight companion that can purchase a 〈◊〉 of poverty and beggerly planet fall under your compassâ—â—â— Lanc. Here 's a new matter Luce. Nay you are served but too well here he staies â—et yet as I live Fran.
That 's but a drowsie fortune 3 Mer. Nay take us with ye too we come to that end I am sure ye are for the wedding Vanl. Hand and heart man And what their feet can doe I could have tript it Before this whorson gout Enter Clause Clau. Bless ye Masters Vanl. Clause how now Clause thou art come to see thy Master And a good master he is to all poor people In all his joy 't is honestly done of thee Clau. Long may he live sir but my business now is If you would please to doe it and to him too Enter Goswin Vanl. He 's here himself Gos Stand at the door my friends I pray walk in welcom fair Mistris Francis See what the house affords there 's a young Lady Will bid you welcom Vanl. We joy your happiness Exeunt Gos I hope it will be so Clause nobly welcom My honest my best friend I have been carefull To see thy monys Clau. Sir that brought not me Do you know this Ring again Gos Thou hadst it of me Cla. And do you well remember yet the boun you gave me Upon the return of this Gos Yes and I grant it Be it what it will ask what thou canst I 'le do it Within my power Cla. Ye are not married yet Gos No. Cla. â—â—â—th I shall ask you that that will disturb ye But I must put ye to your promise Gos Do And if I faint and slinch in 't Cla. Well said Master And yet it grieves me too and yet it must be Gos Prethee distrust me not Câ—a You must not marry That 's part of the power you gave me which to make up You must presently depart and follow me Gos Not marry Clause Cla. Not if you keep your promise And gave me power to ask Gos Pre'thee think better I will obey by Heaven Cla. I have thought the best Sir Gos Give me thy reason do st thou fear her honesty Cla. Chaste as the ice for any thing I know Sir Gos Why should'st thou light on that then to what purpose Cla. I must not now discover Gos Must not marry Shall I break now when my poor heart is pawn'd When all the preparation Cla. Now or never Gos Come 't is not that thou would'st thou do'st but fright me Cla. Upon my soul it is Sir and I bind ye Gos Câ—ause can'st thou be so cruel Cla. You may break Sir But never more in my thoughts appear honest Gos Did'st ever see her Cla No. Gos She is such a thing O Clause she is such a wonder such a mirror For beauty and fair vertue Europe has not Why hast thou made me happy to undo me But look upon her then if thy heart relent not I 'le quit her presently who waits there Ser. within Sir Gos Bid my faiâ— love come hither and the Company Prethee be good unto me take a mans heart And look upon her truly take a friends heart And feel what misery must follow this Cle. Take you a noble heart and keep your promise I forsook all I had to make you happy Enter Gertrude Vandunk and the rest Merchants Can that thing call'd a Woman stop your goodness Gos Look there she is deal with me as thou wilt now Did'st ever see a faâ—â—er Câ—a She is most goodly Gos Pray ye stand still 〈◊〉 What aâ—ls my love 〈◊〉 Did'st thou ever By the fait light of Heaven behold a sweeter O that thou knew'st but love or ever felt him Look well look narrowly upon her beauties 1 Mer. Sure h 'as some strange design in hand he starts so 2 Mer. This Beggaâ— has a strong power over his pleasure Gos View all her body Cla. 'T is exact and excellent Gos Is she a thing then to be lost thus lightly Her mind is ten times sweeter ten times nobler And but to hear her speak a Paradise And such a love she â—ears to me a chaste love A vertuous fair and fruitful love 't is now too I am reaâ—y to enjoy it the Priest ready Claâ—se To say the holy words shall make us happy This is a cruelty beyond mans study All these are ready all our joyes are ready And all the expectation of our friends 'T will be her death to do it Cla. Let her dye then Gos Thou canst not 't is impossible Cla. It must be Gos 'T will kill me too 't will murder me by heaven Câ—â—â—â— I 'le give thee half I have come thou shalt save me Cla. Then you must go with me I can stay no longer If ye be true and noble Gos Hard heart I 'le follow Pray ye all go in again and pray be merry I have a weighty business give my Cloak there Enter Servant with a Cloak Concerns my life and state make no enquiry This present hour befaln me with the soonest I shall be here again nay pray go in Sir And take them with you 't is but a night lost Gentlemen Van. Come come in we will not lose our meat yet Nor our good mirth he cannot stay long from her I am sure of that Gos I will not stay believe Sir Exâ—â— Gertrude a word with you Ger. Why is this stop Sir Gos I have no more time left me but to kiss thee And tell thee this I am ever thine farewel wench Exâ—â— Ger. And is that all your Ceremony Is this a wedâ—â—â— Are all my hopes and prayers turn'd to nothing Well I will say no more nor sigh nor sorrow Till to thy face I prove thee false Ah me Exâ—â— Actus Quintus Scena Prima Enter Gertrude and a Boor. Ger. LEad if thou thinkst we are right why dost thou maâ—â— These often stands thou saidst thou knewst the waâ— Bo. Fear nothing I do know it would 't were homewaâ—â— Ger. Wrought from me by a Beggar at the time That most should tye him 't is some other Love That hath a more command on his affections And he that fetcht him a disguised Agent Not what he personated for his fashion Was more familiar with him and more powerful Than one that ask'd an alms I must find out One if not both kind darkness be my shrowd And cover loves too curious search in me For yet suspicion I would not name thee Bo. Mistris it grows somewhat pretty and dark Ger. What then Bo. Nay nothing do not think I am afraid Although perhaps you are Ger. I am not forward Bo. Sure but you are give me your hand fear nothâ—â— There 's one leg in the wood do not pull me backward What a sweat one on 's are in you or I Pray God it do not prove the plague yet sure It has infected me for I sweat too It runs out at my knees feel feel I pray you Ger. What ails the fellow Bo. Hark hark I beseech you Do you hear nothing Ger. No. Bo. List a wild Hog He grunts now 't is a Bear this wood is full of 'em And now a Wolf Mistress a Wolf a Wolf It is the howling of a Wolf
Your grace hath made me young again and wanton Ant. She must be known and suddenly Do ye know her to Minippus Gent. Char. No believe Sir Ant. Did you observe her Timon Tim. I look'd on her But what she is Ant. I must have that found Come in and take your leave Tim. And some few Prayers along Dem. I know my duty Exit Ant. You shall be half my Father Leo. All your Servant Come Gentlemen you are resolv'd I am sure To see these wars 1 Gent. We dare not leave his fortunes Though most assur'd death hung round about us Leo That bargain 's yet to make Be not too hasty when ye face the Enemie Nor too ambitious to get honour instantly But charge within your bounds and keep close bodies And you shall see what sport we 'l make these mad-caps You shall have game enough I warrant ye Every mans Coâ—k shall fight Dem. I must go see Sir Brave Sir as soon as I have taken leave He meet you in the park Dâ—aw the men thither Wait you upon Leontius Geâ— We 'l attend Sir Leo. But I beseech your Grace with speed the sooner We are i' th' field Dem. You could not please me better Exit Leo. You never saw the wars yet Gent. Not yet Colonel Leo These foolish Mistresses do so hang about ye So whimper and so hug I know it Gentlemen And so intice ye now ye are i' th' bud And that sweet tilting war with eyes and kisses Th' alarms of soft vows and sighs and fiddle faddles Spoils all our trade you must forget these knick knacks A woman at some time of year I grant ye She is necessarie but make no business of her How now Lieutenant Enter Lieutenant Lieu Oh Sir as ill as ever We shall have wars they say they are mustring yonder Would we were at it once fie how it plagues me Leo. Here 's one has served now under Captain Cupid And crackt a Pike in 's youth you see what 's come oâ—â—â— Lieu. No my disease will never prove so honourablâ— Leo. Why sure thou hast the best pox Lieu. If I have 'em I am sure I got 'em in the best company They are pox of thirty Coats Leo. Thou hast mewed 'em finely Here 's a strange fellow now and a brave fellow If we may say so of a pocky fellow Which I believe we may this poor Lieutenant Whether he have the scratches or the scabs Or what a Devil it be I 'le say this for him There fights no braver souldier under Sun Gentlemâ—n Show him an Enemie his pain 's forgot straight And where other men by beds and bathes have ease And easie rules of Physick set him in a danger A danger that 's a fearfull one indeed Ye rock him and he will so play about ye Let it be ten to one he ne'er comes off again Ye have his heart and then he works it bravely And throughly bravely not a pang remembred I have seen him do such things belief would shrink at Gent. 'T is strange he should do all this and diseas'd so Leo. I am sure 't is true Lieutenant canst thou drink well Lieu. Would I were drunk dog-drunk I might not feel this Gent. I would take Physick Lieu. But I would know my disease first Leon. Why it may be the Colique canst thou blow backward Lieu. There 's never a bag-pipe in the Kingdom better Gent. Is' t not a pleuresie Lieu. 'T is any thing That has the Devil and death in 't will ye march Gentlemen The Prince has taken leave Leo. How know ye that Lieu. I saw him leave the Court dispatch his followers And met him after in a by street I think He has some wench or such a toy to lick over Before he go would I had such another To draw this foolish pain down Leo. Let 's away Gentlemen For sure the Prince will stay on us Gent. We 'l attend Sir Exeunt SCENA II. Enter Demetrius and Celia Cel. Must ye needs go Dem. Or stay with all dishonour Cel. Are there not men enough to fight Dem. Fie Celia This ill becomes the noble love you bear me Would you have your love a coward Cel. No believe Sir I would have him fight but not so far off from me Dem. Wouldst have it thus or thus Cel. If that be fighting Dem. Ye wanton fool when I come home again I 'le fight with thee at thine own weapon Celia And conquer thee too Cel. That you have done already You need no other Arms to me but these Sir But will you fight your self Sir Dem. Thus deep in bloud wench And through the thickest ranks of Pikes Cel. Spur bravely Your firie Courser beat the troops before ye And cramb the mouth of death with executions Dem. I would do more than these But prethee tell me Tell me my fair where got'st thou this male Spirit I wonder at thy mind Cel. Were I a man then You would wonder more Dem. Sure thou wouldst prove a Souldier And some great Leader Cel. Sure I should do somewhat And the first thing I did I should grow envious Extreamly envious of your youth and honour Dem. And fight against me Cel. Ten to one I should do it Dem. Thou wouldst not hurt me Cel. In this mind I am in I think I should be hardly brought to strike ye Unless 't were thus but in my mans mind Dem. What Cel. I should be friends with you too Now I think better Dem. Ye are a tall Souldier Here take these and these This gold to furnish ye and keep this bracelet Why do you weep now You a masculine Spirit Cel. No I confess I am a fool a woman And ever when I part with you Dem. You shall not These tears are like prodigious signs my sweet one I shall come back loaden with fame to honour thee Cel. I hope you shall But then my dear Demetrius When you stand Conquerour and at your mercy All people bow and all things wait your sentence Say then your eye surveying all your conquest â—inds out a beautie even in sorrow excellent A constant face that in the midst of ruine With a forc'd smile both scorns at fate and fortune Say you find such a one so nobly fortified And in her figure all the sweets of nature Dem. Prethee No more of this I cannot find her Cel. That shews as far beyond my wither'd beauty And will run mad to love ye too Dem. Do you fear me And do you think besides this face this beauty This heart where all my hopes are lock'd Cel. I dare not No sure I think ye honest wondrous honest Pray do not frown I 'le swear ye are Dem. Ye may choose Cel. But how long will ye be away Dem. I know not Cel. I know you are angry now pray look upon me â—e ask no more such questions Dem. The Drums beat I can no longer stay Cel. They do but call yet How fain you would leave my Company Dem. I wou'd not Unless
runs off Satyr See the day begins to break And the light shoots like a streak Of subtil fire the wind blows cold Whilst the morning doth unfold Now the Birds begin to rouse And the Squirril from the boughs Leaps to get him Nuts and fruit The early Lark that erst was mute Carrols to the rising day Many a note and many a lay Therefore here I end my watch Lest the wandring swain should catch Harm or lose himself Amo. Ah me Satyr Speak again what e're thou be I am ready speak I say By the dawning of the day By the power of night and Pan I inforce thee speak again Amo. O I am most unhappy Satyr Yet more blood Sure these wanton Swains are wode Can there be a hand or heart Dare commit so vile a part As this Murther By the Moon That hid her self when this was done Never was a sweeter face I will bear her to the place Where my Goddess keeps and crave Her to give her life or grave Exeunt Enter Clorin Clor. Here whilst one patient takes his rest secure I steal abroad to doe another Cure Pardon thou buryed body of my love That from thy side I dare so soon remove I will not prove unconstant nor will leave Thee for an hour alone When I deceive My first made vow the wildest of the wood Tear me and o're thy Grave let out my blood I goe by wit to cure a lovers pain Which no herb can being done I 'le come again Exit Enter Thenot. The. Poor Shepherd in this shade for ever lye And seeing thy fair Clorins Cabin dye O hapless love which beingâ— answer'd ends And as a little infant cryes and bends His tender Brows when rowling of his eye He hath espy'd some thing that glisters nigh Which he would have yet give it him away He throws it straight and cryes afresh to play With something else such my affection set On that which I should loath if I could get Enter Clorin Clor. See where he lyes did ever man but he Love any woman for her Constancie To her dead lover which she needs must end Before she can allow him for her friend And he himself must needs the cause destroy For which he loves before he can enjoy Poor Shepherd Heaven grant I at once may free Thee from thy pain and keep my loyaltie Shepherd look up The. Thy brightness doth amaze So Phoebus may at noon bid mortals gaze Thy glorious constancie appears so bright I dare not meet the Beams with my weak sight Clor. Why dost thou pine away thy self for me The. Why dost thou keep such spotless constancie Clor. Thou holy Shepherd see what for thy sake Clorin thy Clorin now dare under take He starts up The. Stay there thou constant Clorin if there be Yet any part of woman left in thee To make thee light think yet before thou speak Clor. See what a holy vow for thee I break I that already have my fame far spread For being constant to my lover dead The. Think yet dear Clorin of your love how true If you had dyed he would have been to you Clor. Yet all I 'le lose for thee The. Think but how blest A constant woman is above the rest Clor. And offer up my self here on this ground To be dispos'd by thee The. Why dost thou wound His heart with malice against woman more That hated all the Sex but thee before How much more pleasant had it been to me To dye than to behold this change in thee Yet yet return let not the woman sway Clor. Insult not on her now nor use delay Who for thy sake hath ventur'd all her fame The. Thou hast not ventur'd but bought certain shame Your Sexes curse foul falshood must and shall I see once in your lives light on you all I hate thee now yet turn Clor. Be just to me Shall I at once both lose my fame and thee The. Thou hadst no fame that which thou didst like good Was but thy appetite that sway'd thy blood For that time to the best for as a blast That through a house comes usually doth cast Things out of order yet by chance may come And blow some one thing to his proper room So did thy appetite and not thy zeal Sway thee be chance to doe some one thing well Yet turn Clor. Thou dost but try me if I would Forsake thy dear imbraces for my old Love's though he were alive but do not fear Th. I do contemn thee now and dare come near And gaze upon thee for me thinks that grace Austeritie which sate upon that face Is gone and thou like others false maid see This is the gain of foul inconstancie Exit Clor. 'T is done great Pan I give thee thanks for it What art could not have heal'd is cur'd by wit Enter Thenot again The. Will ye be constant yet will ye remove Into the Cabin to your buried Love Clor. No let me die but by thy side remain The. There 's none shall know that thou didst ever stain Thy worthy strictness but shall honour'd be And I will lye again under this tree And pine and dye for thee with more delight Than I have sorrow now to know the light Clor. Let me have thee and I 'le be where thou wilt The. Thou art of womens race and full of guilt Farewel all hope of that Sex whilst I thought There was one good I fear'd to find one naught But since their minds I all alike espie Henceforth I 'le choose as others by mine eye Clor. Blest be ye powers that give such quick redress And for my labours sent so good success I rather choose though I a woman be He should speak ill of all than die for me Actus Quintus Scena Prima Enter Priest and old Shepherd Priest SHepherds rise and shake off sleep See the blushing Morn doth peep Through the window whilst the Sun To the mountain tops is run Gilding all the Vales below With his rising flames which grow Greater by his climbing still Up ye lazie grooms and fill Bagg and Bottle for the field Clasp your cloaks last lest they yield To the bitter North-east wind Call the Maidens up and find Who lay longest that she may Goe without a friend all day Then reward your Dogs and pray Pan to keep you from decay So unfold and then away What not a Shepherd stirring sure the grooms Have found then beds too easie or the rooms Fill'd with such new delight and heat that they Have both forgot their hungry sheep and day Knock that they may remember what a shame Sloath and neglect layes on a Shepherds name Old Shep. It is to little purpose not a swain This night hath known his lodging here or lain Within these cotes the woods or some near town That is a neighbour to the bordering Down Hath drawn them thither 'bout some lustie sport Or spiced Wassel-Boul to which resort All the young men and maids of many a cote
me Clean. Command a silence there Mem. I love thee Lady Cal. I thank your Lordship heartily proceed Sir Lucip. Lord how it stuck in 's stomach like a surfeit Clean. It breaks apace now from him God be thanked What a fine spoken man he is Lucip. A choice one of singular variety in carriage Clean. Yes and I warrant you he knows his distance Mem. With all my heart I love thee Cal. A hearty Gentleman And I were e'en an arrant beast my Lord But I lov'd you again Mem. Good Lady kiss me Clean. I marry Mars there thou cam'st close up to her Cal. Kiss you at first my Lord 't is no fair fashion Our lips are like Rose buds blown with mens breaths They lose both sap and savour there 's my hand Sir Eumen. Fie fie my Lord this is too rude Mem. Unhand me Consume me if I hurt her good sweet Lady Let me but look upon thee Cal. Doe Mem. Yet Cal. Well Sir Take your full view Lucip. Bless your eyes Sir Cal. Mercy Is this the man they talkt of for a Souldier So absolute an Excellent O the Gods If I were given to that vanitie Of making sport with men for ignorance What a most precious subject had I purchas'd Speak for him Gentlemen some one that knows What the man ails and can speak sense Clean. Sure Madam This fellow has been a rare Hare finder See how his eyes are set Cal. Some one goe with me I 'le send him something for his head poor Gentleman He 's troubled with the staggers Lucip. Keep him dark He will run Maâ—ch mad else the sumes of Battels Ascend into his brains Clean. Clap to his feet An old Dâ—um head to draw the thunder downward Cal Look to him Gentlemen farewel Lord I am sorry We cannot kiss at this time but believe it We 'l find an houâ— for all God keep my Children From being such sweet Souldiers Softly wenches Lest we disturb his dream Exeunt Calis and Ladies Eumen. Why this is Monstrous 1 Capt. A strange forgetfulness yet still he holds it 2 Capt. Though he ne're law a woman of great fashion Before this day yet methinks 't is possible He might imagine what they are and what Belongs unto 'em meer report of others Eumen. Pish his head had other whimsies in 't my Lord Death I think y' are struck dumb my good Lord General 1 Capt. Sir Mem. That I do love ye Madam and so love ye An 't like your grace 2 Capt. He has been studying this speech Eumen. Who do ye speak to Sir Mem. Why where 's the Lady The woman the fair woman 1 Capt. Who Mem. The Princess Give me the Princess Eumen. Give ye counsel rather To use her like a Princess Fy my Lord How have you born your self how naked Laid your soul open and your ignorance To be a sport to all Report and honour Drew heâ— to doe you favours and you bluntly Without considering what or who she was Neither collecting reason nor distinction Mem. Why what did I my Masters Eumen. All that shews A man unhandsom undigested dough Mem. Did not I kneel unto her Eumen. Dumb and sensless As though ye had been cut out for your fathers tomb Or stuck a land mark when she spoke unto you Being the excellence of all our Island Ye star'd upon her as ye had seen a monster Mon. Was I so foolish I confess Eumenes I never saw before so brave an outside But did I kneel so long Eumen. Till they laught at ye And when you spoke I am asham'd to tell ye What 't was my Lord how far from order Bless me is' t possible the wild noise of war And what she only teaches should possess ye Knowledge to treat with her and full discretion Being at stood still in ye and in peace And manly conversation smooth and civil Where gracefulness and glory twyn together Thrust your self out an exile Do you know Sir what state she carries What great obedience waits at her beck continually Mem. She ne're commanded A hundred thousand men as I have done Nor ne're won battel Say I would have kist her Eumen. There was a dainty offer too a rare one Mem. Why she is a woman is she not Eumen. She is so Mem. Why very well what was she made for then Is she not young and handsom bred to breed Do not men kiss fair women if they doe If lips be not unlawfull ware Why a Princess Is got the same way that we get a begger Or I am cozen'd and the self-same way She must be handled e're she get another That 's rudeness is it not 2 Capt. To her'tis held so rudeness in that high degree Mem. 'T is reason But I will be more punctual pray what thought she Eum. Her thoughts were merciful but she laught at ye Pitying the poorness of your complement And so she left ye Good Sir shape your self To understand the place and noble persons You live with now 1 Capt. Let not those great deserts The King hath laid up of ye and the people Be blasted with Ill bearing Eume. The whole name of souldier then will suffer Mem. She 's a sweet one And good sirs leave your exhortations They come untimely to me I have brains That beat above your reaches She 's a Princess That 's all I have killed a King that 's greater Come let 's to dinner if the Wine be good You shall perceive strange wisdom in my blood Exeunt all but Chilax Chil. Well would thou wert i' the wars again Old Memnon there thou wouldst talk toth ' purpose And the proudest of all these Court Camelions Would be glad to find it sense too plauge of this Dead peace this Bastard breeding lowzie lazie idleness Now we must learn to pipe and pick our livings Out of old rotten ends these twenty five years I have serv'd my Country lost my youth and bloud Expos'd my life to dangers more than dayes Yet let me tell my wants I know their answers The King is bound to right me they good people Have but from hand to mouth Look to your wives Your young trim wives your high-day wives your march panes For if the souldiers find not recompence As yet there 's none a hatching I believe You men of wares the men of wars will nick ye For starve nor beg they must not my small means Are gone in fumo here to raise a better Unless it be with lying or Dog flattering At which our Nation 's excellent observing Dog-days When this good Lady broyles and would be basted By that good Lord or such like moral learnings Is here impossible Well I will rub among 'em If any thing for honestie be gotten Though 't be but bread and cheese I can be satisfied If otherwise the wind blow stiff as I am Yet I shall learn to shuffle There 's an old Lass That shall be nameless yet alive my last hope Has often got me my pocket full of crowns If all
Presume on in ready gold now as your Caâ—e may handle it as rich cloths too as Any he bears arms Lady Estif You are a true gentleman and fair I see by ye And such a man I had rather take Perez Pray do so I 'le have a Priest o' th' sudden Estif And as suddenly you will repent too Perez I 'le be hang'd or drown'd first By this and this and this kiss Estif You are a Flatterer But I must say there was something when I saw you First in that most noble face that stirr'd my fancy Per. I 'le stir it better e're you sleep sweet Lady I 'le send for all my trunks and give up all to ye Into your own dispose before I bed ye And then sweet wench Estif You have the art to cozen me Exeunt Actus Secundus Scena Prima Enter Margarita and two Ladies and Altea Margar SIT down and give me your opinions seriously 1 La. You say you have a mind to marry Lady Marg. 'T is true I have for to preserve my credit Yet not so much for that as for my state Ladies Conceive me right there lies the main o' th' question Credit I can redeem mony will imp it But when my monie 's gone when the law shall Seize that and for incontinency strip me Of all 1 La. Do you find your body so malitious that way Marg. I find it as all bodies are that are young and lusty Lazy and high sed I desire my pleasure And pleasure I must have 2 Lady 'T is sit you should have Your years require it and 't is necessary As necessary as meat to a young Lady Sleep cannot nourish more 1 La. But might not all this be and keep ye single You take away variety in marriage The abundance of the pleasure you are bar'd then Is' t not abundance that you arm at Marg. Yes why was I made a woman 2 Lady And every day a new Marg. Why fair and young but to use it 1 Lady You are still i' th' right why would you marry then Alte. Because a husband stops all doubts in this point And clears all passages 2 Lady What Husband mean ye Alte. A Husband of an easy faith a fool Made by her wealth and moulded to her pleasure One though he see himself become a monster Shall hold the door and entertain the maker 2 Lady You grant there may be such a man 1 Lady Yes marry but how to bring 'em to this taâ—e Perfection 2 Lady They must be chosen so things of no honour Nor outward honesty Marga. No 't is no matter I care not what they are so they be lusty 2 La. Me thinks now a rich Lawyer some such fellow That carries credit and a face of awe But lies with nothing but his clients business Marg. No there 's no trusting them they are too subtâ—l The Law has moulded 'em of natural mischief 1 Lady Then some grave governor Some man of honour yet an easy man Marg. If he have honour I am undone I 'le none such I 'le have a lusty man honour will cloy me Altea 'T is sit ye should Lady And to that end with search and wit and labour I have found one out a right one and a perfect He is made as strong as brass is of brave years too And doughty of complexion Marga. Is he a Gentleman Alt. Yes and a souldier as gentle as you would wish him A good fellow wears good cloaths Marga. Those I 'le allow him They are for my credit does he understand But little Altea Very little Marga. 'T is the better Have not the wars bred him up to anger Al. No he will not quarrel with a dog that bites hin Let him be drunk or sober is one silence Marg. H 'as no capacity what honor is For that 's the Souldiers god Alt. Honour 's a thing too subtil for his wisdom If honour lye in eating he is right honourable Marg. Is he so goodly a man do you say Altea As you shall see Lady But to all this is but a trunk Marg. I would have him so I shall adde branches to him to adorn him God find me out this man and let me see him If he be that motion that you tell me of And make no more noise I shall entertain him Let him be here Altea He shall attend your Ladiship Exeuâ— Enter Juan Alonzo and Perez Juan Why thou art not married indeed Perez No no pray think so Alas I am a fellow of no reckoning Not worth a Ladies eye Alon. Wou'dst thou steal a fortune And make none of all thy friends acquainted with it Nor bid us to thy wedding Perez No indeed There was no wisdom in 't to bid an Artist An old seducer to a femal banquet I can cut up my pye without your instructions Juan Was it the wench i' th' veil Perez Basto 't was she The prettiest Rogue that e're you look'd upon The lovingst thief Juan And is she rich withal too Perez A mine a mine there is no end of wealth Coronel I am an asse a bashfull fool prethee Coronel How do thy companies fill now Juan You are merry Sir You intend a safer war at home belike now Perez I do not think I shall fight much this year Coronel I find my self given to my ease a little I care not if I sell my foolish company They are things of hazard Alon. How it angers me This fellow at first sight should win a Lady A rich young wench and I that have consum'd My time and art in searching out their subtleties Like a fool'd Alchymist blow up my hopes still When shall we come to thy house and be freely merry Perez When I have manag'd her a little more I have an house to entertain an army Alon. If thy wife be fair thou wilt have few less Come to thee Perez But where they 'l get entertainment is the point Sign oâ— I beat no Drum Alon. You need none but her taber May be I 'le march after a month or two To get me a fresh stomach I find Coronel A wantonness in wealth methinks I agree not with 'T is such a trouble to be married too And have a thousand things of great importance Jewels and plates and fooleries molest me To have a mans brains whimsied with his wealth Before I walk'd contentedly Enter Servant Serv. My Mistris Sir is sick because you are absent She mourns and will not eat Perez Alas my Jewel Come I 'le goe with thee Gentlemen your fair leaves You see I am ti'd a little to my yoke Pray pardon me would ye had both such loving wives Juan I thank ye Exit Perez Servant For your old boots never be blank Alonzo Because this fellow has outstript thy fortune Tell me ten daies hence what he is and how The gracious state of matrimony stands with him Come let 's to dinner when Margarita comes We 'l visit both it may be then your fortune Exeunt Enter Margarita Altea and Ladies
Jewels nor no Hangings Maid Not a farthing she is poor Sir a poor shifting thing Per. No money Old Wom. Abominable poor as poor as we are Money as rare to her unless she steal it But for one civil Gown her Lady gave her She may go bare good Gentlewoman Per. I am mad now I think I am as poor as she I am wide else One civil Sute I have left too and that 's all And if she steal that she must fley me for it Where does she use Old Wom. You may find truth as soon Alas a thousand conceal'd corners Sir she lurks in And here she gets a fleece and there another And lives in mists and smoaks where none can find her Per. Is she a Whore too Old Wom. Little better Gentleman I dare not say she is so Sir because She is yours Sir these five years she has firkt A pretty Living Until she came to serve I fear he will knock my Brains out for lying Per. She has serv'd me faithfully A Whore and Thief two excellent moral learnings In one she Saint I hope to see her legend Have I been fear'd for my discoveries And courted by all Women to conceal ' em Have I so long studied the art of this Sex And read the warnings to young Gentlemen Have I profest to tame the Pride of Ladies And make 'em bear all tests and am I trickt now Caught in mine own nooze here 's a royal left yet There 's for your lodging and your meat for this Week A silk Worm lives at a more plentiful ordinary And sleeps in a sweeter Box farewel great Grandmother If I do find you were an accessary 'T is but the cutting off too smoaky minutes I 'll hang ye presently Old Wom. And I deserve it I tell but truth Per. Not I I am an Ass Mother Exeunt Enter the Duke of Medina Juan de Castro Alonzo Sanchio Cacasogo Attendants Duke A goodly house Juan And richly furnisht too Sir Alonz. Hung wantonly I like that preparation It stirs the blood unto a hopeful Banquet And intimates the Mistress free and jovial I love a house where pleasure prepares welcome Duke Now Cacasogo how like you this mansion 'T were a brave Pawn Caca. I shall be master of it 'T was built for my bulk the rooms are wide and spacious Airy and full of ease and that I love well I 'll tell you when I taste the Wine my Lord And take the height of her Table with my Stomach How my affections stand to the young Lady Enter Margarita Altea Ladies and Servants Mar. All welcome to your Grace and to these Souldiers You honour my poor house with your fair presence Those few slight pleasures that inhabit here Sir I do beseech your Grace command they are yours Your servant but preserves 'em to delight ye Duke I thank ye Lady I am bold to visit ye Once more to bless mine eyes with your sweet Beauty 'T has been a long night since you left the Court For till I saw you now no day broke to me Mar Bring in the Dukes meat Sanch. She is most excellent Juan Most admirable fair as e'r I look'd upon I had rather command her than my Regiment Caca. I 'll have a sling 't is but a thousand Duckets Which I can cozen up again in ten days And some few Jewels to justifie my Knavery Say I should marry her she 'll get more money Than all my Usury put my Knavery to it She appears the most infallible way of Purchase I cou'd wish her a size or two stronger for the encounter For I am like a Lion where I lay hold But these Lambs will endure a plaguy load And never bleat neither that Sir time has taught us I am so vertuous now I cannot speak to her The atrant'st shamesac'd Ass I broil away too Enter Leon. Mar. Why where 's this dinner Leon. 'T is not ready Madam Nor shall not be until I know the Guests too Nor are they fairly welcome till I bid ' em Juan Is not this my Alferes he looks another thing Are miracles a foot again Marg. Why Sirrah why Sirrah you Leon. I hear you saucy Woman And as you are my Wife command your absence And know your duty 't is the Crown of modesty Duke Your Wife Leon. Yes good my Lord I am her Husband And pray take notice that I claim that honour And will maintain it Caca. If thou beest her Husband I am determin'd thou shalt be my Cuckold I 'll be thy faithful friend Leon. Peace dirt and dunghil I will not lose my anger on a Rascal Provoke me more I 'll beat thy blown body Till thou rebound'st again like a Tennis Ball. Alonz. This is miraculous Sanch. Is this the Fellow That had the patience to become a Fool A sturted Fool and on a sudden break As if he would shew a wonder to the World Both in Bravery and Fortune too I much admire the man I am astonisht Mar. I 'll be divorced immediately Leon. You shall not You shall not have so much will to be wicked I am more tender of your honour Lady And of your Age you took me for a shadow You took me to gloss over your discredit To be your Fool you had thought you had found a Coxconâ—â— I am innocent of any foul dishonour I mean to ye Only I will be known to be your Lord now And be a fair one too or I will fail for 't Mar. I do command ye from me thou poor fellow Thou cozen'd Fool. Leon. Thou conzen'd Fool 't is not so I will not be commanded I am above ye You may divorce me from your favour Lady But from your state you never shall I 'll hold that And then maintain your wantonness I 'll wink at it Mar. Am I braved thus in mine own house Leon. 'T is mine Madam You are deceiv'd I am Lord of it I rule it and all that 's in 't You have nothing to do here Madam But as a Servant to sweep clean the Lodgings And at my farther will to do me service And so I 'll keep it Mar. As you love me give way Leon. It shall be better I will give none Madam I stand upon the ground of mine own Honour And will maintain it you shall know me now To be an understanding feeling man And sensible of what a Woman aims at A young proud Woman that has Will to sail with An itching Woman that her blood provokes too I cast my Cloud off and appear my self The master of this little piece of mischief And I will put a Spell about your feet Lady They shall not wander but where I give way now Duke Is this the Fellow that the People pointed at For the meer sign of man the walking Image He speaks wondrous highly Leon. As a Husband ought Sir In his own house and it becomes me well too I think your Grace would grieve if you were put to it To have a Wise or Servant of
the next what 's that how sad and hollow The sound comes to us Thieves peepiâ—g Louder Lam. Groaning or singing is it Ana. The wind I think murmuring amongst old rooms Lam. Now it grows lowder sure some sad presage Of our foul loss look now they peep Ana. Pox peep ' em Lam. O give them gentle language Ana. Give 'em rats-bane Peep abâ—a Lam. Now they are above Ana. I would they were i' th' Center Lam. Thou art so foolish desperate Ana. Since we must lose Lam. Call 'em brave fellows Gentlemen Ana. Call 'em rogues Rogue as they are rude rogues uncivil villains Lam. Look an thou woo't beware dost thou feel the danger Ana. Till the danger feel me thus will I talk still And worse when that comes too they cannot eat me This is a punishment upon our own prides Most justly laid we must abuse brave Gentlemen Make 'em tame fools and hobby-horses laugh and jear at Such men too and so handsom and so Noble That howsoe're we seem'd to carry it Wou'd 't were to do again Lam. I do confess cousin I was too harsh too foolish Ana. Do you feel it Do you find it now take heed o' th' punishment We might have had two gallant Gentlemen Proper young O how it tortures me Two Devils now two rascals two and twenty Lam. O think not so Ana. Nay an we ' scape so modestly Lam. May we be worthy any eyes or knowledge When we are used thus Ana. Why not why do you cry Are we not women still what were we made for Lam. But thus thus basely Ana. 'T is against our vills And if there come a thousand so Lam. Out on thee Ana. You are a fool what we cannot resist Why should we grieve and blush for there be women And they that bear the name of excellent women Would give their whole estates to meet this fortune Lam. Hark a new noise New sound within Ana. Let 'em goe on I fear not If wrangling fighting and scratching cannot preserve me Why so be it Cousin if I be ordain'd To breed a race of rogues Enter four over the stage with Beaupre and Verdone bound and halters about their necks Lam. They come Ana. Be firm They are welcom Lam. What mask of death is this O my dear Brother Ana. My Couz too why now y' are glorious villains Lam. O shall we lose our honours Ana. Let 'em goe When death prepares the way they are but Pageants Why must these dye Beau. Lament your own misfortunes We perish happily before your ruins Ana. Has mischief ne'r a tongue 1 Gent. Yes foolish woman Our Captains will is death Ana. You dare not do it Tell thy base boisterous Captain what I say Thy lawless Captain that he dares not Do you laugh you rogue you pamper'd rogue Lam. Good Sir Good Cousin gently as y' are a Gentleman Ana. A Gentleman a slave a dog the devils harbinger Lam. Sir as you had a Mother Ana. He a Mother â—me not the name of Mother a she Bear A bloody old wolf bitch a woman Mother Looks that rude lump as if he had a Mother â—at him hang him do thy worst thou dar'st not Tâ—ou dar'st not wrong their lives thy Captain dares not They are persons of more price Ver. What e're we suffer Let not your angers wrong you Ana. You cannot suffer The men that do this deed must live i' th' moon Free from the gripe of Justice Lam. Is it not better Ana. Is it not better let 'em goe on like rascals And put false faces on they dare not do it Flatter such scabbs of nature Gent. Woman woman The next work is with you Ana. Unbind those Gentlemen And put their fatal fortunes on our necks Lam. As you have mercy do Ana. As you are monsters Lam. Fright us no more with shipwrack of our honours Nor if there be a guilt by us committed Let it endanger those Ana. I say they dare not There be a thousand gallouses ye rogues Tortures ye bloody rogues wheels Gent. Away Lam. Stay Ana. Stay Stay and I 'le flatter too good sweet fac'd Gentlemen You excellent in honesty O Kinsmen O Noble kinsmen Gent. Away with ' em Ex. Ver. Beaup. and Gent Ana. Stay yet The Devil and his lovely dam walk with you Come fortify your self if they do dy Which all their ruggedness cannot rack into me They cannot find an hour more Innocent Nor more friends to revenge ' em Enter Cleremont disguis'd Lam. Now stand constant For now our tryal's come Cler. This beautie 's mine Your minute moves not yet Lam. She sinks if Christian If any spark of noble heat Cler. Rise Lady And fearless rise there 's no dishonour meant you Do you know my tongue Ana. I have heard it Cler. Mark it better I am one that loves you fairly nobly loves you Look on my face Ana. O Sir Cler. No more words softly Hark but hark wisely how understand well Suspect not fear not Ana. You have brought me comfort Cler. If you think me worthy of your husband I am no rogue nor Begger if you dare do thus Ana. You are Monsieur Cleremont Cler. I am the same If you dare venture speak if not I leave you And leave you to the mercy of these villains That will not wooe ye much Ana. Save my reputation And free me from these slaves Cler. By this kiss I 'le do it And from the least dishonour they dare aim at you I have a Priest too shall be ready Ana. You are forward Lam. Is this my constant cousin how she whispers Kisses and huggs the thief Ana. You 'l offer nothing Cler. Till all be tyed Not as I am a Gentleman Ana. Can you relieve my Aunt too Cler. Not yet Mistris But fear nothing all shall be well away quickly It must be done i' th' moment or Ana. I am with ye Cler. I 'le know now who sleeps by me keep your standing Ex. Cler. and Anabel Lam. Well go thy way and thine own shame dwell with thee Is this the constancy she shew'd the bravery The dear love and the life she ow'd her kinsmen O brave tongue valiant glorious woman Is this the noble anger you arriv'd at Are these the thieves you scorn'd the rogues you rail'd at The scalâ— and scums of nature O fair modesty Excellent vertue whither art thou fled What hand O Heaven is over us when strong virgins Yield to their fâ—ars and to their fears their fortunes Never belief come â—ear me more farewel wench A long farewel from all that ever knew thee My turn is nâ—xt I am resolv'd it comes But in a nobler shape ha Enter Dinant Din. Blesse ye Lady Lam. Indeed Sir I had need of many blessings For all the hours I have had since I came here Have been so many curses How got you liberty For I presume you come to comfort me Din. To comfort you and love you 't is most true My bondage was as yours as full of bitterness And every
's the truth on 't She knows the inticing sweets and delicacies Of a young Princes pleasures and I thank her She has made a way for Maximus to rise by Will 't not become me bravely why do you think She wept and said she was ravish'd keep it here And I 'll discover to you Aecius Well Max. She knows I love no bitten flesh and out of that hope She might be from me she contriv'd this knavery Was it not monstrous friend Aecius Does he but seem so Or is he mad indeed Max. Oh gods my heart Aecius Would it would fairly break Max. Methinks I am somewhat wilder than I was And yet I thank the gods I know my duty Enter Claudia Claud. Nay you may spare your tears she 's dead She is so Max. Why so it should be how Claud. When first she enter'd Into her house after a world of weeping And blushing like the Sun-set as we see her Dare I said she defile this house with Whore In which his noble family has flourish'd At which she fell and stir'd no more we rub'd her Exit Clau. Max. No more of that be gone now my Aecius If thou wilt do me pleasure weep a little I am so parch'd I cannot Your example Has brought the rain down now now lead me friend And as we walk together let 's pray together truly I may not fall from faith Aecius That 's nobly spoken Max. Was I not wild Aecius Aecius Somewhat troubled Max. I felt no sorrow then Now I 'll go with ye But do not name the Woman fye what fool Am I to weep thus Gods Lucina take thee For thou wert even the best and worthiest Lady Aecius Good Sir no more I shall be melted with it Max. I have done and good Sir comfort me Would there were wars now Aecius Settle your thoughts come Max. So I have now friend Of my deep lamentations here 's an end Exeunt Enter Pontius Phidias and Aretus Phid. By my faith Captain Pontius besides pity Of your faln fortunes what to say I know not For 't is too true the Emperour desires not But my best master any souldier near him Aret. And when he understands he cast your fortunes For disobedience how can we incline him That are but under persons to his favours To any fair opinion Can ye sing Pont. Not to please him Aretus for my Songs Go not to th' Lute or Viol but to th' Trumpet My tune kept on a Target and my subject The well struck wounds of men not love or women Phid. And those he understands not Pont. He should Phidias Aret. Could you not leave this killing way a little You must if here you would plant your self and rather Learn as we do to like what those affect That are above us wear their actions And think they keep us warm too what they say Though oftentimes they speak a little foolishly Not stay to construe but prepare to execute And think however the end falls the business Cannot run empty handed Phid. Can ye flatter And if it were put to you lye a little Pont. Yes if it be a living Aret. That 's well said then Pont. But must these lies and flatteries be believ'd then Phid. Oh yes by any means Pon. By any means then I cannot lie nor flatter Aret. Ye must swear too If ye be there Pont. I can swear if they move me Phid. Cannot ye forswear too Pont. The Court for ever If it be grown so wicked Aret. You should procure a little too Pont. VVhat 's that Mens honest sayings for my truth Aret. Oh no Sir But womens honest actions for your trial Pont. Do you do all these things Phid. Do you not like ' em Pont. Do you ask me seriously or trifle with me I am not so low yet to be your mirth Are. You do mistake us Captain for sincerely VVe ask you how you like ' em Pon. Then sincerely â—ell ye I abhor 'em they are ill ways And I will starve before I fall into 'em The doers of 'em Wretches their base hungers Câ—râ— not whose Bread they eat nor how they get it Aret. What then Sir Pon. If you profess this wickedness Because ye have been Souldiers and born Arms The Servants of the brave A cius And by him put to th'Emperour give me leave Or I must take it else to say ye are Villains For all your Golden Coats debosh'd base Villains Yet I do wear a Sword to tell you so Is this the way you mark out for a Souldier A Man that has commanded for the Empire And both the Reputation of a Man Are there not lazie things enough call'd fools and cowards And poor enough to be prefer'd for Panders But wanting Souldiers must be Knaves too ha This the trim course of life were not ye born Bawds And so inherit but your Rights I am poor And may expect a worse yet digging pruning Menâ—ing of broken ways carrying of water Hanting of Worts and Onions any thing That 's honest and a Mans I 'll rather chuse I and live better on it which is juster Drink my well gotten water with more pleasure When my endeavours done and wages paid me Than you do wine eat my course Bread not cursst And mend upon 't your diets are diseases And sleep as soundly when my labour bids me As any forward Pander of ye all And rise a great deal honester my Garments Though not as yours the soft sins of the Empire Yet may be warm and keep the biting wind out When every single breath of poor opinion Finds you through all your Velvets Aret. You have hit it Nor are we those we seem the Lord Aecius Put us good men to th' Emperour so we have serv'd him Though much neglected for it So dare be still Your Curses are not ours we have seen your fortune But yet know no way to redeem it Means Such as we have ye shall not want brave Pontius But pray be temperate if we can wipe out The way of your offences we are yours Sir And you shall live at Court an honest â—â—lan too Phid. That little meat and means we have we 'll share it Fear not to be as we are what we told ye Were but meer tryals of your truth y' are worthy And so we 'll ever hold ye suffer better And then you are a right Man Pontius If my good Master be not ever angry Ye shall command again 〈◊〉 I have found two good men use my life For it is yours and all I have to thank ye Exeunt SCENE III. Enter Maximus Max. There 's no way else to do it he must dye This friend must dye this soul of Maximus Without whom I am nothing but my shame This perfectness that keeps me from opinion Must dye or I must live thus branded ever A hard choice and a fatal Gods ye have given me A way to credit but the ground to go on Ye have levell'd with that precious life I love most Yet I must on and
had by Lady Blanch the Dairy Maid Is by an Academy of learned Gypsies Foreseeing some strange wonder in the infant Stoln from the Nurse and wanders with those Prophets There is plate in the parlour and good store Sir When your wants shall supply it So most humbly First rendring my due service I take leave Sir Exit Tho. Why Doll why Doll I say my letter sub'd too And no access without I mend my manners All my designes in Limbo I will have her Yes I will have her though the Devil roar I am resolv'd that if she live above ground I 'le not be bob'd i' th' nose with every bobtail I will be civil too now I think better Exceeding civil wondrous finely carried And yet be mad upon occasion And stark mad too and save my land my Father I 'le have my will of him how e're my wench goes Exit Enter Sebastian and Launcelot Seb. Sirrah I say still you have spoil'd your Master leave your stiches I say thou hast spoil'd thy Master Lau. I say how Sir Seb. Marry thou hast taught him like an arrant rascal First to read perfectly which on my blessing I warn'd him from for I knew if he read once He was a lost man Secondly Sir Launcelot Sir lowsie Launcelot ye have suffer'd him Against my power first then against my precept To keep that simpring sort of people company That sober men call civil mark ye that Sir Lau. And 't please your worship Seb. It does not please my worship Nor shall not please my worship thirdly and lastly Which if the law were here I would hang thee for However I will lame thee like a villain Thou hast wrought him Clean to forget what 't is to do a mischief A handsom mischief such as thou knew'st I lov'd well My servants all are sound now my drink sowr'd Not a horse pawn'd nor plaid away no warrants Come for the breach of peace Men travel with their mony and nothing meets 'em I was accurs'd to send thee thou wert ever Leaning to laziness and loss of spirit Thou slept'st still like a cork upon the water Lau. Your worship knows I ever was accounted The most debosh'd and please you to remember Every day drunk too for your worships credit I broke the Butlers head too Seb. No base Palliard I do remember yet that anslaight thou wast beaten And stedst before the Butler a black jack Playing upon thee furiously I saw it I saw thee scatter'd rogue behold thy Master Enter Thomas with a Book Thom. What sweet content dwells here Lau. Put up your Book Sir We are all undone else Seb. Tom when is the horse-race Thom. I know not Sir Seb. You will be there Tho. Not I Sir I have forgot those journeys Seb. Spoil'd for ever The Cocking holds at Derby and there will be Jack Wild-oats and Will Purser Tho. I am sorry Sir They should employ their time so slenderly Their understandings will bear better courses Seb. Yes I will marry again but Monsieur Thomas What say ye to the Gentleman that challeng'd ye Before he went and the fellow ye fell out with Tho. O good Sir Remember not those follies where I have wrong'd Sir So much I have now learn'd to discern my self My means and my repentance shall make even Nor do I think it any imputation To let the Law perswade me Seb. Any Woman I care not of what colour or complexion Any that can bear Children rest ye merry Exit La. Ye have utterly undone clean discharg'd me I am for the ragged Regiment Tho. Eight languages And wither at an old mans words La. O pardon me I know him but too well eightscore I take it Will not keep me from beating if not killing I 'le give him leave to break a leg and thank him You might have sav'd all this and sworn a little What had an oath or two been or a head broke Though ' thad been mine to have satisfied the old man Tho. I 'le break it yet La. Now 't is too late I take it Will ye be drunk to night a less intreaty Has serv'd your turn and save all yet not mad drunk For then ye are the Devil yet the drunker The better for your Father still your state is desperate And with a desperate cure ye must recover it Do something do Sir do some drunken thing Some mad thing or some any thing to help us Tho. Go for a Fidler then the poor old Fidler That sayes his Songs but first where lyes my Mistris Did ye enquire out that La. I' th' Lodge alone Sir None but her own Attendants Tho. 'T is the happier Away then find this Fidler and do not miss me By nine a Clock La. Via Exit Tho. My Father 's mad now And ten to one will disinherit me I 'le put him to his plunge and yet be merry What Ribabald Enter Hylas and Sam. Hyl. Don Thomasio De bene venew Tho. I do embrace your body How do'st thou Sam Sam. The same Sam still your friend Sir Tho. And how is' t bouncing boyes Hyl. Thou art not alter'd They said thou wert all Monsieur Tho. O believe it I am much alter'd much another way The civil'st Gentleman in all your Country Do not ye see me alter'd yea and nay Gentlemen A much converted man where 's the best wine boys Hyl. A sound Convertite Tho. What hast thou made up twenty yet Hyl. By 'r Lady I have giv'n a shrewd push at it for as I take it The last I fell in love with scor'd sixteen Tho. Look to your skin Rambaldo the sleeping Gyant Will rowze and rent thee piece-meal Sam. He ne'r perceives 'em Longer than looking on Thom. Thou never meanest then To marry any that thou lov'st Hyl. No surely Nor any wise man I think marriage Would you have me now begin to be prentice And learn to cobble other mens old Boots Sam. Why you may take a Maid Hyl. Where can you tell me Or if 't were possible I might get a Maid To what use should I put her look upon her Dandle her upon my knee and give her sugar-sops All the new Gowns i' th' Parish will not please her If she be high bred for there 's the sport she aims at Nor all the feathers in the Fryars Thom. Then take a Widow A good stanch wench that 's tith Hyl. And begin a new order Live in a dead mans monument not I Sir I 'll keep mine own road a true mendicant What pleasure this day yields me I never covet To lay up for the morrow and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest Thom. Thou wast wont to love old women fat and flat nosed And thou would'st say they kiss'd like Flounders flat All the face over Hyl. I have had such damsels I must confess Thom. Thou hast been a precious Rogue Sam. Only his eyes and o' my Conscience They lye with half the Kingdom Enter over the Stage Physicians and others Thom. What 's
Boy Tho. O I shall die Ma. Now Heaven defend Sam. Thou hast her Tho. Come lead me to my Friend to take his farewel And then what fortune shall befal me welcome How does it show Hyl. O rarely well Ma. Say you so Sir Fra. O ye grand Ass Ma. And are ye there my Juggler Away we are abus'd Alice Alice Fool be with thee Ex. Mary and Alice Tho. Where is she Fra. Gone she found you out and finely In your own noose she halter'd ye you must be whispering To know how things shew'd not content to fare well But you must roar out roast-meat till that suspicion You carried it most neatly she believed too And wept most tenderly had you continu'd Without doubt you had brought her off Tho. This was thy Roguing For thou wert ever whispering fye upon thee Now could I break thy head Hyl. You spoke to me first Tho. Do not anger me For by this hand I 'le beat the buzard blind then She shall not scape me thus farewel for this time Fra. Good night 't is almost bed time yet no sleep Must enter these till I work a wonder Exit Tho. Thou shalt along too for I mean to plague thee For this nights sins I will never leave walking of thee Till I have worn thee out Hyl. Your will be done Sir Tho. You will not leave me Sam. Sam. Not I. Tho. Away then I 'le be your guide now if my man be trusty My spightful Dame I 'le pipe ye such a hunsup Shall make ye dance a tipvaes keep close to me Exeunt SCENE II. Enter Sebastian and Dorothy Seb. Never perswade me I will marry again What should I leave my state to Pins and Poaking sticks To Farthingals and â—â—ownces to sore-horses And an old Leather Bawdy house behind 'em To thee Dor. You have a Son Sir Seb. Where what is he Who is he like Dor. Your self Seb. Thou lyest thou hast marr'd him Thou and thy prayer books I do disclaim him Did not I take him singing yesternight A godly Ballad to a godly tune too And had a Catechism in 's pocket Damsel One of your dear disciples I perceive it When did he ride abroad since he came over What Tavern has he us'd to what things done That shews a man and mettle when was my house At such a shame before to creep to bed At ten a clock and twelve for want of company No singing nor no dancing nor no drinking Thou think'st not of these scandals when and where Has he but shew'd his sword of late Dor. Despair not I do beseech you Sir nor tempt your weakness For if you like it so I can assure you He is the same man still Seb. Would thou wert ashes On that condition but believe it Gossip You shall know you have wrong'd Dor. You never Sir So well I know my duty and for Heaven sake Take but this counsel with ye ere you marry You were wont to hear me take him and confess him Search him to the quick and if you find him false Do as you please a Mothers name I honour Seb. He is lost and spoil'd I am resolv'd my roof Shall never harbour him and for you Minion I 'le keep you close enough lest you break loose And do more mischief get ye in who waits Exit Dor. Enter Servant Ser. Do you call Sir Seb. Seek the Boy and bid him wait My pleasure in the morning mark what house He is in and what he does and truly tell me Ser. I will not fail Sir Seb. If ye do I 'le hang ye Exeunt SCENE III. Enter Thomas Hylas and Sam. Tho. Keep you the back door there and be sure None of her servants enter or go out If any Woman pass she is lawful prize Boys Cut off all convoyes Hyl. Who shall answer this Tho. Why I shall answer it you fearful widgeon I shall appear to th' action Hyl. May we discourse too On honourable terms Tho. With any Gentlewoman That shall appear at window ye may rehearse too By your commission safely some sweet parcels Of Poetry to a Chamber-maid Hyl. May we sing too For there 's my master-piece Tho. By no means no Boys I am the man reserv'd for Air 't is my part And if she be not rock my voyce shall reach her Ye may record a little or ye may whistle As time shall minister but for main singing Pray ye satisfie your selves away be careful Hyl. But hark ye one word Tom we may be beaten Tho. That 's as ye think good your selves if you deserve it Why 't is the easiest thing to compass beaten What Bugbears dwell in thy brains who should beat thee Hyl. She has men enough Tho. Art not thou man enough too Thou hast flesh enough about thee if all that mass Will not maintain a little spirit hang it And dry it too for dogs-meat get you gone I have things of moment in my mind that door Keep it as thou would'st keep thy Wife from a Servingman No more I say away Sam. Sam. At your will Sir Exeunt Hylas and Sam. Enter Launcelot and Fidler Lan. I have him here a rare Rogue good sweet Master Do something of some savour suddenly That we may eat and live I am almost starv'd No point manieur no point devein no Signieur Not by the vertue of my languages Nothing at my old masters to be hoped for O Signieur du nothing to line my life with But cold Pyes with a cudgel till you help us Tâ—o Nothing but famine frights thee come hither Fidler What Ballads are you seen in best be short Sir Fidler Under your masterships correction I can sing The Duke of Norfolk or the merry Ballad Of Diverus and Lazarus the Rose of England In Creet when Dedimus first began Jonas his crying out against Coventry Tho. Excellent Rare matters all Fid. Mawdlin the Merchants Daughter The Devil and ye dainty Dames Tom. Rare still Fid. The landing of the Spaniards at Bow With the bloudy battel at Mile-end Tho. All excellent No tuning as ye love me let thy Fidle Speak Welch or any thing that 's oâ—â— of all tune The vilder still the better like thy self For I presume thy voice will make no trees dance Fid. Nay truly ye shall have it ev'n as homely Tho. Keep ye to that key are they all a bed trow Lan. I hear no stirring any where no light In any window 't is a night for the nonce Sir Tho. Come strike up then and say the Merchants daughter We 'l bear the burthen proceed to incision Fidler Song Enter Servant above Ser. Who 's there what noise is this what rogue At these hours Thom. O what is that to you my fool O what is that to you Pluck in your face you bawling Ass Or I will break your brow hey down down down A new Ballad a new a new Fid. The twelfth of April on May day My house and goods were burnt away c. Maid above Maid Why who is
me And tell me true is the cause honourable Or for your case Fred. By all our friendship John 'T is honest and of great end John I am answer'd But let me see her though leave the door open As ye go in Fred. I dare not John Not wide open But just so as a jealous husband Would level at his wanton wife through Fred. That courtesie If ye desire no more and keep it strictly I dare afford ye come 't is now near morning Exit SCENE II. Enter Peter and Anthony Pet. Nay the old woman 's gone too Ant. She 's a Catterwauling Among the gutters But conceive me Peter Where our good Masters should be Pet. Where they should be I do conceive but where they are good Anthony Ant. I there it goes my Masters bo-peep with me With his slye popping in and out again Argued a cause a frippery cause Pet. Believe me They bear up with some carvel Ant. I do believe thee For thou hast such a Master for that chase That till he spend his main Mast Pet. Pray remember Your courtesie good Anthony and withal How long 't is since your Master sprung a leak He had a sound one since he came Ant. Hark Pet. What Lute sounds within Ant. Dost not hear a Lute Again Pet. Where is' t Ant. Above in my Masters chamber Pet. There 's no creature he hath the key himself man SING within MErciless Love whom nature hath deny'd The use of eyes lest thou should'st take a pride And glorie in thy murthers Why am I That never yet transgress'd thy deity Never broke vow from whose eyes never Flew disdainfull dart Whose hard heart never Slew those rewarders Thou art young and fair Thy Mother soft and gentle as the air Thy holy fire still burning blown with praier Then everlasting Love restrain thy will 'T is God-like to have power but not to kill Ant. This is his Lute let him have it Pet. I grant you but who strikes it Ant. An admirable voice too hark ye Pet. Anthony Art sure we are at home Ant. Without all doubt Peter Pet. Then this must be the Devil Ant. Let it be Sing again Good Devil sing again O dainty Devil Peter believe it a most delicate Devil The sweetest Devil Enter Frederick and Don John Fred. If ye could leave peeping John I cannot by no means Fred. Then come in softly And as ye love your faith presume no further Than ye have promised John Basta Fred. What make you up so early Sir John You Sir in your contemplations Pet. O pray ye peace Sir Fred. Why peace Sir Pet. Do you hear John 'T is your Lute Fred. Pray ye speak softly She 's playing on 't Ant. The house is haunted Sir For this we have heard this half year Fred. Ye saw nothing Ant. Not I. Pet. Nor I Sit. Fred. Get us our breakfast then And make no words on 't we 'll undertake this spirit If it be one Ant. This is no Devil Peter Sing Mum there be Bats abroad Exeunt Servants Fred. Stay now she sings John An Angels voice I 'le swear Fred. Why did'st thou shrug so Either allay this heat or as I live I will not trust ye John Pass I warrant ye Exeunt Enter Constantia Con. To curse those stars that men say govern us To rail at fortune fall out with my Fate And tax the general world will help me nothing Alas I am the same still neither are they Subject to helps or hurts Our own desires Are our own fates our own stars all our fortunes Which as we sway 'em so abuse or bless us Enter Frederick and Don John peeping Fred. Peace to your meditations John Pox upon ye Stand out o' th' light Const I crave your mercy Sir My minde o're-charg'd with care made me unmannerly Fred. Pray ye set that mind at rest all shall be perfect John I like the body rare a handsom body A wondrous handsom body would she would turn See and that spightful puppy be not got Between me and my light again Fred. 'T is done As all that you command shall be the Gentleman Is safely off all danger John O de dios Const How shall I thank ye Sir how satisfie Fr. Speak softly gentle Lady all 's rewarded Now does he melt like Marmalad John Nay 't is certain Thou art the sweetest woman I e're look'd on I hope thou art not honest Fred. None disturb'd ye Const Not any Sir nor any sound came near me I thank your care Fred. 'T is well John I would fain pray now But the Devil and that flesh there o' the world What are we made to suffer Fred. He 'll enter Pull in your head and be hang'd John Hark ye Frederick I have brought ye home your Pack-saddle Fred. Pox upon ye Con. Nay let him enter fie my Lord the Duke Stand peeping at your friends Fred. Ye are cozen'd Lady Here is no Duke Const I know him full well Signior John Hold thee there wench Fred. This mad-brain'd fool will spoil all Const I do beseech your grace come in John My Grace There was a word of comfort Fred. Shall he enter Who e're he be John Well follow'd Frederick Const With all my heart Fred. Come in then Enter Don John John ' Bless ye Lady Fr. Nay start not though he be a stranger to ye He 's of a noble strain my kinsman Lady My Country-man and fellow Traveller One bed contains us ever one purse feeds us And one faith free between us do not fear him He 's truly honest John That 's a lye Fred. And trusty Beyond your wishes valiant to defend And modest to converse with as your blushes Jo. Now may I hang my self this commendation Has broke the neck of all my hopes for now Must I cry no forsooth and I forsooth and surely And truly as I live and as I am honest Has done these things for ' nonce too for he knows Like a most envious Rascal as he is I am not honest nor desire to be Especially this way h 'as watch'd his time But I shall quit him Const Sir I credit ye Fred. Go kils her John John Plague o' your commendations Const Sir I shall now desire to be a trouble John Never to me sweet Lady Thus I seal My faith and all my service Const One word Signior John Now 't is impossible I should be honest She kisses with a conjuration Would make the Devil dance what points she at My leg I warrant or my well knit body Sit fast Don Frederick Fred. 'T was given him by that Gentleman You took such care of his own being lost i' th' scuffle Con. With much joy may he wear it 't is a right one I can assure ye Gentleman and right happy May you be in all fights for that fair service Fred. Why do ye blush Const 'T had almost cozen'd me For not to lye when I saw that I look'd for Another Master of it but 't is well Knock within Fred. Who
one She is loose i' th' hilts by heaven but the world must know A fair way upon vow of marriage Fred. There may be such a slip John And will be Frederick Whil'st the old game 's a foot I fear the boy Will prove hers too I took up Fred. Good circumstance May cure all this yet John There thou hitst it Frederick Come let 's walk in and comfort her her being here Is nothing yet suspected anon I 'le tell thee Wherefore her Brother came who by this light Is a brave noble fellow and what honour H 'as done to me a stranger there be Irons Heating for some will hiss into their heart blouds E're all be ended so much for this time Fred. Well Sir Exeunt Actus Tertius Scena Prima Enter Land-lady and Peter Land COme ye do know Pet. I do not by this hand Mistris But I suspect Land What Peter That if egges continue At this price women will ne're be sav'd By their good works Land I will know Peter Ye shall any thing Lyes in my power The Duke of Loraine now Is seven thousand strong I heard it of a fish-wife A woman of fine knowledge Land Sirrah Sirrah Pet. The Popes Bulls are broke loose too and 't is suspected They shall be baited in England Land Very well Sir Peter No 't is not so well neither Land But I say to ye Who is it keeps your Master company Peter I say to you Don John Land I say what woman Peter I say so too Land I say again I will know Peter I say 't is fit ye should Land And I tell thee He has a woman here Peter And I tell thee 'T is then the better for him Land You are no Bawd now Peter Would I were able to be call'd unto it A worshipfull vocation for my elders For as I understand it is a place Fitting my betters far Land Was ever Gentlewoman So frumpt off with a fool well sawcy Sirrah I will know who it is and for what purpose I pay the rent and I will know how my house Comes by these Inflammations if this geer hold Best hang a sign-post up to tell the Signiors Here ye may have lewdness at Liverie Enter Frederick Peter 'T would be a great ease to your age Fred. How now Why what 's the matter Land-lady Land What 's the matter Ye use me decently among ye Gentlemen Fred. Who has abus'd her you Sir Land ' Ods my witness I will not be thus treated that I will not Peter I gave her no ill language Land Thou lyest lewdly Thou tookst me up at every word I spoke As I had been a Mawkin a flurt Gillian And thou thinkst because thou canst write and read Our noses must be â—nder thee Fred. Dare you Sirrah Pet. Let but the truth be known Sir I beseech ye She raves of wenches and I know not what Sir Lan. Go to thou know'st too well thou wicked varlet Thou instrument of evil Peter As I live Sir She is ever thus till dinner Fred. Get ye in I 'le answer you anon Sir Peter By this hand I 'le break your Poslet pan Exit Land Then by this hood I 'le lock the meat up Fred. Now your grief what is' t For I can ghesse Land Ye may with shame enough If there were shame amongst ye nothing thought on But how ye may abuse my house not satisfi'd With bringing home your Bastards to undoe me But you must drill your whores here too my patience Because I bear and bear and carry all And as they say am willing to groan under Must be your make-sport now Fred. No more of these words Nor no more murmurings Lady for you know That I know something I did suspect your anger But turn it presently and handsomely And bear your self discreetly to this woman For such an one there is indeed Land 'T is well son Fre. Leaving your devils Matins and your melancholies Or we shall leave our lodgings Land You have much need To use these vagrant ways and to much profit Ye had that might content At home within your selves too right good Gentlemen Wholsome and ye said handsom But you gallants Beast that I was to believe ye Fred. Leave your suspicion For as I live there 's no such thing Land Mine honour And 't were not for mine honour Fred. Come your honour Your house and you too if you dare believe me Are well enough sleek up your self leave crying For I must have ye entertain this Lady With all civility she well deserves it Together with all secresie I dare trust ye For I have found ye faithfull when you know her You will find your own fault no more words but do it Land You know you may command me Enter Don John John Worshipful Lady How does thy velvet Scabbard by this hand Thou lookst most amiably now could I willingly And 't were not foâ— abusing thy Geneva print there Venture my Body with thee Land You 'll leave this Roguery When you come to my years John By this light Thou art not above fifteen yet a meer Girl Thou hast not half thy teeth come Fred Prithee John Let her alone she has been vex'd already She 'll grow stark mad man John I would see her mad An old mad woman Fred. Prithee be patient John Is like a Millers Maro troubled with tooth-ach She 'll make the rarest faces Fred. Go and do it And do not mind this fellow Land Well Don John There will be times again when O good Mother What 's good for a Carnosity in the Bladder O the green water Mother John Doting take ye Do ye remember that Fred. She has paid ye now Sir Land Clary sweet mother clary Fred. Are ye satisfied Land I 'll never whore again never give petticoats And Wastcoats at five pound apiece good mother Quickly mother now mock on Son John A Devil grind your old Chaps Exit Landlady Fred. By this hand wench I 'll give thee a new hood for this Has she met with your Lordship John Touch-wood take her Enter Anthony She 's a rare ghostly Mother Ant. Below attends ye The Gentlemans man Sir that was with you John Well Sir My time is come then yet if my project hold You shall not stay behind I 'll rather trust Enter Constantia A Cat with sweet milk Frederick by her face I feel her fears are working Const Is there no way I do beseech ye think yet to divert This certain danger Fred. 'T is impossible Their Honours are engag'd Const Then there must be murther Which Gentlemen I shall no sooner hear of Than make one in 't you may if you please Sir Make all go less yet John Lady were 't mine own Cause I could dispense but loaden with my friends trust I must go on though general massacres As much I fear Const Do ye hear Sir for Heavens pity Let me request one love of you Fred. Yes any thing Const This Gentleman I find too resolute Too hot and
fiery for the Cause as ever You did a vertuous deed for honours sake Go with him and allay him your fair temper And noble disposition like wish'd showrs May quench those eating fires that would spoil all else I see in him destruction Fred. I will do it And 't is a wise consideration To me a bounteous favour hark ye John I will go with ye John No. Fred. Indeed I will Ye go upon a hazard no denial For as I live I 'll go John Then make ye ready For I am straight o' horse-back Fred. My Sword on I am as ready as you what my best labour With all the art I have can work upon 'em Be sure of and expect fair end the old Gentlewoman Shall wait upon you she is both grave and private And ye may trust her in all points Const You are noble And so I kiss your hand John That seal for me too And I hope happy issue Lady Const All Heavens Care upon ye and my Prayers John So Now my mind 's at rest Fred. Away 't is late John Exeunt SCENE II. Enter Antonio a Surgeon and 2 Gentlemen 1 Gent. Come Sir be hearty all the worst is past Ant. Give me some Wine Sur. 'T is death Sir Ant. 'T is a Horse Sir To be drest to the tune of Ale only Nothing but sawces to my sores 2 Gent. Fie Antonio You must be govern'd Ant. H 'as given me a damn'd Clyster Only of sand and snow water Gentlemen Has almost scour'd my guts out Sur. I have giv'n you that Sir Is fittest for your state Ant. And here he feeds me With rotten ends of Rooks and drown'd Chickens Stew'd Pericraniums and Pia-maâ—ers And when I go to bed by Heaven 't is true Gentlemen He rolls me up in Lints with Labels at 'em That I am just the man i' th' Almanack In Head and Face is Aries place Sur. Will 't please ye To let your friends see you open'd Ant. Will 't please you Sir To let me have a wench I feel my Body Open enough for that yet Sur. How a Wench Ant. Why look ye Gentlemen thus I am us'd still I can get nothing that I want 1 Gent. Leave these things And let him open ye Ant. D' ye hear Surgeon Send for the Musick let me have some pleasure To entertain my friends besides your Sallads Your green salves and your searches and some Wine too That I may only smell to it or by this light I 'll dye upon thy hand and spoil thy custome 1 Gent. Let him have Musick Enter Rowl with Wine Sur. 'T is in the house and ready If he will ask no more but Wine Musick 2 Gent. He shall not drink it Sur. Will these things please ye Ant. Yes and let 'em sing John Dorrie 2 Gent. 'T is too long Ant. I 'll have John Dorrie For to that warlike tune I will be open'd Give me some drink have ye stopt the leaks well Surgeon All will run out else Surg. Fear not Ant. Sit down Gentlemen And now advance your Plaisters Song of John Dorrie Give 'em ten shillings friends how do ye find me What symptoms do you see now Surg. None Sir dangerous But if you will be rul'd Ant. What time Surg. I can cure you In forty days if you will not transgress me Ant. I have a Dog shall lick me whole in twenty In how long canst thou kill me Surg. Presently Ant. Do it there 's more delight in 't 1 Gent. You must have patience Ant. Man I must have business this foolish fellow Hinders himself I have a dozen Rascals To hurt within these five days good man-mender Stop me with some Parsley like stuft Beef And let me walk abroad Surg. Ye shall walk shortly Ant. For I must find Petrucchio 2 Gent. Time enough 1 Gent. Come lead him in and let him sleep within these three days We 'll beg ye leave to play 2 Gent. And then how things fall We 'll certainly inform ye Ant. But Surgeon promise me I shall drink Wine then too Surg. A little temper'd Ant. Nay I 'll no tempering Surgeon Surg. Well as 't please ye So ye exceed not Ant. Farewell and if ye find The mad Slave that thus slash'd me commend me to him And bid him keep his Skin close 1 Gent. Take your rest Sir Exeunt SCENE III. Enter Constantia and Land-lady Const I have told ye all I can and more than yet Those Gentlemen know of me ever trusting Your Counsel and Concealment for to me You seem a worthy Woman one of those Are seldome found in our Sex wise and vertuous Direct me I beseech ye Land Ye say well Lady And hold ye to that point for in these businesses A Womans Counsel that conceives the matter Do ye mark me that conceives the matter Lady Is worth ten mens engagements She knows something And out of that can work like Wax when men Are giddy-headed either out of Wine Or a more Drunkenness vain Ostentation Discovering all there is no more keep in 'em Than hold upon an Eeles tail Nay 't is held fashion To defame now all they can Const I but these Gentlemen Land Do not you trust to that these Gentlemen Are as all Gentlemen of the same Barrel I and the self same pickle too Be it granted They have us'd ye with respect and fair behaviour Ere since ye came do you know what must follow They are Spaniards Lady Gennets of high mettle Things that will thrash the Devil or his Dam Let 'em appear but cloven Canst Now Heaven bless me Land Mad Colts will court the wind I know 'em Lady To the least hair they have and I tell you Old as I am let but the pint pot bless 'em They 'll offer to my years Const How Land Such rude gambolâ— Const To you Land I and so handle me that oft I am forc'd To fight of all four for my safety there 's the younger Don John the arrantest Jack in all this City The other Time has blasted yet he will stoop If not o'rflown and freely on the quarry Has been a Dragon in his days But Tarmont Don Jenkin is the Devil himself the dog-days The most incomprehensible Whore-master Twenty a night is nothing Beggars Broom-women And those so miserable they look like famine Are all sweet Ladies in his drink Const He 's a handsome Gentleman Pity he should be master of such follies Land He 's ne'r without a noise of Sirynges In 's Pocket those proclaim him birding Pills Waters to cool his Conscience in small Viols With thousand such sufficient emblems the truth is Whose Chastity he chops upon he cares not He flies at all Bastards upon my conscience He has now in making multitudes the last night He brought home one I pity her that bore it But we are all weak Vessels some rich Woman For wise I dare not call her was the mother For it was hung with Jewels the bearing Cloath No less than Crimson Velvet Const How Land 'T
I will not say I ow ye a quarel Monsieur For making me your Stale a noble Gentleman Would have had more courtesie at least more faith Than to turn off his Mistris at first trial You know not what respect I might have shew'd ye I find ye have worth Pi. I cannot stay to answer ye Ye see my charge I am beholding to ye For all your merry tricks ye put upon me Your bobs and base accounts I came to love ye To wooe ye and to serve ye I am much indebted to ye For dancing me off my legs and then for walking me For telling me strange tales I never heard of More to abuse me for mistaking me When ye both knew I was a Gentleman And one deserv'd as rich a match as you are Lel. Be not so bitter Sir Pi. You see this Lady She is young enough and fair enough to please me A woman of a loving mind a quiet And one that weighs the worth of him that loves her I am content with this and bless my fortune Your curious Wits and Beauties Lel. Faith see me once more Pi. I dare not trouble ye Lel. May I speak to your Lady Pi. I pray ye content your self I know ye are bitter And in your bitterness ye may abuse her Which if she comes to know for she understands ye not It may breed such a quarrel to your kindred And such an indiscretion fling on you too For she is nobly friended Lel. I could eat her Pi. Rest as ye are a modest noble Gentlewoman And afford your honest neighbours some of your prayers Exit Mir. What think you now Lel. Faith she 's a pretty Whiting She has got a pretty catch too Mir. You are angry Monstrous angry now grievously angry And the pretty heart does swell now Lel. No in troth Sir Mir. And it will cry anon a pox upon it And it will curse it self and eat no meat Lady And it will fight Lel. Indeed you are mistaken It will be very merry Ros Why Sir do you think There are no more men living nor no handsomer Than he or you By this light there be ten thousand Ten thousand thousand comfort your self dear Monsieur Faces and bodies Wits and all Abiliments There are so many we regard 'em not Enter Belleur and two Gentlemen Mir. That such a noble Lady I could burst now So far above such trifles Bel. You did laugh at me And I know why ye laughed 1 Gent. I pray ye be satisfied If we did laugh we had some private reason And not at you 2 Gent. Alas we know you not Sir Bel. I 'le make you know me set your faces soberly Stand this way and look sad I 'le be no May-game Sadder demurer yet Ros What 's the matter What ails this Gentleman Bel Go off now backward that I may behold ye And not a simper on your lives Lel. He 's mad sure Bel. Do you observe me too Mir. I may look on ye Bel. Why do you grin I know your minde Mir. You do not You are strangely humorous is there no mirth nor pleasure But you must be the object Bel. Mark and observe me Where ever I am nam'd The very word shall raise a general sadness For the disgrace this scurvy woman did me This proud pert thing take heed ye laugh not at me Provoke me not take heed Ros I would fain please ye Do any thing to keep ye quiet Bel. Hear me Till I receive a satisfaction Equal to the disgrace and scorn ye gave me Ye are a wretched woman till thou woo'st me And I scorn thee asmuch as seriously Jear and abuse thee ask what Gill thou art Or any baser name I will proclaim thee I will so sing thy vertue so be-paint thee Ros Nay good Sir be more modest Bel. Do you laugh again Because ye are a woman ye are lawless And out of compass of an honest anger Ros Good Sir have a better belief of me Lel. Away dear Sister Exit Mir. Is not this better now this seeming madness Than falling out with your friends Bel. Have I not frighted her Mir. Into her right wits I warrant thee follow this humor And thou shalt see how prosperously 't will guide thee Bel. I am glad I have found a way to woo yet I was afraid once I never should have made a civil Suiter Well I 'le about it still Exit Mir. Do do and prosper What sport do I make with these fools What pleasure Feeds me and fats my sides at their poor innocence Enter Leverduce alias Lugier Mr. Illiard Wooing and wiving hang it give me mirth Witty and dainty mirth I shall grow in love sure With mine own happy head Who 's this To me Sir What youth is this Lev. Yes Sir I would speak with you If your name be Monsieur Mirabel Mir. Ye have hit it Your business I beseech ye Lev. This it is Sir There is a Gentlewoman hath long time affected ye And lov'd ye dearly Mir. Turn over and end that story 'T is long enough I have no faith in women Sir Lev. It seems so Sir I do not come to woo for her Or sing her praises though she well deserve 'em I come to tell ye ye have been cruel to her Unkind and cruel falser of faith and careless Taking more pleasure in abusing her Wresting her honour to your wild disposes Than noble in requiting her affection Which as ye are a man I must desire ye A Gentleman of rank not to persist in No more to load her fair name with your injuries Mir. Why I beseech ye Sir Lev. Good Sir I 'le tell ye And I 'le be short I 'le tell ye because I love ye Because I would have you shun the shame may follow There is a noble man new come to Town Sir A noble and a great man that affects her A Coutrey-man of mine a brave Savoyan Nephew to th' Duke and so much honours her That 't will be dangerous to pursue your old way To touch at any thing concerns her honour Believe most dangerous her name is Oriana And this great man will marry her take heed Sir For howsoe'r her Brother a staid Gentleman Le ts things pass upon better hopes this Lord Sir Is of that fiery and that poynant metal Especially provok'd on by affection That 't will be hard but you are wise Mir. A Lord Sir Lev. Yes and a noble Lord. Mir. ' Send her good fortune This will not stir her Lord a Barronness Say ye so say ye so by 'r Lady a brave title Top and top gallant now ' save her great Ladiship I was a poor servant of hers I must confess Sir And in those daies I thought I might be jovy And make a little bold to call into her But Basto now I know my rules and distance Yet if she want an Usher such an implement One that is throughly pac'd a clean made Gentleman Can hold a hanging up with approbation Plant his hat
him When he once toss'd his blade in face Adonis While peace inhabited between his eye-brows But when his noble anger stirr'd his metal And blew his fierie parts into a flame Like Pallas when she sits between two armies Viewing with horrid brows their sad events Such then he look'd and as her shield had arm'd him Cal. This man Sir were a friend to give an age for This Gentleman I must love naturally Nothing can keep me off I pray you go on Sir Dor. I will for now you please me this brave youth This bud of Mars for yet he is no riper When once he had drawn bloud and flesh'd his sword Fitted his manly metal to his spirit How he bestirr'd him what a lane he made And through their fierie Bullets thrust securely The hardned villains wondring at his confidence Lame as I was I follow'd and admir'd too And stirr'd and laid about me with new spirit My men too with new hearts thrust into action And down the Rogues went Cle. I am struck with wonder Dor. Remember but the storie of strong Hector When like to lightning he broke through his vanguard How the Greeks frighted ran away by Troops And trod down Troops to save their lives so this man Dispers'd these slaves had they been more and mightier He had come off the greater and more wonder Cle. Where is the man good Sir that we may honour him Cal. That we may fall in superstition to him Dor. I know not that from me he late departed But not without that pious care to see safe Me and my weak men lodg'd and dress'd I urg'd him First hither that I might more freely thank him He told me he had business crav'd my pardon Business of much import Cle. Know you his name Dor. That he deny'd me too a vow had bar'd him Cal. In that he was not noble to be nameless Dor. Daughter you must remember him when I am dead And in a noble sort requite his piety 'T was his desire to dedicate this service To your fair thoughts Cal. He knows me then Dor. I nam'd you And nam'd you mine I think that 's all his knowledge Cle. No name no being Cal. Now I am mad to know him Saving mine honour any thing I had now But to enjoy his sight but his bare picture Make me his Saint I must needs honour him Serv. I know his name Cal. There 's thy reward for 't speak it Ser. His man told me but he desir'd my silence Cal. O Jasper speak 't is thy good Masters cause too We all are bound in gratitude to compel thee Ser. Lisander Yes I am sure it was Lisander Cal. Lisander 't was Lisander Cle. 'T is Lisander O my base thoughts my wicked To make question this act could be another mans 'T is Lisander a handsome timber'd man Ser. Yes Cle. My Lisander Was this friends absence to be mourn'd Cal. I grant it I 'le mourn his going now and mourn it seriously When you weep for him Sir I 'le bear you company That so much honour so much honesty Should be in one man to do things thus bravely Make me his Saint to me give this brave service What may I do to recompence his goodness I cannot tell Cle. Come Sir I know you are sickly so are your men Dor. I must confess I am weak And fitter for a bed than long discourses Cle. You shall hear to morrow to morrow provide Surgeons Dor. Lisander Cal. What new fire is this Lisander Exeunt Actus Secundus Scena Prima Enter Lisander and Lancelot Lis PRâ—thee good Lancelot remember that Thy Master's life is in thy trust and therefore Be very carefull Lanc. I will lose mine own rather than hazard yours Lisa Take what disguise You in your own discretion shall think fittest To keep your self unknown Lanc. I warrant ye 'T is not the first time I have gone invisible I am as fine a Fairie in a business Concerning night-work Lisa Leave your vanities With this purse which deliver'd You may spare your Oratory convey this Letter to Calista's woman Lanc. 'T is a handsom girle Mistris Clarinda Lisa I have made her mine You know your work Lan. And if I sweat not in it At my return discard me Exit Lisa O Calista the fairest cruellest Enter Clarange Clar. So early stirring a good day to you Lisa I was viewing Sir The site of your house and the handsomness about it Believe me it stands healthfully and sweetly Clar. The house and Master of it really Are ever at your service Lisa I return it Now if you please go forward in your storie Of your dear friend and Mistris Clar. I will tell it And tell it short because 't is breakfast time And love is a tedious thing to a quick stomach You eat not yester-night Lisa I shall endure Sir Clara. My self and as I then deliver'd to you A Gentleman of noble hope one Lidian Both brought up from our infancy together One company one friendship and one exercise Ever affecting one bed holding us One grief and one joy parted still between us More than companions twins in all our actions We grew up till we were men held one heart still Time call'd us on to Arms we were one Souldier Alike we sought our dangers and our honours Gloried alike one in anothers nobleness When Arms had made us fit we were one lover We lov'd one woman lov'd without division And woo'd a long time with one fair affection And she as it appears loves us alike too At length considering what our love must grow to And covet in the end this one was parted Rivals and honours make men stand at distance We then woo'd with advantage but were friends still Saluted fairly kept the peace of love We could not both enjoy the Ladies favour Without some scandal to her reputation We put it to her choice this was her sentence To part both from her and the last returning Should be her Lord we obey'd and now you know it And for my part so truely I am touch'd with 't I will go far enough and be the last too Or ne're return Lisa A sentence of much cruelty But mild compar'd with what 's pronounc'd on me Our loving youth is born to many miseries What is that Lidian pray ye Clar. Calista's Brother if ever you have heard of that fair Lady Lisa I have seen her Sir Clar. Then you have seen a wonder Lisa I do confess of what years is this Lidian Clar. About my years there is not much between us Lisa I long to know him Clar. 'T is a vertuous longing As many hopes hang on his noble head As blossoms on a bough in May and sweet ones Lisa Ye are a fair storie of your friend Clar. Of truth Sir now what 's the matter Enter a Servant Serv. There is a Gentleman At door would speak with you on private business Clar. With me Serv. He saies so and brings haste about him Clar. Wait on
none of the maids came near ye Clarin. Madam they did Cal. 'T was one in your Cousins cloaths then And wore a sword and sure I keep no Amazons Wench do not lye 't will but proclaim thee guilty Lyes hide our sins like nets like perspectives They draw offences nearer still and greater Come tell the truth Clarin. You are the strangest Lady To have these doubts of me how have I liv'd Madam And which of all my careful services deserves these shames Cal. Leave facing 't will not serve ye This impudence becomes thee worse than lying I thought ye had liv'd well and I was proud of 't But you are pleas'd to abuse my thoughts who was 't Honest repentance yet will make the fault less Clarin. Do ye compel me do you stand so strict too Nay then have at ye I shall rub that sore Madam Since ye provoke me will but vex your Ladyship Let me alone Cal. I will know Clarin. For your own peace The peace of your own conscience ask no farther Walk in and let me alone Cal. No I will know all Clar. Why then I 'le tell ye 't was a man I lay with Never admire 't is easie to be done Madam And usual too a proper man I lay with Why should you vex at that young as Lisander And able too I grudge not at your pleasure Why should you stir at mine I steal none from ye Cal. And dost thou glory in this sin Cla. I am glad on 't to glory in 't is for a mighty Lady That may command Cal. Why didst thou name Lisander Clari. Does it anger ye does it a little gall ye I know it does why would ye urge me Lady Why would ye be so curious to compel me I nam'd Lisander as my president The rule I err'd by you love him I know it I grudg'd not at it but am pleas'd it is so And by my care and diligence you enjoy'd him Shall I for keeping counsel have no comfort Will you have all your self ingross all pleasure Are ye so hard hearted why do ye blush now Madam Cal. My anger blushes not my shame base woman Clari. I 'le make your shame blush since you put me to 't Who lay with you t'other night Cal. With me ye monster Clari. Whose sweet embraces circled ye not your husbands I wonder ye dare touch me in this point Madam Stir her against ye in whose hand your life lies More than your life your honour what smug Amazon Was that I brought you that maid had ne're a petticoat Cal. She 'l half perswade me anon I am a beast too And I mistrust my self though I am honest For giving her the Helm thou knowest Clarinda Ev'n in thy conscience I was ever vertuous As far from lust in meeting with Lisander As the pure wind in welcoming the morning In all the coversation I had with him As free and innocent as you fair Heaven Didst not thou perswade me too Clarin. Yes I had reason for 't And now you are perswaded I 'le make use on 't Cal. If I had sin'd thus and my youth entic'd me The nobleness and beauty of his person Beside the mighty benefits I am bound to Is this sufficient warrant for thy weakness If I had been a whore and crav'd thy counsel In the conveyance of my fault and faithfulness Thy secrecie and truth in hiding of it Is it thy justice to repay me thus To be the Master sinner to compel me And build thy lusts security on mine honour Cla. They that love this sin love their security Prevention Madam is the nail I knock'd at And I have hit it home and so I 'le hold it And you must pardon me and be silent too And suffer what ye see and suffer patiently I shall do worse else Cal. Thou canst not touch my credit Truth will not suffer me to be abus'd thus Clarin. Do not you stick to truth she is seldom heard Madam A poor weak tongue she has and that is hoarse too With pleading at the bars none understand her Or if you had her what can she say for ye Must she not swear he came at midnight to ye The door left open and your husband cozen'd With a feign'd sickness Cal. But by my soul I was honest thou know'st I was honest Clarin. That 's all one what I know What I will testifie is that shall vex ye Trust not a guilty rage with likelihoods And on apparent proof take heed of that Madam If you were innocent as it may be ye are I do not know I leave it to your conscience It were the weakest and the poorest part of ye Men being so willing to believe the worst So open eyed in this age to all infamie To put your fame in this weak bark to the venture Cal. What do I suffer O my precious honour Into what box of evils have I lock'd thee Yet rather than be thus outbrav'd and by My drudg my footstool one that sued to be so Perish both life and honour Devil thus I dare thy worst defie thee spit at thee And in my vertuous rage thus trample on thee Awe me thy Mistris whore to be thy baud Out of my house proclaim all that thou knowest Or malice can invent fetch jealousie From Hell and like a furie breath it in The bosom of my Lord and to thy utmost Blast my fair fame yet thou shalt feel with horror To thy sear'd conscience my truth is built On such a firm base that if e're it can Be forc'd or undermin'd by thy base scandals Exit Heaven keeps no guard on innocence Clarin. I am lost In my own hopes forsaken and must fall The greatest torment to a guilty woman Without revenge till I can fashion it I must submit at least appear as if I did repent and would offend no farther Monsieur Beronte my Lords Brother is Oblig'd unto me for a private favour 'T is he must mediate for me but when time And opportunity bids me strike my wreak Shall pour it self on her nice chastitie Like to a torrent deeds not words shall speak me Exit Actus Quartus Scena Prima Enter Alcidon and Beronte severally Alci YE are opportunely net Ber. Your countenance expresses hast mixt with some fear Alci You 'l share with me in both as soon as you are made Acquainted with the cause if you love vertue In danger not secure I have no time For circumstance instruct me if Lisander Be in your Brothers house Ber. Upon my knowledge he is not there Alci I am glad on 't Ber. Why good Sir Without offence I speak it there 's no place In which he is more honour'd or more safe Than with his friend Cleander Alci In your votes I grant it true but as it now stands with him I can give reason to make satisfaction For what I speak you cannot but remember The ancient difference between Lisander And Cloridon a man in grace at Court Ber. I do and the soul
VI. Enter two Keepers 1 Keep Carry mad Bess some meat she roars like Thunder And tie the Parson short the Moon 's i' th' full H 'as a thousand Pigs in 's brains Who looks to the Prentice Keep him from Women he thinks h 'as lost his Mistris And talk of no silk stuffs 't will run him horn mad 2 Keep The Justice keeps such a stir yonder with his Charges And such a coil with warrants 1 Keep Take away his Statutes The Devil has possest him in the likeness Of penal Laws keep him from Aqua vitae For if that spirit creep into his Quorum He will commit us all how is it with the Scholar 2 Keep For any thing I see he 's in his right wits 1 Keep Thou art an ass in 's right wits goodman coxcomb As though any man durst be in 's right wits and be here It is as much as we dare be that keep ' em Enter English madman Engl. Give me some drink 1 Keep O there 's the English man Engl. Fill me a thousand pots and froth 'em froth ' em Down o' your knees ye Rogues and pledge me roundly One two three and four we shall all be merry within this hour To the great Turk 1 Keep Peace peace thou Heathen drunkard These English are so Malt-mad there 's no medling with 'em When they have a fruitful year of Barly there All the whole Island 's thus Engl. A snuff a snuff a snuff A lewd notorious snuff give 't him again boy Enter she-fool Fool. God-ye-good even Gaffer 2 Keep Who let the Fool loose 1 Keep If any of the mad-men take her she is pepper'd They 'll bounce her loins Fool. Will ye walk into the coal house 1 Keep She is as leacherous too as a she Ferret 2 Keep Who a vengeance looks to her go in Kate I 'le give thee a fine Apple Fool. Will ye buss me And tickle me and make me laugh 1 Keep I 'le whip ye Engl. Fool fool come up to me fool Fool. Are ye peeping Engl. I 'le get thee with five fools Fool. O fine O dainty Engl. And thou shalt lie in a horse-cloth like a Lady Fool. And shall I have a Coach Engl. Drawn with four Turkeys And they shall tread thee too Fool. We shall have eggs then And shall I sit upon ' em Engl. I I and they shall be all addle And make an admirable Tanzey for the Devil Come come away I am taken with thy love fool And will mightily belabour thee 1 Keep How the fool bridles how she twitters at him These English men would stagger a wise woman If we should suffer her to have her will now We should have all the women in Spain as mad as she here 2 Keep They would strive who should be most fool Away with her Enter Master three Gentlemen a mad Scholar and Pedro. Fool. Pray ye stay a little let 's hear him sing h 'as a fine breast 1 Keep Here comes my Master to the spit ye whore And stir no more abroad but tend your business You shall have no more sops i' th' pan else nor no Porridge Besides I 'le whip your breech Fool. I 'le go in presently 1 Gent. I 'le assure ye Sir the Cardinal 's angry with ye For keeping this young man Mast I am heartily sorry If ye allow him sound pray ye take him with ye 1 Gent. This is the place and now observe their humours 2 Gent. We can find nothing in him light nor tainted No startings nor no rubs in all his answers In all his Letters nothing but discretion Learning and handsome stile Mast Be not deceived Sir Mark but his look 1 Gent. His grief and his imprisonment May stamp that there Mast Pray talk with him again then 2 Gent. That will be needless we have tried him long enough And if he had a taint we should have met with 't Yet to discharge your care Ped. A sober youth Pity so heavy a cross should light upon him 2 Gent. You find no sickness Schol. None Sir I thank Heaven Nor nothing that diverts my understanding 1 Gent. Do you sleep a nights Schol. As sound and sweet as any man 2 Gent. Have ye no fearful dreams Schol. Sometimes as all have That go to bed with raw and windy stomachs Else I am all one piece 1 Gent. Is there no unkindness You have conceiv'd from any friend or parent Or scorn from what ye lov'd Schol. No truely Sir I never yet was master of a faith So poor and weak to doubt my friend or kindred And what love is unless it lie in learning I think I am ignorant 1 Gent. This man is perfect A civiller discourser I ne'r talk'd with Mast You 'l find it otherwise 2 Gent. I must tell ye true Sir I think ye keep him here to teach him madness Here 's his discharge from my Lord Cardinal And come Sir go with us Schol. I am bound unto ye And farewel Master Mast Farewel Stephano Alas poor man 1 Gent. What flaws and whiâ—lâ—s of weather Oâ— rather storms have been aloft these three daies How dark and hot and fuâ—â— of mutiny And still grows loudâ—r Mast It has been stubborn wâ—ather 2 Gent. Strange work at Sea I fear mâ— there 's old tumbling 1 Gent. Bless my old Unkles Bark I have a â—â—nture 2 Gent. And I more than I would wish to lose Schâ—l Do you fear 2 Gent. Ha! how he looks Mast Nay mark 〈◊〉 bâ—tter Gentlemen 2 Gent. Mercy upon mâ— how his â—yâ—s are altered Mast Now tell me how ye like him whethâ—â— now He be that p â—fâ—ct man ye credited Schol. Do's the Sea stagger ye Mast Now ye have hit the nick Schol. Do ye fear the billows 1 Gent. What ails him who has stir'd him Schol. Be not shaken Nor let the singing of the storm shoot through ye Let it blow on blow on let the clouds wrastle And let the vapours of the earth turn mutinous The Sea in hideous mountains rise and tumble Upon a Dolphins back I 'le make all trâ—mblâ— For I am Neptune Mast Now what think ye of him 2 Gent. Alas poor man Schol. Your Bark shall plough through all And not a Singe so fancy to disturb her I 'le see hâ—r safe my power shall sail bâ—fore her Down ye anâ—ry waters all Ye loud whistling whiâ—lâ—winds fall Down ye proud Waves ye storms cease I command ye be at peace Fright not with your churlâ—sh Notes Nor bruise the Keel of â—ark that slotes No devouring Fish come nigh Nor Monster in my Empery Once shew his head or terror bring But let the weary Saylor sing Amphitrite with white arms Strike my Lute I le sing Charms Mast He must have Musick now I must observe him His sit will grow too full else Musick Song 2 Gent. I must pity him Mast Now he will in himself most quietly And clean forget all as he had done nothing 1 Gent. We are sorry Sir and we have seen a
and the Sea whose surges Shook their white heads in Heaven to be as mid-night Still and attentive steals into our souls So suddenly and strangely that we are From that time no more ours but what she pleases Ang. Why look how far you have thrust your self again Into your old disease are you that man With such a resolution that would venture To take your leave of folly and now melt Even in repeating her Jul. I had forgot me Ang. As you will still do Jul. No the strongest man May have the grudging of an ague on him This is no more let 's go I would fain be fit To be thy friend again for now I am no mans Ang. Go you I dare not go I tell you truly Nor were it wise I should Jul. Why Ang. I am well And if I can will keep my self so Jul. Ha thou mak'st me smile though I have little cause To see how prettily thy fear becomes thee Art thou not strong enough to see a woman Ang. Yes twenty thousand but not such a one As you have made her I 'le not lye for th' matter I know I am frail and may be cozen'd too By such a Syren Jul. Faith thou shalt go Angelo Ang. Faith but I will not no I know how far Sir I am able to hold out and will not venture Above my depth I do not long to have My sleep ta'ne from me and go pulingly Like a poor wench had lost her market-mony And when I see good meat sit still and sigh And call for small beer and consume my wit In making Anagrams and faithful posies I do not like that Itch I am sure I had rather Have the main pox and safer Jul. Thou shalt go I must needs have thee as a witness with me Of my repentance as thou lov'st me go Ang. Well I will go since you will have it so But if I prove a fool too look to have me Curse you continually and fearfully Jul. And if thou seest me fall again good Angelo Give me thy counsel quickly lest I perish Ang. Pray Heaven I have enough to save my self For as I have a soul I had rather vâ—nture Upon a savage Island than this woman Exeunt SCENE II. Enter Father and Servant Fath. From whom Sir comes this bounty for I think You are mistaken Serv. No Sir 't is to you I am sure my Mistris sent it Fath. Who 's your Mistris That I may give her thanks Serv. The vertuous Widow Fath. The vertuous widow Sir I know none such Pray what 's her name Ser. Laelia Fath. I knew you err'd 'T is not to me I warrant ye there Sir Carry it to those she feeds fat with such favours I am a stranger to her Serv. Good Sir take it And if you will I 'le swear she sent it to you For I am sure mine eye never went off ye Since you forsook the Gentlemen you talk'd with Just at her door Fath. Indeed I talkt with two Within this half hour in the street Serv. 'T is you Sir And none but you I am sent to wiser men Would have been thankful sooner and receiv'd it 'T is not a fortune every man can brag of And from a woman of her excellence Fa. Well Sir I am Catechiz'd what more belongs to 't Ser. This only Sir she would intreat you come This evening to her without fail Fath. I will Serv. You ghess where Fath. Sir I have a tongue else Exit Ser. She is down right Devil or else my wants And her disobedience have provok't her To look into her foul self and be sorry I wonder how she knew me I had thought I had been the same to all I am to them That chang'd me thus Heaven pardon me for lying For I have paid it home many a good man That had but found the profit of my way Would forswear telling true again in hast Enter Lodovico and Piso Here are my praters now if I did well I should belabour 'em but I have sound Away to quiet 'em worth a thousand on 't Lod. If we could get a fellow that would do it Fat What villany is now in hand Pis 'T will be hard to be done in my opinion Unless we light upon an English-man With seven-score surfeits in him Lod. Are the English-men such stubborn drinkers Piso Not a leak at Sea Can suck more liquor you shall have their children Christened in mull'd sack and at five years old able To knock a Dane down Take an English-man And cry St. George and give him but a rasher And you shall have him upon even terms Defy a hogâ—head such a one would do it Home boy and like a work-man at what weapon Lod. Sherry sack I would have him drink stark dead If it were possible at worst past portage Piso What is the end then Lod. Dost thou not perceive it If he be drunk dead there 's a fair end of him If not this is my end or by enticing Or by deceiving to conduct him where The fool is that admires him and if sober His nature be so rugged what will 't be When he is hot with wine come let 's about it If this be done but handsomely I 'le pawn My head she hath done with Souldiers Piso This may do well Fat Here 's a new way to murther men alive I 'le choak this train God save ye Gentlemen It is to you stay yes it is to you Lod. VVhat 's to me Fath. You are fortunate I cannot stand to tell you more now meet me Here soon and you 'l be made a man Exit Father Lod. What Vision 's this Piso I know not Lod. Well I 'le meet it Think you o' th' other and let me a while Dream of this fellow Piso For the Drunkard Lodovick Let me alone Lod. Come let 's about it then Exeunt SCENE III. Enter Clora and Frank. Clor. Ha ha ha pray let me laugh extreamly Fra. Why prethee why hast thou such cause Clor. Yes faith my Brother will be here straightway and Fra. VVhat Clor. The other party ha ha ha Fra. VVhat party VVench thou art not drunk Clor. No faith Fra. Faith thou hast been among the bottles Clora Clor. Faith but I have not Frank Prethee be handsom The Captain comes along too wench Fra. O is that it That tickles ye Clor. Yes and shall tickle you too You understand me Fran. By my troth thou art grown A strange lewd wench I must e'ne leave thy company Thou wilt spoil me else Clor. Nay thou art spoil'd to my hand Hadst thou been free as a good wench ought to be When I went first a birding for thy Love And roundly said that is the man must do it I had done laughing many an hour agoe Fra. And what dost thou see in him now thou knowst him To be thus laught at Clor. Prethee be not angry And I 'le speak freely to thee Fran. Do I will not Clor. Then as I hope to have a handsom husband
Clor. He smells just like a Cellar Fye upon him Jac. Sweet Lady now to you Clor. For loves sake kiss him Fred. I shall not keep my countenance Fra. Trye pre'thee Jac. Pray be not coy sweet woman for I 'le kiss ye I am blunt But you must pardon me Clor. O God my sides All. Ha ha ha ha Jac. Why ha ha ha why laugh Why all this noise sweet Ladyes Clor. Lusty Laurence See what a Gentlewoman you have saluted Pray God she prove not quick Fred. Where were thine eyes To take me for a woman ha ha ha Jac. Who art'a art'a mortal Fred. I am Frederick Jac. Then Frederick is an Asse A scurvy Frederick to laugh at me Fra. Sweet Captain Jac. Away woman Go stitch and serve I despise thee woman And Frederick shall be beaten ' Sfut ye Rogue Have you none else to make your puppies of but me Fred. I pre'thee be more patient There 's no hurt done Jac. ' Sfut but there shall be Scab Clor. Help help for loves sake Fra. Who 's within there Fred. So now you have made a fair hand Jac. Why Fred. You have kill'd me Fall as kill'd Clor. Call in some Officers and stay the Captain Jac. You shall not need Clor. This is your drunkenness Fra. O me unhappy Brother Frederick Look but upon me do not part so from me Set him a little higher he is dead Clora O villain villain Enter Fabritio and Servants Fab. How now what 's the matter Fra. O Sir my Brother O my dearest Brother Clor. This drunken trowgh has kill'd him Fab. Kill'd him Clor. Yes For Heavens sake hang him quickly he will do Ev'ry day such a murder else there is nothing But a strong Gallows that can make him quiet I finde it in his nature too late Fab. Pray be quiet Let me come to him Clor. Some go for a Surgeon Fra. O what a wretched woman has he made me Let me alone good Sir Fab. To what a fortune Hast thou reserv'd thy life Ja. Fabritio Fab. Never entreat me for I will not know thee Nor utter one word for thee unless it be To have thee hang'd for Heaven sake be more temperate Jac. I have a sword still and I am a villain Clor. c. Hold hold hold Jac. Ha Clor. Away with him for Heavens sake He 's too desperate for our enduring Fab. Come you shall sleep come strive not I 'le have it so here take him to his lodging and See him laid before you part Exeunt Jac. with Ser. Serv. We will Sir Fred. Ne're wonder I am living yet and well I thank you Sister for your grief pray keep it Till I am fitter for it Fab. Do you live Sir Fred. Yes but 't was time to counterfeit he was grown To such a madness in his wine Fab. 'T was well Sir You had that good respect unto his temper That no worse follow'd Fred. If I had stood him certain one of us must have perish'd How now Frank Fra. Beshrew my heart I tremble like an aspin Clor. Let him come here no more for Heavens sake Unless he be in chains Fra. I would fain see him After he has slept Fabritio but to try How he will be chide him and bring him back Clor. You 'l never leave till you be worried with him Fra. Come Brother we 'l walk in and laugh a little To get this Fever off me C or Hang him squib Now could I grind him into priming powder Fra. Pray will you leave your fooling Fab. Come all friends Fra. Thou art enough to make an age of men so Thou art so cross and peevish Fab. I will chide him And if he be not graceless make him cry for 't Clor. I would go a mile to see him cry in slippers He would look so like a whey cheese Fra. Would we might see him once more Fab. If you dare Venture a second tryal of his temper I make no doubt to bring him Clor. No good Frank Let him alone I see his vein lyes only For falling out at Wakes and Bear-baitings That may express him sturdy Fab. Now indeed You are too sharp sweet Sister for unless It be this sin which is enough to drown him I mean this sowrness he 's as brave a fellow As forward and as understanding else As any he that lives Fra. I do believe you And good Sir when you see him if we have Distasted his opinion any way Make peace again Fab. I will I 'le leave ye Ladies Clor. Take heed you had best h 'as sworn to pay you else Fab. I warrant you I have been often threatned Clor. When he comes next I 'le have the cough or toothach Or something that shall make me keep my chamber I love him so well Fra. Would you would keep your tongue Exeunt SCENE IV. Enter Angelo Ang. I cannot keep from this ungodly woman This Lelia whom I know too yet am caught Her looks are nothing like her would her faults Were all in Paris print upon her face Cum Privilegio to use 'em still I would write an Epistle before it on the inside of her masque And dedicate it to the whore of Babylon with a preface upon Her nose to the gentle Reader and they should be to be sold At the sign of the whores head i' th' pottage pot in what Street you please But all this helps not me I Am made to be thus catch'd past any redress with a thing I contemn too I have read Epictâ—tus twice over against the Desire of these outward things and still her face runs in My mind I went to say my prayers and they were So laid out o' th' way that if I could find any prayers I Had I 'm no Christian This is the door and the short Is I must see her again He knocks Enter Maid Maid Who 's there Ang. 'T is I I would speak with your Mistriss Maid Did she send for you Ang. No what then I would see her prethee by thy leave Maid Not by my leave for she will not see you but doth hate you and Your friend and doth wish you both hang'd which being so proper Men is great pity that you are not Ang. How 's this Maid For your sweet self in particular who she resolves perswaded your Friend to neglect her she deemeth whip-cord the most Convenient unction for your back and shoulders Ang. Let me in I 'le satisfie her Ma. And if it shall happen that you are in doubt of these my speeches Insomuch 〈◊〉 you shall spend more time in arguing at the Door I am fully perswaded that my Mistris in person from Above will utter her mind more at large by way of Urine upon your head that it may sink the more soundly Into your understanding faculties Ang. This is the strangest thing good pretty soul 〈◊〉 dost thou use me so I pray thee let me in sweet-heart Maid Indeed I cannot sweet-heart Ang. Thou art a handsom one and this crosseness do's not become thee Maid
'as lost me And I him let him now stand fast Come hither My care is now on you Max. O blessed Mother Del. Stand still and let me work So now Maximinian Go and appear in Court and eye Aurelia Believe what I have done concerns ye highly Stand in her view make your addresses to her She is the Stair of honour I 'le say no more But Fortune is your servant go Max. With reverence All this as holy truths Exit Del. Believe and prosper Dru. Yet all this cures not me but as much credit As much belief from Dioclesian Enter Geta Lictors and Suitors with Petitions Del. Be not dejected I have warn'd ye often The proudest thoughts he has I 'le humble Who 's this O 't is the fool and knave grown a grave Officer Here 's hot and high preferment Get. What 's your Bill For Gravel for the Appian way and Pills Is the way rheumatick 1 Suitor 'T is Piles and 't please you Get. Remove me those Piles to Port Esquiline Fitter the place my friend you shall be paid 1 Suit I thank your worship Get. Thank me when ye have it Thank me another way ye are an Asse else I know my office you are for the streets Sir Lord how ye throng that knave has eaten Garlick Whip him and bring him back 3 Suitor I beseech your Worship Here 's an old reckoning for the dung and dirt Sir Get. It stinks like thee away Yet let him tarry His Bill shall quit his Breath Give your Petitions In seemly sort and keep your hat off decently For scowring the water-courses thorow the Cities A fine periphrasis of a kennel-raker Did ye scour all my friend ye had some business Who shall scour you you are to be paid I take it When Surgeons swear you have perform'd your office 4 Suit Your Worship 's merry Get. We must be sometimes wittie To nick a knave 't is as useful as our gravitie I 'le take no more Petitions I am pester'd Give me some rest 4 Suit I have brought the gold and 't please ye About the Place ye promised Get. See him enter'd How does your Daughter 4 Suit Better your worship thinks of her Get. This is with the least But let me see your Daughter 'T is a good forward maid I 'le joyn her with ye I do beseech ye leave me Lictor Ye see the Edile's busie Get. And look to your places or I 'le make ye smoke else Sirrah I drank a cup of wine at your house yesterday A good smart wine Lictor Send him the piece he likes it Get. And ate the best wild Boar at that same Farmers 2 Su. I have half left yet your worship shall command it Get. A bit will serve give me some rest gods help me How shall I labour when I am a Senator Del. 'T is a fit place indeed 'Save your Mastership Do you know us Sir Get. These women are still troublesom There be houses providing for such wretched women And some small Rents to set ye a spinning Dru. Sir We are no Spinsters nor if you look upon us So wretched as you take us Del. Does your Mightiness That is a great destroyer of your Memorie Yet understand our faces Get. 'Prethee keep off woman It is not fit I should know every creature Although I have been familiar with thee heretofore I must not know thee now my place neglects thee Yet because I daign a glimpse of your remembrances Give me your Suits and wait me a month hence Del. Our Suits are Sir to see the Emperour The Emperour Dioclesian to speak to him And not to wait on you We have told you all Sir Get. I laugh at your simplicitie poor women See the Emperour why you are deceiv'd now The Emperour appears but once in seven years And then he shines not on such weeds as you are Forward and keep your State and keep beggers from me Drus Here is a prettie youth Exeunt Enter Diocles. Del. He shall be prettie Or I will want my will since ye are so high Sir I 'le raise ye higher or my art shall fail me Stand close he comes Dio. How am I cross'd and tortur'd My most wish'd happiness my lovely Mistris That must make good my hopes and link my greatness Yet sever'd from mine arms Tell me high heaven How have I sinn'd that you should speak in thunder In horrid thunder when my heart was ready To leap into her breast the Priest was ready The joyful virgins and the young men ready When Hymen stood with all his flames about him Blessing the bed the house with full joy sweating And expectation like the Roman Eagle Took stand and call'd all eyes It was your honour And e're you give it full do you destroy it Or was there some dire Star some Devil that did it Some sad malignant Angel to mine honour With you I dare not rage Del. With me thou canst not Though it was I. Nay look not pale and frighted I 'le fright thee more With me thou canst not quarrel I rais'd the thunder to rebuke thy falshood Look here to her thy falshood Now be angry And be as great in evil as in Empire Dio. Bless me ye Powers Del. Thou hast full need of blessing 'T was I that at thy great Inauguration Hung in the air unseen 't was I that honour'd thee With various Musicks and sweet sounding airs 'T was I inspir'd the Souldiers heart with wonder And made him throw himself with love and duty Low at thy feet 't was I that fix'd him to thee But why did I all this To keep thy honestie Thy vow and faith that once forgot and slighted Aurelia in regard the Marriage ready The Priest and all the Ceremonies present 'T was I that thundred loud 't was I that threatned 'T was I that cast a dark face over heaven And smote ye all with terrour Dru. Yet consider As ye are noble as I have deserv'd ye For yet ye are free if neither faith nor promise The deeds of elder times may be remembred Let these new-dropping tears for I still love ye These hands held up to heaven Dio. I must not pity ye 'T is not wise in me Del. How not wise Dio. Nor honourable A Princess is my Love and doats upon me A fair and lovely Princess is my Mistris I am an Emperour consider Prophetess Now my embraces are for Queens and Princesses For Ladies of high mark for divine beauties To look so low as this cheap common sweetness Would speak me base my names and glories nothing I grant I made a vow what was I then As she is now of no sort hope made me promise But now I am to keep this vow were monstrous A madness and a low inglorious fondness Del. Take heed proud man Drus Princes may love with Titles But I with Truth Del. Take heed here stands thy destinie Thy Fate here follows Dio. Thou doating Sorceress Wouldst have me love this thing that is not worthy To
a couple of stools And then begin And let the Grocer do rare things Pro. But sir We have never a Boy to play him Every one hath a part already Wife Husband Husband For gods sake let Ralph play him Beshrew me if I do not think He will go beyond them all Cit. Well remembred wife Come up Ralph I 'll tell you Gentlemen Let them but lend him a suit of reparrel and necessaries And by gad If any of them all blow wind in the tail on him I 'll be hang'd Wife I pray you youth Let him have a suit of reparrel I 'll be sworn Gentlemen My Husband tells you true He will act you sometimes at our house That all the neighbors cry out on him He will fetch you up a couraging part so in the Garret That we are all as fear'd I warrant you That we quake again We 'll fear our children with him If they be never so unruly Do but cry Ralph comes Ralph comes to them And they 'll be as quiet as Lambs Hold up thy head Ralph Shew the Gentlemen what thou canst do Speak a huffing part I warrant you the Gentlemen will accept of it Cit. Do Ralph do Ralph By heaven Methinks it were an easie leap To pluck bright honor from the pale-fac'd Moon Or dive into the bottom of the Sea Where never fathome line toucht any ground And pluck up drowned honor From the lake of Hell Cit. How say you Gentlemen Is it not as I told you Wife Nay Gentlemen He hath plaid before my husband says Musidorus Before the Wardens of our company Cit. I and he should have plaid Jeronimo With a shoo-maker for a wager Pro. He shall have a suit of apparel If he will go in Cit. In Ralph in Ralph And set out the Grocers in their kind If thou lov'st me Wife I warrant our Ralph will look finely When he 's drest Pro. But what will you have it call'd Cit. The Grocers Honor. Pro. Methinks Me 〈◊〉 The Knight of the bunrning Pestle were better 〈◊〉 I 'll be sworn Husband â—â—at's as good a name as can be Cit Let it be so begin begin My Wife and I will sit down Pro. I pray you do Cit. What stately Musick have you You have Shawnes Pro. Shawns no. Cit. No I 'm a thief if my mind did not give me so Ralph plaies a stately part And he must needs have Shawns I 'll be at the charge of them my self Rather than we 'll be without them Pro. So you are like to be Cit. Why and so I will be There 's two shillings Let 's have the Waits of Southwark They are as rare fellows as any are in England And that will fetch them all o'r the water with a vengeance As if they were mad Pro. You shall have them Will you sit down then Cit. I come Wife Wifc Sit you merry all Gentlemen I 'm bold to sit amongst you for my ease Pro. From all that 's near the Court From all that 's great Within the compass of the City walls We now have brought our Scaene Flie far from hence All private taxes immodest phrases What e'r may but shew like vicious For wicked mirth never true pleasure brings But honest minds are pleas'd with honest things Thus much for that we do But for Ralphs part You must answer for your self Cit. Take you no care for Ralph He 'll discharge himself I warrant you Wife I'faith Gentlemen I 'll give my my word for Ralph Actus Primus Scaena Prima Enter Merchant and Jasper his Man Merch. Sirrah I 'll make you know you are my Prentice And whom my charitable love redeem'd Even from the fall of fortune gave thee heat And growth to be what now thou art new cast thee Adding the trust of all I have at home In forreign Staples or upon the Sea To thy direction ti'de the good opinions Both of self and friends to thy endeavors So fair were thy beginnings but with these As I remember you had never charge To love your Masters Daughter and even then When I had found a wealthy Husband for her I take it Sir you had not but however I 'll break the neck of that Commission And make you know you are but a Merchants Factor Jasp Sir I do liberally confess I am yours bound both by love and duty to your service In which my labor hath been all my profit I have not lost in bargain nor delighted To wear your honest gains upon my back Nor have I given a pension to my bloud Or lavishly in play consum'd your stock These and the miseries that do attend them I dare with innocence proclaim are strangers To all my temperate actions for your Daughter If there be any love to my deservings Born by her virtuous self I cannot stop it Nor am I able to refrain her wishes She 's private to her self and best of knowledge Whom she 'll make so happy as to sigh for· Besides I cannot think you mean to match her Unto a fellow of so lame a presence One that hath little left of Nature in him Mer. 'T is very well Sir I can tell your wisdom How all this shall be cur'd Jasp Your care becomes you Merc. And thus it shall be Sir I here discharge you My house and service take your liberty And when I want a Son I 'll send for you Exit Jasp These be the fair rewards of them that love Oh you that live in freedom never prove The travel of a mind led by desire Enter Luce. Luce. Why how now friend struck with my Fathers thunder Jasp Struck and struck dead unless the remedy Be full of speed and virtue I am now What I expected long no more your father's Luce. But mine Jasp But yours and only yours I am That 's all I have to keep me from the statute You dare be constant still Luce. O fear me not In this I dare be better than a woman Nor shall his anger nor his offers move me Were they both equal to a Princes power Jasp You know my Rival Luce. Yes and love him dearly Even as I love an ague or foul weather I prethee Jasper fear him not Jasp Oh no I do not mean to do him so much kindness But to our own desires you know the plot We both agreed on Luâ—e Yes and will perform My part exactly Jasp I desire no more Farewel and keep my heart 't is yours Luce. I take it He must do miracles Makes me forsake it Exeunt Cit. Fie upon 'em little infidels What a matter 's here now Well I 'll be hang'd for a half-penny If there be not some abomination knavery in this Play Well let 'em look to 't Ralph must come And if there be any tricks a brewing Wife Let 'em brew and bake too Husband a gods name Ralph will find all out I warrant you And they were older than they are I pray my pretty youth is Ralph ready Boy He will be presently Wife Now I
I live George Cit. Let me alone sweet-heart I have a trick in my head shall lodge him in the Arches for one year and make him sing Peccavi ' ere I leave him and yet he shall never know who hurt him neither Wife Do my good Geerge do Cit. What shall we have Rafe do now boy Boy You shall have what you will sir Cit. Why so sir go and fetch me him then and let the Sophy of Persia come and christen him a child Boy Believe me Sir that will not do so well 't is stale it has been had before at the Red Bull. Wife George let Rafe travell over great hills and let him be weary and come to the King of Cracovia's house covered with velvet and there let the Kings daughter stand in her window all in beaten gold combing her golden locks with a comb of Ivory and let her spye Rafe and fall in love with him and come down to him and carry him into her fathers house and then let Rafe talk with her Cit. Well said Nel it shall be so boy let 's ha 't done quickly Boy Sir if you will imagine all this to be done already you shall hear them talk together but we cannot present a house covered with black Velvet and a Lady in beaten gold Cit. Sir Boy le ts ha 't as you can then Boy Besides it will shew ill-favoredly to have a Grocers Prentice to court a Kings daughter Cit. Will it so Sir you are well read in Histories I pray you what was Sir Dagonet was not he Prentice to a Grocer in London read the Play of the Four Prentices of London where they toss their Pikes so I pray you fetch him in Sir fetch him in Boy It shall be done it is not our fault Gentlemen Exit Wife Now we shall see fine doings I warrant thee George O here they come how prettily the King of Cracovia's daughter is drest Enter Rafe and the Lady Squire and Dwarf Cit. I Nell it is the fashion of that Countrey I warrant thee Lady Welcome sir Knight unto my fathers Court. King of Moldavia unto me Pompiona His daughter dear but sure you do not like Your entertainment that will stay with us No longer but a night Raph. Damsell right fair I 'm on many sad adventures bound That call me forth into the Wilderness Besides my horses back in something gal'd Which will enforce me ride a sober pace But many thanks fair Lady be to you For using errant Knight with courtesie Lady But say brave Knight what is your name and birth Rafe My name is Rafe I am an Englishman As true as steel a hearty Englishman And Prentice to a Grocer in the Strand By deed indent of which I have one part But fortune calling me to follow Arms On me this holy Order I did take Of burning Pestle which in all mens eyes I bear confounding Ladies enemies Lady Oft have I heard of your brave Countrymen And fertile soil and store of wholosome food My father oft will tell me of a drink In England found and Nipitato call'd Which driveth all the sorrow from your hearts Rafe Lady 't is true you need not lay your lips To better Nipitato than there is Lady And of a wild-fowl he will often speak Which poudred beef and mustard called is For there have been great Wars 'twixt us and you But truely Rafe it was not long of me Tell me then Rafe could you contented be To wear a Ladies favor in your shield Rafe I am a Knight of Religious Order And will not wear a favor of a Ladies That trusts in Antichrist and false traditions Cit. Well said Rafe convert her if thou canst Rafe Besides I have a Lady of my own In merry England for whose virtuous sake I took these Arms and Susan is her name A Coblers maid in Milkstreet whom I vow Nere to forsake whilst life and Pestle last Lady Happy that Cobling Dame who ere she be That for her own dear Rafe hath gotten thee Unhappy I that nere shall see the day To see thee more that bear'st my heart away Rafe Lady farewell I must needs take my leave Lady Hard-hearted Rafe that Ladies dost deceive Cit. Hark thee Rafe there 's money for thee give something in the King of Cracovia's house be not beholding to him Rafe Lady before I go I must remember Your fathers Officers who truth to tell Have been about me very diligent Hold up thy snowy hand thou princely maid There 's twelvepence for your fathers Chamberlain And another shilling for his Cook For by my troth the Goose was rosted well And twelve pence for your fathers Horse-keeper For nointing my horse back and for his butter There is another shilling to the maid That washt my boot-hose there 's an English groat And twopence to the boy that wip't my boots And last fair Lady there is for your self Three pence to buy you pins at Bumbo Fair. Lady Full many thanks and I will keep them safe Till all the heads be off for thy sake Rafe Rafe Advance my Squire and Dwarf I cannot stay Lady Thou kil'st my heart in parting thus away Exeunt Wife I commend Rafe yet that he will not stoop to a Cracovian there 's properer women in London than any are there I-wis But here comes Master Humphrey and his love again now George Cit. I Cunny peace Enter Merchant Humphrey Luce and Boy Merc. Go get you up I will not be intreated And Gossip mine I 'll keep you sure hereafter From gadding out again with boys and unthrifts Come they are womens tears I know your fashion Go sirrah lock her in and keep the key Exit Luce and Boy Safe as your life Now my son Humphrey You may both rest assured of my love In this and reap your own desire Hum. I see this love you speak of through your daughter Although the hole be little and hereafter Will yield the like in all I may or can Fitting a Christian and a Gentleman Merc· I Do believe you my good son and thank you For 't were an impudence to think you flattered Hum. It were indeed but shall I tell you why I have been beaten twice about the lye Merc. Well son no more of complement my daughter Is yours again appoint the time and take her Wee 'll have no stealing for it I my self And some few of our friends will see you married Hum. I would you would i'faith for be it known I ever was afraid to lye alone Mer. Some three days hence then Hum. Three days let me see 'T is somewhat of the most yet I agree Because I mean against the pointed day To visit all my friends in new array Enter servant Ser. Sir there 's a Gentlewoman without would speak with your Worship Mer. What is she Ser. Sir I askt her not Mer. Bid her come in Enter Mistriss Merry-thought and Michael Mist mer. Peace be to your Worship I come as a poor Suitor to you Sir
Let me have pleasures infinite and to the height And women in abundance many women Enter Ladies I will disport my grace Stand there and long for me What have ye brought me here is this a Feast Fit for a Prince a mighty Prince are these things These preparations ha Doct. May it please your grace Cast It does not please my grace where are the Marchpanes The Custards double royal and the subtilties Why what weak things are you to serve a Prince thus Where be the delicates o th' earth and ayr The hidden secrets of the Sea am I a plow-man You pop me up with porridge hang the Cooks Fer. O most Kingly What a Majestick anger Cast Give me some wine Asca He cools agen now Cast Fool where are my Players Let me have all in pomp let 'em play some love matter To make the Ladies itch I 'll be with you anon Ladies You black eyes I 'll be with you Give me some wine I say And let me have a Masque of Cuckolds enter Of mine own Cuckolds And let them come in peeping and rejoycing Just as I kiss their wives and somewhat glorying Some wine I say then for an excellent night-piece To shew my glory to my loves and minions I will have some great Castle burnt Vil. Hark you brother If that be to please these Ladies ten to one The fire first takes upon your own look to that Then you may shew a night piece Cast Where 's this wine Why shall I choak do ye long all to be tortur'd Doct. Here Sir Cast Why what is this why Doctor Doct. Wine and water Sir 'T is Soveraign for your heat you must endure it Vil. Most excellent to cool your night-piece Sir Doct. You are of a high and cholerick complexion And you must have allayes Cast Shall I have no sheere wine then Doct. Not for a world I tender your dear life Sir And he is no faithful subject Vil. No by no means Of this you may drink and never hang nor quarter Nor never whip the fool this liquors merciful Cast I will sit down and eat then Kings when th' are hungry May eat I hope Doct. Yes but they eat discreetly Cast Come tast this dish and cut me liberally I like sauce well Doct. Fie 't is too hot Sir Too deeply season'd with the spice away with 't You must acquaint your stomach with those dyets Are temperately nourishing Cast But pray stay Doctor And let me have my meat again Doct. By no means I have a charge concerns my life Cast No meat neither Do Kings never eat Doctor Doct. Very little Sir And that too very choice Vil. Your King never sleeps Brother He must not sleep his cares still keep him waking Now he that eats and drinks much is a dormouse The third part of a wafer is a weeks diet Cast Appoint me something then Doct. There Cast This I feel good But it melts too suddainly yet how that gone too Ye are not mad I charge you take away Doct. For your health Sir A little quickens nature much depresses Cast Eat nothing for my health that 's a new dyet Let me have something something has some savor Why thou uncourteous Doctor shall I hang thee Doct. 'T is better Sir than I should let you surfeit My death were nothing Vil. To loose a King were terrible Cast Nay then I 'll carve my self I 'll stay no ceremonies This is a Patridge Pye I am sure that 's nourishing Or Galen is an Ass 't is rarely season'd Ha Doctor have I hit right a mark a mark there take away Vil. What ails thy grace Cast Retriv those Patridges Or as I am a King Doct. Pray Sir be patient They are flowen too far Vil. These are breath'd pyes an 't please you And your hawkes are such Buzards Cast A King and have nothing Nor can have nothing Vil. What think you of pudding A pudding Royal Cast To be royally starv'd Whip me this fool to death he is a blockhead Vil. Let 'em think they whip me as we think you a King 'T will be enough Cast As for your dainty Doctor the Table taken away All gone all snatch'd away and I unsatisfied Without my wits being a King and hungry Suffer but this thy treason I tell thee Doctor I tell it thee in earnest and in anger I am damnably hungry my very grace is hungry Vil. A hungry grace is fittest to no meal Sir Doct. Some two hours hence you shall see more but still Sir You must retain an excellent and strict dyet Vil. It sharpens you and makes your wit so poynant Sir Your very words will kill Doct. A bit of Marmalade No bigger than a Pease Vil. And that well butter'd The ayr thrice purified and three times spirited Becomes a King your rare conserve of nothing Breeds no offence Cast Am I turn'd King Camelion And keep my Court ith'ayr Fer. They vex him cruelly Asca In two days more they 'll starve him Fer. Now the women there 's no food left but they Asca They 'll prove small nourishment Yet h 'as another stomach and a great one I see by his eye Cast I 'll have mine own power here Mine own Authority I need no tutor Doctor this is no dyet Doct. It may be Sir Vil. Birlady it may turn to a dry dyet And how thy grace will ward that Cast Stand off Doctor And talk to those that want saith Fer. Hot and mighty Asca He will cool apace no doubt Cast Fair plump and red A forehead high an eye revives the dead A lip like ripest fruit inviting still Vil. But O the rushy well below the hill Take heed of that for though it never fail Take heed I say for thereby hangs a tail Cast I 'll get ye all with Child Vil. With one Child Brother So many men in a Blew Coat Cast Had I fed well And drunk good store of wine ye had been blest all Blest all with double Births come kiss me greedily And think no more upon your foolish Husbands They are transitory things a Kings fame meets you Doct. Vanish away Ex. Women Cast How they gone too my guard there Take me this devil Doctor and that fool there And sow 'em in a sack bring back the women The lovely women drown these rogues or hang ' em Asca He is in earnest Sir I must needs take him off Enter Sess Master Boatsw Gunner and Saylors Fer. In serious earnest Sess Now now be free Now liberty now Countrey-men shake from ye The Tyrants yoke All liberty liberty liberty Guard Treason treason treason Fer. We are betray'd fly to the Town cry treason And raise our faithful friends O my Ascanio Asca Make hast we have way enough Guard Treason treason Ex. Fer. Asca and guard Sess Spare none put all to th' sword a vengeance shake thee Art thou turn'd King again Cast I am a Rascal Spare me but this time if ever I see King more Or once believe in King Sess
purity of snow The soft wind drives whiteness of innocence Or any thing that bears Celestial paleness She appear'd o' th' sodain Didst thou not see her tears When she intreated O thou Reprobate Didst thou not see those orient tears flow'd from her The little Worlds of Love A set Martine Of such sanctified Beads and a holy heart to love I could live ever a Religious Hermite Mer. I do believe a little and yet methinks She was of the lowest stature Ant. A rich Diamond Set neat and deep Natures chief Art Martine Is to reserve her Models curious Not cumbersome and great and such an one For fear she should exceed upon her matter Has she fram'd this Oh 't is a spark of beauty And where they appear so excellent in little They will but flame in great Extention spoils 'em Martine learn this the narrower that our eyes Keep way unto our object still the sweeter That comes unto us Great bodies are like Countries Discovering still toyl and no pleasure finds ' em Mar. A rare Cosmographer for a small Island Now I believe she is handsome Ant. Believe heartily Let thy belief though long a coming save thee Mar. She was certain fair Ant. But heark ye friend Martine Do not believe your self too far before me For then you may wrong me Sir Mar. Who bid ye teach me Do you show me meat and stitch my lips Antonio Is that fair play Ant. Now if thou shouldst abuse me And yet I know thee for an errant wencher A most immoderate thing thou canst not love long Mar. A little serves my turn I fly at all games But I believe Ant. How if we never see her more She is our enemy Mar. Why are you jealous then As far as I conceive she hates our whole House Ant. Yet good Martine Mar. Come come I have mercy on ye You shall enjoy her in your dream Antonio And I 'll not hinder though now I perswade my self Enter Aminta with a Letter Ant. Sit with perswasion down and you deal honestly I will look better on her Mar. Stay who 's this Friend Ant. Is' t not the other Gentlewoman Mar. Yes a Letter She brings to challenge sure if she do Antonio I hope she 'll be a Second too I am for her Am. A good hour Gentlemen Ant. You are welcome Lady 'T is like our late rude passage has powr'd on us Some reprehension Am. No I bring no anger Though some deserv'd it Ant. Sure we were all to blame Lady But for my part in all humility And with no little shame I ask your pardons Indeed I wear no sword to fright sweet beauties Am. You have it and this Letter pray ye Sir view it And my Commission 's done Mar. Have ye none for me Lady Am. Not at this time Mar. I am sorry for 't I can read too Am. I am glad but Sir to keep you in your exercise You may chance meet with one ill written Mar. Thank ye So it be a womans I can pick the meaning For likely they have but one end Am. You say true Sir Exit Ant. Martine my wishes are come home and loaden Loaden with brave return most happy happy I am a blessed man where 's the Gentlewoman Mar. Gone the spirit 's gone what news Ant. 'T is from the Lady From her we saw from that same miracle I know her name now read but these three lines Read with devotion friend the lines are holy Martine reads I dare not chide ye in my Letter Sir 'T will be too gentle If you please to look me In the West-street and find a fair Stone window Carved with white Cupids there I 'll entertain ye Night and discretion guide ye Call me Ismena Ant. Give it me again Come come fly fly I am all fire Mar. There may be danger Ant. So there is to drink When men are thirsty to eat hastily When we are hungry so there is in sleep Friend Obstructions then may rise and smother us We may dye laughing choak'd even at devotions An Apoplexie or a sodain Palsey May strike us down Mar. May be a train to catch ye Ant. Then I am caught and let Love answer for it 'T is not my folly but his infamy And if he be ador'd and dare do vild things Mar. Well I will go Ant. She is a Lady Sir A Maid I think and where that holy spell Is flung about me I ne're fear a villany 'T is almost night away friend Mar. I am ready I think I know the house too Ant. Then are we happy Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter Ismena and Aminta Ism Did you meet him Am. Yes Ism And did you give my Letter Am. To what end went I Ism Are ye sure it was he Was it that Gentleman Am. Do you think I was blind I went to seek no Carrier nor no Midwife Is What kind of man was he thou mayst be deceiv'd Friend Am. A man with a nose on 's face I think he had eyes too And hands for sure he took it Ism What an answer Am. What questions are these to one that 's hot and troubled Do you think me a Babe am I not able Cosin At my years and discretion to deliver A Letter handsomely Is that such a hard thing Why every Wafer-woman will undertake it A Sempsters girl or a Tailors wife will not miss it A Puritan Hostess Cosin would scorn these questions My legs are weary Ism I 'll make 'em well again Am. Are they at supper Ism Yes and I am not well Nor desire no company look out 't is darkish Am. I see nothing yet assure your self Ismena If he be a man he will not miss Ism It may be he is modest And that may pull him back from seeing me Or has made some wild construction of my easiness I blush to think what I writ Am. What should ye blush at Blush when you act your thoughts not when you write 'em Blush soft between a pair of sheets sweet Cosin Though he be a curious carried Gentleman I cannot think He 's so unnatural to leave a woman A young a noble and a beauteous woman Leave her in her desires Men of this age Are rather prone to come before they are sent for Hark I hear something up to th' Chamber Cosin You may spoil all else Enter Antonio and Martine Ism Let me see they are Gentlemen It may be they Am. They are they get ye up And like a Land-star draw him Ism I am shame-fac'd Exit Ant. This is the street Mar. I am looking for the house Close close pray ye close here Ant. No this is a Merchants I know the man well Mar. And this a Pothecaries I have lain here many times For a looseness in my hilts Amt. Have ye not past it Mar. No sure There is no house of mark that we have scaped yet Ant. What place is this Mar. Speak softer ' may be spies If any this a goodly window too Carv'd far above that I perceive
our heads in We have little Wit to lose too if we complain And if a heavie load lie on your shoulders Worse than a sack of Meal and oppress our poverties We are mad streight and whop'd and ty'd in fetters Able to make a horse mad as you use us You are mad for nothing and no man dare proclaim it In you a wildness is a noble trick And cherish'd in ye and all men must love it Oppressions of all sorts sit like new clothes Neatly and handsomely upon your Lordships And if we kick when your honors spur us We are Knaves and Jades and ready for the Justice I am a true Miller Phil. Then thou art a wonder 2 Lor. I know the the man reputed for a good man An honest and substantial fellow Phil. He speaks sence And to the point Greatness begets much rudeness How dare you Sirrah ' gainst so main a person A man of so much Noble note and honor Put up this base complaint Must every Peasant Upon a saucy Will affront great Lords All fellows Miller Fra. I have my reward Sir I was told one greatness would protect another As beams support their fellows now I find it If 't please your Grace to have me hang'd I am ready 'T is but a Miller and a Thief dispach'd Though I steal bread I steal no flesh to tempt me I have a wife and 't please him to have her too With all my heart 't will make my charge the less Sir She 'll hold him play awhile I have a boy too He 's able to instruct his Honors hogs Or rub his horse-heels when it please his Lordship He may him his slave too or his bawd The boy is well bred can exhort his Sister For me the Prison or the Pillory To lose my gods and have mine ears cropt off Whipt like a Top and have a paper stuck before me For abominable honesty to his own Daughter I can endure Sir the Miller has a stout heart Though as his Toal-pin Phil. I suspect this shrewdly Is it his Daughter that the people call The Millers fair Maid 2 Lor. It should seem so Sir Phi. Be sure you be i' th' right Sirrah Fra. If I be i' th' wrong Sir Be sure you hang me I will ask no courtesie Your Grace may have a Daughter think of that Sir She may be fair and she may be abused too A King is not exempted from these cases Stolen from your loving care Phil. I do much pity him Fra. But heaven forbid she should be in that venture That mine is in at this hour I 'll assure your Grace The Lord wants a water-Mill and means to grind with her Would I had his stones to set I would fit him for it Phil. Follow me Miller and let me talk with ye farther And keep this private all upon your Loyalties To morrow morning though I am now beyond him And the less lookt for I 'll break my Fast with the good Count. No more away all to our sports be silent Exeunt Ver. What Grace shall I have now Lis Choose thine own Grace And go to dinner when thou wilt Vertigo We must needs follow the King Ter. You heard the sentence Mon. If you stay here I 'll send thee a shoulder of Venison Go home go home or if thou wilt disguise I 'll help thee to a place to feed the dogs Ped. Or thou shalt be special Tailor to the Kings Monkey 'T is a fine place we cannot stay Ver. No Money Nor no Grace Gentlemen Ter. 'T is too early Tailor The King has not broke his Fast yet Ver. I shall look for ye The next Term Gentlemen Ped. Thou shalt not miss us Prethee provide some clothes and dost thou hear Vertigo Commend me to thy Wife I want some shirts too Ver. I have Chambers for ye all Lis They are too musty When they are clear we 'll come Ver. I must be patient And provident I shall never get home else Exeâ—â—t Scaena Secundo Enter Otrante and Florimell Otr. Prethee be wiser wench thou canst not scape me Let me with love and gentleness injoy that That may be still preserv'd with love and long'd for If violence lay rough hold I shall hate thee And after I have enjoy'd thy Maiden-head Thou wilt appear so stale and ugly to me I shall despise thee cast thee off Flor. I pray ye Sir Begin it now and open your doors to me I do confess I am ugly let me go Sir A Gipsey-girl Why would your Lordship touch me Fye 't is not noble I am homely bred Course and unsit for you why do you flatter me There be young Ladies many that will love ye That will dote on ye you a handsome Gentleman What will they say when once they know your quality A Lord a Miller take your Toal dish with ye You that can deal with Gudgins and course flower 'T is pitty you should tast what manchet means Is this fit Sir for your repute and honor Otr. I 'll love thee still Flo. You cannot there 's no sympathy Between our births or breeding arts conditions And where these are at difference ther 's no liking This hour it may be I seem handsome to you And you are taken with variety More than with beauty to morrow when you have enjoy'd me Your heat and lust asswag'd and come to examine Out of a cold and penitent condition What you have done whom you have shar'd your love with Made partner of your bed how it will vex ye How you will curse the devil that betrayd ye And what shall become of me then Otr. Wilt thou hear me Flo. As hasty as you were then to enjoy me As precious as this beauty shew'd unto ye You 'll kick me out of dores you will whore and ban me And if I prove with child with your fair issue Give me a pension of five pound a year To breed your Heir withall and so good speed me Otr. I 'll keep thee like a woman Flo. I 'll keep my self Sir Keep my self honest Sir there 's the brave keeping If you will marry me Otr. Alass poor Florimell Flo. I do confess I am too course and base Sir To be your wife and it is sit you scorn me Yet such as I have crown'd the lives of great ones To be your whore I am sure I am too worthy For by my troth Sir I am truly honest And that 's an honor equal to your greatness Otr. I 'll give thee what thou wilt Flo. Tempt me no more then Give me that peace and then you give abundance I know ye do but try me ye are noble All these are but to try my modesty If you should find me easie and once coming I see your eyes already how they would fright me I see your honest heart how it would swell And burst it self into a grief against me Your tongue in noble anger now even now Sir Ready to rip my loose thoughts to the bottom And lay my
Look on me and receive it Mal. Well you know My gentle nature and take pride t' abuse it You see a trifle pleases me we are friends This kiss and this confirms it Cla. With my ruine Mal. I 'll have this diamond and this pearl Vit. They are yours Mal. But will you not when you have what you came for Take them from me to morrow 't is a fashion Your Lords of late have us'd Vit. But I 'll not follow Cla. That any man at such a rate as this Should pay for his repentance Vit. Shall we to bed now Mal. Instantly Sweet yet now I think on 't better There 's something first that in a word or two I must acquaint you with Cla. Can I cry ay me To this against my self I 'll break this match Or make it stronger with my blood Descends Enter Alguazier Piorato Pacchieco Metaldi Mendoza Lazarillo c. Alg. I am yours A Don 's not priviledg'd here more than your self Win her and wear her Pio. Have you a Priest ready Alg. I have him for thee Lad and when I have Married this scornful whore to this poor gallant She will make suit to me there is a trick To bring a high-pris'd wench upon her knees For you my fine neat Harpyes stretch your tallons And prove your selves true night-Birds Pach. Take my word For me and all the rest Laz. If there be meat Or any banquet stirring you shall see How I 'll bestow my self Alg. When they are drawn Rush in upon 'em all 's fair prize you light on I must away your officer may give way To the Knavery of his watch but must not see it You all know here to find me Exit Met. There look for us Vit. Who 's that Mal. My Piorato welcome welcome Faith had you not come when you did my Lord Had done I know not what to me Vit. I am gul'd First cheated of my Jewels and then laug'd at Sirha what makes you here Pio. A business brings me More lawful than your own Vit. How 's that you slave Mal. He 's such that would continue her a whore Whom he would make a wife of Vit. I 'll tread upon The face you doat on strumpet Enter Clara. Pach. Keep the peace there Vit. A plot upon my life too Met. Down with him Cla. Show your old valor and learn from a woman One Eagle has a world of odds against A flight of Dawes as these are Pio. Get you off I 'll follow instantly Pach. Run for more help there Exeunt all but Vit. and Clara. Vit. Loss of my gold and jewels and the wench too Afflicts me not so much as th' having Clara The witness of my weakness Cla. He turns from me And yet I may urge merit since his life Is made my second gift Vit. May I ne'r prosper If I know how to thank her Cla. Sir your pardon For pressing thus beyond a Virgins bounds Upon your privacies and let my being Like to a man as you are be th' excuse Of my solliciting that from you which shall not Be granted on my part although desir'd By any other Sir you understand me and 't would shew nobly in you to prevent From me a farther boldness which I must Proceed in if you prove not merciful Though with my loss of blushes and good name Vit. Madam I know your will and would be thankful Ifit were possible I could affect The daughter of an enemy Cla. That fair false one Whom with fond dotage you have long pursu'd Had such a father she to whom you pay Dearer for your dishonor than all titles Ambitious men hunt for are worth Vit. 'T is truth Cla. Yet with her as a friend you still exchange Health for diseases and to your disgrace Nourish the rivals to your present pleasures At your own charge us'd as a property To give a safe protection to her lust Yet share in nothing but the shame of it Vit. Grant all this so to take you for a wife Were greater hazard for should I offend you As 't is not easy still to please a woman You are of so great a spirit that I must learn To wear your petticoat for you will have My breeches from me Cla. Rather from this hour I here abjure all actions of a man And will esteem it happiness from you To suffer like a woman love true love Hath made a search within me and expell'd All but my natural softness and made perfect That which my parents care could not begin I will show strength in nothing but my duty And glad desire to please you and in that Grow every day more able Vit. Could this be What a brave race might I beget I find A kind of yielding and no reason why â— should hold longer out she 's young and fair And chast for sure but with her leave the Devil Durst not attempt her Madam though you have A Soldiers arm your lips appear as if They were a Ladies Cla. They dare Sir from you Endure the tryal Vit. Ha once more I pray you The best I ever tasted and 't is said I have prov'd many 't is not safe I fear To ask the rest now well I will leave whoring And luck herein send me with her worthiest Lady I 'll wait upon you home and by the way If ere I marry as I 'll not forswear it Tell you you are my wife Cla. Which if you do From me all man-kind women learn to woe Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter Alguazier Pachieco Metaldi Mendoza Lazarillo Alg. A cloak good purchase and rich hangers well We 'll share ten Pistolets a man Laz. Yet still I am monstrous hungry could you not deduct So much out of the gross sum as would purchase Eight loynes of Veal and some two dozen of Capons Pach. O strange proportion for five Laz. For five I have A legion in my stomach that have kept Perpetual fast these ten years for the Capons They are to me but as so many black Birds May I but eat once and be satisfied Let the fates call me when my ship is fraught And I shall hang in peace Alg. Steal well to night And thou shalt feed to morrow so now you are Your selves again I 'll raise another watch To free you from suspition set on any You meet with boldly I 'll not be far off T' assist you and protect you Exit Met. O brave officer Enter Alvarez Lucio Bobadilla Pach. Would every ward had one but so well given And we would watch for rug in gowns of velvet Mend. Stand close a prize Met. Satten and gold Lace Lads Alv. Why do'st thou hang upon me Luc. 'T is so dark I dare not see my way for heaven sake father Let us go home Bob. No ev'n here we 'll leave you Let 's run away from him my Lord. Luc. Oh ' las Alv. Thou hast made me mad and I will beat thee dead Then bray thee in a morter and new mold thee But I will alter thee
These Diamonds of Ormus bought for little Here vented at the price of Princes Ransomes How bright they shine like constellations The South Seas treasure here Pearl fair and orient Able to equal Cleopatra's Banquet Here chains of lesser stones for Ladies lusters Ingotts of Gold Rings Brooches bars of Silver These are my studies to set off in sale well And not in sensual surfeits to consume 'em How rosts mine egg he heats apace I 'll turn him Penurio where you knave do you wait Penurio You lazie knave Pen. Did you call Sir Lop. Where 's your Mistriss What vanity holds her from her attendance Pen. The very sight of this egg has made him cockish What would a dozen butter'd do She is within Sir Lop. Within Sir at what thrif ye knave what getting Pen. Getting a good stomach Sir and she knew where to get meat to it She is praying heartily upon her knees Sir That Heaven would send her a good bearing dinner Lop. Nothing but gluttony and surfeit thought on Health flung behind had she not yesternight sirrah Two Sprats to supper and the oil allowable Was she not sick with eating Hadst not thou Thou most ungrateful knave that nothing satisfies The water that I boil'd my other egg in To make thee hearty broth Pen 'T is true I had Sir But I might as soon make the Philosophers Stone on 't You gave it me in water and but for manners sake I could give it you again in wind it was so hearty I shall turn pissing-Conduit shortly my Mistriss comes Sir Enter Isabella Lop. Welcome my Dove Isab Pray ye keep your welcome to ye Unless it carries more than words to please me Is this the joy to be a Wife to bring with me Besides the nobleness of blood I spring from A full and able portion to maintain me Is this the happiness of youth and beauty The great content of being made a Mistriss To live a Slave subject to wants and hungers To jealousies for every eye that wanders Unmanly jealousie Lop. Good Isabella Isab Too good for you do you think to famish me Or keep me like an alms-Alms-woman in such rayment Such poor unhandsome weeds am I old or ugly I never was bred thus and if your misery Will suffer wilful blindness to abuse me My patience shall be no Bawd to mine own ruine Pen. Tickle him Mistris to him Isab Had ye love in ye Or any part of man Pen. Follow that Mistriss Isab Or had humanity but ever known ye You would shame to use a woman of my way thus So poor and basely you are strangely jealous of me If I should give ye cause Lop. How Isabella Isab As do not venture this way to provoke me Pen. Excellent well Mistriss Lop. How 's this Isabella Isab 'T will stir a Saint and I am but a woman And by that tenure may Lop. By no means chicken You know I love ye fie take no example By those young gadding Dames you are noted virtuous That stick their Husbands wealth in trifles on 'em And point 'em but the way to their own miseries I am not jealous kiss me I am not And for your Diet 't is to keep you healthful Surfeits destroy more than the sword that I am careful Your meat should be both neat and cleanly handled See Sweet I am Cook my self and mine own Cater Pen. A of that Cook cannot lick his fingers Lop. I 'll add another dish you shall have Milk to it 'T is nourishing and good Pen. With Butter in 't Sir Lop. This knave would breed a famine in a Kingdom And cloths that shall content ye you must be wise then And live sequestred to your self and me Not wandring after every toy comes cross ye Nor struck with every spleen what 's the knave doing Penuria Pen. Hunting Sir for a second course of Flies here They are rare new Sallads Lop For certain Isabella This ravening fellow has a Wolf in 's fellow Untemperate knave will nothing quench thy appetite I saw him eat two Apples which is monstrous Pen. If you had given me those 't had been more monstro◠Lop. 'T is a main miracle to feed this villain Come Isabella let us in to supper And think the Roman dainties at our Table 'T is all but thought Exeunt Pen. Would all my thoughts would do it The Devil should think of purchasing that Egg-shell To victual out a Witch for the Burmoothes 'T is Treason to any good stomach living now To hear a tedious Grace said and no meat to 't I have a Radish yet but that 's but transitory Exit Scaena Tertia Enter Soto Soto Can any living man unless a Rascal That neither knows himself nor a fashion'd Gentleman Take me for a worse man than my Master now I am naturally proud in these clothes but if pride now Should catch a fall in what I am attempting 'T is but a Proverb sound and a neck broken That 's the worst can come on 't a Gentleman 's gone then A Gentleman o' th' first house there 's the end on 't My Master lies most pittifully complaining Wringing and kicking up to th' ears in love yonder And such a lamentable noise he keeps it kills me I have got his cloaths and if I can get to her By hook or crook here such a song I 'll sing her I think I shall be hang'd but that 's no matter What 's a hanging among friends I am valiant now as an Elephant I have consider'd what to say too let me see now This is the place 't is plaguy high stay at that lower window Let me aim finely now like a good Gunner 〈◊〉 may prove but a whipping Enter Silvio Sil. I saw some body Pass by me now and though it were dark me-thought yet ◠knew the clothes ha let me not be cozen'd The Ladder too ready to fling it monstrous 'T is he 't is Claudio most voluptuous villain Scandal to womans credit Love I forget thee Soto What will he do i' th' name of Heaven what 's that there Sil. And all the friendship that I bore thee bury here Soto What has he in 's hand I hope but a Cudgel Sil. Thy faul'ts forgive O Heaven farewel thou traitor Soto I am slain I am slain Sil. He 's down and dead dead certain 'T was too rash too full of spleen stark dead This is no place now to repent in only Would I had given this hand that shot the Pistol I had miss'd thee and thou wer 't once more Claudio Exit Enter Claudio Cla. Why should I love thus foolishly thus desperately And give away my heart where no hope 's left me Why should not the true counsel of a friend restrain me The Devils mouth I run into affright me The honor of the Lady charm my wildness I have no power no Being of my self No reason strong enough now left within me To bind my Will Oh Love thou god or devil Or what thou art that playes the
seek Go boldly home and let thy mind no distrustful crosses find All shall happen for the best souls walk through sorrows that are blest Sil. Then I go confident Bel. But first my Son a thankful service must be done The good old woman for her pain when every thing stands fair again Must ask a poor Boon and that granting there 's nothing to thy journey wanting Sil. Except the trial of my soul to mischief And as I am a Knight and love mine honor I grant it whatsoever Bel. Thy pure soul Shall never sink for me nor howl Sil. Then any thing Bel. When I shall ask remember Sil. If I forget heavens goodness forget me Bel. On thy journey then awhile to the next cross way and stile I 'll conduct thee keep thee true to thy Mistriss and thy vow And let all their envies fall I 'll be with thee and quench all Exeunt Actus Quintus Scaena Prima Enter Dutchess Syenna and Lords Sy. LAdy the stubborn war's more mild than you are That allows Ransom and the Prisoner taken Dutch We must not be too hasty Remember Sir The wrong and violence you have offer'd us Burnt up our frontier Towns made prey before ye Both of our Beasts and Corn slain our dear subjects Open'd the fountain eyes of thousand widows That daily fling their curses on your fury What ordinary satisfaction can salve this What hasty thought-on Ransome give a remedy You must excuse us yet we 'll take more counsel In the mean time not as a prisoner But as a noble Prince we entertain ye Sy. I am at your mercy Lady 't is my fortune My stubborn fate the day is yours you have me The valour of one single man has cross'd me Crost me and all my hope for when the Battel 's Were at the hottest game of all their furies And conquest ready then to crown me Victor One single man broke in one sword one vertue And by his great example thousands followed Oh how I shame to think on 't how it shakes me Nor could our strongest head then stop his fury But like a tempest bore the field before him Till he arriv'd at me with me he buck'lled A while I held him play at length his violence Beat me from my saddle then on foot pursu'd me There triumph'd once again then took me prisoner When I was gone a fear possest my people Dutch One single arm in a just cause heaven prospers Is not this stranger Knight as yet discover'd That we may give his virtue a due honor Lord. Not yet that we hear Madam but to that purpose Two daies ago we publish'd Proclamations Enter Soto with a Trumpet and Silvio Soto Oh dainty Dutchess here I bring that Knight Before thy fragrant face that warlike wight He that Syenna's Duke and all his Louts Beat as the Proverb seemly saies to clouts He that unhors'd the man o' fame to boot And bootless taught his Grace to walk afoot He that your writings pack'd to every pillar Promis'd promotion to and store of siller That very man I set before thy Grace And once again pronounce this man it was Dutch A pretty foolish Squire what must the Knight be Sy. Some Jugler or some Mad man Sil. I was not so When thy faint Troops in flocks I beat before me When through the thickest of thy warlike horse I shot my self even to thy Standard Duke And there found thee there singled thee there shew'd thee The temper of my Sword 'T is true thou stoodst me And like a noble soldier bidst me welcome And this I 'll say More honor in that arme I found and tryed than all thy Army carried What follows thy imprisonment can tell thee Sy. His fair relation carries truth and virtue And by those Arms I see for such were his So old so rusty this may be he that forc'd me Sil. Do you know this Jewel from your Cask I rent it Even as I clos'd and forced ye from your saddle Do you now remember me Sy. This is the valour Madam for certain he it must be he That day I wore this Jewel you remember it Dutch Yes very well not long before I sent it Sy. That day I lost this Jewel in fight I lost it I felt his strokes and felt him take it from me I wore it in my Cask take it again Sir You won it nobly 't is the prize of honor Soto My Father and my self are made for ever Dutch Kneel down brave Sir thus my Knight first I raise ye Gird on a Sword next General of my Army Discovers himself Give him a staff last one in Counsel near me Now make us happy with your sight how Silvio Have I on thee bestow'd this love this honor The Treasons thou hast wrought set off with favours Unarm him presently Oh thou foul Traitor Traitor to me mine honor and my Countrey Thou kindler of these Wars Sil. Mistake not Madam Dutch Away with him to prison See him safe kept the Law shall shortly sirrah Find fitter Titles for ye than I gave ye Soto This is the youth that kill'd me I 'll be quit with him What a blind rogue was I I could never know him And 't please your Grace I claim the benefit Of the Proclamation that proclaim'd him Traitor I brought him in Dutch Thou shalt have thy reward for 't Soto Let him be hang'd or drown'd then Dutch Away with him Sil. Madam I crave your promise first you are tyed to it You have past your Princely word Dutch Prove it and take it Sil. This is the day appointed Appointed by your Grace for my appearance To answer to the Question Dutch I remember it Sil. I claim it then Dutch If you perform it not The penalty you claim too Sil. I not repent it If I absolve the words Dutch Your life is free then You have drawn a speedy course above my wishes To my revenge be sure ye hit it right Or I 'll be sure you shall not scape the danger Sil. My rest is up now Madam Dutch Then play it cunningly Sil. Now where 's the Hag where now are all her promises She would be with me strengthen me inform me My death will now be double death ridiculous She was wont still to be near to feel my miseries And with her Art I see her no where now What have I undertaken now she fails me No comfort now I find how my soul staggers Till this hour never fear nor doubt possest me She cannot come she will not come she has fool'd me Sure she is the Devil has drawn me on to ruine And now to death bequeaths me in my danger Sy. He stands distracted and his colour changes Dutch I have given him that will make his blood forsake him Shortly his life Sy His hands and contemplation Have motion still the rest is earth already Duc. Come will ye speak or pray your time grows out Sir How every where he looks he 's at last cast Enter
still With my virtue and my skill Still increase and build thy name Chuse now Silvio here I am Sil. I know not what to say which way to turn me Into thy Soveraign will I put my answer Bel. I thank ye Sir and my Will thus rewards ye Take your old Love your best your dearest Silvio No more Spells now nor further shapes to alter me I am thy Belvidere indeed Dear Mother There is no altering this heavens hand is with it And now you ought to give me he has fairly won me Sil. But why that Hag Bel. In that shape most secure still I followed all your fortunes serv'd and counsell'd ye I met ye at the Farmers first a Countrey wench Where fearing to be known I took that habit And to make ye laughing sport at this mad marriage By secret aid of my friend Rhodope We got this Maske Sil. And I am sure I have ye Bel. For ever now for ever Dutch You see it must be The wheel of destiny hath turn'd it round so Sy. It must it is and curs'd be he that breaks it Dutch I 'll put a choice to you Sir ye are my prisoner Sy. I am so and I must be so till it please you Dutch Chuse one of these either to pay a Ransom At what a rate I shall set it which shall be high enough And so return a Free-man and a Batchelor Or give me leave to give you a fit wife In honor every way yours Graces equal And so your Ransom 's paid Sy. You say most nobly Silvio's example's mine pray chuse you for me Dutch I thank ye Sir I have got the mastry too And here I give your Grace a Husbands freedom Give me your hand my Husband Sy. You much honor me And I shall ever serve ye for this favour Bâ—t Come Lopoz let us give our wives the breeches too For they will have ' em Lop. Whilst they rule with virtue I 'll give 'em skin and all Isâ— We 'll sâ—rach it off else Sil. I am glad ye live more glad ye live to honor And from this hour a stronger love dwell with us Pray you take your man again Cla. He knows my house Sir Dutch 'T is sin to keep you longer from your loves We 'll lead the way and you young men that know not How to preserve a wife and keep her fair Give 'em their soveraign Wills and pleas'd they are Exeunt Here endeth Women pleas'd THE NIGHT-WALKER OR THE LITTLE THIEF A Comedy The Actors Names Tom Lurcher Jack Wild-brain Gentlemen Justice Algripe Frank Hartlove Toby Servants Sexton Bell-Ringers Boy A Lady Mother to Maria. Maria. Nurse Mistriss New-love Women Mistriss Actus Primus Scaena Prima Enter Tom Lurcher and Jack Wild-brain Lur. JAck Wild. What wind brought thee hither In what hollow tree or rotten wall Hast thou been like a Swallow all this winter Where hast thou been man Lur. Following the Plow Wild. What Plow Thou hast no Land Stealing is thy own purchase Lur. The best inheritance Wild. Not in my opinion Thou hadst five hundred pound a year Lur. 'T is gone Prethee no more on 't have I not told thee And oftentimes nature made all men equal Her distribution to each child alike Till labour came and thrust a new Will in Which I allow not till men won a priviledge By that they call endeavour which indeed Is nothing but a lawful Cosenage An allowed way to cheat why should my neighhor That hath no more soul than his Horse-keeper Nor bounteous faculties above a Broom-man Have forty thousand pounds and I four groats Why should he keep it Will. Thy old opinion still Lur. Why should that Scrivener That ne'er writ reason in his life nor any thing That time e'ver gloried in that never knew How to keep any courtesie conceal'd But Noverint Vniversi must proclaim it Purchase perpetually and I a rascal Consider this why should that mouldy Cobler Marry his Daughter to a wealthy Merchant And give five thousand pounds is this good justice Because he has a tougher constitution Can feed upon old Songs and save his money Therefore must I go beg Wil. What 's this to thee Thou canst not mend if thou beest determin'd To rob all like a Tyrant yet take heed A keener justice do not overtake thee And catch you in a Nooze Lâ—r. I am no Wood-cock He that shall sit down frighted with that foolery â—s not worth pity let me alone to shuffle Thou art for wenching Wil. For beauty I a safe course No halter hangs in the way I defie it Luâ— But a worse fate a wilful poverty For where thou gain'st by one that indeed loves thee A thousand will draw from thee 't is thy destiny One is a kind of weeping cross Jack A gentle Purgatory do not sling at all You 'll pay the Box so often till you perish Wil. Take you no care for that sir 't is my pleasure I will imploy my wits a great deal faster Than you shall do your fingers and my loves If I mistake not shall prove riper harvest And handsomer and come within less danger Where 's thy young Sister Lur. I know not where she is she is not worth caring for She has no wit Oh you 'd be nibling with her She 's far enough I hope I know not where She 's not worth caring for a sullen thing She wou'd not take my counsel Jack And so I parted from her Wil. Leave her to her wants Lur I gave her a little money what I could spare She had a mind to th' Countrey she is turn'd By this some Farriers dairy maid I may meet her Riding from Market one day 'twixt her Dorsers If I do by this hand I wo'not spare Her butter pence Wil. Thou wilt not rob thy Sister Lur. She shall account me for her Egs and Cheeses Wil. A pretty Girl did not old Algripe love her A very pretty Girl she was Lur. Some such thing â—â—t he was too wise to fasten let her pass Wil. Then where 's thy Mistriss Lur. Where you sha'not find her Nor know what stuff she is made on no indeed Sir I choose her not for your use Wil. Sure she is handsome Lur. Yes indeed is she she is very handsome but that 's all one Wil. You 'll come to th' Marriage Lur. Is it to day Wil. Now now they are come from Church now Lur. Any great preparation Does Justice Algripe shew his power Wil. Very glorious and glorious people there Lur. I may meet with him yet e're I dye as cunning as he is Wil. You may do good Tom at the carriage We have plate and dainty things Lur. Do you no harm Sir For yet methinks the Marriage should be mar'd If thou maist have thy will farewell say nothing Exit Enter Gentlemen Wil. You are welcome noble friends 1. I thank you Sir Nephew to the old Lady his name is Wildbrain And wild his best condition 2. I have heard of him I pray
no understanding â—â— I should miss the right Chest Lu. The happy Chest Boy That which I saw and markt too Lu. Well passion wo'not help us Had I twenty falls for this Boy 'T was my fault sir And twenty thousand fears for this oth'devil Now could I curse well we have her now And must dispose her Enter Mistress Mi. Hang both for two blind buzzards here 's a Spade Quickly or I 'll call the neighbors There 's no remedy Would the poor hungry prisoners had this pastie Exeunt Enter Justice and a Servant with a light Ser. 'T was a strange mischance Sir Ju Mischance sayst No 't was happiness to me There 's so much charge sav'd I have her portion I 'll marry twenty more on such conditions Ser. Did it not trouble you Sir To see her dead Ju. Not much I thank my conscience I was tormented till that happen'd furies Were in my brain to think my self a Cuckold At that time of the night When I come home I charge you shut my doors Locks bolts and bars are little enough to secure me Ser. Why and please you Ju. Fool to ask that question To keep out women I expect her Mother Will visit me with her clamors oh I hate Their noise and do abhor the whole sex heartily They are all walking Devils Harpyes I will study A week together how to rail sufficiently Upon 'em all and that I may be furnish'd Thou shalt buy all the railing Books and Ballads That Malice hath invented against women I will read nothing else and practise 'em Till I grow fat with curses Ser. If you 'll go To th' charge let me alone to find you Books Ju. They come neer us Ser. What 's that Ju. Where hold up the Torch Knave Ser. Did you hear nothing 't is a Ju. Why dost make a stand Ser. What 's that Ju. Where where dost see any thing We are hard by the Church-yard and I was never Valiant at midnight in such irksome places They say Ghosts walk sometimes hark de' e hear nothing Enter Lurcher Boy and Mistress Mi. No farther dig here and lay her in quickly Lur. What light is that Boy we shall be discover'd Set the Coffin up an end and get behind me There 's no avoiding Boy Oh! Ju. Where 's that groan I begin to be afraid Ser. What shall we do Sir Ju. We are almost at home now thou must go forward Perhaps 't was my imagination Lur. 'T is he Boy I know him too let me alone Ser. Oh Sir a Ghost the very Ghost of Mistress Bride I have no power to run away Ju. Cursed Ghost bless me preserve me I do command thee what so ore thou art I do conjure thee leave me do not fright me If thou beest a devil vex me not so soon If thou beest The spirit of my wife Boy Thy Wife Ju. I shall be tormented Boy Thy abus'd wife that cannot peaceably Enjoy her death thou hast an evil conscience Ju. I know it Boy Among thy other sins which black thy soul Call to thy mind thy vow made to another Whom thou hast wrong'd and make her satisfaction Now I am dead thou perjur'd man or else A thousand black tormentors shall pursue thee Untill thou leap into eternal flames Where gold which thou ador'st here on earth Melted the fiends shall powre into thy throat For this time pass go home and think upon me Lur. Away Ser. There are more spirits Ju. Thank you dear wife I 'll bestow twenty nobles of a Tomb for thee Thou shalt not walk and catch cold after death They go Backward in Lu. So so they 'r gone 't was my ingenious rascal But how dost thou know he made vows to another Boy I over-heard the woman talk to night on 't But now let 's lose no time Sir pray le ts bury This Gentlewoman where 's my Mistress Enter Mistress Mi. Here I durst not tarry Lu. We ha so cosen'd the old forty i' th hundred And the devil hinder him not he 'll go a pilgrimage But come about our business set her down again Mar. Oh! Lur. She groans ha Mar. Oh! Lur. Again she stirs Mi. Le ts fly or else we shall be torn in pieces Lur. And you be good at that bury your self Or let the Sexton take ye for his fee Away boy Exit Mar. I am very cold dead cold Where am I What 's this a Coffin where have I been Mercy defend me Ha I do remember I was betray'd and swounded my heart akes I am wondrous hungry too dead bodies eat not Sure I was meant for burial I am frozen Death ' like a cake of Ice dwells round about me Darkness spreads o're the world too where what path Best providence direct me Exit Actus Tertius Enter Lady Wildbraine Women Toby La. Thou art the most unfortunate fellow Wil. Why Aunt what have I done La. The most malicious varlet Thy wicked head never at rest but hammering And haching hellish things and to no purpose So thou mayst have thy base will Wi. Why do you rail thus Cannot a scurvy accident fall out But I must be at one end on 't La. Thou art at both ends Wi. Cannot young sullen wenches play the fools And marry and dye but I must be the agent All that I did and if that be an injury Let the world judge it was but to perswade her And as I take it I was bound to it too To make the reverend coxcombe her husband Cuckold What else could I advise her was there harm i'th is You are of years and have run through experience Would you be content if you were young again To have a continual cough grow to your pillow A rottenness that vaults are perfumes to Hang in your roof and like a fog infect you Anointed hammes to keep his hinges turning Reek ever in your nose and twenty night caps With twenty several sweats To. Some Jew some Justice A thousand heathen smels to say truth Madam And would you mellow my young pretty Mistriss In such a mis-ken La. Sirra Where 's the body of my Girl Wi. I know not I am no Conjurer you may look the body I was like to be stol'n away my self the Spirit Had like to ha surpris'd me in the shape of a woman Of a young woman and you know those are dangerous To. So had I Madam simply though I stand here I had been ravish'd too I had twenty Spirits In every corner of the house a Fiend met me La. You lye like Raskals Was Mistriss Newlove such a spirit Sir To fright your worship Well I discharge you Sir y' are now at liberty Live where you please and do what pranks you fancy You know your substance though you are my Nephew I am no way bound Sir to protect your mischief So fare you well Wi. Farewell good Aunt I thank you Adiew honest Nick the devil if he have power Will persecute your old bones for this Marriage Farewell Mistress Win. To. And
mage prinie tears and lamentations Ha. How hard she holds me Just as Maria did weeps the same drops Now as I have a living soul her sight too What shall I think is not your name Maria If it be not delude me with so much charity To say it is Ma. Upon her life you was mighty deal in love with some podies your pale seekes and hollow nyes and pantings upon her posom know very well because look you her think her honest sentilman you sall call her Maria. Ha. Good Madam think not ill I am thus saucy La. Oh no Sir be you not angry with the wench Ha. I am most pleas'd 1. Le ts interrupt him he 'll be mad outright else 2. Observe a little more Ha. Would I could in your language beg a kiss Ma. If her have necessities of a kiss look you dere is one in sarities Ha. Let me suffer death If in my apprehension two twinn'd cherries Be more a kinn than her lips to Maria's And if this harsh illusion would but leave her She were the same good Madam shall I have Your consent now La. To what Ha. To give this Virgin to me La. She 's not mine this is her kinswoman And has more power to dispose alas I pity him Pray gentleman prevail with him to goe More that I wish his comfort than his absence Ha. You have been always kind to me will you Deny me your fair Cosin Nu. 'T were fit you first obtain'd her own consent Ha. She is no friend that wishes my departure I doe not trouble you 1. 'T is not Maria. Ha. Her shadow is enough I 'll dwell with that Pursue your own ways shall we live together Ma. If her will come to morrow and tauge to her her will tell her more of her meanings and then if her be melancholy her will sing her a Welch Song too to make her merries but Guenith was very honest her was never love but one sentleman and he was bear her great teal of good-ills too was marry one day S. Davy her give her five pair of white gloves if her will dance at her weddings Ha. All I am worth And all my hopes this strange voice would forsake her For then she shud be prethee stay a little Hark in thine ear dissemble not but tell me And save my life I know you are Maria Speak but as I doe ten words to confirm me You have an English soul do not disguise it From me with these strange accents She pinch'd hard Again and sigh'd La. What ails the Wench Exit Nur. Why Guenith Ha. She 's gone too 2. Come leave this dream Ha. A dream I think so But 't was a pleasing one now I 'll obey And forget all these wonders lead the way Exeunt Actus Quartus Scaena Prima Enter Wildbrain and Toby Wil. HOnest Toby To. Sweet Mr. Wildbrain I am glad I ha met w' ye Wild. Why did my Aunt send for me Tob. Your Aunt 's a mortal and thinks not on you For ought I can perceive Wild. Is my cosin alive agen Tob. Neither and yet we do not hear That she 's buried Wild. What should make thee glad then Tob. What should make me glad have I not cause To see your Princely body well and walk thus Look blithe and bonny and your Wardrobe whole still Wild. The case is clear and I ha found a Mine A perfect Indie since my Aunt cashier'd me What think'st of this Tob. Oh delicate bells Wild. Thou puttest me in mind We are to ring anon I mean to send for thee Meet me at the old Parish Church Tob. Say no more Wild. When thy Lady is a bed we ha conspir'd A midnight peal for joy Tob. If I fail hang me i' th' bell-ropes Wild. And how and how does my Aunt Tob. She 's up to th' ears in Law I do so whirl her to the Counsellors chambers And back again and bounce her for more money And too again I know not what they do with her But she 's the merriest thing among these Law-drivers And in their studies half a day together If they do get her with Magna Charta she swears By all the ability of her old body She will so claw the Justice she will sell The tiles of the house she vows and Sack out o' th' Cellar That she worships to Idolatry but she 'll hang him Wild. I would she could but hark thee honest Toby If a man have a Mistriss may we not Without my Aunts leave borrow now and then A Coach to tumble in towards the Exchange And so forth Tob. A Mistriss Wil. She may be thine when we are married Tob. Command I 'll carry you both in pomp And let my Lady go a foot a Law-catching And exercise her corns where is she Master John Wild. ' Shat see her Tob. Shall we ring for her Wild. And drink her health Tob. Drink stifly for five hours Wild. We 'll drink fifteen Tob. To night we will ha twenty Torches then And through the streets drive on triumphantly Triumphantly we 'll drive by my Ladies door As I am a Christian Coachman I will rattle you And Urine in her porch and she shall fear me If you say more I shall run mad outright I will drink Sack and surfeit instantly I know not where I am now Exit Enter Lurcher Wi. Hold for thy buttons sake the knave 's transported Lur. Jack Wildbrain Wild. Honest Tom how thrives the fellonious world with thee now Lur. You look and talk as you were much exalted Wild. Th' art i' th' right Tom. I 'll tell thee first I ha shook off my Aunt and yet I live still And drink and sing her house had like to ha spoil'd me I keep no hours now Nor need any false key To the old womans Cabinets I ha money Upon my word and pawn no oaths to th' Butler No matrimonial protestations For Sack-possets to the Chambermaid I praise my Fate there be more ways to th' wood Tom. Lur. Prethee release my wonder Wild. I 'll increase it wipe thine eyes Here is a chain worth money and some man had it A foolist Diamond and other trifles Lur. The very same Oh Gipsey Infidel All that I sweat and ventur'd my neck for He has got already who would trust a strumpet Wild. This This is nothing to what I possess At home Lur. What home Wild. A house that shall be nameless The Mistriss of it mine too such a piece For flesh and blood added to that so loving Lur. Is she married Wild. I know not nor I care not â—ut such a prize so mounting so delicious Thou wilt run mad I 'll tell thee more hereafter Lur. Nay prethee a word more Wild. I took no pains to find out all this Paradise My destiny threw me upon 't i' th dark I found it Wanting a Lodging too Lur. No old acquaintance Wild. Never never saw her But these things happen not in every age I cannot stay if thou wilt
's right Sir Mor. This fellow broods his Master speed ye Jaques Soph. We shall be for you presently Jaq. Your worships Shall have it rich and neat and o' my conscience As welcome as our Lady-day Oh my old Sir When shall we see your worship run at Ring That hour a standing were worth money Mor. So Sir Jaq. Upon my little honesty your Mistriss If I have any speculation must think This single thrumming of a Fiddle Without a Bow but even poor sport Mor. Y' are merry Ja. Would I were wise too so God bless your worship Tra. The fellow tells you true Exit Jaq. Soph. When is the day man Come come you 'll steal a marriage Mor. Nay believe me But when her Father pleases I am ready And all my friends shall know it Tra. Why noâ— now One charge had serv'd for both Mor. There 's reason in 't Soph. Call'd Rowland Mor. Will ye walk They 'll think we are lost Come Gentlemen Tra. You have wip'd him now Soph. So will he never the wench I hope Tra. I wish it Exeunt Scaena Secunda Enter Rowland and Livia Row Now Livia if you 'll go away to night If your affections be not made of words Liv. I love you and vou know how dearly Rowland Is there none near us my affections ever Have been your servants with what superstition I have ever Sainted you Row Why then take this way Liv. 'T will be a childish and a less prosperous course Than 〈◊〉 that knows not care why should we do Our honest and our hearty love such wrong To over-run our fortunes Row Then you flatter Liv. Alas you know I cannot Rom. What hope 's left else But flying to enjoy ye Liv. None so far For let it be admitted we have time And all things now in other expectation My father 's bent against us what but ruine Can such a by-way bring us if your fears Would let you look with my eyes I would shew you And certain how our staying here would win us A course though somewhat longer yet far surer Row And then Moroso h'as ye Liv. No such matter For hold this certain begging stealing whoring Selling which is a sin unpardonable Of counterfeit Cods or musty English Croacus Switches or Stones for th' tooth-ache sooner finds me Than that drawn Fox Moroso Row But his money If wealth may win you Liv. If a Hog may be High Priest among the Jews his money Rowland Oh Love forgive me what faith hast thou Why can his money kiss me Row Yes Liv. Behind Laid out upon a Petticoat or graspe me While I cry Oh good thank you o' my troth Thou mak'st me merry with thy fear or lie with me As you may do alas what fools you men are His mouldy money half a dozen Riders That cannot sit but stampt fast to their Saddles No Rowland no man shall make use of me My beauty was born free and free I 'll give it To him that loves not buys me You yet doubt me Row I cannot say I doubt ye Liv. Goe thy ways Thou art the prettiest puling piece of passion Y'faith I will not fail thee Row I had rather Liv. Prethee believe me if I do not carry it For both our goods Row But Liv. What but Row I would tell you Liv. I know all you can tell me all 's but this 〈◊〉 would have me and lie with me is' t not so Row Yes Liv. Why you shall will that content you Goe Row I am very loth to goe Enter Byancha and Maria. Liv. Now o' my conscience Thou art an honest fellow here 's my Sister Go prethee go this kiss and credit me E'r I am three nights older I am for thee You shall hear what I do Farewel Row Farewel Exit Rowland Liv. Alas poor fool how it looks It would ev'n hang it self should I but cross it For pure love to the matter I must hatch it Bya. Nay never look for merry hour Maria If now you make it not let not your blushes Your modesty and tenderness of spirit Make you continual Anvile to his anger Believe me since his first wife set him going Nothing can bind his rage Take your own council You shall not say that I perswaded you But if you suffer him Mar. Stay shall I do it Bya. Have you a stomach to 't Mar. I never shew'd it Bya. 'T will shew the rarer and the stronger in you 〈◊〉 do not say I urg'd you Mar. I am perfect Like Curtius to redeem my Countrey I have Lâ—ap'd into this gulph of marriage and I 'll do it Farewel all poorer thoughts but spight and anger Till I have wrought a miracle Now cosin â— am no more the gentle tame Maria â—â—stake me not I have a new soul in me â—ade of a North wind nothing but tempest â—ad like a tempest shall it make all ruin Till I have run my Will out Bya. This is brave now If you continue it but your own Will lead you Mar. Adieu all tenderness I dare continue Maids that are made of fears and modest blushes Vâ—â—w me and love example Bya. Here is your Sister Mar. Here is the brave old mans love Bya. That loves the young man Mar. I and hold thee there wench what a grief of heart is' t When Paphos Revels should rowze up old night To sweat against a Cork to lie and tell The clock o' th lungs to rise sport starv'd Liv. Dear Sister Where have you been you talk thus Mar. Why at Church wench Where I am ti'd to talke thus I am a wife now Liv. It seems so and a modest Mar. You are an ass When thou art married once thy modesty Will never buy thee pins Liv. ' Bless me Mar. From what Bya. From such a tame fool as our cosin Livia Liv. You are not mad Mar. Yes wench and so must you be 〈◊〉 none of our acquaintance mark me Livia 〈◊〉 indeed fit for our sex 'T is bed time â—ardon me yellow Hymen that I mean Thine offerings to protract or to keep fasting 〈◊〉 valiant Bridegroom Liv. Whither will this woman Bya. You may perceive her end Liv. Or rather fear it Mar. Dare you be partner in 't Liv. Leave it Maria I fear I have mark'd too much for goodness leave it Divest you with obedient hands to bed Mar. To bed no Livia there are Comets hang Prodigious over that yet there 's a fellow Must yet before I know that heat ne'r start wench Be made a man for yet he is a monster Here must his head be Livia Liv. Never hope it 'T is as easie with a Sive to scoop the Ocean as To tame Petruchio Mar. Stay Lucina hear me Never unlock the treasure of my womb For humane fruit to make it capable Nor never with thy secret hand make brief A mothers labor to me if I do Give way unto my married Husband's Will Or be a Wife in any thing but hopes Till I have made him easie as a child And tame as
Petruchio Mar. And I am worse a woman that can fear Neither Petruchio Furius nor his fame Nor any thing that tends to our allegeance There 's a short method for you now you know me Petru. If you can carry 't so 't is very well Bya. No you shall carry it Sir Petru. Peace gentle Low-bel Petron. Use no more words but come down instantly I charge thee by the duty of a child Petru. Prethee come Maria I forgive all Mar. Stay there That duty that you charge me by If you consider truly what you say Is now another man's you gave 't away I' th' Church if you remember to my Husband So all you can exact now is no more But only a due reverence to your person Which thus I pay Your blessing and I am gone To bed for this night Petron. This is monstrous That blessing that St. Dunstan gave the Devil If I were neer thee I would give thee Pull thee down by th' nose By. Saints should not rave Sir A little Rubarb now were excellent Petru. Then by that duty you owe to me Maria Open the door and be obedient I am quiet yet Mar. I do confess that duty make your best on 't Petru. Why give me leave I will Bya. Sir there 's no learning An old stiff Jade to trot you know the moral Mar. Yet as I take it Sir I owe no more Than you owe back again Petru. You will not Article All I owe presently let me but up I 'll pay Mar. Y' are too hot and such prove Jades at length You do confess a duty or respect to me from you again That 's very near or full the same with mine Petru. Yes Mar. Then by that duty or respect or what You please to have it go to bed and leave me And trouble me no longer with your fooling For know I am not for you Petru. Well what remedy Petron. A sine smart Cudgel Oh that I were near thee Bya. If you had teeth now what a case were we in Mor. These are the most authentique Rebels next Tyrone I ever read of Mar. A week hence or a fortnight as you bear you And as I find my Will observ'd I may With intercession of some friends be brought May be to kiss you and so quarterly To pay a little Rent by composition You understand me Soph. Thou Boy thou Petru. Well there are more Maids than Maudlin that 's my comfort Mar. Yes and more men than Michael Petru. I must not to bed with this stomach and no moat Lady Mar. Feed where you will so it be sound and wholsome Else live at Livery for I 'll none with you By. You had best back one of the Dairy Maids they 'll carry But take heed to your girths you 'll get a bruise else Petru. Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me All the delights due to a marriage-bed Study such kisses as would melt a man And turn thy self into a thousand Figures To add new flames unto me I would stand Thus heavy thus regardless thus despising Thee and thy best allurings all the beauty That 's laid upon your bodies mark me well For without doubt your mind 's are miserable You have no Masques for them all this rare beauty Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by The Doctor with his Dyets and the Tailor And you appear like flea'd Cats not so handsome Mar. And we appear like her that sent us hither That only excellent and beauteous nature Truly our selves for men to wonder at But too divine to handle we are Gold In our own natures pure but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us then allays And base ones of you men are mingled with us And make us blush like Copper Petru. Then and never Till then are women to be spoken of For till that time you have no souls I take it Good night come Gentlemen I 'll fast for this night But by this hand well I shall come up yet Mar. No. Petru. There will I watch thee like a wither'd Jury Thou shalt neither have meat Fire nor Candle Nor any thing that 's easie do you rebel so soon Yet take mercy By. Put up your Pipes to bed Sir I 'll assure you A months siege will not shake us Moro. Well said Colonel Mar. To bed to bed Petruchio good night Gentlemen You 'll make my Father sick with sitting up Here you shall find us any time these ten days Unless we may march off with our contentment Petru. I 'll hang first Mar. And I 'll quarter if I do not I 'll make you know and fear a wife Petruchio There my cause lies You have been famous for a woman-tamer And bear the fear'd-name of a brave Wife-breaker A woman now shall take those honors off And tame you nay never look so bigg she shall believe me And I am she what think ye good night to all Ye shall find Centinels By. If ye dare sally Exeunt above Petro. The devil 's in 'em ev'n the very devil the down-right devil Petru. I 'll devil 'em by these ten bones I will I 'll bring it to the old Proverb no sport no pie taken dowâ— i' th' top of all my speed this is fine dancing Gentlemen stick to me You see our Freehold 's touch'd and by thiâ— light we will beleagure 'em and either starve 'em out or make 'em recreant Petro. I 'll see all passages stopt but those about 'em If the good women of the Town dare succor 'em We shall have wars indeed Soph. I 'll stand perdue upon ' em Mor. My Regiment shall lie before Jaq. I think so 't is grown too old to stand Petru. Let 's in and each provide his tackle We 'll fire 'em out or make 'em take their pardons Hear what I say on their bare knees Am I Petruchio fear'd and spoken of And on my wedding night am I thus jaded Exeunt omâ— Scaena Quarta Enter Rowland and Pedro at several doors Row Now Pedro Ped. Very busie Master Rowland Row What haste man Ped. I beseech you pardon me I am not mine own man Row Thou art not mad Ped. No but believe me as hasty Row The cause good Pedro Ped. There be a thousand Sir you are not married Row Not yet Ped. Keep your self quiet then Row Why Ped. You 'll find a Fiddle That never will be tun'd else from all women Exiâ— Row What all 's the fellow tro Jaques Enter Jaques Jaq. Your friend Sir But very full of business Row Nothing but business Prethee the reason is there any dying Jaq. I would there were Sir Row But thy business Jaq. I 'll tell you in a word I am sent to lay An Imposition upon Souse and Puddings Pasties and penny Custards that the women May not relieve you Rebels Fare ye well Sir Row How does my Mistriss Jaq. Like a resty jade She 's spoil'd for riding Exit Jaques Row What a devil ail they Enter Sophocles Custards and penny Pasties
sake Why what ail'st thou Rowland Row I am ridden Tranio And spur-gall'd to the life of patience Heaven keep my wits together by a thing Our worst thoughts are too noble for a woman Tra. Your Mistriss has a little frown'd it may be Row She was my Mistriss Tra. Is she not Rdw. No Tranio She has done me such disgrace so spitefully So like a woman bent to my undoing That henceforth a good horse shall be my Mistriss A good Sword or a Book and if you see her Tell her I beseech you even for love sake Tra. I will Rowland Row She may sâ—oner Count the good I have thought her Our old love and our friendâ—hip Shed one true tear mean one hour constantly Be old and honest married and a maid Than make me see her more or more believe her And now I have met a messenger farewel Sir Exit Tra. Alas poor Rowland I will do it for thee This is that dog Moroso but I hope To see him cold i' th' mouth first e'r he enjoy her I 'll watch this young man desperate thoughts may seize him And if my purse or council can I 'll ease him Exit Scaena Quinta Enter Petruchio Petronius Moroso and Sophocles Petru. For look you Gentlemen say that I grant her Out of my free and liberal love a pardon Which you and all men else know she deserves not Teneatis amici can all the world leave laughing Petro. I think not Petru. No by they cannot For pray consider have you ever read Or heard of or can any man imagine So stiff a Tom-boy of so set a malice And such a brazen resolution As this young Crab-tree and then answer me And mark but this too friends without a cause Not a foul word come cross her not a fear She justly can take hold on and do you think I must sleep out my anger and endure it Sow pillows to her ease and lull her mischief Give me a Spindle first no no my Masters Were she as fair as Nell-a-Greece and housewife As good as the wise Sailors wife and young still Never above fifteen and these tricks to it She should ride the wild Mare once a week she should Believe me friends she should I would tabor her Till all the Legions that are crept into her Flew out with fire i' th' tails Soph. Methinks you err now For to me seems a little sufferance Were a far surer cure Petru. Yes I can suffer Where I see promises of peace and amendment Mor. Give her a few conditions Petru. I 'll be hanged first Petron. Give her a Crab-tree Cudgel Petru. So I will And after it a flock-bed for her bones And hard eggs till they brace her like a Drum She shall be pamper'd with She shall not know a stool in ten months Gentlemen Soph. This must not be Enter Jaques Jaq. Arm arm out with your weapons For all the women in the Kingdom 's on ye Enter Pedro. They swarm like wasps and nothing can destroy 'em But stopping of their hive and smothering of 'em Ped. Stand to your guard Sir all the devils extant Are broke upon us like a cloud of thunder There are more women marching hitherward In rescue of my Mistriss than e'er turn'd tail At Sturbridge Fair and I believe as fiery Jaq. The forlorn-hope 's led by a Tanner's wife I know her by her Hide a desperate woman She flead her Husband in her youth and made Raynes of his Hide to ride the parish Take 'em all together They are a genealogy of Jennets gotten And born thus by the boisterous breath of Husbands They serve sure and are swift to catch occasion I mean their soes or Husbands by the forelocks And there they hang like favours cry they can But more for Noble spight than fear and crying Like the old Giants that were foes to heaven They heave ye stool on stool and fling main Pot-lids Like massie Rocks dart Ladles tossing Irons And Tongs like Thunderbolts till over laid They sall beneath the weight yet still aspiring At those Emperious Godheads that would tame ' em There 's ne'r a one of these the worst and weakest Chuse where you will bâ—t dare attempt the raising Against the soveraign peace of Puritans A May-pole and a Morris maugre mainly Their zeal and Dudgeon-daggers and yet more Dares plant a stand of batt'ring Ale against 'em And drink 'em out o' th' parish Soph. Lo you fierce Petruchio this comes of your impatience Ped. There 's one brought in the Bears against the Canons Of the Town made it good and fought ' em Jaq. Another to her everlasting fame erected Two Ale-houses of ease the Quarter-Sessions Running against her roundly in which business Two of the disanullers lost their night-caps Aâ— third stood excommunicate by the cudgel The Constable to her eternal glory Drunk hard and was converted and she victor Ped. Then are they victualed with Pies and Puddings The trappings of good Stomachs noble Ale The true defender Sausages and smoak'd ones If need be such as serve for Pikes and Pork Better the Jews ne'r hated here and there A bottle of Metheglin a stout Britain That will stand to 'em what else they want they war for Petru. Come to council Soph. Now you must grant conditions or the Kingdom Will have no other talke but this Petron. Away then and let 's advise the best Soph. Why do you tremble Mor. Have I liv'd thus long to be knockt o' th' head With half a Washing-beetle pray be wise Sir Petru. Come something I 'll do but what it is I know not Soph. To Council then and let 's avoid their follies Guard all the doors or we shall not have a Cloak left Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter Petronius Petruchio Moroso Sophocles and Tranio Petro. I am indifferent though I must confess I had rather see her carted Tra. No more of that Sir Soph. Are ye resolv'd to give her fair conditions 'T will be the safest way Petru. I am distracted Would I had run my head into a halter When I first woo'd her if I offer peace She 'll urge her own conditions that 's the devil Soph. Why say she do Petru. Say I am made an Ass then I know her aim may I with reputation Answer me this with safety of mine honor After the mighty manage of my first wife Which was indeed a fury to this Filly After my twelve strong labours to reclaim her Which would have made Don Hercules horn mad And hid him in his Hide suffer this Cicely E're she have warm'd my sheets e're grappell'd with me This Pinck this painted Foist this Cockle-boat To hang her Fights out and defie me friends A well known man of war if this be equal And I may suffer say and I have done Petron. I do not think you may Tra. You 'll make it worse Sir Soph. Pray hear me good Petruchio but ev'n now You were contented to give all conditions To try how far she would carry
their soldiers Petru. That shall be too And if a Tun of Wine will serve to pay 'em They shall have justice I ordain ye all Pay-masters Gentlemen Tra. Then we shall have sport boys Mar. We 'll meet you in the Parlor Petru. Ne'r look sad Sir for I will do it Soph. There 's no danger in 't Petro. For Livia's Article you shall observe it I have ti'd my self Petron. I will Petru. A long then now Either I break or this stiff plant must bow Exeunt Actus Tertius Scaena Prima Enter Tranio and Rowland Tra. COme you shall take my counsel Row I shall hang first I 'll no more love that 's certain 't is a bane Next that they poison Rats with the most mortal No I thank Heaven I have got my sleep again And now begin to write sence I can walk ye A long hour in my chamber like a man And think of some thing that may better me Some serious point of Learning or my state No more ay-mees and Mistrisses Tranio Come near my brain I 'll tell thee had the devil But any essence in him of a man And could be brought to love and love a woman 'T would make his head ake worser than his horns do And firk him with a fire he never felt yet Would make him dance I tell thee there is nothing It may be thy case Tranio therefore hear me Under the Sun reckon the mass of follies Crept into th' world with man so desperate So mad so senceless poor and base so wretched Roguy and scurvy Tra. Whether wilt thou Rowland Row As 't is to be in love Tra. And why for virtue sake Row And why for virtue's sake dost thou not conceive me Tra. No by my troth Row Pray then and heartily For fear thou fall into 't I 'll tell thee why too For I have hope to save thee when thou lovest And first beginst to worship the gilt calf Imprimis thou hast lost thy gentry And like a Prentice flung away thy Freedom Forthwith thou art a slave Trâ— That 's a new Doctrine Row Next thou art no more man Tra. What then Row A Fryppery Nothing but braided hair and penny ribbond Glove Garter Ring Rose or at best a Swabber If thou canst love so near to keep thy making Yet thou wilt lose thy language Tra. Why Row Oh Tranio Those things in love ne'er talk as we do Tra. No Row No without doubt they sigh and shake the head And sometimes whistle dolefully Tra. No tongue Row Yes Tranio but no truth in 't nor no reason And when they cant for 't is a kind of canting Ye shall hear if you reach to understand 'em Which you must be a fool first or you cannot Such gibb'rish such believe me I protest Sweet And oh dear Heavens in which such constellations Reign at the births of Lovers this is too well And daigne me Lady daigne me I beseech ye You poor unworthy lump and then she licks him Tra. A on 't this is nothing Row Thou hast hit it Then talks she ten times worse and wryes and wriggles As though she had the Itch and so it may be Tra. Why thou art grown a strange discoverer Row Of mine own follies Tranio Tra. Wilt thou Rowland Certain ne'er love again Row I think so certain And if I be not dead drunk I shall keep it Tra. Tell me but this what dost thou think of women Row Why as I think of Fiddles they delight me Till their strings break Tra. What strings Row Their modesties Faiths Vows and Maidenheads for they are like Kits They have but four strings to ' em Tra. What wilt thou Give me for ten pound now when thou next lovest And the same woman still Row Give me the money A hundred and my Bond for 't Tra. But pray hear me I 'll work all means I can to reconcile ye Row Do do Give me the money Tra. There Row Work Tranio Tra. You shall go sometimes where she is Row Yes straight This is the first good I e'er got by woman Tra. You would think it strange now if another beauty As good as hers say better Row Well Tra. Conceive me This is no point o' th' wager Row That 's all one Tra. Love you as much or more than now she hates you Row 't is a good hearing let 'em love ten pound more I never love that woman Tra. There it is And so an hundred if you lose Row 'T is done Have you another to put in Tra. No no Sir Row I am very sorry now will I erect A new game and go hate for th' bell I am sure I am in excellent case to win Tra. I must have leave To tell you and tell truth too what she is And how she suffers for you Row Ten pound more I never believe you Tra. No Sir I am stinted Row Well take your best way then Tra. Let 's walk I am glad Your sullen Feavor 's off Row Shalt see me Tranio A monstrous merry man now let 's to the Wedding And as we go tell me the general hurry Of these mad wenches and their works Tra. I will Row And do thy worst Tra. Something I 'll do Exeuâ— Row Do Tranio Scaena Secunda Enter Pedro and Jaques Ped. A pair of Stocks bestride 'em Are they gone Jac. Yes they are gone and aâ—l the pans i' th Town Beating before 'em What strange admonitions They gave my Master and how fearfully They threaten'd if he broke ' em Ped. O' my Conscience H 'as found his full match now Jaq. That I believe too Ped. How did she entertain him Jaq. She lookt on him Ped. But scurvely Jaq. With no great affection That I saw and I heard some say he kiss'd her But 't was upon a treaty and some copies Say but her Cheek Ped. Jaques What wouldst thou give For such a Wife now Jaq. Full as many Payers As the most zealous Puritane conceives Out of the meditation of fat Veal Or Birds of prey cram'd Capons against Players And tâ— as good a tune too but against her That heaven would bless me from her mark it Pedro If this house be not turn'd within this fortnight With the foundation upward I 'll be carted My comfort is yet that those Amorites That came to back her cause those Heathen Whores Had their Hoods hallowed with Sack Ped. How Div'lish drunk they were Jac. And how they tumbled Pedro Didst thou marke The Countrey Cavaliero Ped. Out upon her How she turn'd down the Bragget Jaq. I that sunk her Ped. That Drink was well put to her What a Somer salt When the chair fel she fetch'd with her heels upward Jaq. And what a piece of Landskip she discover'd Ped. Didst mark her when her hood fell in the Posset Jaq. Yes and there rid like a Dutch-Hoy the Tumbrel When she had got her ballasse Ped. That I saw too Jaq. How fain she would have drawn on Sophocles To come aboard and how she simper'd
it Ped. I warrant her she has been a worthy striker Jaq. I' th heat of Summer there had been some hope on 't Ped. Hang her Jac. She offer'd him a Harry-groat and belcht out Her stomach being blown with Ale such Courtship Upon my life has giv'n him twenty stools since Believe my Calculation these old Women When they are tippled and a little heated Are like new wheels they 'l roare you all the Town ore Till they be greas'd Ped. The City Cinque-a-pace Dame Tost and Butter had the Bob too Jaq. Yes But she was sullen drunk and given to filching I see her offer at a Spoon my Master I do not like his look I fear h 'as fasted For all this preparation le ts steal by him Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter Petruchio and Sophocles Soph. Not let you touch her all this night Petru. Not touch her Soph. Where was your courage Petru. Where was her obedience Never poor Man was sham'd so never Rascal That keeps a stud of Whores was us'd so basely Soph. Pray you tell me one thing truly Do you love her Petru. I would I did not upon that condition I past thee half my Land Soph. It may be then Her modesty requir'd a little violence Some Women love to struggle Petru. She had it And so much that I sweat for 't so I did But to no end I washt an Ethiope She swore my force might weary her but win her â— never could nor should tiâ—l she consented And I might take her body prisoner But for her mind or appetite Soph. 'T is strange This woman is the first I ever read of Reâ—us'd a warranted occasion And â—â—anding on so fair termes Petru. I shall quit her Sâ—ph Us'd you no more art Petru. Yes I swore to her And by no little ones if presently Wiâ—hout more disputation on the matter She grâ—w not nearer to me and dispatcht me Out of the pains I was for I was nettl'd And willingly and eagerly and sweetly I would to her Chamber-maid and in her hearing Begin her such a hunteâ—-up Soph. Then she started Petru. No more than I do now marry she answered If I were so dispoâ—'d she could not help it But there was one call'd Jaques a poor Butler One that might well content a single woman Soph. And he should tilt her Petru. To that sence and last She bad me yet these six nights look for nothing Nor strive to purchase it but fair good night And so good morrow and a kiss or two To close my stomach for her vow had seal'd it And she would keep it constant Soph. Stay ye stay ye Was she thus when you woo'd her Petru. Nothing Sophocles More keenely eager I was oft afraid She had been light and easie she would showre Her kisses so upon me Soph. Then I fear An other spoke 's i' th wheele Petru. Now thou hast found me There gnawes my Devil Sophoâ—les O patience Preserve me that I make her not example By some unworthy way as fleaing her Boyling or making verjuice drying her Soph. I hear her Petru. Mark her then and see the heir Of spight and prodigality she has studied A way to begger 's both and by this hand Maria at the dore and Servant and Woman She shall be if I live a Doxy Soph. Fy Sir Mar. I do not like that dressing t is too poor Let me have six gold laces broad and massy And betwixt ev'ry lace a rich Embroydry Line the Gown through with Plush perfum'd and purffle All the sleeves down with Pearl Petru. What think you Sophocles In what point stands my state now Mar. For those hangings Let 'em be carried where I gave appointment They are too base for my use and bespeak New Pieces of the Civil Wars of France Let 'em be large and lively and all silk work The borders Gold Soph. I marry sir this cuts it Mar. That fourteen yards of Satten give my Woman I do not like the colour 't is too civil Ther 's too much Silk i' th lace too tell the Dutchman Thaâ— brought the Mares he must with all speed send me An other suit of Horses and by all means Ten cast of Hawkes for th'River I much care not What price they bear so they be sound and flying For the next Winter I am for the Country And mean to take my pleasure where 's the Horseman Petru. She means to ride a great Horse Soph. With a side sadle Petru. Yes and shee 'l run a tilt within this twelve-month Mar. To morrow I 'll begin to learn but pray sir Have a great care he be an easie doer 'T will spoil a Scholar else Soph. An easie doer Did you hear that Petru. Yes I shall meet her morals Ere it be long I fear not Mar. O good morrow Soph. Good morrow Lady how is' t now Mar. Faith sickly This house stands in an ill ayr Petru. Yet more charges Mar. Subject to rots and rheums out on 't 't is nothing But a tild fog Petru. What think you of the Lodge then Mar. I like the seat but 't is too little Sophocles Let me have thy opinion thou hast judgment Petru. 'T is very well Mar. What if I pluck it down And build a square upon it with two courts Still rising from the entrance Petru. And i' th midst A Colledâ—e for young Scolds Mar. And to the Southward Taâ—e in a Garden of some twenty Acres And cast it of the Italian fashion hanging Petru. And you could cast your self so too pray Lady Will not this cost much Money Mar. Some five thousand Say six I 'll have it Battel'd too Petru. And gilt Maria This is a fearful course you take pray think on 't You are a Woman now a Wife and his That must in honesty and justice look for Some due obedience from you Mar. That bare word Shall cost you many a pound more build upon 't Tell me of due obedience VVhat 's a Husband VVhat are we mar iâ—d for to carry Sumpters Are we not one peece with you and as worthy Our own intentions as you yours Petru. Pray hear me Mar. Take two small drops of water equal weigh'd Tell me which is the heaviest and which ought First to descend in duty Petru. You mistake me I urge not service from you nor obedience In way of duty but of love and Credit All I expect is but a noble care Of what I have brought you and of what I am And what our name may be Mar. That 's in my making Petru. 'T is true it is so Mar. Yes it is Petruchio For there was never Man without our molding VVithout our stamp upon him and our justice Left any thing three ages after him Good and his own Soph. Good Lady understand him Mar. I do too much sweet Sophocles he 's one Of a most spightful self condition Never at peace with any thing but Age That has no teeth left to return his anger A Bravery dwells in his blood yet of abusing
undone unhappy Woman By. Be quiet Wench thou shalt be done and done And done and double done or all shall split for 't No more of these minc'd passions they are mangy And ease thee of nothing but a little Wind An Apple will do more thou fear'st Moroso Liv. Even as I fear the Gallowes By. Keep thee there still And you love Rowland say Liv. If I say not I am sure I lye By. What wouldst thou give that Woman In spight of all his anger and thy fear And all thy Fathers policy that could Clap ye within these two nights quietly Into a Bed together Liv. How By. Why fairly At half sword man and wise now the red blood comes I marry now the matters chang'd Liv. Byancha Methinks you should not mock me By. Mock a pudding I speak good honest English and good meaning Liv. I should not be ungrateful to that Woman By. I know thou would'st not follow but my Councel And if thou hast him not despite of fortune Let me nev'r know a good night more you must Be very sick o' th instant Liv. Well what follows By. And in that sickness send for all your friends Your Father and your feaver old Moroso And Rowland shall be there too Liv. What of these By. Do you not twitter yet of this shall follow That which shall make thy heart leap and thy lips Venture as many kisses as the Merchants Doe Dollars to the East-Indies you shall know all But first walke in and practise pray be sick Liv. I do believe you and I am sick By. Doe To bed then come I 'll send away your Servants Post for your Fool and Father and good fortune As we meane honesty now strike an up-shot Exunt Scaena Tertia Enter Tranio and Rowland Tra. Nay on my conscience I have lost my Money But that 's all one I 'll never more perswade you I see you are resolute and I commend you Row But did she send for me Tra. You dare believe me Row I cannot tell you have your wayes for profit Allow'd you Tranio as well as I Have to avoid ' em Tra. No on my word Sir I deale directly with you Enter Servant Row How now fellow Whither Post you so fast Ser. O sir my Master Pray did you see my Master Row Why your Master Ser. Sir his Jewel Row With the gilded Button Serv. My pretty Mistress Livia Row What of her Serv. Is falen sick o' th suddain Row How o' th sullens Ser. O' th suddain Sir I say very sick Row It seems she hath got the toothach with raw Apples Ser. It seemes you have got the headach fare you well Sir You did not see my Master Row Who told you so Tra. No no he did not see him Row Farewell Blew-bottle Ex. Servant What should her sickness be Tra. For you it may be Row Yes when my braines are out I may believe it Never before I am sure Yet I may see her 'T will be a point of honesty Tra. It will so Row It may be not too you would fain be fing'ring This old sin-offring of two hundred Tranio How daintily and cunningly you drive me Up like a Deer to 'th toyle yet I may leap it And what 's the Woodman then Tra. A loser by you Speak Will you go or not to me 't is equal Row Come What goes less Tra. Nay not a penny Rowland Row Shall I have liberty of conscience Which by interpretation is ten kisses Hang me if I affect her yet it may be This whorson manners will require a strugling Of two and twenty or by'r-Lady thirty Tra. By'r-Lady I 'll require my wager then For if you kiss so often and no kindness I have lost my speculation I 'll allow you Row Speak like a Gamster now Tra. It may be two Row Under a dozen Tranio there 's no setting You shall have forty shillings winck at small faults Say I take twenty come by all that 's honest I do it but to vex her Tra. I 'll no by-blowes If you can love her doe if you can hate her Or any else that loves you Row Prethee Tranio Tra. Why farewell twenty pound 't will not undoe me You have my resolution Row And your Money Which since you are so stubborn if I forfeit Make me a Jack o' Lent and break my shins For untag'd Points and Compters I 'll goe with you But if thou gett'st a penny by the bargain A parting kiss is lawful Tra. I allow it Row Knock out my brains with Apples yet a bargain Tra. I tell you I 'll no bargains win and wear it Row Thou art the strangest fellow Tra. That 's all one Row Along then twenty pound more if thou dar'st I give her not a good word Tra. Not a Penny Exeunt Scaena Quarta Enter Petruchio Jaques and Pedro. Petru. Prethee entreat her come I will not trouble her Above a word or two ere I endure Exit Pedro. This life and with a Woman and a vow'd one To all the mischiefs she can lay upon me I 'll go to Plough and eate Leeke Porridge Begging 's a pleasure to 't not to be number'd No there be other Countries Jaques for me and other people yea and other women If I have need here 's Money there 's your ware Which is faire dealing and the Sun they say Shines as warme there as here and till I have lost Either my self or her I care not whether Nor which first Jaq. Will your worship hear me Petru. And utterly outworne the memory Of such a curse as this none of my Nation Shall ever know me more Jaq. Out alas Sir What a strange way doe you run Petru. Any way So I out-run this Rascal Jaq. Me thinks now If your good worship could but have the patience Petru. The patience why the patience Jaq. Why I 'll tell you Could you but have the patience Petru. Well the patience Jaq. To laugh at all she do's or when she railes To have a Drum beaten o' th top o' th house To give the neighbors warning of her Larme As I do when my Wife rebels Petru. Thy Wife Thy Wife 's a Pigeon to her a meere slumber The dead of night 's not stiller Jaq. Nor an Iron Mill. Petru. But thy Wife is certain Jaq. That 's false Doctrine You never read of a certain Woman Petru. Thou know'st her way Jaq. I should doe I am sure I have ridden it night and day this twenty year Petru. But mine is such a drench of Balderdash Such a strange carded cunningness the Rayne-bow When she hangs bent in Heaven sheds not her colours Quicker and more than this deceitful Woman Enter Ped. Weaves in her dye's of wickedness what sayes she Ped. Nay not a word sir but she pointed to me As though she meant to follow pray sir bear it Ev'n as you may I need not teach your worship The best men have their crosses we are all mortal Petru. What ailes the fellow Ped. And no doubt
she may Sir Petru. What may she or what do's she or what is she Speak and be hang'd Ped. She 's mad Sir Petru. Heaven continue it Ped. Amen if 't be his pleasure Petru. How mad is she Ped. As mad as heart can wish Sir she has drest her selâ— Saving your worships reverence just i' th ' cut Of one of those that multiply i' th Suburbs For single Money and as durtily If any speak to her first she whistles And then begins her compass with her fingers And points to what she would have Petru. What new way 's this Ped. There came in Master Sophocles Petru. And what Did Master Sophocles when he came in Get my Truncks ready sirha I 'll be gone straight Ped. He 's here to tell you She 's horne mad Jaques Enter Sophocles Soph. Call ye this a Woman Petru. Yes sir she is a Woman Soph. Sir I doubt it Petru. I had thought you had made experience Soph. Yes I did so And almost with my life Petru. You rid too fast Sir Soph. Pray be not mistaken by this hand Your wife 's as chaste and honest as a Virgin For any thing I know 't is true she gave me A Ring Petru. For rutting Soph. You are much deceiv'd still Believe me I never kist her since and now Coâ—ing in visitation like a friend I think she is mad Sir suddainly she started And snatch'd the Ring away and drew her knife out To what intent I know not Petru. Is this certain Soph. As I am here Sir Petru. I believe you honest And pray continue so Enter Maria. Soph. She comes Petru. Now Damsel What will your beauty do if I forsake you Do you deal by signs and tokens as I ghess then You 'll walk abroad this Summer and catch Captains Or hire a piece of holy ground i' th' Suburbs And keep a Nest of Nuns Soph. Oh do not stir her You see in what a case she is Petru. She is dogged And in a beastly case I am sure I 'll make her If she have any tongue yet tattle Sophocles Prethee observe this woman seriously And eye her well and when thou hast done but tell me For thou hast understanding in what case My sense was when I chose this thing Soph. I 'll tell you I have seen a sweeter Petru An hundred times cry Oisters There 's a poor Begger-wench about Black-Fryers Runs on her breech may be an Empress to her Soph. Nay now you are too bitter Petru. Nev'r a whit Sir I 'll tell thee woman for now I have day to see thee And all my wits about me and I speak Not out of passion neither leave your mumping I know you 're well enough Now would I give A million but to vex her when I chose thee To make a Bedfellow I took more trouble Than twenty Terms can come to such a cause Of such a title and so everlasting That Adams Genealogie may be ended E'r any Law find thee I took a Leprosie Nay worse the plague nay worse yet a possession And had the devil with thee if not more And yet worse was a beast and like a beast Had my reward a Jade to fling my fortunes For who that had but reason to distinguish The light from darkness wine from water hunger From full satiety and Fox from Fern-bush That would have married thee Soph. She is not so ill Petru She 's worse than I dare think of she 's so lewd No Court is strong enough to bear her cause She hath neither manners honesty behaviour Wife-hood nor woman-hood nor any mortal Can force me think she had a mother no I do believe her stedfastly and know her To be a Woman-wolfe by transmigration Her first forme was a Ferrets under-ground She kils the memories of men not yet Soph. Do you think she 's sensible of this Petru. I care not â—e what she will the pleasure I take in her Thus I blow off the care I took to love her Like this point I untie and thus I loose it The husband I am to her thus I sever My vanity farewel yet for you have been So near me as to bear the name of wife My unquench'd charity shall tell you thus much Though you deserve it well you shall not beg What I ordain'd your Joynture honestly You shall have setled on you and half my house The other half shall be imploy'd in prayers That meritorious charge I 'll be at also Yet to confirm you Christian your apparel And what belongs to build up such a folly Keep I beseech you it infects our uses And now I am for travel Mar. Now I love you And now I see you are a man I 'll talke to you And I forget your bitterness Soph. How now man Petru. Oh Pliny if thou wilt be ever famous Make but this woman all thy wonders Mar. Sure Sir You have hit upon a happy course a blessed And what will make you virtuous Petru. She 'll ship me Mar. A way of understanding I long wish'd for And now 't is come take heed you fly not back Sir Methinks you look a new man to me now A man of excellence and now I see Some great design set in you you may think now And so may most that know me 't were my part Weakly to weep your loss and to resist you Nay hang about your neck and like a dotard Urge my strong tie upon you but I love you And all the world shall know it beyond woman And more prefer the honor of your Countrey Which chiefly you are born for and may perfect The uses you may make of other Nations The ripening of your knowledge conversation The full ability and strength of judgement Than any private love or wanton kisses Go worthy man and bring home understanding Soph. This were an excellent woman to breed School-men Mar. For if the Merchant through unknown Seas plough To get his wealth then dear Sir what must you To gather wisdom go and go alone Only your noble mind for your companion And if a woman may win credit with you Go far too far you cannot still the farther The more experience finds you and go sparing One meal a week will serve you and one sute Through all your travels for you 'll find it certain The poorer and the baser you appear The more you look through still Petru. Dost hear her Soph. Yes Petru. What would this woman do if she were suffer'd Upon a new Religion Soph. Make us Pagans I wonder that she writes not Mar Then when time And fulness of occasion have new made you And squar'd you from a Sot into a Signior Or nearer from a Jade into a Courser Come home an aged man as did Vlysses And I your glad Penelope Petru. That must have As many Lovers as I Languages And what she does with one i' th' day i' th' night Undoe it with another Mar. Much that way Sir For in your absence it must be my honor That that must
this Quisan We did it pardon Sir And for her preservation She is grown wild And raving on the strangers love and honor Sometimes crying out help help they will torture him They will take his life they will murder him presently If we had not prevented violently Have laid hands on her own life Gov. These are tokens The gods displeasure is gone out be quick And e'r it fall doe something to appease ' em You know the sacrifice I am glad it works thus Quisa How low and base thou lookst now that wert noble No figure of a King methinks shews on you No face of Majesty foul swarth ingratitude Has taken off thy sweetness base forgetfulness Of mighty benefits has turned thee Devil Thou hast persecuted goodness innocence And laid a hard and violent hand on virtue On that fair virtue that should teach and guide us Thou hast wrong'd thine own preserver whose least merit Pois'd with thy main Estate thou canst not satisfie Nay put thy life in too 't will be too light still What hast thou done Gov. Goe for him presently And once more we 'll try if we can win him fairly If not let nothing she says hinder ye or stir ye She speaks distractedly Do that the gods command ye Do you know what ye say Lady Quisar I could curse thee too Religion and severity has steel'd thee Has turn'd thy heart to stone thou hast made the gods hard too Against their sweet and patient natures cruel None of ye feel what bravery ye tread on What innocence what beauty King Pray be patient Quisar What honourable things ye cast behind What monuments of man Enter Armusia and Guard King Once more Armusia Because I love ye tenderly and dearly And would be glad to win ye mine I wish ye Even from my heart I wish and wooe ye Ar. What Sir Take heed how ye perswade me falsly then ye hate me Take heed how ye intrap me King I advise ye And tenderly and truly I advise ye Both for your souls health and your safety Ar. Stay And name my soul no more she is too precious Too glorious for you flatteries too secure too Gov. Consider the reward Sir and the honor That is prepared the glory you shall grow to Arm. They are not to be consider'd in these cases Not to be nam'd when souls are question'd They are vain and flying vapors touch my life 'T is ready for ye put it to what test It shall please ye I am patient but for the rest You may remove Rocks with your little fingers Or blow a Mountain out o' th' way with bellows As soon as stir my faith use no more arguments Gov. We must use tortures then Arm. Your worst and painfull'st I am joyful to accept Gov. You must the sharpest For such has been your hate against our Deities Delivered openly your theats and scornings And either your repentance must be mighty Which is your free conversion to our customs Or equal punishment which is your life Sir Arm. I am glad I have it for ye take it Priest And all the miseries that shall attend it Let the gods glâ—t themselves with Christian bloud It will be ask'd again and so far followed So far reveng'd and with such holy justice Your gods of gold shall melt and sink before it Your Altars and your Temples shake to nothing And you false worshipers blind fools of ceremony Shall seek for holes to hide your heads and fears in For seas to swallow you from this destruction Darkness to dwell about ye and conceal ye Your mothers womb agen Gov. Make the fires ready And bring the several tortures out Quisar Stand fast Sir And fear 'em not you that have stept so nobly Into this pious Trial start not now Keep on your way a Virgin will assist ye A Virgin won by your fair constancy And glorying that she is won so will dye by ye I have touch'd ye every way tried ye most honest Perfect and good chaste blushing chaste and temperate Valiant without vain-glory modest stayed No rage or light affection ruling in you Indeed the perfect school of worth I find ye The temple of true honor Arm. Whether will she What do you infer by this fair argument Lady Quisar Your Faith and your Religion must be like ye They that can shew you these must be pure mirrors When the streams slow clear and fair what are the fountains I do embrace your faith Sir and your fortune Go on I will assist ye I feel a sparkle here A lively spark that kindles my affection And tells me it will rise to flames of glory Let 'em put on their angers suffer nobly Shew me the way and when I faint instruct me And if I follow not Arm. Oh blessed Lady Since thou art won let me begin my triumph Come clap your terrors on Quisar All your sell tortures For there is nothing he shall suffer brother I swear by a new faith which is most sacred And I will keep it so but I will follow in And follow to a scruple of affliction In spight of all your gods without prevention Gov. Death she amazes me King What shall be done now Gov. They must dye both And suddenly they will corrupt all else This woman makes me weary of my mischief She shakes me and she straggers me go in Sir I 'll see the execution Kin. Not so suddain If they go all my Friends and Sisters perish Gov. Wou'd I were safe at home agen Enter Messenger Mes Arm arm Sir Seek for defence the Castle plays and thunders The Town Rocks and the houses fly i' th' air The people dye for fear Captain Ruy Dias Has made an oath he will not leave a stone here No not the memory here has stood a City Unless Armusia be deliver'd fairly King I have my fears what can our gods do now for us Gov. Be patient but keep him still he is a cure Sir Against both Rage and Cannon goe and fortifie Call in the Princess make the Palace sure And let 'em know you are a King look nobly And take you courage to ye keep close the prisoner And under command we are betraid else Ar. How joyfully I goe Quisar Take my heart with thee Gov. I hold a Wolf by the car now Fortune free me Exeunt Enter four Towns-men 1. Heaven bless us What a thund'ring's here what fire-spitting We cannot drink but our Cans are mauld amongst us 2. I wou'd they would mall our scores too Shame o' their Guns I thought they had been bird-pots Or great Candle-cases how devilishly they bounce And how the Bullets borrow a piece of a house here There another and mend those up agen With another Parish here flies a poudring-tub The meat ready rosted and there a barrel pissing vinegar And they two over-taking the top of a high Steeple Newly slic'd off for a Sallet 3. A vengeance fire ' em 2. Nay they fire fast enough You need not help ' em 4. Are
furniture Belonging to the head on with it friend Lov. Sir do you hear Sha. I do God bless the King It was a habit I had laid aside For my own person if the state had forced me Love Good Sir unlock your door Sha. Be full of speed I see some 20 Musquetiers in ambush Whate'r thou art know I am here and will be Seest thou this bloody sword that cries revenge Shake not my friend through millions of these foes I 'll be thy guard and set thee safe aboard Lov. Dare you not trust me Sir Sha. My good sword before me And my allegeance to the King I tell thee Captain for so I ghess thee by thy Arms And the loose slanks of Halberdiers about thee Thou art too weak and foolish to attempt me If you be ready follow me and hark you Upon your life speak to no living wight Except my self Love Monsieur Shattillion Sha. Thou shalt not call agen thus with my sword And the strong faith I bear unto the King Whom God preserve I will defend my chamber And cut thy throat I swear I 'll cut thy throat Steal after me and live Love I will not stay The fury of a man so far distracted Exit Love Enter Shattillion Where 's the Officer that dares not enter To intrap the life of my distressed friend I have you hid your self you must be found What do you fear is not authority on your side Nay I know the Kings command Will be your warrant why then fear you speak What strange designs are these Shattillion Be resolute and bear thy self upright Though the whole world despise thee soft methinks I heard a rushing which was like the shake Of a discovered Officer I 'll search The whole street over but I 'll find thee out Exit Enter Jaques in womans apparel Jaq. How my joynts do shake where had I been But for this worthy Gentleman that Hath some touch of my infortunes would I were Safe under hatches once for Callicut Farewel the pomp of Court I never more Can hope to be a Duke or any thing I never more shall see the glorious face Of my fair spreading Lord that lov'd me well Enter Shattillion Shat. Fly you so fast I had a sight of you But would not follow you I was too wise You shall not lead me with a cunning trick Where you may catch me poor Shattillion Hath the Kings anger left thee never a friend No all mens loves move by the breath of Kings Jaq. It is the Gentleman that sav'd my life Sir Shat. Bless Shattillion another plot Jaq. No Sir 't is I. Shat. Why who are you Jaq. Your friend whom you preserv'd Shat. Whom I preserv'd My friend I have no woman friend but one Who is too close in prison to be here Come near let me look on you Jaq. 'T is I. Shat. You should not be a woman by your stature Jaq. I am none Sir Shat. I know it then keep off Strange men and times how I am still preserv'd Here they have sent a yeoman of the guard Disguis'd in womans clothes to work on me To make love to me and to trap my words And so insnare my life I know you Sir Stand back upon your peril can this be In Christian Common-weals from this time forth I 'll cut off all the means to work on me I 'll ne'er stir from my house and keep my doors Lockt day and night and cheapen meat and drink At the next shops by Signs out of my window And having bought it draw it up in my garters Jaq. Sir will you help me Shat. Do not follow me I 'll take a course to live despight of men Exit Shat. Jaq. He dares not venture for me wretched Jaques Thou art undone for ever and for ever Never to rise again what shall I do Enter Bewfort Where shall I hide me here 's one to take me I must stand close and not speak for my life Bew. This is the time of night and this the haunt In which I use to catch my Wastcoatiers It is not very dark no I shall spie 'em I have walk't out in such a pitchy night I could not see my fingers this far off And yet have brought home venison by the smell I hope they have not left their old walk ah Have I spied you sitting by this light To me there 's no such fine sight in the world As a white apron 'twixt twelve and one See how it glisters do you think to scape So now I have you fast come and do not strive It takes away the edge of appetite Come I 'll be liberal every way Exeunt Take heed you make no noise for waking of the Watch Enter Cosin and his Wife Cos Now the blessing of some happy guide To bring us to the Duke and we are ready Enter Long. and Servant Come forward see the door is open'd And two of his Gent. I 'll speak to them And mark how I behave my self God save ye For less I cannot wish to men of sort and of your seeming Are you of the Dukes Long. We are Sir and your servants your salutes We give you back again with many thanks Cos When did you hear such words before Wife peace Do you not dare to answer yet is' t fit So mean a Gentleman as my self should crave The presence of the great Duke your Master Serv. Sir you may Long. Shall we desire your name and business Sir And we will presently inform him of you Cos My name is Cleremont Serv. You are his Graces kinsman Or I am much mistaken Cos You are right Some of his noble bloud runs through these veins Though far unworthy of his graces knowledge Long. Sir we must all be yours his graces kinsman And we so much forgetful 't was a rudeness And must attend your pardon thus I crave it First to this beauteous Lady whom I take To be your Wife Sir next your mercy Cos You have it Sir I do not like this kissing It lies so open to a world of wishes Serv. This is the merry fellow this is he That must be noble too Long. And so he shall If all the Art I have can make him noble I 'll dub him with a Knight-hood if his wife Will be but forward and joyn issue I like her above excellent Serv. Wil 't please you To walk a turn or two whilst to the Duke We make your comming known Exit Serv. and Long Cos I shall attend Sir Wife These Gentlemen are very proper men And kiss the best that e'er I tasted For goodness-sake husband let us never more Come near the Countrey whatsoe'er betide us I am in malice with the memory Of that same stinking dung-hil Cos Why now you are my chicken and my dear Love where I love hate where I hate now You shall have twenty Gowns and twenty Chains See the door is opening Groom Room afore there the Duke is entring Enter Duke Wife Long. Servant Maria. Cos 'T
There 's hope for me Cas Why you dare fight with him And need be for the Kingdom Sel. With Arcadius If you 'll make stakes my life against his crown I 'll fight with him and you and your fine Son And all the Courtiers one after another Cas ' T wo'not come to that Sel. I am of your Lordships mind so fare you well Cas Yet stay and hear Sel. What that you have betray'd me Do tell your King my life is grown a burden And I 'll confess and make your souls look pale To see how nimble mine shall leap this battlement Of flesh and dying laugh at your poor malice Omnes No more long live Leonatus King of Epire. Sel. Leonatus Who 's that Cas Be bold and be a King our brains have been Working to raise you to this height here are None but friends dare von but call your self Leonatus and but justifie with confidence What we 'll proclaime you if we do not bring The Crown to your head we ' ill forfeit ours Eub. The state is in distraction Arcadius Is prov'd a King there was an elder brother If you dare but pronounce you are the same Forget you are my son Pol. These are no trifles Sir all is plotted To assure your greatness if you will be wise And take the faire occasion that 's presented Sel. Arcadius you say is lawful King And now to depose him you would make me An elder brother is' t not so Cas Most right Sel. Nay right or wrong if this be your true meaning Omnes Upon our lives Sel. I 'll venture mine but with your pardon Whose brain was this from whom took this plot life Eub. My Lord Cassander Sel. And you are of his mind and you and think This may he done Eub. The destinies shall not croâ—s us if you have Spirit to undertake it Sel. Undertake it I am not us'd to compliment I 'll owe My life to you my fortunes to your Lordship Compose me as you please and when y 'ave made Me what you promise you shall both divide Me equally one word my Lord I had rather Live in the prison still than be a propeâ—â—y To advance his politick ends Eub. Have no suspition Cas So so I see Demetrius heels already Trip'd up and I 'll dispatch him out o th' way Which gone I can depose this at my leasure Being an Impostor then my Son stands fair And may piece with the Princess we lose time What think you if we first surprize the Court While you command the Castle we shall curbe All opposition Eub. Let 's proclaim him first I have some faction the people love me They gain'd to us wee 'll fall upon the Court. Cas Unless Demetrius yield himself he bleeds Sel. Who dares call treason sin when it succeeds Exeunt Omnes Enter Sophia and Charilla Cha. Madam you are too passionate and lose The greatness of your soul with the expence Of too much grief for that which providence Hath eas'd you of the burden of a state Above your tender bearing Sop. Thour' t a fool And canst not reach the spirit of a Lady Born great as I was and made onely less By a too cruel destiny above Our tender bearing What goes richer to The composition of Man than ours Our soul as free and spatious our heart 's As great our will as large each thought as active And in this onely Man more proud than we That would have us less capable of Empire But search the stories and the name of Queen Shines bright with glory and some precedents Above Mans imitation Cha. I grant it For the honor of our sex nor have you Madam By any weakness sorfeited command He that succeeds in justice was before you And you have gain'd more in a royal brother Than you could lose by your resign of Epire. Sop. This I allow Charilla I ha done 'T is not the thought I am depos'd afflicts me At the same time I feel a joy to know My Brother living no there is another Wound in me above cure Cha. Virtue forbid Sop. Canst find me out a Surgeon for that Cha. For what Sop. My bleeding fame Cha. Oh do not injure Your own clear innocence Sop. Do not flatter me I have been guilty of an act will make All love in women question'd is not that A blot upon a Virgins name my birth Cannot extâ—nuate my shame I am Become the stain of Epire. Cha. 'T is but Your own opinion Madam which presents Something to fright your self which cannot Be in the same shape so horrid to our sense Sop. Thou wod'st but canst not appear ignorant Did not the Court nay the whole Kingdom take Notice I lov'd Lisimachus Cha. True Madam Sop. No I was false Though counsel'd by my Father to affect him I had my politick ends upon Cassander To be absolute Queen flattering his son with hopes Of love and marriage when that very day I blush to think I wrong'd Lisimachus That noble Gentleman but heaven punish'd me For though to know Demetrius was a blessing Yet who will not impute it my dishonor Cha. Madam you yet may recompence Lisimachus If you affect him now you were not false To him whom then you lov'd not if you can Find any gentle passion in your soul To entertain his thought no doubt his heart Though sad retains a noble will to meet it His love was firm to you and cannot be Unrooted with one storme Sop. He will not sure Trust any language from her tongue that mock'd him Although my soul doth weep sor't and is punish'd To love him above the world Enter Lisimachus Cha. Hee 's here As fate would have him reconcil'd be free And speak your thoughts Lisi If Madam I appear Too bold your charity will sign my pardon I heard you were not well which made me haste To pay the duty of an humble visit Sop. You do not mock me Sir Lisi I am confident You think me not so lost to manners in The knowledge of your person to bring with me Such rudeness I have nothing to present But a heart full of wishes for your health And what else may be added to your happiness Sop. I thought you had been sensible Lisi How Madam Sop. A man of understanding can you spend One prayer for me remembring the dishonor I have done Lisimachus Lisi Nothing can deface that part of my Religion in me not to pray for you Sop. It is not then impossible you may Forgive me too indeed I have a soul Is full of penitence and something else If blushing would allow to give 't a name Lisi What Madam Sop. Love a love that should redeem My past offence and make me white again Lisi I hope no sadness can possess your thoughts For me I am not worthy of this sorrow But if you mean it any satisfaction For what your will hath made me suffer 't is But a strange overflow of Charity To keep me still alive be your self Madam And let
Sir Ant. I have a Cause Sir that 's enough for you well iâ— I be not famous I am wrong'd much for any thing I know I will not trouble him this week at least no let them take their way one of another 1 Ser. Sir VVill you be still an Irish-man Ant. Yes a while 2 Ser. But your VVorship will be beaten no more Ant. No I thank you William 1 Ser. In truth Sir if it must be so I 'll do it better than a stranger Ant. Goe you are Knaves both but I forgive you I am almost mad with the apprehension of what I shall be noâ— a word I charge you Exeunt Enter Valerio and Viola Val. Come pretty soul we now are near our home And whilst our horses are walkt down the hill Let thou and I walke here over this Close The foot-way is more pleasant 't is a time My pretty one not to be wept away For every living thing is full of love Art not thou so too ha Vio. Nay there are living things empty of love Or I had not been here but for my self Alas I have too much Val. It cannot be that so much beauty so much youth and grace should have too much of love Vio. Pray what is love for I am full of that I do not know Val. Why love fair Maid is an extream desire That 's not to be examin'd but fulfill'd To ask the reason why thou art in love Or what might be the noblest end in love Would overthrow that kindly rising warmth That many times slides gently o'r the heart 'T would make thee grave and staid thy thoughts would be Like a thrice married Widow full of ends And void of all compassion and to fright thee From such enquiry whereas thou art now Living in ignorance mild fresh and sweet And but sixteen the knowing what love is Would make thee six and forty Vio. Would it would make me nothing I have heard Scholars affirm the world 's upheld by Love But I believe women maintain all this For there 's no love in men Val. Yes in some men Vio. I know them not Val. Why there is love in me Vio. There 's charity I am sure towards me Val. And love which I will now express my pretty maid I dare not bring thee home my wife is foul And therefore envious she is very old And therefore jealous thou art fair and young A subject fit for her unlucky vices To work upon she never will endure thee Vio. She may endure â—f she be ought but Devil all the friendship That I will hold with you can she endure I should be thankful to you may I pray For you and her will she be brought to think That all the honest industry I have Deserves brown bread if this may be endur'd â—he'll pick a quarrel with a sleeping child E'r she fall out with me Val. But trust me she does hate all handsomness Vio. How fell you in love with such a creature Val. I never lov'd her Vio. And yet married her Val. She was a rich one Vio. And you swore I warrant you she was a fair one then too Val. Or believe me I think I had not had her Vio. Are you men all such wou'd you wou'd wall us in a place Where all we women that are innocent â—ight live together Val. Do not weep at this Although I dare not for some weighty reason Displease my Wife yet I forget not thee Vio. What will you do with me Val. Thou shalt be plac'd â—t my mans house and have such food and raiment â—s can be bought with money these white hands â—â—all never learn to work but they shall play As thou say'st they were wont teaching the strings To move in order or what else thou wilt Vio. I thank you Sir but pray you cloath me poorly And let my labor get me means to live Val. But fair one you I know do so much hate A foul ingratitude you will not look 〈◊〉 â—ould do this for nothing Vio. I will work as much out as I can and take as little That you shall have as duely paid to you â—s ever servant did Val. But give me now a trial on 't I may believe We are alone shew me how thou wilt kiss And hug me hard when I have stolen away From my too clamorous wife that watches me To spend a blessed hour or too with thee Vio. Is this the love you mean you would have that Is not in me to give you would have lust Val. Not to dissemble or to mince the word 'T is Lust I wish indeed Vio. And by my troâ—h I have it not for heavens sake use me kindly Though I be good and shew perhaps a monster As this world goes Val. I do But speak to thee thy answers are thy own I compel none but if refuse this motion Thou art not then for me alas good soul What profit can thy work bring me Vio. But I fear I pray goe for lâ—st they say will grow Outragious being deni'd I give you thanks For all your courtesies and there 's a Jewel That 's worth the taking that I did preserve Safe from the robbers pray you leave me here Just as you found me a poor innocent And Heaven will bless you for it Val. Pretty maid I am no Robber nor no Ravisher I pray thee keep thy Jewel I have done No wrong to thee though thou beest virtuous And in extremity I do not know That I am bounâ— to keep thee Vio. No Sir for gods sake if you know an honest man in all these Countreys give me some directions to find him out Val. More honest than my self good sooth I do not know I would have lain with thee with thy consent and who would not in all these parts is past my memory I am sorry for thee farewel gentle maid God keep thee safe Exit Vio. I thank you Sir and you Woman they say was only made of man Methinks 't is strange they should be so unlike It may be all the best was cut away To make the woman and the naught was left Behind with him I 'll sit me down and weep All things have cast me from 'em but the earth The evening comes and every little flower Droops now as well as I. Enter two Milk-maids with pails Nan. Good Madge le ts rest a little by my troth I am weary this new pail is a plaguy heavy one would Tom were hang'd for choosing it 't is the untoward'st fool in a Countrey Madg. With all my heart and I thank you too Nan. Vio. What true contented happiness dwels here More than in Cities wou'd to God my Father Had liv'd like one of these and bred me up To milk and do as they do methinks 'T is a life that I wou'd choose if I were now To tell my time agen above a Princes maids for charity Give a poor wench one draught of Milk That weariness and hunger have nigh famish'd Nan. If I had but
one Cows Milk in all the world you should have some on 't there drink more the Cheese shall pay for it alas poor heart she 's drie Madge Do you dwell here abouts Vio. No would I did Nan. Madge if she does not looke like my cosin Sue o' th' Moor lane as one thing can look like another Madge Nay Sue has a hazle eye I know Sue well and by your leave not so trim a body neither this is a feat bodied thing I tell you Nan. She laces close by the mass I warrant you and so does Sue too Vio. I thank you for your gentleness fair maids Nan. Drink agen pray thee Vio. I am satisfied and heaven reward thee for 't yet thus far I will compell you to accept these trifles toys onlythat express my thanks for greater worth I 'm sure they have not in them indeed you shall I found 'em as I came Nan. Madge look you here Madge Madg Nay I have as fine a one as you mine 's all gold and painted and a precious stone in 't I warrant it cost a crown wench Nan. But mine is the most sumptuous one that e'r I saw Vio. One favour you must do me more for you are well acquainted here Nan. Indeed we 'll do you any kindness Sister Vio. Only to send me to some honest place where I may find a service Nan. Uds me our Dorothy went away but last week and I know my Mistriss want's a maid and why may she not be plac'd there this is a likely wench I tell you truly and a good wench I warrant her Madg. And 't is a hard case if we that have serv'd four years apiece cannot bring in one servant we will prefer her hark you sister pray what 's your name Vio. Melvia Nan. A feat name i'saith and can you milk a Cow and make a merry-bush that 's nothing Vio. I shall learn quickly Nan. And dress a house with flowers and serve a pig this you must do for we deal in the Dary and make a bed or two Vio. I hope I shall Nan. But be sure to keep the men out they will mar all that you make else I know that by my self for I have been so touz'd among 'em in my days come you shall e'en home with us and be our fellow our house is so honest and we serve a very good woman and a Gentlewoman and we live as merrily and dance a good daies after even-song our Wake shall be on Sunday do you know what a Wake is we have mighty cheer then and such a coil 't would bless ye you must not be so bashful you 'll spoil all Madg. Let 's home for Gods sake my Mistriss thinks by this time we are lost come we 'll have a care of you I warrant you but you must tell my Mistriss where you were born and every thing that belongs to you and the strangest things you can devise for she loves those extreamly 't is no matter whether they be true or no she 's not so scrupulous you must be our Sister and love us best and tell us every thing and when cold weather comes we 'll lye together will you do this Vio. Yes Nan. Then home again o'gods name can you go apace Vio. I warrant you Exeunt Actus Quartus Scaena Prima Enter Pedro and Uberto severally Ped. HOw now any good news yet Silvio Faith not any yet Ped. This comes o' tipling would 't were treason and 't please God to drink more than three draughts at a meal Sil. When did you see Richardo Ped. I crost him twice to day Sil. You have heard of a young wench that was seen last Ped. Yes Sil. Has Richard heard of this Ped. Yes and I think he 's ridden after farewel I 'll have another round Sil. If you hear any thing pray spare no horse-flesh I 'll do the like Ped. Do. Exeunt Enter Richardo and Valerio Rich. Sir I did think 't was you by all descriptions Val. 'T is so I took her up indeed the manner how You have heard already and what she had about her As Jewels Gold and other trifling things And what my end was which because she slighted I left her there i' th' fields Rich. Left i' th' fields could any but a Rogue That had despis'd humanity and goodness Heavens law and credit and had set himself To lose his noblest part and be a beast Have left so innocent unmatch'd a virtue To the rude mercy of a wilderness Val. Sir if you come to rail pray quit my house I do not use to have such language given Within my doors to me for your wench You may go seek her with more patience She 's tame enough I warrant you Rich. Pray forgive me I do confess my much forgetfulness And weigh my words no farther I beseech you Then a mere madness for such a grief has seiz'd me So strong and deadly as a punishment And a just one too That 't is a greater wonder I am living Than any thing I utter yet let me tell you thus much 'T was a fault for leaving her So in the fields Val. Sir I will think so now and credit me You have so wrought me with your grief that I Do both forgive and pity you And if you 'll please to take a bed this night here To morrow I 'll bring you where I left her Rich. I thank you now shall I be so unworthy To think upon a bed or ease or comfort And have my heart stray from me God knows where Cold and forsaken destitute of friends And all good comforts else unless some tree Whose speechless charity must better ours With which the bitter east winds made their sport And sung through hourly hath invited her To keep off half a day shall she be thus And I draw in soft slumbers God forbid No night and bitter coldness I provoke thee And all the dews that hang upon thy locks Showrs Hails Snows Frosts and two edged Winds that priâ—â— The maiden blossoms I provoke you all And dare expose this body to your sharpness Till I be made a Land-mark Val. Will you then stay and eat with me Rich. Y' are angry with me I know y' are angry You would not bid me eat else my poor Mistriss For ought I know thou' rt famish'd for what else Can the fields yield thee and the stubborn season That yet holds in the fruit good gentle Sir Think not ill manners in me for denying Your offer'd meat for sure I cannot eat While I do think she wants well I 'm a rascal A villain slave that only was begotten To murder women and of them the best Val. This is a strange affliction If you 'll accept no greater courtesie yet drink Sir Ric. Now I am sure you hate me and you knew What kind of man I am as indeed 't is fit That every man should know me to avoid me â—f you have peace within you Sir or goodness Name that abhord word
hour longer Vio. Good Mistriss beat me rather for my fault as much as it deserves I do not know whither to go Moth. No I warrant thee out of my doors Vio. Indeed I 'll mend I pray speak you for me Alex. If thou hadst hurl'd down any thing but the Pie-meat I would have spoke for thee but I cannot find in my heart now Moth. Art thou here yet I think I must have an Officer to thrust thee out of my doors must I Vio. Why you may stop this in my wages too For God's sake do I 'll find my self this year And let me stay Moth. Thou't spoil ten times as much I 'll cudgel thee out of my doors Vio. I am assur'd you are more merciful Than thus to beat me and discharge me too Moth. Dost thou dispute with me Alexander carry the prating hilding forth Vio. Good Mistriss hear me I have here a Jewel My Mother left me and 't is something worth Receive it and when all my faults together Come to the worth of that then turn me forth Till then I pray you keep me Moth. What giggombob have we here pray god you have not pilfred this somewhere th' art such a puling thing wipe your eyes and rise go your ways Alexander bid the Cook mince some more meat come and get you to bed quickly that you may up betime i' th' morning a milking or you and I shall fall out worse yet Exit Moth. and Alex. Vio. She has hurt my arm I am afraid she is a very angry woman but bless him heaven that did me the most wrong I am afraid Antonio's wife should see me she will know me Mother within Melvia Vio. I am coming she 's not angry agen I hope Exit Enter Mercury Mer. Now what am I the better for enjoying This woman that I lov'd so all I find That I before imagined to be happy Now I have done it turns to nothing else But a poor pitied and a base repentance Udsfoot I am monstrous angry with my self Why should a man that has discourse and reason And knows how near he loses all in these things Covet to have his wishes satisfied Which when they are are nothing but the shame I do begin to loath this woman strangely And I think justly too that durst adventure Flinging away her modesty to take A stranger to her bed her Husbands body Being scarce cold in the earth for her content It was no more to take my senses with Than if I had an idle dream in sleep Yet I have made her promises which grieves me And I must keep 'em too I think she hunts me The devil cannot keep these women off When they are fletched once Enter Wife in night attire Wife To bed for gods sake Sir why do you stay here Some are up i' th' house I heard the wife Good dear sweet-heart to bed Mer. Why I am going why do you follow me You would not have it known I hope pray get you Back to your chamber the doors hard by for me Let me alone I warrant you this it is To thresh well I have got a customer Will you go to bed Wife Will you Mer. Yes I am going Wife Then remember your promise you made to marry me Mer. I will but it was your fault that it came To this pinch now that it must need remembrance For out of honesty I offer'd you To marry you first why did you slack that offer Wife Alas I told you the inconvenience of it And what wrong it would appear to the world If I had married in such post-haste After his death beside the foolish people Would have been bold to have thought we had lain together in his time and like enough imagin'd We two had murther'd him Mer. I love her tongue yet If I were a Saint A gilded Saint and such a thing as this Should prate thus wittily and feelingly Unto my Holiness I cannot tell But I fear shrewdly I should do something That would quite scratch me out o' th' Kalender And if I stay longer talking with her Though I am mad at what I have done already Yet I shall forget my self again I feel the Devil Ready to hold my stirrop pray to bed good night Wife This kiss good night sweet Love And peace goe with thee thou hast prov'd thy self The honestest man that ever was entic'd To that sweet sin as people please to call it Of lying with anothers wife and I I think the honestest woman without blushing That ever lay with another man I sent my Husband Into a Cellar post fearing and justly He should have known him which I did not purpose Till I had had my end Well now this plot is perfect let him brag on 't Exit Actus Quintus Scaena Prima Enter Justice and Curio with a Paper Just BIrlady Sir you have rid hard that you have Cur. They that have business must do so I take it Just You say true when set you out my friend Cur. About ten a clock and I have rid all night Just By the mass you are tough indeed I have seen the day I would have rid too with the proudest of them and fling dirt in their faces and I have don 't with this foolish boy Sir many a time but what can last always 't is done 't is done now Sir age care and office brings us to our footcloaths the more the pity Curio I believe that Sir but will it please you to read the business Just My friend I can read and I can tell you when Cur. Would I could too Sir for my haste requires it Just Whence comes it do you say Cur. Sir from the City Just Oh from the City 't is a reverent place Curio And his justice be as short as his memory A Dudgion Dagger will serve him to mow down sin withal What clod-pole Commissioner is this Just And by my faith govern'd by worthy members Discreet and upright Cur. Sir they are beholding to you you have given some of them a commendations they were not worthy of this twenty years Just Go to go to you have a merry meaning I have found you Sir i' faith you are a wag away fie now I 'll read Your Letter Cur. Pray do Sir what a misery 't is To have an urgent business wait the Justice Of such an old Tuff-taffata that knows not Nor can be brought to understand more sence Than how to restore supprest Alehouses And have his man compound small trespasses For ten groats Just Sir it seems here your business is of a deeper circumstance than I conceiv'd it for what do you mean Sir Cur. 'T is for mine own ease I 'll assure your Worship Just It shall not be i'faith friend here I have it That one Antonio a Gentleman I take it so Yes it is so a Gentleman is lately thought to Have been made away and by my faith upon a Pearls ground too if you consider well there 's Knavery in 't I see
It makes me smile i' th' height of all my fears Cla. What a strong contention you may behold Between my Mothers mirth and anger Tib. Nay no coyness be Mistriss of your word I must and will enjoy you Ros Be advis'd fool alas I am old How canst thou hope content from one that 's fifty Ti. Never talk on 't I have known good ones at threescore and upwards Besides the weathers hot and men That have experience fear Fevers A temperate diet is the onely Physick Your Julips nor Guajacum prunello's Camphire pills nor Goord-water Come not near your old Woman Youthful stomachs are still craving Though there be nothing left to stop their mouths with And believe me I am no frequent giver of those bounties Laugh on laugh on good Gentlemen do I shall make holiday and sleep when you Dig in the mines till your hearts ake Ros A mad fellow Ros Well Sir I 'll give you hearing and as I like Your wooing and discourse but I must tell ye Sir That rich Widows look for great sums in present Or assurances of ample Joynters Ti. That to me is easie For instantly I 'll do it hear me comrades Alb. What say'st thou Tibalt Tib. Why that to woo a Wench with empty hands Is no good Heraldry therefore let 's to the gold And share it equally 't will speak for us More than a thousand complements or cringes Ditties stolen from Petrarch or Discourse from Ovid Besides 't will beget us respect And if ever fortune friend us with a Barque Largely supply us with all provision Alb. Well advis'd defer it not Ti. Are ye all contented All. We are Ti. Le ts away then Strait wee 'll return Exit And you shall see our riches Ros Since I knew what wonder and amazement was I nee'r was so transported Cla. Why weep ye gentle Maid There is no danger here to such as you Banish fear for with us I dare promise You shall meet all courteous entertainment Cro. We esteem our selves most happy in you Hiâ— And bless fortune that brought you hither Cla. Hark in your ear I love you as a friend already Ere long you shall call me by a nearer name I wish your brother well I know you apprehend me Amin. I to my grief I do Alas good Ladies there is nothing left me But thanks to pay ye with Clar. That 's more Than yet you stand ingag'd for Enter Albert Tibalt and the rest with treasure Ros So soon return'd Alb. Here see the Idol of the Lapidary Ti. These Pearls for which the slavish Negro Dives to the bottom of the Sea Lam. To get which the industrious Merchant Touches at either pole Fran. The never-fayling purchase Of Lordships and of honors Mor. The Worlds Mistriss That can give every thing to the possessors Ma. For which the Saylors scorn tempestuous Winds And spit defiance in the Sea Ti. Speak Lady Look we not lovely now Ros Yes yes O my Stars Be now for ever blest that have brought To my revenge these Robbers take your arrowes And nayl these Monsters to the earth Alb. What mean ye Lady â—n what have we offended Ros O my daughter And you companions with me in all fortunes Look on these Caskets and these Jewels These were our own when first we put to Sea With good Sebastian and these the Pyrats That not alone depriv'd him of this treasure But also took his life Cro. Part of my present I will remember was mine own Hip. And these were mine Ju. Sure I have worn this Jewel Ros Wherefore do ye stay then And not perform my command Al. O Heaven What cruel fate pursues us Ti. I am well enough serv'd That must be off'ring Joyntures Jewels And precious stones more than I brought with me Ros Why shoot ye not Cla. Hear me dear Mother Aâ—â— when the greatest cruelty is Justice Do not shew mercy death to these starv'd wretches Is a reward not punishment let 'em live To undergoe the full weight of your displeasure And that they may have sence to feel the torments They have deserv'd allow 'em some small pittance To linger out their tortures Ros 'T is well counsell'd All. And wee 'll follow it Alb Hear us speak Ros Peace dogs Bind 'em fast when fury hath given way to reason I will determine of their sufferings Which shall be horrid Vengeance though slow pac'd At length o'rtakes the guilty and the wrath Of the incensed powers will fall most sure On wicked men when they are most secure Exeunt Actus Quartus Scaena Prima Enter Raymond Sebastian Nicusa Saylors 1. Sayl. HEre 's nothing Sir but poverty and hunger No promise of inhabitance neither track of Beast Nor foot of Man we have searcht All this Rocky desart yet cannot discover any assurance Here is or hath been such men 2. Sayl. Not a relique of any thing they wore Nor mark left by 'em either to find relief Or to warn others from the like misfortune Believe it these fellows are both false And to get a little succor in their misery Have fram'd this cunning Tale. Ray. The Ship I know is French and own'd by Pirats If not by Albert my arch enemy You told me too there was a woman with ' em A young and handsome Woman Sebast There was so Sir Raym. And such and such young gallants Nic. We told you true Sir That they had no means to quit this Island Raym. And that amidst their mutiny to save your lives You got their Ship Sebast All is most certain Sir Raym. Where are they then Where are these Men Or Woman we are landed where your faiths Did assure us we could not miss their fights For this news we took ye to our mercy Reliev'd ye when the furious Sea and Famine Strove which should first devour ye Cloath'd and cherisht ye us'd ye as those ye say ye are Fair Gentlemen now keep your words And shew us this company your own free pitties spoke oâ— These men ye left in misery the Woman Men of those noble breedings you pretend to Should scorn to lie or get their food with falshood Come direct us Sebast Alass Sir they are gone But by what means or providence we know not 2. Sayl. Was not the Captain A fellow of a fiery yet brave nature A middle stature and of brown complexion Nic. He was Sir Raym. 'T was Albert And my poor wretched sister 1. Sayl. 'T was he certain I ha been at Sea with him many times at Sea Raym. Come shew us these Men Shew us presently and do not dally with us Seb. We left 'em here What should we say Sir Here in this place 2. Sayl. The earth cannot swallow 'em They have no wings they cannot fly sure Raym. You told us too Of heaps of treasure and of sums conceal'd That set their heart a fire we see no such thing No such sign What can ye say to purge ye What have ye done with these men Nic. We
take your hand Can inforce this from you this is a token Sir That we may prove friends hereafter Fare you well Phys Why did you ceise his Sword Sir Cesar To perform what my Father bade me I have for the present ta'en away his Use of fighting Phys Better so Than take that which your Father meant Exeunt Manet Mentivole Menti. Was ever the like usage O that Ring Dearer than life Whither is honor fled Cesario Thou art unmanly in each part To seize my sword first and then split my heart Exit Enter Host and Clown Host Thy Master that lodges here in my Osteria Is a rare man of art they say he 's a Witch Clow. A Witch Nay he 's one step of the Ladder to preferment higher he is a Conjurer Host Is that his higher title Clow. Yes I assure you for a Conjurer is the Devils Master and commands him whereas a Witch is the Devils Prentice and obeys him Host bound Prentice to the Devil Clow. bound and inroll'd I assure you he cannot start and therefore I would never wish any Gentleman to turn Witch Host Why Man Clow. Oh he loses his Gentility by it the Devil in this case cannot help him he must go to the Herald for new Armes believe it Hâ—st As I am true Inkeeper yet a Gentleman born I 'll ne'er turn Witch for that trick And thou hast been a great Traveller Clow. No indeed not I Sir Host Come you are modest Clow. No I am not modest for I told you a lye that you might the better understand I have been a Traveller Host So Sir they say your Master is a great Physitian too Clow. He was no fool told you that I assure you Host And you have been in England but they say Ladies in England take a great deal of Physick Clow. Both wayes on my reputation Host So 't is to be understood But they say Ladies there take Physick for fashion Clow. Yes Sir and many times dye to keep fashion Host How dye to keep fashion Clow. Yes I have known a Lady sick of the small Pocks onely to keep her face from Pitholes take cold strike them in again kick up the heels and vanish Host There was kicking up the heels with a witness Clow. No Sir I confess a good face has many times been the motive to the kicking up of the heels with a witnss but this was not Enter Hostess and Bianca Host Here comes my wife and daughter Clow. You have a prety commodity of this night-worm Host Why Man Clow. She is a pretty lure to draw custom to your ordinary Host Do'st think I keep her to that purpose Clow. When a Dove-house is empty there is cuminseed used to purloine from the rest of the neighbors In England you have several Adamants to draw in spurs and rapiers one keeps silk-worms in a Gallery A Milliner has choice of Monkies and Paraketoes another shewes bawdy East-Indian Pictures worse than ever were Aretines a Goldsmith keeps his Wife wedged into his shop like a Mermaid nothing of her to be seen that 's Woman but her upper part Host Nothing but her upper part Clow. Nothing but her upper bodies and he lives at the more hearts ease Host What 's the reason Clow. Because her nether part can give no temptation by your leave Sir I 'll tend my Master and instantly be with you for a cup of Cherally this hot weather Host A nimble pated Rascal come hither Daughter When was Cesario here Bian. Sir not this fortnight Host I do not like his visits commonly He comes by Owl-light both the time and manner Is suspitious I do not like it Bian. Sir the Gentleman Is every way so noble that you need not Question his intent of coming though you did Pray Sir preserve that good opinion of me That though the custome of the place I was born in Makes me familiar to every guest I shall in all things keep my self a stranger To the vices they bring with them Hostis Right my daughter She has the right strain of her Mother Host Of her Mother And I would speak I know from whence she took it When I was as young I was as honest Hostess Leave your prating And study to be drunk and abuse your guests over and over Enter Forobosco and Clown Host Peace Wife My honorable guest Foro. My indear'd Landlord And the rest o' th' complements o' th' house Host Breakfast is ready Sir It waites only the tide of your stomach Clow. And mine gapes for 't like a stale Oyster Ere you go to bed fail not of that I pray Exeunt all but Forobosco and Clown Foro. We will instantly be with you Now we are all fellows Nine a Clock and no Clyents come Yet sure thou do'st not set up bills enough Clow. I have set up bills in abundance Foro. What Bills Clow. Marry for curing of all diseases Recovery of stoln goods And a thousand such impossibilities Foro. The place is unlucky Clow. No certain 't is scarcity of mony do not you hear the Lawyers complain of it Men have as much Malice as ever they had to wrangle but they have no Mony Whither should this Mony be travell'd Foro. To the Devil I think Clow. 'T is with his Cofferer I am certain that 's the Usurer Foro. Our cheating does not prosper so well as it was wont to do Clow. No sure why in England we coo'd cozen 'em as familiarly as if we had travell'd with a Brief or a Lottery Foro. I' th' Low-countries we did pretty well Clow. So so as long as we kept the Mop-headed butter-boxes sober marry when they were drunk then they grew buzards You should have them reel their heads together and deliberate your Dutchman indeed when he is foxt is like a Fox for when he 's sunk in drink quite earth to a Mans thinking 't is full Exchange time with him then he 's subtlest but your Switzer 't was nothing to cheat him Foro. Nothing Clow. No nor conscience to be made of it for since nature afore-hand cozen'd him of his wit 't was the less sin for us to cozen him of his Mony Foro. But these Italians are more nimble-pated we must have some new trick for them I protest but that our Hostess's daughter is a sweet Lass and draws great resort to 'th house we were as good draw teeth a horseback Clow. I told 'em in the Market-place you could conjure and no body would believe me but ere long I will make 'em believe you can conjure with such a figuary Foro. What language shall 's conjure in high Dutch I think that 's full i' th' mouth Clow. No no Spanish that roars best and will appear more dreadful Foro. Prethee tell me thy conceit thou hast to gull them Clow. No no I will not stael it but my dear Jews-trump for thou art but my instrument I am the plotter and when we have cozen'd 'em most titely thou shalt steal away the Inn-keepers daughter
before you out alas you scorn me And teach me what to doe Leu. No you are my Mother Bacha Far unworthy of that name God knows But trust me here before these Lords I am no more but Nurse unto the Duke Nor will I breed a faction in the State It is too much for me that I am rais'd Unto his bed and will remain the servant Of you that did it Leu. Madam I will serve you As shall become me O dissembling woman Whom I must reverence though Take from thy Quiver â—ure-aim'd Apollo one of thy swift darts Headed with thy consuming golden beams And let it melt this body into mist That none may find it Bac. Shall I beg my Lords This Room in private for the Prince and me Exeunt all but Leu. and Bach. Leu. What will she say now Bach. I must still enjoy him Yet there is still left in me a spark of woman That wishes he should move it buâ— he stands As if he grew there with his eyes on earth Sir you and I when we were last together Kept not this distance as we were afraid Of blasting by our selves Leu. Madam 't is true Heaven pardon it Bach. Amen Sir You may think that I have done you wrong in this strange marriage Leu. 'T is past now Bach. But it was no fault of mine The world had call'd me mad had I refus'd The King nor layd I any train to catch him It was your own Oaths did it Leu. 'T is a truth that takes my sleep away but Would to Heaven if it had so been pleas'd you had Refus'd him though I had gratifi'd that courtesie With having you my self But since 't is thus I doe beseech you that you will be honest From henceforth and not abuse his credulous Age Which you may easily doe As for my self What I can say you know alas too well Is ty'd within me here it will sit like lead But shall offend no other it will pluck me Back from my ent'rance into any mirth As if a servant came and whisper'd with me Of some friends death but I will bear my self To you with all the due obedience A son owes to a Mother more than this Is not in me but I must leave the rest to the Just gods who in their blessed time When they have given me punishment enough For my rash Sin will mercifully find As unexpected means to ease my grief As they did now to bring it Bac. Grown so godly this must not be And I will be to you no other than a natural Mother ought And for my honesty so you will swear Never to urge me I shall keep it safe from any other Leu. Bless me I should urge you Bacha Nay but swear then that I may be at peace For I doe feel a weakness in my self That can denie you nothing if you tempt me I shall embrace Sin as it were a friend and run to meet it Leu. If you knew how far It were from me you would not urge an Oath But for your satisfaction when I tempt you Bac. Swear not I cannot move him this sad talk Of things past help does not become us well Shall I send one for my Musicians and we 'll dance Leu. Dance Madam Bac. Yes Alaualta Leu. I cannot dance Madam Bac. Then le ts be merry Leu. I am as my Fortunes bid me Do not you see me sowr Bac. Yes And why think you I smile Leu. I am so far from any joy my self I cannot fancie a cause of mirth Bac. I 'll tell you we are alone Leu. Alone Bac. Yes Leu. 'T is true what then Bac. What then you make my smiling now Break into laughter what think you is to be done then Leu. We shou'd pray to Heaven for mercy Bacha Pray that were a way indeed To pass the time but I will make you blush To see a bashfull woman teach a man What we should doe alone try again If you can find it out Leu. I dare not think I understand you Bac. I must teach you then Come kiss me Leu. Kiss you Bac. Yes be not asham'd You did it not your self I will forgive you Leue. Keep you displeas'd gods the due respect I ought to bear unto this wicked woman As she is now my Mother Haste within me Lest I add sins to sins till no repentance will cure me Bac. Leave these melancholly moods That I may swear thee welcome on thy Lipps A thousand times Leue. Pray leave this wicked talk You doe not know to what my Fathers wrong May urge me Bac. I 'm careless and doe weigh The world my life and all my after hopes Nothing without thy Love mistake me not Thy Love as I have had it free and open As wedlock is within it self what say you Leu. Nothing Bac. Pitty me behold a Duchess Kneels for thy mercie and I swear to you Though I should lye with you it is no Lust For it desires no change I could with you Content my self what answer will you give Leue. They that can answer must be less amaz'd Than I am now you see my tears deliver My meaning to you Bac. Shall I be contem'd thou art a beast worse than a savage beast To let a Lady kneel to beg that thing Which a right man would offer Leu. 'T is your will Heaven but let me hear me like My self how ever she does Bac. Were you made an Eunuch since you went hence Yet they have more desire than I can find in you How sond was I to beg thy love I 'll force thee to my will Dost thou not know that I can make the King Dote as my list yield quickly or by Heaven I 'll have thee kept in prison for my purpose Where I will make thee serve my turn and have thee fed With such meats as best shall sit my ends And not thy health why dost not speak to me And when thou dost displease me and art grown Less able to perform then I will have thee Kill'd and forgotten Are you striken dumb Leu. All you have nam'd but making of me sin With you you may command but never that Say what you will I 'll hear you as becomes me If you speak I will not follow your counsell Neither will I tell the world to your disgrace But give you the just honor That is due from me to my Father's wife Bac. Lord how full of wise formality you 'r grown Of late but you were telling me You could have wisht that I had marry'd you If you will swear so yet I 'll make away the King Leue. You are a strumpet Bacha Nay I care not For all your Railings They will Batter walls And take in Towns as soon as trouble me Tell him I care not I shall undoe you only which is no matter Leu. I appeal to you still and for ever that are And cannot be other Madam I see 't is in your power To work your will on him And I desire you To lay what trains
River runs his head Into forgotten ways again I ransome And his fair course turn right this day Thierry The Son of France whose manly powers like prisoners Have been tied up and fetter'd by one death Give life to thousand ages this day beauty The envy of the world Pleasure the glory Content above the world desire beyond it Are made mine own and useful Mart. Happy Woman That dies to do these things Thier. But ten times happier That lives to do the greater oh Martel The gods have heard me now and those that scorn'd me Mothers of many children and blest fathers That see their issues like the Stars un-number'd Their comfort more than them shall in my praises Now teach their Infants songs and tell their ages From such a Son of mine or such a Queen That chaste Ordella brings me blessed marriage The chain that links two Holy Loves together And in the marriage more than blest Ordella That comes so near the Sacrament it self The Priests doubt whether purer Mart. Sir y' are lost Thier. I prethee let me be so Mart. The day â—ears And those that have been offering early prayers Are now retiring homeward Thier. Stand and mark then Mart. Is it the first must suffer Thier. The first Woman Mart. What hand shall do it Sir Thier. This hand Martell For who less dare presume to give the gods An incense of this offering Mart. Would I were she For such away to die and such a blessing Can never crown my parting Enter two men passing over Thier. What are those Mart. Men men Sir men Thier. The plagues of men light on 'em They cross my hopes like Hares who 's that Enter a Priest Mart. A Priest Sir Thier. Would he were gelt Mart. May not these rascals serve Sir Well hang'd and quarter'd Thier. Nov Mart. Here comes a woman Enter Ordella veil'd Thier. Stand and behold her then Mart. I think a fair one Thier. Move not whilst I prepare her may her peace Like his whose innocence the gods are pleas'd with And offering at their Altars gives his soul Far purer than those fires pull heaven upon her You holy powers no humane spot dwell in her No love of any thing but you and goodness Tie her to earth fear be a stranger to her And all weak blouds affections but thy hope Let her bequeath to Women hear me heaven Give her a spirit masculine and noble Fit for your selves to ask and me to offer Oh let her meet my blow doat on her death And as a wanton Vine bows to the pruner That by his cutting off more may increase So let her fall to raise me fruit hail woman The happiest and the best if the dull Will Do not abuse thy fortune France e'er found yet Ordel. Sh 'is more than dull Sir less and worse than Woman That may inherit such an infinite As you propound a greatness so near goodness And brings a Will to rob her Thier. Tell me this then Was there e'er woman yet or may be found That for fair Fame unspotted memory For virtues sake and only for it self sake Has or dare make a story Ordel. Many dead Sir Living I thing as many Thier. Say the kingdom May from a womans Will receive a blessing The King and kingdom not a private safety A general blessing Lady Ordel. A general curse Light on her heart denies it Thier. Full of honor And such examples as the former ages Were but dim shadows of and empty figures Ordel. You strangely stir me Sir and were my weakness In any other flesh but modest womans You should not ask more questions may I do it Thier. You may and which is more you must Ordel. I joy in 't Above a moderate gladness Sir you promise It shall be honest Thier. As ever time discover'd Ordel. Let it be what it may then what it dare I have a mind will hazard it Thier. But hark ye What may that woman merit makes this blessing Ordel. Only her duty Sir Thier. 'T is terrible Ordel. 'T is so much the more noble Thier. 'T is full of fearful shadows Ordel. So is sleep Sir Or any thing that 's meerly ours and mortal We were begotten gods else but those fears Feeling but once the fires of nobler thoughts Flie like the shapes of clouds we form to nothing Thier. Suppose it death Ordel. I do Thier. And endless parting With all we can call ours with all our sweetness With youth strength pleasure people time nay reason For in the silent grave no conversation No joyful tread of friends no voice of Lovers No careful Fathers counsel nothing's hâ—â—d Nor nothing is but all oblivion Dust and an endless darkness and dare you woman Desire this place Ordeel 'T is of all sleeps the sweetest Children begin it to us strong men seek it And Kings from heighth of all their painted glories Fall like spent exhalations to this centre And those are fools that fear it or imagine A few unhandsome pleasures or lifes profits Can recompence this place and mad that staies it Till age blow out their lights or rotten humors Bring them dispers'd to th' earth Thier. Then you can suffer Ordel. As willingly as say it Thier. Martell a wonder Here 's a woman that dares die yet tell me Are you a Wife Ordel. I am Sir Thier. And have children She sighs and weeps Ordel. Oh none Sir Thier. Dare you venture For a poor barren praise you ne'er shall hear To part with these sweet hopes Ordel. With all but Heaven And yet die full of children he that reads me When I am ashes is my Son in wishes And those chaste dames that keep my memory Singing my yearly requiems are my Daughters Thier. Then there is nothing wanting but my knowledg And what I must doe Lady Ordel. You are the King Sir And what you do I 'll suffer and that blessing That you desire the gods showr on the Kingdom Thier. Thus much before I strike then for I must kill you The gods have will'd it so they 're made the blessing Must make France young again and me a man Keep up your strength still nobly Ordel. Fear me not Thier. And meet death like a measure Ordel. I am stedfast Thier. Thou shalt be sainted woman and thy Tomb Cut out in Chrystal pure and good as thou art And on it shall be graven every age Succeeding Peers of France that rise by thy fall Tell thou liest there like old and fruitful nature Darest thou behold thy happiness Ordel. I dare Sir Thier. Ha Puls off her veil le ts fall his sword Mar. Oh Sir you must not doe it Thier. No I dare not There is an Angel keeps that Paradice A fiery Angel friend oh virtue virtue Ever and endless virtue Ordel. Strike Sir strike And if in my poor death fair France may merit Give me a thousand blows be killing me A thousand days Thier. First let the earth be barren And man no more remembred rise Ordella The nearest to
for me To crop the flower of thy Virginity Exit Lazarello Count. This day I am for fools I am all theirs Though like to our young wanton cocker'd heirs Who do affect those men above the rest In whose base company they still are best I do not with much labour strive to be The wisest ever in the company But for a fool our wisdom oft amends As enemies do teach us more than friends Exit Count. Actus Secundus Scaena Prima Enter Gondarino and his servants Serv. MY Lord Gond. Ha! Serv. Here 's one hath brought you a present Gond. From whom from a woman if it be from a woman bid him carrie it back and tell her she 's a whore what is it Serv. A Fish head my Lord. Gond. What Fish head Serv. I did not aske that my Lord. Gond. Whence comes it Ser. From the Court. Gond. O 't is a Cods-head Serv. No my Lord 't is some strange head it comes from the Duke Gond. Let it be carried to my Mercer I doe owe him money for silks stop his mouth with that Exit Serv. Was there ever any man that hated his wife after death but I and for her sake all women women that were created only for the preservation of little dogs Enter Servant Serv. My Lord the Count's sister being overtaken in the streets with a great hail-storm is light at your gate and desires Rome till the storm be overpast Gond. Is she a woman Serv. I my Lord I think so Gond. I have none for her then bid her get her gone tell her she is not welcome Serv. My Lord she is now comming up Gond. She shall not come up tell her any thing tell her I have but one great room in my house and I am now in it at the close stool Serv. She 's here my Lord. Gond. O impudence of women I can keep dogs out of my house or I can defend my house against theeves but I cannot keep out women Enter Oriana a waiting woman and a Page Now Madam what hath your Ladyship to say to me Oria. My Lord I was bold to crave the help of your house against the storm Gond Your Ladyships boldness in coming will be impudence in staying for you are most unwelcome Oriana Oh my Lord Gond. Doe you laugh by the hate I bear to you 't is true Orian. Y' are merry my Lord. Gond. Let me laugh to death if I be or can be whilst thou art here or livest or any of thy sex Oriana I commend your Lordship Gond Doe you commend me why doe you commend â—e I give you no such cause thou art a silthy impudent whore a woman a very woman Oria. Ha ha ha Gond. Begot when thy father was drunk Orian. Your Lordship hath a good wit Gond. How what have I a good wit Orian. Come my Lord I have heard before of your Lordâ—hip merry vain in jesting against our Sex which I being â—esirous to hear made me rather choose your Lordships â—ouse than any other but I know I am welcome Gond. Let me not live if you be me thinks it doth not â—ecome you to come to my house being a stranger to you I have no woman in my house to entertain you nor to shew you your chamber why should you come to me I have no Galleries nor banqueting houses nor bawdy pictures to shew your Ladyship Orian. Believe me this your Lordships plainess makes me think my self more welcome than if you had sworn by all the pretty Court oaths that are I had been welcomer than your soul to your body Gond. Now she 's in talking treason will get her out I durst sooner undertake to talk an Intelligencer out of the room and speak more than he durst hear than talk a woman out of my company Enter a Servant Serv. My Lord the Duke being in the streets and the storm continuing is entred your gate and now coming up Gond. The Duke now I know your Errand Madam you have plots and private meetings in hand why doe you choose my house are you asham'd to goe to 't in the old coupling place though it be less suspicious here for no Christian will suspect a woman to be in my house yet you may do it cleanlyer there for there is a care had of those businesses and wheresoever you remove your great maintainer and you shall have your lodgings directly opposite it is but putting on your night-gown and your shippers Madam you understand me Orian. Before I would not understand him but now he speaks riddles to me indeed Enter the Duke Arrigo and Lucio Duke 'T was a strange hail-storm Lucio 'T was exceeding strange Gond. Good morrow to your grace Duke Good morrow Gonderino Gond. Justice great Prince Duke Why should you beg for justice I never did you wrong What 's the offendor Gond. A woman Duke I know your ancient quarrell against that Sex but what hainous crime hath she committed Gond. She hath gone abroad Duke What it cannot be Gond. She hath done it Duke How I never heard of any woman that did so before Gond. If she have not laid by that modesty That should attend a Virgin and quite void Of shame hath left the house where she was born As they should never doe let me endure The pains that she should suffer Duke Hath she so Which is the woman Gond. This this Duke How Arrigo Lucio Gond. I then it is a plot no Prince alive Shall force me make my house a Brothell house Not for the sins but for the womans sake I will not have her in my doors so long Will they make my house as bawdy as their own are Duke Is it not Oriana Lucio ' Tis. Duke Sister to Count Valero Arri. The very same Duke She that I love Lucio She that you love Duke I do suspect Lucio So doe I. Duke This fellow to be but a counterfeit One that doth seem to loath all woman-kind To hate himself because he hath some part Of woman in him seems not to endure To see or to be seen of any woman Only because he knows it is their nature To wish to tast that which is most forbidden And with this shew he may the better compass And with far less suspition his base ends Lucio Upon my life 't is so Duke And I doe know Before his slain wife gave him that offence He was the greatest servant to that Sex That ever was what doth this Lady here With him alone why should he rail at her to me Lucio Because your grace might not suspect Duke 'T was so I doe love her strangely I would fain know the truth counsell me They three whisper Enter Count Lazarello and his boy Count. It falls out better than we could expect Sir that we should find the Duke and my Lord Gondarino together both which you desire to be acquainted with Laz. 'T was very happy Boy goe down into the kitchen and see if you can spy that same I am now in
hold it to be Laz. About the time that mortals whet their knives On thresholds on their shooe sols and on stairs New bread is grating and the testy Cook Hath much to doe now now the Tables all Duk. 'T is almost dinner time Laz. Your grace doth apprehend me very rightly Count. Your grace shall find him in your further conference Grave wise courtly and scholar like understandingly read In the necessities of the life of man He knows that man is mortal by his birth He knows that man must dye and therefore live He knows that must live and therefore eat And if it shall please your grace to accompany your self with him I doubt not but that he will at the least make good my commendations Duk. Attend us Lazarello we doe want Men of such Action as we have received you Reported from your honorable friend Laza. Good my Lord stand betwixt me and my overthrow you know I 'm ti'd here and may not depart my gracious Lord so waightie are the businesses of mine own which at this time do call upon me that I will rather chuse to die than to neglect them Count. Nay you shall perceive besides the virtues that I have alreadie inform'd you of he hath a stomach which will stoop to no Prince alive Duk. Sir at your best leisure I shall thirst to see you Laza. And I shall hunger for it Duk. Till then farewell all Gon. Count. Long life attend your Grace Duk. I doe not tast this sport Arrigo Lucio Arrigo. Luci. We doe attend Exeunt Duke Arrigo Lucio Gond. His grace is gone and hath left his Hellen with me I 'm no pander for him neither can I be won with the hope of gain or the itching desire of tasting my Lords lecherie to him to keep her at my house or bring her in disguise to his bed Chamber The twyns of Adders and of Scorpions About my naked brest will seem to me More tickling than those claspes which men adore The lustfull dull ill spirited embraces Of women The much praysed Amazones Knowing their own infirmities so well Made of themselves a people and what men They take amongst them they condemne to die Perceiving that their folly made them fit To live no longer that would willingly Come in the worthless presence of a woman I will attend and see what my young Lord will doe with his sister Enter Lazarilloes Boy Boy My Lord The fish head is gone again Count. Wither Boy I know whither my Lord. Count. Keep it from Lazarillo Sister shall I confer with you in private to know the cause of the Dukes coming hither I know he makes you acquainted with his business of State Oria. I 'll satisfie you brother for I see you are jealous of me Gond. Now there shall be some course taken for her conveiance Laza. Lazarillo thou art happy thy carriage hath begot love and that love hath brought forth fruits thou art here in the company of a man honorable that will help thee to tast of the bounties of the Sea and when thou hast so done thou shalt retire thy self unto the court and there tast of the delicates of the earth and be great in the eyes of thy Sovereign now no more shalt thou need to scramble for thy meat nor remove thy stomach with the Court But thy credit shall command thy hearts desire and all novelties shall be sent as pâ—esents unto thee Count. Good Sister when you see your own time wil you return home Oria. Yes brother and not before Laza. I will grow popuâ—ar in this State and overthrow the fortunes of a number that live by extortion Count. Lazâ—rello bestirr thy self nimbly and sodainly and hear me with patience to â—ear Laza. Let me not fall from my self Speak I 'm bound Count. So art thou to revenge when thou shalt hear the fish head is gone and we know not whither Laza. I will not curse nor swear nor rage nor rail Nor with contemptuous tongue accuse my Fate Though I might justly doe it nor will I Wish my self uncreated for this evil Shall I entreat your Lordship to be seen A little longer in the company Of a man cross'd by Fortune Count. I hate to leave my friend in his extremities Laza. 'T is noble in you then I take your hand And doe protest I doe not follow this For any malice or for private ends But with a love as gentle and as chast As that a brother to his sister bears And if I see this fish head yet unknown The last words that my dying father spake Before his eye strings brake shall not of me So often be remembred as our meeting Fortune attend me as my ends are just Full of pure love and free from servile lust Count. Farwell my Lord I was entreated to invite your Lordship to a Lady's upsiting Gond. O my ears why Madam will not you follow your brother you are waited for by great men hee l bring you to him Oria. I 'm very well my Lord you doe mistake me if you think I affect greater company than your self Gond. What madness possesseth thee that thou canst imagine me a sit man to entertain Lady's I tell thee I doe use to tear their hair to kick them and twindge their noses if they be not carefull in avoiding me Oria. Your Lordship may discant upon your own behavior as please you but I protest so sweet and courtly it appeares in my eye that I mean not to leave you yet Crnd. I shall grow rough Oria. A rough carriage is best in a man I 'll dine with you my Lord. Gond. Why I will starve thee thou shalt have nothing Oria. I have heard of your Lordships nothing I 'll put that to the venture Gond. Well thou shalt have meat I 'll send it to thee Oria. I 'll keep no state my Lord neither doe I mourn I 'll dine with you Gond. Is such a think as this allowed to live What power hath let the loose upon the earth To plague us for our Sins Out of my doors Oria. I would your Lordship did but see how well This fury doth become you it doth shew So neer the life as it were natural Gond. O thou damn'd woman I will flie the vengeance That hangs above thee follow if thou dar'st Exit Gondarino Oria. I must not leave this fellow I will torment him to madness To teach his passions against kind to move The more he hates the more I 'll seem to love Exeunt Oriana and Maid Enter Pandar and Mercer a citizen Pand. Sir what may be done by art shall be done I wear nor this black cloak for nothing Mer. Perform this help me to this great heir by learning and you shall want no black cloaks taffaties silkgrograns sattins and velvets are mine they shall be yours perform what you have promis'd and you shall make me a lover of Sciences I will study the learned languages and keep my shop-book in Latine Pand. Trouble me not
now I will not fail you within this hour at your shop Mer. Let Art have her course Exit Mercer Enter Curtezan Pand. 'T is well spoken Madona Mad. Hast thou brought me any customers Pan. No. Ma. What the devil do'st thou in black Pa. As all solemn professors of setled courses doe cover my knavery with it will you marry a citizen Reasonably rich and unreasonably foolish silks in his shop mony in his purse and no wit in his head Ma. Out upon him I could have otherwise than so there was a Knight swore he would have had me if I would have lent him but forty shillings to have redeem'd his cloak to goe to Church in Pan. Then your wastcote wayter shall have him call her in Ma. Francessina Fr. Anon Ma. Get you to the Church and shrive your self For you shall be richly marryed anon Pan. And get you after her I will work upon my citizen whilst he is warm I must not suffer him to consult with his neighbours the openest fools are hardly cousened if they once grow jealous Exeunt Actus Tertius Scaena Prima Enter Gondarino flying the Lady Gond. SAve me ye better powers let me not fall Between the lose embracements of a woman Heaven if my Sins be ripe grown to a head And must attend your vengeance I beg not to divert my fate Or to reprive a while thy punishment Only I crave and hear me equall heavens Let not your furious rod that must afflict me Be that imperfect peece of nature That art makes up woman unsatiate woman Had we not knowing fouls at first infus'd To teach a difference 'twixt extremes and goods Were we not made our selves free unconfin'd Commanders of our own affections And can it be that this most perfect creature This image of his maker well squar'd man Should leave the handfast that he had of grace To fall into a womans easie armes Enter Oriana Orian. Now Venus be my speed inspire me with all the severall subtil temptations that thou hast already given or hast in store heareafter to bestow upon our Sex grant that I may apply that Physick that is most apt to work upon him whether he will soonest be mov'd with wantonness singing dancing or being passionate with scorn or with sad and serious looks cunningly mingled with fighs with smiling lisping kissing the hand and making short curt'sies Or with whatsoever other nimble power he may be caught doe thou infuse into me and when I have him I will sacrifice him up to thee Gond. It comes again New apparitions And tempting spirits Stand and reveal thy self Tell why thou followest me I fear thee As I fear the place thou cam'st from Hell Orian. My Lord I 'm a woman and such a one Gond. That I hate truely thou hadst better bin a devill Orian. Why my unpatient Lord Gond. Devils were once good there they excell'd you woman Orian. Can ye be so uneasie can ye freeze and Such a summers heat so ready To dissolve nay gentle Lord turn not away in scorn Nor hold me less fair than I am look on these cheeks They have yet enough of nature true complexion If to be red and white a forehead high An easie melting lip a speaking eye And such a tongue whose language takes the ear Of strict religion and men most austere If these may hope to please look here Gond. This woman with entreaty wo'd show all Lady there lies your way I pray ye farewell Orian. Y' are yet too harsh too dissonant There 's no true musick in your words my Lord. Gond. What shall I give thee to be gone Here 's ta and tha wants lodging take my house 't is big enough 't is thine own 't will hold five leacherous Lords and their lackies without discovery there 's stoves and bathing tubs Orian. Dear Lord y' are too wild Gond. Shalt have a Doctor too thou shat 'bout six and twentie 't is a pleasing age Or I can help thee to a handsome Vsher or if thou lack'st a page I 'll give thee one preethee keep house and leave me Oria. I doe confess I 'm too easie too much woman Not coy enough to take affection Yet I can frown and nip a passion Even in the bud I can say Men please their present heats Then please to leave us I can hold off and by my Chymick power Draw Sonnets from the melting lovers brain Ayme's and Elegies yet to you my Lord My Love my better self I put these off Doing that office not befits our sex Entreat a man to love Are ye not yet relenting ha' ye blood and Spirit In those veins ye are no image though ye be as hard As marble sure ye have no liver if ye had 'T would send a lively and desiring heat To every member Is not this miserable A thing so truely form'd shapt out by Symetry Has all the organs that belong to man And working too yet to shew all these Like dead motions moving upon wyers Then good my Lord leave off what you have been And freely be what you were first intended for a man Gond. Thou art a precious peece of slie damnation I will be deaf I will lock up my ears Tempt me not I will not love If I doe Oria. Then I 'll hate you Gond. Let me be 'nointed with hony and turn'd into the Sun To be stung to death with horse-flies Hear'st thou thou breeder here I 'll sit And in despight of thee I will say nothing Oria. Let me with your fair patience sit beside you Gond. Madam Lady tempter tongue woman ayr Look to me I shall kick I say again Look to me I shall kick Oria. I cannot think your better knowledg can use a woman so uncivilly Gond. I cannot think I shall become a coxcombe To ha' my hair curl'd by an idle finger My cheeks turn Tabers and be plaid upon Mine eyes lookt babies in and my nose blowd to my hand I say again I shall kick sure I shall Oria. 'T is but your outside that you shew I know your mind Never was guilty of so great a weakness Or could the tougues of all men joyn'd together Possess me with a thought of your dislike My weakness were above a womans to fall off From my affection for one crack of thunder O wo'd you could love my Lord. Gond. I wo'd thou wouldst sit still and say nothing what mad-man let thee lose to do more mischief than a dousen whirlwinds keep thy hands in thy muff and warm the idle worms in thy fingers ends will ye be doing still will no entreating serve ye no lawfull warning I must remove and leave your Ladyship Nay never hope to stay me for I will run from that Smooth Smiling Witching Cousening Tempting Damning face of thine as far as I can find any land where I will put my self into a daily course of Curses for thee and all thy Familie Oria Nay good my Lord sit still I 'll promise peace And fold mine Armes
Exit Orleans Enter Amiens drawn Montague Veramor meeting Mont. What means your Lordship Ver. For the love of Heaven Am. Thou hast advantage of me cast away this buckler Mont. So he is Sir for he lives With one that is undone avoyd us boy Ver I 'll first avoid my safety Your Rapier shall be button'd with my head before it touch my Master Am. Montague Mont. Sir Am. You know my sister Mont. Yes Sir Am. For a whore Mont. You lye and shall lie lower if you dare abuse her honor Enter Lady La. I am honest Am. Honest La. Upon my faith I am Am. What did then parsuade thee to condemn thy self La. Your safety Am. I had rather be expos'd To danger than dishonor th' ast betray'd The reputation of my familie More basely by the falseness of that word Than if thou hadst delivered me asleep Into the hands of base enemies Relief will never make thee sensible Of thy disgraces let thy wants compell thee to it Exit La. O I am a miserable woman Mont. Why Madam are you utterly without means to relieve you La. I have nothing Sir unless by changing of these cloaths for worse and then at last the worst for nakedness Mont. Stand off boy nakedness would be a change To please us Madam to delight us both La. What nakedness Sir Mont. Why the nakedness of body Madam we were Lovers once La. Never dishonest Lovers Mont. Honestie has no allowance now to give our selves La. Nor you allowance against honestie Mont. I 'll send my Boy hence opportunitie Shall be our servant come and meet me first With kisses like a stranger at the door And then invite me nearer to receive A more familiar inward wellcome where Instead of tapers made of Virgins wax Th' increasing flames of our desires shall light Us to a banquet and before the taste Be dull with satisfaction I 'll prepare A nourishment compos'd of every thing That bears a naturall friendship to the blood And that shall set another edge upon 't Or else between the courses of the feast We 'll dallie out an exercise of time That ever as one appetite expires another may succeed it La. O my Lord how has your nature lost her worthiness When our affections had their liberty Our kisses met as temperatelie as The hands of sisters or of brothers that Our bloods were then as moving then you were So noble that I durst have trusted your Embraces in an opportunity Silent enough to serve a ravisher And yet come from you undishonor'd how You think me altered that you promise your Attempt success I know not but were all The sweet temptations that deceive us set On this side and one that side all the waiters These neither should parsuade me nor these force Mont. Then misery may waste your body Lady Yes but lust shall never Mont. I have found you still as uncorupted as I left you first Continue so and I will serve you with As much devotion as my word my hand Or purse can show you and to justifie That promise here is half the wealth I have Take it you owe me nothing till you fall From virtue which the better to protect I have bethought me of a present means Give me the Letter this commends my Boy Into the service of a Lady whose Free goodness you have bin acquainted with Lamira Lady Sir I know her Mont. Then believe her entertainment will be noble to you My boy shall bring you thither and relate Your manner of misfortune if your own Report needs any witness so I kiss your hand good Lady Lady Sir I know not how to promise but I cannot be unthankfull Mont. All that you can implore in thankfulness Be yours to make you the more prosperous Farwell my boy I am not yet oppress'd Exit Lady Having the power to helpe one that 's distress'd Vere Exeunt Actus Secundi Scaena Prima Enter Longaville and Dubois Long. WHat shall we do now swords are out of use And words are out of credit Dub. We must serve Leng The means to get a service will first spend Our purses and except we can allow Our selves an entertainment service will Neglect us now 't is grown into a doubt Whether the Mr. or the servants gives the countenance Dub. Then fall in with Mistresses Long. They keep more servants now indeed than men But yet the age is grown so populous Of those attendants that the women are Grown full too Dub. What shall we propound our selves Long. I 'll think on 't Dub. Do Old occupations have too many setters up to prosper some uncommon trade would thrive now Long Wee 'll e'en make up some half a dozen proper men And should not we get more Than all your female sinners Dub. If the house be seated as it should be privately Long. I but that would make a multitude of witches Dub. Witches how prethee Long. Thus the bands would all turn witches to revenge Themselves upon us and the women that Come to us for disguises must wear beards And that 's they say a token of a witch Dub. What shall we then do Long. We must study on 't With more consideration stay Duboyes Are not the Lord of Orleans and the Lord Of Amiens enemies Dub. Yes what of that Long. Methinks the factions of two such great men Should give a promise of advancement now To us that want it Dub Let the plot be thine and in the enterprize I 'll second thee Long. I have it we will first set down our selves The Method of a quarrell and make choyce Of some frequented Tavern or such a place Of common notice to perform it in By way of undertaking to maintain The severall honors of those enemies Thou for the Lord of Orleans I for Amiens Dub. I like the project and I think 't will take The better since their difference first did rise From his occasion whom we followed once Long. We cannot hope less after the report Than entertainment or gratuity Yet those are ends I do not aim at most Great spirits that are needy and will thrive Must labour whiles such troubles are alive Exeunt Enter Laverdine and La-poope La-p. Slander is sharper than the sword I have fed this three dayes upon leaf Tobacco for want of other Victuals Lav. You have liv'd the honester Captain but be not so dejected but hold up thy head and meat will sooner fall i' thy mouth La-p. I care not so much for meat so I had but good liquor for which my guts croak like so many Frogs for rain Lav. It seems you are troubled with the wind-Collick Captain swallow a bullet 't is present remedy I 'll assure you La-p. A bullet I 'll tell you Sir my panch is nothing but a pile of bullets when I was in any service I stood between my Generall and the shot like a mud-wall I am all lead from the crown of the head to the soal of the foot not a sound bone about me Lau.
or City La-p. Indeed corruption is a Tree whose branches are of an unmeasurable length they spread every where and the dew that drops from thence hath infected some chairs and stools of authority Mal. Ah Captain lay not all the fault upon Officers you know you can shark tho you be out of action witness Montague Lav. Hang him he 's safe enough you had a hand in it too and have gained by him but I wonder you Citizens that keep so many books and take such strict accounts for every farthing due to you from others reserve not so much as a memorandum for the courtesies you receive Mal. Would you have a Citizen book those thankfulness is a thing we are not sworn to in our Indentures you may as well urge conscience Lav. Talk no more of such vanities Mountague is it recoverably sunk I would we had twenty more to send after him the Snake that would be a Dragon and have wings must eat and what implies that but this that in this Cannibal age he that would have the sute of wealth must not care whom he feeds on and as I have heard no flesh battens better then that of a profest friend and he that would mount to honor must not make dainty to use the head of his mother back of his Father or neck of his Brother for ladders to his preferment for but observe and you shall find for the most part cunning villany sit at a Feast as principal guest and innocent honesty wait as a contemn'd servant with a trencher La-p. The Ladies Enter Montague bare-headed Lamira Lady Orleance Charlotte and Voramour Mont. Do ye smell nothing Char. Not I Sir Mont. The carrion of knaves is very strong in my nostrils Lav. we came to admire and find Fame was a niggard Which we thought prodigal in our report Before we saw you Lam. â—ush Sir this Courtship 's old La-p. I 'll sight for thee sweet wench This is my tongue and woes for me Lam. Good man of War Hands off if you take me it must be by siege Not by an onset and for your valour I Think that I have derseved few enemies And therefore need it not Mal. Thou need'st nothing sweet Lady but an obsequious husband and where wilt thou find him if not in the City We are true Muscovites to our Wives and are never better pleased than when they use us as slaves bridle and Saddle us Have me thou shalt command all my wealth as thine own thou shalt sit like a Queen in my Ware-house And my Factors at the return with my ships shall pay thee tribute of all the rarities of the earth thou shalt wear gold feed on delicates the first Peascods Strawberries Grapes Cherries shall Lam. Be mine I apprehend what you would say Those dainties which the City pays so dear for The Countrey yields for nothing and as early And credit me your far-fet viands please not My appetite better than those that are near hand Then for your promis'd service and subjection To all my humors when I am your wife Which is as it seems is frequent in the City I cannot find what pleasure they receive In using their fond Husbands like their Maids But of this more hereafter I accept Your proffer kindly and yours my house stands open To entertain you take your pleasure in it And ease after your journey La. Orl. Do you note the boldness of the fellows Lam. Alas Madam a Virgin must in this be like a Lawyer And as he takes all Fees she must hear all suitors the One for gain the other for her mirth stay with the Gentlemen we 'll to the Orchards Exeunt Lamira Lady Orleance Vera. and Charl. La-p. What art thou Mont. An honest man though poor And look they like to monsters are they so rare Lav. Rose from the dead Mal. Do you hear Monsieur Serviture didst thou never hear of one Montague a prodigal gull that lives about Paris Mont. So Sir Lav. One that after the loss of his main estate in a Law-sute bought an Office in the Court. La-p. And should have Letters of Mart to have the Spanish treasure as it came from the Indies were not thou and he twins put off thy Hat let me see thy Fore-head Mont. Though you take priviledge to use your tongue I pray you hold your fingers 'T was your base cozenages made me as I am And were you somewhere else I would take off This proud film from your eyes that will not let you Know I am Montague Enter Lamira behind the Arras Lam. I will observe this better Lav. And art thou he I will do thee grace give me thy hand I am glad thou hast taken so good a course serve God and please thy Mistriss if I prove to be thy Master as I am very likely I will do for thee Mal. Faith the fellow 's well made for a Serving-man and will no doubt carry a chine of Beef with a good grace La-p. Prethee be careful of me in my chamber I will remember thee at my departure Mont. All this I can endure under this roof And so much owe I her whose now I am That no wrong shall incense me to molest Her quiet house while you continue here I will not be ashamed to do you service More than to her because such is her pleasure But you that have broke thrice and fourteen times Compounded for two shillings in the pound Know I dare kick you in your shop do you hear If ever I see Paris though an Army Of musty Murrions rusty brown Bills and Clubs Stand for your guard I have heard of your tricks And you that smell of Amber at my charge And triumph in your cheat well I may live To meet thee be it among a troop of such That are upon the fair face of the Court Like running Ulcers and before thy whore Trampel upon thee La-p. This a language for a Livery take heed I am a Captain Mont. A Coxcomb are you not that thou and I To give proof which of us dares most were now In midst of a rough Sea upon a piece Of a split Ship where only one might ride Lamira from the Arras I would but foolish anger makes me talk Like a Player Lam. Indeed you act a part Doth ill become you my servant is this your duty Mont. I crave your pardon and will hereafter be more circumspect Lav. Oh the power of a Womans tongue it hath done more than we three with our swords durst undertake put a mad man to silence Lam. Why sirrah these are none of your comrades To drink with in the Cellar one of them For ought you know may live to be your Master La-p. There 's some comfort yet Lam. Here 's choice of three a wealthy Merchant Mal. Hem she 's taken she hath spy'd my good Calf And many Ladies chuse their Husbands by that Lam. A Courtier that 's in grace a valiant Captain And are these mates for you away be gone
for Casta Lav. Oh O O O! He dies Mar. He 's dead come quickly let 's away with him 'T will be too late else Gab. Help help up to th' chamber Exeunt with Lavalls body Enter Duke Hellena Gentile Casta and attendants with lights Duke What frights are these Gent. I em sure here 's one past frighting Bring the lights neerer I have enough alreadie Out out mine eyes Look Casta Lord. 'T is young Perolot Duke When came he over Hold the Gentlewoman she sinks and bear her off Cast O my dear brother Exit Gent. There is a time for all for me I hope too And very shortly Murdred Gabriella Maria with Lavalls body above Duke Who 's above there Gab. Look up and see Duke What may this mean Gab. Behold it Behold the drunken murderer Of that young Gentleman behold the rankest The vilest basest slave that ever flourish'd Duke Who kill'd him Gab. I and there 's the cause I did it Read if your eyes will give you leave Hell Oh! monstrous Gab. Nay out it shall there take this false heart to ye The base dishonor of a thousand women Keep it in gold Duke 't is a precious jewel Now to my self for I have liv'd a fair age Longer by some moneths then I had a mind to Duke Hold. Gab. Here young Perolot my first contracted True love shall never go alone Duke Hold Gabriella â— do forgive all Gab. I shall die the better Thus let me seek my grave and my shames with me Mar. Nor shalt thou go alone my noble Mistris Why should I live and thou dead Lord. Save the wench there Mar. She is I hope and all my sins here written Duke This was a fatal night Gent. Heaven has his working Which we cannot contend against Duke Alas Gent. Your Grace has your alas too Duke Would 't were equal For thou hast lost an honest noble childe Gent. 'T is heir enough has lost a good remembrance Duke See all their bodies buried decently Though some deserv'd it not How do you Lady Hell Even with your Graces leave ripe for a Monasterie There will I wed my life to tears and prayers And never know what man is more Duke Your pleasure How does the maid within Lord. She is gone before Sir The same course that my Lady takes Gent. And my course shall be my Beads at home so Please your Grace to give me leave to leave the Court. Duke In peace Sir And take my love along Gent. I shall pray for ye Duke Now to our selves retire we and begin By this example to correct each sin Exeunt Flourish King Em. By this we plainly view the two imposthumes That choke a kingdoms welfare Ease and Wantonness In both of which Lavall was capital For first Ease stole away his minde from honor That active noble thoughts had kept still working And then deliver'd him to drink and women Lust and outragious riot and what their ends are How infamous and foul we see example Therefore that great man that will keep his name And gain his merit out of Virtues schools Must make the pleasures of the world his fools Flourish The TRIUMPH Enter Musicians next them Perolot with the wound he died with Then Gabriella and Maria with their wounds after them four Furies with Bannerets incrib'd Revenge Murder Lust and Drunkenness singing Next them Lavall wounded Then Chariot with Death drawn by the Destinies Flourish Enter PROLOGUE From this sad sight ascend your noble eye And see old Time helping triumphantly Helping his Master Man view here his vanities And see his false friends like those glutted flyes That when they 've suckt their fill fall off and fade From all remembrance of him like a shade And last view who relieves him and that gone We hope your favour and our Play is done Flourish Enter Anthropos Desire and Vain Delight Bounty Ant. What hast thou done Desire and how imploy'd The charge I gave thee about levying wealth For our supplies Desire I have done all yet nothing Tri'd all and all my ways yet all miscarried There dwells a sordid dulness in their mindes Thou son of earth colder then that thou art made of I came to Craft found all his hooks about him And all his nets baited and set his slie self And greedie Lucre at a serious conference Which way to tie the world within their statutes Business of all sides and of all sorts swarming Like Bees broke loose in summer I declared Your will and want together both inforcing With all the power and pains I had to reach him Yet all fell short Anth. His answer Desire This he gave me Your wants are never ending and those supplies That came to stop those breaches are ever lavisht Before they reach the main in toys and trifles Gew-gaws and gilded puppets Vain delight He says has ruin'd ye with clapping all That comes in for support on clothes and Coaches Perfumes and powder'd pates and that your Mistris The Lady Pleasure like a sea devours At length both you and him too If you have houses Or land or jewels for good pawn he 'll hear you And will be readie to supplie occasions If not he locks his ears up and grows stupid From him I went to Vanity whom I found Attended by en endless troop of Tailors Mercers Embroiderers Feather-makers Fumers All occupations opening like a Mart That serve to rig the body out with braverie And th' row the roome new fashions flew like flyes In thousand gaudie shapes Pride waiting on her And busily surveying all the breaches Time and delaying Nature had wrought in her Which still with art she piec'd again and strengthened I told your wants she shew'd me gowns and head-tires Imbroider'd wastcoats smocks seam'd thorow with cutworks Scarfs mantles petticoats muffs powders paintings Dogs monkeys parrots which all seemed to shew me The way her money went From her to Pleasure I took my journey Anth. And what says our best Mistris Desire She danc'd me out this answer presently Revels and Masques had drawn her drie alreadie I met old Time too mowing mankind down Who says you are too hot and he must purge ye Anth. A cold quietus Miserable creatures Born to support and beautifie your master The godlike man set here to do me service The children of my will why or how dare ye Created to my use alone disgrace me Beasts have more courtisie they live about me Offering their warm wooll to the shearers hand To clothe me with their bodies to my labours Nay even their lives they daily sacrifice And proudly press with garlands to the altars To fill the gods oblations Birds how to me Striking their downie sails to do me service Their sweet airs ever ecchoing to mine honor And to my rest their plumie softs they send me Fishes and plants and all where life inhabits But mine own cursed kind obey their ruler Mine have forgot me miserable mine Into whose stonie hearts neglect of dutie Squint-ey'd deceit and self-love are
the sawce of sentences Your powder'd Beef and Problems a rare diet My first Son Monsieur Aristotle I know it Great Master of the Metaphysicks or so The second Solon and the best Law-setter And I must look Egyptian God fathers Which will be no small trouble my eldest daughter Sapho or such a siâ—â—ling kind of Poetess And brought up invita Minerva at her needle My dogs must look their names too and all Spartan Lelaps Melampus no more Fox and Baudiface I married to a sullen set of sentences To one that weighs her words and her behaviours In the gold-weights of discretion I 'll be hang'd first La-C. Prithee reclaim thy self Mir. 'Pray ye give me time then If they can set me any thing to play at That seems fit for a Gamester have at the fairest Till I see more and try more La-C. Take your time then I 'll bar ye no fair liberty come Gentlemen And Ladies come to all once more welcome And now let 's in to supper Mir. How dost ' like ' em Pin. They are fair enough but of so strange behaviours Mir. Too strange for me I must have those have mettle And mettle to my mind Come let 's be merry Bel. ' Bless me from this woman I would stand the Cannon Before ten words of hers De-Gar Do you find him now Do you think he will be ever firm Or. I fear not Exeunt Actus Secundus Scena Prima Enter Mirabel Pinac Belleur Mir. NE'r tell me of this happiness 't is nothing The state they bring with being sought to scurvey I had rather make mine own play and I will do My happiness is in mine own content 〈…〉 of such glorious trifles 〈…〉 t ousand more For my humour 〈…〉 that sticks to me 〈…〉 Companion there 's a Beauty For womâ—n I can have too many of them Good women too as the Age reckons 'em More than I have employment for Pin. You are happy Mir. My only fear is that I must be forced Against mâ— nature to conceal my self Health and an able Body are two jewels Pi. If either of these two women were offered to me now I would think otherwise and do accordingly Yes and recant my heresies I would fain Sir And be more tender of opinion And put a little off my travel'd liberty Out of the way and look upon 'em seriously Methinks this grave carried wench Bel. Methinks the other The home-spoken Gentlewoman that desires to be fruitful That treats of the full manage of the matter For there lies all my aim that wench methinks If I were but well set on for she is a fable If I were but hounded right and one to teach me She speaks to th' matter and comes home to th' point Now do I know I have such a body to please her As all the Kingdom cannot fit her with I am sure on 't If I could but talk my self into her favour Mir. That 's easily done Bel. That 's easily said would 't were done You should see then how I would lay about me If I were vertuous it would never grieve me Or any thing that might justifie my modesty But when my nature is prone to do a charitie And my calfs tongue will not help me Mir. Will ye go to ' em They cannot but take it courteously Pi. I le do my part Though I am sure 't will be the hardest I e're plaid yet A way I never try'd too which will stagger me And if it do not shame me I am happy Mir. Win 'em and wear 'em I give up my interest Pi. What say ye Monsieur Bellure Bel. Would I could say Or sing or any thing that were but handsom I would be with her presently Pi. Yours is no venture A merry ready wench Bel. A vengeance squibber She 'l steer me out of faith too Mir. I 'le be near thee Pluck up thy heart I 'le second thee at all brunts Be angry if she abuse thee and beat her a little Some women are won that way Bel. Pray be quiet And let me think I am resolv'd to go on But how I shall get off again Mir. I am perswaded Thou wilt so please her she will go near to ravish thee Bel. I would 't were come to that once let me pray a little Mir. Now for thine honour Pinac board me this modesty Warm but this frozen snow-ball 't will be a conquest Although I know thou art a fortunate Wencher And hast done rarely in thy daies above all thy ventures Bel. You will be ever near Mir. At all necessities And take thee off and set thee on again Boy And cherish thee and stroak thee Bel. Help me out too For I know I shall stick i' th' mire if ye see us close once Be gone and leave me to my fortune suddenly For I am then determin'd to do wonders Farewel and sling an old shooe how my heart throbs Would I were drunk Farewel Pinac Heaven send us A joyfull and a merry meeting man Pi. Farewel And chear thy heart up and remember Bellure They are but women Bel. I had rather they were Lyons Mir. About it I 'le be with you instantly Exeunt Enter Oriana Shall I ne'r be at rest no peace of conscience No quiet for these creatures Am I ordain'd To be devour'd quick by these she-Canibals Here 's another they call handsom I care not for her I ne'r look after her when I am half tipled It may be I should turn her and peruse her Or in my want of women I might call for her But to be haunted when I have no fancie No maw to th' matter Now why do you follow me Ori. I hope Sir 't is no blemish to my vertue Nor need you out of scruple ask that question If you remember ye before your Travel The contract you ty'd to me 't is my love Sir That makes me seek ye to confirm your memory And that being fair and good I cannot suffer I come to give ye thanks too Mir. For what ' prethee Ori. For that fair piece of honesty ye shew'd Sir That constant nobleness Mir. How for I am short headed Ori. I 'le tell ye then for refusing that free offer Of Monsieur Natolets those handsom Beauties Those two prime Ladies that might well have prest ye If not to have broken yet to have bow'd your promise I know it was for my sake for your faith sake You slipt 'em off your honesty compell'd ye And let me tell ye Sir it shew'd most handsomly Mir. And let me tell thee there was no such matter Nothing intended that way of that nature I have more to do with my honesty than to fool it Or venture it in such leak barks as women I put 'em off because I lov'd 'em not Because they are too queazie for my temper And not for thy sake nor the Contract sake Nor vows nor oaths I have made a thousand of 'em They are things indifferent whether kept or broken Meer venial slips that grow
not near the conscience Nothing concerns those tender parts they are trifles For as I think there was never man yet hop'd for Either constancie or secrecie from a woman Unless it were an Ass ordain'd for sufferance Nor to contract with such can be a Tial So let them know again for 't is a Justice And a main point of civil policie What e're we say or swear they being Reprobates Out of the state of faith we are clear of all sides And 't is a curious blindness to believe us Ori. You do not mean this sure Mir. Yes sure and certain And hold it positively as a Principle As ye are strange things and made of strange fires and fluxes So we are allow'd as strange wayes to obtain ye But not to hold we are all created Errant Ori. You told me other tales Mir. I not deny it I have tales of all sorts for all sorts of women And protestations likewise of all sizes As they have vanities to make us coxcombs If I obtain a good turn so it is I am thankfull for it if I be made an Ass The mends are in mine own hands or the Surgeons And there 's an end on 't Ori. Do not you love me then Mir. As I love others heartily I love thee When I am high and lusty I love thee cruelly After I have made a plenteous meal and satisfi'd My senses with all delicates come to me And thou shalt see how I love thee Ori. Will not you marry me Mir. No certain no for any thing I know yet I must not lose my liberty dear Lady And like a wanton slave cry for more shackles What should I marry for Do I want any thing Am I an inch the farther from my pleasure Why should I be at charge to keep a wife of mine own When other honest married men will ease me And thank me too and be beholding to me Thou thinkst I am mad for a Maiden-head thou art cozen'd Or if I were addicted to that diet Can you tell me where I should have one thou art eighteen now And if thou hast thy Maiden-head yet extant Sure 't is as big as Cods-head and those grave dishes I never love to deal withal Do'st thou see this book here Look over all these ranks all these are women Maids and pretenders to Maiden-heads these are my conquests All these I swore to marry as I swore to thee With the same reservation and most righteously Which I need not have done neither for alas they made no scruple And I enjoy'd 'em at my will and left 'em Some of 'em are married since and were as pure maids again Nay o' my conscience better than they were bred for The rest fine sober women Ori. Are ye not asham'd Sir Mir. No by my troth Sir there 's no shame belongs to it I hold it as commendable to be wealthy in pleasure As others do in rotten sheep and pasture Enter de Gard. Ori. Are all my hopes come to this is there no faith No troth nor modesty in men de Ga. How now Sister Why weeping thus did I not prophesie Come tell me why Ori. I am not well 'pray ye pardon me Exit de Ga. Now Monsieur Mirabel what ails my Sister You have been playing the wag with her Mir. As I take it She is crying for a cod-piece is she gone Lord what an Age is this I was calling for ye For as I live I thought she would have ravish'd me de Ga. Ye are merry Sir Mir. Thou know'st this book de Gard this Inventory de Ga. The debt-book of your Mistresses I remember it Mir. Why this was it that anger'd her she was stark mad She found not her name here and cry'd down-right Because I would not pity her immediately And put her in my list de Ga. Sure she had more modesty Mir. Their modesty is anger to be over done They 'l quarrel sooner for precedence here And take it in more dudgeon to be slighted Than they will in publique meetings 't is their natures And alas I have so many to dispatch yet And to provide my self for my affairs too That in good faith de Gard. Be not too glorious foolish Summe not your Travels up with vanities It ill becomes your expectation Temper your speech Sir whether your loose story Be true or false for you are so free I fear it Name not my Sister in 't I must not hear it Upon your danger name her not I hold her A Gentlewoman of those happy parts and carriage A good mans tongue may be right proud to speak her Mir. Your Sister Sir d' ye blench at that d' ye cavil Do you hold her such a piece she may not be play'd withal I have had an hundred handsomer and nobler Have su'd to me too for such a courtesie Your Sister comes i' th' rear since ye are so angry And hold your Sister such a strong Recusant I tell ye I may do it and it may be will too It may be have too there 's my free confession Work upon that now de Gard. If I thought ye had I would work And work such stubborn work should make your heart ake But I believe ye as I ever knew ye A glorious talker and a Legend maker Of idle tales and trifles a depraver Of your own truth their honours fly about ye And so I take my leave but with this caution Your sword be surer than your tongue you 'l smart else Mir. I laugh at thee so little I respect thee And I 'le talk louder and despise thy Sister Set up a Chamber-maid that shall out-shine her And carry her in my Coach too and that will kill her Go get thy Rents up go de Gard. Ye are a fine Gentleman Exit Mir. Now have at my two youths I 'le see how they do How they behave themselves and then I 'le study What wench shall love me next and when I 'le lose her Exit SCENE II. Enter Pinac and a Servant Pinac Art thou her servant saist thou Ser. Her poor creature But servant to her horse Sir Pinac Canst thou shew me The way to her chamber or where I may conveniently See her or come to talk to her Ser. That I can Sir But the question is whether I will or no. Pinac Why I 'le content thee Ser. Why I 'le content thee then now ye come to me Pi. There 's for your diligence Ser. There 's her chamber Sir And this way she comes out stand ye but here Sir You have her at your prospect or your pleasure Pi. Is she not very angry Ser. You 'l find that quickly May be she 'll call ye sawcy scurvey fellow Or some such familiar name ' may be she knows ye And will sling a Piss-pot at ye or a Pantofle According as ye are in acquaintance if she like ye ' May be she 'll look upon ye ' may be no And two moneths hence call for ye Pinac This is fine She is monstrous
good night the Moon 's up Jul. Pretty innocent Alin. Now fortune if thou darst do good protect me Exit Jul. I 'll follow him to yond'Town he shall not ' scape me Stay I must counterfeit a Letter by the way first And one that must carry some credit with it I am wide else And all this to no purpose that I aim at A Letter must be had and neatly handled And then if Goodwife Fortune do not fail me Have at his Skirts I shall worse anger him Than ever I have done and worse torment him It does me good to think how I shall conjure him And crucifie his crabbedness he 's my Master Put that 's all one I 'll lay that on the left hand He would now persecute my harmless Mistriss A fault without forgiveness as I take it And under that bold Banner flies my vengeance A meritorious War and so I 'll make it I' th' name of innocence what 's this the fool gave me She said 't was good to rub my understanding What strange Concealment Bread or Cheese or a Chesnut Ha! 't is a Ring a pretty Ring a right one A Ring I know too the very same Ring O admirable Blockhead O base Eyes A Ring my Mistriss took from me and wore it I know it by the Posie None could deliver this but she her self too Am I twice sand-blind twice so near the Blessing I wouâ—d arrive at and block-like never know it I am veng'ance angry but that shall light on thee And heavily and quickly I pronounce it There are so many cross ways there 's no following her And yet I must not now I hope she is right still For all her outward shew for sure she knew me And in that hope some few hours I 'll forget her Exit SCENE II. Enter Roderigo Rod. She is not to be recovered which I vex at And he beyond my veng'ance which torments me O! I am fool'd and sleighted made a Rascal My hopes are flatter'd as my present fortunes Why should I wander thus and play the Coxcomb Tire out my peace and pleasure for a Girl A Girl that scorns me too a thing that hates me And considered at the best is but a short Breakfast For a hot appetite why should I walk and walk thus And fret my self and travel like a Carrier And peep and watch want Meat and Wine to cherish me When thousand women may be had ten thousand And thank me too and I sit still well trim Beauty And Chastity and all that seem to ruine me Let me not take ye let me not come near ye For I 'll so trim ye I 'll so bustle with ye 'T is not the name of Virgin shall redeem ye I'â—l change that property nor tears nor angers I bear a hate about me scorns those follies To find this Villain too for there 's my main prize And if he snap me then Enter Alinda Alind. Is not that Pedro T is he 't is he O! Rod. What art thou Alind. Ha now now now O now most miserable Rod. What a Devil art thou Aâ—in No end of my misfortunes Heaven Rod. What antick Speak Puppet speak Alind. That habit to betray me Ye holy Saints can ye see this Rod. It danceth The Devil in a Fools Coat is he turn'd Innocent What mops and mows it makes heigh how it frisketh Is' t not a Fairy or some small Hobgoblin It has a mortal face and I have a great mind to it But if it should prove the Devil then Alin. Come hither Rod. I think 't will ravish me It is a handsome thing but horribly Sun-burnt What 's that it points at Alin. Dost thou see that star there That just above the Sun Prithee go thither and light me this Tobacco And stop it with the horns o' th' Moon Rod. The thing 's mad Abominably mad her brains are butter'd Go sleep fool sleep Alin. Thou canst not sleep so sweetly For so I can say my Prayers and then slumbâ—â— I am not proud nor full of Wiâ—e This little Flower will make me fine Cruel in Heâ—rt for I will cry If I seâ— a Spâ—â—row dye I am not watchful to do ill Nor glorious to pursuâ— it still Nor pitilâ—ss to those that weep Such as are bid them go sleep Do do do and see if they can Rod. It said true I feâ—l it siâ—k into me forcibly Sure t is a kind of Sibyl some mad Prophet I feel my wildness bound and fâ—tter'd in me Alin. Give me your hand and I 'll tell you what 's your fortune Rod. Here prithee speak Alin. Fye fye fye fye fye Wash your hands and pare your nails and look finely You shall never kiss the Kings Daughter else Rod. I wash 'em daily Alin. But still you foul 'em faster Rod. This goes nearer Aâ—in You 'll have two Wives Rod. Two Wives Alin. I two fine Gentlewomen Make much of 'em for they 'll stick close to you Sir And these two in two days Rod. That 's a fine Riddle Alin. To day you shall wed sorrow And repentance will come to morrow Rod. Sure she 's inspired Aâ—in I 'll sing ye a fine Song Sir He called down his merry men aâ—l By one by two by three William would fain have been the first But now the last is he Rod. This the meer Chronicle of my mishaps Alin. I 'll bid you good ev'n for my Boat stays for me yonder And I must sup with the Moon to Night in the Mediterraneum Exit Rod. When fools and mad folks will be Tutors to me And feel my sores yet I unsensible Sure it was set by Providence upon me To steer my heart right I am wondrous weary My thoughts too which add moâ—◠〈…〉 to me I have been ill and which is worse pursu'â— it And still run on I must think bâ—tter nobler And be another thing or not at all Enter four Pâ—sants Still I grow heavier heavâ—er Heaven defend me I 'll lye down and take rest and goodness guard me 1 Pes We have ' scap'd to day well certa n if the Out-laws Had known we had bâ—en stirring we haâ— paâ—d for 't 2 Pes ' Plague on 'em they have rob'd me thrice 3 Pes And me five times Beside they made my Daughter one of us too An arrant Drum O they are the lewdest Rascals The Captain such a damn'd piece of iniquitie But we are far enough off on 'em that 's the best on 't They cannot hear 4. They 'le come to me familiarly And eat up all I have drink up my wine too And if there be a Servant that contents 'em Let her keel hold they 'l give her Stowage enough We have no Children now but Thieves and Outlaws The very Beats in their Mothers bellies have their qualities They 'l stâ—al into the world 1. Would we had some of 'em here 3. I o' that condition we could Master 'em They are stuâ—dy knaves 3. A Dâ—vil take their sturdiness We can neither keep our wives from 'em
nor our States We pay the Rent and they possess the benefit 1. What 's this lies here is it drunk or sober It sleeps and soundly too 2. 'T is an old woman That keeps sheep hereabouts it turns and stretches 4. Do's she keep sheep with a sword 3. It has a Beard too 1. Peace peace it is the Devil Roderigo Peace of all hands and look 2. 'T is he 3. Spâ—ak softly 4 Now we may fit him 3. Stay stay let 's be providâ—nt 1. Kill him and wake him then 4. Let me come to him Ev'n one blow at his pate if e're he wake more 3. So so so lay that by 2 I must needs kill him It stands with my reputation 3. Stand off I say And let us some way make him sure then torture him To kill him presently has no pleasure in 't H 'as been tormenting of us at least this twelve moneth Rod. Oh me All. He comes he comes 4. Has he no Guns about him 3. Softly again no no take that hand easily And tye it fast there that to th' other bough there Fast fast and easie lest he wake 2. Have we got ye This was a benefit we never aim'd at 3. Out with your knives and let 's carve this Cockthief Daintily carve him 2. I would he had been used thus Ten year agoe we might have thought we had children 3. O that Sir Nicholas now our Priest were here What a sweet Homily would he say over him â—o singing all in with his wife in the Bell-frey He would stand up stiffe girt now pounce him lightly And as he roars and rages let 's go deeper Come near you are dim-ey'd on with your spectacles Rod. O what torments me thus what slaves what villains O spare me do not murther me 3. We 'l but tickle ye You have tickled us at all points 4. Where are his Emblemes Enter Pedro. Rod. As ye are men and Christians 2. Yes we hear ye And you shall hear of us too Rod. Oh no mercy Ped. What noise is this what roar I cannot find her She is got free again but where or which way Rod. O villains beasts Ped. Murdering a man ye Rascals Ye inhumane slaves off off and leave this cruelty Or as I am a Gentleman do ye brave me Then have among ye all ye slaves ye cowards Take up that sword and stand stay ye base rascals Ye cut-throat rogues All. Away away Exeunt Pes Ped. Ye dog-whelps Rod. O I am now more wretched far than ever Ped. A violence to that habit ha Roderigo What makes he here thus clad is it repentance Or only a fair shew to guile his mischiefs Rod. This benefit has made me shame to see him To know him blush Ped. You are not much hurt Rod. No Sir All I can call a hurt sticks in my conscience That pricks and tortures me Ped. Have ye consider'd The nature of these men and how they us'd ye Was it fair play did it appear to you handsom Rod. I dare not speak or if I do 't is nothing Can bring me off or justifie me Ped. Was it noble To be o're-laid with odds and violence Manly or brave in these thus to oppress ye Do you blush at this in such as are meer rudeness That have stopt souls that never knew things gentle And dare you glorifie worse in your self Sir Ye us'd me with much honour and I thank ye In this I have requited some ye know me Come turn not back ye must and ye shall know me Had I been over season'd with base anger And suited all occasions to my mischiefs Bore no respect to honesty Religion No saith no common tye of man humanity Had I had in me but given reins and licence To a tempestuous will as wild as winter This day know Roderigo I had set As small a price upon thy life and fortunes As thou didst lately on mine innocence But I reserve thee to a nobler service Rod I thank ye and I 'le study more to honour ye You have the 〈◊〉 â—â—r soul I must confess it And 〈…〉 laâ—ter of your goodness Thoug◠〈…〉 I would now recover And my 〈…〉 grow handsom in an instant Yet touching but the pureness of your metal Something shall shew like gold at least shaâ—l glister That men may hope although the mind be rugged Stony and hard to work yet time and honour Shall find and bring forth that that 's rich and worthy Ped. I 'le trie that and toth ' purpose ye told me Sir In noble emulation so I take it I 'le put your hatred far off and forget it You had a fair desire to try my valour You seem'd to court me to it you have found a time A weapon in your hand an equal enemy That as he puts this off puts off all injuries And only now for honours sake defies ye Now as you are a man I know you are valiant As you are gentle bred a Souldier fashioned Rod. His vertue startles me I dare fight Pedro. Ped. And as you have a Mistris that you honour Mark me a Mistris Rod. Ha Ped. A handsome Mistris As you dare hold your self deserving of her Rod. Deserving what a word was that to fire me Ped. I could compel ye now without this circumstance But I 'le deal free and fairly like a Gentleman As ye are worthy of the name ye carry A daring man Rod. O that I durst not suffer For all I dare do now implies but penance Ped. Now do me noble right Rod. I 'll satisfie ye But not by th' sword pray you hear me and allow me I have been rude but shall I be a Monster And teach my Sword to hurt that that preserv'd me Though I be rough by nature shall my name Inherit that eternal stain of barbarous Give me an enemy a thing that hates ye That never heard of yet nor felt your goodness That is one main antipathy to sweetness And set me on you cannot hold me Coward If I have ever err'd 'thas been in hazard The temper of my Sword starts at your Vertue And will flye off nay it will weep to light ye Things excellently mingled and of pure nature Hold sacred Love and peace with one another See how it turns Ped. This is a strange Conversion And can ye fail your Mistriss can ye grow cold In such a case Rod. Those heats that they add to us O noble Pedro let us feel 'em rightly And rightly but consider how they move us Ped. Is not their honour ours Rod. If they be vertuous And then the Sword adds nothing to their lustre But rather calls in question what 's not doubted If they be not the best Swords and best valours Can never fight 'em up to fame again No not a Christian War and that 's held pious Ped. How bravely now he is tempered I must fight And rather make it honourable than angry I would not task those sins to me committed Rod. You cannot Sir you have cast those
your Art Sir Alas we have no Ladders Bar. Pox o' thy Husband Does he never mend his house Pen. No nor himself neither Up nimbly Sir up nimbly Bar. Thou know'st I am fat Thou merciless lean rogue Pen. Will ye be kill'd For if he take ye Bar. Lend me thy shoulder Pen. Soft Sir You 'll tread my shoulder-bones into my sides else Have ye fast hold o' th' barrs Bar. A vengeance barr ' em Isab Patience good Captain Patience quickly quickly Bar. Do you think I am made of smoke Pen. Now he talks of smoke What if my Master should call for fire Bar. Will ye Martyr me Isab He must needs have it Bar. Will ye make me Bacon Isab We 'll do the best we can are all things ready Pen. All all I have 'em all Bar. Go let 'em in then Not a word now on your life Bar. I hang like a Meteor Enter Lopez and Rhodope Lop. You are welcome Lady Rho. You are too too courteous But I shall make amends fair Isabella Isab Welcome my worthy friend most kindly welcome Rho. I hear on 't and I 'll fit him for his foolery Lop. Some Sweet meats wife some Sweet meats presently Bart. Oh my sowre sauce Lop. Away quick Isabella Exit Isab Did you hear him Rho. Yes yes perfectly proceed Sir Lop. Speak loud enough Dare ye at length but pity me Rho. 'Faith Sir you have us'd so many reasons to me And those so powerfully Lop. Keep this kiss for me Bar. And do I stand and hear this Rho. This for me Sir This is some comfort now Alas my Husband But why do I think of so poor a fellow So wretched so debauch'd Bar. That 's I I am bound to hear it Rho. I dare not lye with him he is so rank a Whoremaster Lop. And that 's a dangerous point Rho. Upon my conscience Sir He would stick a thousand base diseases on me Bar. And now must I say nothing Lop. I am sound Lady Rho. That 's it that makes me love ye Lop. Let 's kiss again then Rho. Do do Bar. Do the Devil And the grand Pox do with ye Lop. Do ye hear him well Enter Penurio and Isabella Now what 's the news with you Pen. The sound of War Sir Comes still along The Duke will charge the City We have lost they say Lop. What shall become of me then And my poor wealth Bar. Even hang'd I hope Rho. Remove your Jewels presently And what you have of wealth into the Cittadel There all 's secure Lop. I humbly thank ye Lady Penurio get me some can climb the Chimney For there my Jewels are my best my richest I hid 'em fearing such a blow Pen. Most happily I have two boys that use to sweep foul Chimneys Truly I brought 'em Sir to mock your worship For the great Fires ye keep and the full Diet. Lop. I forgive thee knave where are they Pen. Here Sir here Monsieur Black will your small worship mount Enter two Boys 1 Boy Madam è be com to creep up into your Chimney and make you Boy sings Cleane as any Lady in de world Ma litla litla frera and è Chanta frere chanta Pen. Come Monsieur mountè mountè mount Monsieur Mustard-pot Boy sings 1 Boy Monsieur è have dis for votra barba ple ta vou Monsieur Pen. Mount è Monsieur mountè dere be some fine tings 1 Boy He will creep like de Ferret Monsieur Pen. Dere in the Chimney The Boy above singing 1 Boy He be de sheilde due shauson Madam Boy goes in behind the Arras Pen. There 's a Birds-nest I wou'd have ye climb it Monsieur Up my fine singing Monsieur that 's a fine Monsieur Lop. Watch him he do not steal Pen. I warrant ye Sir Lop. These Boys are knavish Boy within Madam here be de Rat de Rat Madam Pen. I 'll look to him tightly Lop. Lord what comes here A walking apparition Boy sings upon Bartello's Shoulder Isab Saint Christopher Rho. Mercy o' me what is it How like my Husband it looks Bar. Get ye down devil I 'll break your neck else was ever man thus chimnied Lop. Go pay the boys well see them satisfied Pen. Come Monsieur Devils come my Black-berries I 'll butter ye o'both sides Boy Exit Isab Nay ev'n look Sir are you cooled now Captain Bar. I am cuckolled and fool'd to boot too Fool'd fearfully fool'd shamefully Lop. You are welcome Sir I am glad I have any thing within these doors Sir To make ye merry you love my wife I thank ye You have shew'd your love Bar. Wife am I this this odd matter This monstrous thing Rho. You ought but yet you are not I have been bold with you Sir but yet not basely As I have faith I have not Lop. Sir believe it 'T was all meant but to make you feel your trespass We knew your hour and all this fashion'd for it Bar. Were you o' th' plot too Isab Yes by my troth sweet Captain Bar. You will forgive me wife Rho. You will deserve it Bar. Put that to th' venture Rho. Thus am I friends again then And as you ne'er had gone astray thus kiss ye Bar. And I 'll kiss you and you too ask forgiveness Kiss my wife Lopez 't is but in jest remember And now all friends together to my Castle Where we 'll all dine and there discourse these stories And let him be Chimney-swept in 's lust that glories Exâ— Scaena Quarta Enter Silvio and Belvidere severally Sil. Hail reverend Dame heaven wait upon thy studieâ— Bel. You are all well met Son what is the Battel ended Sil. Mother 't is done Bel. How has thy honour prosper'd Sil. The Dutchess has the day Syenna's prisoner Arm'd with thy powerful Art this arm dismounted him Receiv'd him then on foot and in fair valour Forc'd him mine own this Jewel I took from him It hung upon his cask the Victors triumph And to the Dutchess now a Prisoner I have render'd him Come off again unknown Mother Bel. 'T is well done let me see the Jewel Son 'T is a rich one curious set fit for a Princess Burgonet This rich Token late was sent by the Dutchess with interâ—â— The Marriage next day to begin Dost thou know what'â— hid within Wipe thine eyes and then come near see the beautâ—ous Belvidere Now behold it Sil. Oh my Saint Bel. Wear it nobly do not faint Sil. How blest am I in this rich spoil this Picture For ever will I keep it here here Mother For ever honor it how oft how chastly Have I embrac'd the life of this and kist it Bel. The day draws on that thou must home return And make thy answer to the Dutchess question I know it troubles thee for if thou fail in 't Sil. Oh I must dye Bel. Fear not fear not ' Ill be nigh Cast thy trouble on my back Art nor cunning shall not lack To preserve thee still to keep what thy envious foemen
Above there Enter Maria and Byancha above Mar. Chevai'a Liv. A friend By. Who are you Liv. Look out and know Mar. Alas poor wench who sent thee What weak fool made thy tongue his Orator I know you come to parly Liv. Y' are deceiv'd Urg'd by the goodness of your cause I come To do as you do Mar. Y' are too weak too foolish To cheat us with your smoothness do not we know Thou hast been kept up tame Liv. Believe me Mar. No prethee good Livia Utter thy Eloquence somewhere else By. Good Cosin Put up your Pipes we are not for your palate Alas we know who sent you Liv. O' my word By. Stay there you must not think your word Or by your Maidenhead or such Sunday oaths Sworn after Even-Song can inveigle us To losâ— our hand-fast did their wisdoms think That sent you hither we would be so foolish To entertain our gentle Sister Sinon And give her credit while the wooden Jade Petruchio stole upon us no good Sister Go home and tell the merry Greeks that sent you Ilium shall burn and I as did Aeneas Will on my back spite of the Myrmidons Carry this warlike Lady and through Seas Unknown and unbeliev'd seek out a Land Where like a race of noble Amazons We 'll rooâ— our selves and to our endless glory Live and despise base men Liv. I 'll second ye By. How long have you been thus Liv. That 's all one Cosin I stand for freedom now By. Take heed of lying For by this light if we do credit you And find you tripping his infliction That kill'd the Prince of Orange will be sport To what we purpose Liv. Let me feel the heaviest Mar. Swear by thy Sweet-heart Rowland for by your maiden-head I fear 't will be too late to swear you mean Nothing but fair and safe and honourable To us and to your self Liv. I swear By. Stay yet Swear as you hate Moroso that 's the surest And as you have a certain fear to sind him Worse than a poor dry'd Jack full of more aches Than Autumn has more knavery and usury And foolery and brokery than dogs-ditch As you do constantly believe he 's nothing But an old empty bag with a grey beard And that Beard such a bob-tail that it looks Worse than a Mares tail eaten off with Fillies As you acknowledge that young handsome wench That lies by such a Bilboa blade that bends With ev'ry pass he makes to th' hilts miserable A dry Nurse to his Coughs a fewterer To such a nasty fellow a robb'd thing Of all delights youth looks for and to end One cast away on course beef born to brush That everlasting Cassock that has worn As many Servants out as the Northeast passage Has consum'd Sailors if you swear this and truly Without the reservation of a gown Or any meritorious Petticoat 'T is like we shall believe you Liv. I do swear it Mar. Stay yet a little came this wholsome motion Deal truly Sister from your own opinion Or some suggestion of the Foe Liv. Nev'r fear me For by that little faith I have in Husbands And the great zeal I bear your cause I come Full of that liberty you stand for Sister Mar. If we believe and you prove recreant Livia Think what a maim you give the noble Cause We now stand up for Think what women shall An hundred years hence speak thee when examples Are look'd for and so grâ—at ones whose relations Spoke as we do 'em wench shall make new customs By. If you be false repent go home and pray And to the serious women of the City Confess your self bring not a sin so hainous To load thy soul to this place mark me Livia If thou be'st double and betray'st our honors And we fail in our purpose get thee where There is no women living nor no hope There ever shall be Mar. If a Mothers daughter That ever heard the name of stubborn husband Find thee and know thy sin By. Nay if old age One that has worn away the name of woman And no more left to know her by but railing No teeth nor eyes nor legs but wooden ones Come but i' th' wind-ward of thee for sure she 'll smell theâ— Thou 'lt be so rank she 'll ride thee like a night-Mare And say her Prayers back-ward to undo thee She 'll curse thy meat and drink and when thou marriest Clap a sound spell for ever on thy pleasures Mar. Children of five year old like little Fairies Will pinch thee into motley all that ever Shall live and hear of thee I mean all women Will like so many furies shake their keys And toss their flaming distaffs o'r their heads Crying revenge take heed 't is hideous Oh 't is a fearful office if thou hadst Though thou be'st perfect now when thou cam'st hither A false imagination get thee gone And as my learned Cosin said repent This place is sought by soundness Liv. So I seek it Or let me be a most despis'd example Mar. I do believe thee be thou worthy of it You come not empty Liv. No here 's Cakes and cold meat And Tripe of proof behold here 's Wine and Beer Be suddain I shall be surpriz'd else Mar. Meet at the low parlour door there lies a close way What fond obedience you have living in you Or duty to a man before you enter Fling it away 't will but defile our Off'rings By. Be wary as you come Liv. I warrant ye Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter three Maids 1 Mai. How goes your business Girls 2. A foot and fair 3. If fortune favour us away to your strength The Countrey Forces are arriv'd be gone We are discover'd else 1. Arm and be valiant 2. Think of our cause 3. Our Justice 1. 'T is sufficient Exeunt Scaene Quarta Enter Rowland and Tranio at several doors Tra. Now Rowland Row How doe you Tra. How dost thou man Thou look'st ill Bow Yes pray can you tell me Tranio Who knew the devil first Tra. A woman Row So. Were they not well acquainted Tra. May be so For they had certain Dialogues together Row He sold her fruit I take it Tra. Yes and Cheese That choak'd all mankind after Row Canst thou tell me Whether that woman ever had a faith After she had eaten Tra. That 's a School-question Row No 'T is no question for believe me Tranio That cold fruit after eating breâ—d naught in her But windy promises and chollick vows That broke out both ways Row Thou hast heard I am sure Of Esculapius a far famed Surgeon One that could set together quarter'd Traitors And make 'em honest men Tra. How dost thou Rowland Row Let him but take if be dare do a cure Shall get him fame indeed a faithless woman There will be credit for him that will speak him A broken woman Tranio a base woman And if he can cure such a rack of honor Let him come here and practice Tra. Now for honors
no cause of mine be guilty of This rape upon your eyes my name 's not worth The least of all your tears Sop. You think 'em counterfeit Lisi Although I may Suspect a Womans smile hereafter yet I would believe their wet eyes and if this Be what you promise for my sake I have But one reply Sop. I waite it Lisi I have now Another Mistress Sop. Stay Lisi To whom I have made Since your revolt from me a new chaste vow Which not the second malice of my fate Shall violate and she deserves it Madam Even for that wherein you are excellent Beauty in which she shines equal to you Her vertue if she but maintain what now She is Mistress of beyond all competition So rich it cannot know to be improv'd At least in my esteem I may offend But truth shall justifie I have not flatter'd her I beg your pardon and to leave my duty Upon your hand all that is good flow in you Exit Sop. Did he not say Charilla that he had Another Mistress Cha. Such a sound methought Came from him Sop. Let 's remove here 's too much ayre The sad note multiplies Cha. Take courage Madam And my advice he has another Mistress If he have twenty be you wise and cross him With entertaining twice as many servants And when he sees your humor he 'll return And sue for any Livery grieve for this Sop. It must be she 't is Polidora has Taken his heart she live my rival How does the thought inflame me Cha. Polidora Sop. And yet she does but justly and he too â— would have rob'd her of Arcadius heart And they will both have this revenge on me But something will rebel Exit Enter Demetrius Philocles Lisander De. The house is desolate none comes forth to meet us â—hee's slow to entertain us Philocles â— prethee tell me did she weare no cloud Upon her brow was 't freely that she said We should be welcome Phi. To my apprehension Yet 't is my wonder she appears not Lisa She nor any other Sure there 's some conceit To excuse it Dem. Stay Who 's this observe what follows Phi. Fortune some maske to entertain you Sir Enter Fortune crown'd attended with Youth Health and Pleasure For. Not yet What silence doth inhabit here No preparation to bid Fortune welcome Fortune the genious of the World have we Descended from our pride and state to come So far attended with our darlings Youth Pleasure and Health to be neglected thus Sure this is not the place call hither Fame Enter Fame Fa. What would great Fortune For. Know Who dwells here Fa. Once more I report great Queen This is the house of Love For. It cannot be This place has too much shade and looks as if â—t had been quite forgotten of the Spring And Sun-beames Love affect society And heat here all is cold as the hairs of Winter No harmony to catch the busie eare Of passengers no object of delight To take the wandring eyes no song no grone Of Lovers no complaint of Wiliow garlands Love has a Beacon upon his palace top Of flaming hearts to call the weary pilgrime To rest and dwell with him I see no fire To threaten or to warme Can Love dwell here Fa. If there be noble love upon the World Trust Fame and find it here For. Make good your boast And bring him to us De. What does mean all this Lisa I told you Sir we should have some device Enter Love There 's Cupid now that little Gentleman Has troubled every Masque at Court this seven year Dem. No more Love Welcome to Love how much you honor me Iâ— had become me that upon your summons I should have waited upon mighty Fortune But since you have vouchsafed to visit me All the delights Love can invent shall flow To entertain you Musick through the ayre Shoot your inticing harmony For. We came to dance and revel with you Lov. I am poor In my ambition and want thought to reach How much you honor Love Dance Enter Honor. Hon. What intrusion 's this Whom do you seek here Lov. 'T is honor For. He my servant Lov. Fortune is come to visit us Hon. And has Corrupted Love Is this thy faith to her On whom we both waite to betray her thus To Fortunes triumph take her giddy wheel And be no more companion to honor I blush to know thee who 'll believe there can Be truth in Love hereafter Lov. I have found My eyes and see my shame and with it this Proud sorceress from whom and all her charmes I flye agen to Honor be my guard Without thee I am lost and cannot boast The merit of a name Fâ—r Despis'd I shall Remember this affront Dem. What Moral 's this Exeunt Enter Honor with the Crown upon a mourning Cushion What melancholly object strikes a sudden Chillness through all my veines and turns me Ice It is the same I sent the very same As the first pledge of her insuing greatness Why in this mourning livery if she live To whom I sent it ha What shape of sorrow Enter Polidora in mourning It is not Polidora she was faire Enough and wanted not the setting off With such a black if thou beest Polidora Why mournes my love it neither does become Thy fortune nor my joyes Pol. But it becomes My griefs this habit fits a funeral And it were sin my Lord not to lament A friend new dead Dem. And I yet living can A sorrow enter but upon thy Garment Or discomplexion thy attire whilst I Enjoy a life for thee Who can deserve Weigh'd with thy living comforts but a piece Of all this Ceremony give him a name Pol. He was Arcadius Dem. Arcadius Pol. A Gentleman that lov'd me dearly once And does compel these poor and fruitless drops Which willingly would fall upon his hearse To imbalme him twice Dem. And are you sure hee 's dead Pol. As sure as you 'r living Sir and yet I did not close his eyes but he is dead And I shall never see the same Arcadius He was a Man so rich in all that 's good At least I thought him so so perfect in The rules of honor whom alone to imitate Were glory in a Prince Nature her self Till his creation wrought imperfectly As she had made but tryal of the rest To mould him excellent Dem. And is he dead Come shame him not with praises recollect Thy scatter'd hopes and let me tell my best And dearest Polidora that he lives Still lives to honor thee Pol. Lives Where Dem. Look here Am not I worth your knowledge Pol. And my duty You are Demetrius King of Epire Sir I could not easily mistake him so To whom I gave my heart Dem. Mine is not chang'd But still hath sed upon thy memory These honors and additions of state Are lent me for thy sake be not so strange Let me not lose my entertainment now I am improv'd and rais'd unto the height Beneath which I
sometimes serves for a second course Jul. Ye may as well be kind And gain our favours gain meat and drink And lodging to rest your bones Tib. My bones have bore me thus long And had their share of pains and recreations If they fail now they are no fair companions Cro. Are ye thus harsh to all our Sex Mast We cannot be merry without a Fidler Pray strike up your Tabors Ladies Cro. The fools despise us Jul. We know ye are very hungry now Tib. Yes 't is very wholsom Ladies For we that have gross bodies must be careful Have ye no piercing air to stir our stomachs We are beholding to ye for our Ordinary Jul. Why slaves 't is in our power to hang ye Mast Very likely 'T is in our powers then to be hang'd and scorn ye Hanging 's as sweet to us as dreaming to you Cro. Come be more courteous Jul. Do and then ye shall be pleas'd and have all necessaries Tib. Give me some Ratsbane then Cro. And why Ratsbane Mounsieur Tib We live like vermine here and eat up your cheese Your mouldy cheese that none but Rats would bite at Therefore 't is just that Ratsbane should reward us We are unprofitable and our Ploughs are broken There is no hope of Harvest this year Ladies Jul. Ye shall have all content Mâ—st I and we 'll serve your uses I had rather serve hogs there 's more delight in 't Your greedy appetites are never satisfied Just like hungry Camels sleeping or waking You chew the cud still Cro. By this hand we 'll starve ye Mast 'T is a noble courtesie I had as lief ye should famish me as founder me To be jaded to death is only fit for a hackney Here be certain Tarts of Tarr about me And parcels of potargo in my Jerkin As long as these last Jul. Which will not last ever Tib. Then we 'll eat one another like good fellows A shoulder of his for a haunch of mine Jul. 'T is excellent Tib. 'T will be as we 'll dress it Ladies Cro. Why sure ye are not men Mast Ye had best come search us A Seaman is seldom without a salt Eele Tib. I am bad enough And in my nature a notorious wencher And yet ye make me blush at your immodesty Tell me good Master didst ever see such things Mast I could like 'em though they were lewdly given If they could say no Tib. Well ye may hang or starve us But your commanding impudence shall never fear us Had ye by blushing signs soft cunings crept into us And shew'd us your necessities we had met your purposes Supply'd your wants We are no Saints Ladies I love a good wench as I love my life And with my life I will maintain my love But such a sordid impudence I 'll spit at Let 's to our dens again Come noble Master You know our minds Ladâ—es This is the faith in which we 'll die Exit Tib. and Mast Cro. I do admire 'em Jul. They are noble fâ—â—lows And they shall not want â—oâ— this Cro. But see Clarinda comes Farewel I 'll to my charge Enter Clarinda Clâ—◠〈◊〉 out those prisoners now And 〈…〉 aâ—d hear their business 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Madam Exit 〈◊〉 〈…〉 hath prevail'd upon her brother 〈…〉 â—ongue and can describe the happiness 〈…〉 ready to fling on him 〈◊〉 suâ—e he m◠〈◊〉 glad for certain wonder â—nd blâ—ss the houâ— that brought him to this Island â—long to hear tâ—e â—â—ll joy that he labours with Enter Juletta Morillat Franvile Lamure Mor. Bless thy Divine Beauty Fran. Mirror of sweetness La-m. Ever-springing brightness Cla. Nay Sâ—and up Gentlemen and leave your flatteries Mor. She calls us Gentlâ—men sure we shall have some meat now Cla. I am a mortal creature Worship Heaven and give these atâ—ributes To their Divinities Methinks ye â—ook but thin Mor. Oh we are starv'd immortal beauty La-m. We are all poor starv'd knaves Fran. Neither liberty nor meat Lady Mor. We were handsome men and Gentlemen and sweet men And were once gracious in the eyes of beauties But now we look like Rogues Like poor starv'd rogues Cla. What would ye do if ye were to die now Fran. Alas we were prepar'd If you will hang us Let 's have a good meal or two to die with To put 's in heart Mor. Or if you 'll drown us Let 's be drunk first that we may die merrily And bless the founders Cla. Ye shall not die so hastily What dare ye do to deserve my favour La-m. Put us to any service Fran. Any bondage Let 's but live Mar. We 'll get a world of children For we know ye are hainously unprovided that way And ye shall beat us when we offend ye Beat us abundantly and take our meat from us Cla. These are weak abject things that shew ye poor ones What 's the great service ye so oft have threatned If ye might see me and win my favour Jul. That business of discovery Mor. Oh Ill tell ye Lady La-m. And so will I. Fran. And I Pray let me speak first Mor. Good no confusion We are before a Lady that knows manners And by the next meat I shall eat 't is certain This little Gentlewoman that was taken with us Cla. Your Captains Sister she you mean Mar. I I she 's the business that we would open to ye You are cousened in her Lam How what is' t you would open Fran. She is no Sister Mor. Good Sirs how quick you are She is no Sister Madam Fran. She is his Mor. Peace I say Cla. What is she Mor. Faith sweet Lady She is as a man would say his Cla. What Lam. His Mistriss Mor. Or as some new Translators read his Cla. Oh me Mor. And why he should delude you thus Unless he meant some villany these ten weeks He has had her at Sea for his own proper appetite Lam. His Cabin-mate I 'll assure ye Cla. No Sister say ye Mor. No more than I am brother to your beauty I know not why he should juggle thus Cla. Do not lie to me Mor. If ye find me lie Lady hang me empty Cla. How am I fool'd Away with 'em Juletta and feed 'em But hark ye with such food as they have given me New misery Fran. Nor meat nor thanks for all this Exit Cla. Make 'em more wretched Oh I could burst curse and kill now Kill any thing I meet Juletta follow me And call the rest along Jul. We follow Madam Exeunt Enter Albert and Aminta Amint. I must be gone now else she may suspect me How shall I answer her Alb. Tell her directly Amint. That were too suddain too improvident Fires of this nature must be put out cunningly They 'll waste all come near 'em else Farewel once more Alb. Farewel And keep my love entire Nay kiss me once again me thinks we should not part Amint. Oh be wise Sir Alb. Nay one kiss more Amin. Indeed you 're wanton We may be taken too Enter
Clarinda Juletta Crocale Hippolita Cla. Out thou base woman I 'll shoot 'em both Cro. Nay stay brave Lady hold A suddain death cuts off a Nobler vengeance Cla. Am I made Bawd to your lascivious meetings Are ye grown so wise in sin Shut up that villany and sirrah Now expect my utmost anger Let him there starve Alb. I mock at your mischiefs Exit Cla. Tie that false witch unto that Tree There let that savage beasts Gnaw off her sweetness and Snakes Embrace her beauties tie her and watch That none relieve her Hip. We could wish ye better fortune Lady But dare not help ye Amin. Be your own friends I thank ye Now only my last audit and my greatest Oh Heaven be kind unto me And if it be thy Will preserve Enter Raymond Ray. Who is this Sure 't is a woman I have trode this place And found much footing now I know 't is peopl'd Ha let me see 't is her face Oh Heaven turn this way Maid Amin. Oh Raymond oh Brother Raym. Her tongue too 't is my Sister what rude hand Nay kiss me first Oh joy Amin. Fly fly dear brother You are lost else Jul. A man a man a new man Raym. What are these Enter Juletta Crocale Clarinda Cro. An enemy an enemy Cla. Dispatch him Take him off shoot him straight Raym. I dare not use my sword Ladies Against such comely foes Amin. Oh brother brother Cla. Away with 'em and in dark prisons bind ' em One word reply'd ye die both Now brave â—other follow thy noble anger And â—â—l help thee Exeunâ— Actus Quintus Scaena Prima Enter Rossella Clarinda Crocale Juletta Hippolita Ros I Am deaf to all your intreaties she that moves me For pity or compassion to these Pirats Digs up her Fathers or her Brothers Tomb And spurns about their ashes Couldst thou remember what a Father thou hadst once 'T would steel thy heart against all foolish pity By his memory'and the remembrance of his dear embraces I am taught that in a Noble cause revenge is Noble And they shall fall the sacrifices to appease His wandring Ghost and my incensed fury Cla. The new come prisoner too Ros He too yet that we may learn Whether they are the same or near ally'd To those that forc'd me to this cruel course Better their poor allowance and permit 'em To meet together and confer Within the distance of your ear perhaps They may discover something that may kill Despair in me and be a means to save 'em From certain ruine Ceo. That shall be my charge Ros Yet to prevent All hope of rescue for this new-come Captain Hath both a Ship and Men not far from us Though ignorant to find the only Port That can yield entrance to our happy Island Guard the place strongly and e'r the next Sun Ends his diurnal progress I will be Happy in my revenge or set 'em free Exteunt Enter Crocale Juletta Hippolita A Table furnish'd Cro. So serve it plentifully And lose not time to enquire the cause There is a main design that hangs upon this bounty See the Table furnisht with Wine too That discovers secrets which tortures cannot open Open the doors too of the several prisons And give all free entrance into this room Undiscover'd I can here mark all Enter Tib. Mast Here 's Captain careless and the tough Ship-master The slaves are nos'd like Vultures How wild they look Tib. Ha the mistery of this â—ome good Hobgoblin rise and reveal Mast I 'm amazed at it nor can I sound the intent Tib. Is not this bread â—ubstantial bread not painted Mast But take heed You may be poisoned Tib. I am sure I am famish'd And famine as the wise man says Gripes the guts as much as any Mineral This may be Treacle sent to preserve me After a long Fast or be it Vipers spittle â—'ll run the hazard Mast We are past all fear I 'll take part with ye Tib. Do and now i'faith how d' ye feel your self find great ease in 't What 's here Vine and it be thy Will â—trong lusty Wine Well fools may talk Of Mythridate Cordials and Elixirs But from my youth this was my only Physick Here 's a colour what Ladies cheek Though cerus'd over comes near it â—t sparkles too hangs out Diamonds Oh my sweet-heart how I will hug thee Again and again They are poor drunkards And not worth thy favors That number thy moist kisses in these Crystals Mast But Mounsieur â—ere are Suckets and sweet dishes Tib. Tush boys meat â— am past it here 's strong food fit for men Nectar old lad Mistriss of merry hearts Once more I am bold with you Mast Take heed man Too much will breed distemper Tib. Hast thou liv'd at Sea The most part of thy life where to be sober While we have Wine aboard is capital Treason And dost thou preach sobriety Mast Prethee forbear We may offend in it we know not for whom â—t was provided Tib. I am sure for me therefore footra When I am full let 'em hang me I care not Enter Albert Aminta Raymond Lamure Morrillat Franvile severally Mast This has been his temper ever â—â—e provoking dishes candid Eringoes â—nd Potatoes Tib. I 'll not touch 'em I will drink But not a bit on a march I 'll be an Eunuch rather Mast Who are these Tib Marry who you will â— keep my Text here Alb. Raymond Ray. Albert Tib. Away I 'll be drunk alone Keep off Rogues or I 'll belch ye into air â—ot a drop here Amint. Dear brother put not in your eyes such anger Those looks poison'd with fury shot at him â—efâ—ect on me Oh brother look milder or The Crystal of his temperance Will turn 'em on your self Alb. Sir I have sought ye long To find your pardon you have plough'd the Ocean To wreak your vengeance on me for the rape Of this fair Virgin Now our fortune guides us To meet on such hard terms that we need rather â— mutual pitty of our present state Than to expostulate of breaches past Which cannot be made up And though it be Far from your power to force me to confess That I have done ye wrong or such submission Failing to make my peace to vent your anger You being your self slav'd as I to others Yet for you Sisters sake her blessed sake In part of recompence of what she has suffer'd For my rash folly the contagion Of my black actions catching hold upon Her purer innocence I crave your mercy And wish however several motives kept us From being friends while we had hope to live Let death which we expect and cannot fly from End all contention Tib. Drink upon 't 't is a good motion Ratifie it in Wine and 't is authentical Ray. When I consider The ground of our long difference and look on Our not to be avoided miseries It doth beget in me I know not how A soft Religious tenderness which tells me Though we have many